Airbnb co-founder taps Peter Arnell as first US chief brand architect |

Airbnb billionaire co-founder Joe Gebbia is growing his team at the U.S. National Design Studio, the Trump initiative focused on improving the government’s online presence.…

Pennsylvania sues Character.AI after a chatbot allegedly posed as a doctor |

10:46 AM PDT · May 5, 2026 The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit against Character.AI, claiming that one of the company’s chatbots masqueraded…

OpenAI releases GPT-5.5 Instant, a new default model for ChatGPT |

10:00 AM PDT · May 5, 2026 On Tuesday, OpenAI released a new foundation model called GPT-5.5 Instant, which will replace GPT-5.3 Instant as the…

PayPal says it's 'becoming a technology company again' — that means AI |

PayPal is looking toward the future, despite its falling stock and looming layoffs. In its first-quarter earnings call, CEO Enrique Lores told investors that PayPal…

ElevenLabs lists BlackRock, Jamie Foxx, and Eva Longoria as new investors |

7:20 AM PDT · May 5, 2026 Voice AI company ElevenLabs revealed new investors that are part of its $500 million Series D fundraise, which…

Etsy launches its app within ChatGPT as it continues its AI push |

Etsy announced Tuesday the launch of its native app within ChatGPT, opening up a new way for shoppers to explore its catalog of over 100…

Kaspersky suspects Chinese hackers planted a backdoor into Daemon Tools in 'widespread' attack |

Security researchers at Kaspersky say they have identified a malicious backdoor planted in the popular and long-running Windows disc imaging software, Daemon Tools. The Russian…

CopilotKit raises $27M to help devs deploy app-native AI agents |

Many companies today provide AI simply as a chatbot inside their apps: You type in (or dictate) what you want it to do, and the…

Meta will use AI to analyze height and bone structure to identify if users are underage |

7:27 AM PDT · May 5, 2026 Meta will start using AI to scan photos and videos for visual clues to see if a user…

Hackers steal students' data during breach at education tech giant Instructure |

Education tech giant Instructure has confirmed a data breach affecting students’ private information. The hacking and extortion gang ShinyHunters claimed responsibility for the breach. The…