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CNET compared the Shark Tank-featured Coldest water bottle to a standard Owala bottle, filling each with equal water and ice and tracking temperature with a meat thermometer over 36 hours. Early readings showed Owala consistently running a couple degrees colder than Coldest, with both bottles still delivering chilled water as the test progressed from 52°F to 60°F by the 24-hour mark.
Entrepreneur Dawn Myers created Richualist after noticing a lack of styling tools designed for textured hair, unlike devices that straighten or alter hair's natural texture. The company's product, Mint, detangles, conditions, gels and styles hair in one motion using refillable pods and built-in warming technology. Myers says the device cuts styling time from over an hour to roughly seven to ten minutes.
During Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon has discounted a selection of vacuums, including popular models from Dyson, Shark, and Bissell. These deals feature tested and recommended units, with some capable of handling tough stains and multiple floor types. The sale is part of a limited-time event, with prices verified as still active before the event concludes.
During Prime Day, Shark has discounted select models, including the PowerDetect Stick Vacuum at $300 and the UV Reveal robot vacuum at $750. The PowerDetect model features a larger dustbin and is praised for its power and flexibility, while the UV Reveal stands out for its stain-detecting UV light and cleaning capabilities. Both deals are available as Prime Day concludes today, encouraging quick purchases for those seeking high-performance cleaning devices.
Amazon Prime Day offers the Shark CryoGlow LED Face Mask at its lowest price yet, reducing the cost by $50 to $299. The mask features multiple light therapies and cooling elements, with automatic treatment modes tailored to specific skincare goals. Users report visible skin improvements after consistent use over several weeks.
WIRED's vacuum tester has compiled a list of vacuum deals tied to Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days sale, limited to models the outlet has personally tested and recommends outside of sale periods. The roundup spans cordless stick vacuums, including a new Dyson model, as well as several robot vacuums.
Ali Alobaidly's composite of the Shark Nebula, built from 28 hours of observation in the Kuwait desert, won the 2025 ZWO Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition. Category winners included Miguel Claro's sunspot image from Portugal, Stefano Pellegrini's star-trail shot from Botswana, Petr Horalek's Moon-Venus timelapse from the Czech Republic, and Radoslav Sviretsov's aurora photo over an Icelandic church.
The Shark NeverChange air purifier, which uses a HEPA and activated carbon filter rated to last up to five years with proper care, is currently on sale for roughly 40 percent off, or nearly $100. Other Shark models tested by WIRED are also discounted, alongside sales on purifiers from brands like Levoit and Coway ahead of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days.
Robert Herjavec, an investor on ABC's 'Shark Tank,' recounted to the Wall Street Journal how his family fled Yugoslavia in 1970 with just $50 after his father was repeatedly arrested for opposing the Communist Party. He described arriving in Canada unable to speak English, working an unpaid office manager job in his early 20s to break into tech, and eventually earning equity that funded his 1990 founding of the Herjavec Group, an IT security firm.
Amazon has discounted the Shark PowerDetect Robot Vacuum & Mop Combo to $279.99 from its $1,299.99 list price, a 78% reduction and an all-time low. The device combines vacuuming and mopping with a self-emptying, self-cleaning base that can go up to 60 days without manual maintenance, plus LiDAR navigation and room mapping. The discount requires an Amazon Prime membership, which is available via a free 30-day trial.
WIRED updated its annual robot vacuum roundup for 2026, testing new models from Shark, Eufy, Roborock and other brands across a multi-story home with kids and pets. The update also notes a new FCC ban that will affect future robot vacuum designs and features going forward.
Maine recorded a wave of great white shark encounters this summer, including a lifeguard pulled underwater near Scarborough and a dozen sightings near Pine Point Beach within two days. Several beaches closed temporarily as sharks were spotted through Labor Day weekend, with one caught by a fisherman about 30 miles down the coast. Experts say warming waters play a role, but the bigger driver is a decades-old conservation success rebuilding seal and shark populations, combined with more beachgoers using tech that spots sharks.