Americas News
Hisense’s 75-inch U6 mini-LED TV is cheaper than its 65-inch model
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 31, 2026
If you’re keen to get a new 4K TV that has built-in streaming services provided by Amazon’s Fire TV software, it’s tough to get more for your money than with Hisense’s U6. The company’s 75-inch, featu...
The Sonos Play and mic-less Era 100 SL are now available
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Mar 31, 2026
After a couple of quiet years, Sonos is back with two new consumer speakers: the portable Sonos Play and the more affordable Era 100 SL. They retail for $299 and $189, respectively, and both are now w...
The latest Matter update improves camera streaming
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 31, 2026
The Connectivity Standards Alliance (CSA) released Matter 1.5.1 today, building upon the camera and video doorbell support added as part of the Matter 1.5 update last November. Although 1.5.1 is a min...
Meta launches new ‘prescription optimized’ smart glasses
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Mar 31, 2026
While Meta has released several versions of its AI glasses over the last few years, today it announced it's released two new styles specifically geared toward those of us with less-than-perfect vision...
Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headphones are a whopping 39 percent off
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 31, 2026
Amazon is hosting a fantastic lightning sale on every color of the Sony WH-1000XM5 over-ear headphones, offering them for $243 (originally $399) for a limited time. This is one of the biggest price re...
TCL is taking over Sony’s TV business
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 31, 2026
After signing a nonbinding agreement in January to spin off its TV business, today Sony officially announced that TCL will pay approximately 75.4 billion yen (over $473 million) for a 51 percent stake...
Like it or not, AI is part of art school curriculums
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Mar 31, 2026
When my baby brother, a 3D modelling and animation student, talks to me about his projects and studies, the pride I usually feel is becoming increasingly tainted by a growing sense of dread. As a crea...
Razer’s first split ergonomic keyboard puts extra keys in reach of your thumbs
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 31, 2026
Razer has announced its first keyboard with a split and curved ergonomic layout. The new Pro Type Ergo is available starting today, which at $189.99 is slightly more expensive than the more traditiona...
Meta agrees to ‘reduce’ Instagram’s PG-13 rating references
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 31, 2026
Meta has reached an agreement with the Motion Picture Association (MPA) that will require the platform to "substantially reduce" its reference to the PG-13 rating when describing Instagram's teen acco...
Former Alex Jones employee says: 'It was nonsense, it was lies'
- Business
- Dave Davies
- Mar 31, 2026
- US
Josh Owens spent four years as a video editor and field producer for Jones' Infowars media company. "It was all about making things look cinematic," he says. Owens' memoir is The Madness of Believing.
OkCupid settles claims it shared user photos with a facial recognition company
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Mar 31, 2026
Dating app OkCupid agreed to settle claims from the Federal Trade Commission that it deceived millions of users by sharing their photos with a third-party facial recognition company without their cons...
Instagram tests letting you pay to view stories anonymously
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 31, 2026
Meta is testing an Instagram subscription that offers a bunch of new perks, such as the ability to view stories without the poster knowing, according to a report from TechCrunch. The paid plan will al...