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That Airbnb didn't acquire Tiqets for its own experiences business after leading a Series C funding round, didn't give Tiqets much street cred. The Expedia deal couldn't have been a very substantial one for investors given the lack of financial disclosures.
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Govs. Gavin Newsom and JB Pritzker demand Trump pay Americans $1,700 in tariff refunds after the Supreme Court ruling. Read more âș
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Justices Kavanaugh, Alito, and Thomas argued that Trump's tariffs were lawful and that reversing them could get messy. Read more âș
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The president insisted he'll find other ways to make the tariffs that have rocked the tech industry happen. Read more âș
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The landmark 6-3 ruling knocks down a load-bearing beam of Trump's economic agenda. Read more âș
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This story appeared in The Logoff, a daily newsletter that helps you stay informed about the Trump administration without letting political news take over your life. Subscribe here. Welcome to The Logoff: Donald Trumpâs tariffs are unlawful, the Supreme Court said on Friday.  What just happened? In a 6-3 decision, the Court struck down the sprawling tariffs [âŠ] Read more âș
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The process for IEEPA tariff refunds will likely go through the Court of International Trade. Already, over 1,000 lawsuits are pending. Read more âș
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Comments and other data left on a PDF detailing Homeland Security's proposal to build âmegaâ detention and processing centers reveal the personnel involved in its creation. Read more âș
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Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft after nearly 40 years at the software giant. Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving Microsoft, in what is a major shakeup to the management of Xbox and Microsoft's gaming efforts. Asha Sharma, currently president of CoreAI product, is taking over as CEO of Microsoft Gaming. Microsoft CEO [âŠ] Read more âș
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Homeland Security aims to combine its face and fingerprint systems into one big biometric platformâafter dismantling centralized privacy reviews and key limits on face recognition. Read more âș
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President Donald Trumpâs approach to foreign policy so far has been to speak loudly and carry a big stick. On Friday, the Supreme Court took away his favorite stick. From Cuba, to China, to Greenland, itâs not an exaggeration to say that tariffs are the default foreign policy tool of the second Trump administration. He [âŠ] Read more âș
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After the US Supreme Court struck down President Donald Trumpâs tariff regime, investment firms are in line for a whopping return on a niche trade. Read more âș
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The Supreme Court fast-tracked a case over whether President Donald Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs. Read more âș
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In a 6-3 ruling, justices upended the Trump administration's signature economic policy, potentially putting the US government on the hook for at least $175 billion in tariff refunds. Read more âș
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Meta is pivoting Horizon Worlds away from its original VR-centric metaverse vision and toward a mobile-first strategy, "explicitly separating" its Quest VR platform from the virtual world. TechCrunch reports: By going mobile-first, Horizon Worlds is positioning itself to compete with popular platforms like Roblox and Fortnite. "We're in a strong position to deliver synchronous social games at scale, thanks to our unique ability to connect those games with billions of... Read more âș
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The Supreme Court handed down its long-awaited decision in Learning Resources v. Trump on Friday, with a total of six justices concluding that a wide range of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump are illegal. Chief Justice John Roberts, a Republican, wrote the opinion. At least some of his opinion was joined by five other [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer has just announced he's leaving the company after 12 years leading Xbox and nearly 40 at Microsoft in total. His replacement: Asha Sharma, formerly head of development for Microsoft's AI enterprise teams. Before that, she was COO of Instacart for three years, and spent four at Meta in charge of [âŠ] Read more âș
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Users say Pinterest has become flooded with AI-generated images and heavy-handed automated moderation, with artists reporting wrongful takedowns and their hand-drawn work mislabeled as "AI modified." As the company doubles down on AI features and layoffs, longtime users argue the platform's creative ecosystem is being undermined. 404 Media reports: "I feel like, increasingly, it's impossible to talk to a single human [at Pinterest]," artist and Pinterest user Tiana Oreglia told... Read more âș
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Airlines are saying that AI is becoming an edge in running day-to-day operations â and a new source of risk that could quickly erode trust if it goes wrong. Read more âș
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Air Indiaâs long-awaited turnaround has been slowed by supply chain delays, but CEO Campbell Wilson tells Skift that the structural overhaul is largely complete. Read more âș
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Indiaâs hotel boom is real, but its two most storied hospitality brands â Taj and Oberoi â are betting on opposite futures. Read more âș
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Travel executives are hopeful for a rebound, but visits to the U.S. remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Read more âș
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IHGâs 21st brand underscores how major hotel groups are multiplying âcollectionâ labels to capture independents, even as questions about portfolio overlap grow louder. Read more âș
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Pritzker is among the business leaders who have faced repercussions since the release of files showing the breadth of Epstein's network. Read more âș
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AI booking platforms could become the new gatekeepers of travel demand. Wyndham is among the hotel groups plugging in their inventory and hoping to capture bookings at a lower cost than through OTAs. Read more âș
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In 2018, Airbnb had a "superguest" loyalty plan in the works to reward frequent guests with premium benefits, but it never came to be. Might the loyalty benefits being tested resurrect some of those plans? Read more âș
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IHGâs AI strategy isnât about chatbots. Itâs about making sure its hotels are structured, searchable, and integrated enough to survive the shift from links to answers. Read more âș
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