Airbnb is being sued by a French couple for imitating their apartment.
Fines of up to $100k were tossed around at a heated City Council hearing covering three bills designed to crack down on Airbnb.
Wesley James and Brian Stark have completed container-based apartments in Phoenix.
Airbnb just raised over $100M in a new round of funding done at the same $25.5B valuation as an earlier round completed in July.
Airbnb has become a go-to for travelers worldwide and Austin features several of the sites most popular rentals according to data compiled by AirDNA.
Here's what inspired Airbnb co-founder Nathan Blecharczyk to even start the company.
Airbnb is fighting back against New York lawmakers who want to impose $7.5k fines on tenants who advertise illegal rentals on the site.
AirBNB blog post says over the past year typical AirBNB hosts in NYC made a median of $5.11K renting their space out for under five nights a month
Airbnb confirmed a $1.5B private-funding round that launched its value to $25.5B—third in startups behind Uber and Xiaomi, the Chinese smartphone maker.
If Airbnb hopes to survive beyond its booming startup years, the company may need to re-evaluate its approach to business, seeking out more city partnerships.
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