Americas News
GoPro is cutting 23 percent of its workforce
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Apr 8, 2026
GoPro has announced plans to cut nearly a quarter of its workforce in an effort to return to profitability, after struggling with increased competition and declining revenue. The cuts, announced in a...
Continuous glucose monitoring made me continuously crazy
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Apr 8, 2026
Daily life is different when you're tracking glucose. A little over a year ago, I was on my way to a conference. My bags were packed, the Uber was on its way, but there was one last thing to do before...
Why Microsoft’s war on Windows’ Control Panel is taking so long
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Apr 8, 2026
Microsoft first started trying to get rid of the Control Panel in 2012, with the launch of Windows 8. More than a decade later, it's still working on migrating all the old Control Panel items into the...
Nothing’s noise-canceling CMF Buds 2A are down to $19.99 for the rest of today
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Apr 7, 2026
It’s not every day you find a decent pair of wireless earbuds with active noise cancellation, a transparency mode, and app support for less than $20, which is why the current lighting deal on the CMF...
Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Apr 7, 2026
Amazon has announced that starting on May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will "no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content via the...
A year after 'Liberation Day,' Trump's tariffs are hurting small businesses
- Business
- Andrew Schneider
- Apr 7, 2026
- US
Many small business owners say the uncertainty that goes along with the high cost of the Trump administration's emergency tariffs is driving away customers and eating into profits.
Spotify’s Prompted Playlists can help you find new podcasts to listen to
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Apr 7, 2026
On Tuesday, Spotify expanded its Prompted Playlists feature to include podcasts, an update that could make it easier for Premium users to find new shows to listen to. Prompted Playlists were originall...
You can now turn 2D apps into 3D while using the Galaxy XR headset
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Apr 7, 2026
Android XR is getting a new feature that turns 2D apps, websites, images, and videos into "3D experiences." The feature, which Google calls "auto-spatialization," was initially announced last year, an...
I wish this selfie phone case was better for selfies
- Technology
- Allison Johnson
- Apr 7, 2026
The Selfix phone case is a classic example of a great idea in theory that falls apart in practice. It's a case for the iPhone 17 Pro with a circular screen on the back. It mirrors the middle of your m...
Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything
- Technology
- Lily Hay Newman
- Apr 7, 2026
The AI lab's Project Glasswing will bring together Apple, Google, and more than 45 other organizations. They'll use the new Claude Mythos Preview model to test advancing AI cybersecurity capabilities.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is $200 off for the first time
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Apr 7, 2026
My colleague Allison Johnson loved the Privacy Display in her review of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. The display feature, which blocks onlookers from getting a peep at what’s on the screen when viewe...
Anthropic is launching a new AI model for cybersecurity
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Apr 7, 2026
Anthropic is debuting a new AI model as part of a cybersecurity partnership with Nvidia, Google, Amazon Web Services, Apple, Microsoft, and other companies. Project Glasswing, as it's called, is bille...