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Like many pet owners, I always want my dog to have the best of the best. Sometimes that means I'm cooking up sweet potatoes, egg and chicken to add to his kibble (I know, I know). But sometimes that j

Robots that perform those dreaded domestic chores -- unloading the dishwasher, folding laundry, cooking -- are still far from a reality for the average homemaker. That said, LG may have gotten us all

CES is always one of the most hectic weeks of the year for CNET journalists -- myself included. I'll be jumping between booths, often speaking to multiple companies within the span of an hour, having

You might remember Freepik as a stock image catalog. But over the past few years, it has evolved into a full creative AI suite and racked up over 100 million monthly users. It has spent a lot of time

I am a proud member of Gen Z, but apparently, my youthfulness is not evident on my face. At CES 2026, an AI-powered skin analysis app from Perfect said my skin age was over a decade older than my biol

When I was growing up, my family hosted a young girl from Belarus every summer as part of a respite program designed to remove young children from areas affected by the Chernobyl disaster. It eventual

I'll admit I was skeptical when I first heard about Nirva AI jewelry. The idea of an AI companion that would sense my emotions instead of operating off of prompts was intriguing, but I wasn't sure it

Smart rings are popular ways to track our health and wellness, but what if your ring could also record your work meetings?The ring from Vocci AI, which I saw at CES 2026, looks like any other smart ri

Our Experts Written by Tyler Lacoma Article updated on January 9, 2026 at 4:00 AM PST Tyler Lacoma Editor / Home Security and Smart Home Tyler has worked on, lived with and tested all types of smart h

In a recent security partnership with Mozilla, Anthropic found 22 separate vulnerabilities in Firefox — 14 of them classified as “high-severity.” Most of the bugs have been fixed in Firefox 148 (the v

Enterprises and startups that use Anthropic Claude through Microsoft and Google products need not fear that the model will be ripped from their reach, Microsoft and Google confirmed to TechCrunch. AWS

OpenAI has delayed the launch of “adult mode,” a ChatGPT feature that will give verified adult users access to erotica and other adult content. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman first announced the feature in Oct

Caitlin Kalinowski announced today that in response to OpenAI’s controversial agreement with the Department of Defense, she’s resigned from her role leading the company’s hardware team. “This wasn’t a

A recently added feature in Grammarly purports to improve users’ writing with help from the world’s great writers and thinkers — and some tech journalists, too. Launched in August 2025 as part of a br

Sundar Pichai’s new pay package could be worth $692 million. Per a filing first spied by the FT, Alphabet has structured a three-year deal for its Google CEO that could make him one of the highest-pai