Americas News
Disco Elysium’s spiritual successor can’t escape its phantoms
- Technology
- Diego Nicolás Argüello
- May 18, 2026
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies wants you to question the price of forgiveness. After leading a crew of spies through a failed operation, protagonist Cascade is willing to pay whatever amount is needed t...
A Danish Couple’s Maverick African Research Finds Its Moment in RFK Jr.’s Vaccine Policy
- Technology
- Arthur Allen, KFF Health News
- May 18, 2026
The work of Peter Aaby and Christine Stabell Benn has long been controversial. Until Robert F. Kennedy Jr. became US health policy chief, most vaccine scientists tended to ignore it. Now they can’t.
Microsoft is retiring Teams’ Together Mode
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- May 17, 2026
Microsoft launched Teams' Together Mode during the pandemic to give the illusion of a bunch of people sitting in a conference room together, even if they were really sitting at home without pants on....
Revamped Siri will reportedly offer auto-deleting chats
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- May 17, 2026
Apple is hoping that its record on privacy can be the differentiator on the AI front, and maybe even buy it a little slack as it continues to lag behind the competition. According to Bloomberg's Mark...
University of Arizona students boo Eric Schmidt’s AI cheerleading during commencement
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- May 17, 2026
Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt delivered the commencement address at the University of Arizona on Friday. And, as his speech veered into talk of AI, he was repeatedly drowned out by boos. AI is alread...
Oddity is masterfully tense horror from the director of Hokum
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- May 17, 2026
Hokum recently hit theaters, and it's already outperforming box office expectations. If this Kubrick-referencing haunted hotel flick starring Adam Scott was your introduction to director Damian McCart...
ElliQ is a surprisingly helpful companion robot for older adults
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- May 17, 2026
A week before the ElliQ robot arrived, a neurologist told me we need to rebalance my mom's life. Her Parkinson's disease medication had steadily become less effective over the previous month, and with...
Fujifilm’s X Half is even more whimsical with a $300 price cut
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- May 17, 2026
Fujifilm’s X Half digital camera wasn’t designed to replace your main camera, though you’d be forgiven for assuming it was with its ludicrous $850 price. However, the company recently reduced the MSRP...
Chatbots at the drive-thru are just the beginning
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- May 17, 2026
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more news about how AI is seeping into our daily lives, follow Emma Roth. The Stepback arrives in o...
How a CEO and Trump donor is weaponizing tariffs against his rivals
- Business
- Maria Aspan
- May 17, 2026
- US
Cambria CEO Marty Davis has successfully asked the U.S. government to put tariffs on quartz. His business competitors are crying foul.
New York Magazine reviewing work of writer facing plagiarism allegations
- Business
- Bobby Allyn
- May 17, 2026
- US
The high-profile writer, who has written a forthcoming book about New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, is being investigated by the magazine after being called out for copying the work of other writers.
Snap, YouTube, and TikTok settle suit over harm to students
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- May 16, 2026
Snap, YouTube, and TikTok have settled the first lawsuit of its kind, alleging that social media addiction has cost public schools massive amounts of money, according to Bloomberg. The suit, filed by...