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Booking Holdings launches **Vayo**, a Seattle-based AI travel startup led by serial entrepreneur Mike Fridgen. The company aims to develop AI agents specialized for travel planning, positioning itself as a more tailored alternative to general-purpose assistants like those from OpenAI and Meta. Vayo will receive an initial $100 million investment from Booking Holdings.

Oct 2026 · GeekWireNews article

Amazon is reportedly in talks to acquire Israeli AI startup **Decart** for **$7 billion**. The deal follows Anthropic’s withdrawal from a proposed acquisition after due diligence. Amazon has already provided Decart with early access to its **Trainium AI chips**, strengthening its position in the AI infrastructure market.

Oct 2026 · CTechNews article

Decart unveils Oasis 3, an API-accessible world model that generates interactive photorealistic driving environments in real time for autonomous-vehicle simulation. The company says developers can generate scenarios indefinitely, with access priced at $0.02 per second, and plans to expand into robotics. In testing, environments lose thematic consistency over time, controls can be unresponsive, and cars pass through one another; Decart says it is working on memory and physics challenges.

Jun 2026 · TechCrunchNews article

Decart introduces **Lucy 2**, a generative AI model that creates live 1080p video in real time without buffering delays. The technology targets applications in streaming platforms, interactive commerce, gaming environments, and robotics systems. Lucy 2 eliminates latency, enabling seamless integration into dynamic digital workflows.

Jan 2026 · ForbesNews article