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Tehran, Iran CNN — Diplomacy with Iran can “easily” be started again if US President Donald Trump orders Israel’s leadership to stop its strikes on Iran, Majid Farahani, an official with the Iranian presidency told CNN on Friday. “Iran believes in civilian dialogue,” he said. “Directly or indirectly is not important.” “President Trump can easily stop the war by only one telephone (call) to (the) Israelis,” he said, repeating the Iranian position that talks were impossible while Israeli bombs were striking Iran. Farahani said that Iran would not countenance halting nuclear enrichment – which Tehran insists is for peaceful purposes…
ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership with Apple for its generative AI offering, Apple Intelligence, the release of GPT-4o with voice capabilities, and the highly-anticipated launch of its text-to-video model Sora. OpenAI also faced its share of internal drama, including the notable exits of high-level execs like co-founder and longtime chief…
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by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 3:00 PM ET, Thu June 19, 2025 Margaritaville at Sea is strengthening its commitment to travel advisors with new programs that will launch over the next 90 days, including an improved travel advisor booking platform, new booking incentives and an expanded FAM trip program. The new travel advisor portal will provide advisors with more control of reservations and will streamline the booking process. High-performing travel advisors can now enjoy more rewards, including complimentary 7-night cruises through Margaritaville at Sea’s booking incentive program. Additionally, travel advisors can enjoy an expanded FAM trip program with more sailings. “Travel advisors…
Welcome to Startups Weekly — your weekly recap of everything you can’t miss from the world of startups. Want it in your inbox every Friday? Sign up here. Some startups accrued value at lightning speed this week, and we got confirmation that defense tech is red hot. Most interesting startup stories from the week Image Credits:Kelly Sullivan / Getty Images Many startup stories this week occurred in Y Combinator’s orbit in some way. Also, Israel once again lived up to its “Start-Up Nation” reputation. That was fast: No-code website-building platform Wix acquired 6-month-old, bootstrapped vibe-coding startup Base44 — both Israeli…
Vice President JD Vance is traveling to Los Angeles on Friday for a visit to a city where clashes between protesters and law enforcement officials have become a focal point of the opposition to the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.While in Los Angeles, Vance is expected to deliver remarks as well as tour federal facilities, including a mobile command center, and meet with Marines.California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat and potential 2028 presidential contender, didn’t receive formal notice about Vance’s trip in advance, the governor’s deputy director of communications, Brandon Richards, said in a statement.“The Governor would welcome the opportunity to…
CNN — As US President Donald Trump weighs joining Israel’s assault on Iran, questions are mounting over whether such an intervention could trigger regime change in Tehran – an outcome that risks splintering the country and sending shockwaves across the region. Home to long-simmering separatist movements that have vied for power and independence, Iran could face internal fragmentation and chaos if its government falls, experts warn. After reportedly rejecting an Israeli plan to kill Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Trump stated this week that Iran’s Supreme Leader is an “easy target.” “We know exactly where the so-called ‘Supreme Leader’ is hiding,” Trump…
by Lacey Pfalz Last updated: 5:00 PM ET, Thu June 19, 2025 Disney Jr. Let’s Play! returns to Disneyland August 8-10, 2025. (Photo Credit: Disney)Disneyland Resort is once again bringing back the Disney Jr. Let’s Play! celebration August 8 through August 10, offering fun activities for younger guests and their parents. Designed for young children and their parents, the celebration begins on August 8 at Disney California Adventure Park with one-day entertainment including the “Disney Jr. Let’s Play! Block Party” with characters like Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. A new live stage show will also be held that day at the…
Early-stage micromobility has shifted over the last few years. The cowboy antics of e-scooter companies causing chaos in a bid to scale has faded along with those fat venture checks that are now flowing to AI startups. Tighter capital combined with an existential need to create sustainable business models has produced a new crop of micromobility startups. This week, I attended Micromobility Europe in Brussels, where I toured the conference’s so-called “Startup Arena” to get a sense of what Europe’s early-stage micromobility ecosystem was bringing to the table. Many of the companies I spoke to are trying to fill the…
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to release pro-Palestinian activist and Columbia University graduate Mahmoud Khalil from immigration custody.Khalil, whose plight has been center stage of Trump’s vow to crack down on opponents of Israel’s incursion into Gaza, has been in the custody of immigration agents since March 8.“After more than three months we can finally breathe a sigh of relief and know that Mahmoud is on his way home to me and Deen, who never should have been separated from his father,” said Khalil’s wife Noor Abdalla.“We know this ruling does not begin to address the…