Americas News
Ultrahuman’s new flagship smart ring has a 15-day battery life
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Feb 27, 2026
Ultrahuman is expanding its health monitoring ecosystem with the launch of a new flagship smart ring and a "biointelligence AI" platform upgrade. The Ring Pro is Ultrahuman's third-generation smart ri...
Phones are going to get weird next week
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Feb 27, 2026
With rare exceptions, phones are pretty boring these days. The good news is, a boatload of those rare exceptions are about to show up at once, courtesy of Mobile World Congress. The tech industry's bi...
MWC 2026: all the phones, gadgets, and announcements from Barcelona
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Feb 27, 2026
The Verge is heading to Barcelona, Spain, for Mobile World Congress, the biggest phone show of the year. CES may dominate the headlines when it comes to TVs, computer components, and AI inanity, but f...
Anthropic refuses Pentagon’s new terms, standing firm on lethal autonomous weapons and mass surveillance
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Feb 26, 2026
Less than 24 hours before the deadline in an ultimatum issued by the Pentagon, Anthropic has refused the Department of Defense's demands for unrestricted access to its AI. It's the culmination of a dr...
Netflix walks away from its deal to buy Warner Bros. after Paramount came back with a better offer
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 26, 2026
Netflix has dropped its $83 billion deal to acquire the Warner Bros. studio and its streaming service HBO Max. In an announcement on Thursday, co-CEOs Ted Sarandos and Greg Peters say the streamer is...
Microsoft’s “Copilot Tasks” AI uses its own computer to get things done
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 26, 2026
Microsoft is previewing a new AI-powered "Copilot Tasks" designed to take care of busywork for you in the background, the company announced on Thursday. The feature takes the load off your device usin...
In reversal, Warner Bros. jilts Netflix for Paramount
- Business
- David Folkenflik
- Feb 26, 2026
- US
Warner Bros. says Paramount's sweetened bid to buy the whole company is "superior" to an $83 billion deal it struck with Netflix for just its streaming services, studios, and intellectual property.
Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 26, 2026
Jack Dorsey's Block, the financial tech company that runs Square and the Cash app, is cutting its workforce by "nearly half" and axing more than 4,000 jobs. The company will shrink from more than 10,0...
Lenovo leak reveals a foldable gaming handheld that’s also a Windows laptop
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 26, 2026
Lenovo's next gaming laptop could be a shapeshifting foldable called the Legion Go Fold, which can be used as a laptop or a handheld gaming PC with two different display sizes, as WindowsLatest report...
Why no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explains
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Feb 26, 2026
Magnet rings have changed my life. I grip and mount and satisfyingly snap awesome accessories on and off my phone all day. Even Samsung sells neat ones like these folding magnetic mirrors. But unlike...
Smartphone sales could be in for their biggest drop ever
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 26, 2026
The smartphone industry could experience a record-breaking decline in 2026 as a result of the RAM shortage stemming from memory-hungry AI giants. That's according to the latest report from the Interna...
Samsung exec confirms you can blame RAM — and other materials — for the Galaxy S26’s higher pricetag
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Feb 26, 2026
The Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are "more of the same for more money," my colleague Allison Johnson reported this week. Now, Samsung is confirming what we previously only suspected: RAMageddon is...