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Airbnb sales beat estimates, showing demand amid covid surge
AirBnB sales beat estimates even during the pandemic, and expects a rebound in travel this year as Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out.
Biden team starts @PresElectBiden while clashing with Twitter
Joe Biden’s transition team flipped the switch on a new Twitter account for the president-elect on Thursday night, while clashing with the social media company over its decision to deny the incoming administration millions of existing White House followers.
How blind Google engineer handles challenge of working remotely
Kiran Kaja’s sight began to fail at birth.
Airbnb-, Amazon-style services in focus in Canada tax proposal
Canada’s finance department unveiled plans to levy new taxes on foreign technology companies to increase government revenue amid rising deficits.
Letter: Group of 165 Google critics call for swift EU antitrust action
A group of 165 companies and industry bodies have called on EU antitrust enforcers to take a tougher line against Google, saying the U.S. tech giant unfairly favours its own services on its web searches.
Local eSports industry adapts to new normal during pandemic
In light of the global pandemic, eSports have gone back to their online roots, enabling teams to keep playing tournaments while still growing a fanbase, though some think it lacks some of the charms of offline play.
EU top court backs crackdown on short-term home rentals in setback to Airbnb
Europe’s top court on Sept 22 gave its backing to European cities cracking down on short-term rentals of private homes to solve a housing crunch, dealing a setback to homesharing site Airbnb.
Scam Airbnb websites: Be aware when looking for accommodation
You've found a holiday apartment in a central location at a great price. But what looks like an unbeatable offer could be an attempt at fraud. Fraudulent websites that look like Airbnb have been springing up, warn German police, but there are ways to unmask them.
#OurHomesAreOpen: Lebanese offer spare beds to Beirut blast victims
Using social media, hundreds of Lebanese have offered shelter to strangers displaced by a devastating blast, which Beirut’s governor said may have left 250,000 people homeless.
Saudi authorities keep pilgrims safe during haj with technology
The vast, white-marble floors surrounding Islam’s holiest site, the cube-shaped Kaaba in Mecca, would normally be packed with hundreds of thousands of pilgrims from around the world the day before the haj.
