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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.

  1 week, 6 days By Kim Key
• 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 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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
• Double-Check Your Travel Reservations. Booking.com Hit by Data Breach

  The site warns that hackers accessed data, including booking details, names, email addresses, and phone numbers associated with the booking.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Michael Kan
• Southwest Airlines Is Worried About Power Banks Catching Fire. Here's What You Can (and Can't) Bring Onboard

  New rules cap travelers at one battery pack per person and tighten how they can be used.

  1 month, 2 weeks By Jibin Joseph