Americas News
Microsoft’s new Xbox Gamepad Cursor adds a virtual mouse to handhelds
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Apr 13, 2026
Microsoft has started testing its own virtual mouse cursor inside its Xbox mode for Windows-based handhelds. The new Gamepad Cursor option provides a quick way to turn the left stick of a handheld lik...
Sam Altman reportedly targeted in second attack
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Apr 13, 2026
Sam Altman was seemingly targeted by a second attack on Sunday morning, with two suspects arrested following a shooting at his Russian Hill residence, The San Francisco Standard reports. The suspects...
Huawei beats Apple and Samsung with new wide foldable
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Apr 13, 2026
Apple and Samsung have both been strongly linked with plans for foldable phones in a boxy, wide aspect ratio, but it looks like another company will get there first. Huawei has just revealed the desig...
Room for the Moon is thrillingly weird experimental pop
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Apr 12, 2026
For obvious reasons, I've had Moon on the mind all week. So I was trying to figure out what I should recommend this week that would thematically fit. Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks is...
Rockstar Games says hack will have ‘no impact’
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Apr 12, 2026
Rockstar confirmed on Saturday that some of its data was compromised in a breach of a third-party provider. The group ShinyHunters claimed responsibility, saying it had gained access to the company's...
You can save $20 on the Super Mario Galaxy game bundle when you buy a Nintendo Switch 2
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Apr 12, 2026
In celebration of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie coming to theaters, Nintendo is making it a little cheaper to get both Super Mario Galaxy games when you buy a $449.99 Nintendo Switch 2 console. Now thr...
You can grab a refurbished 2021 Kindle Paperwhite starting at just $49.99
- Technology
- Brandon Widder
- Apr 12, 2026
We spend a lot of time at The Verge waxing poetic about the latest gadgets, but sometimes it’s the last-gen devices from several years ago that offer the better value. The 2021 Kindle Paperwhite is a...
The Hisense UR9 is a great first shot against OLED’s bow
- Technology
- John.Higgins
- Apr 12, 2026
RGB LED TVs have been the talk of the TV world this year, with models coming from all the manufacturers, and the first one of 2026 is here - the Hisense UR9. It's the first look at the viability of th...
How AT&T created the most iconic phone ever
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Apr 12, 2026
For years, even decades, virtually everyone in the United States had the same phone. Nobody really thought about it, it didn't even matter what it was called - it was just The Phone. Well, The Phone w...
The AI code wars are heating up
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Apr 12, 2026
This is The Stepback, a weekly newsletter breaking down one essential story from the tech world. For more on the AI coding and vibe-coding booms, follow David Pierce. The Stepback arrives in our subsc...
Allow me to explain why I love this camera that can’t shoot color
- Technology
- Antonio G. Di Benedetto
- Apr 12, 2026
I love black-and-white photography. I also adore compact cameras you can always have by your side. So I'm a total mark for the Ricoh GR IV Monochrome, a fixed-lens camera that can't zoom and can't rec...
The Netherlands is the first European country to approve Tesla’s supervised Full Self-Driving
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Apr 11, 2026
Dutch regulators, the RDW, announced that after over a year and a half of testing, it has officially approved Tesla's Full-Self Driving (FSD) Supervised. This makes the Netherlands the first European...