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• CFPB Sues Capital One Over Interest Payments. Why You Should Track Your Savings Account APY

  14-01-2025 23:53 via cnet.com
  
  The bank offered two similarly named savings accounts with wildly different interest rates.
  
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• ACP Extension Unlikely: Explore These Low-Income Internet Plans

  14-01-2025 23:31 via cnet.com
  
  It's been almost a year since the ACP expired, and experts say it probably won't make a comeback anytime soon.
  
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• This Sony Bravia is my pick for best TV for the money - and it's on sale for up to 38% off

  14-01-2025 23:17 via zdnet.com
  
  I've seen the top TVs of 2024, but last year's Sony X90L remains my pick for the best quality TV for the price. Amazon and Best Buy have discounted almost every screen size as we head into 2025.
  
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• Best HP Laptop for 2025

  14-01-2025 22:44 via cnet.com
  
  These are our favorite HP laptops from the company's OmniBook, Pavilion, Envy, Spectre and Transcend lines -- all tested and reviewed by CNET editors.
  
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• Not Sure Where to Go After TikTok? Here Are 8 Similar Apps

  14-01-2025 22:00 via cnet.com
  
  The TikTok ban is set to go into effect on Sunday, but these other apps can help you get your fix of short-form video.
  
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• The best Apple TV VPNs of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

  14-01-2025 21:59 via zdnet.com
  
  Need a VPN that will work with Apple TV? We've tested the best Apple TV VPNs to help you stream your favorite shows securely and safely.
  
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• 5 Days Left: Download All Your TikTok Videos Before the Jan. 19 Ban

  14-01-2025 21:55 via cnet.com
  
  If the 2025 TikTok ban does happen, you may lose access to all your videos. Here's how to easily download them to your phone.
  
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• This hidden Pixel camera feature makes your photos more vibrant - how to enable it

  14-01-2025 21:36 via zdnet.com
  
  Pixel phones are well known for their superior cameras. This feature makes them even better.
  
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• These Are the Best 3D Printers in 2025 (I’m Obsessed With the Top Two)

  14-01-2025 21:33 via cnet.com
  
  After testing the top 3D printers on the market, here are my favorite picks that are worth your money.
  
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• Tech Life: Trust and verify

  14-01-2025 21:30 via bbc.co.uk
  
  This edition is all about facts, the future and finding our way.
  
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• Samsung Unpacked 2025: How to watch and what to expect

  14-01-2025 21:28 via zdnet.com
  
  At next week's event, we're looking forward to Samsung's Galaxy S25 lineup, new AI features, perhaps a Galaxy Ring 2, smart glasses - and more. See what's coming.
  
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• This $300 Motorola features a big screen and battery - but its durability is the crown jewel

  14-01-2025 21:18 via zdnet.com
  
  The Moto G has a hefty 5,000mAh battery that lasts all day, plus a speedy 120Hz screen. If you're willing to pay more, the Moto G Power has the same tech, but also a hardy design.
  
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• Best True Wireless Sports Earbuds With Ear Hooks for 2025

  14-01-2025 21:13 via cnet.com
  
  Make sure your earbuds aren't going anywhere when you go for a run.
  
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• I test robot vacuums for a living, and this one has the most useful cleaning feature I've seen yet

  14-01-2025 21:09 via zdnet.com
  
  Although the Narwal Flow does not have robotic limbs, it promises to be one of the best cleaners on the market this year.
  
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• Sale Deadline Looms as TikTok Waits for Supreme Court Decision

  14-01-2025 21:08 via cnet.com
  
  The US Supreme Court holds TikTok's fate as the Jan. 19 deadline to sell or be banned draws closer.
  
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• Watch 'Love Island: All Stars' Season 2 From Anywhere

  14-01-2025 21:00 via cnet.com
  
  A fresh group of familiar singletons head to a South African island paradise for another shot at romance.
  
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• New York's $15 Broadband Law Goes Into Effect This Week

  14-01-2025 20:43 via cnet.com
  
  The Supreme Court declined to hear a case from a broadband lobbying group to block the state's Affordable Broadband Act.
  
