AliveMoment (released August 2025) animates old photos via an image-to-video, credit-based subscription where the cheapest test plan costs $2.47 per “moment” credit but the weekly plan is $60/month, and in the author’s tests a siblings photo looked “creepy” while a “warm hug” animation of her nanna and her was “heartwarming” and matched details like her dimple.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
CNET
Crock-Pot teamed up with Valspar to launch six slow-cooker colorways, each paired with a matching Valspar paint swatch for kitchen makeovers this fall.
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
DoorDash will start offering same-day delivery from every Costco warehouse in the US starting Thursday, with DashPass members getting free delivery on eligible orders.
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
Breville’s $300 Eye Q 850 Auto Toaster uses a pulsing optic sensor to monitor bread color and finishes when it reaches the selected doneness, producing consistently good results on white, brown, and sourdough slices but showing issues with dark bread (lowest setting got too crispy and smoke appeared on a later run).
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
The Breville Eye Q 850 Auto Toaster uses a pulsing Eye Q optic sensor to monitor bread color and finishes when it reaches the selected doneness, and it generally produced well-toasted results in CNET’s month-long test.
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
Netflix announced that “The New Stanford Prison Experiment,” produced by Alfred Street Industries, will split 30 volunteers into guards and prisoners in an actual prison setting and test how power affects ethical choices, premiering Oct. 21.
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
Roku added more than 30 streaming bundles in the US and Mexico that offer savings of up to 33% per month, depending on the subscriptions chosen.
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
Academy Sports and Outdoors’ Q2 net sales rose 3.0% to $1.65B and adjusted EPS rose 19.1% to $2.31, but the company’s comparable-store sales fell 0.4%.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
Yahoo Finance
MobLand Season 2 premieres Friday, Sept. 18 on Paramount Plus, with 10 new episodes arriving every Friday through Nov. 20 (expected around 3 a.m. ET).
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
Roku is rolling out more than 30 streaming subscription bundles that can save users up to 30% off the regular price, using the existing Roku account and including services like HBO Max, Starz, Hallmark+, and Fox One.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
ZDNet
Apple’s Studio Display XDR (27-inch 5K Retina XDR) is at a new record-low price of $2,969, down from $3,299 (save $330).
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
The Aurzen Roku TV E1R mini portable projector is on sale for a record-low $90, down from $140 ($50 off).
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
The Runhood Rallye 600 Mini portable power station is discounted by $279—down to $120 from $399—using coupon code RUNCNET70.
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
CMS forecasts 2027 Medicare changes including a Part A deductible falling to $1,788–$1,810, a Part B premium rising $6.60 to $209.50, a Part D standard deductible increasing from $615 to $700, a Part D out-of-pocket cap rising $300 to $2,400, and the ending of federal subsidies that reduced stand-alone Part D premiums by $16 in 2026.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Yahoo Finance
Hyundai’s Ioniq 5 ICCU (integrated charging controller unit) has been linked to in some cases causing vehicles to roll to a stop, with Consumer Reports estimating the incidence at 2–10% for E-GMP EVs and Hyundai’s December 2024 recall covering 1% likelihood—though ICCU coverage was increased to 15 years/180,000 miles.
Sep 17, 2026 ·Ars Technica
Walmart’s Sept. 17 deals include an Anker Nano travel adapter for $26 (down from $39), an Acer Nitro 31.5-inch gaming monitor for $139 (down from $220), and a Lego Star Wars R2-D2 building kit for $80 (down from $100).
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
Apple’s new iPhone Duo is a foldable phone with a 7.6-inch inner display and a 5.4-inch outer display, but it pairs the second screen with a $2,000 price tag.
Sep 17, 2026 ·CNET
Pinterest will launch a beta “Restyle” feature in the U.S. and Canada that lets users upload a photo of their room and use AI to swap, edit, and compare home decor in their own space.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
TechCrunch
Apple’s refurbished Apple TV 4K 64GB model is $169, and the 128GB model with an Ethernet port is $209—$30 and $40 off their new retail prices, respectively.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
The Verge
Lofi Girl launched a new 24/7 YouTube streaming station, Lofi House, which exclusively plays human-made house music (not generative AI) and is supported by a compilation featuring 19 artists.
Sep 17, 2026 ·
Engadget
