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The Best Body Pillow, Tested and Reviewed (2025)

Compare Our Picks Photograph: Molly Higgins Others Tested Pillow Cube Side Cube for $66: This isn’t technically a body pillow, but it's specifically designed for side sleepers (and I love it), so it’s included in this list. This cuboid pillow is designed for the side sleeper, and aims to help with headaches and back and shoulder pains through its unique shape and soft, yet structured, filling. It has a breathable, soft-and-stretchy quilted side case that's removable with a zipper, and the Aer

James Gunn Explains Why That ‘Superman’ Cameo on ‘Peacemaker’ Wasn’t Who You Hoped

If you watched the latest episode of the HBO Max original and DC Studios series Peacemaker, the question on every Superman fan’s mind has been answered by James Gunn. We finally know who shows up to help Rick Flag Sr. and ARGUS course-correct Peacemaker’s whole portal door to Earth X (Nazi America) ordeal, leading into the show’s finale. However, if you haven’t watched, a spoiler warning is ahead! When it came down to who to get help from with finding the 11th Street Kids and where they took t

The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 hits new record-low price, with free storage upgrade!

Ryan Haines / Android Authority Are you thinking of getting a foldable phone? The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is still the hottest one, but it is mighty expensive. The good news is that deals just keep getting better! It is at its record-low price right now, dropping the cost to $1,599.99. Not only is that the best price we’ve seen it go for, but you’ll even get a 512GB storage upgrade for free! Buy the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 with 512GB of storage for just $1,599.99 ($520 off) This offer is avail

How insurance risk is transformed into investable assets

Insurance risk involves the sale of insurance policies to policyholders, the receipt of premium and the payment of claims. If claims & associated expenses are less than premium received, an Underwriting Profit is made. If claims are greater than premium, an Underwriting Loss occurs. In essence, investing in insurance risk is like partnering with an insurer — you share in the results of the portfolio, keeping a slice of the underwriting profit if claims come in below premiums, or sustaining a los

How Insurance Risk Is Transformed into Investable Assets

Insurance risk involves the sale of insurance policies to policyholders, the receipt of premium and the payment of claims. If claims & associated expenses are less than premium received, an Underwriting Profit is made. If claims are greater than premium, an Underwriting Loss occurs. In essence, investing in insurance risk is like partnering with an insurer — you share in the results of the portfolio, keeping a slice of the underwriting profit if claims come in below premiums, or sustaining a los

Marshall's latest soundbars bring serious competition to Bose and Sonos - and I heard them live

Jada Jones/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Marshall Heston 60 and Sub 200 are $700 and $600, respectively. Both products uphold Marshall's vintage rock-and-roll-inspired design. As the company releases more modular home audio products, it pushes on Sonos's foothold. Disclosure: The cost of Jada Jones' travel to New York City was covered by Marshall, a common industry practice for long-distance trips. The judgments and opinions of ZDNE

Samsung’s dual-hinge foldable is looking like a beast for productivity in new animations leak

AssembleDebug / Android Authority TL;DR A leak has provided a bevy of new animations showing off Samsung’s dual-hinge device. These animations focus on the foldable’s productivity features and multitasking capabilities. One of the clips suggests that the phone could have a camera with 100x digital zoom. There have been a few leaks, rumors, and vague confirmations, but most of what’s known about Samsung’s “Galaxy Trifold” has come from leaked official-looking animations. The last batch of ani

Our Favorite Wi-Fi Router Is $20 Off

Are you constantly resetting your dated router, or feeling like your streaming isn't as snappy as it used to be? You might consider upgrading your router, and our favorite Wi-Fi router, the Asus RT-BE58U, is currently marked down by $20 on Amazon. For just $130, you could upgrade your whole house to Wi-Fi 7, and get all the benefits that come with it. Importantly, the Asus RT-BE58U support Wi-Fi 7, the latest and greatest in in-home wireless internet. If you want to learn more about the benefit

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More executives depart Hyundai’s air taxi startup Supernal

A wider leadership shakeup at Hyundai’s electric air taxi startup Supernal is underway just a few weeks after it paused work on its vehicle program and its CEO and CTO left, TechCrunch has learned. Supernal’s chief strategy officer Jaeyong Song and chief safety officer Tracy Lamb are no longer with the company, the startup confirmed Friday. Lina Yang, the chief of staff to Suprernal’s recently-departed CEO Jaiwon Shin is also out. (Yang had previously served as Supernal’s “Head of Intelligent S

You can finally pre-order the (very expensive) ROG Xbox Ally handhelds

TL;DR Pre-orders for the ASUS ROG Xbox Ally and Ally X are live now, with release set for October 16. The Ally packs a Ryzen Z2 A chip, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD, while the Ally X upgrades to a Ryzen AI Z2 Extreme, 24GB RAM, and 1TB SSD. ASUS claims up to 30% higher performance and double the battery life compared to the previous generation. The wait for ASUS’s Xbox-branded handhelds is over. Pre-orders for the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X are now open across the US, UK, Mexico, Japan, and

