Americas News
The latest Kindle Paperwhite drops to its best price all year
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Apr 28, 2026
Mother’s Day is coming up, and if you’re looking for a present, we recently published our gift guide with a range of ideas. One of those recommendations is the $109.99 entry-level Kindle, but right no...
Claude can now plug directly into Photoshop, Blender, and Ableton
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Apr 28, 2026
Anthropic has launched a set of connectors for Claude that allow the AI chatbot to tap into popular creative software, including Adobe's Creative Cloud apps, Affinity, Blender, Ableton, Autodesk, and...
Former FCC officials want to force a vote on the ‘weapon’ Brendan Carr has invoked against broadcasters
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Apr 28, 2026
Several former Federal Communications Commissioners and staffers across parties are urging a federal appeals court to force a vote on the FCC's news distortion policy, which they argue should be repea...
Google Translate can now help you with pronunciation
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Apr 28, 2026
Google has launched a new AI-powered feature for Translate that can help you correct and practice your enunciation when learning a new language. The "pronunciation practice" tool analyzes your speech...
Amazon’s color screen Kindles are finally getting a system-wide dark mode
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Apr 28, 2026
Most modern Kindle devices with a black and white E Ink screen offer an alternate inverted dark mode with white text against a black background across their entire user interface. Today Amazon has ann...
DJI’s new Mic Mini 2 adds colorful covers to help them blend in
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Apr 28, 2026
Following the launch of the Osmo Pocket 4 earlier this month, DJI has announced a new version of its smallest wireless microphone system. The DJI Mic Mini 2 doesn't bring a lot of upgrades over the or...
Musk and Altman go to court
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Apr 28, 2026
The trial between Elon Musk and OpenAI is officially upon us. And it is going to be a mess. As the two sides fight over the early days of AI, who deserves credit and cash for what, and more, we're lik...
Behold the crown jewel of outrageous gaming laptops
- Technology
- Antonio G. Di Benedetto
- Apr 28, 2026
The Asus ROG Zephyrus Duo was my pick for the best laptop of CES: It had two high-end screens, great specs, and the promise of being a one-of-a-kind multitasking and gaming monster. Now that this over...
Google and Pentagon reportedly agree deal for ‘any lawful’ use of AI
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Apr 28, 2026
Google has signed a classified deal that allows the US Department of Defense to use its AI models for "any lawful government purpose," The Information reports. The agreement was reported less than a d...
Attack of the killer script kiddies
- Technology
- Yael Grauer
- Apr 28, 2026
Last August, some of the best cybersecurity teams in the business gathered in Las Vegas to demonstrate the strength of their AI bug-finding systems at DARPA's Artificial Intelligence Cyber Challenge (...
Millions of homes in the U.S. are uninsured. NPR wants to hear your story
- Business
- Michael Copley
- Apr 28, 2026
- US
Millions of home in the U.S. are uninsured, partly because insurance costs have soared in recent years. NPR wants to hear about the coverage decisions you're making as premiums rise.
Lawsuits accuse State Farm of secretly working to cut insurance payouts
- Business
- Michael Copley
- Apr 28, 2026
- US
Lawsuits allege that State Farm tries to avoid paying what it owes for hail damage. The litigation is happening as homeowners face soaring insurance costs, partly due to threats from climate change.