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In partnership with the Swiss Travel System AG and Switzerland Tourism, Railbookers is debuting Switzerland Week – the first such event of its kind – on July 28.The weeklong event will offer travelers significant discounts on Swiss itineraries – in addition to extra with an extra $100 discounts “From scaling the iconic Swiss Alps to savoring its famed cuisine, Switzerland truly is the ultimate rail vacation destination with something to offer nearly every traveler,” said Railbookers Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships Jim Marini.In partnership with Swiss Travel System AG, Railbookers offers journeys on such trains as the Glacier Express,…

Google Photos is getting major AI chops. On Wednesday, Google announced a handful of new features that will allow users to get more creative with their photo memories, including an option to turn photos into videos, and “remix” photos into different styles, like anime, comics, sketches, or 3D animations. The app will also centralize access to its creative tools — including both AI-powered and traditional tools — in a new “Create” tab in the Photos app. The two newly launched features will be housed in this tab, alongside other tools that let you create collages, highlight videos, and other things.…

Facebook Tweet Email Link For months, they say, they were beaten by prison guards, shot with pellets, deprived of adequate medical care and denied any due process inside El Salvador’s Center for Terrorism Confinement. “(The guards) tortured us physically and psychologically,” said José Mora, one of 252 Venezuelan migrants recently held at the notorious mega-prison known as Cecot, after being deported there by the US. “It was a nightmare. I heard many brothers asking for help, shouting, ‘Mom, help!’” added Rafael Martínez, another detainee. That four-month “nightmare” ended on Friday, when El Salvador agreed to release all 252 migrants as…

Halloween Horror Nights experiences at Universal Studios Hollywood are about to get more terrifying as the iconic Grammy Award-winning songwriter and guitarist, SLASH, has created an original score for the “Scarecrow: Music by SLASH” haunted house.Halloween Horror Nights kicks off on Thursday, September 4 with the fan-favorite haunted house, “Scarecrow: Music by SLASH” marking its seventh consecutive years in which the artist has created a musical score. “Scarecrow: Music by SLASH” puts retribution at the forefront as Mother Nature seeks vengeance on the homesteaders for their sins of the past carried out by farmland scarecrows and mute witnesses. The original…

Meta researchers are developing a wristband that lets people control a computer using hand gestures. This includes moving a cursor, opening apps, and sending messages by writing in the air as if using a pencil.  Meta’s wristband employs a technique called surface electromyography (sEMG), which detects electrical signals generated by muscle activity to interpret user movements, as explained in a research paper published in the journal Nature. These signals can sense a person’s intended actions, even before they do them. The goal of this wristband is to provide less invasive tools to interact with computers for people with motor disabilities. …

NEW YORK (AP) — Columbia University has reached a deal with the Trump administration to pay more than $220 million to the federal government to restore federal research money that was canceled in the name of combating antisemitism on campus, the university announced Wednesday.Under the agreement, the Ivy League school will pay a $200 million settlement over three years, the university said. It will also pay $21 million to settle investigations brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.“This agreement marks an important step forward after a period of sustained federal scrutiny and institutional uncertainty,” acting University President Claire Shipman…

India’s financial crime watchdog has filed a complaint against Walmart-backed fashion e-commerce giant Myntra, alleging the company violated foreign investment rules by channeling over $191 million through a related-party scheme that disguised retail operations as wholesale trade. This complaint marks the latest move in a broader crackdown by Indian authorities, which previously targeted Amazon and Flipkart. On Wednesday, the Enforcement Directorate said the Bengaluru-based fashion e-commerce firm violated the Foreign Exchange Management Act, known as FEMA, by engaging in multi-brand retail trading “under the guise of wholesale cash and carry,” utilizing a related entity, Vector E-Commerce, as an intermediary to…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Does the popular activity benchmark of walking 10,000 steps a day feel like too distant of a goal? Don’t worry, you can get health benefits just by moving a little more than you already are, new research has found. When possible, aiming for 7,000 steps a day is a good objective, said lead study author Dr. Melody Ding, professor of public health at the University of Sydney. Ding and a team of researchers reviewed 31 different studies on the impacts of step count on health markers, including cardiovascular disease, dementia, type 2 diabetes, cancer, depressive symptoms…

by Donald Wood Last updated: 8:30 AM ET, Wed July 23, 2025 Police in Bermuda announced on Tuesday that four United States citizens were arrested on a Carnival Cruise Line ship after they were discovered with a “significant quantity of illegal drugs.”According to The New York Post, Bermuda acting Detective Superintendent Derricka Burns said that the four American passengers were detained by security officers aboard a Carnival cruise ship due to drugs. When police officers arrested the cruise passengers upon their arrival on the island, they allegedly discovered cannabis, vape pens, THC gummies, and carfentanil, a drug that officials said…

The Trump administration published its much-anticipated AI Action Plan on Wednesday, a document that takes a sharp shift away from former President Biden’s cautious approach to addressing the risks of AI, and instead barrels ahead with plans to build out AI infrastructure, cut red tape for tech companies, shore up national security, and compete with China.  The downstream effects of this shift will likely ripple throughout various industries and may even be felt by the average American consumer. For instance, the AI Action Plan downplays efforts to mitigate possible harms of AI and instead prioritizes building out data centers to power…