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Watch out, Sonos: I listened to Marshall's new soundbars, and they rock

Jada Jones/ZDNET Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways The Marshall Heston 60 and Sub 200 are $700 and $600, respectively. Both products uphold Marshall's vintage rock-and-roll-inspired design. As the company releases more modular home audio products, it pushes on Sonos's foothold. Disclosure: The cost of Jada Jones' travel to New York City was covered by Marshall, a common industry practice for long-distance trips. The judgments and opinions of ZDNE

Apple asks court to toss lawsuit over delayed Apple Intelligence features

In March, Apple announced it was delaying the launch of its “more personalized Siri” that it first teased at WWDC 2024. Two weeks later, it was hit with a class action lawsuit from consumers over “false advertising” of those unreleased Apple Intelligence features. Apple has now filed a motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit. In its filing, Apple argues the lawsuit should be thrown out because it rests on “complaints about the timing” of just two Siri-related features: Siri Personal Context

Meta announces paid subscriptions for both Instagram and Facebook in the UK

Facebook and Instagram users in the UK will soon be offered paid subscriptions that remove ads. In the coming weeks, those over the age of 18 can pay £3 ($4) per month on the web, or £4 ($5) per month when using Meta’s iOS or Android apps. If you're wondering why the mobile version is more expensive, Meta blames that on fees levied by Apple and Google in their respective app stores. A no-ads subscription will apply to any Facebook and Instagram account added to a Meta Accounts Center , which is

Suno’s upgraded AI music generator is technically impressive, but still soulless

When it’s not trying to fend off lawsuits from major record labels, Suno is still working on refining its AI music creation tool. The latest model, Suno v5, is an obvious technical improvement over its previous version, v4.5+. But it still can’t seem to escape the bland emptiness that pervades most AI art. There are some across-the-board upgrades in audio quality that are undeniable, like fewer artifacts and clearer separation between instruments. Some tracks produced using v4.5+ can smush all

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Asus’ new ROG Xbox Ally X set to break the bank at $999.99

Microsoft and ASUS first revealed the ROG Xbox Ally handheld PC gaming line back in June and promised an October 16 launch date back in August. But they waited all the way until Thursday night to reveal preorder pricing set at $599.99 for the base ROG Xbox Ally hardware and a whopping $999.99 for the souped-up ROG Xbox Ally X. Those prices put the baseline ROG Xbox Ally units in the same general price tier as competition like Valve's Steam Deck OLED, Lenovo's Legion Go S, and even Nintendo's Sw

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Samsung phones could finally get a native double-tap back gesture (APK teardown)

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR An Android Authority teardown has revealed that Samsung is working on a double-tap gesture for the back of Galaxy phones. This feature currently requires users to download a Samsung Good Lock app, but we’ve discovered it in a leaked One UI 8.5 build. This discovery suggests that you can double-tap the back of your Galaxy phone without downloading a separate app. We’ve seen a few smartphone brands offering a back-tap gesture in recent years. This lets y

Instagram’s ‘pay or consent’ approach to ads is coming to UK after being rejected in EU

Robert Hart is a London-based reporter at The Verge covering all things AI and Senior Tarbell Fellow. Previously, he wrote about health, science and tech for Forbes. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Meta is bringing its “pay or consent” ad model to the UK after months of wrangling with regulators over the controversial policy. The update will force Instagram and Facebook users to pick between being served up personalized ads or shelling ou

This is our clearest look yet at Samsung’s big One UI makeover coming to Galaxy phones

Sammobile TL;DR A leaked One UI 8.5 build on the Galaxy S25 Ultra shows Samsung’s big design refresh, which includes rounded corners, pill-shaped icons, and bottom bars. Sammobile has showcased the update in a hands-on video, giving us a better look at features like the fully customizable quick settings panel, Direct Voicemail in the Phone app, and new tweaks in Gallery, My Files, and Camera. More features are expected before launch, with a stable rollout most likely coming alongside the Gala

Only 11% of business leaders see AI leading to major job cuts - for now

alxpin/iStock/Getty Images Plus via Getty Images Follow ZDNET: Add us as a preferred source on Google. ZDNET's key takeaways Most businesses don't anticipate AI-fueled layoffs, survey finds. Some tech leaders say AI could automate a huge number of jobs. AI upskilling is becoming "a necessity," Creatio writes. Worried about AI taking your job? Fear not: new research suggests that most business leaders aren't planning on replacing their employees with machines -- not many of them, anyway. A

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ChatControl: EU wants to scan all private messages, even in encrypted apps

