Uber is cracking down on users who give bad ratings just to get refunds

Uber drivers (and riders) need to maintain a high rating to keep using the app, but bad actors can pull that score down. Some may even give a driver or courier a poor rating for a perfectly fine ride or food delivery just so they can get a refund. Uber says it's doing more to tackle tha

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                        You can now limit Instagram posts and Reels to Close Friends

Instagram is expanding its Close Friends feature from Stories and Notes to feed posts and Reels. As such, you'll be able to share Reels and feed posts with a smaller, perhaps more trusted audience instead of everyone who follows you.

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                        iRobot's Roomba Combo j5+ is $300 off in an early Black Friday deal

iRobot's Roomba Combo j5+ robot vacuum is $300 off in an early

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                        Ableton's Push standalone MIDI controller is 20 percent off in early Black Friday deal

Ableton’s simply-named Push MIDI controller, which is actually the Push 3 for those keeping count, is on sale for 20 percent off straight from the manufacturer, bringing the cost down to $1,600 from that eye-watering MSRP of $2,000. This deal’s for the standalone version of the hardware, so you can make beats

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                        The best smartwatches for 2023

There are dozens of smartwatches out now to consider, when just a few years ago, the market was much less crowded. Today, the wearable world is filled with various high-quality options, and a few key players, like the Apple Watch,

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                        The Morning After: Sony whiffs another gaming handheld

In the history of modern gaming handhelds, Sony was there in the fairly early days with the PSP and Vita. Both were well regarded, if flawed, living and dying long before the age of the Switch and the Steam Deck. So it would be reasonable to expect the new PlayStation Portal, which marks Sony’s return to handhelds

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                        The 16 best gift ideas for the remote worker in your life

It’s the year 2023 and going to the office for work is no longer the norm for a lot of people. You probably know at least one person in your life who’s remote either part-time or full-time. Working from home has its perks – not having a commute being chief among them – but it’s not without challenges. Household disturbances are big ones, as well as poor lighting or simply the lack of professional-level equipment that they might have access to only in-office. That’s wh

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                        Opal's Tadpole proves webcams don't need to be big or boring

As computer accessories go, the humble webcam doesn’t get a ton of attention. Two or three brands tend to dominate the market and almost everything looks, well, webcamy? Opal entered the scene in 2021 with its C1 model. The idea was simple, to sexy-up the humble old webcam with a high quality sensor, a slick design and (for mac users at least) companion software that didn’t feel like a grind to use.

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