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TikTok adds in-app travel booking services
Your next impulse vacation is just a few taps away.
Technology
TikTok now wants to be the place you book the trip you just saw on TikTok
TikTok is systematically converting its discovery engine into a transaction layer, which both deepens user retention and opens entirely new revenue streams for its new owners.
Technology
Dessn raises $6M for its production focused design tool
A new startup called Dessn has raised $6M to build AI-powered design tools that work directly with production codebases.
Technology
AI is turning connected cars into pothole-finding machines
Fleet management company Samsara has developed an AI model to detect different kinds of potholes and gauge how fast they're deteriorating.
Technology
Starmer replacement remains to be found as pressure for PM to resign grows
A second junior minister resigned from embattled UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government on May 12 as a growing number of lawmakers from his Labour party urged him to quit. But as the pressure grows, no potential replacement to Starmer has risen so far - although some candidates have been drawn out. FRANCE 24's Angela Diffley tells us the latest, and whether anything will happen.
Sports
US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Iran war
The key measure of US inflation rose in April to its highest level since May 2023 as consumers feel the impact of the Iran war.
Technology
Los Angeles's housing crisis: Essential workers priced out of the city
In the United States, home ownership used to be part of the American dream. But today, in cities like Los Angeles, housing has become unaffordable for millions of essential workers. Nurses, teachers and firefighters are often no longer able to live near their workplaces due to soaring property prices. With exorbitant rents and endless commutes, many are being pushed to their limits. FRANCE 24's Wassim Cornet and Pierrick Leurent went to meet some of these Americans grappling with a housing crisi
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GameStop’s $55.5bn bid for eBay rejected as ‘neither credible nor attractive’
Online marketplace takes into account uncertainty around US video games retailer’s financing proposalThe board of eBay has rejected the US video games retailer GameStop’s surprise $55.5bn bid (£41bn) for the online marketplace, describing the proposal as “neither credible nor attractive”.Earlier this month, GameStop made an unsolicited bid for eBay,
Business
Consumer prices rose 3.8% annually in April, the highest since May 2023
The consumer price index was expected to increase by 3.7% annually in April, according to the Dow Jones consensus.
Technology
Spotify’s launches a Wrapped-style recap of your entire listening history
Spotify's new feature will show you the number of unique songs that you listened to until now
Business
A cross-country Southwest flight's windshield cracked at 37,000 feet and forced a diversion
As scary as a cracked windshield might sound, passengers are in little danger on the rare occasions such incidents occur.
World
Why the Iran war is threatening whales near South Africa
Whales are increasingly exposed to traffic - and ship strikes.
Technology
Deaths of at least six people believed to be due to heat inside shipping container in Texas
Seventh body found near railroad tracks thought to be connected to what authorities call ‘potential human smuggling event’Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailFederal agents
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US inflation jumped to 3.8% in April as war with Iran continues to drive up prices
Prices rose 3.8% over the last year, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data, highest jump since 2023Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailUS inflation jumped to 3.8% in
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US inflation jumps to 3.8% as Middle East war stokes price rises
April figure marks highest level in three years as effects of conflict reverberate through US economy
Business
Inflation surged in April to the highest rate since 2023
The new CPI report showed inflation in April surged to the highest rate since 2023.
Business
A commencement speaker who praised AI was booed at humanities graduation: 'I struck a chord'
A speaker was booed onstage after saying, "AI is the next industrial revolution" at the University of Central Florida's spring commencement.
Technology
Sega cancels its 'Super Game' plan
The company will focus instead on classic reboots and movies.
Business
The Great Wealth Transfer's real recipients? Elder-care costs.
High elder care costs threaten the wealth transfer from boomers to Gen X and millennials, with rising healthcare expenses depleting savings.
Sports
Can Manchester City overtake Arsenal to win the Premier League title?
With their grip on the Premier League title race slipping away, City face Crystal Palace in a must-win fixture.
Technology
Pakistan scrambles to salvage US-Iran diplomacy as ceasefire faces collapse
Pakistan rejects allegations of aiding Iran militarily while Trump says truce on 'life support'.
Business
My husband and I have lived part-time in Mexico for 20 years. I walk all the time when I'm there and am now fluent in Spanish.
My husband and I live about half the year in Mexico. We got our house there about 20 years ago, and it's been good for my body and mind.
Technology
Spotify is celebrating its 20th birthday with a Wrapped-like feature that covers your entire time on the app
This will display joining date, first song streamed and more.