Americas News
The RAM crunch could kill products and even entire companies, memory exec admits
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Feb 19, 2026
Phison is one of the leading makers of controller chips for SSDs and other flash memory devices - and CEO Pua Khein-Seng has just become a leading voice for just how bad the RAM shortage might get. Co...
Zuckerberg grilled about Meta's strategy to target 'teens' and 'tweens'
- Business
- Bobby Allyn
- Feb 18, 2026
- US
The billionaire tech mogul's testimony was part of a landmark social media addiction trial in Los Angeles. The jury's verdict in the case could shape how some 1,600 other pending cases from families a...
Dyson turned its skinny PencilVac into a lightweight wet floor cleaner
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Feb 18, 2026
Dyson has announced an alternate version of its skinny PencilVac that's designed to clean spills and stains on hard floors instead of sucking up dirt and debris. Like the PencilVac, which Dyson called...
Meta is reportedly planning to launch a smartwatch this year
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 18, 2026
Meta is planning to launch a smartwatch with health tracking and AI features later this year, along with an updated version of its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, The Information reports. The smar...
FDA reverses course on Moderna flu shot
- Business
- Sydney Lupkin
- Feb 18, 2026
- US
The Food and Drug Administration's about-face comes a little more than a week after the agency refused to consider the company's application to market the new kind of influenza vaccine.
Social media on trial: tech giants face lawsuits over addiction, safety, and mental health
- Technology
- Verge Staff
- Feb 18, 2026
A set of bellwether cases alleging that social media platforms harmed teens’ safety and mental health is going to trial this year, putting executives like Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg on the stand to answ...
Ring’s AI-powered Search Party won’t stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Feb 18, 2026
A leaked internal email obtained by 404 Media shows that Ring has bigger plans for its AI-powered neighborhood search capability than just looking for lost dogs. The outlet reports the email, sent las...
Polestar aims to shake off EV doldrums with 4 new models in 3 years
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Feb 18, 2026
Polestar says it will release four new electric models over the next three years, including a new SUV and a revamped version of its Polestar 2 sedan. The Swedish automaker, which is owned by China's G...
Microsoft is bringing a built-in network speed test to Windows 11
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 18, 2026
Microsoft is working on a bunch of new features for Windows 11, including a new network speed test that you can access from your taskbar. The tool is bundled in an update rolling out to Windows 11 Ins...
Ken Watanabe didn’t think a kabuki movie would work
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Feb 18, 2026
A three-hour-long period drama about kabuki, a centuries-old form of Japanese theater, doesn't exactly sound like box office gold. But that's exactly what happened with Kokuho. Director Lee Sang-il's...
Acer’s Chromebook Plus Spin 514 is $200 off, marking a new low price
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Feb 18, 2026
If you want a Chromebook that can double as a tablet when you need it to, Acer’s Chromebook Plus Spin 514 is one of the better 2-in-1s on the market. And you can buy it with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of s...
Are Elon Musk’s Mars plans finally coming back down to Earth?
- Technology
- Georgina Torbet
- Feb 18, 2026
Maybe you've heard, but Elon Musk is apparently a Moon fan now. He has historically been the ultimate cheerleader for human missions to Mars, and as recently as last year, he said his aim was to go st...