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Your Valdobbiadene Is at Risk of Shattering!

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-09-26 07:20:37

Did you buy any Kirkland Signature Prosecco Valdobbiadene at Coscto in the past year? You might want to be careful with that bottle. It could shatter for absolutely no discernible reason. Costco has sent out a warning to consumers who’ve purchased the Prosecco Valdobbiadene, a sparkling white wine, because the company says, “there is a risk of unopened bottles shattering, even when not handled or in use.” Unlike many other food recalls, this one specifically states that consumers shouldn’t ret

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People Still Spending on Tech Despite Red Flags in July Report

gizmodo.com Riley Gutiérrez Mcdermid 2025-10-20 12:13:03

U.S. consumers continued to open their wallets in July, a new study from the Bureau of Economic Analysis showed on Friday, underscoring the resilience of household demand even as inflation held above the Federal Reserve’s target. That doesn’t mean that they didn’t wince while doing it. The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal-consumption expenditures price index, rose 0.2% on the month and 2.6% from a year earlier. The core measure, which strips out food and energy, advan

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We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online

news.ycombinator.com Colin Lecher 2025-11-21 10:50:35

Dozens of companies are hiding how you can delete your personal data, The Markup and CalMatters found. After our reporters reached out for comment, multiple companies have stopped the practice. By Colin Lecher and Tomas Apodaca The Markup, now a part of CalMatters, uses investigative reporting, data analysis, and software engineering to challenge technology to serve the public good. Sign up for Klaxon, a newsletter that delivers our stories and tools directly to your inbox. Data brokers are re

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Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

wired.com Colin Lecher 2025-11-24 10:30:00

Data brokers are required by California law to provide ways for consumers to request their data be deleted. But good luck finding them. More than 30 of the companies, which collect and sell consumers’ personal information, hid their deletion instructions from Google, according to a review by The Markup and CalMatters of hundreds of broker websites. This creates one more obstacle for consumers who want to delete their data. This story is copublished with The Markup and CalMatters. Many of the

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Smartwatches Recalled for Catching Fire, Burning Hands

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-11-30 02:30:18

The Altafit af28 smartwatches have been recalled, according to a press release Thursday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The problem? The watches can overheat on their chargers and even ignite into flames. The smartwatches were sold on the Home Shopping Network from March 2025 to May 2025 for $50, marked down from $100. There have been 39 reports of the watches melting, burning, and catching fire with at least six reports of consumers’ hands being burned along with property dam

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Rivian calls Ohio’s ban on direct car sales ‘irrational in the extreme’ in new lawsuit

theverge.com Andrew J. Hawkins 2025-12-09 20:07:57

is transportation editor with 10+ years of experience who covers EVs, public transportation, and aviation. His work has appeared in The New York Daily News and City & State. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Rivian is suing Ohio’s department of motor vehicles over the state’s ban on car companies bypassing dealerships to sell cars directly to consumers. In the federal lawsuit, the electric vehicle company calls the ban “irrational in the ex

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Hyrum's Law

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-12 14:58:06

Hyrum's Law Put succinctly, the observation is this: With a sufficient number of users of an API, it does not matter what you promise in the contract: all observable behaviors of your system will be depended on by somebody. Over the past couple years of doing low-level infrastructure migrations in one of the most complex software systems on the planet, I’ve made some observations about the differences between an interface and its implementations. We typically think of the interface as an a

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Trump suspends trade loophole for cheap online retailers globally

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-15 05:09:45

E-commerce giants everywhere felt the sting Wednesday when President Donald Trump announced that the US will be "suspending duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments" worth $800 or less from anywhere in the world. Americans will likely soon feel the crunch, with one recent study estimating that the cost of eliminating the trade loophole overall to US consumers could fall between $10.9 billion and $13 billion while "disproportionately" hurting "lower-income and minority consumers" w

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Frigidaire Mini-Fridges Cause $700,000 in Damage After Smoking, Sparking, Burning, Melting, Overheating, and Catching Fire

gizmodo.com Matt Novak 2025-12-24 10:35:08

Over 600,000 Frigidaire mini-fridges are being recalled over internal electrical components that have short-circuited and ignited, according to an announcement by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The faulty fridges have cost over $700,000 in property damage thus far, according to a new recall notice. “Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled minifridges and follow the instructions to receive a refund at www.recallrtr.com/minifridge,” CPSC said in a press release. “Consum

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Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

news.ycombinator.com Lauren Feiner 2026-01-02 00:12:41

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Democratic lawmakers are taking multiple routes to try to revive the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule after an appeals court blocked it on procedural grounds right before it was set to take effect. Democrats already introduced legislation earlier this month to cod

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Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-01-02 20:59:56

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. Democratic lawmakers are taking multiple routes to try to revive the Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule after an appeals court blocked it on procedural grounds right before it was set to take effect. Democrats already introduced legislation earlier this month to cod

