Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on new CTO: We have an opportunity to do AI right for travel and e-commerce

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky on new CTO: We have an opportunity to do AI right for travel and e-commerce



Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky joins ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the hiring of Meta’s former head of GenAI, Ahmad Al-Dahle, as its new Chief Technology Officer, how the move came about, what it means for the company’s AI ambitions, his thoughts on the CA wealth tax, and more.



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United Airlines hikes checked bag fee by  as fuel prices continue to climb
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United Airlines hikes checked bag fee by $10 as fuel prices continue to climb

United Airlines Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images United Airlines hiked its checked bag fee by $10 on Thursday, becoming the second U.S. carrier in less than a week to raise the fee as the industry grapples with this year’s surge in fuel costs, airlines’ biggest expense after labor. United’s new fee will be $45 […]

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Inside India newsletter: The worst might not be over for Indian equities
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Inside India newsletter: The worst might not be over for Indian equities

Hello, this is Priyanka Salve, writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to the latest edition of “Inside India“ — your one-stop destination for stories and developments from the world’s fastest growing large economy. Indian markets have been rattled by the Iran war, with foreign investors fleeing and valuations slipping to rare lows. But fund managers […]

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Trump is paying TSA agents — but where is the money coming from?
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Trump is paying TSA agents — but where is the money coming from?

Travelers wait in line to go through security in Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport on March 27, 2026 in New York, New York. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images After weeks of long lines at airports and bickering in Congress, Transportation Security Administration agents began to receive pay earlier this week thanks […]

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