Americas News
The best foldable phone you can buy
- Technology
- Allison Johnson
- Jan 29, 2026
A foldable phone isn’t for the faint of heart. They’re generally heavier, pricier, and have less capable cameras than a standard slab-style phone. They’re also still not as durable as regular smartpho...
Elon Musk’s SpaceX and xAI might merge into one company
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Jan 29, 2026
SpaceX and xAI, which are both led by Elon Musk, are "in discussions to merge" ahead of SpaceX's IPO that's planned for later this year, Reuters reports. The merger would help with SpaceX's plans to l...
Apple’s second biggest acquisition ever is an AI company that listens to ‘silent speech’
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Jan 29, 2026
Apple's biggest acquisition ever is still its $3 billion Beats buy in 2014, but now the second biggest deal is bringing in Q.ai, a four-year-old AI audio startup. Apple did not disclose the terms, but...
Obsbot’s new gimbal webcam doesn’t justify its $350 price
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Jan 29, 2026
Webcam company Obsbot recently launched two new gimbal-equipped webcams, the $349 Tiny 3 and the $199 Tiny 3 Lite. It claims that the priciest model is the smallest pan, tilt, zoom (PTZ) 4K webcam eve...
A Yann LeCun–Linked Startup Charts a New Path to AGI
- Technology
- Joel Khalili
- Jan 29, 2026
As the world’s largest companies pour hundreds of billions of dollars into large language models, San Francisco-based Logical Intelligence is trying something different in pursuit of AI that can mimic...
Everything is gambling now: the latest news on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi
- Technology
- Verge Staff
- Jan 29, 2026
Prediction markets will let you bet on just about anything, from how many tweets Elon Musk will post this week to the next president of the United States, with predictions sometimes showing shockingly...
Spotify’s new group chats share music with everyone in your circle
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Jan 29, 2026
Spotify is expanding its in-app messaging feature with group chats. Now you can add up to 10 friends and family members to your discussion about your new favorite song, podcast, or audiobook, as repor...
Waymo is finally starting passenger trips at SFO — but not to the terminals
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Jan 29, 2026
Waymo has finally broken through its SFO logjam. The company announced today that it will start offering robotaxi rides to a select group of passengers traveling to and from the San Francisco Internat...
Microsoft is working to rebuild trust in Windows
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Jan 29, 2026
Windows is in a weird spot. In its 40-year history, the operating system has weathered its fair share of missteps, but Windows 11 is testing the patience of its users in new ways. Persistent bugs, per...
Google’s AI helped me make bad Nintendo knockoffs
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Jan 29, 2026
This week, a new generative AI tool from Google let me create bad knockoffs of 3D Nintendo worlds. Check out my version of something like Super Mario 64: I didn't like Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, but it'...
Half of developers think gen AI is bad for the gaming industry
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Jan 29, 2026
While generative AI is being adopted at various levels of game development, a new survey suggests that developers increasingly think the technology is bad for the industry. According to the most recen...
Linux gaming developers join forces to form the Open Gaming Collective
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Jan 29, 2026
Gaming on Linux has already come a long way over recent years, with improvements to Valve's Proton and more gamers switching to Linux, but the newly-formed Open Gaming Collective (OGC) is aiming to ta...