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Instagram Threads is rolling out users’ most-requested feature to date: the ability to message people directly, without having to switch to another app, like Instagram. The company said direct messages (DMs) will begin rolling out to users globally beginning on Tuesday, alongside a new visual element called highlighter. The latter will emphasize interesting perspectives and conversations, Meta says, starting with Trending Topics. At launch, Threads DMs offer a basic set of features. They’ll support one-on-one chats, preset emoji reactions, the ability to report spam, and mute DMs (as on Instagram). Other features, like group messaging, inbox filters, and more advanced…

Dharamsala, India/Hong Kong CNN  —  The Dalai Lama has announced that he will have a successor after his death, continuing a centuries-old tradition that has become a flashpoint in the struggle with China’s Communist Party over Tibet’s future. Tibetan Buddhism’s spiritual leader made the declaration on Wednesday in a video message to religious elders gathering in Dharamsala, India, where the Nobel Peace laureate has lived since fleeing a failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese communist rule in 1959. “I am affirming that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue,” the Dalai Lama said in the pre-recorded video, citing requests he…

LOS ANGELES (AP) — While Sean “Diddy” Combs awaits a jury’s verdict in his federal sex trafficking trial, the once-celebrated music mogul has seen his business empire rapidly unravel.Combs, 55, who is one of the most influential figures in hip-hop history, now faces charges, including racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking involving two former partners and transporting people across state lines for prostitution. Prosecutors have painted a dark portrait of the mogul, whose alleged pattern of violence included drug-fueled sex parties he reportedly called “freak-offs” or “hotel nights.”If convicted, the three-time Grammy winner could face life in prison. He has pleaded not…

Last updated: 1:05 PM ET, Tue July 1, 2025 WHY IT RATES: ALG Vacations is launching a comprehensive summer promotion through July 31, 2025, offering up to $400 off international and Hawaii vacations, hotel savings over 75%, and various travel credits across its four brands (Apple Vacations, Funjet Vacations, Travel Impressions, and United Vacations). —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Managing EditorALG Vacations is kicking off summer with one of its most robust promotions yet, offering significant savings and exclusive benefits across Apple Vacations, Funjet Vacations, Travel Impressions and United Vacations. Designed to reward both travel advisors and travelers, this limited-time offer is available now and packed with stackable…

Startups working on AI-powered e-commerce tools often rely on external data or user signals to build and improve their models. However, a company called Remark is taking a different approach by letting thousands of human experts chat with users while they are purchasing items, and then using that knowledge to train models. Remark also makes those experts “available” all the time by having their AI-powered persona answer questions. Remark said that this resulted in a 10% net revenue gain for partners, which was a great sign for investors. The startup on Tuesday announced $16 million in Series A funding led…

Elon Musk’s X has appointed serial entrepreneur and growth hacker Nikita Bier as its new head of product. “I’ve officially posted my way to the top,” Bier wrote on X, alluding to his large presence on the app. Bier is best known as the founder of apps like Gas, which was acquired by Discord, and TBH, which was acquired by Facebook. Both Gas and TBH were apps geared toward teens, who were encouraged to leave one another compliments. More recently, Bier has been working as a venture partner at Lightspeed and as an adviser to the Solana Foundation. “While I…

CNN  —  Their reunion? It’s smooth like butter. The K-pop septet BTS will return in spring 2026 with a new album and world tour. Members Jin, RM, V, Jimin, J-Hope, Jung Kook and Suga made the announcement Tuesday during a livestream on Weverse, an online fan platform owned by BTS management company Hybe. It was the first time all seven members have broadcast live together since September 2022. “We’ll be releasing a new BTS album in the spring of next year. Starting in July, all seven of us will begin working closely together on new music,” the band said in…

AAA Five Diamonds are the highest coveted designation a property can receive. And two hotels in Pennsylvania and one in Florida are the newest properties with this earmark, representing less than one percent of the nearly 23,000 AAA Diamond lodgings boasting Five Diamonds.In June, nine hotels and eight restaurants received AAA Four Diamonds for their upscale amenities and fine dining. New AAA Five Diamond Hotels:The Chateau at Nemacolin | Farmington, Pennsylvania  The Grand Lodge at Nemacolin | Farmington, Pennsylvania  The St. Regis Longboat Key Resort | Longboat Key, Florida New AAA Four Diamond Hotels: Concorde Hotel New York | New York,…

After 13 years of deploying robots into its warehouses, Amazon reached a new milestone. The tech behemoth now has 1 million robots in its warehouses, the company announced Monday. This one millionth robot was recently delivered to an Amazon fulfillment facility in Japan. That figure puts Amazon on track to reach another landmark: Its vast network of warehouses may soon have the same number of robots working as people, according to reporting from The Wall Street Journal. The WSJ also reported that 75% of Amazon’s global deliveries are now assisted in some way by a robot. TechCrunch reached out to…

A terrifying scene unfolded aboard a Spring Airlines flight traveling from Shanghai to Tokyo when the aircraft was forced into an emergency dive on Monday.Citing Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Associated Press reported that the crew aboard the Boeing 737 received an alert from the cabin pressure system and declared an emergency, which prompted a controlled rapid descent. As a result, the aircraft descended from approximately 36,000 feet to under 10,500 feet in just 10 minutes. The chaotic incident led to oxygen masks being deployed and at least one traveler writing a farewell note. “I heard a…