Americas News
Life is Strange: Reunion is a full-circle moment for its stars
- Technology
- Tom Regan
- Mar 24, 2026
Fans thought they were done with the original Life is Strange duo of Max and Chloe. Following the first game and its 2017 prequel, players said their tearful goodbyes to these beloved characters - or...
Apple Maps will introduce ads this summer
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 24, 2026
Apple will soon allow businesses to buy advertisements in its Maps app. In an announcement on Tuesday, Apple says ads may appear at the top of your search results in Maps, as well as in a new "Suggest...
Pokémon Champions is coming to the Nintendo Switch on April 8th
- Technology
- Charles Pulliam-Moore
- Mar 24, 2026
Right now, Pokopia has everyone busy building houses and beautifying the world, but next month, we'll be making our pocket monster friends fight for sport in Pokémon Champions. Today, Nintendo and The...
Meta’s reckoning over kids safety is in the hands of two juries
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Mar 24, 2026
Two juries are currently deliberating a series of cases that could either usher in a legal reckoning for Meta, or maintain the status quo in an uphill battle to impose changes or penalties on tech pla...
Fortnite maker Epic is laying off 1,000 workers
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 24, 2026
Layoffs have hit Fortnite developer Epic Games again. Today CEO Tim Sweeney announced that the company is cutting 1,000 jobs, citing a downturn in engagement for Fortnite dating back to last year. "Th...
John Deere, Garmin, and Philips may have undermined military right to repair
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 24, 2026
Last year, Congress dropped widely supported military right-to-repair provisions from the annual defense policy bill - and now we may know who was pushing them to do it. Recently released lobbying rep...
For All Mankind will end with season 6
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 24, 2026
For All Mankind starts streaming again this week, with its fifth season set to premiere on March 27th. But Apple is also taking this moment to clarify the show's future - it's been renewed for a sixth...
The MPC Sample is my new favorite portable beat maker
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Mar 24, 2026
Akai MPC is one of the most storied names in music history. But over the last decade, it's strayed pretty far from its roots as a humble sampler. The modern MPCs run virtual synthesizers, have complex...
Anthropic’s Claude Code and Cowork can control your computer
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Mar 24, 2026
Anthropic has updated Claude to perform tasks in its Code and Cowork AI tools autonomously by using your computer for you. The new feature can be used to automatically open files, use web browsers and...
Ayaneo says selling its Windows gaming handheld ‘is no longer sustainable’
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 24, 2026
Ayaneo is suspending preorders for its $1,999 Next 2 gaming handheld due to the skyrocketing price of digital storage. In a post on Monday, Ayaneo says the overall cost to build its Windows handheld n...
Nuki adds Apple Home Key to its smart lock
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Mar 24, 2026
This week, my top pick for a retrofit smart lock launched the first Aliro-compatible keypad. The Nuki Keypad 2 NFC ($179) brings tap-to-unlock via Apple's Home Key and Samsung's Digital Home Key to th...
Zoox is bringing its robotaxis to Austin and Miami
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Mar 24, 2026
Zoox is stretching out its legs. The Amazon-owned robotaxi today announced that it's gearing up to expand its service in San Francisco and Las Vegas, while also eyeing two additional cities - Austin a...