Americas News
ChatGPT’s ‘Trusted Contact’ will alert loved ones of safety concerns
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 7, 2026
OpenAI is launching an optional safety feature for ChatGPT that allows adult users to assign an emergency contact for mental health and safety concerns. Friends, family members, or caregivers designat...
Did Microsoft just tease a new Xbox UI?
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- May 7, 2026
Microsoft showed off a "consistent" Xbox UI across handhelds, consoles, and cloud gaming during its Xbox keynote at the Game Developers Conference in March. At the time it was difficult to see if ther...
A hacker ran me over with a robot lawn mower
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- May 7, 2026
I'm lying in the dirt. It's coming for me. Then, with a lurch, it's climbing up my chest. If Andreas Makris doesn't stop the 200-pound robot lawn mower in time, it could drag its blades across my body...
Inside the return of Xbox
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- May 7, 2026
Two weeks ago there was a buzz in the air inside Microsoft's studio D building. Hundreds of Xbox employees gathered early on a Thursday morning, packed into the hallways and atrium, to hear from Xbox...
The future of Disney Plus is a confused mess
- Technology
- Charles Pulliam-Moore
- May 7, 2026
Newly minted CEO Josh D'Amaro says that he wants to turn Disney Plus into "the immersive, interactive digital centerpiece of the company." It used to be that people went to the movies or theme parks t...
There’s actually a good deal happening now on the Xbox Series X
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- May 7, 2026
It’s been tough to recommend the Xbox Series X recently, especially at the $649 price it has sold at since last October. But if you’re thinking about getting one, at least consider the Forza Horizon 6...
Netflix has its own, impressive AI-powered voice search
- Technology
- Janko Roettgers
- May 7, 2026
A small subset of Netflix viewers just got a new way to find movies and TV shows. The streamer recently started to test an AI-powered native voice search feature with some subscribers, prompting them...
BMW iX3 has a lower starting price than comparable gas-powered X3
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- May 7, 2026
The 2027 BMW iX3 is now available in the US, and its starting price my surprise and delight fans of the Bavarian automaker. The iX3, which is the first vehicle built on BMW's next-gen Neue Klasse plat...
Apple’s $599 MacBook Neo could be at risk from rising RAM prices
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- May 7, 2026
The MacBook Neo might lose its most appealing trait thanks to the ongoing RAM shortage. According to analyst Tim Culpan, Apple could discontinue the budget-priced $599 base configuration of the Neo, l...
Samsung’s flagship laptop is a MacBook Pro clone gone horribly wrong
- Technology
- Antonio G. Di Benedetto
- May 7, 2026
II know I'm not the only person who wants a MacBook Pro for Windows: a sleek, ultra powerful, super portable machine with an excellent screen and high-quality build. Samsung's Galaxy Book6 Ultra certa...
OpenClaw and Claude can put your AI-generated podcasts in Spotify
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- May 7, 2026
Save to Spotify is a new command-line tool designed specifically for AI agents like OpenClaw, Claude Code, or OpenAI Codex. If you're the kind of person who collects research on a topic, then feeds it...
Google’s taking a big swing at AI health with the Fitbit Air
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- May 7, 2026
It's a Whoop dupe. That was my first thought when I saw the new $99 Google Fitbit Air. You can hardly blame me. The band is screenless with a metallic fabric clasp. My eyes flickered between the Fitbi...