Americas News
Fitbit’s founders launch a new platform for monitoring your entire family’s health
- Technology
- Andrew Liszewski
- Feb 3, 2026
James Park and Eric Friedman, the co-founders of Fitbit who left Google two years ago, have announced a new venture called Luffu. Described as an "intelligent family care system," Luffu collects and l...
Humans are infiltrating the Reddit for AI bots
- Technology
- Hayden Field
- Feb 3, 2026
Ordinary social networks face a constant onslaught of chatbots pretending to be human. A new social platform for AI agents may face the opposite problem: getting clogged up by humans pretending to pos...
Disney says Josh D’Amaro will replace Bob Iger as CEO
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 3, 2026
Disney has picked a successor for longtime CEO Bob Iger. On Tuesday, the entertainment giant announced that its theme parks head, Josh D'Amaro, will take over for Iger on March 18th, 2026. Rumors abou...
Call of Duty tries to block XIM and Cronus cheaters again
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Feb 3, 2026
Activision is trying to crack down on third-party hardware cheating devices in Call of Duty again. Both Call of Duty: Warzone and Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 have been plagued by players using devices l...
Fortnite is about to get a lot more gaming crossovers
- Technology
- Jay Peters
- Feb 3, 2026
Fortnite is going to be getting a lot more crossovers featuring characters from video games. As part of the Epic Games Store's year in review for 2025, Epic shared details about its official program f...
Google Home finally adds support for buttons
- Technology
- Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
- Feb 3, 2026
Google Home users, your long nightmare is over. The platform has finally added support for buttons. The release notes for a February 2 update state that several new starter conditions for automations...
Aluminium: Why Google’s Android for PC launch may be messy and controversial
- Technology
- Sean Hollister
- Feb 3, 2026
"Finally." That was my first reaction when I heard Google would combine Android and ChromeOS into a single operating system. Android has long struggled on tablets, and ChromeOS always felt like too mu...
YouTube now blocking background playback on mobile browsers
- Technology
- Tom Warren
- Feb 3, 2026
YouTube has started to block third-party mobile browsers from using a background playback loophole. Background playback is supposed to be limited to YouTube Premium subscribers through the official iO...
The Model S changed everything
- Technology
- Tamara Warren
- Feb 3, 2026
The Tesla Model S is at the end of its illustrious 14-year run - and what a dizzying ride it's been. In 2012, when Tesla made its first Model S deliveries to customers, Facebook acquired Instagram. Ap...
A community organizer’s guide to Signal group chats
- Technology
- Stevie Bonifield
- Feb 3, 2026
With ICE and CBP roaming the streets, united community action is more important than ever right now - from local mutual aid groups to school safety patrols. Known for its privacy features and end-to-e...
How to tear gas children
- Technology
- Sarah Jeong
- Feb 3, 2026
The day after the second general strike in Minneapolis, the labor unions of Portland, Oregon, marched in solidarity. It was the warmest day that Portland had seen in a while, with sun peeking out from...
The Switch is now Nintendo’s best-selling console of all time
- Technology
- Jess Weatherbed
- Feb 3, 2026
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, Nintendo reports that the Nintendo Swi...