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Every year, Airbnb hosts Airbnb Open, a multi-day “festival of hosting” that’s equal parts corporate pep rally, trade show, and gesture of public goodwill. This year’s event is in Los Angeles, a city where they recently agreed—after much controversy—to collect taxes from hosts. Onstage at the conference, CEO Brian Chesky announced the company’s new plan: Branching into tours and organized events in cities across the world, in what Airbnb refers to as the “biggest news in company history” and its “next chapter.”

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Sorgente: BBC – Capital – The strange psychology of stress and burnout

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Sorgente: How Arrival’s Designers Crafted a Mesmerizing Alien Alphabet | WIRED

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Sorgente: At Sundar Pichai’s Google, AI Is Everything—And Everywhere | Fast Company | Business + Innovation

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Sorgente: Ivy League students, professors, alumni ask schools to be sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants – The Washington Post

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Sorgente: Mobile video to spur mobile data to grow 50% by 2022 | Mobile | News | Rapid TV News

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Sorgente: Sorry, Did You Say You Wanted More Force Awakens Deleted Scenes? | WIRED

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Sorgente: Here’s How Facebook Actually Won Trump the Presidency | WIRED

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Sorgente: Album fotografico Super Moon Rising The Moon comes its closest since 1948, appearing 14% bigger and 30% brighter in the | Getty Images

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