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New York Cracked Down on Airbnb One Year Ago. NYC Housing Is Still a Mess

It’s been one year since New York enacted a law that barred most whole-apartment rentals for short-term stays on platforms like Airbnb. Since then, the number of stays under 30 days has...

UAW Files Federal Labor Charges Against Donald Trump and Elon Musk, Alleging They Tried to ‘Threaten and Intimidate Workers’

The United Auto Workers union, which represents some 400,000 workers in the automobile, aerospace, and agriculture industries, on Tuesday said that it filed federal labor charges against Donald Trump and Elon Musk....

Zoom Is Going After Google and Microsoft With AI-Driven Docs

Starting Monday, Zoom users will have the option to open a document tool from within their video calling app and create sharable files based on their meetings—but they’ll also be prompted to...

‘Date Like Goblins’ Thinks Playing Games Can Fix Dating Apps

Swiping apps have gamified dating. Date Like Goblins wants to solve that by turning first dates into gaming sessions.The app, which launched today via Kickstarter, gets users in the dating game through...

New Jersey’s $500 Million Bid to Become an AI Epicenter

New Jersey has a new plan to become the US hub for AI innovation. The state’s governor signed a law on Thursday that will offer up to $500 million in tax credits...

RealPage Says Rental Pricing Tech Is Misunderstood, but Landlords Aren’t So Sure

RealPage says it isn’t doing anything wrong by suggesting to landlords how much rent they could charge. In a move to reclaim its own narrative, the property management software company published a...

The Metaverse Was Supposed to Be Your New Office. You’re Still on Zoom

When Mark Zuckerberg rebranded Facebook as Meta in 2021, he estimated the metaverse could reach a billion people over a decade. Not long after, Bill Gates predicted that within two or three...

Airbnb’s Olympics Push Could Help it Win Over Paris

Search for Airbnbs in Paris in late July and you’ll be offered options ranging from a tiny studio with glimpses of the Eiffel Tower for $167 a night up to a stunning...

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