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Why Airbnb Is Banning Cameras in Rentals

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Airbnb hosts may have good reasons to want to install security cameras inside properties they rent out—they’ve been used to catch theft, or vandalism, or even just non-compliance with rental rules. But concerns about privacy violations have pushed the property rental company Airbnb to ban all indoor security cameras in all of its listings worldwide. “Our goal was to create new, clear rules that provide our community with greater clarity about what to expect on Airbnb,” Juniper Downs, Airbnb’s head of community policy and partnerships, said in a blog post by the San Francisco-based company announcing the new measure on Monday. Read More...

Why do Nigerians still drink the alcoholic herbal mixture?

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Even if you grew up bougie, you have probably seen this scene in a market or at a bus park, early in the morning or late in the night, or heard the name, ‘Iya onijedi.’ The ‘Iya Onijedi’ is the woman, usually sat before this bowl or counter of supposed heartwarming delicacies that soothe manly minds, surrounded by men, throwing bants and subs, while holding stainless (aluminum) cups, containing those herbal mixtures. Read More...

Why Netflix Paid More than $500 Million For Seinfeld

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“People don’t turn down money—it’s what separates us from the animals,” Jerry Seinfeld proclaimed as his character on a 1991 episode of Seinfeld. At that point, Seinfeld himself was making a comfortable$40,000 per episode as the lead of his two-year-old sitcom, which had recently cracked the Top 50 in Nielsen ratings. Three decades later, Jerry Seinfeld has gotten more chances to turn down money than his character could have ever dreamed of. Read More...

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