Americas News
Will a new CEO realize Apple’s smart home potential?
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Apr 22, 2026
It took Tim Cook years to launch Apple into major new hardware categories, such as the smartwatch. But John Ternus could start his tenure right away with an ambitious new project: smart home hardware....
Sony’s PlayStation 5 is $200 off for the first time since December
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Apr 22, 2026
When the price increases for PlayStation 5 consoles went into effect on April 2nd, we weren’t sure when the next time a good discount would happen. Surely, not for at least a couple months, right? Wel...
Now Meta will track what employees do on their computers to train its AI agents
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Apr 22, 2026
Meta employees' activity at work is now being used to train the company's AI agents. As reported by Reuters, Meta is installing a tool it calls Model Capability Initiative (MCI) on US-based employees'...
It’s amazing how good Alienware’s $350 OLED monitor is
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Apr 22, 2026
I've recommended several OLED gaming monitors to readers over the years, and I've finally taken my own advice to buy one. Alienware's new 27-inch 1440p QD-OLED has all the features that I want and a l...
Call of Duty never made much sense for Xbox Game Pass
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Apr 22, 2026
Yesterday Microsoft announced some surprising news: at a time when everything in gaming is getting more expensive, Xbox Game Pass Ultimate was actually getting a price cut. Going forward, the subscrip...
The year’s weirdest game is hard to explain and even harder to put down
- Technology
- Alexis Ong
- Apr 22, 2026
The first rule of Titanium Court is that you can't explain Titanium Court. Not because we're living under the omerta of an 8-bit Fight Club, but because it's one truth I can stand by. For the past wee...
BMW’s flagship 7 Series gets its ‘Neue Klasse’ upgrade
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Apr 22, 2026
Ever since BMW first announced its "Neue Klasse" next-generation electric vehicle architecture and design language way back in 2021, the question on many fans' minds was when the new technology would...
Behind the unraveling of Dan Crenshaw
- Technology
- Tina Nguyen
- Apr 22, 2026
In 2019, a 36-year-old Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), newly elected to Congress, was photographed for the inaugural Time 100 Next List, wearing a dashing eye patch and looking upwards with hope. A Harvard-...
First vacuums — then the world
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Apr 22, 2026
Many startups spend years trying to become a household name. Others just spend $10 million on a Super Bowl ad. That's Dreame's bet. The little-known Chinese robot vacuum company has grand ambitions to...
Anker made its own chip to bring AI to all its products
- Technology
- John.Higgins
- Apr 22, 2026
Anker has announced its own custom silicon that the company says will bring local AI to audio devices, mobile accessories, and IoT devices. The Thus processor is the world's first neural-net compute-i...
Anthropic’s most dangerous AI model just fell into the wrong hands
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Apr 22, 2026
Anthropic's Mythos AI model, a powerful cybersecurity tool that the company said could be dangerous in the wrong hands, has been accessed by a "small group of unauthorised users," Bloomberg reports. A...
How the airline industry could be impacted if Spirit Airlines is liquidated
- Business
- Ayana Archie
- Apr 22, 2026
- US
Spirit has not confirmed a liquidation, though it has filed for bankruptcy protection twice. Experts predict rising fuel costs could push the company to close its doors for good.