Monthly Archives: November 2022

Today’s best deals: $1.99 Hulu subscriptions, $91 off AirPods Pro, and the first discount on the Roomba Combo J7+

We’ve rounded up all the best deals for you to shop on Nov. 23 — here are our top picks: BEST STREAMING DEAL: One year of Hulu (with ads) — $1.99/month $7.99/month (save $72) BEST TECH DEAL: Apple AirPods Pro (1st Generation) — $159 $249.99 (save $90.99) BEST HOME DEAL: iRobot Roomba Combo j7+ Self-Emptying Robot…

Best Black Friday pickleball deals: Get up to 50% off paddles, balls, sets, and more

Get in on America’s fastest-growing sport. Here are the best Black Friday pickleball deals as of Nov. 23: BEST SET DEAL: The JoncAye pickleball-paddles set includes two paddles, four balls, one paddle bag, one ball bag, and a ball retriever — $49.99 $99.99 (save 50%) BEST PADDLE DEAL: The ONIX Graphite Z5 pickleball paddle is…

Cyber-mercenary group Bahamut strikes again via fake Android VPN apps

An infamous cyber-mercenary group is injecting Android devices with a spyware to steal users’ conversations, a new ESET research confirms.  These malware attacks are launched via fake Android VPN apps. Evidence suggests that hackers employed malicious versions of SecureVPN, SoftVPN and OpenVPN software.  Known as Bahamut ATP, the group is thought to be a service…

Security experts are laying Mastodon’s flaws bare

The rising popularity of Mastodon, partly as a side-effect of Elon Musk buying Twitter, has triggered a wave of vulnerability discoveries in the app. Cybersecurity researchers using the platform recently discovered three separate vulnerabilities that could allow threat actors to tamper with the data, and even download it.  For example, a researcher at PortSwigger, Gareth…

The stock market could soar to new records in another 1982-style vertical rally as inflation continues to ease, Fundstrat says

Traders celebrate after the closing bell on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, (NYSE) in New York, U.S., February 6, 2018. Brendan McDermid/Reuters Stocks could rise abruptly and cause the S&P 500 to hit 4,400-4,500 by the end of the year, Fundstrat’s Tom Lee said. Easing inflation means markets will start discounting hawkish…

How to tell your kids you can’t — or won’t — afford everything they want

Insider’s experts choose the best products and services to help make smart decisions with your money (here’s how). In some cases, we receive a commission from our our partners, however, our opinions are our own. Terms apply to offers listed on this page. Mayur Kakade/Getty Images Holiday “experiences” are everywhere now, and they’re costing families…

Amazon promotes payment offerings to capitalize on Cyber 5 sales

The news: Amazon’s Cyber Weekend event—spanning from Saturday, November 26 through Monday, November 28—will not only include a wide variety of deals and discounts, but also a slew of payment promotions, per a press release. More on this: In the week leading up to Cyber Monday, Amazon announced offers on its cards and BNPL offerings, hoping they will…

Game-like trading apps under scrutiny by UK watchdog for encouraging ‘gambling-like behaviors’

The news: The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has warned that the gamification of trading apps can lead to amateur investors taking on more risk, being misled by spurious information, and making investments which aren’t in their interests. Gaming trading clampdown. The FCA surveyed 3,000 app users as part of a review into firms’ use of “game design”…