Americas News
X agrees to crack down on illegal hate and terror content in the UK
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 15, 2026
British online safety regulator Ofcom says it has accepted new commitments from X that aim to better protect UK users from seeing illegal hate and terror content on the platform. Under the agreement a...
AI research papers are getting better, and it’s a big problem for scientists
- Technology
- Joshua Dzieza
- May 15, 2026
Last summer, Peter Degen's postdoctoral supervisor came to him with an unusual problem: One of his papers was being cited too much. Citations are the currency of academia, but there was something unus...
Honda’s hybrid future starts with new Accord and RDX prototypes
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- May 14, 2026
Honda revealed prototypes of two new hybrid models, an Accord sedan and the Acura RDX SUV, during its annual business briefing this week, built on a platform that it says will begin launching next yea...
Closing time
- Technology
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- May 14, 2026
Today was closing arguments in the Musk v. Altman trial, and I almost feel bad writing about the unbelievable demolition derby I just witnessed. Steven Molo, Musk's lawyer, stumbled over his words. He...
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond got its first big discount
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- May 14, 2026
The most graphically-impressive first-person shooter made for the Nintendo Switch is $20 off at Best Buy. Right now, you can buy the physical version of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond for $39.99 ($20 off). T...
Meta brings virtual writing to everyone with Ray-Ban Display glasses
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 14, 2026
Meta is rolling out new features to its Meta Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, including bringing the ability to write messages just with hand gestures to all users. You'll be able to use the feature in...
Behold, the Elon Musk jackass trophy
- Technology
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- May 14, 2026
Yesterday, in Musk v. Altman, before the jurors came in, Sam Altman's team passed up what looked - from a distance - like a little league trophy. It was not. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers had the lawyers rea...
Leaked images reveal Xbox Elite 3 controller
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- May 14, 2026
Hours after a smaller Xbox Cloud Gaming controller appeared online, Brazil's Anatel regulator has also accidentally published images of what appears to be Microsoft's upcoming Xbox Elite 3 controller....
OpenAI’s Codex is now in the ChatGPT mobile app
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 14, 2026
OpenAI is going to let users access Codex, its desktop AI tool that can write code and use apps on your computer, from the ChatGPT app on your phone. Following the surge in popularity for Anthropic's...
Meta’s summer sale drops Ray-Ban’s new smart glasses to record-low prices
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- May 14, 2026
If you’ve been curious about Ray-Ban’s Meta smart glasses, right now they’re on sale in Meta’s biggest deal event outside Black Friday. As part of the company’s Summer Sale event, which runs through M...
Trump’s Tech Posse in China, Who’s Winning in Musk v. Altman, and Hantavirus Conspiracy Theories
- Technology
- Brian Barrett, Zoë Schiffer, Leah Feiger
- May 14, 2026
Today on Uncanny Valley, we discuss how Donald Trump’s visit to China could influence conversations between world leaders at a moment when the economic and foreign policy stakes couldn’t be higher.
Microsoft starts canceling Claude Code licenses
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- May 14, 2026
Microsoft first started opening up access to Claude Code in December, inviting thousands of its own developers to use Anthropic's AI coding tool daily. It was part of an effort to get project managers...