Google Pausing All Political Ads, Airbnb Canceling All DC Reservations This Week

Airbnb said Monday that it’s reviewing reservations in the Washington, D.C., area ahead of next week’s presidential inauguration and will bar any .....»»

Shutterstock Airbnb does accept Paypal as a payment method for reservations, though not in all regions.  Other valid Airbnb payment methods include credit or debit cards as well as Google Wallet. Visit Business Insider's homepage .....»»

Google is in discussions about changing its political ad policy, according to people familiar with the matter, about a week after Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc. publicly diverged on how to handle those ads amid the spread of misinformation......»»

Short-term home rental company Airbnb Inc said on Wednesday it will introduce new safety measures in response to a fatal Halloween shooting in California last week, including a 24/7 hot line and review of "high risk reservations.".....»»

Built to integrate with Google Flights, Google Hotels could compete with major booking sites and Airbnb. Flying under the radar in travel news, Google quietly released its own hotel search and booking site last week. Aimin.....»»

"We do not bias our products." When it emerged late last week that Google employees discussed manipulating search results to combat prejudice and Islamophobia, the timing of the report couldn’t have been more inconvenient: a video had .....»»

Google CEO Sundar Pichai quietly met with the Pentagon last week in hopes of smoothing over the Alphabet Inc.-owned company’s relationship with the military after abruptly canceling its involvement in Project Maven, the Washington Post reports, c.....»»

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From Google's Sundar Pichai dealing with AI-related challenges to Cathie Wood's Ark Investment Management trimming its position in a major AI player, here's the weekly AI news recap. read more.....»»

Two tribal nations brought lawsuits this week against social-media companies, saying they are worsening.....»»

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Googlers will continue to be able to work remotely after the Covid pandemic ends. Google LLC announced Wednesday its expectation that, as its offices reopen, most employees will work in them about three days per week, working from home or where.....»»

In this week's edition of the Insider Tech newsletter we look at the latest internal battle at Google: The right to work from home. And get ready for Apple vs Epic! Hello, and welcome to this week's edition of the Ins.....»»

This week has been one of the biggest earnings weeks of the year, with goliaths such as Apple, Facebook and Google reporting. read more.....»»

Among the many takeaways for Massachusetts from the latest once-in-a-decade Census data released this week is that one of the biggest factors helping the state hold onto political power at the federal level is immigration......»»

By David Callaway, Callaway Climate Insights We're unveiling a new dimension to Google Earth — time. Launched today with @nasaEarth @EU_Commission @USGS @esa, Timelapse in Google Earth provides a........»»

Gaetz was accused of doing the same thing with House colleagues earlier in the week. CHEYENNE, WY - JANUARY 28: Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) holds a phone to the microphone as Donald Trump Jr.....»»

The settlement, which was approved this week, marks one of the first victories for the Alphabet Workers Union, a minority union formed by Google employees in January......»»

On this week's Silicon Insider Podcast: The Dow may still be setting records, but Nasdaq suffers its worst loss of the year. Also, Google's investments, YouTube's TikTok clone, an Instagram for kids and Green Gables is for sale......»»