TECHNOLOGY

Fortnite players worldwide are currently unable to access the popular battle royale game as Epic Games conducts scheduled maintenance to roll out version 40.00, marking the transition to Chapter 7 Season 2. The downtime, which began at 6:00 UTC on March 19, 2026, has rendered matchmaking and core game services unavailable, with Epic confirming the outage will last until approximately 11:00 UTC.

As smartphone giants Apple and Samsung gear up for their 2026 flagships, early leaks and analyst reports suggest the iPhone 18 Pro Max and Galaxy S26 Ultra could deliver one of the most competitive camera battles in years.

As of March 2026, the rivalry between Google's Gemini and OpenAI's ChatGPT remains one of the most closely watched battles in artificial intelligence. What began as OpenAI's dominant launch with ChatGPT

CUPERTINO, Calif. — Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone, widely anticipated for a 2026 debut, appears poised to address one of the biggest drawbacks in current foldable smartphones: the visible crease on the inner display.

Cupertino, Calif. — Apple's iPhone 17e, launched March 2, 2026, and available since March 11, delivers full Apple Intelligence support at an accessible $599 starting price for the 256GB model.

The **Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra**, unveiled at Galaxy Unpacked 2026 on Feb. 25 and now widely available since its March 11 global release, is earning praise for redefining smartphone night photography.

Apple Inc. is poised to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro Max in September 2026, maintaining its traditional fall launch window for flagship devices while introducing a major shift in its annual iPhone rollout strategy.

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and a driving force behind transformative technologies in space, artificial intelligence and electric vehicles, continues to make waves across multiple industries as March progresses.

Amazon Web Services (AWS), the world's largest cloud computing provider, is not down globally as of Tuesday evening in Seoul, but targeted operational issues continue to affect services in the Middle East, according to the company's official Health Dashboard and third-party monitoring sites.

Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing giant that powers much of the internet, faced reports of outages affecting hundreds of users on Wednesday, sparking concerns among businesses and developers reliant on the platform.

Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone is solidifying as one of the most anticipated devices of 2026, with fresh details emerging on its design, software enhancements, production ramp-up and premium pricing.

Thousands of Xfinity customers across the San Francisco Bay Area experienced widespread internet disruptions Monday morning, March 16, 2026, as reports of outages surged shortly after 9 a.m. local time.

AUSTIN, Texas — Elon Musk declared March 16, 2026, that his artificial intelligence startup xAI will reach parity with leading competitors OpenAI, Google and Anthropic by the end of the year, even as the company undergoes a significant internal restructuring and co-founder departures.

The Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra, released worldwide on March 11, 2026, following its unveiling at Galaxy Unpacked on February 25, has quickly emerged as a standout in the 2026 flagship smartphone landscape.

BOISE, Idaho — Micron Technology Inc. (NASDAQ: MU) shares surged more than 5% in recent trading, closing at $426.13 on March 13, 2026, after a strong session that saw the stock gain $20.78 or 5.13% amid continued enthusiasm for its role in supplying high-bandwidth memory (HBM) critical to artificial intelligence applications.

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple Inc. is poised to unveil the Apple Watch Series 12 in September 2026, continuing its annual refresh cycle for the world's leading smartwatch as rumors swirl around potential additions like Touch ID fingerprint authentication, refined health sensors and a new processor to bolster performance and battery life.

As screen sizes continue to grow in popularity for home entertainment, 70-inch TVs offer an ideal balance of immersive viewing and manageable footprint for most living rooms.

The Xiaomi 17 Ultra, launched globally at Mobile World Congress on February 28, 2026, has quickly emerged as one of the year's standout Android flagships, earning widespread acclaim for its Leica-tuned camera system that many reviewers call the best smartphone camera available.

Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates is set to testify before a U.S. House committee in May 2026 regarding his past associations with Jeffrey Epstein, following a formal request from the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform issued March 3, 2026.

Elon Musk, the billionaire entrepreneur leading Tesla, SpaceX, xAI and other ventures, announced Saturday that Tesla's ambitious Terafab project — a massive facility for manufacturing artificial intelligence chips — will launch in seven days, marking a bold step to address surging demand for custom AI hardware.

Apple's compact tablet, the iPad Mini, last received a major refresh in October 2024 with the seventh-generation model featuring the A17 Pro chip and Apple Intelligence support.

T-Mobile is making the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra available at no upfront cost to customers who add a new line on its top-tier Experience Beyond plan, waiving the usual trade-in requirement in a promotion that launched with the device's March 11, 2026, release and remains active as of March 14.

Apple's long-awaited entry into the foldable smartphone market is widely expected in fall 2026, with supply-chain analysts and insiders converging on a September launch alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed modestly on March 13, 2026, ending a string of recent declines as investors sought bargains following sharp losses driven by Middle East conflict and elevated oil prices.

Apple's long-rumored foldable iPhone, often dubbed the iPhone Fold, appears on track for a late 2026 debut, with fresh supply-chain reports and analyst predictions pointing to mass production ramp-up this summer and a September unveiling alongside premium iPhone 18 models.

Firefly Aerospace Inc. (FLY) shares closed at $20.60 on March 11, 2026, up $1.21 or 6.24% from the previous day's close, as investors reacted positively to the company's successful Alpha Flight 7 rocket launch the same day

Elon Musk issued a pointed warning to Amazon on March 10, 2026, urging the company to "proceed with caution" amid reports that artificial intelligence-assisted coding changes contributed to a series of high-impact outages on its retail platform and related infrastructure.

CUPERTINO, California — Apple Inc. is poised to unveil the iPhone 18 Pro Max in September 2026, maintaining its traditional fall release window for premium models while introducing a split launch strategy that could reshape the annual iPhone cycle, according to multiple industry reports and analyst leaks as of March 2026.

The Lenovo Yoga Slim 7i 15ILL9 Aura Edition, a premium ultraportable laptop powered by Intel's Lunar Lake processors, has garnered strong praise from reviewers for its stunning display, exceptional battery life in many configurations, and solid build quality since its late 2024 launch.