Tag: Airbnb

Jamix emerges with $3M pre-seed and model-agnostic enterprise AI assistant

Every day in the year 2024 is filled with AI-related news. But Jamix, a new San Francisco-based enterprise AI startup founded by former Instagram and Airbnb engineers, is hoping to cut through the noise by focusing on solving a very particular, yet widely-shared problem: allowing companies to use generative AI assistants without compromising their data […]

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You’d Never Think a Feud Between an Airbnb Host and Their Guest Would Get This Messy

A Mississippi man is suing Airbnb and one of their “superhosts” after he was accused of violating the house rules. The ordeal lead to the revealing of a photo that nearly cost him his marriage. Making Love Songs: The Story Behind Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” Off English Shawn Mackey says the weekend […]

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Can a New Law Force Airbnb Hosts to Become Landlords?

If you were planning a trip to New York City for Presidents’ Day weekend and logged onto Airbnb Wednesday morning, the first two listings to turn up might have vexed you. One was for a hotel room on Park Avenue South, and the second was for a townhouse apartment in Jersey City, advertised for its […]

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Cimba.AI emerges from stealth with $1.25M pre-seed to help enterprises build AI agents

And while both of those tools are already being used by early adopters, it remains to be seen if enterprise customers hop aboard, and if so, how many. But said enterprise customers may want to consider yet another option, a new generative AI startup dedicated specifically to this task: Cimba.AI, founded by former Airbnb and […]

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The Best Airbnb Alternatives, From Italian Villas to Fancy RVs

Image Courtesy of Aman Resorts Whether we’re planning our next Joshua Tree bender or armchair-traveling through Europe on our lunch break, we’re usually—OK, always—doing so with the help of Airbnb’s endless homeshare listings. It’s just easier to plan a vacation if you know where you’re staying first, and it’s hard to imagine life before the […]

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Notorious Airbnb Host Charged with Allegedly Running $8.5M Nationwide Scam

Image: NurPhoto / Contributor via Getty Image A notorious Airbnb host at the center of a 2019 Vice investigation has been indicted in California for allegedly masterminding a nationwide scam that systematically double-booked guests to rake in profits.  Shray Goel—who describes himself as a “visionary in real estate,” among other things—was indicted on December 28 for wire fraud, […]

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A Must-Watch: Hidden Black History Facts in ‘Leave The World Behind’

The Barack and Michelle Obama-produced Netflix film, “Leave The World Behind,” is an apocalyptic thriller replete with Black History easter eggs, Julia Roberts awkwardly dancing, and metaphors used to underscore and warn of society’s overdependence on technology, the rise of artificial intelligence, the destruction of the environment, and lastly, the omnipresent issue of race and racism […]

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Fantasia Accuses Airbnb Host Of Racial Discrimination At North Carolina House

NewsOne Featured Video CLOSE Source: Arturo Holmes / Getty For all the advancements we can accredit to Airbnb, the now-global rental app for vacations or any need in-between when it comes to room and board, it’s also had a fair share of racial discrimination controversies over the years — remember those “slave cabin” rentals? MORE: […]

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How College Football Is Clobbering Housing Markets Across the Country

The Georgia Bulldogs — the two-time defending national champions — draw some 90,000 spectators to Sanford Stadium for six or seven home games every fall, essentially creating an alternate market for short-term rentals that lasts about three months. Real estate investors are buying and building homes for fans who will pay hundreds or even thousands […]

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Fantasia Calls Out AirBNB Host for Racial Profiling: ‘I Dare Not Stay Quiet’

During a time where Fantasia Barrino-Taylor should be focusing on promoting her new film “The Color Purple,” she’s instead having to unfortunately deal with alleged racial profiling from an Airbnb host. Small Town Horror: The Story of a Plantation Cottage AirbnB Off English In a post to X/Twitter and Instagram on Sunday, the “When I […]

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Remember The Woman Who Accidentally Invited Black Teen To Thanksgiving? Well, She’s Back

Let’s face it: between wrangling family members and figuring out how to brine a turkey, the holiday season can be stressful. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t some sweet moments that make the whole season worth it. Tackling A Black Maternal Health Crisis & Embracing Reproductive Justice | The Root Institute Off English One story […]

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Is Tyrese About To Be in More Legal Trouble?

Tyrese attends the 2023 ESSENCE Holiday Special at Riverside EpiCenter on November 08, 2023 in Austell, Georgia.Photo: Paras Griffin (Getty Images) While things have been fairly quiet when it comes to Tyrese and his divorce drama, it looks like he’s about to get tied up in a different legal battle soon. Small Town Horror Story: […]

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Bahamas Chronicles: 3 Must-See Sites You Need to Explore on Bimini Island

In Bimini, one of the 700 islands that make up the beautiful Bahamas, there are a handful of little known spots that will put a smile on any traveler’s face that’s looking to explore culturally significant sites. Though I was only on the island for a few days, in celebration of JetBlue’s inaugural, first-ever direct […]

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The Best Airbnbs for Fall Leaf Gazing Your Pumpkin-Spiced Heart Out

Being from Southern California, I never really understood how (or why) people would plan vacations around fall foliage. Not that it’s not beautiful—I’ve seen When Harry Met Sally—but just… how? How does one plan a trip with a climax that relies on leaves, which don’t have brains, making decisions about when to wither and die?  […]

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Once a Labor Leader, Butler Angered Unions by Consulting for Uber

In the summer of 2019, Uber, Lyft and other companies that use contract drivers faced a crisis in California. The State Legislature was poised to pass a law that would effectively require them to treat their drivers as employees, meaning the gig companies would have to pay drivers a minimum wage, cover their expenses and […]

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New York City Responds to Airbnb Crackdown

Since 2018, Tricia Toliver, a freelance stage manager, has rented out the bottom floor of her Brooklyn townhouse through Airbnb, earning more than $3,000 a month by hosting visitors to New York City for a few days at a time. But after city officials last week started enforcing rules prohibiting short-term rentals in apartments like […]

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