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Microsoft released a new batch of features for its AI assistant Thursday, including an ambitious project that builds artificial intelligence directly into one of its most central products. More than a simple extension, the Copilot Mode in Microsoft’s Edge browser is Microsoft’s take on the long-hyped AI browser category — an intelligent and flexible AI assistant that follows you as you browse the web. Mustafa Suleyman, the CEO of Microsoft AI, even described the new product in those terms in the announcement. “Copilot Mode in Edge is evolving into an AI browser that is your dynamic, intelligent companion,” Suleyman wrote…

NEW YORK (AP) — Some politicians carry threats to their livelihood in the palms of their hands.News stories in recent weeks about offensive or ill-advised text messages have blown up the careers of several young Republicans in a chat group, led a nominee for a White House job to drop out, threatened the campaign of a Democrat running for Virginia attorney general and embarrassed a federal prosecutor.Memories are still fresh of this spring’s inadvertent inclusion of a journalist on a Signal chain where Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and other leaders discussed military strikes, possibly the second Trump administration’s most embarrassing…

An ‘Open House’ sign is posted near a single family home for sale on Aug. 22, 2025 in Pasadena, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes rose 1.5% in September from August to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.06 million units, according to the National Association of Realtors. That is slightly less than the analysts were forecasting, but the highest pace in seven months.Sales were 4.1% higher compared with September of last year.Regionally, on an annual basis, sales were strongest in the South and Northeast. From August, sales were strongest in the West and actually fell…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 5:00 AM ET, Thu October 23, 2025 Practically every week there’s a new travel industry report filled with predictions or assessments about the behavior of consumers.A recent Fall Consumer Trends report, for instance, indicated that Americans are freely spending on holiday travel (as much as $311 billion on holiday flights and hotels), while a separate report pointed out that tariffs are taking a big bite out of discretionary spending among Americans, many of whom are planning to stay home altogether this holiday season because of economic worries. The truth likely lies somewhere in the middle…

San Francisco is getting a symbolic jolt very soon as newly elected mayor Daniel Lurie steps onto the Disrupt Stage at TechCrunch Disrupt 2025, taking place October 27-29 at Moscone West, in a homecoming of sorts for both tech and the city that helped define it. Disrupt has long been a launchpad for founders and investors chasing the next wave. Lurie’s visit signals a renewed effort to weave innovation back into San Francisco’s future. Register now to save up to $444 on your pass, and get 60% off a plus-one ticket. Daniel Lurie, who campaigned on revitalizing the city’s economy…

An exhibition room at Pop Mart’s theme park, Pop Land, in Beijing, on June 18, 2025.Pedro Pardo | Afp | Getty ImagesShares of Chinese toymaker Pop Mart fell 9% Thursday, notching the stock’s worst day since April and extending its declines since a late-August peak.The company behind the popular Labubu dolls, a series of collectible elf-like monster dolls that come in blind-box packaging, reported on Tuesday that third-quarter revenue had more than tripled year over year as sales in the U.S. swelled between 1,265% and 1,270%.And yet concerns are growing the craze could be fading.Data from Chinese resale platform Qiandao…

Last updated: 6:00 AM ET, Thu October 23, 2025 WHY IT RATES: Air France will launch nonstop flights from Paris to Las Vegas for Summer 2026, operating on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays using Airbus A350-900, marking Las Vegas as its first new destination for that season. —Janeen Christoff, TravelPulse Managing Editor Air France, the flag carrier of France, has announced new nonstop service between Paris-Charles de Gaulle (CDG) and Harry Reid International Airport (LAS), marking Las Vegas the first new destination in the airline’s Summer 2026 schedule. The route will operate three flights per week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays using the Airbus…

Disrupt 2025 is just days away, with tickets still available here! And there’s no better time to announce that alongside our flagship event and annual Startup Battlefield 200 competition, we’re launching a brand-new TechCrunch franchise: Build Mode.  Hosted by Startup Battlefield Editor Isabelle Johannessen, Build Mode is a survival guide for early-stage founders navigating the messy, high-stakes chaos of building a company from scratch. No sugarcoating. No hype. Just candid conversations and tactical advice from the people who’ve done it before and have the scars (and term sheets) to prove it.  Starting November 13, Isabelle will sit down with founders,…

A Ford logo on a Ford F-150 pickup truck for sale in Encinitas, California, U.S. Oct. 20, 2025. Mike Blake | ReutersDETROIT – Ford Motor is set to announce third-quarter earnings after the markets close Thursday.Here’s what Wall Street expects, based on average analysts’ estimates compiled by LSEG:Earnings per share: 36 cents adjustedAutomotive revenue: $43.08 billionThose results would mark revenue that’s in line with a year earlier and a 26% drop in adjusted earnings per share. Ford’s third-quarter 2024 results included $43.07 billion in automotive revenue, net income of $896 million and adjusted earnings before interest and taxes of $2.55…

Four Seasons Yachts unveiled details on its new Chef-in-Residence Program, starting with Four Seasons I in 2026. Along with Executive Chef Armando Ferman Toledo and Chef de Cuisine Gerardo Acunzo, the company will have a roster of Michelin-starred Four Seasons restaurant chefs through the program. “Culinary excellence has always been a defining pillar of the Four Seasons experience, and with the launch of Four Seasons Yachts, we are extending that legacy to new horizons,” said Ben Trodd, CEO, Four Seasons Yachts. “Bringing internationally acclaimed Four Seasons chefs together with our own extraordinary culinary leaders has created an offering without parallel at sea. Like each…