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DETROIT – Tesla and General Motors are leading the U.S. automotive industry this year in record domestic sales of all-electric vehicles, as consumers hurried to buy EVs before up to $7,500 in federal incentives for each purchase ended in September.New data provided to CNBC from Motor Intelligence shows U.S. sales of EVs, excluding hybrids, topped 1 million units through the first nine months of the year and set a new quarterly record of more than 438,000 units sold during the third quarter — achieving market share of 10.5% for the period.That record market share is up from 7.4% during the…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 2:45 PM ET, Thu October 2, 2025 Atlas Ocean Voyages is celebrating record-breaking sales for the third quarter of 2025, notching a double-digit year-over-year increase in sales revenue.This was the brand’s highest-grossing quarter to date, surpassing the previous record set in the first quarter of 2024. Zooming out, the company expects 2025 to be a record-setting year overall.  Right now, the company is running an Explorer’s Choice offer that includes bonus savings of up to 30 percent on select expeditions, along with a choice of additional benefits, including air credits worth up to $2,000 per…

Anthropic has a new chief technical officer, former Stripe CTO Rahul Patil. Patil started at the company earlier this week, taking over from co-founder Sam McCandlish, who will move to a new role as chief architect. As part of the change, Anthropic is updating the structure of its core technical group, bringing the company’s product-engineering team into closer contact with the infrastructure and inference teams. As CTO, Patil will oversee compute, infrastructure, inference, and a variety of other engineering tasks. In the chief architect role, McCandlish will work on pre-training and large-scale model training, extending much of his previous work.…

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa’s largest school district said they filed a lawsuit Friday against the consulting company it hired to identify superintendent candidates, alleging it did not properly vet Ian Roberts, who was arrested by immigration authorities last week.Des Moines Public Schools hired JG Consulting in 2022 to facilitate the leadership search, which led to the hiring of Roberts the following year. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcements officials have said the Guyana native was in the U.S. illegally and had no work authorization. Federal prosecutors charged Roberts on Thursday with possessing four firearms while in the U.S. illegally,…

NEW YORK (AP) — The idea of meditating can be intimidating. Beginners may imagine sitting uncomfortably in silence while breathing deeply and scrubbing all thoughts from their minds. The prospect of trying those techniques at work may feel embarrassing.But there are ways to bring short, inconspicuous sessions into the workday if you want to see if meditation can help you deal with challenging customers or reduce anxiety while preparing for a presentation. And experienced practitioners say there’s no right or wrong way to do it.“ Meditation is quite easy, as a matter of fact. I think there’s a stigma around…

Though the U.S. Travel Association forecast for 2025 revealed modest growth, the bad news is that the significant decline in international visitors threatens both American jobs and the economy. The report states that, “The latest forecast signals both opportunity and warning for America’s travel economy. While domestic travel is holding steady, the continued decline in international visitors threatens billions in spending and thousands of jobs. The next decade can be one of extraordinary growth, but only if we act decisively. Outdated systems, excessive visa wait times and new travel deterrents are driving global visitors elsewhere. The U.S. must lead by…

The Department of Energy said Wednesday night it was canceling 321 awards worth $7.56 billion that were largely focused on clean energy. The agency hasn’t publicly released a list of the affected projects and, at the time of publication, it had not provided one to TechCrunch. According to E&E News and Heatmap, which have obtained the list, the majority of the cuts have hit states that went for Kamala Harris in the last presidential election, though some were in “red” states that voted for President Trump. Direct air capture and hydrogen hub projects appear to have been wiped out as…

PARIS (AP) — Issey Miyake ’s spring 2026 show at Paris Fashion Week posed a question: what if clothing were alive?Booming electronics inside the Centre Pompidou venue Friday accompanied an opening of crisp monochrome shirts and high-waisted trousers, shoulders drawn upward into a compact line, as if shrugging to the guests.The concept arrived quickly and clearly: in this collection the wearer served the garment’s will, not the other way round. Silhouettes remapped the body — trousers integrated sleeve-like panels at the sides that impacted the model’s stance, and single-sheet wraps and supple faux leathers seemed to “grow” around the torso.…

LONDON (AP) — Gary Oldman is back on screens as the caustic Jackson Lamb for the fifth season of misfit spy thriller “Slow Horses,” as the critically acclaimed adaptation reaches Mick Herron’s book “London Rules.”This week, the morning after he was invested with a knighthood by the Prince of Wales for services to drama on stage and screen, the Oscar-winning actor said Lamb is one of his all-time favorite roles.“Where would he be in the canon, as it were? I think up there with you know, ‘Darkest Hour,’ ‘Tinker Tailor,’” he said.The star won his Oscar for his portrayal of…

Fifth Wall co-founder and CEO Brendan Wallace.Courtesy of Fifth WallA version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.As with much of the real estate industry, property technology, generally defined as the use of tech and software to make real estate and property management more efficient, took a big hit in recent years. Higher interest rates, a capital market…