article thumbnail

OpenAI connects ChatGPT to the internet

TechCrunch

OpenAI’s viral AI-powered chatbot, ChatGPT , can now browse the internet — in certain cases. Google has been found to prioritize its own services in Search by, for example, answering a travel query with data from Google Places instead of a richer, more social source like TripAdvisor.

ChatGPT 335
article thumbnail

YouTravel.Me packs up $1M to match travelers with curated small group adventures

TechCrunch

is the latest startup to grab some venture capital dollars as the travel industry gets back on its feet amid the global pandemic. million to bring spontaneous travel back to a hard-hit industry and Wanderlog bag $1.5 million for its free travel itinerary platform. million for its free travel itinerary platform.

Travel 264
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

WeTravel books $27M to build fintech and more for bespoke group travel

TechCrunch

Travel is back on the radar for investment, with consumers and business users both on the move again after a long pandemic period of staying in one place. The startup, fittingly, has done a little traveling of its own. WeTravel had previously raised only $7 million in the eight years since it was founded.

Travel 251
article thumbnail

Bach, an app for planning bachelorette trips and group travel experiences, raises $9M

TechCrunch

Bach, an app for planning bachelorette trips and group travel experiences, has announced $9 million in Series A funding led by Pritzker Group Venture Capital. Launched in 2020, Bach aims to solve the hassle behind coordinating group travel by allowing groups to discover, plan and book trips all in one place. .

Travel 201
article thumbnail

What I learned after running my startup while traveling for a year

TechCrunch

Second, any apartment we rented had to have reliable, high-speed internet and two separate workspaces or nearby space, like a café or coworking space, since we’d both be working remotely. Third, I would need to travel back to Paris every four to six weeks, primarily to reduce my anxiety about being away. Curate your remote work kit.

Travel 188
article thumbnail

Travel Industry Revitalized by Seamless, Secure Payment Options

CIO

With a travel resurgence already well under way, it’s essential for industry organizations to ensure they are offering consumers payment options that are not just convenient, but that also reduce risk and instill confidence with every transaction. Global and domestic credit, debit and prepaid cards. Tools for preventing fraud.

Travel 148
article thumbnail

Ukraine’s Wartime Internet from the Inside

Kentik

In the past year, we have used Kentik’s unique datasets to show some of the conflict’s impacts on Ukraine’s external internet connectivity, ranging from DDoS attacks and large outages , to the rerouting of internet service in the southern region of Kherson. 88.81.224.209 PJSC Datagroup 3326 88.81.224.209.ipv4.datagroup.ua. 193.109.128.78

Internet 145