Monthly Archives: August 2022

Airbnb is now testing its anti-party tools in the U.S. and Canada

Airbnb is making it harder to party in the U.S.A. The company has announced it will begin trialling “anti-party technology” in the U.S. and Canada, which will identify and prevent users from making “high-risk reservations.”  The new anti-party system will consider various factors to determine whether a booking might be a rager in disguise, including…

Adam Kinzinger warns that some Christians now ‘equate Donald Trump with the person of Jesus Christ,’ calls out pastors who support Trumpism

Rep. Adam Kinzinger has criticized pastors for failing to speak out against Trumpism. Alex Wong/Getty Images Rep. Adam Kinzinger said some Christians in the US are equating Donald Trump to Jesus Christ. In an interview with MSNBC, he also criticized pastors who spread Trumpism from the pulpit. The GOP congressman also warned of political tribalism…

Liz Cheney calls on Americans to join her fight against Trump after conceding defeat to Harriet Hageman in Wyoming primary: ‘Now the real work begins’

Rep. Liz Cheney speaks to supporters at an election night event during the Wyoming primary election at Mead Ranch in Jackson, Wyoming on Tuesday. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Rep. Liz Cheney conceded defeat to her primary opponent Harriet Hageman. During her concession speech, she called on Americans to join her fight against Donald…

Michael Cohen says Trump likely kept classified documents at Mar-a-Lago as a ‘bargaining chip’ to avoid any potential jail time

Former President Donald Trump is being investigated by the Justice Department over classified documents he kept at his Mar-a-Lago residence in Florida. Mario Tama/Getty Images Michael Cohen thinks Donald Trump kept top-secret documents to use as a potential bargaining chip. Cohen said Trump could threaten to release classified information to Russia or Iran. This information,…

Trump says Liz Cheney ‘can finally disappear into the depths of political oblivion’ after she loses her Wyoming primary

Rep. Liz Cheney; former President Donald Trump PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images; Brandon Bell/Getty Images Trump congratulated Harriet Hageman for winning Tuesday’s GOP primary in Wyoming. The former president also ripped into Rep. Liz Cheney, a prominent Trump critic. “Now she can finally disappear into the depths of political oblivion,” Trump wrote on Truth…

New report details sexual harassment and gender discrimination at Nintendo of America

Nintendo is famous for having a family—friendly image and game that people of all ages can enjoy. But a report by Kotaku paints the picture of a company that’s not so different from other gaming giants that had previously been accused of fostering a “frat boy” workplace culture. The publication talked to several female game…

Eat Just bags $25M, gets Alibaba’s help to sell alternative protein in China

China is a notoriously difficult market for international startups to crack, but one company seems to have found the recipe for wooing the country’s picky consumers. Three years after Eat Just launched in China, the San Francisco-based company is ready to put more alternative protein products on Chinese people’s plates. Formerly Hampton Creek, Eat Just…