Americas News
Microsoft wants to rewire data centers to save space
- Technology
- Justine Calma
- Feb 10, 2026
Microsoft wants to design more efficient data centers using materials that allow electricity to flow with zero resistance. If these new materials, called high-temperature superconductors, can make it...
Jeffrey Epstein’s digital cleanup crew
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Feb 10, 2026
In between hobnobbing with royalty and world leaders and abusing children and young women, Jeffrey Epstein appears to have been googling himself regularly. Across several batches of documents related...
This vintage-looking camera has been updated for shooting the stars
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Feb 10, 2026
Just over a year after OM System launched its vintage-styled OM-3 Micro Four Thirds mirrorless camera, the company has announced a new version with a handful of upgrades catering to astrophotography....
Romeo is a Dead Man is bizarre, bloody, and exactly what makes Grasshopper special
- Technology
- Diego Nicolás Argüello
- Feb 10, 2026
A postmodern surrealist tale of geopolitics. An otaku's hellbent journey to become the top-ranked assassin. A high school cheerleader who kills zombies with a chainsaw and pompoms, with a story co-wri...
Autodesk is suing Google over the name of its Flow AI videomaker
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 10, 2026
Autodesk, a company known for its suite of 3D design software, is suing Google over claims that it infringed on its "Flow" trademark, as reported earlier by Reuters. The lawsuit, filed in a California...
Nintendo keeps filling in the gaps
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Feb 10, 2026
When you buy a new Nintendo device, there are a few things you can expect: namely, some excellent Super Mario, Pokémon, and Legend of Zelda games, and maybe a great Animal Crossing, Mario Kart, or Sma...
Could the Trump Phone be a good phone?
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Feb 10, 2026
We have long had our doubts about the Trump Phone. Since its very first debut, the device - technically called the Trump Mobile T1 Phone 8002 - has seemed utterly impossible to execute as advertised....
Discord’s age verification mandate is a leap toward a gated internet
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 10, 2026
Discord is about to force some of the people who use its messaging app to make a choice: Use the platform with restricted features, or prove their age. It's a move that platforms have been slowly appr...
Vibe coding Nothing’s apps is fun, until you try to make them useful
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Feb 10, 2026
After a week vibe coding apps using Nothing's Essential Apps Builder, I'm conflicted. I buy into the smartphone maker's vision for software that adapts to you, not the other way around, but right now...
New Mexico goes to trial to accuse Meta of facilitating child predators
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Feb 10, 2026
At the center of a consequential case about social media liability is a key question: did Meta lie or mislead the public about the safety of its platform, while knowing something very different? The s...
MrBeast just bought a banking app
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 9, 2026
Beast Industries, owned by YouTuber Jimmy "MrBeast" Donaldson, announced on Monday that it has acquired Step, a banking app designed for teens and young adults. The move comes a couple of months after...
ChatGPT’s cheapest options now show you ads
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 9, 2026
ChatGPT users may soon start seeing ads in their chats as OpenAI announced on Monday that it's officially beginning to test ads on its AI platform. They'll appear as labeled "sponsored" links at the b...