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From 'boarding-not-boarding' to patchy priority rules, Europe’s premium airline experience is increasingly controlled by third parties – and it shows.
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Scientists have discovered an enormous stream of super-hot gas erupting from a nearby galaxy, driven by a powerful black hole at its center. The jets stretch farther than the galaxy itself and spiral outward in a rare, never-before-seen pattern. NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope pierced through thick dust to reveal this violent outflow. The process is so intense it’s robbing the galaxy of star-forming gas at a staggering rate. Read more ›
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If you received a bunch of password reset requests from Instagram recently, you're not alone. As reported by Malwarebytes, an antivirus software company, there was a data breach revealing the "sensitive information" of 17.5 million Instagram users. Malwarebytes added that the leak included Instagram usernames, physical addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and more. The company added that the "data is available for sale on the dark web and can be... Read more ›
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The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience. Read more ›
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Is there a trend? This week four different articles appeared on various tech-news sites with an author bragging about switching to Linux. "Greetings from the year of Linux on my desktop," quipped the Verge's senior reviews editor, who finally "got fed up and said screw it, I'm installing Linux. They switched to CachyOS — just like this writer for the videogame magazine Escapist: I've had a fantastic time gaming on... Read more ›
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President Donald Trump on Friday called for a 10% cap on credit card interest for one year. Read more ›
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Superheat was at CES 2026 to showcase what it describes as “a water heater that pays for itself.” Instead of a resistive heating element, it warms your H2O with heat generated by a Bitcoin ASIC miner. Read more ›
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McKinsey & Company promoted just over 200 people to partner this year. Now, AI is inspiring the firm to rethink what it takes to succeed in the role. Read more ›
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X may soon provide more insight into how its algorithm works. On Saturday, Elon Musk posted on the platform to say that the company "will make the new X algorithm, including all code used to determine what organic and advertising posts are recommended to users, open source in 7 days." X's recommendation algorithm has been the subject of investigations by France and the European Commission, the latter of which recently... Read more ›
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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, 28, is expecting her second child with her husband, 60. Here's what to know about her life and career. Read more ›
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A new study "compared how well top AI systems and human workers did at hundreds of real work assignments," reports the Washington Post. They add that at least one example "illustrates a disconnect three years after the release of ChatGPT that has implications for the whole economy." AI can accomplish many impressive tasks involving computer code, documents or images. That has prompted predictions that human work of many kinds could... Read more ›
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Dev creates a quintet of UEFI games with the premise of Win -> Boot, Lose -> Shutdown. Read more ›
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I picked Aqara's Smart Lock U400 and Roborock's Saros Rover robot vacuum as the overall best smart home gadgets from CES 2026, but there were gazillions of other great gadgets on the show floor. It was a banner year for smart home products, but the big trends I saw weren't about new product categories; they […] Read more ›
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Microsoft finally allows administrators to remove the Microsoft Copilot app from managed versions of Windows 11 Pro, Enterprise, and EDU. However, you need to have Microsoft 365 Copilot installed, among other conditions. Read more ›
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The FCC approved SpaceX's plan to launch an additional 7,500 Gen2 Starlink satellites on Friday. That brings the total number of satellites the company will have in orbit to around 15,000 worldwide. As part of the approval, the government is also waiving previous requirements that prevented overlapping coverage and enhanced capacity. SpaceX originally sought approval […] Read more ›
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World governments have taken aim at Elon Musk's Grok chatbot, which has generated sexualized AI images of real women and children. Read more ›
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A recent certification database spotting supposedly reveals the Samsung Galaxy S26 Plus (SM-947B) battery capacity at 4,755 mAh, a downgrade from the Galaxy S24 Plus's 4,900 mAh. Read more ›
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Indonesia’s restriction on Grok is temporary, and X has been invited to discuss the matter. Read more ›
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Your neighborhood GameStop might be on the chopping block, along with more than 400 other retail locations across the US. As first reported by Polygon, the retailer is pursuing a severe cost-saving measure by closing up several hundred physical locations. According to a blog that keeps track of GameStop closures, there are 410 locations that are confirmed to be closing or are already closed, along with another 11 that are... Read more ›
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DHS has accused a Minneapolis Hilton franchisee of canceling ICE agent reservations. Hilton's corporate headquarters says the incident doesn't reflect its values. Read more ›
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Live tourism creates temporary tourism corridors, but the real opportunity is permanent infrastructure — aviation networks, visa liberalization, and booking platforms — that enables circulation whether or not Taylor Swift is on tour. Read more ›
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The $2.7 billion deal to take members-only club operator Soho House private is in jeopardy after a key investor said it can't come up with the money. Read more ›
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Have you been following the year's aviation news? It’s time to test yourself with the airline portion of our Skift 2025 Travel News Quiz. Read more ›
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Luxury travelers no longer want more. They want less. Less noise, less friction, less sameness. The hospitality industry is scrambling to adapt in five ways. Read more ›
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Loyalty can’t live only inside a hotel stay anymore, and Marriott has been acting on that idea for a while now. Cricket fits neatly into this strategy as fans plan trips, time off, and even family gatherings around tournaments, especially in markets like India, Australia, and the UK. Read more ›
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Thailand’s tourism numbers for 2025 are proof that the industry is not immune to shocks. Thailand can recover. But recovery will come from steady fixes, not slogans. Read more ›
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As more destinations consider climate-linked tourism fees, Hawaii’s legal battle could set a national precedent. Read more ›
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President Trump’s proposal to ban institutional investors from buying single-family homes has drawn a mixed response from vacation rental industry experts, most of whom said the practical impact would hinge on how any legislation defines both “institutional investors” and “single-family homes.” Trump said in a social media post Wednesday that achieving the American Dream of […] Read more ›
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Hilton removed a Minneapolis Hampton Inn from its franchise network after the hotel refused service to federal law enforcement officers again in a video posted online. Hilton said the hotel violated its nondiscrimination policy. Read more ›
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