🗞 GPT-5.5 Dropped, YouTube Is Going Audio & Instagram Is Copying Its Homework Again

OpenAI launches GPT-5.5 with stronger coding and agentic capabilities, YouTube partners with SiriusXM to sell audio-first ads, and Instagram debuts Instants, a disappearing photo app that looks very familiar.

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Drew Schweppe
April 28, 2026 • Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes

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