Airbnb and Uber Compete to Become All-in-One Travel Super Apps; ByteDance to Use Qualcomm AI Chips
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Natalie Lung
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Summary
Bloomberg's Tech In Depth newsletter reports that Airbnb and Uber are competing to become comprehensive travel super apps, with neither company content to dominate just one category. The article also notes that TikTok owner ByteDance is poised to become a major customer for Qualcomm's AI-focused data-center chips.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledAirbnb and Uber are competing to be the next big travel super app
Neither company appears content to lead just one category
TikTok owner ByteDance is poised to become one of Qualcomm's first major customers for AI-focused data-center chips
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