Americas News
If Big Tech cared about fighting AI slop, it wouldn’t be drowning us in it
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Feb 23, 2026
As 2025 drew to a close, Instagram head Adam Mosseri ended the year by doom-posting about AI. "Authenticity is becoming infinitely reproducible," Mosseri lamented. "Everything that made creators matte...
Yep, it’s fast: Donut Lab’s solid-state battery gets its first test result
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Feb 23, 2026
Since announcing earlier this year that it was on the cusp of a major battery breakthrough, Finnish startup Donut Lab has faced a lot of questions, and plenty of skepticism, about its production-ready...
AOC’s 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED gaming monitor is down to $380
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Feb 23, 2026
It’s tough not to gush about a 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED gaming monitor that costs under $400 (I’ve done it before!). AOC’s G-Sync-compatible model with a 240Hz refresh rate and a near-instant response ti...
Hank Green will gladly take billionaire money for education videos
- Technology
- Nilay Patel
- Feb 23, 2026
Today, I’m talking with Hank Green, a longtime friend of Decoder and the cofounder and now former owner of Complexly, an online education company he started with his brother John in 2012. I say former...
Inside Microsoft’s big Xbox leadership shake-up
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Feb 23, 2026
Xbox fans had been anticipating the retirement of Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer for years, but what most hadn't expected was the departure of Xbox president Sarah Bond too. For many outside the co...
Nothing couldn’t wait to show off the Phone 4A
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Feb 23, 2026
After teasing the upcoming launch of its midrange Phone 4A last week, Nothing has now revealed what the rear of the device looks like. An official render of the Phone 4A shared on X shows off the bran...
Uber launches robotaxi support project to aid AV partners
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Feb 23, 2026
Uber is moving aggressively into robotaxis, striking deals with new partners and promising big investments to support future fleets - basically everything it can do except design and build the vehicle...
How many AIs does it take to read a PDF?
- Technology
- Josh Dzieza
- Feb 23, 2026
Last November, the House Oversight Committee had just released 20,000 pages of documents from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein, and Luke Igel and some friends were clicking around, trying to follow the t...
Taara Beam provides 25Gbps connectivity over invisible beams of light
- Technology
- Thomas Ricker
- Feb 23, 2026
Light-based internet provider Taara, which spun out of Alphabet's "moonshot" incubator last year, just launched Taara Beam to provide 25Gbps connectivity within cities over invisible beams of light -...
The owners want to close this Colorado coal plant. The Trump administration says no
- Business
- Sam Brasch
- Feb 23, 2026
- US
The Trump administration has ordered several coal plants to keep operating past their planned retirement, part of a larger effort to boost the coal industry. Two Colorado utilities are pushing back.
Samsung is adding Perplexity to Galaxy AI
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 22, 2026
In addition to summoning Bixby or Gemini, Galaxy S26 users will be able to call on Perplexity by saying "hey, Plex." The integration of Perplexity into Galaxy AI is just one element of the company's e...
You need to listen to Laurie Spiegel’s masterpiece of early ambient music
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 22, 2026
I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Laurie Spiegel for the site. As preparation for the interview, I spent a lot of time over the last couple of weeks revisiting Spiegel's records, most notabl...