Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Airbnb is hiding potential guests' names in a test program in Oregon in an effort to prevent racial bias and discrimination going ...

White guests favor Airbnb properties with white hosts but are more inclined to rent from Black or Asian hosts if they see featured reviews from previous white guests, new research finds. The research ...

Hosts will see only the initials of users until the booking is confirmed. Airbnb is limiting how hosts in Oregon see guest profiles displayed on the app in an effort to combat racial discrimination in ...

The program is set to be up and running by the end of January. It'll apply in Oregon, where the company settled a racial bias lawsuit over requiring first names. Andrew Blok covered home energy, with ...

– Following complaints of discrimination against blacks, Israelis, Palestinians and other groups on Airbnb, the short-term rental website introduced a non-discrimination clause for hosts. The ...

What does it mean for Airbnb to eliminate positional bias in search results on its site? Follow the lead of users, according to a paper submitted to Cornell University by Airbnb engineers. The paper ...