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TORONTO (AP) — Sydney Sweeney came to the Toronto International Film Festival wanting to talk about her new film “Christy,” not her American Eagle ad campaign. After a rapturous response to the movie, she’s getting her wish.The 27-year-old, Emmy-nominated actor landed immediate Oscar buzz for her performance in David Michôd’s biopic of the boxer Christy Salters Martin. For the role, Sweeney transforms into the female boxing trailblazer who emerged out of West Virginia as the “Coal Miner’s Daughter” to rise to the top of her then-nascent sport.Following a rousing reception from the TIFF audience Friday, Sweeney stood beside Martin on…
Travelers based on the West Coast will have a new flight option to visit the Land of Fire and Ice next summer. Alaska Airlines is launching a nonstop route from its hub at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) to Reykjavik, Iceland. The carrier first announced the route in early August, but has just released more details about the upcoming service. The daily summer flights to Keflavík International Airport (KEF) will begin on May 28, 2026, and operate through mid-September. The airline also launched fares on the new route, and tickets are available to book now.The airline will use its newly upgraded long-range…
When you design for people instead of institutions, you don’t just build a product. You build a movement. That’s the idea behind this live Builders Stage session called “Creating Communities and Companies That Last,” only at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 on October 27-29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. This fireside chat brings together Jason Citron, founder and former CEO of Discord, and Tade Oyerinde, founder, CEO, and chancellor of Campus and Campuswire, for a conversation about building long-term value through community-first design. Lock in your Disrupt pass now to learn how to scale smarter and stronger, and save up to $668.…
After Iowa gas station employee Timothy Schultz won a $29 million lottery jackpot in 1999, he decided to hold a press conference. Lottery officials told him it would help him avoid being “hounded by media” since state law required his name to be disclosed anyway. But the then-21-year-old soon felt the consequences of his overnight fame.He felt like a “deer in headlights,” and his life immediately changed: Strangers regularly asked him for autographs or to “rub him for good luck.” Shultz, now in his 40s, said he would consider remaining anonymous today if he were given the choice.“I wasn’t just…
NFL MVP Josh Allen signs with New Balance.Courtesy of New BalanceNFL MVP Josh Allen has left Nike to sign an endorsement deal with New Balance.The Buffalo Bills quarterback announced the news on Friday in a letter to his hometown of Firebaugh, California. The deal is a major win for Massachusetts-based New Balance.Allen has been a Nike athlete since he joined the league in 2018. The swoosh has faced headwinds in recent years as innovation slowed and sales declined.Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but New Balance has committed to funding the Firebaugh community youth sports program as part of…
The Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) released its 2025 Adventure Travel Market Sizing Report, which surveyed nearly 5,000 travelers in 13 countries.ATTA, which said the report is its “most comprehensive analysis of the global outbound international traveler landscape since 2018,’ noted that the market has broadened over the last 10 years. “Today’s adventurers are curious and intentional, seeking immersive experiences that forge meaningful connections with nature, culture and place,” ATTA said. “While hiking, biking or kayaking remain popular, travelers are equally drawn to authentic cuisine, local traditions and the stories of the people they meet along the way.”The report also…
Acqui-hires feel like they’re here to stay: The team behind Alex, a popular tool that lets developers use AI models within Apple’s development suite Xcode, is joining OpenAI. In a post on X, Alex’s founder Daniel Edrisian said the startup’s team is joining OpenAI’s Codex division, which is building the company’s AI coding agent. Y Combinator-backed Alex was founded in 2024 and sought to integrate AI models into Xcode. Apple, however, earlier this year updated Xcode to let users tap ChatGPT and other AI models without needing external tools. Edrisian didn’t mention if this was a reason his startup’s team…
Kenvue Inc. Tylenol brand pain reliever for sale at a pharmacy in New York, US, on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesShares of Kenvue fell more than 10% on Friday after a report that Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will likely link autism to the use of the company’s pain medication Tylenol in pregnant women. HHS will release the report that could draw that link this month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.That report will also suggest a medicine derived from folate – a water-soluble vitamin – can be used to treat symptoms of…
Last updated: 10:00 PM ET, Thu September 4, 2025 WHY IT RATES: Oceanwide Expeditions appointed Rémi Bouysset as CEO effective June 16, 2025, bringing over 30 years of experience in travel and hospitality. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Managing EditorOceanwide Expeditions, an award-winning, industry-leading expedition cruise operator specializing in activity-focused polar itineraries in the Arctic and Antarctica, appointed Rémi Bouysset to the role of CEO. This appointment took effect June 16, 2025.A strategic appointment for business developmentBouysset brings a wealth of industry experience to Oceanwide Expeditions, with a career spanning over 30 years in the travel, hospitality, and luxury sectors. In past leadership and…
Isotopes AI came out of stealth on Thursday with a healthy $20 million seed round. It offers an AI agent to solve a problem that data analytics products have struggled with for decades: The people who know how to run the big data infrastructure are not the ones who actually need to use the data. With LLMs, business managers can ask questions of their data in natural language. Isotopes’ agent, Aidnn, can provide answers and draft complex planning documents, gathering data from wherever it’s stored, like finance apps, ERP, CRM, and cloud storage. There are countless agentic business analytics offerings…