Airbnb
Uber’s flu-shot initiative successfully turned the traditional model for vaccinations upside down.
Plus, two mashups: West/Smith and Kalanick/Vanderbilt.
They’re sort of like the Goofus and Gallant of the sharing economy.
Airbnb said on Thursday it would add liability insurance that covers hosts if guests are injured.
The lives of social media content moderators, the story of gentrification in San Francisco as told by a soccer field and more.
This still seems to be a push to go after the worst actors, not small-time hosts.
The company wants to make it easier for retailers to get orders to China.
A way to serve more travelers from China.
Short-term rentals in the city are about to cost 14 percent more than before.
Joe Cool looks over the field at Demo Day.
Some app splits make sense. Others, not so much.
Just a hammock, yoga room, dog-friendly office with a swing, please.
Developers unveil new apps and programs to make life easier for first responders and residents after disasters.
Crocery stores and restaurant chains are an area of huge opportunity for new challengers.
Plus, Apple orders a bunch of next-gen iPhones, Italy wags a finger at Google and another Airbnb horror story.
For Microsoft to innovate, maybe it has to bifurcate. Plus an Airbnb guest who just ... won’t ... leave.
Microsoft and Yahoo battle for the worst week in tech, Airbnb’s fresh new logo, IBM and Apple’s new partnership and more.
Tech’s new Rorschach test.
Plus, Satya Nadella breaks Steve Ballmer’s layoff record.
“When I was talking to investors, they said ‘Aw, cute.’”
The company also agreed to a detailed warning about the legality of short-term rentals.
“If you went to Dropbox, it’s maybe more fun,” said CEO Travis Kalanick, showing off his new SF HQ.
A judge ruled in favor of Airbnb today in its ongoing fight with the state’s attorney general.
Now that it’s well established and valued at $10 billion, Airbnb is paying more attention to things like taxes and regulations.
“My story starts in computer science class ...” Uh-oh.
Why does the sharing economy work?
Hotels, begone: Airbnb tips from eight Re/code writers.