Wed. 05/14 – Airbnb’s Midlife Transformation

The US still has it out for Huawei. Sony takes a hit from tariffs. TikTok is turning to AI and also messaging. And then, how Airbnb is either going through a midlife crisis, or else, it is trying to become the thing that Brian Chesky always hoped it would become.
Sponsors:

AGNTCY.ORG

Shopify.com/ride

Links:

US warns against using Huawei chips ‘anywhere in the world’ (FT)

Sony Sees $700 Million Tariff Hit on Underwhelming Outlook (Bloomberg)

Microsoft extends Office app support on Windows 10 to 2028 (The Verge)

TikTok launches TikTok AI Alive, a new image-to-video tool (TechCrunch)

TikTok Working on Photo Messaging Feature Despite Employee Concerns Over Sextortion (The Information)

You can now book a chef or personal trainer while traveling with Airbnb (CNN)

Airbnb Is in Midlife Crisis Mode (Wired)

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices