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Sunken SS United States Set To Become World's Largest Artificial Reef
An anonymous reader quotes a report from PBS: The historic ocean liner SS United States will be intentionally sunk Wednesday off the coast of the Florida panhandle. Live coverage of the sinking of the SS United States is expected to start at 1 p.m. EST, with the sinking expected at 2 p.m. EST. Watch live in the video player above. In its heyday, the SS United States crushed the trans-Atlantic speed record, which it still holds. The luxury ocean liner took only three days to cross from New York to Europe on its maiden voyage in 1952. Carrying presidents and Hollywood stars, the nearly 1,000-foo
Slashdot · EN
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ユナイテッド航空、外部のAIアシスタントによる航空券の予約などを禁止へ 「チェックインには人間の確認が必要」
United Airlinesは、サードパーティ製AIエージェントによる自社サービスの利用を禁止すると発表した。機密情報の漏えいや意図しないアカウント操作、航空当局の規制違反の恐れを理由としている。米国ではMetaのAIエージェント「Muse」公開以降、小売りや金融業界でも外部AIを制限する動きが相次いでいる。
ITmedia · JA
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United Airlines Bans AI Agents From Booking Flights On Behalf of Travelers
United Airlines is banning unauthorized third-party AI agents from booking flights, checking in passengers or making account changes on travelers' behalf. CBS News reports: To make an airline booking, an AI agent requires access to a customer's personal information, including credentials like payment information. United has a problem with that, saying that "sharing account credentials with personal, third-party, AI assistants can expose sensitive information, and actions taken by these tools may result in unintended purchases, account changes, or use of MileagePlus miles." The carrier also sai
Slashdot · EN
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United Airlines bans AI agents from booking flights on behalf of travelers
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Hacker News · EN
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United is restricting AI agents from booking flights
The airline believes AI poses security risks and may violate DOT and FAA rules.
Engadget · EN
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When Asia’s underground scene united in Itaewon
Inside Live From Earth and Eastern Margins’ cross-cultural bash with The Deep, Billionhappy, f5ve, and more.
Gorilla Music · EN
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Midwestern City Lights
City lights from the midwestern United States to the East Coast sparkle across the landscape a couple of hours before sunrise.
NASA Image of the Day · EN
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2026 United States midterm elections distractions topic
It was quite popular last time so I figure we could use another round of it. This topic is a casual chat space and link drop for literally ANYTHING besides US politics for those of us that want to occupy our time with something other than scrolling feeds and checking the news. This will be a noisy topic. Please use the ignore feature if you do not want to see it in your feed. Comments URL: https://tildes.net/~talk/1wr4/2026_united_states_midterm_elections_distractions_topic Votes: 9 Comments: 3
Tildes · EN
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How high is current immigration to the United States in historical perspective?
We use long-run census data to understand the scale of recent US migration trends, and how these compare to previous centuries.
Our World in Data · EN
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Iranian scientists in the United States face major upheaval
Nature, Published online: 02 November 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03346-y Pressures due to the continuing US–Iran conflict are mounting as early-career researchers endure frozen immigration status, employment limbo and families caught in the war.
Nature News · EN