12 – Breaking News & Latest Updates 2026
Skip to main content

Report

Our reporters investigate every significant event in the tech world. We speak to companies, witness events from the ground, and test products so you can get essential first-hand insights on the latest news.

  • RELATED /
Say it with me: Windows is the problem with Windows handhelds

The Xbox Ally is better with Bazzite.

Sean Hollister
Warner Bros. mergers never work, but they’re trying again anyway

History tells us that Warner Bros. Discovery’s plan to sell itself is probably going to end in disaster.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Pluribus’ Vince Gilligan on making shows that ‘attract really smart viewers’

The Breaking Bad creator is dabbling in sci-fi again, years after getting his start on The X-Files.

Andrew Webster
Sora is showing us how broken deepfake detection is

OpenAI’s video generator uses a system that’s supposed to help online platforms tag deepfakes — so why aren’t we seeing them?

Jess Weatherbed
Here’s what ads on your $2,000 Samsung smart fridge will look like 

And here’s how to opt out.

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
The ChatGPT Atlas browser still feels like Googling with extra steps

OpenAI’s new browser is great at providing AI-generated responses, but not so great at searches.

Emma Roth
DC’s shutdown is hurting government tech workers — and everyone else

Some former government tech workers are stepping in to help get them through.

Lauren Feiner
March of the frogs

Portland’s massive No Kings protest drafted on the energy of weeks of anti-ICE action and Trump’s attacks.

Sarah Jeong
The Mastermind is Kelly Reichardt’s anti-heist movie

A crime movie about a guy who can’t charm his way out of trouble.

Robyn Kanner
Amazon’s giant ads have ruined the Echo ShowAmazon’s giant ads have ruined the Echo Show
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Battlefield 6 is a pivotal moment for the series — and EA

As the publisher goes all-in on franchises, the stakes have become higher for its military shooter.

Jay Peters
Google’s Pixel 10 Pro Fold is the thin-enough foldable

The new Pixel foldable is thicker than rivals, but don’t hold that against it.

Dominic Preston
The problems with AI in the smart home

After years of false starts, the promise of ambient intelligence has arrived, but will it be worth the price?

Jennifer Pattison Tuohy
Memo to Bari Weiss Re: CBS News: You’re doomed

This is the glass cliff to end all glass cliffs.

Elizabeth Lopatto
Tilly Norwood is a gen AI psyop

The digital avatar’s rollout feels like a stunt meant to normalize gen AI’s creep into Hollywood.

Charles Pulliam-Moore
Instagram wants me to make content — I just want to post a photo

Plain old pictures are out; content is in.

Allison Johnson
I’ve fallen into Sora’s slippery slop

OpenAI is the latest company filling your social media feed with AI — but are the memes worth the harms?

Hayden Field