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Airbnb Rolling Out New Technology to Stop Parties by Scanning Renter's History
Airbnb is rolling out a new scanning to stop parties. The company will now examine the would-be renter's history on Airbnb and other factors to find out if they are likely to throw a party. The service will rollout in the US and Canada for now. Airbnb has been under growing pressure to clamp down on parties since 2019.
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Russia Says Cases Opened Against Google, Others For Personal Data Legislation Violation
Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor says it opened administrative cases against Alphabet's Google and six other foreign technology companies for alleged violations of personal data legislation.
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"Delighted," Says Mukesh Ambani's Son Akash On General Atlantic Deal
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani extended his fund-raising streak for Jio Platforms Ltd. by selling an $873 million stake to General Atlantic, an early investor in Airbnb Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc.
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Airbnb Is Using AI To Predict Whether Guests Are Psychopaths
Airbnb is using technology that looks at their guests' online personalities to determine their trustworthiness.
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Your Kirana Store Can Fight Amazon and Walmart, Says Top Tech Investor
From the poshest neighborhoods to teeming slums, typical Indian kiranas are cramped spaces that can just about fit a king-size bed but are chock-full of sacks of rice, lentils and dried chili peppers.
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Slack Said to Tap Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO
Slack is among a string of Silicon Valley unicorns expected to debut in the stock market in 2019.
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Airbnb Looking to Offer Virtual Tours of Properties, Other VR- and AR-Enabled Features
The company is focused on the use of these technologies in two aspects – virtual reality before a trip and augmented reality during it.
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Hate Speech: What Apple, Google, Facebook, Other Tech Firms Are Doing About It
A look at some of the technology services that have banned hate groups or have otherwise come out against white supremacists and their supporters.
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US Tech Firms Debate How Strongly to Protest Trump's Immigration Order
Technology leaders have previously pinballed as they weighed the benefits of a Trump relationship against the potential costs to the bottom line.
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For White-Collar Staff, Artifical Intelligence Threatens New Workplace Revolution
If your job involves inputting reams of data for a company, you might want to think about retraining in a more specialised field. Or as a plumber. After industrial robots and international trade put paid to many manufacturing jobs in the West, millions of white-collar workers could now be under threat from new technology such as artificial intellig...
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Hospitality Industry In Midst Of Turbulent Changes, Says EIH's PRS Oberoi
The hospitality industry is in the midst of "turbulent changes" at present due to disruptions by new-age technology driven businesses such as Airbnb, Ola and Uber, according to EIH Executive Chairman PRS Oberoi.
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Airbnb Wages $8 Million Campaign to Defeat San Francisco Measure
Airbnb has spent more than $8 million and hired a top political operative to defeat a San Francisco initiative on the ballot on Tuesday that could threaten the growth of one of the most valuable global technology companies.
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The Tech Sector's Best Innovations for Solving the Syrian Refugee Crisis
The technology industry's top thinkers are starting to rally behind the cause.
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US startup funding in January-March highest since 2001: report
Funding for US startup companies soared 57 per cent in the first quarter to a level not seen since 2001, as venture capitalists piled more money into a growing number of deals, according to a report.
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Yahoo's Marissa Mayer gets internal flak for more rigorous hiring
Yahoo Inc chief executive Marissa Mayer was asked at an all-staff meeting several weeks ago whether her rigorous hiring practices had caused the company to miss out on top engineering talent in Silicon Valley's hyper-competitive job market.
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Airbnb Rolling Out New Technology to Stop Parties by Scanning Renter's History
Airbnb is rolling out a new scanning to stop parties. The company will now examine the would-be renter's history on Airbnb and other factors to find out if they are likely to throw a party. The service will rollout in the US and Canada for now. Airbnb has been under growing pressure to clamp down on parties since 2019.
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Russia Says Cases Opened Against Google, Others For Personal Data Legislation Violation
Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor says it opened administrative cases against Alphabet's Google and six other foreign technology companies for alleged violations of personal data legislation.
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"Delighted," Says Mukesh Ambani's Son Akash On General Atlantic Deal
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani extended his fund-raising streak for Jio Platforms Ltd. by selling an $873 million stake to General Atlantic, an early investor in Airbnb Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc.
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Airbnb Is Using AI To Predict Whether Guests Are Psychopaths
Airbnb is using technology that looks at their guests' online personalities to determine their trustworthiness.
-
Your Kirana Store Can Fight Amazon and Walmart, Says Top Tech Investor
From the poshest neighborhoods to teeming slums, typical Indian kiranas are cramped spaces that can just about fit a king-size bed but are chock-full of sacks of rice, lentils and dried chili peppers.
-
Slack Said to Tap Goldman Sachs to Lead IPO
Slack is among a string of Silicon Valley unicorns expected to debut in the stock market in 2019.
-
Airbnb Looking to Offer Virtual Tours of Properties, Other VR- and AR-Enabled Features
The company is focused on the use of these technologies in two aspects – virtual reality before a trip and augmented reality during it.
-
Hate Speech: What Apple, Google, Facebook, Other Tech Firms Are Doing About It
A look at some of the technology services that have banned hate groups or have otherwise come out against white supremacists and their supporters.
-
US Tech Firms Debate How Strongly to Protest Trump's Immigration Order
Technology leaders have previously pinballed as they weighed the benefits of a Trump relationship against the potential costs to the bottom line.
-
For White-Collar Staff, Artifical Intelligence Threatens New Workplace Revolution
If your job involves inputting reams of data for a company, you might want to think about retraining in a more specialised field. Or as a plumber. After industrial robots and international trade put paid to many manufacturing jobs in the West, millions of white-collar workers could now be under threat from new technology such as artificial intellig...
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Hospitality Industry In Midst Of Turbulent Changes, Says EIH's PRS Oberoi
The hospitality industry is in the midst of "turbulent changes" at present due to disruptions by new-age technology driven businesses such as Airbnb, Ola and Uber, according to EIH Executive Chairman PRS Oberoi.
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Airbnb Wages $8 Million Campaign to Defeat San Francisco Measure
Airbnb has spent more than $8 million and hired a top political operative to defeat a San Francisco initiative on the ballot on Tuesday that could threaten the growth of one of the most valuable global technology companies.
-
The Tech Sector's Best Innovations for Solving the Syrian Refugee Crisis
The technology industry's top thinkers are starting to rally behind the cause.
-
US startup funding in January-March highest since 2001: report
Funding for US startup companies soared 57 per cent in the first quarter to a level not seen since 2001, as venture capitalists piled more money into a growing number of deals, according to a report.
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Yahoo's Marissa Mayer gets internal flak for more rigorous hiring
Yahoo Inc chief executive Marissa Mayer was asked at an all-staff meeting several weeks ago whether her rigorous hiring practices had caused the company to miss out on top engineering talent in Silicon Valley's hyper-competitive job market.
