Americas News
AI backlash is coming for elections
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Apr 21, 2026
Ask Americans how they feel about AI and most say they have concerns. Communities have mounted resistance to data center projects, stalling them across the US. On social media, anger at AI companies a...
OpenAI’s updated image generator can now pull information from the web
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Apr 21, 2026
OpenAI is rolling out the latest version of its AI-powered image generator with new "thinking capabilities," allowing it to search the web to help it create multiple images from a single prompt. In a...
Framework’s Laptop 13 Pro launch event
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Apr 21, 2026
Framework CEO Nirav Patel is showing off his company’s latest modular, repairable laptops in San Francisco today. The headliner is the new Laptop 13 Pro, which is its first machine fully machined out...
X makes it 1,900 percent more expensive to post links
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Apr 21, 2026
Posting links to X through custom social media software just got a lot more expensive. On Monday, X significantly increased how much it costs to post a URL via the X API, which is what third-party too...
Framework announces Laptop 13 Pro, ‘the MacBook Pro for Linux users’
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Apr 21, 2026
Every time we review a Framework laptop, we find familiar pros and cons. They're truly upgradable, incredibly repairable, but we always wish the battery lasted longer. We always wish the build quality...
Framework’s first eGPUs turn its laptop into a desktop PC
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Apr 21, 2026
Remember when Framework made the first laptop where you can easily upgrade its entire internal video card in three minutes flat? The company's getting into the external graphics game, too. As promised...
Framework is building a better couch keyboard because everyone hates the Logitech one
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Apr 21, 2026
If you have a wireless keyboard with a touchpad that lets you control your PC from across the room, chances are it's a Logitech K400. Framework CEO Nirav Patel is betting that you hate using it - enou...
The AirPods are Tim Cook’s most underrated achievement
- Technology
- John.Higgins
- Apr 21, 2026
Apple Silicon chips. The iPhone's dominance. Apple Vision Pro. During Tim Cook's 15-year tenure as Apple CEO there were highs - and in the case of the Vision Pro, maybe a low - that helped define Appl...
Celebrities will be able to find and request removal of AI deepfakes on YouTube
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Apr 21, 2026
YouTube is expanding its AI deepfake monitoring feature to Hollywood - meaning some celebrity AI videos could soon disappear. The platform's likeness detection feature searches YouTube for AI deepfake...
Twelve South’s magnetic PowerBug charger is down to just $35
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Apr 21, 2026
If you’re tired of dealing with a cluttered desk or nightstand, the Twelve South PowerBug cuts down on cables by plugging directly into the wall and handling multiple devices at once. And right now, i...
Govee’s new rechargeable table lamp is less than half the price of Hue’s
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Apr 21, 2026
Nearly four years after Philips Hue launched its Go portable table lamp, Govee has announced its own version for less than half the price. While the Hue Go is currently listed for $175.99, the new Gov...
The Mac is in good hands in Apple’s post-Cook era
- Technology
- Antonio G. Di Benedetto
- Apr 21, 2026
The Mac reached a series of low points in the Tim Cook era: the fiasco of the butterfly keyboard, the clunky transition to USB-C, the underutilized potential of the Touch Bar, and the occasionally lac...