Daily Archives: April 19, 2016






500px Photo ID: 146659859 - [NO RELEASE NECESSARY] neighbourhood: Ipanema                     Date: 16/03/27
Photographer: Eduardo Zappia
Caption: Ipanema Beach Last November, we reported on how Airbnb appeared to be experimenting with ways to expand beyond its role as a P2P marketplace for renting private accommodation, to “experiences” — including more detailed local guides and a prepaid card to spend money once you’re there. Now, as Airbnb continues to expand, covering some 34,000 cities and 2 million properties,… Read More

Airbnb bets on local with user-generated guidebooks and new neighborhood/home ...




Commercial Drones Commercially operated autonomous drones may be on the horizon, especially since Google and Amazon have announced plans to start drone-based parcel delivery in 2017. A policy problem is likely to follow: allocation of scarce airspace and preferred flight paths — an issue complicated by the need to ensure that each drone’s flight is safe and that each flight-path segment stays… Read More

Regulating drone airspace using ‘smart markets’



Commercial Drones Commercially operated autonomous drones may be on the horizon, especially since Google and Amazon have announced plans to start drone-based parcel delivery in 2017. A policy problem is likely to follow: allocation of scarce airspace and preferred flight paths — an issue complicated by the need to ensure that each drone’s flight is safe and that each flight-path segment stays… Read More

Regulating drone airspace using ‘smart markets’


shutterstock_257480485 LinkedIn — the social platform used by 400 million professionals looking to network or find work —  has taken a major tumble in the markets in the last few months over weak financial guidance amid slowing growth. So this week, ahead of its next quarterly earnings on April 28, LinkedIn is shoring up in areas where it’s either already strong or banking on growing… Read More

LinkedIn doubles down on Recruiter, its big revenue generator, with ...



Rinse app place order Rinse Inc. has raised a $6 million Series A round of venture funding to pick up and clean anything in its customers’ closets. According to Chief Executive Ajay Prakash, who cofounded Rinse in 2013 with Chief Operating Officer James Joun, “We never wanted to b Uber for laundry, and don’t consider ourselves an on-demand business.” The startup provides garment care services… Read More

Rinse raises $6 million to expand its laundry pick-up and ...