Airbnb is rolling out anti-party technology across the United States and Puerto Rico - including in Houston - ahead of the Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends this summer. The technology will be used to help reduce unauthorized and disruptive parties.

Airbnb has rolled out "anti-party defense technology" ahead of Memorial Day weekend, which uses machine learning to identify and block reservation requests that the vacation rental site deems as at risk of throwing disruptive parties.