The Yonge Street Journal
Sunday, April 19, 2026

Dairy Queen is putting an AI chatbot in its drive-thrus

Dairy Queen is becoming the latest fast food chain to get in on AI, as it's bringing a chatbot to dozens of its drive-thrus across the US and Canada. It aims to help speed up drive-thru service and "encourage customers to add more food to their orders," accor…

Amazon’s new Fire TV Stick HD is its ‘slimmest ever’

Amazon has taken the wraps off a new Fire TV Stick HD that it says is its slimmest yet. At $34.99, the device offers a design that Amazon says is 30 percent thinner than the previous generation, along with the ability to power it directly through your TV's US…

Uber to invest $1.25 billion in Rivian as part of new robotaxi deal

Uber and Rivian are joining forces to deploy 50,000 fully autonomous robotaxis over the next several decades, the companies announced Thursday. As part of the deal, Uber will invest $1.25 billion in Rivian through 2031, contingent on Rivian meeting certain au…

Netflix is launching a new app for kids games

Netflix has made family-friendly titles a key part of its current games strategy, and now it's pushing a little harder with the launch of a new app. Called Netflix Playground, the app is focused on games aimed at kids aged eight and under, and, like the rest …

All the wrong EVs are getting cancelled

These past few weeks have been particularly brutal for the EV industry - and anyone who believes that electric vehicles are the future. Thanks to slowing demand and policy whiplashes, automakers are on an EV murder spree, killing a host of promising new model…

The TSA is broken — is privatization next?

KC Guidry usually gets to the airport two hours before a flight to give herself enough time to get through security. But she knew her flight on the morning of Monday, March 23, out of Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport was going to be anything but…

The United States router ban, explained

You've probably heard the US government has banned foreign-made consumer Wi-Fi routers over national security fears. You might be wondering: WTF is going on? Just another day in America under Donald Trump and FCC chairman Brendan Carr. You're probably fine fo…

What is ICE actually doing at the airport?

I arrived at John F. Kennedy International Airport nearly five hours before my domestic flight. This is not my way - usually I roll up to the airport 30 minutes before boarding - but not even I have enough hubris to think that my good luck is more powerful th…

Mysterious VHS Tapes May Herald the Release of a New Boards of Canada Project

Weird analog visuals? Inscrutable mutterings? Hexagons??

April Set to Unleash Some Wild Weather Across Parts of the US, Meteorologists Warn

Brutal thunderstorms and tornado outbreaks have battered much of the nation throughout March, and it looks like this severe weather pattern is here to stay.

US Airlines Are Hiking Bag Fees Amid Iran War Oil Crisis

United Airlines and JetBlue announced this week that they are raising baggage fees.

Scientist Spots New Meteor Shower Linked to a Disintegrating Asteroid

Astronomer Patrick M. Shober found a new meteor shower—and it comes from an asteroid getting broken down by the Sun.

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