๐งนBust dust with these Spring Cleaning essentials approved by consumer experts
That dust thatโs been collecting while you were stuck indoors has got to go. But donโt try to brush it away with a feather dusterโthat will only make things worse. Here are some recommended dusting tools from cleaning pros and the experts at Consumer Reports who share their advice in "How to Clean Practically Anything."
Amazon, Target stop selling weighted baby blankets, sleep sacks and swaddles amid safety concerns
Amazon and Target are among retailers now ending their sales of weighted baby blankets, sleep sacks and swaddles as calls mount for more research and oversight of the productsโ safety, according to Consumer Reports.
FTC sends $5.6 million in refunds to Ring customers as part of video privacy settlement
The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $5.6 million in refunds to consumers as part of a settlement with Amazon-owned Ring, which was charged with failing to protect private video footage from outside access.
FTC opens investigation into Big Tech's partnerships with leading AI startups
U.S. antitrust enforcers are opening an investigation into the relationships between leading artificial intelligence startups such as ChatGPT-maker OpenAI and Anthropic and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them.
Global warming was primary cause of unprecedented Amazon drought, study finds
Human-induced global warming, and not El Niรฑo, was the primary driver of the severe drought in the Amazon last year that sent rivers to record lows, isolated hundreds of river communities and killed dozens of endangered dolphins.
Amazon's Twitch cuts more than 500 jobs attempting to turn expensive platform profitable
Twitch, the video game streaming platform acquired by Amazon a decade ago for close to $1 billion, is laying off more than 500 employees as the company tries to turn the tremendously expensive division profitable.
As rainforests worldwide disappear, burn and degrade, a summit to protect them opens in Brazzaville
Leaders from Brazil, Indonesia, Republic of Congo and other countries with the three largest tropical forest basins are meeting to form a coalition to protect tropical forests from deforestation and destruction.
In the Amazon, communities next to the world's most voluminous river are queuing for water
As the Amazon drought rages on, public authorities in Brazil are scrambling to deliver food and water to thousands of isolated communities throughout a vast and roadless territory, where boats are the only means of transportation.
Author Michael Connelly proud that โBoschโ has become longest running streaming character
Michael Connelly has sold more than 85 million books under nearly 40 titles, but thereโs another distinction that makes him equally proud: His most famous protagonist, LAPD Detective Harry Bosch, has become the longest running character on streaming television.
The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC
The Federal Trade Commissionโs long-awaited antitrust lawsuit against Amazon is the most aggressive move it has taken yet to tame the market power of a company thatโs become synonymous with online shopping and fast deliveries.
Ecuadorians reject oil drilling in the Amazon, ending operations in a protected area
Ecuadorians voted against drilling for oil in a protected area of the Amazon, an important decision that will require the state oil company to end its operations in a region thatโs home to two isolated tribes and is a hotspot of biodiversity.