Americas
Latest news and updates from Americas.
OpenAI’s president is a Trump mega-donor
OpenAI's co-founder and longtime president, Greg Brockman, didn't just make a run-of-the-mill donation to the main pro-Trump super PAC - together, he and his wi...
Redditors Are Mounting a Resistance Against ICE
A user from r/Minneapolis was among the first to share footage of federal agents shooting Alex Pretti. Following his death, subreddits about football, cats, and...
Google will settle its Assistant spying lawsuit for $68 million
Google could owe you some money, now that it's moving to settle a class-action lawsuit over how it handled recordings captured when its devices were activated b...
Apple’s luxe AirPods Max have dropped to one of their lowest prices ever
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...
Even the big dick subreddit is mad about ICE
"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 colleagu...
Tattle TV has turned a Hitchcock classic into a vertical video ‘microdrama’
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 m...
MCP unites Claude chat with apps like Slack, Figma, and Canva
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 acr...
TikTokers are heading to UpScrolled following US takeover
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, current...
Internal chats show how social media companies discussed teen engagement
Recently released documents show the big business opportunity that social media companies saw in recruiting teens to their platforms and how they discussed risk...
OpenAI is working out how much to charge for ChatGPT ads
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 T...
Payment processors were against CSAM until Grok started making it
For many years, credit card companies and other payment methods were aggressive about policing child sexual abuse material. Then, Elon Musk's Grok started undre...
TikTok blames its US problems on a power outage
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...