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Bay Club’s third acquisition of 2025 brings Griffin Club Los Angeles into its 30+ location portfolio The Bay Club has acquired Griffin Club Los Angeles, a racquet, fitness and social institution on the city’s Westside, strengthening its Los Angeles Campus and bringing the company’s portfolio to more than 30 locations with 150,000 members. The deal marks Bay Club’s third acquisition of 2025, following 425 Fitness and Harbor Square Athletic Club in the Pacific Northwest, and adds a property that underwent a $30 million rebuild in 2018. “Griffin Club’s legacy and location made it an ideal fit for our Los Angeles…

Amazon’s (thrice) yearly Prime Day sales are a great opportunity to nab discounts on expensive stuff like TVs and laptops — it’s also an excellent time for sales on smaller electronics and accessories. For this list, we compared what’s on sale right now (a full five days before the sale even starts) with the stuff we recommend in our guides. For less than $50 each, we found deals on some of our favorite tech including batteries, iPhone paraphernalia, earbuds, speakers, holiday gifts and smart home gear. Some deals require you to be a Prime member, others are open to anyone…

FCC Chairman Brendan Carr will testify before the Senate Commerce Committee after Chairman Ted Cruz (R-TX) backed television host Jimmy Kimmel over Carr and the Trump administration. Semafor reported that Carr has agreed to testify before the Commerce Committee; Cruz has criticized Carr’s pressure against Disney and ABC over Kimmel’s statement about Charlie Kirk’s alleged assassin being “MAGA.” Carr and the other two FCC commissioners will appear before the committee in November, although the date has yet to be formalized. WATCH — Cringe: The Texas senator accused Carr of “dangerous as hell” mafia-like tactics after he appeared to push for the removal…

Travelers can now shift gears from the lobby to the bike lane as Viceroy and Rapha introduce curated cycling routes at select properties Wellness tourism is getting wheels. Viceroy Hotels & Resorts has partnered with cycling company Rapha to launch curated ride experiences at four properties: Viceroy Santa Monica, Viceroy Chicago, Viceroy Washington D.C. and Viceroy at Ombria Algarve in Portugal. The collaboration gives travelers new ways to explore each destination through cycling routes that range from relaxed 3-mile rides to advanced journeys of 60+ miles for the most ambitious riders. Each hotel will highlight its surroundings with cycling paths…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gathered in the unusually quiet halls of the U.S. Capitol, Republican leaders faced the cameras for a second day and implored Democrats to reopen the government.“We want to protect hardworking federal workers,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday morning, before criticizing his counterparts. “Democrats are the ones who have decided to inflict the pain.”It’s a striking role reversal. Budget standoffs for years have been the bane of Republican congressional leaders who had to wrestle with conservatives on their side ready to shut down the government to get their policy demands. Democrats often stood as willing partners to…

Bitcoin has reclaimed key levels above the $118,000 mark, shifting momentum back in favor of the bulls after weeks of uncertainty. The breakout has reinvigorated sentiment across the market, with traders increasingly confident that BTC could be on the verge of a major move. Historically, October has been one of the strongest months for Bitcoin performance, and some analysts are already calling for a massive impulse that could carry the asset toward new highs. Related Reading What makes this rally especially notable is the underlying stability reflected in market data. Top analyst Axel Adler shared insights showing that Bitcoin currently…

Spacecoin says it has relayed a blockchain transaction entirely through space, moving data from one ground point to another without using terrestrial internet links. According to reports, the test aimed to show that cryptographic transactions can be sent via satellite radio and still be validated at the other end. Related Reading End-To-End Transaction Via Satellite Reports have disclosed that the transmission began in Punta Arenas, Chile, was uplinked over S-band radio to a nanosatellite called CTC-0, and then downlinked to a ground station in the Azores, Portugal. That path covered roughly 7,000 kilometers. Based on reports, the message was processed…

In the past, crypto mining required a lot of technical know-how and a lot of money to get started. To get good returns, one had to find expensive machines, get cheap electricity, and keep them in good shape all the time. For many would-be participants, those requirements turned mining into a distant dream.  AIXA Miner offers an alternative. It directly gives investors a way to benefit from major mining output without touching a single circuit board. The platform has essentially turned what was once a rather difficult technical pursuit into a simple and straightforward investment experience. Operations Built on a…

Amazon may have announced new Echo Show devices recently, but it didn’t touch the humble Echo Spot. The smart alarm clock remains the smallest Echo device with a display, but it’s one that’s really best just for showing the time, weather and other quick bits of information. You can grab one now for only $50 thanks to Prime Day deals; that’s 38 percent off its usual price.The latest incarnation of the diminutive Spot was introduced in July 2024, and while it’s not quite available for its record low price of $45 right now, $50 is pretty close. For that you…

OpenAI has recently rolled out parental controls for ChatGPT and its video generator, Sora 2, in response to growing concerns about the AI’s safety for vulnerable users, particularly teenagers. The lawyer for a family that has accused ChatGPT of being their son’s “suicide coach” before his tragic death says the change comes “far too late.” Ars Technica reports that OpenAI, the company behind the popular AI chatbot ChatGPT, has been under scrutiny following a lawsuit filed by parents Matthew and Maria Raine, alleging that “ChatGPT killed my son.” The lawsuit claims that the AI acted as a “suicide coach” for their…