Left-wing Twitch streamer Hasan Piker says he was detained and questioned at airport

Hasan Piker, one of the most popular left-wing political creators in the U.S., says he was detained and questioned at the Chicago O’Hare Airport upon returning to the U.S. after a trip to France. In a stream in which he addressed the experience, Piker claims that he was questioned about his

Audible is expanding its AI-narrated audiobook library 

Audible, Amazon’s audiobook service, announced on Tuesday that it's partnering with select publishers to convert print and e-books into AI-narrated audiobooks. This initiative aims to quickly expand its catalog as it competes with Apple, Spotify, and others in the rapidly growing audioboo

GovDelivery, an email alert system used by governments, abused to send scam messages

An email notification system used by U.S. federal and state government departments to alert residents to important information has been used to send scam emails, technewss has learned. The U.S. state of Indiana said Tuesday that it is “aware of fraudulent messages purportedly sent by state

Notion takes on AI notetakers like Granola with its own transcription feature

Meeting transcription is a hot commodity for all productivity suites. Companies like ClickUp and Zoom have added transcription with an AI summary to take on other upstarts in this vertical, including Read AI, Zoom's assistant, Circleback, Granola, and Otter. The latest entrant in the race

Amazon Prime Video in India to get ads starting in June

Amazon will bring ads to movies and shows on Prime Video in India starting June 17, over a year after introducing ads in markets including the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Canada. On Tuesday, Amazon emailed Prime members in India to announce the rollout of “limited advertisements” on conte

GM's new 'manganese-rich' battery promises cheaper EVs in 2028

General Motors revealed Tuesday a new battery chemistry called lithium-manganese-rich (LMR), which it says should slash costs while delivering driving range that's just shy of the most advanced batteries on the market.  “With LMR, we can deliver over 400-mile range in our trucks while s

Spotify’s AI DJ now lets you use voice commands to personalize your tunes

In a bid to make its AI DJ feel more interactive, Spotify is updating the feature to allow users to request music or change the mood of a playlist using voice commands. The company is rolling out this feature, initially only supported in English, in over 60 markets for its Premium subscribers. Pre

Insurtech Bestow lands $120M Series D from Goldman Sachs, Smith Point Capital

Melbourne O’Banion co-founded insurtech Bestow with Jonathan Abelmann in 2017 after struggling to secure his own life insurance policy. His goal was to make it easier for people to obtain life insurance and make the process more tech-enabled. Initially, Bestow operated as a

Marks & Spencer confirms customers’ personal data was stolen in hack

U.K. retail giant Marks & Spencer has confirmed hackers stole its customers’ personal information during a cyberattack last month. In a brief statement with London’s stock exchange on Tuesday, the retailer said an unspecified amount of customer information was taken in the data bre

Realta Fusion taps $36M in fresh funds for its fusion-in-a-bottle reactor

Some fusion companies might be hitting a rough patch, but Realta Fusion is bucking the trend with a new fundraising round it says will allow it to finalize the design of its Anvil prototype reactor. “By the end of our Series A investment period, we'll have said, 'Hey, we have a design. W

Improvements in ‘reasoning’ AI models may slow down soon, analysis finds

An analysis by Epoch AI, a nonprofit AI research institute, suggests the AI industry may not be able to eke massive performance gains out of reasoning AI models for much longer. As soon as within a year, progress from reasoning models could slow down, according to the report’s findings. Reas

Microsoft Build 2025: What to expect, from Azure to Copilot upgrades

Microsoft is hosting its annual Build developer conference next week from May 19 to 22. The event is guaranteed to include announcements regarding new AI integrations, services, and apps, including for Windows. At last year’s Build, Microsoft announced an integration of Copilot into Microsof

Tesla’s robotaxi plans have the attention of federal investigators

Federal safety investigators have sent Tesla a detailed list of questions on its upcoming robotaxi service as part of an investigation into how the company’s “Full Self-Driving (Supervised)” software operates in low-visibility conditions. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administratio

Slate Auto crosses 100,000 refundable reservations in two weeks

Buzzy new EV startup Slate Auto has racked up more than 100,000 reservations for its customizable low-cost electric pickup truck, the company has confirmed to technewss. Slate crossed the milestone over the weekend, just a little more than two weeks after coming out of stealth mode and unveiling