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Airbnb has announced a change to the way guest profiles are shown in its app, with an emphasis on Oregon residents. Airbnb hosts in Oregon will now see a potential guest's initials rather than their complete name until that guest's booking request has been confirmed. By January 31st, the update will be fully implemented.

All Airbnb hosts who are based in Oregn will soon not see a guest’s full name until they’ve confirmed that guest’s booking.

Accessibility and additional funding for services must be at the forefront of Georgetown's efforts to improve mental healthcare for students.

Were announcing today the hire of civil rights attorney Megan Cacace as Airbnbs new Director of Anti-Discrimination Policy & Equity Programs, where she will oversee the team responsible for driving research, supporting the development of inclusive products and driving policies that fight bias and discrimination on Airbnbs platform.

Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, budget and national planning, says the FG has not recovered N5.15 trillion owed to it by third parties.

The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, says it has uncovered N5.15 trillion debt that had not been recovered from third parties.

By Stephanie Kanowitz Jul 20, 2021 The Air Force Rapid Sustainment Office (RSO) announced an agreement with Google Cloud to build an open, agile and globally scalable system for aircraft maintenance. Announced July 16, the initiative, known as Project Lighthouse, will enable RSO to optimize maintenance readiness, increase staff productivity and reduce costs. Project Lighthouse creates a unified ecosystem that helps the office accelerate its goals and digitize for the future. “This project sim...

Charged with racial discrimination, Airbnb promised to ‘mitigate the bias’ Charged with racial discrimination, Airbnb promised to ‘mitigate the bias’ "Our founders lived experience had not prepared them for the fact that people would bring their biases, conscious and unconscious, onto our platform," says Melissa Thomas-Hunt, the companys head of diversity. DEBORAH SHELTON In 2016, #AirBnBWhileBlack started trending on Twitter. The hashtag was penned by Quirtina Crittenden, a 23-year-old...

Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja The federal government yesterday declared that it remains focused on promoting and sustaining an efficient tax administration, through the deployment of modern technology-driven processes and systems to boost collection from tax revenue. The Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed stated this in a goodwill message at the 23rd annual Chartered Institute of Taxation of Nigeria (CITN) conference in Abuja, themed ‘Taxation for Economic Recove...

JP Morgan Chase, a US investment bank, announced on Monday that it is funding the new season of the breakout league, the European Super League in a €4 billion ($4.8 billion) bet. The investment bank giant intends to fund the top-tier super league with an initial €3.5 million investment, a figure that will total €4 billion after additional payments and expenses. JP Morgan’s links to sport deals goes all the way back to 2003 when it advised the American Glazer family on its purchase of th...