Americas News
The mad dash to build the future of multimedia
- Technology
- John Buck
- Mar 30, 2026
It's 1989. To play a video, listen to a song, or show photos on a desktop computer requires bolting on expensive hardware, built by a different company, using different software. There are no standard...
Apple @ 50
- Technology
- Verge Staff
- Mar 30, 2026
Fifty years ago, on April 1st, 1976, Apple Computer Company was founded. Today it’s one of the most valuable companies in the world, celebrated for producing ubiquitous products like the iPad and iPho...
The origin story of Apple’s long-running relationship with FoxConn
- Technology
- Patrick McGee
- Mar 30, 2026
In 2025, Patrick McGee published Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company, a deeply-reported look at the tech giant's investment in - and growing reliance on - China. The following...
Vivo launches X300 Ultra flagship ‘designed for professional photography’
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Mar 30, 2026
Vivo has launched the X300 Ultra in China today, the company's latest flagship that really puts the "camera" in cameraphone. The device is "designed for professional photography," according to Vivo's...
KitchenAid redesigned its iconic mixer so you can set an exact speed
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 30, 2026
KitchenAid calls its new Artisan Plus Stand Mixer the biggest upgrade to the appliance since 1955. If you've ever been frustrated by the limited speed settings on the brand's iconic mixers, you might...
Apple II Forever!
- Technology
- Jason Snell
- Mar 30, 2026
When you think of Apple, you probably think of the iPhone, or maybe the Mac, or perhaps you've got fond memories of the iPod. But Apple's 50-year run of creating tech products that people fall in love...
These retractable studded tires might save our roads, ears, and lungs
- Technology
- Tim Stevens
- Mar 30, 2026
If you want to feel truly invincible when driving in the snow, you need a set of studded snow tires. They're illegal in some places, typically restricted to the frigid months of the year in others. Sp...
Steve Jobs and the greatest run of products in tech history
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Mar 30, 2026
"I'm pleased to report to you that Apple's back on track." It was May of 1998, and Steve Jobs was about 10 months into his second stint leading the company he'd cofounded more than two decades earlier...
‘Guns, Beer, Titties, Freedom’: Inside the World’s Toughest Off-Road Race
- Technology
- Matthew Reamer
- Mar 30, 2026
Every winter, 80,000 people gather in the California desert for King of the Hammers, a popular racing series featuring high-speed relays and rock crawling with dirt bikes, stock VW Bugs, and million-d...
China's chatbot industry is fiercely competing for customers. Cue the freebies
- Business
- John Ruwitch
- Mar 30, 2026
- US
Chinese AI companies are focused less on being cutting edge and more on attracting customers. That means holiday promotions, and making chatbots useful in everyday life.
All the latest in AI ‘music’
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 30, 2026
AI has touched every part of the music industry, from sample sourcing and demo recording, to serving up digital liner notes and building playlists. There are technical and legal challenges, fierce eth...
Bluesky’s new app is an AI for customizing your feed
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 29, 2026
The latest app from the team behind Bluesky is Attie, an AI assistant that lets you build your own algorithm. At the Atmosphere conference, Bluesky's former CEO, Jay Graber, and CTO Paul Frazee, unvei...