Americas News
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.
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?