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• Tax Day is April 15 -- But You Might Get an Extension for Hurricanes, LA Wildfires and More

  14-01-2025 20:30 via cnet.com
  
  For most states, Tax Day is April 15, 2025. In some cases, you might have a bit longer to submit your tax return.
  
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• More than half a million ‘TikTok refugees’ flock to China’s RedNote as ban looms

  14-01-2025 20:30 via theguardian.com
  
  RedNote, also known as Xiaohongshu, rockets to top of US app stores, along with ByteDance’s Lemon8New users have piled in to the Chinese social media app RedNote just days before a proposed US ban on the popular social media app TikTok, as the lesser-known company rushes to capitalize on the sudden influx while walking a delicate line of moderating English-language content.In a live chat dubbed “TikTok Refugees” on RedNote on Monday, more than 50,000 US and Chinese users joined
  
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• Premier League Soccer: Livestream West Ham vs. Fulham From Anywhere

  14-01-2025 20:23 via cnet.com
  
  New Hammers boss Graham Potter takes charge of his first home game at the London Stadium.
  
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• Premier League Soccer: Livestream Nottingham Forest vs. Liverpool From Anywhere

  14-01-2025 20:22 via cnet.com
  
  It's a top of the table clash at the City Ground.
  
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• Premier League Soccer: Livestream Chelsea vs. Bournemouth From Anywhere

  14-01-2025 20:20 via cnet.com
  
  The Cherries could tie their hosts in the league standings with a win at Stamford Bridge.
  
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• Premier League Soccer: Livestream Brentford vs. Man City From Anywhere

  14-01-2025 20:17 via cnet.com
  
  City look to make it three wins in a row as they travel south to face the out-of-form Bees.
  
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• I invested in a no-fees video doorbell, and it's paying off for my smart home

  14-01-2025 20:16 via zdnet.com
  
  The Eufy Security E340 dual-camera video doorbell can help protect deliveries from porch pirates with no subscription fees required.
  
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• Waiting on Student Loan Forgiveness? Do These 6 Things Before the White House Transition

  14-01-2025 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  Whether you're enrolled in SAVE or worried about the fate of another debt relief program, here's what you can do.
  
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• Headed for Sleep Divorce? Use the Scandinavian Sleep Method to Save Your Sleep Quality

  14-01-2025 20:00 via cnet.com
  
  The Scandinavian sleep method is a simple and effective sleep technique that might be the thing that stops your partner from moving to the couch.
  
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• Motorola Adds Better Durability to the 2025 Moto G Power and Moto G

  14-01-2025 19:55 via cnet.com
  
  The company's new $300 phone can survive a dip into a swimming pool while its new $200 phone gets faster wired charging.
  
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• Need a 2025 Financial Diet? Try One of These Savings Challenges

  14-01-2025 19:52 via cnet.com
  
  If saving money feels impossible right now, try turning it into a game.
  
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• Why I've used this foldable phone for more than a year - and it's not a Samsung or Google

  14-01-2025 19:39 via zdnet.com
  
  OnePlus excelled with its first foldable phone, and more than a year of use later, the Open continues to challenge rivals. Here's to hoping the successor is even better.
  
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• I set up a backyard bird cam, and it captured things I'd never seen before

  14-01-2025 19:39 via zdnet.com
  
  The Bird Buddy is the perfect gift for others or yourself, giving you a front-row seat to your bird feeder's visitors with beautiful detail and bird recognition in the palm of your hand.
  
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• Best Prescription Delivery Services 2025: Amazon, CVS, PillPack and More

  14-01-2025 19:38 via cnet.com
  
  You don't need to leave your home to reliably get your prescription medications. Here are our top picks of the best services that deliver medicines.
  
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• UK women share their experiences of using fertility-tracking apps

  14-01-2025 19:23 via theguardian.com
  
  More women are using apps instead of the pill, but while some find them ‘freeing’, others had unwanted pregnanciesAfter 15 years on the contraceptive pill Francesca* decided that she wanted to know how her body felt without additional hormones. She started using a fertility tracking app – which tracks menstrual cycles or symptoms of ovulation to help estimate a woman’s fertile window – after learning about them on social media.“I had been taking hormones since
  
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• Best Internet Providers in Augusta, Georgia

  14-01-2025 19:22 via cnet.com
  
  Residents of this golf capital and growing tech hub deserve reliable internet. CNET has found the best internet providers in the area.
  
