No more hidden fees: Airbnb will now automatically show the total cost for a given property, including all charges, when people search for properties.
Just vibing: Adaptive Computer's "vibe coding" platform makes it easier for non-programmers to build apps, just using text prompts. The company recently announced a $7 million seed round, led by Pebblebed.
It's still bad, though: While the government tries to pass legislation aiming to change teens’ experience online, a new study from Pew Research shows that some teens find social media to be a positive influence. According to the study, 74% of U.S. teens said social media makes them feel more connected to their friends, and 63% said that online platforms give them a place to express their creativity.
Great, awesome: Blue Shield of California notified customers this week of a data breach. The insurance giant said it used Google Analytics to track how its customers used its websites, but a misconfiguration had allowed for personal and health information to be collected as well.
Down bad: Bluesky went down for users Thursday night, making us wonder how a decentralized network could even go down in the first place. On Friday, Bluesky confirmed that it had been hit by a DDoS attack.
Checkmate! Chess.com boasts that it now has 200 million members. Albert Cheng, chief growth officer at Chess.com, credits the company’s continued product innovation as one of the reasons it has seen strong and sustained growth.
Go with the Flow: Former WeWork CEO Adam Neumann's proptech company, Flow, has secured over $100 million in funding, bringing its valuation to approximately $2.5 billion. This certainly raised eyebrows, given the problematic history of WeWork.
