Americas News
Amazon is ending support for older Kindles and Kindle Fires
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Apr 7, 2026
Amazon has announced that starting on May 20th, 2026, Kindle e-readers and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will "no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content via the...
A year after 'Liberation Day,' Trump's tariffs are hurting small businesses
- Business
- Andrew Schneider
- Apr 7, 2026
- US
Many small business owners say the uncertainty that goes along with the high cost of the Trump administration's emergency tariffs is driving away customers and eating into profits.
Spotify’s Prompted Playlists can help you find new podcasts to listen to
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Apr 7, 2026
On Tuesday, Spotify expanded its Prompted Playlists feature to include podcasts, an update that could make it easier for Premium users to find new shows to listen to. Prompted Playlists were originall...
You can now turn 2D apps into 3D while using the Galaxy XR headset
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Apr 7, 2026
Android XR is getting a new feature that turns 2D apps, websites, images, and videos into "3D experiences." The feature, which Google calls "auto-spatialization," was initially announced last year, an...
I wish this selfie phone case was better for selfies
- Technology
- Allison Johnson
- Apr 7, 2026
The Selfix phone case is a classic example of a great idea in theory that falls apart in practice. It's a case for the iPhone 17 Pro with a circular screen on the back. It mirrors the middle of your m...
Anthropic Teams Up With Its Rivals to Keep AI From Hacking Everything
- Technology
- Lily Hay Newman
- Apr 7, 2026
The AI lab's Project Glasswing will bring together Apple, Google, and more than 45 other organizations. They'll use the new Claude Mythos Preview model to test advancing AI cybersecurity capabilities.
Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra is $200 off for the first time
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Apr 7, 2026
My colleague Allison Johnson loved the Privacy Display in her review of the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra. The display feature, which blocks onlookers from getting a peep at what’s on the screen when viewe...
Anthropic is launching a new AI model for cybersecurity
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Apr 7, 2026
Anthropic is debuting a new AI model as part of a cybersecurity partnership with Nvidia, Google, Amazon Web Services, Apple, Microsoft, and other companies. Project Glasswing, as it's called, is bille...
The rugged Bose Soundlink Flex is 25 percent off right now
- Technology
- Brandon Widder
- Apr 7, 2026
We saw a host of excellent Bose discounts during Amazon’s so-called Big Spring Sale last month; however, none of them were quite as steep as the current price drop we’re seeing on the latest Bose Soun...
Vertical browser tabs are better and you should use them
- Technology
- David Pierce
- Apr 7, 2026
Google's Chrome browser is getting a couple of new features, both of them extremely welcome and wildly overdue. The first is a reading mode, which does what it already does in most other browsers: str...
Suno and major music labels clash over AI music sharing
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Apr 7, 2026
The AI-powered musicmaker Suno is struggling to reach licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment. That's according to a report from the Financial Times, which says both si...
Drive slower, go electric, don't drive at all? Americans weigh options for saving gas
- Business
- Camila Domonoske
- Apr 7, 2026
- US
With gasoline prices averaging above $4 a gallon nationally, drivers are grappling with a sharp rise in fuel costs. Here are some ideas to consider if you're trying to cut your fuel costs.