Americas News
Sony’s last-gen, but still great 1000XM5 are cheaper than ever
- Technology
- Cameron Faulkner
- Feb 2, 2026
It’s rare for Sony’s flagship headphones, even slightly outdated models, to receive a big discount. However, the WH-1000XM5 in black or silver is selling at its lowest-ever price today at Adorama when...
OpenClaw: all the news about the trending AI agent
- Technology
- Emma Roth
- Feb 2, 2026
An open-source AI agent called OpenClaw (formerly known as both Clawdbot and Moltbot) that runs on your own computer and “actually does things” is taking off inside tech circles. Users interact with O...
The Epstein files
- Technology
- Verge Staff
- Feb 2, 2026
The Department of Justice has released more of its records on self-described “science philanthropist” and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Other than Epstein, they’ve also brought an intense fo...
Dragon Quest gets another great remake that’s perfect for newcomers
- Technology
- Andrew Webster
- Feb 2, 2026
When a video game series goes on for a long time, it raises a question for newcomers: Just where is the best place to jump in? In the case of Dragon Quest, there are nearly a dozen mainline titles, no...
Docusign’s CEO on the dangers of trusting AI to read, and write, your contracts
- Technology
- Nilay Patel
- Feb 2, 2026
Today, I’m talking with Allan Thygesen, who is the CEO of Docusign. You know Docusign; it’s the platform where you sign things online. It turns out 7,000 people work there, which is one of those facts...
Elon Musk’s Grok is still undressing men
- Technology
- Robert Hart
- Feb 2, 2026
After weeks of flooding the internet with nonconsensual sexual deepfakes, X has finally reined in Elon Musk's rogue chatbot Grok. Musk claims Grok obeys local laws and refuses to produce anything ille...
Now anyone can tap Ring doorbells to search for lost dogs
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 2, 2026
Ring is opening its Search Party pet finder service to non-Ring owners through the free Ring Neighbors app. The service has helped reunite owners with "more than one lost dog a day" since launch, acco...
Vivo and Oppo’s telephoto extender comes to iPhone
- Technology
- Dominic Preston
- Feb 2, 2026
PGYTech, the accessory manufacturer behind the official telephoto extender lenses for recent Vivo and Oppo flagships, has launched a Kickstarter for a new version developed for iPhones. The RetroVa Vi...
The tragedy of Supernatural
- Technology
- Victoria Song
- Feb 2, 2026
When you picture a virtual reality headset user, you're probably not picturing someone like Sherry Dickson. At 69, the snowy-haired, retired elementary school teacher hops into her Meta Quest headset...
Bill Gates says accusations contained in Epstein files are ‘absolutely absurd’
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 1, 2026
Reports of Bill Gates' connections with Jeffrey Epstein grow more lurid with each dump of documents from the Department of Justice. The latest includes somewhat confusing emails that Epstein may have...
Shedding light on Iran’s longest internet blackout
- Technology
- Sarah Jeong
- Feb 1, 2026
After protests broke out in early January, the Iranian regime shut down the internet, starting the longest blackout in Iranian history. Despite this attempt to stop the protests from spreading, they d...
You need to listen to M83’s icy post-rock record Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
- Technology
- Terrence O’Brien
- Feb 1, 2026
New York City got hit with a hell of a snowstorm last week. And, inevitably, when I'm watching the snow fall, wandering the oddly quiet streets after dark, people hiding inside and staying warm, I put...