You Can Add a Private Chef to Your Airbnb Rental but Your Host Might Not Like It
Airbnb has opened another front in its ongoing competition with the hospitality industry with “services,” a new product line that will offer everything from private chefs to personal trainers for guests—as long as their hosts approve. Plus, WSJ’s Lauren Weber explains why you may just have to accept talking to people while they’re wearing airpods. Patrick Coffee hosts.
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Airbnb Lets You Add a Private Chef to Your Rental. Your Host Might Not Like It.
How People Decided It’s OK to Wear AirPods Anywhere, Anytime
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TNB Tech Minute: Trump Aides Find Most SpaceX Contracts Vital
Plus: Amazon hiked prices on hundreds of essentials after pledging to keep prices low. And, NASA wrestles with growing dissent over safety direction. Charlotte Gartenberg hosts.
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TNB Tech Minute: Alaska Airlines Resumes Operations After IT Outage
Plus: SS&C Technologies is set to buy Calastone from Carlyle for about $1 billion. Microsoft alerts firms to server software attacks. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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TNB Tech Minute: White House Prepares Executive Order Targeting ‘Woke AI’
Plus: Netflix is looking to boost user engagement. Australian mining company Fortescue is rethinking its new U.S. green-energy projects due to Trump’s policies. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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TNB Tech Minute: House Passes Crypto Bills
Plus: Meta won’t sign EU’s AI code of practice. Battery-material producer shares rise as U.S. set to tariff Chinese graphite. Ariana Aspuru hosts.
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