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Since the park’s opening in May 2025, Universal’s Epic Universe has been a huge part of driving parent company Comcast’s growth for the 2025 third quarter.The company’s most recent financial reports revealed that theme park revenue increased to $2.7 billion in 2025, up from $2.3 billion in 2024, representing a 19 percent rise. Adjusted EPITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization increased to $958 million in 2025 compared to $847 million in 2024, marking a 13.1 percent change. Mike Cavanah, co-CEO of Comcast, said in a statement, “Broadly, the full resort of Orlando is very strong, so we’re very pleased.”He added,…

As tech companies tout their plans for massive new data centers, consumers are increasingly worried the AI-driven gold rush will ultimately drive up the price they pay for electricity, according to a new survey. The report, commissioned by solar installer Sunrun, found that 80% of consumers are worried about the impact of data centers on their utility bills. Consumers’ concerns aren’t unfounded. Electricity demand in the United States held steady for over a decade, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Over the last five years, commercial users including data centers and industrial users began drinking more deeply from…

The enhanced platform is designed to provide advisors with an intuitive, seamless online experience. (Source: Club Med)Club Med unveiled an enhanced version of its Club Med University, with an overhauled platform designed to provide travel advisors of all levels of experience with a more intuitive, seamless online experience.“The refreshed, all-in-one learning platform is designed for both new advisors and seasoned pros to learn more about the Club Med brand, making selling Club Med’s 70-plus all-inclusive resorts easier, faster and more rewarding,” Club Med said. For starters, training resources are now conveniently consolidated in one place.The revamped platform also enables travel…

On Thursday, at the end of Coinbase’s third quarter earnings call, CEO Brian Armstrong admitted that he was “a little bit distracted,” because he’d been “tracking the prediction market about what Coinbase will say on their next earnings call.” “And I just want to add here the words Bitcoin, Ethereum, Blockchain, Staking, and Web3 to make sure we get those in before the end of the call,” Armstrong added. Why blurt those out without any apparent context? As Armstrong hinted, they were words that users on “mention markets” on Kalshi and Polymarket had wagered would be spoken on the call.…

by Mia Taylor Last updated: 2:00 PM ET, Fri October 31, 2025 At a recent luxury travel conference in Las Vegas, a group of panelists, made up of journalists and media professionals, declared that forest bathing as a travel trend is officially part of the past. Its moment of buzzy popularity has reached an end, the group of experts declared, with what seemed like a collective sigh of relief. I, for one, was shocked to hear this pronouncement at a time when daily life has never been more chaotic, stressful or challenging thanks to everything from the steeply rising cost of…

The AI researchers at Andon Labs — the people who gave Anthropic Claude an office vending machine to run and hilarity ensued — have published the results of a new AI experiment. This time they programmed a vacuum robot with various state-of-the-art LLMs as a way to see how ready LLMs are to be embodied. They told the bot to make itself useful around the office when someone asked it to “pass the butter.” And once again, hilarity ensued. At one point, unable to dock and charge a dwindling battery, one of the LLMs descended into a comedic “doom spiral,”…

Jamaica is eyeing a full restoration of its tourism offering in the wake of Hurricane Melissa by December 15, the country’s tourism leaders announced on Friday.Just days after the Category 5 storm wreaked havoc across the island country and other parts of the Caribbean, Jamaica’s Ministry of Tourism announced it has activated a high-level Hurricane Melissa Recovery Task Force and a companion Tourism Resilience Coordination Committee (Tourism Cares) to ensure public and private sectors move forward with recovery hand in hand. The effort will see officials channel relief and support to the impacted local tourism workers as well as deploy…

Oils containing CBD (Cannabidiol).Geoffroy Van Der Hasselt | AFP | Getty ImagesCannabis stocks could be poised for a rally after years of stagnation, fueled by investor optimism over the possibility for new federal rules for hemp-derived products and signals that President Donald Trump could take a more permissive stance on marijuana.Publicly traded cannabis companies have seen their share of ups and downs. Verano Holdings reported earnings Wednesday that saw revenues of $203 million, up slightly from the previous quarter but down 6% year-over-year. However, Verano posted a net loss of $44 million, partly due to a $5 million impairment charge…

Delta Air Lines is launching new Saturday-only nonstop service to destinations across North America and the Caribbean.Beginning in the summer of 2026, these Saturday-only flights will get Delta customers to their destination faster without a layover. “Delta is always looking for ways to make travel more seamless and enjoyable for our customers,” said Amy Martin, Vice President – Network Planning, in a statement.She added, “These new Saturday-only nonstop routes are designed with flexibility and fun in mind, giving travelers more opportunities to explore top leisure destinations without the hassle. Whether it’s a beach trip or a mountain escape, we’re proud to offer more…

On Friday morning, University of Pennsylvania alumni, students, staff, and community affiliates received several emails from hackers purporting to represent the university’s Graduate School of Education (GSE). “We have terrible security practices and are completely unmeritocratic,” read the email. “We love breaking federal rules like FERPA (all your data will be leaked).” A partially redacted email sent by hackers with access to the university of Pennsylvania email system.Image Credits:TechCrunch (screenshot) This message was sent from a variety of different Penn-affiliated email accounts, such as the GSE, as well as purporting to come from several senior members of staff across the…