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Rate Your Robot Vacuums and Mops to WIN

You could take home $250 for grading your robotic floor cleaners right now.

Meta Courts Celebrities for AI Voice Projects With Multi-Million Dollar Offers

The celebrities' voices will be used in a voice assistant, if they agree to the terms.

By Emily Price

Apple Finally Begins Distributing Butterfly Keyboard Settlement Funds

A class-action lawsuit related to the keyboard was filed in 2018 after customers complained about sticky and unresponsive keys and the keyboard’s susceptibility to debris.

By Emily Price

Trump: Mark Zuckerberg Calls Me, Says He Won't Vote for a Democrat

The Meta CEO, however, has said he is not endorsing any candidate this year.

By Emily Price

Justice Department Sues TikTok, Alleging Massive Child-Privacy Violations

The complaint outlines a variety of ways TikTok either let under-13 users into the over-13 version of the service or ignored COPPA restrictions on gathering data from kids.

By Rob Pegoraro

Google Pulls 'Dear Sydney' AI Ad From Olympics Broadcasts After Backlash

Turns out people don't like the idea of using AI to write a letter to favorite athletes.

By Emily Price

Basketball or Gymnastics? How to Watch the 2024 Paris Olympics Online for Free

Don't want to shell out for Peacock or Hulu with Live TV? Here's how you can tap into free streaming services from abroad and a rundown of today's top events.

By Jibin Joseph

Rate Your Home Security System, Cameras, Locks, and Doorbells to WIN

Want a chance to take home $250? Tell us all about the home security systems, surveillance cameras, smart locks, and video doorbells that keep you feeling safe.

Don't Skip These Video Games: 9 Hot Titles You Should Buy in August

Black Myth: Wukong, Star Wars Outlaws, and Visions of Mana are just three of the must-own console, mobile, and PC titles dropping this month.

By Gabriel Zamora

Circuit Court Throws a Stop Sign in Front of FCC's Net-Neutrality Rules

The Sixth Circuit issues a stay on regulations banning broadband providers from discriminating against or for particular types of lawful online content.

By Rob Pegoraro

Chinese Hacking Group Compromised an ISP To Spread Malware

By infiltrating the ISP, the Chinese hackers were able to reroute internet traffic, and serve malware to target computers, the security firm Volexity says.

By Michael Kan

Honda Prologue Finds Its Footing in EV Market as July Sales Surge

The Prologue SUV picks up momentum during its first year, selling 4X more units than last month. This could bode well for Honda's next-gen battery-powered lineup.

By Emily Dreibelbis

FBI: Beware Scammers Telling You to Cut Up and Hand Over Bank Cards

The fraudsters are posing as bank employees with the hope of physically stealing the chip inside the bank cards for re-use.

By Michael Kan

Warner Bros. Is Shutting Down Boomerang, Its Classic Cartoon Streaming App

It isn't all bad news. Existing shows and subscriptions will be shifted to Max.

By Jibin Joseph

Trump's Social Network Expands Into Streaming With Truth+, Faces Uphill Battle

Truth Social will focus on 'news, Christian content, and family-friendly content,' but the tech behind it is still in development, and streaming is a hard business to break into.

By Emily Dreibelbis

Meta's Threads Continues to Pick Up Steam, Crosses 200 Million Users

Although Threads is still behind Twitter/X, Mark Zuckerberg is betting his latest social media platform will eventually grow to 1 billion users.

By Michael Kan

Google Search Ads Show Malware Again, This Time for Fake Authenticator

Another case of 'malvertising' surfaces via sponsored Google Search results. The ad appears legitimate at first, but there's hidden malware if you click through and download.

By Kate Irwin

Turkey Blocks Instagram After Removal of Content About Hamas Chief's Death

Instagram 'is actively preventing people from posting messages of condolences for the passing of Hamas leader Haniyeh,' says Turkey's Head of Communications.

By Jibin Joseph

Amid Crash Bug, Intel Extends Warranty on 13th, 14th Gen Core Chips by 2 Years

Intel is refraining from issuing a formal recall. 'We stand behind our products,' the company says.

By Michael Kan

Must Watch: The Most-Streamed TV Shows and Movies This Week

Need something to binge this weekend? Here are this week's most-watched titles from Apple TV+, Disney+, Hulu, Max, Netflix, Paramount+ With Showtime, Peacock, Prime Video, and more.

By Eric Griffith  & Chandra Steele