Published on: 2025-06-09 00:45:00
We’re down to the final two days before TechCrunch Sessions: AI unites the broader AI community at UC Berkeley’s Zellerbach Hall on Thursday, June 5! Expect a packed agenda with top speakers, expert panels, top-tier networking, and Side Events from our partners. One of our speakers is Andrei Papancea, CEO and co-founder of NLX, who will share insights from the company’s successful partnership with Toyota — focused on building AI-powered conversational experiences for car repair. With the event
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-08 12:00:00
is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Roblox is going to let creators sell physical items from their games. The company has been testing its tools to do so since last year, but today, it’s announcing that it’s opening up its Commerce APIs to eligible Roblox creators. Shopify is the first “integrated partner” for the APIs, and if a creator or brand is a Shopify merchant, they can start selling physical goods inside
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-10 08:11:18
TL;DR Airbnb’s app has undergone a massive overhaul that goes beyond cosmetic upgrades. In addition to a new look, the upgraded app now offers users various services and experiences. You can use the app to book in-house chefs, massages, trainers, or unique experiences with locals. Airbnb just launched a revamped version of its app that brings more than just cosmetic changes. In addition to an updated design, the app now lets you book various services, like in-house chefs, massages, and haircu
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-11 06:58:05
Airbnb offers private chefs and massages as it revamps app Despite hosting more than two billion guests since its launch in 2008, Airbnb has also faced challenges in recent years with some cities moving to ban short lets . It comes just weeks after the firm signalled bookings may slow in the US as President Trump's unpredictable trade policies hit consumer sentiment. "People choose hotels for their services. People choose Airbnbs for the space... now, we're giving you the best of both worlds"
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-11 19:13:00
If you use Airbnbs to avoid booking a cramped hotel space, you've been missing out on the associated amenities that are fundamental to a good vacation. But even if you don't get any room service, the new Airbnb Services feature strives to help you find other ways to relax -- allowing you to book spas, massages and more near where you're staying. Airbnb Services is designed to help you book services you would get at a more traditional hotel. The initial rollout of the feature includes 10 distinc
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 00:50:24
Airbnb has managed to do its one thing—short-term rentals—quite well. Despite the damaging ripples it has had in the housing market and the annoyance of steep and once-hidden cleaning fees, the company has managed to grab hold of nearly half of the global booking market. Instead of just continuing to specialize in the thing it was made to do, Airbnb’s CEO Brian Chesky wants to turn the platform into an Airbnb for everything, allowing users to book services and experiences like chefs, beauticians
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 08:30:19
Airbnb is launching an all-new version of its iOS and Android app that’s designed for more than just booking great places to stay. The new app lets you enhance each trip with opportunities to make memories and enjoy unique experiences around your destination. That’s because Airbnb’s major app redesign supports a new initiative called Airbnb Services, a modern take on hotel amenities for the Airbnb era. Airbnb Services, at your service With Airbnb Services, the company is expanding from being p
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 08:57:44
is a weekend editor who covers the latest in tech and entertainment. He has written news, reviews, and more as a tech journalist since 2020. Airbnb has announced a major redesign of its app, expanding its offerings well beyond private home rentals to include new Airbnb Services alongside the company’s Airbnb Experiences. And you don’t have to book a stay to use the new offerings. At the moment, these new services cover ten categories, including personal chefs, catering, massages, personal trai
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 08:30:00
As part of a broader app update, Airbnb on Tuesday introduced a new feature that allows travelers to book services and experiences, like getting a massage, haircut, or chef-prepared meal, or taking part in some activity. These new offerings can be added to your stay, but they can also be booked independently, Airbnb says. For instance, you can book a tour in a city you’ve traveled to, but where you’ve chosen to stay elsewhere, the company suggests. This is not the first time Airbnb has tried s
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-07-12 16:00:23
In a new study, archaeologists uncovered 2,500-year-old psychoactive drug paraphernalia in an archaeological site in the Peruvian highlands. Ancient Peruvians likely used psychedelics during intricate and exclusive rituals, according to the study’s authors. The study, published May 5 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that the ancient Chavín people, a pre-Incan society that dwelt in the Peruvian Andes, consumed tobacco and hallucinogenic plants during secretive ritual
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-08-11 23:55:00
