Americas News
Several Sonos audio products got their first 2026 discounts
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 17, 2026
Amazon’s Big Spring Sale kicks off on March 25th, though some great tech sales are already available. Sonos is one of several companies that has switched on sales for its products, including some that...
Microsoft appoints a new Copilot boss after AI leadership shakeup
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Mar 17, 2026
Microsoft is doing another executive shuffle today to reorganize how it engineers its Copilot assistant. Different teams have been working on the consumer and commercial sides of Copilot for years, bu...
The future of code is exciting and terrifying
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Mar 17, 2026
Suddenly it seems like everyone's a coder. Or, at the very least, like they play one in the Claude Code app. But even for the seasoned pros, the act of software development is changing fast - many peo...
Starfield is coming to the PS5 and getting a pair of major updates in April
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 17, 2026
After lots of rumors, it's now official: Bethesda's sci-fi epic Starfield is coming to the PS5. It'll launch on Sony's console on April 7th, and that day will also see the debut of two major updates f...
Tumblr updated reblogs to function more like tweets and users hate it
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Mar 17, 2026
Tumblr has overhauled its reblogging feature to add new options for interacting with chained posts, and it hasn't gone down well with many of the platform's users. The update announced by Tumblr on Mo...
Capcom’s next big game explores the horrors of AI
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Mar 17, 2026
Capcom has been on a hot streak. The Monster Hunter series became a global hit with the launch of Monster Hunter World in 2018, which became Capcom's best-selling game, while Street Fighter reinvented...
Amazon’s new ‘getitfast’ delivery page lists items you can have in 1 hour
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Mar 17, 2026
Amazon announced on Tuesday that it's making it easier for users to find products eligible for its 1-hour and 3-hour delivery options with a new "getitfast" page for same-day delivery products availab...
Nintendo Switch 2 update adds ‘Handheld Boost Mode’ for original Switch games
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 17, 2026
Nintendo's latest update for the Switch 2 will upgrade the performance of original Switch games played in handheld mode, as reported earlier by IGN. When you turn on the new Handheld Boost Mode, the S...
Why Project Hail Mary’s creators were ‘scared’ about making the sci-fi adaptation
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Mar 17, 2026
Project Hail Mary is a natural follow-up to The Martian. Both movies are based on sci-fi novels by Andy Weir, and both have bankable stars in the lead role (Matt Damon for The Martian, Ryan Gosling fo...
Poco’s first Pro Max phone earns the name with an 8,500mAh battery
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Mar 17, 2026
Xiaomi subsidiary Poco has launched the X8 Pro and X8 Pro Max phones, both of which feature large silicon-carbon batteries, powerful chipsets, and 256GB of storage as standard, with stronger specs on...
Oppo’s nearly creaseless foldable isn’t launching in Europe after all
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Mar 17, 2026
Oppo has launched its "zero-feel crease" foldable, the Find N6, but while we knew it was unlikely to launch in the US, it's a shame to discover that the promised "global" launch is also leaving Europe...
Samsung discontinues its Galaxy Z TriFold after just three months
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Mar 17, 2026
Samsung is preparing to axe its first three-panel foldable phone less than three months after launching the device in the US. Sales of the $2,899 Galaxy Z TriFold will first be wound down in Korea and...