The European Union wants to force tech companies to scan your private messages & images, even in your favorite encrypted apps. The 🇪🇺 European Union is advancing legislation that could fundamentally change how we communicate online. ChatControl would require all messaging platforms to automatically scan their users’ private messages and images. Yes, even encrypted ones like Signal, WhatsApp and Telegram. No, you can’t opt out. This isn’t just another privacy policy update you can ignore. If p

Judge in Anthropic copyright case preliminarily approves $1.5 billion settlement with authors

Dario Amodei, co-founder and chief executive officer of Anthropic, at the World Economic Forum in 2025. A federal judge on Thursday preliminarily approved Anthropic's offer to pay $1.5 billion to settle a class action lawsuit with a group of authors, in what will be the largest publicly reported copyright recovery in history. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, was brought last year by authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber and Kirk Wallace Joh

Samsung SmartThings will soon let you start your car, lock your door, and more from the app

Samsung TL;DR Samsung is rolling out a new feature for its smart home platform called “Home to Car.” The feature allows you to check on the status of your car, control functions, and set up automated routines. The company also made a few other announcements, like the launch of SmartThings Safe, enhanced customer service, and a Home Life update. Earlier this year, Samsung announced it was entering a partnership with Hyundai Motor Group to bring a new car-related feature to its smart home plat

Bach Cello Suites (2024)

Bach Cello Suites Best recording? How many versions? History? Whats the mystery? Which to buy? Although we won’t give you all the answers, hopefully you will find information on this web site which will help you to come up with the right conclusion for you. Introduction. Thank you for checking out this web site which reflects our passion and curiosity about all things related to the Bach Cello Suites for solo Cello. Each of us has outlined in our personal profiles how we came to look upon

Redox OS Development Priorities for 2025/26

By Ron Williams on Redox has made great strides over the past year, with notable improvements in stability, performance, and compatibility. To give a big-picture perspective for where Redox development is headed, here is our view of priorities as of September, 2025. Obviously, we can’t finish everything on this list in the next 15 months, but it would be nice to have people working on as many of these things as possible. Redox Variants “Hosted Redox” as a Web Services Runtime, in a Virtual M

Amazon Will Pay $2.5 Billion to Settle FTC Suit That Alleged ‘Dark Patterns’ in Prime Sign-Ups

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission, which alleged that the company has “knowingly duped” millions of people into enrolling in its Amazon Prime membership program by using what the FTC has described as “dark patterns,” or, "manipulative, coercive, or deceptive user-interface designs.” The settlement claimed that Amazon “obtains consumers’ billing information before it discloses all material terms for an Amazon Prime subscription,” and

Amazon fined $2.5B for using deceptive methods to sign up consumers for Prime

The Federal Trade Commission has secured a historic order with Amazon.com, Inc., as well as Senior Vice President Neil Lindsay and Vice President Jamil Ghani, settling allegations that Amazon enrolled millions of consumers in Prime subscriptions without their consent, and knowingly made it difficult for consumers to cancel. Amazon will be required to pay a $1 billion civil penalty, provide $1.5 billion in refunds back to consumers harmed by their deceptive Prime enrollment practices, and cease u

WIRED’s Politics Issue Cover Is in a City Near You

Here at WIRED, we tend to stick to journalism. We talk about our work to anyone who will listen—during podcasts, on social media, over dinner with our politely listening friends—but we tend to confine our bragging to the scoops we get, the stories we write. For our new politics issue, though, we decided to do something different and bring WIRED’s work outside, to you, directly. The Politics Issue For our politics issue, WIRED examines the state of tech’s influence on governmental power—and the

Electron-based apps cause system-wide lag on macOS 26 Tahoe

Maintainer update From @MarshallOfSound (#48311 (comment)): Hey folks, anyone experiencing this issue can you please raise a Feedback (via Feedback Assistant) with Apple. Make sure you send it while the issue is occurring and ensure you include a sysdiagnose with your report (I think that's automatic now, but check the box if there's a box). We need a lot more to go on and this is likely a macOS issue. Preflight Checklist I have read the Contributing Guidelines for this project. I have read

Amazon will pay out $2.5 billion for ‘misleading’ Prime subscribers

The FTC has just announced a $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon over what it called “misleading” practices related to Prime subscriptions. Here are the details. Amazon Prime settlement estimated to benefit 35 million affected consumers The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced back in 2023 that it was investigating Amazon over “enrolling consumers in Amazon Prime without consent and sabotaging their attempts to cancel.” Two years later, the FTC and Amazon have just reached a “historic”

Amazon pays $2.5 billion to settle Prime memberships lawsuit

Amazon will pay $2.5 billion to settle claims by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) that it used dark patterns to trick millions of users into enrolling in its Prime program and made it as difficult as possible to cancel the recurring subscriptions. The settlement requires Amazon to pay a $1 billion civil penalty and provide $1.5 billion in refunds to an estimated 35 million consumers affected by the company's deceptive practices related to Prime enrollment. "The evidence showed that Amaz