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Observe, an observability platform, was founded in 2017 in response to the changing nature of software observability. Companies started pushing out new versions of their software more frequently — and producing significantly more data because of it. Now Observe is responding to the latest big shift in technology: AI. San Mateo-based Observe helps companies get an inside look at the status of their software, which makes it easier for engineers to spot and solve disruptions and outages. The recent advancements in AI are both a blessing and a burden for the company. Observe’s observability product incorporates AI agents to help…
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actor Alec Baldwin for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the 2021 fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The judge in a ruling made public Wednesday dismissed the case without prejudice for lack of any significant action with the claim, which was filed in state district court earlier this year. Baldwin’s attorneys will have 30 days to file a motion seeking reinstatement.Luke Nikas, Baldwin’s lead attorney, told The Associated Press in an email that the dismissal amounted…
The combined forces of escalating geopolitical tensions and rising defense budgets are spurring many electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) makers to take a two-pronged approach to building their aircraft: crewed vehicles for personal or commercial taxi use, and uncrewed vehicles meant for logistics and defense purposes. AIR, an Israel-based startup developing eVTOLs, thought it prudent to adopt a similar approach from the get-go, designing both its uncrewed and piloted aircraft with the same airframe and core systems so it could develop for both use cases at once. The company currently offers a piloted eVTOL craft, dubbed AIR ONE, for…
Facebook Tweet Email Link Near Pokrovsk, eastern Ukraine — The silent, moonless black is broken only by the whirr above of a Russian drone. Dmytro is yet to receive any patients at his tiny two-bed field hospital near Pokrovsk, and that is not a good outcome any more. Dawn begins to break – the twilight in which evacuation of the wounded from the front lines is safest – but still none arrive, and the enemy drones swirl incessantly above. “We have a very difficult situation with evacuation,” said Dmytro. “Many of the injured have to wait days. For Russian drone…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:45 AM ET, Wed July 30, 2025 Alaska Air Group released information on the new leadership team that will oversee the combined operations of both Hawaiian Airlines and Alaska Airlines in Hawai’i following their merger. The news comes after the FAA granted the two airlines permission to obtain a single operating certificate. The new appointments will be headquartered in Honolulu, the company’s second-largest hub, where 6,500 people are employed. They’ll be in charge of operations, but they will also support the airlines’ integration, including the rollout of a brand-new combined loyalty program this fall and…
YouTube is tweaking its profanity-related rules to allow creators to monetize videos with swearing in them, provided the profanity is limited to the first seven seconds of the video. In November 2022, YouTube changed its rules so that creators who used swear words in the first 8-15 seconds would potentially be ineligible for any ad revenue. After much backlash, the company changed its rules again in March 2023 so that such videos would be eligible for limited ad revenue, unless they use profanity in the majority of the video. Announcing the latest changes, YouTube’s head of monetization, Conor Kavanagh, said…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brown University will pay $50 million to Rhode Island workforce development organizations in a deal with the Trump administration that restores lost federal research funding and ends investigations into alleged discrimination, officials said Wednesday. The university also agreed to several concessions in line with President Donald Trump’s political agenda. Brown will adopt the government’s definition of “male” and “female,” for example, and must remove any consideration of race from the admissions process.Brown President Christina H. Paxson said the deal preserves Brown’s academic independence. The terms include a clause saying the government cannot dictate curriculum or the content…
NEW YORK (AP) — For all of Elizabeth McGovern’s acting career, someone else wrote her lines. Now it’s her turn.The “Downton Abbey” star pivots from British aristocracy to classic Hollywood royalty this summer to portray screen legend Ava Gardner in a play she wrote.“It’s an incredible feeling to see other people embrace these things that were in your head,” she says. “My feet haven’t touched the ground since we started working on this in New York. I am just loving it so much.”“Ava: The Secret Conversations” examines the sometimes-prickly, sometimes seductive relationship between Gardner and Peter Evans, a journalist assigned…
A sign on the side of a building in Hell’s Kitchen, New York City, advertising an apartment is available for rent through a real estate broker. Deb Cohn-Orbach | UCG | Universal Images Group | Getty ImagesThe massive surge of new apartment supply in the last few years is still being absorbed, and that has vacancies rising and rents weakening.The national multifamily vacancy rate rose to 7.1% in July, setting a record on Apartment List’s monthly index, which goes back to 2017. The report notes that while the market has passed the peak of this latest construction boom, it is still…
WHY IT RATES: The first annual conference gave travel agents the chance to grow their business through networking and advice.—Donald Wood, News Editor. If you’re a travel advisor who skipped The Biz Huddle this year, here’s the truth: you missed more than a conference—you missed a movement. While most travel events are vendor-heavy and product-focused, The Biz Huddle was all about you, the entrepreneur behind the bookings. The inaugural event in Austin, TX, wasn’t just inspiring; it was a masterclass in execution, transformation, and tangible results. The first annual Biz Huddle, held July 22–25, 2025, in Austin, Texas, proved to…