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Fairly founder and CEO Eric Breon is getting a do-over of sorts when it comes to what he helped build earlier as the founder and CEO of Vacasa. The test will be whether he can scale Fairly's business and make it more responsive to the needs of homeowners and guests. -Dennis Schaal
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A widespread power outage in San Francisco affected thousands of residents. It also left Waymo robotaxis stalled on city streets. Read more âș
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NIST has warned that several of its Internet Time Service servers could be providing inaccurate time following a failure of the primary atomic time scale at its Boulder, Colorado campus. Read more âș
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The Indie Game Awards has withdrawn two awards previously given to Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, not because of the debate about what does and doesn't constitute an "indie" game, but because a representative of Sandfall Interactive had agreed that no gen AI had been used in the development when, in fact, it had. Read more Read more âș
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Was 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' another worthwhile trip to Pandora, or should this be the last of the films? Read more âș
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A power outage struck San Francisco on Saturday that blacked out about 130,000 customers at its peak, according to Pacific Gas and Electric Company, but also caused another problem: stranded Waymo vehicles. Posts all over social media showed the company's autonomous SUVs sitting still in the streets and causing traffic jams. Some people posted videos [âŠ] Read more âș
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OpenAI gave its AI chatbot a professional makeover with the latest GPT-5.2 release, and some users are already complaining about its tone. For anyone who's finding ChatGPT rude or sassy, OpenAI has some welcome news since it's letting users further customize its personality with extra warmth or enthusiasm. You can now adjust specific characteristics in ChatGPT, like warmth, enthusiasm, and emoji use.Now available in your "Personalization" settings. pic.twitter.com/7WSkOQVTKUâ OpenAI (@OpenAI)... Read more âș
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Several of Waymo's autonomous vehicles were seen stuck in the middle of San Francisco streets following a significant power outage that took out the city's traffic lights. Waymo responded to the power outage by suspending its ride-hailing services in the city, but images and videos on social media showed the self-driving taxis stopped at intersections with hazard lights on. "We have temporarily suspended our ride-hailing services in the San Francisco... Read more âș
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From tariff rebate checks, to bonuses, to Trump accounts, to DOGE dividends, here's all the free money Trump has floated giving to Americans. Read more âș
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Natalie Lynch moved from San Francisco to Europe with her dog last year. She told BI that her life isn't perfect, but it's better than in the US. Read more âș
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Moore Threads has just revealed its next-gen GPU architecture coming in 2026, dubbed "Huagang," which will bring new gaming and AI GPUs. The "Lushan" gaming GPU is promising up to 15x increase in AAA gaming performance, while the "Huashan" AI GPU is gunning for a spot between Nvidia Hopper and Blackwell lineups. Read more âș
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Market research firm IDC released updated forecasts for the PC market, saying that it could contract by 8.9%, with prices jumping up to 8%, if the memory shortage continues. Read more âș
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Imagery of spools carrying 65km (~40.4 miles) of optical fiber, for FPV drone control, have been shared on Russian social media channels. Read more âș
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Pioneering search engine AltaVista opened its service to the public 30 years ago. Read more âș
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Kameron Buckner says that dating as a busy startup founder in NYC is difficult, but certain boundaries and rules help her balance work and romance. Read more âș
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After being made redundant, Jim Herrington's job hunt revealed how AI and ageism are reshaping the modern hiring process. Read more âș
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Ars Technica took four popular coding agents available today and asked them to make a Minesweeper clone, to see which one comes out on top. OpenAI's Codex produced the closest to a ready-to-shop version, while Mistral and Anthropic both performed respectably well. It was Google's Gemini that just completely gave up. Read more âș
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The grocery delivery service Instacart will pay $60 million to consumers in an FTC settlement. Read more âș
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As China makes more advances on flying taxis, the Trump administration is hoping it can speed up the U.S. effort. The biggest startups hope for a 2026 debut. Read more âș
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Travel brands understand what personalization should deliver. Whatâs missing is integrated customer data that allows them to execute consistently across journeys and moments. Read more âș
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The policy is another sign that the economy is skewing toward the wealthy and away from the Middle Class. Read more âș
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Business travel platform Navan reported 29% revenue growth in its first earnings call as a public company, but the surprise departure of its CFO just months after going public has analysts seeking answers. Read more âș
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Airlines are under pressure to decarbonize, but now theyâre pointing fingers at AI for stealing the clean energy they need. The question is whether policymakers will listen. Read more âș
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The airline CEO carousel is spinning fast. Many boards are executing orderly transitions, but others are reacting to unexpected developments. Read more âș
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Everyone wants the luxury traveler, but no two hotel groups define âluxuryâ the same way. From yachts to boutique collections to loyalty tie-ins, hotel giants are rewriting the rules to win the richest guests in a race that keeps getting bigger. Read more âș
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This pre-Christmas announcement ensures regulators wonât be easing into the holidays. It's a seasonal surprise thatâs likely to turn silent nights into sleepless ones for some. Read more âș
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Hotel groups must ensure that short-term performance marketing doesnât quietly erode brand loyalty, which may be key to unlocking bookings driven by agentic AI. Read more âș
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Expedia and Booking are trying to be both the storefront and the supply chain. AI is squeezing the middle, and âdoing bothâ starts to look less like diversification and more like diluted power. Read more âș
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