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Just in time for the holidays, Disney VoluntEARS from the Disney Fantasy ship brought joy and gifts to children across Central Florida and the Bahamas.Joined by Stitch from Disney’s “Lilo and Stitch” fame, the visits are part of Disney’s Holiday Magic Tour, spreading cheer to kids and communities through local events, donations and special Disney surprises across the country and around the world.   In Central Florida, Disney VoluntEARS from the Disney Fantasy ship in Port Canaveral surprised nearly 100 students at Endeavour Elementary School in Cocoa with holiday gifts. Stitch playfully posed for photos, sharing hugs and dancing with teachers and students. Beth…

Productivity is one space where companies keep wanting to experiment with AI assistants in the hope that they will save time for users, and as a result, they will want to use those assistants more. Google today launched one such experimental email-based assistant called CC through a Google Labs experiment. CC, which is powered by Gemini, can connect with your account, such as Gmail, Google Drive, and Google Calendar, and provide you with a daily brief via email. This “Your Day Ahead” email makes users aware of their tasks, summarizes their calendar, and provides key updates for the day from…

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Police intensified their search Wednesday for a suspect in the fatal shooting of a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who was killed at his home near Boston earlier in the week.Nuno F.G. Loureiro, a 47-year-old physicist and fusion scientist, was shot Monday night at his apartment in Brookline, Massachusetts. He died at a local hospital on Tuesday, the Norfolk District Attorney’s Office said in a statement.The prosecutor’s office said the homicide investigation was ongoing and no suspects were in custody as of Wednesday morning.The investigation into the MIT professor’s killing comes as Brown University,…

The Paramount logo is displayed on the water tower at Paramount Studios on December 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesThe Warner Bros. Discovery board on Wednesday said it unanimously recommended that WBD shareholders reject a takeover offer from Paramount Skydance and stick with a “superior” proposal from Netflix. Last week, Paramount launched a hostile bid for WBD, taking a $30-per-share, all-cash offer directly to shareholders. Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison has argued that the deal, which equates to an enterprise value of $108.4 billion, is better than Netflix’s and that a Paramount-WBD combination would have better…

Caroline Merin, who spent nearly a decade developing on-demand services as the first Latin American general manager for Uber Eats and later the COO of Rappi, recognized how badly healthcare tech lagged behind. While patients expected doctors to respond as quickly as their delivery apps, most medical professionals on the continent are forced to rely on WhatsApp for all patient communication. “I thought, as a patient, especially as an American, how incredible that I can text my doctor on WhatsApp, and they’ll respond,” she told TechCrunch. But Merin also realized just how overwhelming this communication method had become for physicians.…

It was one of the year’s biggest stories — the selection of the first American pope — and an Associated Press journalist was interviewing the pope’s brother at his home in suburban Chicago. Suddenly, they heard a ringing coming from the basement. “That might be the pope,” the new pontiff’s brother said.Indeed, the man who had emerged hours earlier on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Pope Leo XIV was calling to catch up with his older brother. Obed Lamy, a video journalist, listened and recorded as the conversation played out on speaker.“I was shaking because I didn’t know…

by Sarah Kuta Last updated: 1:40 PM ET, Tue December 16, 2025 Welcome to the fleet, Star Seeker.Windstar Cruises has taken delivery of its newest ship, a 112-suite yacht that represents a major milestone in the brand’s ongoing fleet expansion. Windstar officially took ownership of the 224-guest ship during a handover ceremony this week at the WestSEA Shipyard in Viana do Castelo, Portugal. “Taking delivery of a new ship is one of the most meaningful moments in a shipbuilding journey,” says Christopher Prelog, president of Windstar Cruises. “We cannot wait to welcome guests aboard in just a few short weeks.”  Now,…

OpenAI is rolling out a new version of ChatGPT Images that promises better instruction-following, more precise editing, and up to 4x faster image generation speeds. The new model, dubbed GPT Image 1.5, is available starting Tuesday to all ChatGPT users and via the API. It’s the latest escalation in the competition with Google’s Gemini after OpenAI CEO Sam Altman last month declared a “code red” in a leaked internal memo. The memo detailed OpenAI’s plans to regain its position as the AI leader after Google had begun to take market share following the release of Gemini 3, its latest flagship…

NEW YORK (AP) — Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, former news anchor Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are awarding $5 million to the founder of a neurodivergent student support network, a recognition that the lesser-known recipient credits to the students powering his fast-growing movement for more inclusive classrooms.“I feel like there’s a narrative sometimes that our little actions don’t matter,” Neurodiversity Alliance CEO David Flink said. “That’s just not true. And this proves it. Lots of little actions that happen every day in our work, collectively over time, reached the ears of folks like Lauren and Jeff.”Flink is…

A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices, institutional investors and large public companies. Sign up to receive future editions, straight to your inbox.Fernando de Leon, founder of Leon Capital Group, started a small lot development company in 2004 with $100,000 and turned it into a $10 billion business, focused mainly on commercial real estate. He did that, he says, by predicting distress, watching the source of capital and leaning on his…