Americas News
Self-driving truck startup Waabi is teaming up with Uber on robotaxis
- Technology
- Andrew J. Hawkins
- Jan 28, 2026
Waabi, the Toronto-based autonomous trucking startup, is expanding its portfolio to include robotaxis. And it's bringing Uber along for the ride. Raquel Urtasun, the former chief scientist at Uber's n...
Tim Cook had ‘a good conversation’ with Trump about deescalation
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Jan 28, 2026
Apple CEO Tim Cook has spoken out about "the events in Minneapolis" after federal agents shot and killed another protester over the weekend, telling employees that he has shared his feelings with Pres...
Google just leaked a first look at Android for PC in action
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Jan 28, 2026
We've been waiting months for our first look at Android running on a PC in Google's upcoming ChromeOS / Android hybrid platform, codenamed Aluminium OS. Now we've seen it in action, and have Google to...
Mexican president says her country has paused oil shipments to Cuba
- Business
- The Associated Press
- Jan 28, 2026
- US
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and that it was a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States.
The crypto bill is falling apart in Congress
- Technology
- Tina Nguyen
- Jan 28, 2026
Hello and welcome to Regulator, the Verge newsletter about the technology politics happening in our nation's capital. I hope our snowstorm-affected readers are safe, warm, and haven't reenacted The Sh...
The best Android phones
- Technology
- Allison Johnson
- Jan 28, 2026
The Android ecosystem is all about choice. While iPhone owners have a smaller pool of new devices to pick from when it’s time to upgrade, there’s a wider range of choices on Android. Some Android phon...
Meta is spending millions to convince people that data centers are cool and you like them
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Jan 27, 2026
Over the last few months of 2025, Meta spent $6.4 million on an ad campaign running in cities across the country, from Sacramento to Washington, with a clear mission: win over viewers on the construct...
Moltbot, the AI agent that ‘actually does things,’ is tech’s new obsession
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Jan 27, 2026
An open-source AI agent that "actually does things" is taking off, with people across the web sharing how they're using the agent to do a whole bunch of things, like manage reminders, log health and f...
The best budget robot vacuums
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Jan 27, 2026
Today’s robot vacuums are becoming a bit like cars: with all the features, upgrades, and fancy trimmings available these days, it’s easy to forget that they can just be simple machines that get us fro...
The winter storm tested power grids straining to accommodate AI data centers
- Technology
- Justine Calma
- Jan 27, 2026
The colossal winter storm that swept across 34 states left hundreds of thousands of people without electricity. Bitterly cold temperatures lingering after Winter Storm Fern are still testing power gri...
The best fitness trackers and watches we’ve tested
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Jan 27, 2026
Fitness trackers have come a long way from the simple bands that tracked steps and little else. Modern trackers can monitor everything from your heart health to how well you’ve recovered from a hard b...
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in U.S.
- Business
- The Associated Press
- Jan 27, 2026
- US
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is backing a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Trump and his administration at home and abroad.