Americas News
Facebook and Instagram are using AI bone structure analysis to identify photos of kids
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- May 5, 2026
Facebook and Instagram have a new way to detect and remove users under 13: AI bone structure analysis. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta - Facebook and Instagram's parent company - says its AI system wi...
Google DeepMind workers are unionizing over AI military contracts
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 5, 2026
Staffers at Google DeepMind's headquarters have voted to unionize in an effort to prevent the AI firm's technology from being used by Israel and the US military. In a letter to Google management on Tu...
Microsoft is finally ditching the junk MSN feed in Windows widgets
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- May 5, 2026
Microsoft is finally giving up on showing the junk feed of MSN news when you open the widgets feature in Windows 11. After allowing Windows 11 users to disable the MSN feed more than two years ago, Mi...
Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- May 4, 2026
We still don't know when Valve will launch the Steam Machine, but we may not have to wait too long. Valve just imported roughly 50 tons of "Game Consoles" into the United States in the two-day period...
OpenAI’s president does “all the things,” except answer a question
- Technology
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- May 4, 2026
The strongest witness for Elon Musk's case against OpenAI so far has been Greg Brockman's journal. Brockman himself is running as a close second. Brockman was called to the stand in a rather unusual w...
Elon Musk will settle the feds’ Twitter lawsuit with pocket change
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- May 4, 2026
Last year, the SEC sued Elon Musk over the way his acquisition of Twitter (now X, and a part of SpaceX) started, and today it announced a settlement that looks like a massive bargain, while Musk's own...
Hotels have a big World Cup problem: Bookings are running far below projections
- Business
- Rafael Nam
- May 4, 2026
- US
Nearly 80% of hotels surveyed by a body representing the industry reported bookings were running below projections — a worrisome sign with only weeks to go before the World Cup.
SwitchBot’s rechargeable button pusher is on sale for over 20 percent off
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- May 4, 2026
If you want to give mom something that helps lighten the load, the SwitchBot Bot Rechargeable makes for a great, inexpensive gift. And now through May 10th, you can buy it for around $26.99 ($7 off) f...
The creator of Roomba is back with a furry robot companion
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- May 4, 2026
Colin Angle, the maker of the Roomba and the man who helped put 50 million household robots into people's homes, is back with a new robot. But this one is designed as a companion, not a cleaner. The f...
The Pixel 11 could be the next victim of the RAM shortage
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- May 4, 2026
Google's next round of Pixel phones could be a downgrade compared to the Pixel 10 lineup due to the ongoing RAM shortage. Leaked specs for the Pixel 11 lineup shared by MysticLeaks include a possible...
The best Star Wars Day deals
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- May 4, 2026
May the Fourth be with us all on this Star Wars Day. While things have been relatively quiet with the multimedia gold mine that is Star Wars, with just some murmurs about upcoming movies (The Mandalor...
Amazon’s trying to turn its massive shipping operation into another AWS
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- May 4, 2026
Amazon might have a part in delivering all kinds of stuff to your door soon, as its massive shipping network opens up to other companies outside its marketplace, more directly competing with giants li...