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Anthropic co-founder and CEO Dario Amodei is in India this week, with plans to set up an office in Bengaluru and explore a partnership with Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries, TechCrunch has learned. The move signals the AI startup’s push to deepen its presence in its second-largest market after the U.S. Amodei is expected to visit Mumbai to meet Ambani and other senior executives at Reliance Industries, India’s most valuable company and the parent of the nation’s top telecom operator, Reliance Jio, people familiar with the matter told TechCrunch. Anthropic has been in discussions with Reliance for some time over a…

Mastodon, the decentralized, open social network with over 8 million accounts and nearly 700,000 monthly active users, is planning to introduce a new feature, called “Packs,” which will make it easier for newcomers to discover curated collections of users to follow. The idea is similar to a feature Bluesky, another open social platform, introduced last year. Starter packs are designed to address the “cold start” problem of joining new social networks. When you first sign up for an account on a new platform, you may not know who to follow and aren’t sure who might be posting about topics of…

PONTIAC, Mich. (AP) — Grotesque makeup, menacing props and intimidating costumes are just one part of a Michigan haunted house’s 25-year-old formula to terrify guests.It starts by educating the actors looking to provide the most horrifying experience to its visitors. At Scare School, they learn all the tricks of the trade. Lessons begin weeks before the four-level walk-through scream factory opens to visitors, introducing fresh talent to the get-ups, face paint and unnatural body movements proven to petrify thousands of customers since the turn of the century. The actors’ report card of sorts is the “Wimp Out Score Board” in…

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) paid $825,000 earlier this year to a company that manufactures vehicles equipped with various technologies for law enforcement, including fake cellphone towers known as “cell-site simulators,” which can be used to spy on nearby phones.   According to public records, the award dated May 8 “provides Cell Site Simulator (CSS) Vehicles to support the Homeland Security Technical Operations program” and is a modification for “additional CSS Vehicles.”   The contract was signed with TechOps Specialty Vehicles (TOSV), a Maryland-based company. TOSV also signed a similar contract with ICE in September 2024 for $818,000, showing that…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:00 PM ET, Tue October 7, 2025 The countdown is on for MSC Seascape’s arrival in Galveston for year-round Texas sailings.In one month, the vessel will arrive in Texas and begin offering seven-night Western Caribbean sailings departing every Sunday. The vessel will call at Costa Maya and Cozumel, Mexico; and Isla de Roatan, Honduras. MSC Seascape will sail from the Port of Galveston’s brand new cruise terminal, which is slated to open in conjunction with the ship’s arrival on November 7. MSC Seascape will include expanded entertainment and dining options with Texas flair, including food and…

Meta announced on Tuesday a new Facebook algorithm update that will showcase more Reels videos tailored to users’ preferences. The update includes features that offer users greater control over the videos they see, AI-powered search suggestions, and new friend bubbles.  Facebook will make it easier for users to express their disinterest in these types of videos. They can now select “Not Interested” on a Reel or flag a comment, prompting the recommendations engine to adapt based on this feedback. The “Save” feature has also been updated to make it simpler to collect favorite Reels and posts in one place.  The…

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The white sandy beaches along a swath of Florida’s Gulf Coast were battered by three hurricanes last year, leading to a multimillion-dollar effort to repair a coastline that is the region’s economic engine.Crews are working with dredges, trucks and pipelines along the 35-mile (56-kilometer) stretch of beach in Pinellas County that includes cities such as Clearwater Beach, Indian Rocks Beach, Belleair Beach and Redington Beach. It’s a prime tourist destination that is still recovering from hurricanes Helene, Milton and Debby.Helene was the most destructive for the beach towns, even though it made landfall far…

X announced on Tuesday that Verified Organizations, its premium subscription offering for businesses and governments, is being rebranded and will now be split into two offerings: Premium Business and Premium Organizations. While the Premium Organizations tier comes with a grey checkmark and is intended for governments and multilateral organizations, Premium Business will feature a gold checkmark and is designed to help businesses drive growth on X. The Premium Business subscription offering includes new tools for businesses to scale their organizations, whether they’re a small business, startup, or global corporation, X says. There are three tiers for Premium Business: Basic, Full…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:25 AM ET, Tue October 7, 2025 Premium guided travel operator Tauck has enhanced its Advisor Rewards Program, offering more flexibility and value. Travel advisors can now combine points earned across multiple years, and can redeem up to 100 points each year, which is equivalent to $20,000 in travel. Earned points remain valid for up to two years.  The new changes should make it easier for advisors to redeem their hard-earned trips and experience Tauck for themselves. “The Advisor Rewards Program has always been about empowering our partners to truly know Tauck by experiencing it themselves,” said…

Tesla has spent more than a year teasing that “more affordable models” of its vehicles were on the way, and on Tuesday, the company finally revealed them. The company is now selling a more bare-bones version of the Model 3 sedan and the Model Y SUV, which start at $36,990 and $39,990, respectively. The new versions, each dubbed “Standard,” get an estimated 321 miles of range on a full battery, and will come with fewer features than the more premium rear-wheel or all-wheel drive variants when they ship later this year. They don’t even have Autopilot, the company’s basic advanced…