WORLDTECHAmazon’s AI wearable, Booking’s return to Expedia’s backyard, and LinkedIn’s not-so-Seattle startup list
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Amazon's Bee devices can now turn things you say into shopping suggestions, Booking Holdings is launching an Seattle-based AI travel venture called Vayo, and four of LinkedIn's top 10 Seattle startups aren't based in the region. Led by recent guest Mike Fridgen, Vayo operates with AI agents (AI that carries out multi-step tasks rather than answering one question) to manage your trips.
It’s an example of the broader push to build personalized AI agents, even as more companies wall off their sites from rival agents. 1 Anthropic, aren’t headquartered in the region.
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