Americas News
This magazine plays Tetris — here’s how
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Feb 22, 2026
Tetris has been immortalized in a playable McDonald's plastic chicken nugget, a playable fake 7-Eleven Slurpee cup, and a playable wristwatch. But the most intriguing way to play Tetris yet is encased...
Business owners are wondering if they'll get their money back after tariff ruling
- Business
- Alina Selyukh
- Feb 22, 2026
- US
We reached out to business owners who paid those Trump tariffs that have been struck down by the Supreme Court as unconstitutional. The question on their minds: will they get their money back? How wil...
America desperately needs new privacy laws
- Technology
- Adi Robertson
- Feb 22, 2026
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the dire state of tech regulation, follow Adi Robertson. The Stepback arrives in our subscr...
Vibe camera shootout: Camp Snap Pro vs. Flashback One35 V2
- Technology
- Antonio G. Di Benedetto
- Feb 22, 2026
There's been a surge of interest over the last few years in inexpensive digital cameras. Younger folks are snapping up old point-and-shoots because they view the aesthetic as more authentic and more a...
FCC calls for more 'patriotic, pro-America' programming in runup to 250th anniversary
- Business
- Chloe Veltman
- Feb 21, 2026
- US
The "Pledge America Campaign" urges broadcasters to focus on programming that highlights "the historic accomplishments of this great nation from our founding through the Trump Administration today."
Arturia’s FX Collection 6 adds two new effects and a $99 intro version
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 21, 2026
Arturia launched a new version of its flagship effects suite, FX Collection, which includes two new plugins, EFX Ambient and Pitch Shifter-910. FX Collection 6 also marks the introduction of an Intro...
Georgia says Elon Musk’s America PAC violated election law
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 21, 2026
For all his bluster about voter fraud, Elon Musk has been one of the most flagrant flaunters of US election law. Now his America PAC has been slapped with a reprimand by the Georgia State Election Boa...
Suspect in Tumbler Ridge school shooting described violent scenarios to ChatGPT
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 21, 2026
The suspect in the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Jesse Van Rootselaar, was raising alarms among employees at OpenAI months before the shooting took place. This past June, Jesse had...
The Pixel 10A and Soundcore Space One are just two of the best deals this week
- Technology
- Brandon Widder
- Feb 21, 2026
Welcome to the weekend, folks! The Reviews and Guides team here at The Verge is gearing up for all things Unpacked, but Samsung isn’t the only one readying new phones. Google just announced the Pixel...
Aerial_Knight’s DropShot captures the thrill of skydiving and makes it stylish
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 21, 2026
I've always wanted to go skydiving. Aerial_Knight's DropShot, from indie developer Aerial_Knight, lets me live out that dream - at least in a safe, virtual kind of way. It also lets me shoot bullets f...
Stellantis is in a crisis of its own making
- Technology
- Lawrence Ulrich
- Feb 21, 2026
Demand for EVs has gone glacial, and one automaker after another is running aground: General Motors threw $7.6 billion overboard. Ford washed $19.5 billion off its books. Leave it to Stellantis to fac...
Trump throws a temper tantrum after tariff loss
- Business
- Nina Totenberg
- Feb 21, 2026
- US
The battle over the tariffs began on day one of the president's second term when he signed an executive order that let him impose a wide range of tariffs on virtually every U.S. trading partner.