Americas News
Google’s AI search summaries will now quote Reddit
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 6, 2026
Google is updating its AI Search features to make it easier for users to find information from sources they know and trust. One of the more notable changes introduces "a preview of perspectives" from...
It’s time to let my iPhone Mini go
- Technology
- Allison Johnson
- May 6, 2026
It's not the Mini, it's me. Nearly five years after it launched, the 13 Mini is still the best phone ever made. That hasn't changed; it's just that I changed. And as painful as it is to admit this, af...
Energizer’s new coin batteries won’t cause ingestion burns if swallowed
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- May 6, 2026
Energizer has announced a new line of lithium coin batteries it claims are the world's first to eliminate the risk of ingestion burns if swallowed. Its Ultimate Child Shield line includes three sizes...
Remarkable’s next E Ink digital notepad skips the color screen
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- May 6, 2026
Remarkable announced a new paper tablet today - albeit one without the advanced color screen found in its recent Paper Pro and Paper Pro Move tablets. The new Remarkable Paper Pure instead features an...
The Remarkable Paper Pure is the best digital notepad I’ve ever used
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- May 6, 2026
Was I writing with pen and paper, or a stylus on a tablet? It’s getting more difficult than ever to tell. The Remarkable Paper Pure is a follow-up to 2020’s Remarkable 2 and a couple of premium color...
Microsoft’s Office and LinkedIn chief now runs Teams in latest reshuffle
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- May 6, 2026
Microsoft's LinkedIn CEO, Ryan Roslansky, took on an expanded role at the company as head of Office last year, and he's now getting more responsibilities as part of the latest leadership reshuffle ins...
The clippening
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- May 6, 2026
Earlier this year, after a tumultuous period serving as the former second-in-command at the FBI, Dan Bongino went back to what he is perhaps known best for: video podcasting. After Bongino exited the...
Chrome’s AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- May 6, 2026
Google Chrome may be taking up more of your storage than expected thanks to a large on-device AI model file that, in some cases, is being automatically downloaded to the browser's system folders. User...
Google Home’s Gemini AI can handle more complicated requests
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- May 5, 2026
Google Home users can now ask Gemini to complete more complex, multi-step tasks and combine multiple tasks in a single command. Google has updated Gemini for Home to Gemini 3.1, which it says will imp...
Apple agrees to pay iPhone owners $250 million for not delivering AI Siri
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- May 5, 2026
Apple has agreed to pay $250 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accused it of misleading customers about the availability of its Apple Intelligence features. The proposed settlement would a...
Microsoft gives up on Xbox Copilot AI
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- May 5, 2026
Xbox is "winding down Copilot on mobile" and "will stop development of Copilot on console," new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced on Tuesday. The move follows Sharma's reorganization of the Xbox platform...
Apple could let you pick a favorite AI model in iOS 27
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- May 5, 2026
The next update to Apple's operating systems could allow users to choose their preferred AI model for running Apple Intelligence. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple is planning to allow third...