Nantucket teens break into $2 million Airbnb. What happened next will surely shock youA group of Nantucket teens broke into a $2 million Airbnb after their booking request was denied. They hosted a Halloween party, leaving th...
09 Dec, 2024, 02.23 AM IST
View: GenAI to end era of smartphone, apps and search. Can the Big Tech adapt to the age of AI?The emergence of AI technologies like Rabbit r1 and Ai Pin marks a significant shift from smartphones to AI-based devices. This shift poses...
03 May, 2024, 11.14 PM IST
New data from Airbnb says hosts in India collectively made over Rs 100 crore from bookings with families last yearAirbnb has reported that family travel in India surged by over 90% in 2021 compared to pre-pandemic levels in 2019, with hosts earning more...
04 Apr, 2023, 04.57 PM IST
AirBnb launches new upgradesOver the past year, more than 30 million people have visited Airbnb to learn about hosting. “Airbnb was born during a recession. Joe and I ...
16 Nov, 2022, 10.47 PM IST
Touchwood all set to remain on growth path, gets funding for its two new tech-enabled ventures17 Aug, 2021, 08.30 AM IST
Binny Bansal’s xto10x acquires Dockabl to expand employee experience platformThe acquisition of HR tech startup Dockabl strengthens SaaS consultancy xto10x’s product suite, which includes 10xGoals and 10xPeople, acco...
02 Jun, 2021, 01.51 PM IST
Blockchain brings unicorns to millennialsWhy should only the wealthy get to ride unicorns to further riches?
25 Jan, 2021, 11.11 AM IST
Dizzying valuations, IPO craze tick boxes on bubble checklistShare issuance, initial public offerings and blank-check companies have grown so popular that record after record fell in 2020. U.S. compan...
03 Jan, 2021, 09.29 AM IST
Airbnb’s $3.1 billion IPO hinges on hosts who make rentals feel like homeAirbnb said the site will lose some of what makes it unique and sets it apart from hotel chains. As of the end of last year, Airbnb said on...
09 Dec, 2020, 08.42 PM IST
Dating app TrulyMadly raises Rs 8.1 croreThe company clocked in a revenue of Rs. 3.60 crore in the financial year 2018, Rs. 3.48 crore in 2019 and Rs. 3.45 crore in 2020. However, ...
31 Aug, 2020, 02.45 PM IST
Coronavirus concerns, home bound monotony push travellers to take drivecationsThe “drivecation” is a Covid-driven upgrade of the staycation where the check-in essentially begins at your doorstep because the hotels are...
23 Aug, 2020, 10.24 AM IST
Demo Day at Y Combinator goes online on fears of coronavirusFor years, Demo Day has hardly been a true unveiling. The top seed investors work to get early looks at the standout Y Combinator companies...
18 Mar, 2020, 10.43 AM IST
Why Nasscom 10K Startups - backed by Google, Microsoft, IBM - has had mixed success in IndiaThe angel investor community in India is small. India’s angel network is about 200 people compared to more than 5,000 in the US.
05 Oct, 2016, 05.28 PM IST
Who moved my market on WednesdayIn this space, we track the elite 30 from the Sensex pack, 50 from the nimble Nifty LIVE, and showcases the newsmakers and top market mover...
17 Feb, 2016, 03.42 PM IST
Companies that stay silent in a PR crisis for even 30 minutes lose consumer confidence: Jonathan MildenhallJonathan Mildenhall speaks to Brand Equity’s Shephali Bhatt about the challenges of running the marketing function of a seven-year-old comp...
25 Jun, 2015, 06.25 AM IST
Five global trends for travel & tourism industry in 2015The question now is what will drive the world's largest industry in 2015. The biggest trend that we saw in 2014 was the around mobile.
14 Jan, 2015, 12.36 PM IST