Americas News
Apple’s luxe AirPods Max have dropped to one of their lowest prices ever
- Technology
- Sheena Vasani
- Jan 26, 2026
If you prefer over-ear headphones to earbuds and own an iPhone or another Apple device, the AirPods Max with USB-C are worth a look, especially now that you can buy them at Best Buy as part of a flash...
Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Jan 26, 2026
"Fuck ICE first, second, third, and fourth. Then worry about fucking me," a Reddit post reads. "Immigrants of any status are my friends, neighbors, and colleagues." Across the internet - and in the st...
Tattle TV has turned a Hitchcock classic into a vertical video ‘microdrama’
- Technology
- Charles Pulliam-Moore
- Jan 26, 2026
Most vertical video microdrama apps have been focused on putting out newly-produced series meant to be watched on your phone. But Tattle TV thinks that people might also be interested in checking out...
MCP unites Claude chat with apps like Slack, Figma, and Canva
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Jan 26, 2026
Anthropic's Claude got a bit livelier today thanks to a new extension to MCP, the open-source protocol that allows AI agents to easily access tools and data across the internet. Users will now be able...
TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Jan 26, 2026
TikTok's takeover in the US has prompted users to join an alternative social platform called UpScrolled. The app, which is available on Android and iOS, currently holds the 12th spot in Apple's App St...
Internal chats show how social media companies discussed teen engagement
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Jan 26, 2026
Recently released documents show the big business opportunity that social media companies saw in recruiting teens to their platforms and how they discussed risks that heavy digital engagement could po...
OpenAI is working out how much to charge for ChatGPT ads
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Jan 26, 2026
OpenAI is reportedly asking a high price to advertise on ChatGPT, around $60 per 1,000 views, or triple what ads on Meta's platform usually cost, according to The Information. Despite the higher price...
Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it
- Technology
- Elizabeth Lopatto
- Jan 26, 2026
For many years, credit card companies and other payment methods were aggressive about policing child sexual abuse material. Then, Elon Musk's Grok started undressing children on X. The Center for Coun...
TikTok blames its US problems on a power outage
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Jan 26, 2026
TikTok says a power outage is causing ongoing issues and outages that started in the US early Sunday morning. In an email to The Verge, TikTok USDS spokesperson Jamie Favazza pointed to a statement po...
A powerful AMD gaming desktop is hundreds off at Costco
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Jan 26, 2026
Given that RAM has become so expensive to buy recently, you might have considered buying a prebuilt desktop computer. If so, and you’re leaning toward a high-end gaming model, Costco has a model that’...
Microsoft’s latest AI chip goes head-to-head with Amazon and Google
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Jan 26, 2026
Microsoft is announcing a successor to its first in-house AI chip today, the Maia 200. Built on TSMC's 3nm process, Microsoft says its Maia 200 AI accelerator "delivers 3 times the FP4 performance of...
2026 is the year of social media’s legal reckoning
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Jan 26, 2026
Over the next year, top social media executives are expected to take the witness stand to defend their companies from an avalanche of claims about their failure to protect kids. The first of many tria...