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A man in Arkansas turned a decommissioned missile silo into a lavish Airbnb over ten years, spending $800,000.

Man Renovates Decommissioned Missile Silo Into Delightful Airbnb, Attracts “Swingers”

By Victor Tangermann

Airbnb issued an apology on Monday after it received backlash for allowing an “1830s slave cabin” to be listed on its platform.

Airbnb Apologizes After Allowing Listing for “1830s Slave Cabin”

By Frank Landymore

Philadelphia police are reporting that their Special Victims Unit found no evidence of cameras at the Airbnb property, despite a viral tweet.

Robots and Machines

Airbnb Denies That Woman’s Rental Was Filled With Hidden Cameras

By Maggie Harrison Dupré

Aibnb, Uber, Lyft, and other similar companies are becoming considerably more expensive as they attempt to stop burning through so much cash.

The Price of Ubers and Airbnbs Is About to Get Jacked Up

By Dan Robitzski

Airbnb is encouraging hosts to buy smart "party prevention" devices that can cost over $100 in an attempt to stop parties that could get out of hand.

Airbnb Wants Hosts to Buy “Party Prevention” Devices

By Victor Tangermann

Airbnb uses an AI-powered tool to rate guests' likelihood of exhibiting "untrustworthy" traits, such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, and even psychopathy.

Artificial Intelligence

Airbnb Claims Its AI Can Predict Whether Guests Are Psychopaths

By Kristin Houser

Airbnb has not been consistent with how it treats hosts using hidden cameras to record guests, sometimes responding in ways that threaten guests' safety.

Airbnb Hosts Are Spying on Guests With Hidden Cameras

By Kristin Houser

A new website called This Airbnb Does Not Exist whips up plausible-yet-slightly-incoherent apartment listings using machine learning.

Artificial Intelligence

This Site Uses Deep Learning to Generate Fake Airbnb Listings

By Jon Christian

The Future Of Sharing Means You’ll Never Have To Buy Anything Ever Again

The Future Of Sharing Means You’ll Never Have To Buy Anything Ever Again

By Victor Tangermann

Autonomous Cars Are Coming, But Not For Your Job

Self-Driving Vehicles

Autonomous Cars Are Coming, But Not For Your Job

By Grayson Brulte