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A “for rent” sign is posted in front of a home on Dec. 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida.Joe Raedle | Getty ImagesRents for single-family residential homes rose just 1.4% in August compared with the year before, according to analytics and data firm Cotality, down from a 2.3% annual gain in July. That’s also much less than the 3% average gain seen last year and is the smallest increase in 15 years.Rent growth weakened across all price points, continuing a trend that has persisted in the second half of this year. Rents had been strengthening in the first half of this…
ETS Tours, a faith-based operator, unveiled last-minute savings on an eight-day Holy Land fam trip, which is scheduled to depart on Jan. 13, 2026.“In response to the rapidly growing demand for Holy Land travel and a positive shift in global tourism indicators, ETS is waiving late registration fees for this advisor-exclusive departure through Oct. 30, 2025,” he company said. Rates for the fam trip start at $2,099 for departures from New York and $2,199 from Miami. Guests are welcome for just $100 more.“Travel to Israel is rebounding faster than expected, with the first half of 2025 showing a 16.7% increase…
General Motors will add a conversational AI assistant powered by Google Gemini to its cars, trucks, and SUVs starting next year, the U.S. automaker said Wednesday during an event in New York City. The Google Gemini rollout is one of several tech-centric announcements made at the automaker’s GM Forward event, and it will be one of the first to get into consumers’ hands. Others, including an overhaul of its electrical architecture and computing platform and an automated driving feature that allows drivers to keep their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road, aren’t coming to GM brands until…
Dating app giant Tinder announced on Wednesday that it’s expanding its facial-verification feature to more users in the U.S. The facial-verification feature, known as Face Check, requires new users to verify their identity by submitting a short video selfie. This initiative aims to reduce impersonation on the platform and ensure that people are not connected to bots or fake accounts. Face Check creates a 3D video scan of the user’s face to verify its similarity with their profile pictures. Members who successfully complete the verification process earn a badge on their profiles, indicating to others that they have been verified.…
Starbucks Workers United is kicking off a strike authorization vote Friday, as the union representing baristas makes a bid to secure a contract with the coffee giant.The union also said it is planning a wave of rallies and pickets across the country with its baristas and allies.Voting on authorizing a strike at unionized cafes will be open for several days. If approved, the strike itself would be open-ended, with specifics to be determined. As the voting occurs, seventy rallies and pickets will take place from Friday through Nov. 1 across 60 cities, the union said. If the union votes to…
Royal Caribbean International has made its lineup of summer 2027 Alaska cruises available to book this fall.The cruise line will sail four ships to and from the Last Frontier, including Anthem, Quantum, Serenade and Voyager of the Seas. Anthem of the Seas will sail seven-night voyages from Vancouver and Seward, visiting coveted destinations such as Skagway and Ketchikan in addition to Hubbard Glacier. What’s more, guests can take advantage of an exciting lineup of immersive overnight Cruisetour experiences on land in places like Denali National Park.Serenade of the Seas will also sail from Vancouver, offering weeklong explorations through Alaska’s Inside…
Some Instagram users are feeling cheated out of a new feature, as the photo and video sharing app on Wednesday announced the launch of custom icons — but only for its teen users. Teens can now choose from a set of custom icons that turn the traditional Instagram logo into new variations that can be used as the app’s icon on their phone’s home screen. The option is accessed by tapping the Instagram logo at the top of the home feed after opening the app. Currently, the custom icons include six renditions of the Instagram logo styled as neon, clear…
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Tens of millions of red crabs are making their way to the ocean as part of their annual migration on Christmas Island, where a much smaller human population uses leaf blowers and garden rakes to help them on their way.Christmas Island National Park acting manager Alexia Jankowski said Thursday there were up to 200 million of the endemic crabs, also known as Gecarcoidea natalis, on the tiny Australian island territory in the Indian Ocean. Up to 100 million were expected to make their way from their forest burrows to the shoreline where they breed.The start of…
This week’s episode of StrictlyVC Download features Industry Ventures founder Hans Swildens, who discusses his firm’s transaction with Goldman Sachs that comes during Industry Ventures’ 25th anniversary year. Swildens walks through the 20-year evolution of the Goldman relationship — from LP investor to wealth platform partner to minority stakeholder in 2019 — and explains why the firm decided now was the right time to fully join Goldman’s external investing group. He discusses how secondaries have become “the new IPO” for venture-backed companies, shares insights from managing one of the world’s largest portfolios of seed-stage venture funds with over 150 firms,…
Controversial dating safety apps, Tea and TeaOnHer, have been pulled from the Apple App Store. The apps’ removal was first spotted by the app store intelligence provider Appfigures, which told TechCrunch the two apps were removed from the App Store on Tuesday in all markets but remain live on Google Play. Reached for comment, Apple confirmed the apps’ removal, saying it removed Tea Dating Advice and TeaOnHer from the App Store because they failed to meet Apple’s requirements around content moderation and user privacy. The company also said it saw an excessive number of user complaints and negative reviews, which included…