Charter-Cox Merger Closes This Week: What It Means for Your Cable and Internet Bill
A $34.5 billion deal makes Spectrum the largest cable and broadband provider in the country - here's what Cox customers can expect on their bill and when.
- Streaming
Paramount+ Is Testing Free Episodes on Android - Here's What It Won't Change on Your Bill
A limited free trial lets Android users sample up to two episodes before hitting the paywall, but existing subscribers won't see their bill move.
- Phones
Why your next phone costs more: tariffs added $23.5 billion to US tech import bills last year
The average tariff on consumer technology jumped from 1% to 7% through 2025, and importers paid five times as much duty as the year before. That bill does not stay with the importer - it lands on the shelf price of your next handset.
- Streaming
Netflix's ad-free Standard plan is now $19.99, its second US price rise in 16 months
Every US tier went up in late March. The ad-free Standard plan crossed $20 a year in cost - and the cheapest way to keep watching is now the ad tier at $8.99, less than half the price. Here is the annual maths.
- Policy
The FTC is mailing $23.8 million to Grubhub drivers and diners - here is who gets paid
More than 640,000 people are getting a check or a PayPal payment from a 2024 settlement. There is a clock on both, and a scam to watch for. Here is what the money is, and what you have to do to keep it.
- Consumer Tech
Windows 10 security updates have three prices, and the free one is not free
Microsoft will keep patching Windows 10 until October 2027. It costs $30, or 1,000 Rewards points, or a Microsoft account and your settings in its cloud. The third option is the one worth reading twice.