Americas
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America is at risk of becoming an automotive backwater
For decades, America's auto industry was the envy of the world, driven by mass production, the rise of Detroit's Big Three automakers, and the iconic stylings o...
The CDC Has a Leadership Crisis
A 2023 law championed by Republicans requires the CDC have a director confirmed by the Senate. For months, though, it's had only acting directors—and the White...
FCC calls on broadcasters to air ‘pro-America content’ for the country’s 250th anniversary
Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr is urging broadcasters to air "patriotic, pro-America content" in celebration of the US's 250th anniversary...
Trump Mobile is just Liberty Mobile in gold foil
Where's the Trump phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. This week, we explain how the presidential phone company connects to an older company...
Smart glasses in court are a privacy nightmare
When Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrived at a Los Angeles courthouse on Wednesday, he did so with a team that appeared to be wearing Meta's camera-equipped Ray-Ban...
Amazon blames human employees for an AI coding agent’s mistake
Amazon Web Services suffered a 13-hour outage to one system in December as a result of its AI coding assistant Kiro's actions, according to the Financial Times....
OpenAI’s first ChatGPT gadget could be a smart speaker with a camera
OpenAI's first hardware release will be a smart speaker with a camera that will probably cost between $200 and $300, according to The Information. The device wi...
Prop bet
Substack has updated its partnership with betting platform Polymarket, "introducing native tools that make it easier to share, discuss, and debate prediction ma...
Anker’s Prime Power Bank can quickly charge three devices, and it’s down to $80
Juggling multiple chargers for your gadgets while you’re commuting, working from a cafe, or traveling can get heavy (and pricey!) fast, which is why today’s dea...
7 key things to know about Trump's tariffs after the Supreme Court decision
The Supreme Court ruled Friday that President Trump overstepped his authority in ordering double-digit tariffs on nearly everything the U.S. imports. Here's so...
Tamron’s new dongle lets you wirelessly control your lens from your phone
Tamron has announced a new USB-C dongle that wirelessly connects compatible lenses to mobile devices and laptops so they can be customized and controlled remote...
Samsung’s Galaxy Z TriFold is back in stock
Samsung has unleashed a new batch of Galaxy Z TriFold units after selling out initial stock of the behemoth foldable that turns into a 10-inch tablet. The devic...