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Uber Says AI Agents Booked Just Four Rides in Its Busiest Week
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AI & Agentic Airbnb to Launch Its Own AI Travel Agent in First Half of 2027
Airbnb says its AI travel agent will launch in the first half of 2027, with a visual interface instead of a chatbot. Here's what it will do and why.
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Ocient Raises $100M Series C to Scale Its Trillion-Row AI Database
Chicago data startup Ocient has raised a $100 million Series C co-led by BOKA Capital and OCA Ventures to grow its OcientAIQ platform for huge datasets.
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Fal Raises $1.3B Series F, Doubling Its Valuation to $16 Billion
AI inference startup fal has raised $1.3 billion led by Bessemer at a $16 billion valuation, double its April price. Here's what the company does and why it matters.
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Airbnb to Launch Its Own AI Travel Agent in First Half of 2027
Airbnb says its AI travel agent will launch in the first half of 2027, with a visual interface instead of a chatbot. Here's what it will do and why.
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Uber Says AI Agents Booked Just Four Rides in Its Busiest Week
Uber says only four rides and about 500 Uber Eats orders came through AI agents in its busiest October week. Here's what that says about agentic commerce.
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DoorDash to Buy Instacart for $17 Billion in Grocery Delivery Deal
DoorDash has agreed to acquire Instacart for about $17 billion, or $65 a share. Here's what changes for shoppers, grocers and the delivery market.
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NASA's Swift Observatory Reenters Over Indonesia After 22 Years
NASA's Swift gamma-ray observatory burned up over Indonesia on November 4, 2026, after a $30 million rescue mission failed. Here's what it achieved.
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