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After the 2026 Winter Olympics, Figure Skating Will Never Be the Same
- Technology
- Angela Watercutter
- Feb 21, 2026
From disappointments to scandals to Madison Chock and Evan Bates’ silver medal, figure skating brought some of the biggest surprises of the Milano Cortina Games. We talked to Adam Rippon to find out w...
Anker’s powerful home theater on wheels is pure chaos
- Technology
- Thomas Ricker
- Feb 21, 2026
The Soundcore Nebula X1 Pro is too weird to exist. It takes the excellent 4K projector and karaoke microphones from Anker's Nebula X1 and stuffs them inside a powerful five-speaker Google TV party on...
After the Supreme Court's ruling on tariffs, companies line up for refunds
- Business
- The Associated Press
- Feb 21, 2026
- US
The Supreme Court on Friday struck down President Trump's tariffs. But the justices left a $133 billion question unanswered: What's going to happen to the money the government has already collected?
The best e-reader to buy right now
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Feb 20, 2026
Any ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast-sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer...
Microsoft says today’s Xbox shakeup doesn’t mean game studio layoffs
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Feb 20, 2026
Xbox has new leaders today, now that Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are out - and you'd be forgiven for assuming that means yet another round of layoffs and shuttered studios, especially one day after So...
Xbox shakeup: Phil Spencer and Sarah Bond are leaving Microsoft
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 20, 2026
After nearly 40 years at Microsoft, Xbox chief and Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer is leaving the company, along with Xbox president Sarah Bond. Spencer’s retirement was announced in a memo from Mic...
SCOTUS rules Trump’s tariffs are illegal — but the fight is far from over
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Feb 20, 2026
The US Supreme Court struck down some of Donald Trump's tariffs on foreign imports, which have become a hallmark of the chaos of the second Trump administration. The court's ruling deals specifically...
Read new Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma’s memo on the future of Xbox
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Feb 20, 2026
Microsoft gaming boss Phil Spencer has just announced he's leaving the company after 12 years leading Xbox and nearly 40 at Microsoft in total. His replacement: Asha Sharma, formerly head of developme...
Read Xbox chief Phil Spencer’s memo about leaving Microsoft
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Feb 20, 2026
Xbox chief Phil Spencer has just announced in an internal memo that he's leaving Microsoft after 38 years. In a memo entitled "A new chapter for Microsoft Gaming," Spencer reveals to Xbox employees th...
Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Feb 20, 2026
Xbox chief Phil Spencer is leaving Microsoft after nearly 40 years at the software giant. Xbox president Sarah Bond is also leaving Microsoft, in what is a major shakeup to the management of Xbox and...
Sarah Bond is leaving Xbox
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 20, 2026
Sarah Bond, the president of COO and Xbox, is leaving the organization, along with CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer. Her departure is being announced at the same time as Spencer's, with Asha Sharm...
Trump is making coal plants even dirtier as AI demands more energy
- Technology
- Justine Calma
- Feb 20, 2026
The Trump administration just tossed out Biden-era restrictions on mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants. It's repealing Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) just as electricity dema...