Visa is one of those giant businesses that spans all commerce, but it has a program today that applies to developers and designers — including game folks. In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, many product teams are under pressure to deliver exceptional payment experiences faster while ensuring accessibility and security across platforms. Product teams that deliver these experiences need resources that simplify workflows to ensure consistency and reusability from concept to code. With new re
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-10 12:18:54
is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Ring founder Jamie Siminoff returned to Amazon this week, coming back to the company just about two years after he left, Bloomberg reports. He’s now a vice president at the company, and he will be heading up the Ring, Blink, Amazon Key, and Sidewalk teams. Siminoff is replacing Liz Hamren, who had taken over following Siminoff’s initial departure. Hamren and the team “have do
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-15 08:52:18
HTC recently revealed that it is launching its Viverse Creator Program worldwide. This program funds 3D content creators in a variety of different projects, including interactive narratives, ecommerse, education and game design. The program aims to solve problems commonly faced by 3D artists, and currently works with over 100 creators. Applications for the program are currently open, with HTC reviewing them on a rolling basis. According to HTC, the Creator Program offers discoverability, easy p
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-16 20:51:53
Roblox, the popular gaming platform geared toward preteens, has made substantial updates to its safety policy in the last year following accusations of insufficient safety measures for children, which could expose them to risks like grooming, explicit content, and violent material. The company announced Wednesday three new parental control features, including the option for them to block access to certain experiences or people on their kid’s friends list, as well as the ability to track which e
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-17 00:00:05
Roblox is again updating its parental control features in an effort to give parents more visibility into (and control over) their children’s activities on the platform. The company is updating its in-app “Safety Center” to counter concerns that Roblox, which unlike social media apps allows children under 13, puts its youngest users at risk. The company added the centralized hub for parental controls last year, in an update that also added new restrictions on younger kids’ ability to exchange pr
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-09-17 07:00:00
is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Roblox is introducing new parental controls that give parents more tools to control the people their children talk to and the experiences they can access, according to a blog post from chief safety officer Matt Kaufman. The updates build on changes introduced last year, which included a special type of account parents and caregivers can use to remotely manage some aspects of
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-08 19:00:00
Roblox said in a post to its creators that it understands that connecting their experiences with the right players is essential for their success. That’s why its working on discovery. The company said it’s committed to providing devs with actionable insights and powerful tools to thrive within Roblox’s evolving discovery system. This firm said it will give players a transparent look at its 2025 roadmap, highlighting the key changes Roblox is making to enhance creators’ reach and connect them wi
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-14 06:24:02
You've probably heard about breathwork, which involves controlling your breathing to improve physical, mental and emotional health. But have you heard of Holotropic Breathwork? Also known as HB, it is a type of breathwork that can assist participants in reaching a different state of consciousness for inner healing -- all without the use of drugs. Instead, HB uses a curated process of fast, deep breathing and stimulating music. It can also help alleviate past mental or physical trauma or mental i
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-10-29 05:00:00
Peer Global Inc announced today that it has raised $10.5 million in its latest round of funding for its metaverse game engine, which it plans to use to build out its team and to accelerate AI product development. In addition to the funding, the company also launched its personal planets feature — an in-engine feature that allows users to create their own 3D social hubs. According to founder Tony Tran, this new form of social engagement is intended to be a tonic to more addictive, static forms of
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Find related items on AmazonPublished on: 2025-11-06 05:26:46
The Vision Pro is Apple’s newest computing platform, and that means we’re going to see a whole bunch of new apps. Apple pitches apps built for the Vision Pro as “spatial” experiences, and even after our initial review experience, we’ll have to see how those differ from or improve upon the virtual reality and mixed reality experiences we’ve seen on other platforms. Of course, the Vision Pro can run iPhone and iPad apps, too, and display the screen of your nearby Mac laptop or desktop.
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