Day: May 7, 2024

Saudi Arabia and Egypt retain top spots in MENA travel preferences: Wego study

RIYADH: Booming investments in clear vitality know-how are strengthening the worldwide economic system by creating new industrial and employment alternatives, a report has outlined. In keeping with the Worldwide Vitality Company, world funding within the manufacturing of 5 key clear vitality applied sciences – photo voltaic photovoltaic, wind, batteries, electrolyzers, and warmth pumps – surged …

Airbnb’s “Icons” launch prompts mixed reaction from industry voices

  With loads of fanfare, Airbnb launched its new “Icons” initiative Wednesday, a spin on experiences curated by the short-term rental platform outlined as “extraordinary experiences hosted by the best names in music, movie, tv, artwork, sports activities and extra.” “Icons take you inside worlds that solely existed in your creativeness – till now,” stated …

STARTUP STAGE: Levee uses AI and computer vision to provide quality control for hotels

Levee Levee makes use of proprietary AI fashions educated on the resorts’ distinctive knowledge and high quality management necessities to create self-inspection instruments for housekeeping employees. The corporate was based final yr by Al Lagunas and Guillermo Villegas, who’re each kids of frontline hospitality employees and have been motivated to create an answer to assist folks …

Wayve raises greater than $1B in Sequence C

Wayve has raised $1.05 billion in its Sequence C funding spherical, the corporate introduced Tuesday. The bogus intelligence-powered autonomous driving firm plans to make use of the brand new funding to bolster its objective of reimagining autonomous mobility by embodied intelligence – which is supposed to increase previous generative AI and huge language fashions. The …