Americas
Latest news and updates from Americas.
Apple keeps hitting bumps with its overhauled Siri
Apple had been reportedly pushing to introduce some big changes to Siri with iOS 26.4, but now the company is planning to introduce them in later versions of iO...
Samsung’s offering up to $900 of trade-in credit toward its new phones
Samsung’s next Unpacked event is happening on February 25th, and we anticipate the company will announce the Galaxy S26 lineup of phones. There may be some new...
Microsoft fixes Notepad flaw that could trick users into clicking malicious Markdown links
Microsoft has fixed a serious security vulnerability affecting Markdown files in Notepad. In the company's Tuesday patch notes, Microsoft says a bad actor could...
Here are the 40 best Presidents Day deals you can already shop
Deals have been admittedly pretty dry since the holidays, but now that February is in full swing, we’re starting to see strong discounts return across a range o...
Why ‘deleted’ doesn’t mean gone: How police recovered Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell footage
FBI Director Kash Patel said yesterday that investigators recovered footage from Savannah Guthrie's mother's doorbell camera using "residual data located in bac...
Threads’ new ‘Dear Algo’ feature lets you tell the algorithm what you want to see
Threads now lets users in the US adjust what is recommended in their feed by writing "Dear Algo" in a post and explaining what they're looking for. The feature...
Ableton Live is adding audio streaming for real-time musical collaboration
Ableton is rolling out the Live 12.4 Beta with a number of new features, but the headliner is Link Audio, which enables real-time collaboration between devices...
Instagram and X have an impossible deepfake detection deadline
The best methods we currently have for detecting and labelling deepfakes online are about to get a stress test. India announced mandates on Tuesday that require...
TikTok launches Local Feeds in the U.S.
TikTok announced on Wednesday that it's launching "Local Feeds," an opt-in feature that uses precise GPS location data to create a feed of localized content, si...
Lifx’s two-pack of Matter-enabled smart color bulbs is down to $20
Let’s give it up for companies that are making affordable smart bulbs. Lifx is one, having recently released a two-pack of A19 / E26 LED bulbs at CES 2026 capab...
Here are the brands bringing ads to ChatGPT
OpenAI officially launched its advertising pilot in ChatGPT, leaving us with a better idea of the kinds of products we might see stuffed beneath our conversatio...
Reanimal wants to devour you
The woods in Reanimal are full of surprises. You will encounter human cadavers that slither like snakes, gigantic talking pigs, and, at one point, a forlorn, su...