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You Can Add a Private Chef to Your Airbnb Rental but Your Host Might Not Like It - Tech News Briefing
Airbnb has opened another front in its ongoing competition with the hospitality industry with 'services,' a new product line that will offer everything from private chefs to personal trainers for guests—as long as their hosts approve. Plus, WSJ's Lauren Weber explains why you may just have to accept talking to people while they're wearing airpods. Patrick Coffee hosts. Full Transcript This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Patrick Coffee: Welcome to Tech News Briefing. It's Tuesday, July 22nd. I'm Patrick Coffee for the Wall Street Journal. Airbnb wants you to add some extra services to your vacation or business trip, like a private chef, a personal trainer, or a professional photographer. One problem, this might come as a surprise to your unwitting host. Plus, everybody knows that it's rude to speak to someone while wearing headphones, right? Apparently that's no longer the case if they're AirPods. 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They don't mind the perception that they have less than someone's full attention? Lauren Weber: It's one of those interesting examples about how conventions change and social norms. So at this point, it's not uncommon to see somebody wearing their AirPods all day. I'll just use AirPods as my shorthand for any kind of earbuds. This started to change, I really think, when they became wireless. So it was just really easy to park them in your ear and forget about them. And that way, you have them in your ears. You don't have to take them out of the case, put them back in the case constantly, which also raises the possibility of losing something. And again, because there's no wire there, they're more unobtrusive. So it's just easier now to have them in all the time. And what has become confusing for people is when they're in, you don't know if the person you're talking to actually has them on. 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Allison Poley: If you think about it, Airbnb's positioning is that this is going to drive more guests to the property because this will make the stay more valuable for guests and also more special. And if you can do these things at an Airbnb, it makes the lodging more competitive with hotels, for example. An analyst who I spoke to also mentioned the same thing. So if you're thinking about it and a traveler is deciding where they should stay, they might choose a short-term rental where they can have a private chef come as opposed to staying in a hotel that has a nice restaurant because they have this experience that they wouldn't be able to get somewhere else. And so some people do see that as a benefit for the guest. Even as a host they think, "Oh, well, if somebody wants that service while they're staying at my short-term rental, that's fine. I want them to have a nice stay." 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Yahoo
41 minutes ago
- Yahoo
Global Defense Contractor Burke Products Selects Datavault AI for Enhanced National Defense and Aerospace Technologies Contracts
Datavault AI Selected to Support Mission-Critical Defense and Aerospace Programs in Strategic Partnership with Burke Engineering BEAVERTON, Ore., July 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Datavault AI Inc. (NASDAQ: DVLT), a leader in data visualization, valuation, and monetization technologies, today announced a strategic partnership with Burke Products ('Burke'), a minority-owned Tier 1 supplier to Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies, Department of Defense, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), and the Defense Logistics Agency as well as their international allied force corollaries. The partnership stands to deliver 2025 Revenues from existing contracts of Burke's that have now been subcontracted to Datavault AI and is set to scale into productized offerings into 2026. Within the partnership Datavault AI has been contracted by Burke Products to engineer and produce solutions responsive to an array of opportunities. All opportunities are managed under the contract in a case by case fashion designed to be responsive to private and public RFPs and requests made directly and through subcontracts obtained by Burke and other contracting mechanisms in place at Burke Products on a global basis. Military grade engineering, manufacturing and productization is now underway. The collaboration aims to advance defense and aerospace capabilities by integrating Datavault AI's services and proprietary data and ADIO® tone technologies with Burke's experienced manufacturing and engineering teams to accelerate productization and speed to market that Datavault AI's technologies have been designed to automate and support at scale. According to Janes, global defense spending is projected to exceed $2.2 trillion in 2025, with the U.S. defense budget alone expected to surpass $900 billion. As modernization efforts escalate, the sector is increasingly focused on secure data solutions, advanced tracking, and predictive intelligence—areas where Datavault AI is uniquely positioned to deliver for Burke new and innovative solutions that solve for advantages and forward progression of technologies in this sector. With Web 3.0 centric contributions of Datavault AI this partnership will explore technological synergies with particular emphasis on secure data management, resource tracking, and communication systems critical to mission success. Aaron Bakhshi, CEO of Burke Products, shared his outlook on the business alliance and licensing contracts now in place with Datavault AI, 'For more than 59 years, Burke Products has supplied advanced electro-mechanical components and assemblies to leading defense and aerospace partners, including Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies, Northrop Grumman, General Dynamics, the U.S. Navy, the Defense Logistics Agency, and their allied international counterparts. As a minority-owned defense contractor committed to engineering innovation, we view this strategic alliance with Datavault AI as a transformative step toward future-ready solutions. The introduction and demonstrations of Datavault's solutions into our product portfolio marks a significant evolution in how we approach innovation across mission-critical systems.' Bakhshi continued: 'This collaboration originated from Sonia Choi's ability to identify and align mutual strategic interests, particularly around innovations in acoustic sciences and separately, the urgent challenge of addressing stolen