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• Best MP3 Players for 2025

  14-01-2025 19:20 via cnet.com
  
  Want to separate your music from your phone? These dedicated MP3 players will elevate your music listening experience.
  
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• The Secret Method for Perfect Air Fryer Wings Every Time

  14-01-2025 19:02 via cnet.com
  
  Chicken wings are a surprisingly good air fryer food, but you need to layer them in the basket the right way to get that crispy final result. Here's how.
  
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• Today's Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Jan. 15, #1306

  14-01-2025 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here are some hints -- and the answer -- for Wordle No. 1306 for Jan. 15.
  
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• Today's NYT Connections Hints, Answers and Help for Jan. 15, #584

  14-01-2025 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here are some hints — and the answers — for Connections No. 584 for Jan. 15.
  
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• The Best Way to Make a GIF on Your Phone or Computer, at Home or on the Go

  14-01-2025 19:00 via cnet.com
  
  Here's how to use a video to make a GIF animation, no fancy Photoshop tricks required.
  
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• The best smart TV VPNs of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

  14-01-2025 18:58 via zdnet.com
  
  These are the best VPNs compatible with your smart TV. The right VPN will help you stream safely and access your content libraries without drastically impacting your speed.
  
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• Why TikTok Users are Downloading Red Note and Lemon8

  14-01-2025 18:53 via cnet.com
  
  Some TikTok users are trying out other Chinese-owned apps as a form of protest against a potential US ban.
  
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• British novelists criticise government over AI ‘theft’

  14-01-2025 18:52 via theguardian.com
  
  Richard Osman and Kate Mosse say plan to mine artistic works for data would destroy creative fieldsKate Mosse and Richard Osman have hit back at Labour’s plan to give artificial intelligence companies broad freedoms to mine artistic works for data, saying it could destroy growth in creative fields and amount to theft.The best-selling novellists spoke out after Keir Starmer a national drive to make the UK “one of the great AI superpowers” and endorsed a 50-point action plan that
  
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• Your Favorite 'Squid Game' Stars Will Be on Hot Ones

  14-01-2025 18:51 via cnet.com
  
  Lee Jung-jae and Lee Byung-hun will compete on the spin-off Hot Ones Versus.
  
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• Nintendo Alarmo Smart Clock Hits Stores in March, No Membership Needed

  14-01-2025 18:51 via cnet.com
  
  The sensor-filled alarm clock aims to give Nintendo fans a playful, interactive way of getting up in the morning.
  
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• Leaked Nothing Phone 3 email teases AI-powered flagship - but I'd rather see this

  14-01-2025 18:41 via zdnet.com
  
  Synonymous with unique mid-range Android phones, Nothing is planning to launch its first true flagship in Q1 2025.
  
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• Moto G Power, Moto G Bring Better Durability to Motorola's Cheaper Phones

  14-01-2025 18:37 via cnet.com
  
  Motorola's new $300 phone can survive a dip into a swimming pool while its new $200 phone gets faster wired charging.
  
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• I bought an iPhone 16 for its AI features, but I haven't used them even once - here's why

  14-01-2025 18:37 via zdnet.com
  
  C'mon, Apple. You're better than this.
  
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• The best earbuds of 2025: Expert tested and reviewed

  14-01-2025 18:33 via zdnet.com
  
  Work, sweat, and listen with the best earbuds from Sony, Bose, and more that we've tested.
  
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• How to use Visual Intelligence on an iPhone 16 to identify unknown objects

  14-01-2025 18:28 via zdnet.com
  
  Using the new Camera Control on the iPhone 16, Visual Intelligence will search for details and answer questions about something that you snap through the camera.
  
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• Go Off Grid in Style With a New Look From Airstream

  14-01-2025 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Airstream's Midnight Flamingo trailer package has solar, lots of battery capacity and a Klipsch audio system to keep you entertained while adventuring.
  
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• AI Scammers Are Creating More Believable Schemes in 2025. Here's How to Stay Safe

  14-01-2025 18:00 via cnet.com
  
  Just as financial institutions are leveraging AI to help shore up your defenses, criminals are utilizing AI to help tear them down.
  
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