Americas

Walt Disney has appointed Josh D’Amaro, the head of its amusement park business, as its new chief executive, ending a long-running succession process as the company continues to adjust its…

A coalition of nonprofit organizations is calling on the US government to immediately halt the deployment of Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, across federal agencies,…

TikTok said it has restored normal service in the United States after outages last week disrupted core features for millions of users, blaming a winter snowstorm that knocked out power…

OpenAI has released a new macOS app for Codex, aiming to close the gap with rival agentic coding tools by integrating multi-agent workflows, background automation, and a more flexible interface…

Mozilla said Firefox will soon allow users to block all current and future generative AI features, introducing new controls aimed at people who do not want artificial intelligence integrated into…

Adobe has announced it will discontinue its 2D animation software Adobe Animate in March 2026, a move the company says reflects changing technology priorities as it increases its focus on…

A founder featured on Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list has been charged by US federal prosecutors with multiple fraud-related offences, adding to a growing list of alumni from the ranking…

SpaceX has acquired Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup xAI, combining the two companies in a deal that values the merged business at $1.25 trillion and positioning it as the most…

Starbucks is rolling out artificial intelligence tools across its US stores as part of a broader investment drive aimed at reviving sales, a strategy the company says is beginning to…

Disney said its US theme parks will face pressure in the coming months from a decline in international visitors, though the company expects domestic demand and marketing efforts to offset…

US President Donald Trump announced he has agreed to a trade deal with Narendra Modi that will cut US tariffs on Indian goods to 18% from previous levels and is…

Bluesky has released its first full transparency report, outlining how its Trust and Safety team handled moderation, legal requests, influence operations, and labeling in 2025, as the social network recorded…

Blue Origin will pause its space tourism flights for a minimum of two years as it redirects resources toward missions to the Moon, marking a shift away from its New…

Instagram is developing a feature that would allow users to remove themselves from another person’s Close Friends list, a change that would alter how private sharing works on the platform,…

A confidential informant told the FBI in 2017 that Jeffrey Epstein had a “personal hacker,” according to a document released by the Department of Justice on Friday as part of…

The viral personal AI assistant formerly known as Clawdbot has adopted a new name, OpenClaw, after a brief rebrand as Moltbot and following earlier legal pressure related to naming conflicts,…

OnlyFans is in talks to sell a majority stake of its business to investment firm Architect Capital in a deal that would value the creator subscription platform at $5.5bn, according…

Physical Intelligence, a two-year-old robotics startup based in San Francisco, is pursuing a research-first approach to general-purpose robotic intelligence, prioritising large-scale data collection and model training over near-term commercialisation, while…

Nvidia chief executive Jensen Huang has dismissed reports of tension between Nvidia and OpenAI, calling claims that his company is pulling back from its planned investment “nonsense” following media reports…

Waymo is close to finalising a $16bn funding round that would value the autonomous vehicle company at $110bn, with the majority of the investment expected to come from its parent…