Ankur Jain, founder and chairman of Kairos, discusses his new company Rhino, which allows renters to pay as little as $10 a month toward their security deposit instead of putting up thousands of dollars upfront. Rhino is already available in 23,000 units in New York.
Jain explains Rhino isn't paying the security deposit upfront either, but instead giving landlords a policy for double the money. Jain says renters pay $10 a month for the first year, and then as long as they're in good standing, that amount is reduced substantially.
Apple CEO Tim Cook said Thursday that the majority of iPhones sold in the U.S. in the current fiscal quarter will be sourced from India, while iPads and other devices will come from Vietnam as the company works to avoid the impact of President Trump’s tariffs on its business. Apple’s earnings for the first three months of the year topped Wall Street’s expectations thanks to high demand for its iPhones, and the company said tariffs had a limited effect on the fiscal second quarter’s results. Cook added that for the current quarter, assuming things don’t change, Apple expects to see $900 million added to its costs as a result of the tariffs.
Visa is hoping to hand your credit card to an artificial intelligence “agent” that can find and buy clothes, groceries, airplane tickets and other items on your behalf.
Skift Editor-In-Chief Sarah Kopit discusses how summer travel plans remain uncertain for most as many international travelers are leery to travel abroad. Watch!