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Beyond Pricing raises $42M to tell you what to charge on Airbnb

October 10, 2019September 26, 2019

Most people just guess how to price their vacation rental based on minimal research, or take platforms like Airbnb’s suggestions that just want to maximize their own revenue. Beyond Pricing aligns itself with home owners, … Read more

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Amazon makes it easier for smart home devices to alert customers to low supply levels

October 10, 2019September 26, 2019

Alongside all the new Alexa-powered consumer devices Amazon introduced yesterday, the company also unveiled a new set of tools for the makers of smart home device skills that will allow them to tap into Alexa … Read more

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Devin Wenig steps down as eBay CEO

October 10, 2019September 25, 2019

This morning eBay announced that Devin Wenig has stepped down from the role of CEO. A former executive at Reuters, Wenig joined the company eight years ago this month as president of its global market … Read more

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Lime will open brick-and-mortar scooter ‘lifestyle stores’

October 22, 2018

How can Lime differentiate its scooters and bikes from the piles of Birds and Spins filling Los Angeles sidewalks? Apparently with a physical storefront where it can convince customers of the wonders of on-demand mobility. … Read more

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eBay launches Instant Selling, a new trade-in service for smartphones

October 23, 2018October 22, 2018

eBay today launched a new service to help users unload their old smartphones on its online marketplace. With eBay Instant Selling, as the service is called, consumers can list their device info, add images, then … Read more

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Amazon says it will add 1,000 more employees in the UK, bringing the total to 28,500, bucking the Brexit chill

October 23, 2018October 18, 2018

A lot of uncertainty hangs over the U.K. as it continues its slow march out of the European Union, but today one of the world’s biggest companies announced plans to expand its presence in the … Read more

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Sam’s Club to offer same-day grocery delivery via Instacart at over half its stores by month end

October 23, 2018October 18, 2018

Fresh off its $600 million round of new funding, grocery delivery service Instacart is expanding its relationship with Walmart, the companies announced this morning. The two first joined up in February to offer same-day grocery delivery … Read more

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Sick of managing your Airbnb? Vacasa raises $64M to do it for you

October 23, 2018October 18, 2018

Airbnbing can be a ton of work. Between key pickups, tidying, and maintenance emergencies, renting out your place isn’t such a passive revenue source. But Vacasa equips owners with full-service vacation home management, including listings … Read more

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Sidestepping App Stores, Facebook Lite and Groups get Instant Games

October 23, 2018October 17, 2018

HTML5 almost ruined Facebook when baking in the mobile web standard to speed up development slowed down the performance of the social network’s main iOS and Android apps. For a brief moment in 2011, Facebook … Read more

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Passport, a customer service company focused on shipping, has raised $3 million in seed funding from some notable names

October 19, 2018October 16, 2018

Founders building a brand today are largely relying on new infrastructure to do it, though they’re still heavily reliant on legacy carriers like FedEx and DHL when it comes to international shipping. In fact, prohibitively … Read more

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