Financially, the sharing economy darling is thriving, but guests, hosts, and cities have had enough.

An Italian judge has ordered the seizure of €779.5m ($835.5m; £676.8m) from short-term rental giant Airbnb, over alleged tax evasion.

The decision comes in response to officials asking visitors to stay away from the area following the recent U.S. Capitol riots

The home-rental company’s blockbuster I.P.O. followed that of the delivery company DoorDash. Investors piled into both.

Airbnb will roll out a string of new changes to their house-sharing platform following pressure to clamp down on out-of-control bookings.

Prior to the layoffs, Airbnb had 7,500 employees, Chesky said. Airbnb will halt projects related to hotels, a transportation division and luxury stays, Chesky said.

San Francisco-based Sonder lists 168 Montreal properties, mostly in Plateau-Mont-Royal, Ville-Marie

What started as literally an air bed on the floor in Brian Chesky's apartment has blossomed into a service that has more than three million locations listed around the world.

older's hiring is part of Airbnb's efforts to deal with the problems that have arisen.