Americas News
Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake
- Business
- David Folkenflik
- Mar 17, 2026
- US
A federal judge has ordered more than a thousand Voice of America staffers back to work by Monday. It's a major defeat for the Trump administration's effort to cut the news outlet to the bones.
I went to the Pentagon to watch Pete Hegseth scold war reporters
- Technology
- Tina Nguyen
- Mar 17, 2026
It is day 13 of America's surprise war with Iran - by sheer coincidence, it's Friday the 13th - and I am delirious. I haven't had a coffee since I woke up at 5AM, because I'm not allowed to bring outs...
The Beats Studio Pro are nearly $200 off ahead of Amazon’s big spring sale
- Technology
- Brandon Widder
- Mar 17, 2026
Earlier this week, Apple unveiled the AirPods Max 2. The forthcoming over-ear headphones build on their predecessor with an H2 chip that powers a range of new features; however, they still don’t offer...
Remedy’s live-service shooter Firebreak is getting its final major update
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 17, 2026
Remedy is winding down its team shooter FBC: Firebreak with a big update that launches today. But while the game won't be getting any new content going forward, the studio intends to keep it alive for...
Spotify adds ‘Exclusive Mode’ audiophile feature for Windows PCs
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Mar 17, 2026
Starting Tuesday, Spotify users will have access to "Exclusive Mode," a new feature in the streaming service's Windows app that can help maximize audio quality by giving the Spotify app full control o...
Ikea tried to build a smart home for everyone — here’s why it’s not working yet
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Mar 17, 2026
Ikea's new Matter-over-Thread products were supposed to prove that the smart home could be cheap, accessible, and reliable. The highly anticipated line - which includes sensors, remotes, smart plugs,...
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 is like motion smoothing for video games, but worse
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 17, 2026
Yesterday Nvidia revealed its latest upscaling tech called DLSS 5, which it described as "the company's most significant breakthrough in computer graphics since the debut of real-time ray tracing in 2...
Antigravity’s 360-degree drone is 20 percent off ahead of its next feature drop
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 17, 2026
Insta360’s Antigravity A1 is one of the most interesting drones on the market thanks to its included Vision Goggles, which provide a 360-degree first-person view through the drone’s cameras (a screen...
The messiah rises in Dune: Part Three’s new trailer
- Technology
- Charles Pulliam-Moore
- Mar 17, 2026
First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes a portentous set of twin babies in the new trailer for Dune: Part Three. Warner Bros. has debuted its first full trailer for Denis Villeneuve's third...
Now everyone in the US is getting Google’s personalized Gemini AI
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Mar 17, 2026
Google announced on Tuesday that all users in the US will now have access to its Personal Intelligence feature, which lets you connect various Google apps to provide context for Gemini's responses and...
Intel announces Core Ultra 200HX Plus CPUs for high-end gaming laptops
- Technology
- Antonio G. Di Benedetto
- Mar 17, 2026
Intel has a pair of new flagship CPUs coming to a variety of pricey gaming laptops: the Core Ultra 9 290 HX Plus and Core Ultra 7 270HX Plus. The Arrow Lake Refresh chips sport 24 cores / 24 threads a...
Two more EVs for the trash heap: Volvo EX30 and Honda Prologue
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Mar 17, 2026
The steady stream of news about automakers cancelling or discontinuing electric vehicles continues apace. This week it's Volvo's small, quirky EX30 and Honda's solo electric offering in the US, the Pr...