Americas News
Jack Dorsey’s Block cuts nearly half of its staff in AI gamble
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 26, 2026
Jack Dorsey's Block, the financial tech company that runs Square and the Cash app, is cutting its workforce by "nearly half" and axing more than 4,000 jobs. The company will shrink from more than 10,0...
Lenovo leak reveals a foldable gaming handheld that’s also a Windows laptop
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 26, 2026
Lenovo's next gaming laptop could be a shapeshifting foldable called the Legion Go Fold, which can be used as a laptop or a handheld gaming PC with two different display sizes, as WindowsLatest report...
Why no magnets in Galaxy S26? Samsung R&D chief explains
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Feb 26, 2026
Magnet rings have changed my life. I grip and mount and satisfyingly snap awesome accessories on and off my phone all day. Even Samsung sells neat ones like these folding magnetic mirrors. But unlike...
Smartphone sales could be in for their biggest drop ever
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 26, 2026
The smartphone industry could experience a record-breaking decline in 2026 as a result of the RAM shortage stemming from memory-hungry AI giants. That's according to the latest report from the Interna...
Samsung exec confirms you can blame RAM — and other materials — for the Galaxy S26’s higher pricetag
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Feb 26, 2026
The Samsung Galaxy S26 and S26 Plus are "more of the same for more money," my colleague Allison Johnson reported this week. Now, Samsung is confirming what we previously only suspected: RAMageddon is...
FTC declines to enforce a kids privacy law for data collected to verify users’ ages
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Feb 26, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission is encouraging companies to adopt age verification technologies by announcing it will not enforce a children's online privacy law against certain websites that collect and...
Qualcomm won’t be announcing Windows gaming handhelds at GDC after all
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Feb 26, 2026
In January, Qualcomm hinted to The Verge that it might finally bring its powerful Arm-based Snapdragon processors to Windows gaming handhelds at the 2026 Game Developers Conference in San Francisco -...
DHS reportedly detained a Columbia University student and content creator
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Feb 26, 2026
Department of Homeland Security agents "made misrepresentations" to gain access to a Columbia University residential building and detained a student early Thursday morning, according to a statement is...
Netflix’s F1 series Drive to Survive will stream on Apple TV, too
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 26, 2026
Netflix's sports docuseries obsession started a few years ago with F1: Drive to Survive, but when the eighth season premieres after midnight tonight, it will also be available on Apple TV. Now that Ap...
These major issues have brought together Democrats and Republicans in states
- Business
- Regan McCarthy
- Feb 26, 2026
- US
Across the country, Republicans and Democrats have found bipartisan agreement on regulating artificial intelligence and data centers. But it's not just big tech aligning the two parties.
NATO says iPhones are secure enough to handle classified data
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 26, 2026
The iPhone and iPad have been approved to hold NATO-restricted information, according to an announcement on Thursday. That means off-the-shelf devices running iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 can handle classifie...
Razer’s new laptop sleeve wirelessly charges other devices
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Feb 26, 2026
Razer has announced an expensive new laptop sleeve that's not made from an exotic animal or encrusted in diamonds. What potentially justifies paying $129.99 for Razer's Laptop Sleeve 16" are the pair...