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WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America, the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II.U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday. Those employees represent the vast majority of its remaining staff.Kari Lake, the agency’s acting CEO, announced in late August that the job cuts would take effect Tuesday. But the judge’s…

After nearly a decade of serving as a digital time capsule for moments from your life, Snapchat is now putting a price on its Memories features. The social media giant announced that free access to the feature will be limited to 5GB. If your memories exceed this limit, you’ll need to subscribe to one of its new Memories Storage plans. The company told TechCrunch in an email that the introductory storage plan offers up to 100GB of storage for $1.99 per month. Snapchat+ users will get up to 250GB of storage as part of their $3.99 monthly subscription, while Snapchat…

Journalists who cover the Pentagon and the Trump admnistration are in a standoff about new rules that limit the access of the media to most areas within the Pentagon and appear to condition overall entry to the building on an agreement to restrictions in reporting.Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s team characterizes the changes as an effort to protect national security and the safety of those who work at the Pentagon, while many in the press see it as an effort to exert control and avoid embarrassing stories.Journalists who want to hold on to badges that permit access to the Pentagon were…

Southwest Airlines’ Week of WOW sale is back with flights from as low as $39 one-way.Travelers have until Thursday, October 2, at midnight PT to book the discounted seats, which require a 21-day advance purchase. Travel within the continental U.S., international travel, travel between the continental U.S. and Hawaii and travel to and from San Juan, Puerto Rico, is valid between October 21, 2025, and March 4, 2026. Remember, Southwest’s shift to assigned seating takes effect on January 27, 2026.Meanwhile, inter-island Hawaii travel is only valid between October 21 and November 18, 2025. Blackout dates do apply, however, with discounts…

OpenAI began testing a new safety routing system in ChatGPT over the weekend, and on Monday introduced parental controls to the chatbot — drawing mixed reactions from users. The safety features come in response to numerous incidents of certain ChatGPT models validating users’ delusional thinking instead of redirecting harmful conversations. OpenAI is facing a wrongful death lawsuit tied to one such incident, after a teenage boy died by suicide after months of interactions with ChatGPT.  The routing system is designed to detect emotionally sensitive conversations and automatically switch mid-chat to GPT-5-thinking, which the company sees as the best equipped model for high-stakes safety work. In particular, the GPT-5 models were trained with a new…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 9:30 AM ET, Mon September 29, 2025 Costa Maya, Mexico has collected over 400 tons of seaweed from September 20-26, a massive amount from two major beaches: Mahahual and Xcalak. According to Riviera Maya News, the Mexican Navy is involved in the 2025 Sargassum Response Strategy, cleaning up the beaches, drying out the sargassum in facilities and re-entering it back into the environment.  Seventy-three Naval members and 80 civilians participated in the cleanup efforts this past week. “Specialized machinery and various resources were also deployed for this purpose, maintaining 2,265 meters of containment barriers. This maintenance strategy…

If you’ve been thinking about applying to volunteer at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, this is it — applications close tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT. Whether you’re a student, aspiring founder, marketer, event pro, or just looking to get your foot in the door of the tech world, this is your chance to: Get a behind-the-scenes look at how one of the biggest startup events in the world comes together. Network with top VCs, founders, operators, and press from around the globe. Sit in on sessions featuring tech’s most influential voices. Learn the inner workings of startup culture, innovation cycles, and event…

Cat Stevens, who also goes by Yusuf, has postponed the North American leg of his book tour due to unspecified visa issues, the singer announced on social media Monday. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member was set to tour in support of his book, “Cat on the Road to Findout,” which will release in the U.S. on Oct. 7 and was made available in the U.K. earlier this month. The book release won’t be impacted, Stevens wrote, noting that “books don’t need visas!” Stevens is the latest in a string of international musicians and athletes impacted by visa…

Wealthfront app.Source: WealthfrontWealthfront, the startup that helped popularize the robo-advisor style of automated investing, filed for a U.S. initial public offering Monday, making it the latest in a wave of fintech firms going public this year including Chime and Klarna.The company in June filed confidentially for an IPO, but waited until now to make that filing public. That signals that Wealthfront is planning on kicking off its roadshow to pitch shares to investors; an IPO typically follows weeks after the S-1 filing is made public. The company intends to list on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “WLTH.”Wealthfront, led by CEO…

WestJet is notifying U.S. residents of a cybersecurity incident that may have exposed certain personal information earlier this year.The airline said it identified suspicious activity on its systems on June 13, 2025, and determined it was the result of “a sophisticated, criminal third party” gaining unauthorized access. “Given the significant importance of data security to the integrity of its business, WestJet was prepared for incidents of this nature and followed its response planning by taking immediate action to contain the incident and secure its systems,” the airline said in a statement. RELATED: WestJet Offering Fraud Monitoring in Wake of Cybersecurity Breach…