Americas
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Wall Street is betting on tariff refunds after Supreme Court ruling
When the Supreme Court struck down many of President Trump's tariffs, it left importers wondering how long they'd have to wait to get their money back. Hedge fu...
Did Live Nation punish a venue by taking Billie Eilish away?
John Abbamondi had orders to let the CEO of Ticketmaster down easy. In April 2021, Abbamondi was the CEO of BSE Global, the company that ran Brooklyn arena the...
A new video from the White House mixes Call of Duty footage with actual video of Iran strikes
On Wednesday, the White House posted a video of actual military strikes on Iran in the style usually seen in Call of Duty highlight videos, and started the vide...
Seven tech giants signed Trump’s pledge to keep electricity costs from spiking around data centers
Leaders from Google, Meta, Microsoft, Oracle, OpenAI, Amazon, and xAI met with President Donald Trump today to sign a "rate payer protection pledge." It's one w...
Tim Sweeney signed away his right to criticize Google until 2032
Epic CEO Tim Sweeney might be one of the most outspoken people in the history of the world. He fought two of the world's most valuable and powerful companies al...
Here’s how Google describes its fee-reducing Apps Experience and Games Level Up programs
Today, Google killed its 30 percent app store fee, partially uncoupled Google Play from Google Play Billing after they were declared an illegal monopoly in the...
Epic and Google have signed a special deal for a new class of ‘metaverse’ apps
Epic Games and Google are burying the hatchet, but documents released today reveal that they aren't only aligned on how Google is shaking things up for app stor...
NotebookLM can now summarize research in ‘cinematic’ video overviews
Google's NotebookLM can now turn users' research and notes into fully animated "cinematic" videos, going a step further than the original video overview feature...
The new MacBook Air debuts with a $50 gift card as the M4 model hits its best price
Powered by the new M5 chip, Apple’s latest MacBook Airs are more powerful than ever with double the base storage (512GB), but they also cost $100 more than thei...
The world’s biggest automaker has one of the dirtiest supply chains: report
Tesla, Ford, and Volvo occupy the top three spots in a new ranking of 18 global automakers based on their efforts to eliminate carbon emissions, environmental h...
Console exclusives might be making a comeback
The near future of game consoles could look a lot like the past. Once a hallmark of the industry, over the last few years console-exclusive games have steadily...
Google’s AI-powered workspace is now available to more users in Search
Google is bringing Canvas to everyone in the US using AI Mode in Search. The feature opens up a dedicated workspace within its AI-powered search tool, allowing...