China fines Trip.com $770m over hotel booking monopoly

Trip.com was ordered to return around US$18 million in booking deposits to hotel operators.

Trip.com was ordered to return around US$18 million in booking deposits to hotel operators.
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Lorde was performing at the Real Cool Festival in Madrid on Thursday and took some time during her set to speak out against AI glasses. While she didn’t specify any brands in particular, it’s likely she was taking a shot at festival sponsor Ray-Ban, which has collaborated with Meta on a pair of AI smartglasses….
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Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 136, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, hope your neighborhood isn’t as smoky as mine, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) This week, I’ve been recording the next season of Version History…
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