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Something Hilarious Happens When Potential Customers See That a Product Has AI Features

futurism.com Unknown 2026-02-13 20:02:34

New research suggests that slapping the "AI" label on products doesn't always go over well with buyers, the Wall Street Journal reports. A new study published this month in Journal of Hospitality Marketing & Management found that consumers tended to turn away from products that were promoted as having AI — especially if the items were a high-risk purchase like a car. "When we were thinking about this project, we thought that AI will improve [consumers' willingness to buy] because everyone is p

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Low-income broadband fund can keep running, says Supreme Court

theverge.com Lauren Feiner 2026-02-18 15:03:42

is a senior policy reporter at The Verge, covering the intersection of Silicon Valley and Capitol Hill. She spent 5 years covering tech policy at CNBC, writing about antitrust, privacy, and content moderation reform. The Supreme Court ruled that the funding mechanism behind a key broadband subsidy program for schools and underserved areas can continue operating. In a decision issued on Friday, the Supreme Court rejected claims that Congress and the FCC’s implementation of the fund is unconstitu

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Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in 'gatekeeper power'

news.ycombinator.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-19 23:35:58

Update: Apple has responded to the reintroduction of the bill with a statement provided to 9to5Mac. See full statement below. The App Store is back under scrutiny from lawmakers in Washington. A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced the 2021 Open App Markets Act, a bill aimed at curbing the gatekeeper power that Apple and Google hold over the so-called “mobile app economy.” Here’s what they’re going for. If passed, the legislation would effectively force Apple and Google (who are not s

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Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in ‘gatekeeper power in the app economy’ [U]

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-19 10:53:29

Update: Apple has responded to the reintroduction of the bill with a statement provided to 9to5Mac. See full statement below. The App Store is back under scrutiny from lawmakers in Washington. A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced the 2021 Open App Markets Act, a bill aimed at curbing the gatekeeper power that Apple and Google hold over the so-called “mobile app economy.” Here’s what they’re going for. If passed, the legislation would effectively force Apple and Google (who are not s

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US Senators introduce bipartisan bill to enable third-party app stores on iPhones

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2026-02-20 20:31:00

In a nutshell: Five US senators have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to curb Apple's and Google's dominance in mobile app distribution. According to the lawmakers, the legislation will outlaw restrictive trade practices that allow the two tech giants control the global app economy. The "Open App Markets Act," introduced by Senators Marsha Blackburn, Richard Blumenthal, Mike Lee, Amy Klobuchar, and Dick Durbin, aims to promote competition and strengthen consumer protections in the evolving mobile

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Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in ‘gatekeeper power in the app economy’

9to5mac.com Marcus Mendes 2026-02-23 10:53:29

The App Store is back under scrutiny from lawmakers in Washington. A bipartisan group of senators has reintroduced the 2021 Open App Markets Act, a bill aimed at curbing the gatekeeper power that Apple and Google hold over the so-called “mobile app economy.” Here’s what they’re going for. If passed, the legislation would effectively force Apple and Google (who are not specifically named in the text) to allow sideloading, support third-party app stores, permit alternate payment systems, and stop

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Microsoft makes Windows 10 extended security updates free, but there’s a catch

theverge.com Tom Warren 2026-02-26 15:00:00

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft revealed last year that it will charge consumers $30 for a year of extra security updates to Windows 10. Now, it’s allowing consumers to enroll into its Extended Security Updates (ESU) free of charge ahead of the Windows 10 end of support on October 14th. But there’s a catch. Consumers will have three options to get ESU on their personal Windows 10 PCs, and the free

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Amazon is holding Prime Day 2025 on July 8-11

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2026-03-12 00:34:43

In Brief Amazon has revealed that Prime Day 2025 will take place on July 8-11, extending the annual sale event to four days this year. Amazon notes that consumers will be able to shop for “pantry staples and snacks for summer gatherings to home-improvement must-haves, back-to-school supplies, health and personal care finds, family-favorite toys, best-selling books, pet essentials, and even premium and luxury splurges.” For the first time, Amazon is going to introduce “Today’s Big Deals,” whic

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Latest Tech News

Your Valdobbiadene Is at Risk of Shattering!

People Still Spending on Tech Despite Red Flags in July Report

We caught companies making it harder to delete your personal data online

Data Brokers Are Hiding Their Opt-Out Pages From Google Search

Smartwatches Recalled for Catching Fire, Burning Hands

Rivian calls Ohio’s ban on direct car sales ‘irrational in the extreme’ in new lawsuit

Hyrum's Law

Trump suspends trade loophole for cheap online retailers globally

Frigidaire Mini-Fridges Cause $700,000 in Damage After Smoking, Sparking, Burning, Melting, Overheating, and Catching Fire

Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

Democrats are desperately trying to revive the click-to-cancel rule

Something Hilarious Happens When Potential Customers See That a Product Has AI Features

Low-income broadband fund can keep running, says Supreme Court

Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in 'gatekeeper power'

Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in ‘gatekeeper power in the app economy’ [U]

US Senators introduce bipartisan bill to enable third-party app stores on iPhones

Senators reintroduce App Store bill to rein in ‘gatekeeper power in the app economy’

Microsoft makes Windows 10 extended security updates free, but there’s a catch

Amazon is holding Prime Day 2025 on July 8-11

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