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  • Booking.com just told investors how little AI actually books

    Traffic from large language models, paid and unpaid, is running significantly below 1% of Booking Holdings’ 325 million quarterly room nights. Its CFO says the figure has not moved in quarters. Aug 10, 2026 by Markus Busch What Booking told its investors. On the second-quarter earnings call Tuesday, an analyst asked Booking Holdings where the…

  • Contrasting Temporary Architectural Designs by Louis Vuitton and Prada at 57th and Fifth

    Louis Vuitton and Prada are employing distinct architectural strategies with temporary structures on a competitive retail block at 57th and Fifth. Louis Vuitton features a trunk pile design, while Prada showcases a shape-shifting green shell. These innovative installations highlight the brands’ efforts to make impactful architectural statements in a bustling commercial area.

  • BMW and Sony-Marvel’s Partnership Faces Online Criticism for Dystopian Marketing

    BMW recently unveiled a partnership with Sony-Marvel, leading to mixed reactions online. The collaboration was termed a “special surprise” but drew criticism, with some calling it “insanely dystopian.” The partnership aims to leverage BMW’s marketing capabilities through the popular Marvel franchise. While some view it as innovative, others express concern over the commercialization of entertainment…

  • Replit’s CEO on building a company that can run itself

    Replit’s CEO on building a company that can run itself

    [embedded content] Disclosure: my fiancé works at Anthropic, whose models Replit uses and which Masad discusses below. Last week on the Platformer podcast, Granola’s Chris Pedregal told me we are only 5 percent into the AI transformation of work. For the fourth episode of our miniseries on productivity in the AI era, I wanted to…

  • What CEOs are reading in 2026

    The books shaping today’s CEOs ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Share this email New from McKinsey & Company What CEOs are reading in 2026 What books have shaped today’s leading CEOs? In celebration of National Book Lovers Day, explore McKinsey’s 2026 book recommendations featuring picks from CEOs who have built global businesses…

  • Chart of the Week: Household wealth watch

    Chart of the Week Household wealth rises ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌   ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  Share this email DATA IN FOCUS The Chart of the Week series offers data visualizations that help explain a changing world. This week’s graphic explores global assets, liabilities, and wealth, from our recent article “The global balance sheet 2026: Imbalance…

  • Monthly Highlights, August 2026: Rethinking Talent Development in the AI Era

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  • Love this.. my only build would be for once the dog is consummated that Oprah announce that everyone in the stadium has a warm QT hot dog under their seat 🙌 | Andre Redelinghuys

    Love this.. my only build would be for once the dog is consummated that Oprah announce that everyone in the stadium has a warm QT hot dog under their …

  • BMW pushes Spider-Man trailer to millions of car owners | Nick Tran posted on the topic | LinkedIn

    Millions of BMW drivers were just hit with the new Spider-Man trailer. BMW pushed the ad onto the dashboard of every connected car built since 2020 …

  • #ai #startup #tech #merger #acquisition #scaleup | Herwig Springer | 14 comments

    Hotels are still running on too many disconnected systems: PMS, RMS, CRS, guest messaging, check-in, payments, finance. In 2026, the platforms are …

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