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December 10, 2015
Airbnb Hosts Discriminate Against Black Renters, Study Finds
Airbnb hosts were less inclined to book renters with stereotypically African-American names, Harvard Business School researchers found.
A new study from Harvard Business School finds that Airbnb hosts are more likely to book reservations with users who have "distinctly white" names, according to Bloomberg. Researchers discovered that renters who had stereotypically African-American names were less likely to score bookings on the platform.
What Marissa Mayer's Maternity Leave Decision Means For Working Parents At Yahoo
Despite generous paid leave policies, the example set by the CEOs of Facebook and Yahoo may have a bigger impact on how much employees use.
Paid parental leave has become one of the most talked about issues in 2015. Netflix just revised its already expanded policy to offer between 12-16 weeks off to its hourly workers.
Product Hunt's New App Is A Podcast Player (And Much More)
Product Hunt's newly overhauled iOS app turns the recommendation site into something much more useful.
When Product Hunt launched over two years ago, it seemed like an unlikely success story: A site for posting, up-voting, and commenting on apps, websites and other products? Isn't the Internet awash in enough recommendation engines?
You Can Now Buy Online Harassment Insurance
As platforms like Facebook and Twitter struggle with safety, an insurance company is selling a policy to compensate.
A U.S.-based insurance company announced a new policy this week that specifically covers the damage of online abuse.
Facebook Says Its New AI Research Computers Are Twice As Powerful As Anything Before
Code-named "Big Sur," the new computing architecture is the result of 18 months of design work with partners like Quanta and Nvidia.
Facebook said today it has developed a new computing system aimed at artificial intelligence research that is twice as fast and twice as efficient as anything available before.
New VC Firm May Be First To Focus Exclusively On VR And Augmented Reality
Presence Capital was started by HTC Vive founder Phil Chen and serial entrepreneurs and investors Paul Bragiel and Amitt Mahajan.
Virtual reality and augmented reality have finally arrived in consumer form, and together are predicted to be a $150 billion industry by 2020. So it's no surprise that investors want a piece of the action.
Collecting Cow Farts: The Stupid-Brilliant Solution To Global Warming
As the world eats more meat, methane emissions from livestock are becoming a bigger climate concern. It's time to take that seriously.
Our food habits are a big cause of climate change. Because the world wants to eat more animal products these days, the cow, sheep and goat population is growing (3.6 billion at last count), and consequently more emissions are going into the atmosphere. We tend to associate global warming with industry and energy generation, but ruminants shouldn't be forgotten. Collectively, they produce more than 11% of human-related greenhouse gas emissions, a study last year showed.
December 9, 2015
Airbnb Is Reportedly In Talks With Hearst To Develop A Magazine
The new venture may pick up where Pineapple—the print magazine Airbnb launched last year—left off.
Pineapple, Airbnb's one-off print magazine, ended up publishing just one issue due to internal politics—but, according to the Wall Street Journal, it could make a comeback soon.
Code2040 Scores $1.2 Million Investment To Help Advance Minority Engineers
Granted by the Knight Foundation, the new funding will support two programs at Code2040, a nonprofit committed to diversifying tech.
Code2040, a nonprofit that helps black and Latino students land internships and jobs in tech, just received $1.2 million from the Knight Foundation to boost two of its "signature" initiatives. The money will go toward Code2040's Fellows Program, which secures internships at major tech companies for top engineering students, and Technical Applicant Prep (TAP), a program that readies students for careers in tech.
Can Spotify Lure Back Taylor Swift And Adele?
As competition heats up and artists get restless, Spotify is willing to rethink a key part of its model.
Taylor Swift's most notable public breakup could soon be on the mend. No, not her split with One Direction's Harry Styles. We're talking about her fraught relationship with Spotify.
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