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by Mia Taylor Last updated: 2:25 PM ET, Thu August 7, 2025 TAP Air Portugal is expanding its free stopover program, adding the ability for travelers to make a second stop in Portugal along with half-price airfare for the journey.The special offer from the national carrier of Portugal is for travel that takes place after September 1 and is in addition to the first free stopover that TAP Air Portugal already offers. As part of the stopover program, travelers can spend up to 10 days in Lisbon or Porto en route to TAP’s destinations across Europe and Africa.A second stopover…

Openvibe, an app that allows you to follow open social networks like Bluesky, Mastodon, Threads, and Nostr in one place, is now expanding its functionality so you can follow your favorite news sites and blogs, too. To do so, the startup is adding support for RSS (aka Really Simple Syndication or news feeds), an open standard that allows you to subscribe to automatic updates from websites, like new articles or blog posts. The addition makes Openvibe more useful for keeping up with your interests and other important information without having to switch between multiple newsreaders, websites, or social networking apps.…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Brisbane, Australia  —  When Australia wants to put on a show, it turns to the sweeping expanse of Sydney Harbour, home to the Opera House and the iconic bridge that connects the city with its northern suburbs. So, when organizers of usually small pro-Palestinian protests held every two weeks since Israel’s 2023 invasion of Gaza detected a shift in community attitudes towards the grinding conflict – at home and abroad – they chose the bridge to make a global statement. “We thought that the kind of bold and somewhat audacious idea that we were going to…

Inside a Crocs store at Queens Center in New York.Ryan Baker | CNBCCasual footwear company Crocs plans to reduce orders for the second half of the year amid what its CEO called a “concerning” environment for the consumer.”We see the U.S. consumer behaving cautiously around discretionary spending. They are faced with current and implied future price increases, which we think has the potential to be a further drag on an already choiceful consumer. Against this backdrop, our retail partners are acting more carefully and reducing their open-to-buy dollars in future seasons,” said CEO Andrew Rees on the company’s second-quarter earnings…

Aqua Expeditions has revealed the name of its highly anticipated sixth ship, announcing Aqua Lares will make its debut in East Africa in early 2026.According to Travel Weekly, the 30-guest vessel will sail itineraries ranging from five to 11 nights to Seychelles, Aldabra Atoll, Zanzibar and Tanzania beginning February 8, 2026. Aqua Lares will cruise the region annually from November to April.Spanning 253 feet, Aqua Lares boasts six decks, a dozen suites and three twin cabins, with accommodations ranging from 140 to 710 square feet. Amenities include a sundeck with a bar and lounge, a spa, a movie theater, a…

The Middle East Russia National security War in Ukraine See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link “Finally, something no one else has,” a Russian journalist says during a TV documentary on the country’s largest drone factory. “Such mass production of two-stroke engines doesn’t exist anywhere else in Russia.” The factory in question, Alabuga, 600 miles east of Moscow in Russia’s Tatarstan region, has been pumping out increasing numbers of the Iranian-designed Shahed-136 attack drone (known in Russia as Geran), but the man behind the site believes this may be one of its greatest achievements. “This is a complete facility,” CEO…

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — What began as a novel summer event in 2016 has blossomed into a cherished summer tradition for Philadelphia. Now in its eighth year, the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival in Franklin Square has become a seasonal staple for locals and tourists.This year, the festival once again transforms the historic square into a luminous wonderland. Visitors walk through a lighted tunnel at the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa) Visitors walk through a lighted tunnel at the Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival, Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2025 in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Tassanee Vejpongsa)Read More More…

Robert Keele said this week that he has stepped down as xAI’s head of legal after just over a year, saying he wants to spend more time with his children. In his announcement, Keele also acknowledged “daylight between our worldviews” with boss Elon Musk, who hasn’t commented on Keele’s exit. “I love my two toddlers and I don’t get to see them enough,” Keele wrote, posting the news on both X and LinkedIn. Despite calling his time at the AI startup “incredible” and working with Musk “the adventure of a lifetime,” he said he couldn’t keep “riding two horses at…

Facebook Tweet Email Link North Island, Seychelles  —  Nicolas Louys steps inside the primary suite of an 8,000-square-foot villa in the Seychelles and immediately points to the bed. “I’m led to believe that we have the biggest mattress in the Indian Ocean. And there’s a story behind it,” he says with a laugh. Louys is the deputy general manager at North Island, one of the country’s most exclusive resorts. As he looks at the bed, which is more than twice the size of a king mattress, he recalls how an extremely tall guest visited years back and found the existing…

Key PointsPrivate investment firms of the ultra-rich made 60% fewer direct investments in July compared to the same period last year, according to Fintrx.Rattled by tariff uncertainty, some family offices have been investing more overseas, especially in European startups.Infinitas Capital’s Robin Lauber told CNBC why the Swiss family office is optimistic despite the market turmoil.A version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox. Private investment firms of the ultra-rich once again dialed back their deal-making…