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by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:50 AM ET, Tue August 12, 2025 New data released by the National Travel and Tourism Office found that while international travel to and from the U.S. increased 1.2 percent this July from last year, overseas visitation by travelers outside the U.S. decreased again in an unusual months-long trend.Total U.S-international air passenger enplanements totaled 27.1 million in July, exceeding the pre-pandemic total by 7 percent. U.S. citizens are leaving the U.S. for other countries at a record rate, up 5.5 percent from last July, continuing the trend we’ve seen for much of the year. While…
Hackers claim to have compromised the computer of a North Korean government hacker and leaked its contents online, offering a rare window into a hacking operation by the notoriously secretive nation. The two hackers, who go by Saber and cyb0rg, published a report about the breach in the latest issue of Phrack magazine, a legendary cybersecurity e-zine that was first published in 1985. The latest issue was distributed at the Def Con hackers conference in Las Vegas last week. In the article, the two hackers wrote that they were able to compromise a workstation containing a virtual machine and a…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Seoul, South Korea AP — A South Korean court on Tuesday ordered the arrest of the wife of jailed former President Yoon Suk Yeol as investigators seek to charge her over various suspected crimes, including bribery, stock manipulation and meddling in the selection of a candidate. Investigators said the Seoul Central District Court issued an arrest warrant for Kim Keon Hee late Tuesday. The investigation into Kim is one of three special prosecutor probes launched under Seoul’s new liberal government targeting the presidency of Yoon, a conservative who was removed from office in April and rearrested…
Jaque Silva | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesSatellite designer AST SpaceMobile said it’s preparing to deploy nearly five dozen satellites to power cellular-based broadband networks, a move that establishes the company as a rival to Elon Musk’s dominant SpaceX.The company, based in Texas, released its second-quarter earnings after the bell on Monday, reporting that its satellites are fully funded and preparing for deployment with more than $1.5 billion on its balance sheet.Shares of the space company surged more than 10% on the news on Tuesday. The stock is up more than 140% year to date in what’s been a boom for…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 9:00 AM ET, Tue August 12, 2025 Crystal Cruises is teaming up with sister brand Abercrombie & Kent to launch new, immersive land offerings.The program, called By Abercrombie & Kent, includes curated land-based experiences designed to immerse guests in culture, nature and history. “We’re redefining what a luxury cruise experience can be,” says Cristina Levis, chief executive officer of A&K Travel Group. “By Abercrombie & Kent isn’t just any excursion program—it’s a complete reimagining of how our guests discover the world, combining Crystal’s exceptional onboard hospitality with A&K’s unparalleled destination expertise.”Bookings are now open for…
Demand for AI “companion” applications outside of bigger names, like ChatGPT and Grok, is growing. Of the 337 active and revenue-generating AI companion apps available worldwide, 128 were released in 2025 so far, according to new data provided to TechCrunch by app intelligence firm Appfigures. This subsection of the AI market on mobile has now generated $82 million during the first half of the year and is on track to pull in over $120 million by year-end, the firm’s analysis indicates. Unlike general-purpose chatbots, AI companion apps anthropomorphize AI interactions by allowing users to converse with custom characters, including friends,…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Desperate parents begged law enforcement officers to storm an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, in the frantic minutes after a gunman opened fire in one of the deadliest classroom attacks in U.S. history, police body camera video released Tuesday shows.“Who’s class is he in?” one parent can be heard asking. Another comes up and yells, “Come on man, my daughter is in there!” The heartbreaking videos show the agonizingly slow law enforcement response along with confusion and delays. Authorities failed to confront 18-year-old gunman Salvador Ramos for more than an hour after the attack at Robb…
Facebook Tweet Email Link United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned Israel about potentially listing the country’s armed forces in an upcoming UN report on sexual violence, according to the spokesperson for Israel’s mission to the UN. “I am putting Israeli armed and security forces on notice for potential listing in the next reporting cycle, due to significant concerns of patterns of certain forms of sexual violence that have been consistently documented by the United Nations,” Guterres wrote in the letter sent to Danny Danon, Israel’s ambassador to the UN, on Monday. The UN’s Office of the Special Representative of…
Parts of the IBM Quantum System Two are displayed at IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center on June 6, 2025 in Yorktown Heights, New York.Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty ImagesA 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.Just as artificial intelligence turned the data center sector into a gold mine, quantum computing is already ramping up…
VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuania’s government said Tuesday it plans to open nine drone training centers over the next three years to teach thousands of people, including schoolchildren, skills in flying and building the machines.Drones have become increasingly common in everyday life and warfare in recent years. Lithuania’s project aims to strengthen the public’s abilities in drone control and engineering and “expand civil resistance training,” its defense and education ministries said in a statement. Lithuania, a NATO member country of about 2.8 million people on the alliance’s eastern flank, borders both Russia’s Kaliningrad exclave and Moscow-allied Belarus, and is aware…