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Hasbro/CNETIf you enjoy family game nights, don’t miss this Big Spring Sale deal at Amazon on a Clue Escape game. These are mystery-solving games, almost styled like an escape room. Up to six of you work together to solve the mystery as a team, and there are minigames that help you along the way. Play typically lasts between 90 minutes and two hours. I played a different version with some of my nieces and nephews, and we all had a blast. They wanted to do another one immediately, so now I’m picking up this variant while it’s down to $12. I…

Our security writer Ben believes this is the antivirus deal to go for in the Big Spring Sale – aNorton 360 Premium 2026 one-year pre-paid subscription is now $30 (was $100) at Amazon. It’s a massive price cut for multi-device protection that protects nearly every aspect of your digital life for the whole year.This package secures up to 10 devices, including PCs, Macs, smartphones, and tablets, which is ideal as most households have a mix of hardware these days.Built-in AI-powered scam protection helps flag suspicious messages and links, while the Genie assistant offers speedy guidance when something doesn’t feel right.…

The head says it. Earlier this week, in an unexpected move, the  Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it would ban all new consumer-grade routers manufactured abroad for national security reasons. In a way, this new development is a surprising end to the years-long saga in which the US government mulled banning TP-Link routers for the same reasons. All existing consumer-grade Wi-Fi 7 routers are made abroad, and none are affected by the latest FCC router ban. Related stories on home network security and privacy FCC router bans: The specifics Routers are essential and ubiquitous equipment—each home or office network needs one. Generally,…

Google is dramatically shortening its readiness deadline for the arrival of Q Day, the point at which existing quantum computers can break public-key cryptography algorithms that secure decades’ worth of secrets belonging to militaries, banks, governments, and nearly every individual on earth. In a post published on Wednesday, Google said it is giving itself until 2029 to prepare for this event. The post went on to warn that the rest of the world needs to follow suit by adopting PQC—short for post-quantum cryptography—algorithms to augment or replace elliptic curves and RSA, both of which will be broken. The end is…

After leaning into some questionable AI antics at CES 2026, Razer is making some altogether more practical updates to its 16-inch laptop by giving it newer chips and faster RAM. The new Razer Blade 16 features Intel’s new Core Ultra chips and speedy LPDDR5X-9600 MHz RAM, and is available to order today for $3,500.The Razer Blade 16 is designed to split the difference between the portable Razer Blade 14 and the monstrous Razer Blade 18, mostly by being thin but offering improved performance. Razer says the 2026 Blade 16 is 0.59 inches (14.9mm) at its thinnest point, which matches the…

If you’ve been dragging your feet on spring cleaning, Amazon’s Big Spring Sale could be the motivation you need. Judging from the deals I’ve seen, this is a great time to pick up a new cordless vacuum. Nearly all of Shark’s cordless models are available for a substantial discount, including CNET’s best overall, the Shark Stratos, and our pick for the best self-emptying cordless vacuum, the Shark Clean & Empty.  VACUUM DEALS OF THE WEEK Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this article.The Shark Stratos is one of the best cordless vacuums we’ve…

Preparing for an interview usually involves a strange mix of overthinking and guesswork. You rehearse answers in your head, try to predict what a hiring manager might ask, and then hope your carefully constructed responses survive contact with reality. ChatGPT and other AI chatbots could be the solution to helping you get that dream job, according to a popular new trend.I asked ChatGPT to interview me for a job and provide feedback. A structured and immediate critique has obvious appeal over guessing what an interviewer might think. And as a job interview is a lot like putting on a show,…

Today, UGREEN, a well-known Chinese accessories maker, announced the availability of its NASync iDX series in the US market, following its earlier availability in other regions this year. Unveiled over a year ago, NASync iDX is intended to be the first among NAS servers to include a local, full-featured AI chatbot. For this review, I spent a significant amount of time with the NASync iDX6011 Pro, the top-tier model in the new series, and found it to be much more than a simple upgrade over the previous NASync DXP6800 Pro, which is formidable in its own right. Here’s the bottom line:…

In an email, Aikido researcher Charlie Eriksen said the canister was taken down Sunday night and is no longer available. “It wasn’t as reliable/untouchable as they expected,” Eriksen wrote. “But for a while, it would have wiped systems if infected.” Like previous TeamPCP malware, CanisterWorm, as Aikido has named the malware, targets organizations’ CI/CD pipelines used for rapid development and deployment of software. “Every developer or CI pipeline that installs this package and has an npm token accessible becomes an unwitting propagation vector,  Eriksen wrote. “Their packages get infected, their downstream users install those, and if any of them have…

At the end of February, Ultrahuman announced its latest smart ring which promises up to 15 days of battery life on a single charge. Sadly, if you were based in the US, you weren’t able to pre-order the Ring Pro, as the company has been locked in a longstanding legal tussle with ring rivals Oura. Now, however, it appears the situation has been resolved, with the US Customs and Border Protection giving its blessing. Consequently, pre-orders for the Ring Pro are starting today, with the first 1,000 customers to sign up getting a hefty bonus.The smart ring market is still…