Americas News
ICE and CBP’s Face-Recognition App Can’t Actually Verify Who People Are
- Technology
- Dell Cameron, Maddy Varner
- Feb 5, 2026
ICE has used Mobile Fortify to identify immigrants and citizens alike over 100,000 times, by one estimate. It wasn't built to work like that—and only got approved after DHS abandoned its own privacy r...
Zuckerberg considered changing how Meta studies social issues after research got it in trouble
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Feb 5, 2026
One day after The Wall Street Journal published a blockbuster story about Meta's own dismal findings about teen girls' mental health on Instagram, CEO Mark Zuckerberg wondered whether Meta should chan...
One of the best laptop power banks available is cheaper than ever
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Feb 5, 2026
If you often travel with your gadgets, a fast, reliable portable battery like Anker’s Laptop Power Bank is a worthwhile purchase. Right now, you can buy the silver model at its all-time low price of $...
I tested several cases for the Switch 2 and these are the best
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Feb 5, 2026
You might find it kind of sad to put your hard-earned Switch 2 into a protective case. To me, it’s freeing. Sure, it can take away from the slick design. But using a case relieves me of the worry that...
Super Bowl LX ads: all AI everything
- Technology
- Verge Staff
- Feb 5, 2026
Super Bowl LX is nearly here, with the Seattle Seahawks taking on the New England Patriots. While Bad Bunny will be the star of the halftime show, AI could be the star of the commercial breaks, much l...
Anthropic debuts new model with hopes to corner the market beyond coding
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Feb 5, 2026
Anthropic's "smartest model" is getting a major boost, the company said in a blog post announcing Claude Opus 4.6. It called the new model a "direct upgrade" from its predecessor in a release, noting...
Who’s who and what’s what in TVs in 2026
- Technology
- John.Higgins
- Feb 5, 2026
Each TV company has its own distinct personality and direction. These change over the years, with new technological breakthroughs or at least new business deals. New aspirations shake up the natural o...
Claude has been having a moment — can it keep it up?
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Feb 5, 2026
Boris Cherny gets recognized in public relatively often. At the bar, at the airport, and in generally any public space, people want to take selfies with the creator and head of Claude Code. For the la...
Why Waymo is having a hard time time stopping for school buses
- Technology
- Mack DeGeurin
- Feb 5, 2026
For years, Alphabet-owned Waymo has tried to set itself apart from other self-driving startups by emphasizing a culture of caution and safety. Now, just ahead of major planned rollouts across the coun...
Here’s what Xbox is working on for 2026
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Feb 5, 2026
Microsoft has a big year ahead for Xbox as it marks its 25-year milestone. After the tough decision to release more Xbox games on rival consoles two years ago, 2026 is a chance to refocus on the platf...
Nvidia’s RTX 50-series Super refresh is delayed, and the RTX 60-series might miss 2027
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 5, 2026
The Super refresh to Nvidia's RTX 50-series GPUs was expected at CES 2026 in January, but it didn't make an appearance. The Information reports that in December, Nvidia managers decided not to release...
PlayStation’s live service push continues with a co-op Horizon spinoff
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 5, 2026
Sony is expanding its Horizon universe again with Horizon Hunters Gathering, a "cooperative action game" in development by franchise creator Guerrilla for PS5 and PC. Horizon Hunters Gathering lets "u...