Startups

FlightCar likens itself to other sharing economy companies by arguing that there are no regulations for its new business model. But it really isn't complicated at all: It is a business, and there are rules about businesses operating at airports.

Airline employees and their families have access to seats that aren’t shown on Kayak and Priceline, making ID90T a valuable source for a very specific type of travel search. It’s current customer base and funding indicates the platform will continue to penetrate the 22 million-strong market.

Airbnb has taken Amsterdam’s approval of short-term holiday rentals as a wholehearted endorsement of its service; however, there are caveats involved that will continue to be violated. We’re not yet expecting the Dutch news to be followed by a wave approval in the U.S.

If accurate, it's good news for Waze. Especially since the app's appetite for data and battery power has become a turn off for many of the early adopters.

NoChains differentiates itself from Yelp and MenuPages by completely removing chains from the equation, but stays broader than specialty sites by putting any locally owned restaurant on its app.

People Express has had a number of bumps along the road to re-building the loved-yet-shuttered low-cost carrier from the 1980s. Buying XTRA lets it cut to the front of the line and start conducting operations with its Boeing 737 passenger jets.

There is a lot of hype about Big Data, and both users and companies need to be realistic about what it will be able to deliver. Kudos for DealAngel for getting a product out the door to test rather than remaining under wraps for years (cough, Hopper, cough).

Last-minute event booking is a natural fit for mobile, but we wonder how Yplan will break in when it faces competitors in household names such as Ticketmaster, StubHub and many others.