Americas News
Employees across OpenAI and Google support Anthropic’s lawsuit against the Pentagon
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Mar 9, 2026
On Monday, Anthropic filed its lawsuit against the Department of Defense over being designated as a supply chain risk. Hours later, nearly 40 employees from OpenAI and Google - including Jeff Dean, Go...
Bluesky CEO Jay Graber will step aside
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Mar 9, 2026
Jay Graber became the first CEO of Bluesky in 2021 when the network and its AT Protocol spun out from life as a Twitter research project to go independent, but now she's leaving that role. While ventu...
You can get three months of Disney Plus and Hulu for $15
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Mar 9, 2026
If you’re looking for a way to stream the Oscars this weekend, or catch up on nominees like The Secret Agent, the Disney Plus and Hulu bundle is worth a look. The ceremony will stream live on Hulu fo...
Apple’s M5 Max has small improvements that add up
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 9, 2026
We've been busy testing many new MacBooks, ranging from the new MacBook Air with the M5 processor that's $1,099, going all the way up to Apple's most expensive 16-inch MacBook Pro valued at $6,149 tha...
Apple Studio Display XDR review: pro at a premium
- Technology
- John.Higgins
- Mar 9, 2026
It's been almost exactly four years since Apple released the 5K Studio Display that so many wanted, even if it didn't really deliver as a high-end display. Apple has now revamped the Studio Display li...
One of this rugged phone’s cameras is a pop-out action cam
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 9, 2026
What if your smartphone's camera wasn't locked to the back of the device? Honor's Robot Phone, which we got to see in action at MWC 2026, features a camera attached to a stabilized gimbal arm that can...
‘Cash Apples’ is giving away $500,000 to people who click on trees in a web browser
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Mar 9, 2026
Want to make real money just by clicking on virtual trees? Starting today at 1PM PT / 4PM ET, residents of the United States can begin an online hunt in a cutesy web game for golden apples - collect e...
Google’s latest Pixel Watches have fallen to their lowest prices ever
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Mar 9, 2026
With longer days and warmer weather on the way, it’s a good time to take your gym routine outside. Luckily, Google’s Pixel Watch 4 can help you track all your outdoor fitness activities, and right now...
Anthropic is suing the Department of Defense
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Mar 9, 2026
Anthropic has sued the US government over its designation as a supply-chain risk, the latest move in a weekslong battle between it and the Pentagon over the acceptable use cases for its military AI te...
Battlefield 6 teams hit with layoffs despite ‘biggest launch in franchise history’
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 9, 2026
Even a record-breaking launch can't seem to save developers from layoffs. According to a report from IGN, the various teams behind Battlefield 6 have been hit with an unspecified number of layoffs; th...
Live Nation settles government antitrust suit — that probably doesn’t include a breakup
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Mar 9, 2026
On Monday, Live Nation-Ticketmaster agreed to settle a federal antitrust lawsuit with the Department of Justice. Eight states so far have indicated they plan to join the settlement, a district attorne...
Donut Lab says latest test proves its solid-state battery isn’t a supercapacitor.
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Mar 9, 2026
When Donut Lab first announced its solid-state battery earlier this year, there was some speculation around whether the Finnish startup had actually produced a supercapacitor, which is a much shorter-...