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Katie Buss and Ben Howard take command at KinectAir travel service as co-CEOs

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based KinectAir , which provides a digital platform for booking on-demand private air travel. Buss previously served as KinectAir’s chief operating officer. Howard, who co-founded the privately held company in 2019, was chief technology officer before his promotion.

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Tech Moves: Expedia taps execs to run new divisions; Bumble hires Microsoft vet as CTO

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(Expedia Photos) — Expedia Group hired two longtime leaders to run new operating divisions within the Seattle-based travel giant. Greg Schulze , an 18-year Expedia vet, was named president of Travel Partners and Media. Schulze previously was a senior vice president for Strategic Travel Partners. Antoine Leblond.

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Uncommon Thinkers: MagniX CTO Riona Armesmith geeks out over electric aviation

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MagniX’s chief technology officer, Riona Armesmith, works on electric propulsion systems like the one in the background at the company’s headquarters in Everett, Wash. ” As MagniX’s chief technology officer, Armesmith loves to dive into the nuts and bolts of electric aviation.

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Expedia’s new ChatGPT travel planning tool is a litmus test for the future of AI and humanity

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For many travelers, technology long ago supplanted travel agents for the basic booking of flights, hotels, and excursions. But how quickly will artificial intelligence replace humans for trusted travel advice?

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An AI Lie Detector Is Going to Start Questioning Travelers in the EU

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Soon traveling to Europe will depend on a lie detector test taken by an artificial intelligence tool. In Hungary, Latvia, and Greece, travelers will be given an […].

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Internal email: Expedia Group lays off some tech workers in latest move to reshape its workforce

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(GeekWire File Photo / Todd Bishop) Expedia Group informed an unspecified number of workers in its technology organization Thursday that it’s eliminating their positions, the latest in a series of moves by the Seattle-based travel giant to overhaul its workforce.

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Interview: Expedia’s new leaders from Apple and Verizon hope to help travel giant bounce back

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Over the course of nearly two decades, the Seattle travel platform snatched up more than 40 companies with a combined worth of nearly $13 billion. Last week Expedia announced the hiring of Jon Gieselman , Apple’s former head of marketing for services, to help customers make sense of the online travel giant’s tangled product lineup.

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