Americas News
The Live Nation trial restarts with a ‘velvet hammer’
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Mar 17, 2026
After a chaotic week following the Justice Department's mid-trial settlement with Live Nation-Ticketmaster, the antitrust trial picked back up surprisingly smoothly on Monday - this time, with dozens...
DLSS 5 looks like a real-time generative AI filter for video games
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 16, 2026
Nvidia announced DLSS 5 on Monday during its GTC conference, and based on early reactions, it's going to be a divisive update, with some reactions calling it "slop" that unacceptably alters artistic i...
Teens sue Elon Musk’s xAI over Grok’s AI-generated CSAM
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 16, 2026
Three Tennessee teens are suing Elon Musk's xAI over claims that the company's Grok AI chatbot generated sexualized images and videos of themselves as minors, as reported earlier by The Washington Pos...
Ecovacs’ Deebot X8 and X9 Pro Omni robovacs are nearly 50 percent off
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Mar 16, 2026
If you like the idea of spring cleaning but not the part where you actually have to clean, both the Ecovacs Deebot X8 Pro Omni and newer X9 Pro Omni have dropped to their lowest prices to date ahead o...
Benjamin Netanyahu is struggling to prove he’s not an AI clone
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Mar 16, 2026
Social media platforms are currently awash with conspiracy theories claiming that Benjamin Netanyahu has been killed or injured and replaced by AI-generated deepfakes. Between clips that supposedly sh...
I met Olaf — the Frozen robot who might be the future of Disney Parks
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Mar 16, 2026
You know Olaf. Before K-Pop Demon Hunters, before Wicked, it was Disney's Frozen that blasted show tunes like "Let it Go" and "Into the Unknown" into our lives. My little girls loved belting those tun...
Nvidia says China’s BYD and Geely will use its robotaxi platform
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Mar 16, 2026
Nvidia added two leading Chinese automakers, BYD and Geely, to its robotaxi program, as the chipmaker seeks to put its stamp on the growing autonomous vehicle market worldwide. At its GTX conference t...
Sony’s AI graphics upscaling for PS5 Pro games is getting a big update tonight
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 16, 2026
Sony's upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology is rolling out to several titles on the PS5 Pro, including Cyberpunk 2077, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Silent Hill 2, and more. D...
Gasoline prices are still rising as the Iran war stretches into its third week
- Business
- Camila Domonoske
- Mar 16, 2026
- US
U.S. gasoline prices are up nearly 80 cents from a month ago, while diesel prices have shot up even more. Diesel is now just under $5 a gallon, according to AAA, up $1.34 from last month.
Encyclopedia Britannica is suing OpenAI for allegedly ‘memorizing’ its content with ChatGPT
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Mar 16, 2026
On Friday, Encyclopedia Britannica and dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster filed a lawsuit against OpenAI alleging that it used their copyrighted content to train its AI, then generated responses tha...
Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max and 4K Plus sticks are up to 50 percent off
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Mar 16, 2026
Since Amazon rolled out its redesigned Fire TV OS, Amazon’s latest streaming sticks are even better than ever. And right now, both the Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire TV Stick 4K Plus are back at their...
Amazon’s best Echo speakers and screens just got their biggest discounts
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 16, 2026
While Amazon’s previous lineup of Echo speakers and smart displays was boring, frankly, its late 2025 hardware refresh brought better hardware, improved performance, and Alexa Plus to several models....