How luxury vacation rental startup is using AI to guide guests

The vacation rental startup Wander is using AI to power a next-generation concierge service.

Wander, which manages and rents out dozens of high end vacation homes across the country, aims to deliver the same level of reliable luxury as a top-of-the-line hotel chain. And to eliminate some of the confusion people can experience navigating idiosyncratic rentals booked through platforms like Airbnb or Vrbo, Wander enables guests to control features

This might explain why Sony acquired Alamo Drafthouse

It will take more than a back-to-back pair of impressive sequel openings to fix this dismal summer movie season. And it’s going to take way more than th

Cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denies it’s a threat after U.S. banned its software

The cybersecurity firm Kaspersky denied Friday that it is a security threat after the U.S. Commerce Department banne

The ultimate AI skill has nothing to do with tech

We’re living in an AI-powered world. The way we are communicating with technology and each other is changing. A recent study found that 40% of respondents were studying English to mitigate the impact of AI and technology on their jobs. English proficiency is emerging as a top asset in today’s business landscape. It is spoken by almost

How gene-therapy treated mice in space may help shape the science of vision loss diseases

This week, biotech Oculogenex landed an early, but essential, endorsement from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company’s CEO and founder Hema Ramkumar told Fast Company, for a therapy to treat an eye-wasting disease that’s the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in elderly Americans. The regulatory milestone isn’t an approval for the drug itself, but a significant “go-ahead” in the minutiae of how any drug is devel

Most U.S.-based companies have no idea how to mitigate AI risk. Credo AI wants to change that

Companies are at a crossroad when it comes to AI adoption: Either embrace the technology—along with all of its flaws, unknowns, and alarming capability to spread disi

Yahoo was once the king of the internet. What happened?

The story of Yahoo began with a “B.”

Jerry Yang and David Filo first met when both were students at Stanford in 1989. Filo was a teacher’s assistant in a computer architecture class in which Yang was enrolled. Yang, a self-described type-A student, received a B on his first midterm in the class. Incredulous, he went to the TA’s office hours to dispute the grade. “The story is, Filo gave me my first B. That’s how I met him,” Yang said in a

Why mymind is one of the best tools out there for digital scrapbooking

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Martin Shkreli takes credit as the founder of DJT cryptocurrency

“Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli claims he is the one behind the DJT cryptocurrency (which is not affiliated with the MAGA meme coin)—and has alleged that his partner in the venture was Barron Trump, the 18-year-old son of Donald Trump.

Shkreli, who was sentenced to seven years in prison and fined more than $70 million

TikTok says ban may be inevitable if a court doesn’t strike it down

TikTok and Chinese parent ByteDance on Thursday urged a U.S. court to strike down a law they say will ban the popular short app in the United States on Jan. 19, saying the


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