AI agents can, in theory, book your vacation for you, but that doesn’t mean it’s happening much yet. Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky says he’s not worried about AI agents like Meta’s Muse or Instinct AI taking traffic, citing a low number of agent bookings so far. “We’re not seeing a lot of traffic, and even
Despite its fragmented markets and myriad of cultures and spoken languages, Asia is becoming an increasingly popular home for budding tech and AI entrepreneurs, according to Magnus Grimeland, the founder and CEO of venture capital firm Antler. “Going to the U.S. to build companies is still very popular and we see that happening at scale,”
Asia’s technology stocks took another beating on Friday as a brutal sell-off in the AI trade swept across the region. Some of the chipmakers and technology companies that powered this year’s stock-market rally were among the hardest hit. South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index plunged 9% in early trading, triggering a trading halt. Japan’s Nikkei 225
The morning after we wrote in Fortune about a controversial Chancery Court decision involving Cloudflare, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster moved with uncommon speed to certify an interlocutory appeal of his ruling to the Delaware Supreme Court. Corporate boards might read that as a sign the system is correcting itself. They shouldn’t, at least not
AI startup Thinking Machines Lab is set to close a fresh round of funding as soon as this week. The startup is raising $5 billion at a $40 billion pre-money valuation, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. Accel is leading the round, according to the sources. Previously, Thinking Machines Lab, which was founded
If you were going to live in Europe at any point in time, word of advice: Avoid the fifth century. The mighty Roman Empire was floundering. Attila the Hun repeatedly invaded the eastern Roman Empire, and even Italy in the year 452 CE. Fierce Germanic forces known as the Visigoths and Vandals sacked and raided
