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by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 7:55 AM ET, Wed September 10, 2025 We had just finished listening to a lecture about scientific research being conducted on the Greenland Ice Sheet when an excited voice came over the public address system of the National Geographic Endurance. “Ladies and gentleman, the bridge team has spotted a polar bear on the sea ice. Please be as quiet as possible as you make your way to the outer decks, so as not to disturb the bear.”I speed-walked to the front of the ship, joining dozens of other passengers in breathless silence as we marveled…
Microsoft will pay to use Anthropic’s AI in Office 365 apps, The Information reports, citing two sources. The move means that Anthropic’s tech will help power new features in Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint alongside OpenAI’s, marking the end of Microsoft’s previous reliance solely on the ChatGPT maker for its productivity suite. Microsoft’s move to diversify its AI partnerships comes amid a growing rift with OpenAI, which has pursued its own infrastructure projects as well as a potential LinkedIn competitor. Microsoft’s Anthropic deal also comes as the company negotiates a new deal with OpenAI to secure access to its AI…
OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event in an act that drew renewed attention to the threat of political violence across the United States.The death was announced on social media by Trump, who praised the 31-year-old Kirk, the co-founder and CEO of the youth organization Turning Point USA, as “Great, and even Legendary.” “No one understood or had the Heart of the Youth in the United States of America better than Charlie,” Trump posted on his Truth Social account. People were…
An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner.Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesLONG BEACH, Calif. — Air India CEO Campbell Wilson said the carrier has embraced a “new normal” and a stepped-up safety focus following the crash of one of its planes in June, the deadliest aviation disaster in a decade.All but one of the 242 people on board Air India Flight 171 on June 12 were killed when the Boeing Dreamliner, bound for London, crashed seconds after takeoff from Ahmedabad in western India. Another 19 other people were killed on the ground.A preliminary report released in July showed confusion in…
by Donald Wood Last updated: 8:15 AM ET, Wed September 10, 2025 Theme park fans in Europe can rejoice, as Universal has registered a trademark that is likely to be the name of a new theme park to be built in the United Kingdom.According to BBC.com, the United States-based company officially filed an application with the Intellectual Property Office for “Universal United Kingdom Resort” on Monday, but Universal officials declined to comment. The theme park company plans to build a resort complex associated with “amusement park services and hotels” at Kempston Hardwick, near Bedford, England. The trademark can also be…
The iPhone Air looks great with its sleek, thin new shape, but you may not want to choose this phone as your daily driver just yet. The new device announced at Apple’s hardware event on Tuesday is thinner and lighter than other models, at 5.6 mm with a 6.5-inch display. But for the time being, it’s also less capable in some areas than the base model iPhone 17, which could deter potential buyers. For instance, the Air’s battery lasts up to 27 hours, while the iPhone 17 lasts up to 30. It also lacks the iPhone 17’s ultrawide camera and…
DENVER (AP) — Three teens have been hospitalized in critical condition after a shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities said Wednesday.The shooting happened around midday at Evergreen High School in Evergreen, about 30 miles west of Denver, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Jacki Kelley said.All those taken to the hospital are believed to be students, Kelley said. She did not immediately have details on their injuries.All three teens were either in the emergency room or undergoing surgery as of mid-afternoon at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, CEO Kevin Cullinan said. He said he does not believe there…
NEW YORK (AP) — The plots of Dan Brown’s novels have so many turns that even the author has to make sure he can keep it all organized. “Anybody who writes a thriller needs to have a plan. There’s a great saying that the thriller writer who starts a book without knowing where’s he’s going is just lying,” he told The Associated Press on Tuesday.“And certainly these books are very complicated. One way I sort of battle, trying to keep it all straight, is to write every single day, just to keep it fresh. If I go through two sleep…
Workers picket outside the Boeing Defense, Space & Security facility in Berkeley, Missouri, US, on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. Neeta Satam | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe union that represents striking Boeing defense workers said Wednesday it has reached a tentative agreement with the company, subject to final voting this Friday.The agreement, set for five years, includes better wages and restores a signing bonus, according to the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union. Members of the union, largely based in St. Louis, Missouri, will vote on the tentative agreement on Friday morning.Specific details of the new agreement were not…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 8:50 AM ET, Wed September 10, 2025 Rendering of a new voco hotel in Mexico. (Photo Credit: IHG Hotels & Resorts)IHG Hotels & Resorts is expanding in Mexico with the signing of six new voco hotels, which will convert existing hotels into the stylish premium brand. The hotels, signed in partnership with Alliance Hotels, who own the existing properties that will be converted, will open in 2027 across six different locations in Mexico, including Cancun, Guadalajara, Ciudad Juarez, San Luis Potosi, Torreon and Nuevo Laredo, for a total of 848 rooms. voco hotels is a brand…