Americas News
Web scraper sued by Google claims Google is the one scraping the web
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 20, 2026
SerpApi, a company that offers tools to scrape content on the web, is fighting back against Google's copyright lawsuit that accuses it of vacuuming up search results "at an astonishing scale." In a mo...
You can save $30 on Sony’s DualSense Edge controller by buying refurbished
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Feb 20, 2026
If the PlayStation 5 is your console of choice — and you’re not satisfied with the DualSense gamepad it comes with — the DualSense Edge may be what you’re looking for. Luckily, if its high asking pric...
America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Feb 20, 2026
For decades, America's auto industry was the envy of the world, driven by mass production, the rise of Detroit's Big Three automakers, and the iconic stylings of the 1950s and '60s. Then, through a se...
The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis
- Technology
- Emily Mullin
- Feb 20, 2026
A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it's had only acting directors—and the White House won't say when that will change.
FCC calls on broadcasters to air ‘pro-America content’ for the country’s 250th anniversary
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 20, 2026
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is urging broadcasters to air "patriotic, pro-America content" in celebration of the US's 250th anniversary. The initiative, called the "Pledge Ame...
Trump Mobile is just Liberty Mobile in gold foil
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Feb 20, 2026
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. This week, we explain how the presidential phone company connects to an older company that's really running the show. We've lo...
Smart glasses in court are a privacy nightmare
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 20, 2026
When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived at a Los Angeles courthouse on Wednesday, he did so with a team that appeared to be wearing Meta's camera-equipped Ray-Ban smart glasses. Judge Carolyn Kuhl was c...
Amazon blames human employees for an AI coding agent’s mistake
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Feb 20, 2026
Amazon Web Services suffered a 13-hour outage to one system in December as a result of its AI coding assistant Kiro's actions, according to the Financial Times. Numerous unnamed Amazon employees told...
OpenAI’s first ChatGPT gadget could be a smart speaker with a camera
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 20, 2026
OpenAI's first hardware release will be a smart speaker with a camera that will probably cost between $200 and $300, according to The Information. The device will be able to recognize things like "ite...
Prop bet
- Technology
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- Feb 20, 2026
Substack has updated its partnership with betting platform Polymarket, "introducing native tools that make it easier to share, discuss, and debate prediction market data directly on Substack." Additio...
Anker’s Prime Power Bank can quickly charge three devices, and it’s down to $80
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Feb 20, 2026
Juggling multiple chargers for your gadgets while you’re commuting, working from a cafe, or traveling can get heavy (and pricey!) fast, which is why today’s deal on the Anker Prime Power Bank (20K, 20...
7 key things to know about Trump's tariffs after the Supreme Court decision
- Business
- Scott Horsley
- Feb 20, 2026
- US
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump overstepped his authority in ordering double-digit tariffs on nearly everything the U.S. imports. Here's some of the economic context to understand...