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New York City regulators have extended Waymo’s autonomous vehicle testing permit through the end of the year, the company said Wednesday. The permit was initially granted in August to allow Waymo to test its robotaxis in the city until the end of September. The terms of the extended permit are the same: Waymo can deploy up to eight of its Jaguar I-Pace vehicles in Manhattan and Downtown Brooklyn with a human safety operator behind the wheel. A spokesperson for Waymo said the permit makes the company’s drivers exempt from New York’s rules mandating they keep one hand on the wheel at all times. Waymo’s permit extension signals that it is inching toward being the first AV company to launch a robotaxi…
Rental Escapes extended its advisor promotion, enabling agents to earn an Amazon gift card of up to $5,000 on all bookings through Oct. 31, 2025.The offer applies to bookings made now through the end of the month for travel by Dec. 31, 2026. “Since launching this incentive in August, we’ve received incredible feedback from the advisor community,” said Rental Escapes Chief Sales and Marketing Officer Willie Fernandez.“A large number of travel advisors have already taken advantage of this offer and earned meaningful rewards,” he added. “Extending it into October allows even more advisors to close deals and benefit from a…
California just made history as the first state to require AI safety transparency from the biggest labs in the industry. Governor Newsom signed SB 53 into law this week, mandating that AI giants like OpenAI and Anthropic disclose, and stick to, their safety protocols. The decision is already sparking debate about whether other states will follow suit. Adam Billen, vice president of public policy at Encode AI, joined Equity to break down what this new law actually means and why it managed to pass — its predecessor SB 1047 incurred so much ire from tech companies that Newsom ended up…
VIMIEIRO, Portugal (AP) — Under a moonlit sky and the glow of headlamps, workers gingerly pluck grape clusters while much of Portugal sleeps.They harvest in the Alentejo region, sometimes called the “Tuscany of Portugal” for its rolling vineyards, olive groves and forests that supply cork for the wines. In this vineyard about a 90-minute drive east of Lisbon, the cool autumn night carries the smell of ripe fruit. The workers’ laughter blends with the sound of rustling leaves. The night harvest is a time-honored practice in viticulture, meant to preserve the freshness of grapes and shield them from the adverse…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 10:55 AM ET, Wed October 1, 2025 Holland America Line will have a float in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade this year.The float will celebrate the cruise line’s 80th anniversary of sailing to Alaska, with animated, kinetic design elements that spotlight the state’s glaciers, wildlife and landscapes. The float will also showcase the cruise line’s Global Fresh Fish Program. The parade, which is in its 99th year, will take place in New York City on Thursday, November 27, 2025. The Alaska-inspired float will travel along the parade’s 2.5-mile route before arriving at Macy’s Herald Square…
Exit planning is no longer optional — it’s an essential conversation on the Going Public Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West. Whether you’re already eyeing a liquidity event or just starting to scale, this is your chance to hear what top VCs and operators are looking for and how to set up your company for long-term success. Three of the best in the business — Roseanne Wincek of Renegade Partners; Jai Das of Sapphire Ventures; and Dan Springer, CEO of Ironclad, former CEO of DocuSign, and long-time Silicon Valley operator — will break…
It is often said of our greatest actors that they could compellingly recite the phone book.There’s no doubt, just to continue that thought for a moment, that Daniel Day-Lewis is one of our greatest living actors — perhaps truly the best of them all. And so the first and most important thing to say about “Anemone,” a bleak, somber, absorbing but also sometimes frustratingly opaque collaboration with his director son Ronan, is that it’s brought Day-Lewis back. He told us eight years ago that he was done with acting, and we hoped he was exaggerating. At least for now, it…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 11:05 AM ET, Wed October 1, 2025 Carnival Cruise Line is sending Carnival Venezia to Miami starting in May 2027, where it will offer a series of six- and eight-day Caribbean cruises.Bookings are now open for 2027-28 sailings aboard Carnival Venezia, as well as Carnival Magic and Carnival Vista. Carnival Venezia—the line’s “Fun Italian Style” ship—will head to Miami after a seasonal stay in Port Canaveral. It will stay in South Florida through April 2028, taking travelers to Celebration Key and popular destinations like Ocho Rios, Montego Bay, Grand Cayman, Grand Turk, Amber Cove, Aruba,…
In a video on OpenAI’s new TikTok-like social media app Sora, a never-ending factory farm of pink pigs are grunting and snorting in their pens — each is equipped with a feeding trough and a smartphone screen, which plays a feed of vertical videos. A terrifyingly realistic Sam Altman stares directly at the camera, as though he’s making direct eye contact with the viewer. The AI-generated Altman asks, “Are my piggies enjoying their slop?” This is what it’s like using the Sora app, less than 24 hours after it was launched to the public in an invite-only early access period.…
One of the most iconic ultra-low-cost airlines in the United States has announced “significant progress” in its ongoing Chapter 11 debt restructuring. Spirit Airlines said on September 30 that it has secured $475 million in funding from existing bondholders to support its normal business operations while the carrier continues its second bankruptcy proceeding within one year. The funding will be an essential lifeline for the carrier and is subject to approval from federal bankruptcy court, with a hearing scheduled for October 10. Once the court clears the funds, Spirit expects to receive $200 million immediately.Receiving the cash liquidity means the low-cost…