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Kensington, a luxury tour operator, unveiled Kensington Corporate, designed to provide business travelers with a higher level of service.Kensington Corporate will feature 24/7 “individualized planning and attention to detail that define Kensington’s leisure travel experiences and apply them to the business world,” the company said. Just some of its offerings include air, hotel and ground transportation bookings, restaurant reservations and bespoke activities, “last-minute changes and complex routing assistance, along with an array of “executive touches that support productivity and comfort,” Kensington Corporate said.“Organizations today expect their travel programs to do more than move people efficiently. They want travel to actively…

Kate Lowry, a former vice president at Insight Partners, is suing the firm, alleging disability discrimination, gender discrimination, and wrongful termination, according to a suit filed on December 30 in San Mateo County, California, and seen by TechCrunch.   Insight Partners did not immediately respond to TechCrunch’s request for comment.  Lowry told TechCrunch she filed the suit because she believes “too many powerful, wealthy people in venture act like it’s OK to break the law and systemically underpay and abuse their employees.” “It’s an oppressive system that reflect[s] broader trends in society that use fear, intimidation, and power to silence and isolate truth. I’m trying to change…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 2:30 PM ET, Mon January 5, 2026 After years of discussion, Cleveland has decided to keep its cruise dock downtown, rather than move it to a new location. Community leaders will instead make improvements to the existing port.The Port of Cleveland is located west of Huntington Bank Field, the long-time home of the Cleveland Browns. However, the NFL team is building a new domed stadium in a Cleveland suburb, so it now “makes more sense to keep things the way they are, and improve that space,” David Gutheil, chief operating officer for the Port of…

AMD Chair and CEO Lisa Su kicked off her keynote at CES 2026 with a message about what compute could deliver: AI for everyone. As part of that promise, AMD announced a new line of AI processors as the company thinks AI-powered personal computers are the way of the future. The semiconductor giant revealed AMD Ryzen AI 400 Series processor, its latest version of its AI-powered PC chips, at the yearly CES conference on Monday. The company says the latest version of its Ryzen processor series allows for 1.3x faster multitasking than its competitors and are 1.7x times faster at…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 2:35 PM ET, Mon January 5, 2026 International visitation to the United States declined as 2025 came to a close, hampering some of the post-pandemic recovery the country had been experiencing.For the months of September, October and November, overseas arrivals to the United States consistently experienced a downward trajectory, according to data from the National Travel and Tourism Office (NTTO). Most significantly, in September 2025, total overseas arrivals were down 7.7 percent from the same month one year earlier. In October, the monthly decline in overseas arrivals shrunk to 3.1 percent year-over-year, according to preliminary…

Atlas, meet Atlas Image Credits:Hyundai Motor Group Boston Dynamics showed off a prototype of its humanoid robot Atlas at CES 2026 and it walked along the stage showing off its moves. But the crowd also got a peek at the production version of Atlas, which is shown above. Zach Jackowski, vice president and general manager of Atlas at Boston Dynamics, and Aya Durbin, product lead of humanoid applications at Boston Dynamics, shared some of Atlas’ specs. For instance, this version has 56 degrees of freedom, mostly with fully rotational joints, and it has human-scale hands with tactile sensing in the…

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked Hawaii from enforcing a new climate change tax on cruise ship passengers that was scheduled to take effect at the start of 2026.The ruling, issued on New Year’s Eve by two judges on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, prevents the state from enforcing the tax while legal challenges proceed. The lawsuit was brought by Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA), which argues that the new fee violates the U.S. Constitution and would raise cruise prices. The tax is part of a climate-focused law signed by Governor Josh Green in May. The legislation…

Lucid Motors built twice as many electric vehicles in 2025 as it did in the prior year, a sign that the company has bounced back from early production struggles with its new Gravity SUV. The company announced Monday that it finished the year having built 18,378 EVs, with 8,412 of those coming in the fourth quarter alone. That’s more than Lucid built at its Casa Grande, Arizona factory in the first half of the year. Lucid also said it delivered — meaning sold — 15,841 vehicles across the whole year, a 55% increase over 2024’s figures. The stronger finish to…

Fliers traveling in Delta One business class in 2026 will find that the premium experience begins even before security screening, thanks to Delta Air Lines’ expansion of a popular airport perk.The Atlanta-based carrier has expanded premium Delta One check-in areas to all of its eight hub airports in the U.S.  Inside the exclusive areas, travelers will find space to check in, drop their bags, and relax, as well as amenities such as personalized assistance from Delta’s Premium Service Ambassadors, snacks, and refreshments.The spaces also feature “premium design and high-touch service,” according to the airline, along with comfortable seating, an expedited…

BMW is finally getting the next-generation Alexa voice assistant and it’s coming with a generative AI upgrade. Amazon said Monday that the 2026 BMW iX3 will be equipped with Alexa+, the same generative AI tech that launched in millions of the e-commerce giant’s smart devices last year. This will be the first vehicle to come with Amazon’s next-generation voice assistant, the companies announced during the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The launch is one part of Amazon’s effort to bring its LLM-powered voice and digital assistant to every device — whether handheld or in the driver’s seat —…