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Frontier and Spirit did not immediately respond to requests for comment on their current practices on Tuesday [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Three U.S. Democratic senators have pressed Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian to answer questions about the airline’s planned use of artificial intelligence to set ticket prices, raising concerns about the impact on travellers.”Delta’s current and planned individualized pricing practices not only present data privacy concerns, but will also likely mean fare price increases up to each individual consumer’s personal ‘pain point’ at a time when American families are already struggling with rising costs,” Senators Ruben Gallego, Mark…

When you step out of Incheon airport in Seoul, you expect to drive into the city and be catapulted into scenes you have seen in a host of city-slicker K-Dramas and films — an impressive skyline, chaotic, yet orderly traffic, convenience stores on every street corner, and some rain for that cinematic effect. We are however whisked away in another direction where a long highway awaits, to lead us to Gangwon. One among the three self-governing provinces in South Korea (the other two being Jeju and Jeonbuk), this vast province made up of seven cities and 11 counties does not always…

Famous for his fearless bravado as a pro wrestler, Hulk Hogan won one of his most notable victories in a Florida courtroom by emphasising his humiliation and emotional distress after a news and gossip website published a video of Hogan having sex with a friend’s wife.A 2016 civil trial that pitted the First Amendment against the privacy rights of celebrities ended with a jury awarding Hogan a whopping $140 million in his lawsuit against Gawker Media. Though both parties later settled on $31 million to avoid protracted appeals, the case put Gawker out of business. It also ensured Hogan, who died Thursday at age…

India UK textile trade deal news: One of the key highlights for Indian industry under the India-UK trade deal signed on Thursday is the benefit extended to India’s labour-intensive sectors such as textiles, footwear, and gems and jewellery, which will now see tariff elimination compared to pre-deal rates ranging from 4 to 12 per cent. However, tariff elimination under a trade deal does not always translate into export gains—particularly in advanced markets where competitors such as Vietnam, Bangladesh, and China already have secured supply chains and a well-established presence. Even with a tariff of 11.5 per cent on its products,…

In the latest version of Superman, Lois Lane (Rachel Brosnahan, at left) and the Man of Steel (David Corenswet) bond, and quarrel, over their status as outsiders. Jessica Miglio/Warner Bros. Entertainment hide caption toggle caption Jessica Miglio/Warner Bros. Entertainment This essay first appeared in the NPR Music newsletter. Sign up for early access to articles like this one, listening recommendations and more. Like so many hope-seeking people sweating out this summer, I plunked down my dollars last week to see director James Gunn’s Superman. I showed up for the superpup Krypto, but found the old-fashioned Earth-saving shebang to be a balm —…

Desperate evacuees, huddled on plastic mats in a sports hall in Thailand, have described fleeing from thunderous artillery bombardments as heavy fighting has escalated between Thailand and Cambodia. The worst fighting in more than a decade between the neighbouring countries has forced more than 100,000 people to evacuate from their homes across four Thai border provinces by Friday. As artillery fire echoed on Thursday, thousands from northeastern Surin province abandoned their homes for makeshift shelters established in the town centre. Nearly 3,000 people crowded the sports hall of Surindra Rajabhat University, packed onto rows of plastic mats covered with colourful…

A gas leak from an overturned LPG tanker lorry on the national highway at Kanhangad in Kasaragod, Kerala, sparked panic on Friday (July 25, 2025), prompting authorities to enforce a high alert and block traffic on the busy route.  | Photo Credit: SK Mohan A gas leak from an overturned LPG tanker lorry on the national highway at Kanhangad in Kasaragod, Kerala, sparked panic on Friday (July 25, 2025), prompting authorities to enforce a high alert and block traffic on the busy route. The accident took place on Thursday. However, the leak was discovered around 10 a.m. on Friday while…

All India Football Federation (AIFF) President Kalyan Chaubey. File | Photo Credit: PTI All India Football Federation (AIFF) president Kalyan Chaubey on Thursday (July 24, 2025) assured that the Indian Super League (ISL), which has been put on hold for the time being, will be held this season, though he did not specify on a start date of the top-tier domestic competition. He also said that a new head coach of the Indian men’s senior football team will be appointed within the next 10 days after the technical committee sent three shortlisted candidates to the AIFF executive committee on Wednesday…

Last year, WhatsApp integrated Meta AI, its AI-powered chatbot, directly into the messaging app. While the AI chatbot can answer questions, generate photos from text prompts, compared to the likes of ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity and Claude, it falls short when it comes to research and thinking. As it turns out, Meta developers are now testing a new real-time voice mode for Meta AI within WhatsApp, which might work similarly to Gemini’s Live Mode. According to a recent report by WABetaInfo, the feature has been under development for a few months, but now it looks like the voice mode feature is…

Residents walk on a damaged road following a cloudburst-triggered landslide and flash flood on a highway near the Chilas district, northern Pakistan, Wednesday, July 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Torrential monsoon rains sweeping across Pakistan have claimed at least 266 lives, including 126 children, and left 628 others injured since June 26, the country’s disaster management body said on Friday (July 25, 2025).Also Read | 10 more killed in Pakistan due to monsoon rains, toll crosses 200 In its latest report, the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) said that 14 people were killed and 17 were injured in rain-related…