'Venice has been lost, but we can still save Florence:' Italy's fight against Airbnb

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An aerial view of the Arno River in Florence, Italy.
Around 30% of homes in Florence, Italy's historic city center are on Airbnb/

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PITCH-DECK LIBRARY: Search over 1100 pitch decks that startups including Uber, Postmates, and Airbnb used to raise millions

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pitchdeck database 2x1

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Japan has a glut of 8.5 million akiya, empty 'ghost houses' left to rot. Now Airbnb wants to fill them with tourists.

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Old Japanese house and garden in Genemongama factory, Kyushu region, Arita, Japan on August 23, 2023 in Arita, Japan.
Old Japanese house and garden in Genemongama factory, Kyushu region, Arita, Japan on August 23, 2023 in Arita, Japan.

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What Is Wifi Calling and How to Enable It on Your Phone

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The traditional way to make a cellphone call is for your handset to ping whichever base station you’re closest to, with your voice and the voice of the person you’re speaking to flying through the air via radio waves. However, there might be times when the signal between your phone and the base station is weak, or…

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I'm an Airbnb host who gives my guests no chores. I bring in up to $2,000 a month just renting my NYC-area apartment on weekends.

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Christina Kochis' Jersey City apartment with blue and white furniture and a gold-accented gallery wall
Christina Kochis' Jersey City apartment

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A town that became 'one giant Airbnb' is now facing a reckoning

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Two cabins in Hochatown sit on the edge of Broken Bow Lake
Hochatown, Oklahoma.

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A woman transformed a 130-acre property in New York into an organic farm complete with a cozy yurt. Now it's on the market for just over $2 million — take a look.

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The biodynamic property is on sale for just over $2 million.
The biodynamic property is on sale for just over $2 million.

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A tenant stopped paying rent and listed his landlord's home on Airbnb. The landlord is now stuck living in his van.

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On left, a white three story house. On right, a brown dog sleeping in a white van
Jason Roth's home, left. Jason Roth's van, right.

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Airbnb used to be about crashing on a stranger's couch for cheap. Now Wall Street wants in.

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A man wearing a blue suit sitting on a white couch beside a desk in front of an exposed brick wall with a big blue suitcase next to him. He's in an Airbnb.
Toronto Star reporter David Bateman poses with his suitcase after his year staying with Airbnb in Toronto.

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The best evidence yet that banning Airbnbs will make rent go down

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The Airbnb logo transforms into simple line drawing of a house with two windows and a front door
A new study found that an Airbnb ban in Irvine, California lead to rent price decreases.

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