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It sounds like Bluesky is getting serious about giving some users the boot, with the company saying it will be doing more to “enforce our moderation policies to better cultivate a space for healthy conversations.” This is part of a broader update to the social media company’s community guidelines, after Bluesky asked users in August to provide feedback on an earlier draft of these changes. In a new blog post, the company said it received comments from more than 14,000 community members, and that it “especially heard from community members who shared concerns about how the guidelines could impact creative…

LONDON (AP) — When novelists look to the future, the view is often grim. There are a lot more fictional dystopias than utopias.Ian McEwan has good news and bad news about what lies ahead in “ What We Can Know,” a book he calls “science fiction without the science.”The British author’s 19th novel, published Tuesday in the U.S. by Knopf, is set in 2119 and follows a professor of literature researching a famed 21st-century poet and his circle.So far, so cozy. But it’s a world in which nuclear war, pandemics, economic collapse and climate change — a period known as…

Thomas Fuller | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesPfizer on Monday said it would buy weight loss drugmaker Metsera in an up to $7.3 billion deal, including future payments, as it scrambles to win a slice in the booming obesity drug market. Pfizer said it will pay an initial $47.50 a share in cash for Metsera, a nearly 43% premium to the biotech company’s Friday’s closing price of $33.32. That gives the deal an enterprise value of $4.9 billion. The pact also includes a contingent value right worth up to $22.50 a share based on potential clinical and regulatory achievements for…

by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 11:00 AM ET, Sat September 20, 2025 Jordana Izzo, Director of Accessible Travel with Travelmation, is hosting a first-ever “Caregivers in the Caribbean” hosted wellness retreat on May 14-17, 2026 at Sandals Ochi Beach Resort in Jamaica. The three-night retreat will include special wellness activities focusing on rest, optional group meetups for connection and plenty of time on your own for relaxation, all at the adults-only resort which provides private beach experiences and gourmet dining.  According to Cleveland Clinic, caregiver burnout can impact about 60 percent of caregivers, whether they be parents caring for their children—able-bodied…

Commonwealth Fusion Systems has agreed to sell Italian energy company Eni more than $1 billion worth of power from its first fusion reactor. The power plant will be built outside of Richmond, Virginia, close to some of the highest densities of data centers in the country. The 400-megawatt fusion reactor, called Arc, is expected to open in the early 2030s, CEO Bob Mumgaard said.  The Eni agreement is the second such deal for Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS). In June, Google said that it would buy half the reactor’s output. When asked, neither CFS nor Eni would say how much power…

NEW YORK (AP) — Actor-activist George Takei’s next project is on behalf of a longtime passion — the right to read.The American Library Association announced Monday that the 88-year-old Takei will serve as honorary chair of Banned Books Week, which takes place Oct. 5-11. Libraries and bookstores around the country will highlights books that have been censored, from Maia Kobabe’s “Gender Queer” to Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye.”“I remember all too well the lack of access to books and media that I needed growing up. First as a child in a barbed-wire prison camp, then as a gay young man…

A Build-A-Bear Workshop in Herald Square, New York on Sept. 16, 2025. Laya Neelakandan | CNBCFor 26-year-old Cammie Craycroft’s friends, the perfect birthday activity this summer was a group trip to Build-A-Bear Workshop.Craycroft said she and her friends grew up going to the retailer, which is known for its experiential shopping product where customers can choose their stuffed animal and then pick its outfits, accessories and more.”Build-A-Bear means a lot to me. I had so many birthday parties at Build-A-Bear,” Craycroft told CNBC. “It really is a nostalgic place, and I have so many happy memories there.”The company has recently…

Goway Travel concluded its first Micro Film Festival on September 18, celebrating short-form storytelling through travel. The festival, launched in honor of Goway’s 55th anniversary, invited travelers, travel advisors and professional creators to share their journeys in compelling 55-second films. The competition received hundreds of submissions from participants vying for $55,000 in prizes. Films were judged by industry experts including Annie Greenberg, Executive Creative Director at Lonely Planet; Paul Telner, Head of Programming at Viral Nation; and Alisia Palczewski, Producer at GoPro. The festival featured two events. The Audience Choice event during the Toronto International Film Festival on September 11…

U.K.-based fintech Tide has entered the unicorn club with a fresh funding of $120 million led by TPG, as the startup now serves over 1.6 million micro and small enterprises globally — with more than half of them based in India, the company’s largest and fastest-growing market. The new round — a mix of primary and secondary investment, though the startup declined to confirm the exact split — values the eight-year-old startup at $1.5 billion. It includes share sales by employees, early angels, and a few minority investors. TPG backed the round through its multi-sector impact vehicle, The Rise Fund,…

Doja Cat’s 15-track album “Vie” and James Gunn’s “Superman” flying to HBO Max are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: The fifth season of the misfit espionage drama “Slow Horses,” a sequel to the 2020 indie megahit video game Hades and Mariah Carey will release her first new album in seven years. New movies to stream from Sept. 22-28— After notching one of the summer’s biggest box-office hauls, James Gunn’s “Superman” has flown to…