Americas
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The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time
The original Switch is officially Nintendo's best-selling console of all time after surpassing the DS handheld in lifetime sales. In its latest earnings release...
Adobe Animate is shutting down next month
Adobe is pulling the plug on Adobe Animate. In a FAQ posted to Adobe's website, the company says it will stop selling the animation software on March 1st, citin...
Waymo raises $16 billion to take its robotaxi business ‘global’
Waymo announced a $16 billion investment round aimed at bringing its robotaxi business to more US cities, as well as some overseas markets. The funding round wa...
Here are the best Apple Watch deals available right now
In September, Apple launched its latest fleet of smartwatches, including the Apple Watch Series 11, the SE 3, and the Ultra 3. Each wearable offers something a...
Elon Musk merges SpaceX with xAI (and X)
Elon Musk is merging two of the companies that he leads, SpaceX and xAI (which also owns X), into one. According to an announcement from Musk: SpaceX has acquir...
Will Elon Musk’s emails with Jeffrey Epstein derail his very important year?
Last week, the Department of Justice released a trove of documents related to its case against Jeffrey Epstein, its largest to date. Amid the millions of files...
Notepad++ updates got hijacked for months and could have spied for China
Users of the text and code editor Notepad++ may have unknowingly downloaded a malicious update for the app after its shared hosting servers were hijacked last y...
Ikea’s next cheap Bluetooth speaker is a playful purple mouse
Following the debut of its $10 Kallsup Bluetooth speakers at CES 2026, Ikea is introducing another wireless speaker with a playful design and an affordable pric...
Firefox is adding a switch to turn AI features off
Unlike many of the companies stuffing AI into their browsers, Mozilla will soon give you a way to turn all of these features off. An update coming on February 2...
Crunchyroll is raising prices again
Crunchyroll is raising its prices in the US and "select international markets," including the first price hike to its lowest-priced tier since 2019. Here are th...
Amazon’s desk-friendly Echo Show 8 is down to its lowest price ever
If you’re looking for a versatile gift for Valentine’s Day that can be sentimental and practical, Amazon’s fourth-generation Echo Show 8 can serve as both a dig...
Raspberry Pi is raising prices again as memory shortages continue
Following an initial price increase announced two months ago, Raspberry Pi is raising prices again for several of its single-board computers. "The cost of some...