Product Review: A Breakthrough? Or Just Breakable? Apple Unveiled the iPhone Duo, and CNET Writers Have Many Thoughts

Apple unveiled a new lineup of devices at its Surprise and Shine event on Wednesday, including the new Apple Watch Series 12. But does it upgrade enough from last year’s Apple Watch Series 11? The standard Apple Watch models offer robust functionality in a signature rectangular display with rounded corners, a futuristic yet style-agnostic design…

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Flock automated license plate-reading cameras are rapidly popping up all over the US. In some areas, they’re also going down pretty quick, too. Widespread opposition to Flock surveillance cameras has highlighted their inaccuracies and potential for abuse by authorities. A movement to “deflock” cities includes everything from canceling municipal contracts to covering cameras with trash…

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If you’ve used your driver’s license to verify your information either in the real world or online, there’s a chance that some of your driver’s license information was stolen by hackers in a security breach against the ID verification giant IDScan that was reportedly active for a year.

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Subscription fatigue is real, especially for streaming, and those monthly payments now cost more than ever.  Spotify raised prices at the beginning of 2026, and Netflix and YouTube Premium did the same in the spring. Just last month, Apple TV implemented a price hike, too.

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