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Urgent recall alert: These smoke & carbon monoxide detectors need to be replaced now

May 6th, 2022

Smoke and carbon monoxide detectors have a simple but critical purpose. They have to quickly detect those two life-threatening components that might quietly fill the air so that you can get to safety. But people who own Universal Security Instruments smoke and carbon monoxide detectors should know there’s a smoke detector and carbon monoxide detector …

Guides

Best Apple Watch bands in 2022

May 6th, 2022

Chris Hachey

The real MVP when it comes to watches is the timepiece itself. Whether you love a digital or analog watch, as long as it shows you the time, you’re happy. But if you have a smartwatch, especially an Apple Watch, it can do so much more than tell time. That’s why you’ll want to dress …

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Tech

Big tech companies are finally pushing for passwordless sign-in

May 5th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

Three big tech companies are finally making a push for passwordless sign-in options. Apple, Google, and Microsoft all plan to roll out FIDO passkey technology in 2022. The three companies announced the push earlier today.

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Politics

Special $2,000 stimulus payments are available to people in one state

May 5th, 2022

Andy Meek

States around the US are still finding creative ways to give their residents a new stimulus check, at a time when such payments will remain a state and local phenomenon for the foreseeable future. The newest example is the state of Maryland, which is launching a program to help low-income households with water bills. It’s …

Science

New research says we don’t need as much sleep as you think

May 5th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

We’ve all been there. You sleep in late, but even though you managed to get eight and a half hours, you just don’t feel like you’re working at 100 percent. On the other hand, if you sleep too little, you still feel sluggish and maybe even unfocused. Well, if you’re middle-aged or older, researchers say …

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Lifestyle

Pizza recall: Check your freezer now for these dangerous pizzas

May 5th, 2022

Chris Smith

Pizza fans will not appreciate hearing that some delicious pies out there have to be thrown out rather than put in the oven. But there’s a new pizza recall that concerns two New England Beach Pizzas. Some of the Extra Cheese and Cheese pizzas that Beach Brand Foods sells might contain metal pieces. As a …

Science

Incredible new glasses help blind people read and recognize faces

May 4th, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

A new set of smart glasses from Envision can help blind people read. The glasses, which were built on the enterprise edition of Google Glass, rely heavily on artificial intelligence to help people see and understand their surroundings.

Lifestyle

New salad kit recall: If you have these Dole salads, throw them out now

May 4th, 2022

Chris Smith

People who are allergic to anchovies, eggs, or wheat should be on the lookout for a new Dole salad kit recall. The product contains all of these potential allergens without mentioning any of them on the label. The mislabeling problem prompted Safeway Fresh Food to recall 717 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) Chicken Caesar Salad kits. …

Tech

YouTuber turns iMac into DIY Apple Studio Display for half the price

May 3rd, 2022

Joshua Hawkins

When Apple launched the Mac Studio and Studio Display, it discontinued the 27-inch 5K iMac. However, a YouTuber named Luke Miani has taken one of those discontinued 27-inch iMacs and turned it into a DIY Apple Studio Display that cost him half the price of Apple’s new monitor.

Business

People are so mad at Netflix, they’re trolling it with an old Blockbuster tweet

May 3rd, 2022

Andy Meek

For years, the number of Netflix subscribers has gone in just one direction. Plotted on a graph, it would be a line that stretches mostly up and to the right, as the streaming juggernaut — partly on the strength of exclusive content like Ozark, The Crown, and Stranger Things — acquired a global user base …

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