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a Paris-Berlin high-speed line will be launched next year
Currently, if you want to travel between Paris and Berlin by train, there is no direct train. Can you believe that? Although these are two of the largest and most important capitals in Europe, there is no changeless train connection…
Airbnb: owners become hosts to “make ends meet”
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Owners with listings on Airbnb use accommodation revenue to cover rising costs of living and "make ends meet", according to the online platform's annual survey of hosts and guests worldwide
Airbnb's findings based on…
EMEA Daily: EU meets big tech
In today's top stories from Europe, the Middle East and Africa, representatives of the European Parliament travel to Silicon Valley for a week-long meeting with companies including Apple, Meta and Google.
Additionally, German delivery…
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EXPLAINER: What is the Quad des 4 nations, where does it come from?TOKYO (AP) — Leaders of the United States, Japan, Australia and India gathered in Tokyo on Tuesday for a so-called Quad summit. The name comes from the…
Top European tech founders and investors launch charity OneUkraine to help Ukraine – TechCrunch
A host of major European tech founders and investors are today backing the launch of OneUkrainea new charity that brings sustainable humanitarian aid to the people of Ukraine.
OneUkraine will support Ukrainians at home and abroad,…
Airbnb removes all listings in China amid fierce competition | News | DW
Airbnb has announced the closure of all listings and experiences in mainland China, making it the latest in a long list of Western internet platforms that have shut down in the Chinese market. “We have made the difficult decision to…
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EXPLAINER: What is the Quad des 4 nations, where does it come from?TOKYO (AP) — Leaders of the United…
Airbnb to remove listings in China
Airbnb will remove all Chinese homes and experiences from its platform by mid-summer, a source familiar with the matter told Axios.Why is this important: Airbnb's exit from China, first reported by CNBCis another example of an American…
Bradford’s father, 29, leaves the mother of his children for a 22-year-old Ukrainian refugee,…
A Bradford man left the mother of his two children for a Ukrainian refugee who had only moved in with them ten days earlier. Tony Garnett, 29, left his partner Lorna, 28, for Sofia Karkadym after moving in with them under the…
A TikToker says his host kicked him out of his Airbnb at 1am
In a viral TikTok, a user of the video-sharing platform says he was kicked out of his Airbnb by his host and had to book a hotel room late at night.
Andrew Clark (@stringbeanboy13) posted the clip of himself in a hotel bed…
Work From Anywhere: Whose Responsibility Is It?
Buyers wanting to know what the future of managed travel looks like could do worse than read an email from Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky to his staff late last month.
Entitled "Airbnb's design for employees to live and work…
Disney for mental health! The Berlin startup rethinks children’s entertainment and brings in…
Alarmingly, one in three children have suffered from mental health problems since the outbreak of the pandemic. The global digital health market is expected to be worth approximately $640 billion by 2026. While the market for digital…
How do today’s musicians make money?
US digital store Bandcamp prides itself on paying a good rate of return to artists. Click on the first album listed on its bestsellers page and you'll hear a woman's breathy voice sing about dollar bills: "I'm gonna get paid, yeah, just…
Dida Pelled Releases New Single ‘Melody’ Featuring B-Side Track ‘Skinny’
Today, Brooklyn-based artist Dida Pelled announces her new album Love Of The Tiger and drops her new single "Melody" along with B-side track "Skinny", both of which will feature on the upcoming album due out in June.Pelled is widely…
Thrasio: 2022 CNBC Disruptor 50
Founders: Carlos Cashman (CEO), Josh SilbersteinSpear : 2018Headquarter: Walpole, MAFunding: $3.4 billionEvaluation: $4.5 billion (PitchBook)Key Technologies: N / AIndustry: RetailPrevious appearances on the Disruptor 50 list: 1 (No. 22 in…
Dida Pelled releases new single “Melody” tomorrow + album announcing
Los Angeles, California (May 17, 2022) – Today, the Brooklyn-based artist Dida Pelle announce their new album tiger love and releases his new single "Melody"as well as the track in front B"Slimwhich will both feature…
Airbnb CEO, Obamas Debut Scholarship Fund
Barack and Michelle Obama will work alongside Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky to roll out a scholarship, called the Obama-Chesky Scholarship for Public Service, to support college graduates looking to enter public service, wrote…
German fast delivery app Flink acquires Cajoo
Flink, the German fast delivery startup, will buy rival Cajoo from France, giving it access to French grocery chain Carrefour, Bloomberg reported on Monday (May 16th).
This will help Flink grow further in France. The company will have 30…
Scholz’s party maintains Ukrainian politics despite loss of state votes | app
BERLIN (AP) — Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party said on Monday it sees no need to change the German leader's…
After 10 years of Airbnb and short-term rentals, is Australia ready for regulation?
For six months after breaking up with her partner, elderly worker Adriana Breen searched for a rental home on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula."The rental market was just non-existent," she said."Rents were also unaffordable. You're looking…
Berlin-based MagaLoop buckles 9 million euros to connect kiosk owners to suppliers
Berlin-based B2B digital marketplace Maga Loop raised €9 million to fund its app-based ordering platform to connect independent retailers directly to suppliers. The Series A round was led by existing investors Market Capital One and Food…
Making customer communication smarter, Berlin-based conversational AI platform wins 4 million euros
For too long, customer service numbers have been anything but obsolete. Users are forced to call numbers in a so-called touch menu and face long wait times, while agents are forced to spend 30-40% of their time performing repetitive tasks…
May 12, the Soviets lift the blockade of Berlin
Today is Thursday, May 12, the 132nd day of 2022. There are 233 days left in the year.
Today's highlight in the story:
On May 12, 1949, the Soviet Union lifted the blockade of Berlin, which the Western powers…
Terraform Labs CEO releases strategy to re-anchor slippery UST stablecoin – TechCrunch
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It's Wednesday, May 11, the start of GooglePalooza, which the company insists is calling the far…
Terraform Labs CEO releases strategy to re-anchor slippery UST stablecoin
For a roundup of the biggest and most important stories from TechCrunch delivered to your inbox every day at 3:00 PM PT, subscribe here.It's Wednesday, May 11, aka the start of GooglePalooza, which the company insists calls far less…
What to know about Airbnb’s major platform update
Airbnb is constantly tweaking its platform, but the home-sharing service bills its latest update as its biggest in a decade. The company is introducing three major new features to its platform with the promise of making finding…
Airbnb updates features as company prepares for summer travelers
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Meet Mika: Berlin-based digital companion during cancer therapy raises 10 million euros
Digital solutions can fill many critical gaps in healthcare. Especially when it comes to cancer treatment support, it can bring tremendous relief to patients and treating physicians. Betting big on digital therapies, Berlin-based health…
Spend the night at the iconic Moulin Rouge windmill with Airbnb
Airbnb has topped its savage windmill listings with the limited opportunity to stay in a lavish room inside the vintage Moulin Rouge.The sumptuous 19e This century-old apartment, previously unknown to most, is now open to the public for the…
Airbnb is renting the iconic Moulin Rouge windmill for just $1
Editor's note: We know that COVID-19 continues to impact your travel plans. If you are traveling now, be sure to familiarize yourself with the latest CDC guidelines on domestic and international travel and local requirements, protocols and…