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Marking a year of measurable progress and strengthened ambition, MSC Group’s Cruise Division published its 2024 Sustainability Report, reaffirming its commitment to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050.The report was accompanied by an independently verified Energy Transition Plan (ETP) to demonstrate how the cruise giant is working to achieve this ambition. MSC Group subsidiaries include MSC Cruises and Explora Journeys. Pierfrancesco Vago, Executive Chairman, MSC Group’s Cruise Division, said in a statement, “As a family business, we do not operate ships just for tomorrow. We sail them for future generations, designed for fuel flexibility, guided by innovation, and powered…

Tariffs are projected to cost Apple $1.1 billion in the July-to-September quarter, an uptick from the previous period, CEO Tim Cook said during the company’s earnings call with investors Thursday.  Those cost projections, which are based on current rates and policies, could end up lower than expected as they did in the previous quarter. Apple incurred about $800 million of tariff-related costs for the June quarter, less than the $900 million estimate the company shared in May.  Cook said most of the tariffs levied against Apple stem from the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). Earlier this year, and amid…

Megan Miranda treads overly familiar territory in “You Belong Here,” the story of a woman forced to return to the town that once suspected her of involvement in a terrible crime — a plot that echoes too closely the themes of her previous novels.Twenty years ago, Beckett Bowery’s college roommate lit a fire that killed two young men during a hazing ritual, and then seemingly vanished. Adalyn Vale’s whereabouts remain a mystery in Wyatt Valley; a town divided between those connected to the elite college and the locals who know little about life behind its gates. Beckett embodied that divide…

Maskot | Maskot | Getty ImagesA version of this article first appeared in CNBC’s Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor and consumer. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Family offices are ramping up the war for talent, creating new incentive plans for top executives that are boosting pay, according to a new report.A majority of family offices are now using long-term incentive compensation plans, which increase total pay based on performance and investment returns, according to a report from Morgan Stanley Private Wealth Management and Botoff Consulting. Nearly two-thirds of investment-focused family…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 3:05 PM ET, Thu July 31, 2025 Officials on Isla Mujeres are working to keep beaches sargassum-free and have already collected more than 2,000 tons of the brown seaweed from the shores of the Mexican island.The Director of Zofemat Isla Mujeres, Dayana Pérez Medina, the Director of Zofemat Isla Mujeres, says 2,140 tons has been lifted from the beaches so far this year, according to Riviera Maya News.Both Pérez Medina and Mayor Atenea Gómez Ricalde have said they’re committed to keeping the beaches of the popular island clean and to help achieve that goal have…

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sees an opportunity to deliver ads to users during their conversations with the company’s AI-powered digital assistant, Alexa+, he said during Amazon’s second-quarter earnings call Thursday. “People are excited about the devices that they can buy from us that has Alexa+ enabled in it. People do a lot of shopping [with Alexa+]; it’s a delightful shopping experience that will keep getting better,” said Jassy on the call with investors and Wall Street analysts. “I think over time, there will be opportunities, as people are engaging in more multi-turn conversations, to have advertising play a role to…

Facebook Tweet Email Link Kyiv, Ukraine  —  The death toll from Russia’s heavy bombardment of Ukraine’s capital this week has risen to 31 people, marking the deadliest single attack on Kyiv in a year, Ukrainian officials said on Friday. The vast majority were killed in a single strike on an apartment block. Rescue workers have now recovered the bodies of at least 28 people from the destroyed apartment block, including five children, the State Emergency Service (SES) told CNN. At least 159 people were also wounded in the blast. “This is the highest number of injured children in one night…

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) — Watching his dad make a brand-new miniature train car look old, placing the wooden parts to weather in the sun and rain, pulled Peter Martínez into the world of miniatures. He recalls his father, who made model trains mostly for collectors or hobbyists, wondering why anyone would pay him to do what he thought was the most fun part of the hobby.“But luckily they did, and we were able to build an industry around it,” Martínez said.The Argentine family business, United Scale Arts, is now partnering with Germany’s Miniatur Wunderland, a museum that houses the largest…

Southwest Airlines new premium seats featuring extra legroom.Leslie Josephs/CNBCSouthwest Airlines’ first assigned seats went on sale this week for flights starting Jan. 27 of next year. What you’ll pay will vary.The price depends on the route, when you’re traveling and where you sit. Selecting your ideal seats can add hundreds of dollars to the cost of a family vacation, similar to flying on other airlines.For example, a roundtrip ticket in the “Choice” ticket class — the second cheapest type of ticket — between Denver International Airport and Orlando International Airport leaving Feb. 14 and returning Feb. 21, which coincides with…

A Singapore-based deep tech startup called SixSense has developed an AI-powered platform that helps semiconductor manufacturers predict and detect potential chip defects on production lines in real time. It has raised $8.5 million in Series A bringing its total funding to around $12 million. The round was led by Peak XV’s Surge (formerly Sequoia India & SEA), with participation from Alpha Intelligence Capital, FEBE, and others. Founded in 2018 by engineers Akanksha Jagwani (CTO) and Avni Agarwal (CEO), SixSense aims to address a fundamental challenge in semiconductor manufacturing: converting raw production data, from defect images to equipment signals, into real-time…