15 News to Read This Weekend

  1. Uber Explores Acquisition of Expedia — https://www.cnbc.com/2024/10/17/uber-discussed-a-bid-for-travel-booking-company-expedia.html
  2. API or DIE: Why Your Hotel’s Tech Future Hangs on Tech-Agnosticism — https://www.hospitalitynet.org/opinion/4124184.html
  3. ChatGPT Comes to Windows — https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/17/chatgpt-comes-to-windows/
  4. E23 Retail and Safran Passenger Innovations join to unlock potential of travel retail media advertising — https://moodiedavittreport.com/e23-and-safran-passenger-innovations-partner-to-unlock-potential-of-travel-retail-media-advertising/
  5. Smart Glasses That Read Emotions and Monitor Your Eating Habits — https://www.wired.com/story/emteq-smart-glasses-read-emotions-watch-what-you-eat/
  6. New York Times Issues Cease-and-Desist to AI Search Engine Perplexity — https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/15/24270774/new-york-times-cease-and-desist-letter-perplexity-ai-search-engine
  7. Amazon Ads Launches Generative AI Video Tool for Advertisers — https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/innovation-at-amazon/amazon-ads-generative-ai-video-generator-advertisers
  8. TikTok Lays Off Hundreds as It Refocuses on AI — https://www.pcmag.com/news/tiktok-lays-off-hundreds-of-staff-to-replace-them-focus-on-ai
  9. Meta’s Neural Interface for Next-Gen AR Glasses — https://techcrunch.com/2024/09/25/meta-developed-a-neural-interface-for-its-next-gen-orion-ar-glasses/
  10. Adobe’s Firefly AI Enhances Video Editing in Premiere — https://www.axios.com/2024/10/14/adobe-ai-firefly-video-model-premiere
  11. Scientists Enable Communication Between Two People in Their Dreams — https://www.ndtv.com/science/scientists-claim-two-people-communicated-in-their-dreams-using-brain-waves-6795790
  12. Anthropic CEO Predicts AGI by 2026 — https://the-decoder.com/anthropic-ceo-thinks-agi-in-2026-is-possible-but-says-it-could-take-much-longer/
  13. Reddit Introduces AI-Powered Keyword Targeting for Advertisers — https://searchengineland.com/reddit-ai-powered-keyword-targeting-features-447463
  14. Zoom’s AI Avatars Now Talk and Clip Conversations for You — https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/9/24266007/zoom-ai-avatars-clips-talk-for-you
  15. DMA Impact on Hotels: 0.8% Loss of Direct Reservations (via Mirai) — https://www.mirai.com/blog/dma-impact-on-hotels-0-8-loss-of-direct-reservations/

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