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• Summer Travel Warning: Your Vacation Could Be a Scam Waiting to Happen

  Fake bookings, phishing texts, and AI-powered tricks are targeting travelers this summer. Here's how to spot them and fight back before you book.

  2 weeks, 3 days By Kim Key
• Jealous of TikTok Travelers? You Can Now Book Trips From the App

  TikTok Go makes the social network the latest app to offer travel bookings.

  3 weeks By James Peckham
• New Starlink Policy Requires Passport Check, 'Live Portrait' for International Use

  Starlink.com now mentions a 'travel registration' policy for international use that requires the customer to submit a copy of their passport and a live portrait selfie.

  3 weeks, 3 days By Michael Kan
• Uber Now Lets You Book Hotel Rooms, Add a Coffee to Your Rideshare

  Uber will offer 700,000 hotels globally with its Expedia partnership, and it plans to introduce more properties through Vrbo later this year.

  1 month By James Peckham
• Starlink to Drop Tech That Helps Beat GPS Spoofing. Maritime Users Are Alarmed

  SpaceX will restrict a little-known, but accurate, location feature that boat owners use to counter GPS jamming and spoofing around the Red Sea. They're urging the company to reconsider.

  1 month By Michael Kan
• Looking for Fast Wi-Fi on Your Next Flight? Pick an Airline With Starlink

  Ookla's new report focuses on consistency over speed, and airlines achieving over 90% speed consistency 'are almost exclusively serviced by Starlink.' That said, it's also pretty fast.

  1 month By Rob Pegoraro
• SpaceX's Starlink Hypes Up 'Multi-Gigabit' In-Flight Wi-Fi

  A SpaceX executive touts the announcement as the company faces competition from Amazon Leo, which is also expanding into in-flight Wi-Fi.

  1 month By Michael Kan
• SpaceX Lowers Price of Starlink Aviation Plans to Win Back Small Plane Owners

  The company also increased monthly data limits, but some aviators say it's not enough.

  1 month, 1 week By Michael Kan
• Comcast Adds 2 Premium Xfinity Mobile Plans With Global Roaming Included

  Xfinity Mobile Plus and Xfinity Mobile Select offer lower prices than older plans they replace but lose multiple-line discounts.

  1 month, 1 week By Rob Pegoraro
• Heading Out of Town? Google Wallet Now Displays Flight Status on the Lock Screen

  You'll see real-time updates for take-off and an ETA on the notifications bar. If you connect to in-flight Wi-Fi, you'll also see a progress bar for your journey.

  1 month, 1 week By Jibin Joseph
• You’ll Soon Be Able to Book Hotel Rooms on Airbnb

  The new plans to broaden its offering come after Airbnb first started offering experiences and services to its consumers just over a year ago.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Will Mccurdy
• Like It or Not, Google Wants to Be Your AI Travel Buddy This Summer

  The company touts rising interest in using AI to plan travel; its own relentless promotion of AI search tools may have something to do with that.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Rob Pegoraro
• Starlink Mobile Goes Roaming As Rogers Adds US Access for Canadians

  The announcement suggests SpaceX's partner, T-Mobile, might eventually offer the same cross-border access for US customers.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Michael Kan
• T-Mobile Grounds Free In-Flight Wi-Fi Benefit for United Airlines Passengers

  United’s rollout of free Starlink Wi-Fi is only beginning to expand beyond regional jets, leaving most passengers without a useful perk in the meantime.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Rob Pegoraro
• Amazon Leo Shows Off In-Flight Wi-Fi Antenna That Will Take on Starlink

  Amazon suggests its Leo Aviation Antenna will be easier to install on commercial jets than SpaceX's solution.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Michael Kan