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An Airbus A321 is being assembled in the final assembly line hangar at the Airbus U.S. Manufacturing Facility in Mobile, Alabama.Michael Spooneybarger | ReutersAircraft leasing firm Air Lease, founded by industry mogul Steven Udvar-Házy, agreed to sell itself in a deal that would take it private to a group of investors for $7.4 billion, ushering in more consolidation in the airplane-renting business.The planned acquisition, announced Tuesday, was led by Japan’s Sumitomo and SMBC Aviation Capital, and also includes asset managers Apollo and Brookfield. Shareholders in Los Angeles-based Air Lease would receive $65 per share, a nearly 8% premium to Friday’s…
Google will not be forced to break up its search business, but a federal judge has tentatively ordered other changes to the tech giant’s business practices to keep it from further anticompetitive behavior. U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta outlined remedies on Tuesday that would bar Google from entering or maintaining exclusive deals that tie the distribution of Search, Chrome, Google Assistant, or Gemini to other apps or revenue arrangements. For example, Google wouldn’t be able to condition Play Store licensing on the distribution of certain apps, or tie revenue-share payments to keeping certain apps. Google will also have…
Disney’s Destination D23 was held over the weekend in a new home at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort at Walt Disney World. Fans gathered from Aug. 29-31 for Destination D23: A Journey Around the Worlds of Disney, a weekend of events, panel presentations, entertainment showcases and retrospectives, and a few reveals and updates for Disney Parks, Resorts, and Disney Cruise Line. Here’s a recap of all the highlights to have on your travel radar.Walt Disney WorldCinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom Park Will Be Restored to Its Original Color Palette After a major color change to pink for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary…
Waymo announced Tuesday that it’s going to bring both of its vehicles — the Jaguar I-Pace SUV and the Zeekr van — to Denver and Seattle starting this week, the latest move in a continued expansion across the United States. The vehicles will be manually driven to start, before the company starts testing its autonomous tech in both cities. Waymo told TechCrunch that it hopes to start offering robotaxi trips in Denver next year and the Seattle metropolitan area “as soon as we’re permitted to do so.” Denver and Seattle will be two of the most extreme-weather cities that Waymo…
Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia (R) argues with Taylor Townsend of the United States (L) following their Women’s Singles Second Round match on Day Four of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on August 27, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. Clive Brunskill | Getty ImagesAt the U.S. Open last week, a terse exchange between players Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko went viral — and brought alternatives manager Blue Owl Capital further into the limelight.Videos and photos of the exchange flooded social media. Ostapenko, the women’s world No.…
The busy summer travel period may be winding down, but the shoulder season will present new opportunities for air travelers.Major carriers have already announced a slew of exciting routes set to launch this fall. Here are some of the more notable flights taking off in the weeks to come.Alaska Launches Seattle to Seoul ServiceAlaska Airlines will launch new nonstop service between Seattle and Seoul Incheon on Hawaiian Airlines in the wake of its monumental merger. Beginning September 12, travelers can board Hawaiian’s widebody Airbus A330-200 aircraft to South Korea’s capital city.This comes after daily flights between Seattle and Tokyo Narita…
Corona and Modelo beers imported from Mexico for sale at a grocery store in Magnolia, Texas, on April 3, 2025.Ronaldo Schemidt | Afp | Getty ImagesConstellation Brands on Tuesday slashed its full fiscal-year outlook, saying a “challenging” economy is hitting its alcohol sales.The company, home to popular brands such as Modelo and Corona, had previously said in April that higher U.S. tariffs on beer would affect its sales and overall consumer demand. Constellation on Tuesday cut its comparable earnings per share outlook for its fiscal 2026 to a range of $11.30 to $11.60, down from $12.60 to $12.90.The stock fell…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:30 AM ET, Tue September 2, 2025 From April to October, authorities and volunteers around the Mexican Caribbean collect sargassum, a type of floating brown algae, from beaches: this week, over 55 tons was collected from Playa Chumul in Cozumel. According to Riviera Maya News, it was the third mass sargassum beach cleanup this season, where 500 volunteers, public servants and Marines participated in clearing the beach, which is part of the region’s Sargassum Response Strategy. All of the sargassum, which resembles seaweed, will be removed from the beaches, dried, and then returned to the environment,…
The clock is ticking, and exhibit space at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 is filling up fast. With just 4 days left to book your table, now’s the time to stop circling the idea and claim your spot on the show floor. Only 10 tables remain — and once they’re gone, they’re gone. No waitlist. No last-minute add-ons. Disrupt draws over 10,000 startup and VC leaders, and the exhibit floor is where some of the biggest conversations begin. If you’ve got a killer product, a bold vision, or early traction, and you’re ready to scale, then this is your platform. Image Credits:Silkroad…
Actor Chloë Grace Moretz and model and photographer Kate Harrison are married. The two, who began dating in 2018, got hitched in a private ceremony over the Labor Day weekend. No location was revealed. Both wore gowns by Nicolas Ghesquière for Louis Vuitton, Moretz in baby blue and Harrison in traditional white.Moretz shared the news on Instagram, and Vogue had followed along on their fashion journey during fittings in Paris for their looks. Moretz, a Louis Vuitton ambassador, thanked Ghesquière and the fashion house as she showed off their designer duds:“Thank you doesn’t even begin to cut it, but, thank…