Americas News
Prices are up, but Mother's Day still means brunch
- Business
- Alina Selyukh
- May 8, 2026
- US
It's the biggest day for America's restaurants, and one of the biggest for flower sales. Despite anxieties over rising gas prices, people are ready to splurge to celebrate.
Sony’s PS5 sales plummet amid price rises and a memory crisis
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- May 8, 2026
Sony sold just 1.5 million PS5 consoles in its most recent fourth fiscal quarter, down 46 percent year-over-year. The slump in PS5 sales comes after Sony raised the price of its PS5 consoles twice ove...
With Spirit in liquidation, here's what happens next to its planes
- Business
- Joel Rose
- May 8, 2026
- US
When Spirit Airlines stopped flying last weekend, it left more than 90 planes scattered across the country. Many will go back to the companies that own them, while Spirit tries to monetize the rest.
Nintendo is raising Switch 2 prices
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 8, 2026
Nintendo is raising the price of its Switch 2 console globally, "in light of changes in market conditions," and is now forecasting a drop in sales over the next year. Starting September 1st, the Switc...
The Canvas Hack Is a New Kind of Ransomware Debacle
- Technology
- Lily Hay Newman, Andy Greenberg
- May 8, 2026
Thousands of schools around the US were paralyzed on Thursday after education tech firm Instructure shut down access to its Canvas platform following a breach by hackers going by the name ShinyHunters...
Trade court outlaws a second round of Trump tariffs
- Business
- Scott Horsley
- May 7, 2026
- US
The Court of International Trade has struck down a second round of global tariffs ordered by President Trump, after his earlier import taxes were outlawed by the U.S. Supreme Court. The decision is a...
Canvas is down as ShinyHunters threatens to leak school’s data
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- May 7, 2026
The Instructure-owned learning management platform, Canvas, is down after recently confirming a massive data breach that impacted student names, email addresses, ID numbers, and messages. Students att...
Mira Murati’s deposition pulled back the curtain on Sam Altman’s ouster
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- May 7, 2026
The week leading up to Thanksgiving 2023 was the AI industry's biggest soap opera moment. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was abruptly ousted from his role at the ChatGPT-maker. The explanation? That Altman was...
Apple’s AirPods with cameras for AI are apparently close to production
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 7, 2026
Apple's rumored AirPods with cameras are nearing a stage where the company will test early mass production, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. Currently, Apple testers are "actively using" prototypes th...
SpaceX has a $55 billion plan to build AI chips in Texas
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- May 7, 2026
Elon Musk's plans to get into the AI chip manufacturing business are going to be costly. As the New York Times and CNBC report, SpaceX is planning to invest at least $55 billion into its "Terafab" chi...
Peak Design is taking up to 50 percent off some of our favorite bags right now
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- May 7, 2026
To celebrate founder Peter Dering’s birthday, Peak Design is taking up to 50 percent off a host of bags and accessories through May 8. The sale includes steep discounts on many of the company’s most p...
Valve is fighting Steam Controller scalpers with a new reservations system
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 7, 2026
Valve's new Steam Controller sold out quickly when it went on sale on Monday, and the company is going to open a "reservations queue" on Friday at 1PM ET for anyone who missed that initial run. When t...