From the front row to the hot seat — what the midterms mean for Big Tech |

Right before the midterm elections, OpenAI hired Jessica Schumer, daughter of Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer. The company also said it would start calling its data…

Exclusive: Rivian spinout Also was working on an e-moto project in Kenya — until it walked away

Also, the micromobility startup spun out of Rivian in 2025, quietly started and then walked away from an electric two-wheeler pilot project in Kenya earlier…

Exclusive: Here’s what ‘renoa’ — the first new fiber in 25 years — feels like |

Sometimes it seems like everyone — and every occasion — demands cashmere these days. Numerous brands sell cashmere sweaters, from Brunello Cucinelli’s $7,900 cable knit…

AWS will be a $1T business, Jassy says — but first, it will spend big |

Andy Jassy has made it known that he believes AWS can be a trillion-dollar revenue business. During Amazon’s quarterly earnings call on Thursday, he repeated…

Watch out, YouTube — Instagram goes from short-form to 90-minute videos |

If you could have 1 million followers on any social media platform, which would you choose? There is a correct answer, and it’s YouTube, assuming…

Another personal AI assistant has launched — Meet Tab, which emerged from stealth with a $300M valuation |

6:45 AM PDT · October 7, 2026 A new personal AI assistant has arrived. Meet Tab, which announced Tuesday that it had officially emerged from…

Audible's new features let you explore book worlds — and use AI to talk to characters |

Facing new competition in the audiobook market from Spotify, Audible is turning to AI and other technology to enhance the listening experience. On Thursday, the…

I created an interactive digital avatar of myself — and you can talk to it |

When Alexandru Voica, head of corporate affairs at the video-generation startup Synthesia, sent me a link this summer to the newest addition to their PR…

Trump says it's time to rebrand AI with a new name — and he's also creating an AI Force |

President Donald Trump has responded in characteristic fashion to the recent debate around AI safety — by declaring that these concerns are part of a…

I tried Tovala's smart oven for two weeks — here's whether it beats takeout |

I tried Tovala’s smart oven for two weeks to see if it could actually make dinner as easy as the company promises. It won’t replace…