Google has launched Flight Deals, an AI-powered search tool integrated within Google Flights that allows flexible travelers to describe their ideal trip—such as “week-long ski getaway”—using natural language, and receive tailored fare suggestions instantly, simplifying trip planning by translating vague ideas into concrete, budget-friendly airline options; currently available in beta across the U.S., Canada, and India, the feature even enables users to exclude restrictive basic economy fares to prioritize both savings and convenience In a separate development,
Chinese AI startup DeepSeek has delayed the launch of its much-anticipated R2 model—initially scheduled for May—after encountering persistent technical issues when training it with Huawei Ascend chips, highlighting ongoing challenges in Beijing's push for chip independence, which led the firm to revert to Nvidia chips for model training while using Huawei’s hardware only for inference
