Americas

Sir Richard Branson announced that his wife, Joan, has died at the age of 80, saying he is “heartbroken” by the loss. The couple had been together for five decades…

Foreign tourists will face higher entry costs at some of the most visited U.S. national parks beginning in 2026, the Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday. Extra $100 Charge…

HP outlines job cuts and lower guidance tied to U.S. trade regulations HP Inc. said it will reduce its headcount by 4,000 to 6,000 people, a cut that could reach…

Binance and its founder Changpeng Zhao are facing a lawsuit in the U.S. accusing the crypto exchange of helping move millions of dollars tied to U.S.-designated terrorist groups, including Hamas…

Google is pushing back against viral claims suggesting it secretly trains its Gemini AI on users’ private Gmail messages. Google Calls Viral Reports “Misleading” In a statement to The Verge,…

OpenAI is rolling out a new shopping assistant inside ChatGPT, giving users a dedicated tool to compare products, track down deals, and research purchases ahead of Black Friday. The feature,…

Google has partnered with Accel in a first-of-its-kind collaboration to support India’s earliest AI startups, marking the Google AI Futures Fund’s debut partnership with a venture firm. The companies will…

Amazon Web Services (AWS) is making a major new push into public-sector AI, announcing a $50 billion investment to build high-performance computing infrastructure specifically for U.S. government agencies. New AI…

Facebook Groups are becoming more like Reddit with the introduction of nicknames, a new feature that lets users post under a custom username instead of their real name. It offers…

Short-form video demand continues to surge across Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and TikTok — and creators are feeling the pressure. With more content needed to stay relevant and an increasing volume…

Several major U.S. banks and mortgage lenders are working to determine how much customer information was stolen after hackers breached a New York financial technology firm earlier this month. Fintech…

A startup called Maritime Fusion is pursuing an unconventional goal: building a fusion reactor designed to operate aboard a ship. Why Fusion At Sea Is Not Impossible While only one…

Revolut has secured new funding in a share sale that values the British neobank at $75 billion, making it one of Europe’s most valuable private tech firms. New Funding Led…

The US is urging Europe to revisit its digital rules for major technology companies, linking the issue to the possibility of reduced American tariffs on European steel and aluminium. The…

X’s rollout of its new About This Account feature has triggered widespread confusion, user disputes and rapid revisions inside the company. The tool, which began appearing yesterday, displays the country…

DOGE has dissolved eight months before its charter was set to expire, following Elon Musk’s abrupt withdrawal from Washington and the prolonged infighting that emerged in his absence. Musk began…

Roblox CEO Dave Baszucki joined The New York Times’ Hard Fork podcast to discuss the company’s new age verification feature, but the conversation shifted repeatedly toward child safety, prompting increasingly…

The IRS is preparing to enforce a new reporting requirement on crypto brokerages beginning Jan. 1, 2025, making this an important moment for investors to get their tax records in…

Meta is seeking federal approval to trade electricity, a move the company says will help accelerate the development of new power plants needed to supply its data centers. Bloomberg reported…

A gold pocket watch recovered from the body of Titanic passenger Isidor Straus has sold for £1.78 million, setting what auctioneers described as a record-breaking price. Straus, one of the…