Americas News
Instagram and Facebook are about to be filled with affiliate content
- Technology
- Mia Sato
- Mar 24, 2026
Instagram and Facebook content will soon have shopping links baked into posts, essentially cutting out third-party "link in bio"-style tools. Meta announced Tuesday that it's adding commerce features...
Meta misled users about its products’ safety, jury decides
- Technology
- Lauren Feiner
- Mar 24, 2026
Meta willfully violated New Mexico law by misleading users about the safety of its products and engaging in an unconscionable trade practice, a jury found. The company will face a $375 million penalty...
NASA wants to put a $20 billion base on the Moon
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 24, 2026
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has big plans for the future of the agency, including the construction of a $20 billion lunar base that he said will establish an "enduring presence" on the Moon. Isa...
What is ICE actually doing at the airport?
- Technology
- Gaby Del Valle
- Mar 24, 2026
I arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport nearly five hours before my domestic flight. This is not my way - usually I roll up to the airport 30 minutes before boarding - but not even I have e...
OpenAI just gave up on its Sora AI video generator
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Mar 24, 2026
On Tuesday afternoon, OpenAI announced "We're saying goodbye to Sora," the video generation tool that it launched at the end of 2024, and only a few months ago, was included in a massive licensing dea...
Arm’s first CPU ever will plug into Meta’s AI datacenters later this year
- Technology
- Richard Lawler
- Mar 24, 2026
After decades of only licensing its chip designs for others to use, UK-based Arm revealed the first chip it's producing on its own, and the first customer. Dubbed the Arm AGI CPU, it's another chip de...
Apple is testing a standalone app for its overhauled Siri
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Mar 24, 2026
Apple's efforts to rebuild its Apple Intelligence AI platform will make its debut at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 8th. A new version of Siri that transforms the voice assistant into a "...
Food delivery drivers are being squeezed by higher gas prices
- Business
- Bill Chappell
- Mar 24, 2026
- US
The effects of the war in Iran are far-reaching, extending to drivers for DoorDash and Uber Eats. They're paying more for gas — and being squeezed by competition. DoorDash is rolling out some relief.
Higher gas prices put the squeeze on the people who deliver your food
- Business
- Bill Chappell
- Mar 24, 2026
- US
The effects of the war in Iran are far-reaching, extending to drivers for DoorDash and Uber Eats. They're paying more for gas — and being squeezed by competition. DoorDash is rolling out some relief.
The man who coined Metaverse now says Meta’s glasses are creepy
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Mar 24, 2026
Neal Stephenson didn't invent the virtual reality headset. But Meta certainly knows his name - in 1992, his seminal cyberpunk novel Snow Crash coined the phrase "Metaverse" to describe a virtual reali...
Apple launches iOS 26.4 with AI playlists, purchase sharing, and more
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Mar 24, 2026
iOS 26.4 is here, and it comes with a bunch of small but notable updates. That includes a new Playlist Playground launching in beta in Apple Music, which uses AI to generate a song playlist - complete...
The Lego Game Boy makes for a great gift, and it’s $10 off today
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Mar 24, 2026
Deals on the Lego Game Boy are virtually nonexistent, save for the $10 discount that Costco and Sam’s Club offered their members when the set launched late last year. The deal is back — this time, at...