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Southwest Airlines has extended its bookable flight schedule, allowing travelers to purchase seats for travel now through August 3, 2026.Next year’s summer season is poised to be a busy one for the low-cost carrier, which will launch inaugural service at Alaska’s Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport on May 15, 2026, connecting the state’s largest city with Denver and Las Vegas via once-daily flights through the summer. Southwest is also boosting year-over-year frequencies on eight routes in Las Vegas and will launch the only nonstop flight between Las Vegas and Cancun, Mexico, on June 4, 2026, along with new flights connecting…

Prezent, a startup that offers an AI-powered presentation builder to enterprises, said today that it has raised $30 million in funding led by Multiplier Capital, Greycroft, and Nomura Strategic Ventures, with participation from existing investors like Emergent Ventures, WestWave Capital, and Alumni Ventures. The Los Altos, California, startup, which is now valued at $400 million, has raised over $74 million to date. It plans to use the new capital largely for acquisitions. The company has also made its first acquisition, buying Prezentium, founded by Deepti Juturu, a services-led presentation company that operates in the life sciences vertical. In an unusual…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A food aid program that supports millions of low-income mothers and their young children received a $300 million infusion from the Trump administration this week, alleviating some anxiety that it would run out of money during the government shutdown.The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children helps more than 6 million low-income mothers, young children and expectant parents to purchase nutritious staples like fruits and vegetables, low-fat milk and infant formula. The program, known as WIC, was at risk of running out of money this month because of the government shutdown, which occurred right before…

It takes a lot of computing power to run an AI product — and as the tech industry races to tap the power of AI models, there’s a parallel race underway to build the infrastructure that will power them. On a recent earnings call, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang estimated that between $3 trillion and $4 trillion will be spent on AI infrastructure by the end of the decade — with much of that money coming from AI companies. Along the way, they’re placing immense strain on power grids and pushing the industry’s building capacity to its limit. Below, we’ve laid…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 4:45 PM ET, Thu October 9, 2025 TAP Air Portugal’s stopover program, which allows the airline’s customers to include a free stopover in Lisbon or Porto for up to 10 days, has proven excessively popular.From January to June 2025, more than 193 thousand TAP Air Portugal customers added the Portugal Stopover to their travel options. That’s a 74 percent increase over the same period last year.  Looked at another way, between January and June 2025 about five percent of tickets issued by TAP worldwide included the Portugal Stopover option.In June alone, that figure rose to…

Google’s Chrome web browser is about to become much less noisy. On Friday, the technology giant announced a new feature that will automatically disable browser notifications for the websites you haven’t interacted with recently, disrupting their ability to pop up alerts and updates that you may no longer be interested in. The feature will launch on Chrome on Android and on desktop. The feature expands on existing functionality already available in Chrome’s Safety Check feature, which revokes camera and location permissions from websites you don’t visit anymore. The company tacitly admits that browser notifications, as designed, might have been a…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 6:45 PM ET, Thu October 9, 2025 Ski season is almost here, and Schweitzer is offering new experiences, expanded instructional programs and unique dining events atop the mountain.Located in the Selkirk Mountains of Idaho, the 2,900-acre resort has set a tentative opening date of November 21. “Each winter brings new opportunities for our guests to experience Schweitzer in fresh ways,” says Tom Chasse, president and chief operating officer of Schweitzer. “From unique dining at the summit to expanded youth programs, these additions complement the significant investments we’ve made in recent years and underscore our commitment…

Kalshi, a prediction market that allows people to bet on future events, announced that it raised over $300 million at a $5 billion valuation. The company’s value has increased 2.5x since its last fundraise just three months ago, when it was valued at $2 billion. The fresh capital came from Kalshi’s existing investor, Sequoia Capital, with new investor Andreessen Horowitz co-leading the round. Paradigm Ventures, CapitalG, and Coinbase Ventures also participated. Kalshi also revealed that consumers in 140 countries can now make bets on its platform. The prediction market is seeing a dramatic surge in activity: Kalshi is set to reach…

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a bilateral meeting with Finland’s President Alexander Stubb (not pictured), in the Oval office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 9, 2025. Nathan Howard | ReutersThe Trump administration and AstraZeneca have reached an agreement for the U.K.-based pharmaceutical giant to cut drug prices in the U.S., MSNBC reported Friday.The deal with AstraZeneca would follow a similar pact with U.S. drugmaker Pfizer, which was announced late last month.President Donald Trump and AstraZeneca CEO Pascal Soriot will announce the agreement during a White House event on Friday, MSNBC reported, citing a White House…

Travel Leaders Network’s (TLN) 20 top leisure travel agencies, which collectively account for $2.5 billion in annual preferred partner travel sales, are poised for a profitable 2026, thanks in large part to strong cruise demand, amplified marketing strategies and learning how to capitalize on artificial intelligence (AI).During the company’s Leisure Leaders Meeting, which was held in Coral Gables, Fla., TLN surveyed 20 of its highest-producing leisure agency owners, who assessed their prospects for the year ahead. “Our top agencies are confident heading into 2026,” said Travel Leaders Network President Lindsay Pearlman. “Luxury and cruising continue to deliver exceptional returns, and…