Month: May 2026

[ad_1] Shutterstock Inc. will pay $35 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the online digital photo and video platform illegally made tens of millions of dollars from a range of unfair and deceptive practices, including charging consumers for products without their informed consent and making it difficult to cancel subscriptions. “Subscription and negative … Read More “Shutterstock to Pay $35 Million to Settle FTC Allegations Over Illegal Subscription and Cancellation Practices” »

[ad_1] This week’s deals feature a mix of familiar phones and a few new arrivals. At this point, it would be more surprising if Samsung’s Galaxy S26 series and Google’s Pixel 10 lineup weren’t on sale. We’ve also got a couple of Xiaomi phones, the Motorola Edge 70, and Samsung’s Galaxy S25 Edge on sale. … Read More “Weekly deals: Galaxy S26 Ultra, Pixel 10 Pro, Xiaomi 17 Ultra, and more discounted” »

[ad_1] Ring Battery Doorbell Pro (2026) Pros 4K resolution with 10x zoom Improved, compact design Advanced AI features unique to Ring like Alexa Greetings Packed with every additional feature you could want Can tweak every possible setting First battery-powered doorbell capable of these advances Cons Package detection doesn’t work well Alexa Greetings need some improvement … Read More “Ring’s Newest Doorbell Is Incredibly Powerful, but I Found Some AI Features Lacking” »

[ad_1] The Sony Xperia 1 VIII feels like it’s from a different timeline – one where smartphone makers didn’t remove the microSD slot and the 3.5mm headphone jack, where they didn’t adopt punch-hole displays… or big, fast-charging batteries. We’re not going to sugarcoat it, the Mark 8 flagship has a hefty starting price of €1,500 … Read More “Weekly poll: the Sony Xperia 1 VIII is here, are you getting one?” »

[ad_1] A thousand years ago, the ancestors of today’s Barkindji people carefully buried a dingo (or garli, in the Barkindji language) in a mound of shells. Archaeologists recently studied the burial in what’s now New South Wales, Australia. They found that the Barkindji ancestors had buried the dingo with the same care and ceremony as … Read More “Australian Aboriginals cared for a dingo’s grave for decades” »

[ad_1] Zooey Liao/CNET/Shutterstock/Google Google I/O 2026 starts on Tuesday, with a keynote at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET, 6 p.m. BST) that’s likely to unveil the company’s next wave of AI announcements along with other software efforts coming to phones, laptops and wearable platforms like glasses. In this live blog, we’ll be counting down … Read More “Google I/O 2026 Live Updates: Latest News on Android 17 and Gemini” »

[ad_1] Most people don’t throw away old electronics –they relocate them. The laptop goes from the desk to the closet, the closet to a storage bin, the bin to the garage, where it joins a growing collection of devices that stopped being useful years ago. It’s a very human response to a decision that feels … Read More “Free Ways to Recycle Your Old Laptop, PC and Printer This Spring” »