Airbnb co-founders double Afghan refugee program to 40,000

• Resettlement agencies tell Airbnb the highest-demand areas include Dallas, Northern Virginia, Sacramento, Seattle, Silver Spring, Maryland.

In an interview for "Axios Today," Chesky said: "We've always wanted to figure out how we can use our platform as a force for good, beyond our core business."

• "Over the last 10 years, we've housed nearly 100,000 people displaced by disasters. A few years ago, we started housing refugees."

Gebbia said that since last month's initial announcement, Airbnb has seen a groundswell of people offering homes and donations.

• "We feel very, very grateful and very lucky that an idea that started in our living room has expanded to over 4 million living rooms."
• Gebbia said part of giving back is "simply asking the question when things like this happen in the world: How can we help?"

🎧 On "Axios Today" hear part of my conversation with Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia.