AI will make the biggest companies bigger and the smallest more powerful. Hotels show who gets squeezed

Fortune•Fri, Aug 14, 2026, 10:00 AM•2 min read

The next technology wave will produce a barbell: scaled platforms at one end, focused operators renting their capabilities at the other.

Source: [Fortune](https://fortune.com/2026/08/14/kasa-ceo-roman-pedan-ai-barbell-effect-hospitality/)

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