valor—two distinct areas where Datavault AI's platform provides an elegant and effective solution. Additionally, our shared vision around the scalable deployment of Digital Twin technologies further strengthens the foundation of this partnership and unlocks significant future potential. Her skill in connecting advanced technology to real-world defense applications and viable business models was instrumental in forming this agreement. It resonates with me, as it reflects the executive vision and innovation that Burke Products strives to champion across all of our initiatives. We believe the work underway with Datavault AI will deliver measurable value to our clients and help redefine operational standards across multiple defense verticals with new Web 3.0 solutions.' The first phase will integrate Datavault AI's acoustic sciences services and products, including patented ADIO® tone technology, into Burke's pre-existing systems. Future phases may expand into integrating Datavault AI's proprietary data solutions for digital twin modeling, predictive analytics, inventory logistics and management as well as blockchain-based tools to secure supply chains and authenticate critical components throughout their lifecycle. 'It has been an honor to work with and partner alongside Aaron Bakhshi and Burke Products to help extend Datavault AI's orchestrated blend of talent and technological footprint into the defense sector,' said Sonia Choi, Co-Founder and CMO of Datavault AI and Lead Principal Investigator on a privately funded Strategic Partnership Project facilitated through the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory. 'Burke Products has a rare and profound legacy of combining engineering precision with innovation—qualities that immediately resonated with our shared commitment to mission-critical performance. We are both builders and systems thinkers, capable of harnessing our technologies to automate high-value solutions in environments defined by complexity and zero tolerance for error. By leveraging our advanced data and acoustic sciences to solve real-world problems and by aligning our ecosystems together, we're laying the groundwork for scalable, American-built solutions. This marks a pivotal step and underscores Datavault AI's strategic entry into, and sustained relevance within, modern defense infrastructure,' stated Sonia Choi. As the defense and aerospace sectors rapidly evolve, this partnership marks a significant milestone. With a focus on security, precision, and next-gen data integration, Datavault AI and Burke Products are working together to shape the future of national defense technology. Nathaniel T. Bradley, Co-Founder and CEO of Datavault AI, asserted: 'This collaboration marks an international milestone of a scale we couldn't have anticipated when we first founded the company. Sonia Choi has been diligently building toward this moment for years, and her ability to identify high-impact applications for Datavault AI's technologies—while guiding our team through the execution with focus and discipline—has been exceptional. Through her vision and leadership, we've reached a breakthrough that aligns seamlessly across our VerifyU, ADIO®, High Performance Computing, WiSA and Datavault platforms, in concert with Burke Products' expansive capabilities, trusted network, and precision-driven engineering excellence.' Bradley noted, 'Together, with Burke Products, we now have an industry leading, solutions-oriented contracting partner that not only understands Datavault AI's mission, but is equipped to deliver defense-grade, purpose-built innovations when they are most needed. Sonia's and Aaron's influence will have a lasting impact—not only on Datavault AI's trajectory, but on the broader U.S. defense industry it serves. We're deeply grateful to Burke Products for validating our intellectual property, recognizing the strength of our team, and stepping forward with us to realize the full potential of this partnership.' About Datavault AI AI™ (Nasdaq: DVLT) is leading the way in AI driven data experiences, valuation and monetization of assets in the Web 3.0 environment. The company's cloud-based platform provides comprehensive solutions with a collaborative focus in its Acoustic Science and Data Science Divisions. Datavault AI's Acoustic Science Division features WiSA®, ADIO® and Sumerian® patented technologies and industry-first foundational spatial and multichannel wireless HD sound transmission technologies with IP covering audio timing, synchronization and multi-channel interference cancellation. The Data Science Division leverages the power of Web 3.0 and high-performance computing to provide solutions for experiential data perception, valuation and secure monetization. Datavault AI's cloud-based platform provides comprehensive solutions serving multiple industries, including HPC software licensing for sports & entertainment, events & venues, biotech, education, fintech, real estate, healthcare, energy and more. The Information Data Exchange® (IDE) enables Digital Twins, licensing of name, image and likeness (NIL) by securely attaching physical real-world objects to immutable metadata objects, fostering responsible AI with integrity. Datavault AI's technology suite is completely customizable and offers AI and Machine Learning (ML) automation, third-party integration, detailed analytics and data, marketing automation and advertising monitoring. The company is headquartered in Beaverton, OR. Learn more about Datavault AI at About Burke Products, Products, Inc. is a minority-owned manufacturer of high-precision electro-mechanical components and assemblies, serving the aerospace and defense sectors for over 59 years. The company has established a longstanding reputation for reliability and excellence across critical supply chains, maintaining established relationships with clients including the U.S. Department of Defense, Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), Lockheed Martin, Raytheon Technologies, Honeywell, General Dynamics, Goodrich, and Johnson & Johnson. Internationally, Burke has fulfilled government contracts and procurement programs for India and our allied defense partners in the UK, Japan, Germany, Turkey, and many others. Operating under ISO and AS-compliant quality systems, Burke specializes in contracted manufacturing, acoustic systems and technology integration, and rapid design-to-production capabilities for defense-grade hardware. Its core competencies support both domestic and allied military readiness through scalable, high-integrity supply partnerships. 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