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Autonomous AI agent Manus joins the fray
Phocuswire (March 10, 2025) - Blink and you could miss the launch of the latest artificial intelligence initiative. Manus, Latin for...
Banks and Credit Card Companies Are Shaking Up Travel - 3 Key Takeaways
Skift ($) (March 3, 2025) - Skift Take - Travel loyalty programs have lost their spark. Banks and credit cards are seizing the...
17 Travel Tech Acquisitions So Far This Year – See the List
Skift ($) March 1st, 2025 Small deals are leading unprecedented M&A activity in travel tech right now, and you'll see that they dominate...
Apple Launches Digital Invitation App with Built-in Event Management Features
Skift (February 5, 2025) -- Apple's newest app is exactly what you'd expect from the tech giant: pretty, practical, and polished. It may...
OpenAI’s “Operator” and its impact on travel search and marketing
Phocuswire (February 3, 2025) -- Developments in artificial intelligence have been fast and furious in recent weeks. One of the latest,...
Tech Giants See AI Bets Starting to Pay Off
WSJ ($) - (November 1, 2024) - Microsoft, Google and Amazon report strong growth in cloud revenue, but warn of increased spending Some of...
OpenAI’s new o1 model: A Generative AI Powerhouse for the Travel Industry
TLDR: On September 12th, OpenAI, the maker of the GPT series of large language models (LLMs) introduced a new generation of models called...
Electronic Warfare Spooks Airlines, Pilots and Air-Safety Officials
WSJ ($) (September 23, 2024) American Airlines Capt. Dan Carey knew his cockpit equipment was lying to him when an alert began blaring...
Travel tech startup Hotel Engine valued at $2.1 billion after latest fundraise
Reuters (September 17, 2024) - Hotel Engine said on Tuesday it had raised $140 million in a funding round led by a fund advised by...
Apple Intelligence: Much to be excited about but mind the realities and complexities of integration with travel
WIT - (September 10, 2024) - The impending rollout of Apple Intelligence , the personal intelligence system that combines the power of...
RockYou2024: 10 billion passwords leaked in the largest compilation of all time
Cybernews - (July 4, 2024) -- The largest password compilation with nearly ten billion unique passwords was leaked on a popular hacking...
Kayak for Business Launches Premium Offering for SMEs
BTN - (June 27,2024) - Kayak for Business has added a premium option to its travel management offering for small and midsized businesses,...
Apple’s Siri Is Getting Better AI. How That Works for Trip Planning
Skift ($) (June 10, 2024) Generative AI is going directly into the iPhone. It helps with travel a little right now, but that's only the...
Ramp Adds Booking Capabilities Via Priceline
BTN - (June 4, 2024) - Corporate spend management platform Ramp is entering the travel booking space with the launch of Ramp Travel,...
As Gorin debuts as CEO, Expedia Group launches new AI Assistant, Content Creator Shops
Phocuswire (MAY 14, 2024) As Ariane Gorin steps into the role of CEO for Expedia Group, the company is launching several new products and...
Google’s Gemini can build an entire vacation itinerary “in a matter of seconds”
The AI model will blend personal information, like flights and hotel bookings, with publicly available details to build multiday itinerarie
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