Americas News
Democrats to introduce bill aimed at resurrecting IRS Direct File
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 26, 2026
160 Democratic lawmakers from across the country are backing a soon-to-be-introduced bill that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to eliminate IRS Direct File. The Direct File Act, led...
Google might reshuffle search results to try to dodge fines in the EU
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 26, 2026
Google is planning to test changes to how it displays search results for certain topics, nearly a year after it was charged with violating antitrust rules in the European Union, Reuters reports. The s...
Xbox is in danger. Will Microsoft fix it or kill it?
- Technology
- Nilay Patel
- Feb 26, 2026
Today, we’re talking about the future of Xbox. Phil Spencer, a two-time Decoder guest who’s led Xbox for more than a decade, resigned last week. But in a shocking twist, his deputy and long-assumed su...
We asked experts how to build a resume for the AI hiring era
- Technology
- Verge Staff
- Feb 26, 2026
With AI-backed hiring on the rise, tips for "hacking" your resume are all over social media. As job search companies increasingly rely on artificial intelligence to sort through applications, job seek...
Anthropic has given its retired Claude AI a Substack
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Feb 26, 2026
In January, Anthropic "retired" Claude 3 Opus, which at one time was the company's most powerful AI model. Today, it's back - and writing on Substack. The newsletter, called Claude's Corner, will give...
The smart lock standard that could replace your keys is finally here
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Feb 26, 2026
Aliro has officially arrived. The smart lock standard, first announced in 2023, finally has a 1.0 spec, meaning companies can now get hardware certified and roll out support. Aliro is an open standard...
Burger King will use AI to check if employees say ‘please’ and ‘thank you’
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 26, 2026
Burger King is launching an AI chatbot that will live in the headsets used by employees. The voice-enabled chatbot, called "Patty," is part of an overarching BK Assistant platform that will not only a...
Instagram will alert parents if their kids ‘repeatedly’ search for self-harm topics
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Feb 26, 2026
Starting next week, Instagram will notify parents to check on their teen searching for terms related to self-harm or suicide. Meta says a similar alert system for its AI chatbots is coming later this...
Google takes control of ‘Android of robotics’ project in quest for physical AI
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Feb 26, 2026
Google is folding Alphabet's AI robotics "moonshot," Intrinsic, into the company after five years as an independent unit. The move marks a strategic shift as Google doubles down on physical AI and pul...
Why farmers in California are backing a giant solar farm
- Business
- Dan Charles
- Feb 26, 2026
- US
Many farmers have had to fallow land as a state law comes into effect limiting their access to water. There's now a push to develop some of that land… into solar farms.
New York sues Valve, alleging its loot boxes are ‘quintessential gambling’
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 25, 2026
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing Valve for "illegally promoting gambling" through the loot box systems it has built for video games like Counter-Strike 2, Team Fortress 2, and Dota 2,...
How the new Galaxy S26 phones stack up against each other on paper
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Feb 25, 2026
Samsung has just announced its new Galaxy S26 lineup, which includes the S26, S26 Plus, and S26 Ultra. While they aren't radical departures from last year's models, they bring a handful of notable upg...