Americas News
Meta isn’t doing enough to keep kids off Facebook and Instagram, rules EU
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Apr 29, 2026
Meta is breaching Europe's Digital Services Act (DSA) rules by failing to prevent children under 13 from using Facebook and Instagram, according to a preliminary decision issued by the European Commis...
China freezes new robotaxi licenses after Baidu chaos
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Apr 29, 2026
China has suspended new licenses for autonomous vehicles, Bloomberg reports, citing unnamed people familiar with the matter. The move comes after dozens of robotaxis operated by Chinese tech giant Bai...
Spirit Airlines tried to be the Dollar General of the skies. Then the big airlines beat it at its own game
- Business
- Greg Rosalsky
- Apr 29, 2026
- US
Spirit Airlines helped pioneer ultra-cheap flying and soared. Then legacy airlines copied them, outmaneuvered them with loyalty programs, and the economy turned against their core customers.
GitHub rushed to fix a critical vulnerability in less than six hours
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Apr 29, 2026
GitHub employees fixed a critical remote code execution vulnerability in less than six hours last month. Wiz Research used AI models to uncover a vulnerability in GitHub's internal git infrastructure...
General Motors is adding Gemini to four million cars
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Apr 29, 2026
General Motors is planning to bring Google's Gemini AI assistant to around four million vehicles across the US. Model year 2022 and newer Cadillac, Chevrolet, Buick, and GMC vehicles with Google built...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Kevin Warsh and the future of the Federal Reserve
- Business
- Steve Inskeep
- Apr 29, 2026
- US
NPR's Steve Inskeep asks Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts about the future of the Federal Reserve as a Senate committee prepares to vote on the nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed chair.
Why Sen. Warren voted no for Kevin Warsh as Fed chairman
- Business
- Steve Inskeep
- Apr 29, 2026
- US
Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren discusses the future of the Federal Reserve and tells NPR's Steve Inskeep why she plans to vote no on Kevin Warsh's nomination as Fed chair.
OpenAI Really Wants Codex to Shut Up About Goblins
- Technology
- Will Knight
- Apr 28, 2026
“Never talk about goblins, gremlins, raccoons, trolls, ogres, pigeons, or other animals or creatures unless it is absolutely and unambiguously relevant,” reads OpenAI’s coding agent instructions.
It’s primetime for conspiracy theorist video creators
- Technology
- Charles Pulliam-Moore
- Apr 28, 2026
In the days since this year's White House Correspondents' Dinner was cut short when shots were fired at the event, there has been a boom of conspiracy theory videos created by people who insist that t...
Elon Musk appeared more petty than prepared
- Technology
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- Apr 28, 2026
Today the first witness was sworn in in Musk v. Altman: Elon Musk. I was surprised by how flat he seemed. This is not the first time I've seen Musk in court. During his defamation suit, he turned on t...
James Comey indicted over Instagram seashell photo that allegedly threatened Trump
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Apr 28, 2026
The US Department of Justice has once again indicted James Comey - this time, for an alleged threat the former FBI director made toward President Donald Trump on Instagram, as reported earlier by CNN....
FCC orders early license renewal for ABC stations following Kimmel's first lady joke
- Business
- Mandalit del Barco
- Apr 28, 2026
- US
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Disney's ABC to seek early broadcast license renewals for the eight TV stations it owns amid backlash over Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump.