Jul 22 Airbnb enlists Eric Holder to address racial discrimination By Kenya Downs Airbnb has a racial discrimination problem, and they're enlisting former Attorney General Eric Holder to help fix it. Continue reading
Feb 11 Stay in a life-size replica of a Van Gogh painting for $10 a night By Corinne Segal Ever wanted to live inside a Van Gogh painting? Here's your chance, courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago. Continue reading
Feb 04 What happens when the sharing economy stops sharing and starts owning? By Vikram Mansharamani There’s reason to believe that the so-called “sharing economy” is a fleeting moment in economic history. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 5:46 From legal pot to Airbnb limits, 2015 election offers test cases to watch By PBS NewsHour On this Election Day, a handful of states voted to elect state and local leaders and decide a number of ballot measures, from the legalization of marijuana to the expansion of LGBT protections. Judy Woodruff gets a rundown of the… Continue watching
Nov 03 San Francisco voters reject proposal to restrict Airbnb By Associated Press San Francisco voters have rejected a proposal to restrict Airbnb and a second ballot measure prompted by the city's housing crisis. Continue reading
Nov 01 Airbnb contest winner spends Halloween night in Paris catacombs By Andrew Mach Brazilian Pedro Arruda had an unforgettable lodging experience over the weekend as the lucky winner of a Halloween contest sponsored by home-sharing company Airbnb. The prize? A sleepover in the bowels of Paris, inside the famous catacombs home to the… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 9:50 Why is New York City cracking down on Airbnb? By PBS NewsHour Short-term housing rental industry giant Airbnb now lists more than 1 million rooms available in 192 countries. The platform's largest market is in New York City, with more than 25,000 listings per night, but it's also where the debate over… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch The new ‘sharing economy’ can enrich micro-entrepreneurs but at what cost? By Justin Scuiletti, PBS NewsHour Continue watching
Oct 10 Who protects the workers powering the new sharing economy? By Jordan Vesey The more we share together the happier we’ll be. That is what companies that make up the sharing economy promise. But as these platforms grow, they compete with existing markets in cities across America. While innovation is good for consumers,… Continue reading
May 22 Airbnb to give anonymous user data to New York authorities By Dave Sloan Settling a months-long dispute, popular rental service Airbnb struck a deal Wednesday with New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman to relinquish anonymous data of 225,000 hosts to help target “bad actors” that continue to abuse the local housing… Continue reading