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Enterprise, Robotics & AI

“Revolutionizing E-commerce: AI-powered URL listings now available on Amazon”

Amazon launched generative AI-powered features last year to help sellers quickly create listings by entering just a few words about the product. The company is now making it easier for sellers to create listings if an item is already listed on their website. The e-commerce giant’s new tool uses AI to parse details from an item’s URL on another site and create an Amazon listing. In the latest announcement, Amazon said more than 100,000 sellers have tried generative AI tools. Last year, Google launched a tool related to product imaginary and eBay introduced a feature that generated listings from product images.

Max Chen
March 14, 2024

Uncategorized

Indoor Surveillance Cameras Are No Longer Allowed in Airbnb Properties

Airbnb is banning the use of indoor security cameras in all of its listings, the company announced on Monday. In a blog post, the company said it is now banning indoor security cameras “regardless of their location, purpose or prior disclosure.” Airbnb says majority of the listings on its platform don’t report having an indoor security camera, and that the update will only impact “a smaller subset of listings.” The change comes after numerous reports of guests finding hidden cameras in their rentals. Airbnb is also introducing new rules for outdoor security cameras and noise decibel monitors. Hosts will be required to disclose the presence and location of outdoor cameras before guests book. Hosts can’t use outdoor cameras to monitor indoor spaces and aren’t allowed to place them in private outdoor areas like an enclosed outdoor shower or sauna.

Zara Khan
March 11, 2024

Enterprise

Introducing Airbnb’s Latest Designation for Its Best and Worst Accommodations

Airbnb already has labels like “Guest favorites” and “Superhost” to indicate the quality of a property or the host. Now the company is adding a new label for the top 25% and top 1% properties on the listing page. Usually, Airbnb releases updates twice a year with so-called winter and summer releases. Airbnb said today that nearly 1.5 million properties would be verified by the end of this month in these five markets with a verification badge shown next to the listings. Airbnb said that it plans to add photo and video verification tools for hosts to verify their listings.