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The travel industry has gathered extensive data over the years about trips and transportation, and founders are using it to create every conceivable kind of AI travel startup. In fact, every word of this sentence is a link to a new AI travel tool. Now startups and incumbent travel tech companies are in a race to build one comprehensive tool that could plan and manage every part of your trip. Airial is one of the contenders that’s banking on its ability to map out your entire travel experience end-to-end. At a surface level, here’s how it works: To begin, you…
Kobbie Mainoo of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Aston Villa FC at Old Trafford on May 25, 2025 in Manchester, England. Alex Livesey | Getty ImagesThe English Premier League is bringing artificial intelligence to the soccer pitch through a new partnership with Microsoft.The five-year agreement will integrate Microsoft’s Copilot AI into the English Premier League app, offering fans access to more than 300,000 articles, 9,000 videos and statistics from the league dating back to its founding in 1992.Future iterations of the technology will translate text and audio into a user’s native language and…
If you’re looking for somewhere to go and something thrilling to do this July, look no further than the following list, which is stacked with patriotic events, great concerts and festivals full of true American flavor. Scroll down to find a great July event near you. The July 4th Celebration – Seward, NebraskaEver since the citizens of Seward first gathered on the courthouse square in 1868 and dug a well, stitched a brand-new American flag and gave fiery patriotic speeches, Independence Day has been the signature event of this small Nebraska town.Officially declared the Cornhusker State’s “Fourth of July City,” today…
In 2018, a hacker hired by the Mexican Sinaloa drug cartel run by the infamous kingpin Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán spied on the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City with the goal of identifying “people of interest” for the cartel to target and kill, according to a new U.S. government watchdog report. On Friday, the Department of Justice’s Office of the Inspector General revealed the incident in a published report auditing the FBI’s efforts to counter surveillance with the goal of protecting “its employees, investigations, and operations.” The report said the 2018 incident happened while the FBI was working on the…
Reuters — The death toll from the explosion and fire at Sigachi Industries’ SIGC.NS chemical factory in southern India has risen to at least 39, officials said on Tuesday, forcing the supplier of pharma products to shut operations for 90 days. The government of Telangana state, where the facility is located, has formed a five-member committee to probe the incident, the cause of which is yet to be disclosed by the company. The explosion on Monday also injured 34, according to officials. “We are still clearing the debris,” GV Narayana Rao, director of the Telangana fire disaster response service, told…
Often the best movies of the second half of the year come almost preordained as the Oscars Industrial Complex revs into high gear. The first half, though, can offer more of a thrill of discovery. The first six months of 2025 have offered plenty of that, including indie gems, comedy breakouts and sensational filmmaking debuts. Here are our 10 favorites from the year’s first half. The Ballad of Wallis Island “The Ballad of Wallis Island” is the kind of charming gem that’s easy to recommend to any kind of movie lover. It is goofy and friendly, has an armful of…
NEW YORK (AP) — 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…
Ford sales rose 14.2% during the second quarter over the year-earlier period, about 10 times the estimated 1.4% industry increase, the automaker said Tuesday.New vehicle sales for the second quarter totaled 612,095, led in part by gains in its F-Series trucks and “electrified” vehicles, which includes hybrids and EVs.F-Series trucks saw their best second quarter since 2019, climbing 11.5% to 222,459. New pickup sales overall totaled 288,564 for the quarter, Ford said.Sales of Ford electrified vehicles totaled 82,886 during the second quarter, up 6.6% from 2024. But of those “electrified” vehicles, pure EVs saw a 31.4% drop, while hybrids were…
by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:55 PM ET, Mon June 30, 2025 Catherine Powell, the new CEO of AmaWaterways (Photo Credit: Courtesy AmaWaterways) It’s been a busy few months for Catherine Powell. In February, the travel industry veteran—who has held leadership roles at Disney and Airbnb—was named the president of AmaWaterways, working alongside the company’s co-founders Rudi Schreiner and Kristin Karst. Then, in May, she got promoted to chief executive officer, as Schreiner announced he would be transitioning to a new role as chairman of the board. Powell officially takes over as CEO of AmaWaterways on July 1. Ahead of her…
Google on Monday announced a series of updates intended to bring its Gemini AI and other AI-powered tools deeper into the classroom. At the ISTE edtech conference, the tech giant introduced more than 30 AI tools for educators, a version of the Gemini app built for education, expanded access to its collaborative video creation app Google Vids, and other tools for managed Chromebooks. The updates represent a major AI push in the edtech space, where educators are already struggling to adapt to how AI tools, like AI chatbots and startups that promise to help you “cheat on everything,” are making…