Costco’s major change cuts COVID-19 and special senior shopping hours
Costco has an incredibly loyal fan base thanks to the membership-only retail chain’s abundance of sales and discounted items — in other words, because of …
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The odds that Netflix will introduce ads on the service just went way, way up
Back in the fall of 2019, in a conversation with me, Netflix co-founder Marc Randolph swatted away the likelihood that the streaming giant would ever …
People who share Netflix passwords in the US just got put on notice
If mine was among the estimated 30 million households in Netflix’s UCAN market (covering the US and Canada) in which someone is borrowing the password …
Taco Bell confirms the Mexican Pizza’s permanent return in May
Taco Bell has finally confirmed the rumors about the fan-favorite Mexican Pizza, a menu item whose return has been the subject of rumors and speculation …
If Amazon prices start going up, this is the reason why
Amazon announced this week that third-party sellers will now pay “a 5% fuel and inflation surcharge” to use the company’s FBA fulfillment services. That new …
Chipotle is testing robots to replace some human workers
Before you know it, that next delicious meal you order at your nearest Chipotle restaurant might be prepared by a robot. It’s an experiment that’s …
Apple study: People love these rival apps more than ours
Apple shared the results of a study on Thursday, April 7, about the iPhone maker’s App Store which offers, among other things, an interesting finding …
Some Apple employees are losing their minds over its return to office plan
Like scores of companies around the US, Apple is set to begin its post-pandemic return to office plan for employees in a matter of days. …
Were you a Taco Bell Mexican Pizza fan? Then mark this date on your calendar
We’re still waiting on official confirmation from Taco Bell that the fan-favorite Mexican Pizza is coming back, a rumor that caused the Internet to promptly …
Kaspersky antivirus software used by millions dubbed a national security threat by FCC
A US crackdown on all things Russia continues. The FCC has declared that Russia’s Kaspersky Lab cybersecurity firm poses a potential national security threat. So …
The Netflix password sharing crackdown could have a big impact in the US, data shows
There’s apparently a significant amount of Netflix password sharing that’s happening in the streaming giant’s home market. That’s according to new data out from Leichtman …
It’s time for Apple to resume an in-person WWDC this year
BTS, the biggest pop band in the world, performed four sellout concerts at the end of 2021, to tens of thousands of fans, at Los …
Netflix password-sharing crackdown test prompts users to pay extra
Once again, Netflix is cracking down on password sharing — at a time when, whether coincidentally or not, new subscriber sign-ups have slowed a bit …
GasBuddy: Download this app right now to find the lowest gas prices near you
For the first time — I think, possibly, ever — the trend of record-high gas prices has caused me to pay above $4 per gallon. …
Careful, these 2 popular groceries have been pulled from supermarket shelves
Companies recall products all the time, for reasons that range from after-the-fact safety issues discovered to problems that happened during the manufacturing process. When it …
Taco Bell is bringing back a fan-favorite to the menu this week
Taco Bell is doing that thing again. The whole kill off a popular item, then temporarily bring it back and whip loyalists into a frenzy …
Netflix suspending its service in Russia will have no impact on Putin’s war
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Sunday that his country’s invasion of and war with Ukraine will continue, so long as the much smaller nation …
Avoid these 3 groceries that are being pulled from store shelves
One of the unfortunate aspects of the grocery store experience that often accompanies the products we fill our shopping carts with is that some percentage …
McDonald’s broken ice cream machine saga just took another insane turn
There are, famously, only two certainties in life. We’ve all heard them a million times by now, via that old maxim about death and taxes. …
Visa and Mastercard have started blocking access to sanctioned Russian banks
The global financial system is continuing to throttle essentially every aspect of the Russian economy, in an attempt to help bring the country’s invasion of …
One of Costco’s biggest secrets was just revealed
It’s only recently that I’ve discovered just how passionate Costco’s loyal fan base is for the membership-only retail chain. There are blogs and websites, for …
These 2 medicines are being pulled from store shelves, so beware
Drug recalls are important to stay on top and make sure you have all the latest details about, since, for one thing, most of us …
We’re still waiting on the Mexican Pizza, but Taco Bell just brought back this fan favorite
The decision-makers at Taco Bell are apparently feeling all kinds of nostalgic these days. Because not only have signs pointed to the return of the …
These 4 groceries are being pulled from store shelves right now
Shopping at grocery stores is nowhere near the simple experience that it was a couple of years ago now, following the onset of the coronavirus …
Coca-Cola has 4 new drinks you’ll definitely want to try
We’re not even two full months into 2022, but The Coca-Cola Company is wasting no time in barreling forward with a major expansion. One that’s …
10 of the most popular free TV channels on Roku
Roku device owners will be turning to the company’s built-in streaming service to watch tons of new movies in the coming days, plus Roku originals …
2 popular groceries that are being pulled from store shelves right now
It’s not just the shortages of some products and the price increases for others that have turned the grocery store experience into a source of …
If you have a Roku, you just got these 25 new channels for free
Roku has been one of those companies that’s done pretty well during the pandemic, for obvious reasons. Especially when the lockdowns got underway, and people …
Frontier Airlines passenger says a woman stabbed him with a needle to steal his DNA
“A man gotta have a code,” the character of Omar Little once famously opined in the classic HBO series The Wire. It’s so true, and …
These 2 grocery items are being pulled from supermarket shelves
The mass-manufacturing process associated with the products that fill the grocery shelves we depend on for food and other household staples, to be sure, has …
