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Dashia is the consumer insights editor for CNET. She specializes in data-driven analysis and news at the intersection of tech, personal finance and consumer sentiment. Dashia investigates economic ...

In a surprising move, YouTube is rolling out an update that gives users a rare and powerful capability: the ability to disable the infinite feed of YouTube Shorts. The change comes as part of the ...

All YouTube users are getting an option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes. All YouTube users are getting an option to set their Shorts time limit to zero minutes. is a news writer ...

Spotify is giving users the opportunity to return to a simpler, audio-focused listening experience. Spotify announced on Thursday, April 9, that all users across Free, Basic, and Premium accounts will ...

The Minecraft Chaos Cubed update has just landed on the Java side of the sandbox game, and I'm already eager to see what the wealth of inventive Minecraft creators and modders can do with its ...

If Apple's AI tech isn't for you, here's how you can disable all or parts of it. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide ...

Microsoft is rolling out a number of Xbox Series X|S updates to those on its Xbox Insiders program, and one of them has been requested by the community for years. You'll soon be able to disable the ...