Travel News: 28 October 2025

November 17, 2025, 11:32 AM EST. Introducing a new CRISPRMED Satellite Meetings format at CRISPRMED26 in Copenhagen on April 13th, delivering high-value forums for deep insights into CRISPR medicine. These interactive sessions will unite experts, regulators, and innovators to explore scientific approaches, regulatory frameworks, infrastructure needs, and the broader societal dialogue around future genomic medicine. Attendees will engage with leaders on topics such as EU Regulatory Requirements, Access & IP Landscape / Freedom to Operate (FTO), and EU CRISPR Screening & Editing Facilities. The meetings aim to accelerate responsible innovation and foster collaborations, including the newly formed European Genomic Medicine Consortium (EGMEDC) to be announced at CRISPRMED26. Chairs include Attila Sebe, Lotte Dahl Nissen, Franziska Bächler, Pia Johansson, Rodrigo Leite de Oliveira, and Ulrich Storz. Participation is included with CRISPRMED26 registration, but spots are limited.

November 17, 2025, 11:30 AM EST. With iOS 26, Apple debuts Adaptive Power, a smart, on-device feature that learns your daily usage and adjusts performance to stretch battery life. It runs in the background, reducing brightness, limiting background tasks, and activating Low Power Mode around 20% battery, all without user input. It pauses during high-performance tasks like camera use or games in Game Mode. The goal is to balance performance and power efficiency so everyday workloads-streaming, gaming, and AI tasks-stay smoother longer. Users may see a small notification when Adaptive Power steps in, but otherwise the feature stays quiet. Requires iOS 26 on supported iPhones (e.g., iPhone 17 series, 16 lineup, and certain 15 Pro models).

November 17, 2025, 11:28 AM EST. iOS 26 introduces Adaptive Power, a default-on feature that uses on-device AI to trim energy and extend battery life. Unlike Low Power Mode, Adaptive Power analyzes your usage over about a week and automatically adjusts performance during power-hungry tasks-like recording video, editing photos, or gaming-without input. It requires devices with Apple Intelligence. Supported iPhones include: iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro/Max, iPhone Air, iPhone 16/16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro/Max, iPhone 16e, and iPhone 15 Pro/Max. In Settings > Battery > Power Mode you can enable Adaptive Power (default on some models) and opt into notifications. For more control, you can still use Low Power Mode or lower brightness, but Adaptive Power aims to save more with minimal effort.

November 17, 2025, 11:26 AM EST. OpenAI has two CEOs, with Fidji Simo steering Applications and monetization. Working from LA due to POTS, she stays highly visible via Slack and directly oversees ChatGPT and revenue efforts. Since joining, she's launched Pulse, a calendar-aware assistant; built an AI-certified jobs platform; and intensified improvements to ChatGPT's responses in crises. Her mandate: turn research breakthroughs into tangible consumer products and close the gap between model intelligence and user adoption, outpacing Google, Meta, and alumni-backed startups. The broader arc highlights OpenAI's unusual nonprofit-for-profit structure and a rapid push toward paid features, as the company expands partnerships, hardware, and new models.

November 17, 2025, 11:22 AM EST. Valve's Steam Machine could redefine PC gaming, but only if Linux's anti-cheat problem is solved. SteamOS has removed barriers and lets players tweak settings easily, yet the Linux cheating ecosystem keeps big titles like Fortnite and Valorant off SteamOS. In a The Verge interview, Riot's Phillip Koskinas warned that kernel-level manipulation is easy on Linux and could give rise to cheating-focused distributions. Proton compatibility and VAC help, but studios still pause on Linux. Until Valve and the industry address cheating at the kernel/user level, SteamOS will struggle to lure competitive games. If Valve can fix Linux's anti-cheat, the Steam Machine could finally push PC gaming toward a Windows-free, broader audience.