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OpenAI and News Corp, owner of The Wall Street Journal, The New York Post, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Sun and The Daily Telegraph, have signed an agreement for the use of content for the development of AI models.

Booking.com has faced multiple protests in front of its headquarters in Amsterdam in the last months, driven by allegations of listing properties in Israeli settlements within the occupied Palestinian territories. The company’s dominant position in Europe has also come under criticism as the EU officially designates Booking.com a "gatekeeper".

The European Council has given the final green light for stricter rules on artificial intelligence (AI) in the European Union. The law could set a global standard. But can it keep pace with the rapid development of the technology?

The Chicago Tribune and seven other newspapers are suing Microsoft and OpenAI for copyright infringement. They allegedly "stole" millions of copyrighted articles without authorization. The New York Times was the first medium to take legal action in January of this year.  

Most hotel and holiday bookings are now made online. But which is more popular: direct bookings on hotel websites or via OTAs? A study in Europe and Asia analysed this, among other things, over the period from 2019 to 2023. 

The travel industry is investing heavily again - especially in technology. Hotels, airports and other segments simply expect growth from this.

Service robots that clear crockery silently are becoming increasingly common in restaurants. And guests are accepting them. They will soon be followed by Social Robots that can communicate with guests. Where will this work? Only with hotel brands that are trusted by guests! Hoteliers with staff bottlenecks will love it.

More and more people are using AI. This also increases the demands on data centres - and their electricity requirements. In the EU alone, this is increasing by 60%. However, the power networks in Europe are often over 40 years old.

Almost one year ago in March, the national DPA ("Garante per la protezione dei dati personali" / equivalent to the GDPR) ordered the temporary suspension of ChatGPT in Italy. Recently, the parent company OpenAI was accused of breaching data protection. 

MoMas, cobots, digital twins and humanoids can revolutionise the world of work and make a decisive contribution to eliminating the shortage of skilled workers. Humans and machines are also growing ever closer together.