Expedia Expands AI Tools for Travel Partners and Agents
Expedia Group unveiled new AI-powered tools and infrastructure aimed at helping partners build and manage travel experiences through AI agents and automation.
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Expedia Group unveiled new AI-powered tools and infrastructure aimed at helping partners build and manage travel experiences through AI agents and automation.
Standard Chartered CEO Bill Winters apologized for remarks about AI replacing lower-value jobs after backlash from staff and regulators.
Spotify and Universal Music Group are launching AI tools that let fans create licensed song covers and remixes with artist revenue sharing.
Hong Kong and Singapore regulators have sought clarification from Standard Chartered after CEO Bill Winters said the bank plans to replace “lower-value human capital” with technology. The scrutiny follows the lender’s plan to cut more than 7,000 jobs over four years.
Standard Chartered plans to eliminate more than 7,000 jobs as the bank accelerates automation and AI adoption across operations.
Figma introduced a new AI design agent that can generate interfaces, edit designs, and automate creative workflows using natural language prompts.
Anthropic has hired prominent AI researcher Andrej Karpathy as the company accelerates efforts to compete with OpenAI and Google.
BNB Chain launched the BNBAgent SDK on mainnet, introducing infrastructure for autonomous AI agents with payments, identity, escrow, and memory.
Pope Leo XIV will unveil his first encyclical focused on artificial intelligence, workers’ rights, and the ethical risks of emerging technologies.
AEON raised $8 million to develop blockchain settlement infrastructure for autonomous AI agents and machine-to-machine commerce.