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WHY IT RATES: The new board marks a significant milestone for the organization and the travel industry as a whole as it’s nearly a decade in the making and unites leaders across a slew of vital industries.—Patrick Clarke, TravelPulse Senior EditorThe Black Travel Summit (BTS) today announces its first-ever Advisory Board, a milestone for the community as BTS celebrates six years and prepares for its first international summit this November in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Board unites leaders across tourism, hospitality, entrepreneurship, and creative industries to champion representation, ownership, and equitable growth across the Black travel ecosystem.“We began in 2019…

Amid all the “is this a bubble?” talk about artificial intelligence, the supply chain and logistics industries have become breeding grounds for seemingly genuine uses of the technology. Flexport, Uber Freight, and dozens of startups are developing different applications and winning blue-chip customers. But while AI helps Fortune 500s pad their bottom line (and justify the next layoff to Wall Street), the right use of the tech is proving useful to smaller businesses. Netstock, an inventory management software company founded in 2009, is working on just that. It recently rolled out a generative AI-powered tool called the “Opportunity Engine” that…

MOSCOW (AP) — Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin, who created the celebrated ballets “Anna Karenina” and the “Carmen Suite,” has died in Germany at age of 92, Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater said Friday.He and his wife of 57 years, legendary ballerina Maya Plisetskaya, dominated the Soviet and Russian cultural scene for the latter part of the last century. She died in 2015.Shchedrin’s work ranged from choral music and concertos to opera and ballet, blending Russian folk influences, classical traditions and avant-garde technique. His 1972 ballet “Anna Karenina” remains a staple for major theaters around the world.The Bolshoi Theater, where Shchedrin worked for…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 2:10 PM ET, Thu August 28, 2025 Regional carrier Contour Airlines has announced that it will offer nonstop flights from Puerto Rico and St. Thomas to the island of Dominica, marking an important step forward in Dominica’s accessibility for American travelers.The new routes, which will be served by Contour’s 30-seat regional jets, will connect Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport (SJU) in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and Cyril E. King Airport (STT) in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, to Douglas–Charles Airport (DOM) in Dominica. Local and regional officials lauded the news, underscoring its importance in improving…

What happens when your first 10 hires aren’t people at all? At TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, happening October 27–29 at San Francisco’s Moscone West, we’re digging into the new wave of startups replacing or augmenting early employees with AI agents. Think outbound sales, billing, and customer support — automated from day one. This panel, hosted on the Builders Stage, features a mix of technical founders and seasoned operators who are actually doing it, debating where the line between human and machine should be drawn — and how far is too far. Meet the speakers Caleb Peffer, founder and CEO of Firecrawl,…

The de minimis exemption, an obscure trade law provision that has simultaneously fueled and eroded businesses across the globe, officially came to an end on Friday following an executive order by President Donald Trump. For nearly a decade, shipments valued under $800 were allowed to enter the country virtually duty free and with less oversight. Now, those shipments from the likes of Tapestry, Lululemon and just about any other retailer with an online presence will be tariffed and processed in the same way that larger packages are handled. In May, Trump ended the exemption for goods coming from China and Hong Kong,…

Emerald Cruises’ Emerald Kaia is scheduled to inaugurate service in April 2026, while construction kicked off on Emerald Raiya several weeks ago.“With Emerald Kaia joining Emerald Azzurra and Emerald Sakara in 2026, followed by Emerald Raiya in 2027, Scenic Group is steadily expanding the Emerald Cruises fleet to meet growing demand for small-ship luxury,” said Scenic Group, Emerald’s parent company. The 128-passenger Emerald Kaia will enter service with an 11-day itinerary from Cyprus to Athens on April 4.Emerald Kaia will debut new wellness amenities, including a salt therapy lounge, cold plunge pool, expanded suite options and a Night Market dining…

Investors are clamoring to get onto Swedish vibe-coding startup Lovable’s cap table, making unsolicited offers of investment that value the company at more than $4 billion, reports Financial Times.  Lovable CEO Anton Osika isn’t currently engaging with the flurry of inbound interest, the Times says, which comes a few weeks after the startup announced a $200 million round at a $1.8 billion valuation in a deal led by Accel. A Lovable spokesperson told TechCrunch that the company isn’t fundraising now. Lovable has grown quickly over its short lifespan. In July, the startup said its annual recurring revenue had surpassed $100…

TORONTO (AP) — At 77 years old, Geoffrey Hinton has a new calling in life. Like a modern-day prophet, the Nobel Prize winner is raising alarms about the dangers of uncontrolled and unregulated artificial intelligence.Frequently dubbed the “Godfather of AI,” Hinton is known for his pioneering work on deep learning and neural networks which helped lay the foundation for the AI technology often used today. Feeling “somewhat responsible,” he began speaking publicly about his concerns in 2023 after he left his job at Google, where he worked for more than a decade.As the technology — and investment dollars — powering…

There is a spec war going on among companies to claim the crown of thinnest foldable. Phone manufacturers are playing with fractions of millimeters to boast about their phone’s thickness.
Honor is winning this race on a theoretical basis with its 8.8 mm (when folded) thick Magic V5 foldable. I’m saying theoretical because there is a huge, camera-bump-sized caveat to this. Image Credits:Ivan Mehta The device’s thin frame looks and feels great as long as you hold it with your fingers wrapped around the bottom half of the phone. If your fingers brush against the massive bump, you might feel uncomfortable holding the phone. This adjustment took me a few…