Americas
Latest news and updates from Americas.
Volvo is trying to put its EV stumbles in the rearview
Volvo once had ambitions to fully exit the gas car business. Now it's trying to keep its tenuous foothold in the EV market. It's not an understatement to say th...
You can now remix other people’s YouTube Shorts with AI
Google announced a new YouTube Shorts Remix feature that lets users restyle clips or even insert themselves into other people's videos using Gemini Omni. Now, a...
Xbox hires game industry analyst Matthew Ball to lead strategy
Microsoft has recruited game industry analyst Matthew Ball as Xbox chief strategy officer. Ball publishes an annual state of video gaming report, which is a pop...
Google Search’s AI evolution includes more ads
Google's AI-powered Search era apparently also extends to its ads. Now, when you search for a product, Google's Gemini AI chatbot will surface relevant items an...
Anker’s travel-friendly Laptop Power Bank has returned to its best price of the year
Whether you’re heading out for a quick Memorial Day getaway or preparing for summer travel, a reliable power bank can come in handy when there’s no outlet in si...
A feature-packed MagSafe power bank is 20 percent off for Memorial Day
Having personally recently tested a bunch of MagSafe power banks for an upcoming piece, let me tell you that it’s tough to find a low-cost model that offers a b...
The Verge’s 2026 high school graduation gift guide
High school graduation is a time of change that might be felt more deeply by family members than by the grads themselves. While some grads may immediately embar...
It’s make or break time for AI labelling systems
We're about to find out if the systems designed to make deepfakes and AI-generated content easy to spot are actually up to snuff. SynthID and C2PA Content Crede...
Trump Mobile may be leaking customer addresses
Just as the T1 Phone is seemingly on the verge of release, Trump Mobile has been accused of insecurely storing customer data, leaving addresses and phone number...
Insta360’s Mic Pro uses a three microphone array for improved recordings
After initially revealing its unique design at NAB 2026 last month with few technical details, Insta360 has announced and launched its new wireless Mic Pro syst...
Trump is waging a silent war on legal immigration
When the member states of the United Nations reviewed their Global Compact on Migration earlier this month, one country was conspicuously absent from the discus...
If Google can’t make AI agents useful, maybe no one can
For years, tech companies have promised AI will give everyone a capable personal assistant but delivered something more like a clueless intern. Over the past si...