Billie Eilish thinks James Bond is “the coolest film franchise ever to exist.” Getty It’s a match no one saw coming: Billie Eilish, the singer whose signature horror-pop style has won her Grammys and the title of world’s coolest pop star, will perform James Bond’s latest opening credits song. Sharing the movie’s title, No Time To […]
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Need a Lenovo laptop? Rakuten’s flash sale features deep discounts and hundreds of dollars in cash back
Lenovo We assume that most Cheapskate readers are no stranger to Rakuten, a great retail site that generally gives you 1% back with each purchase in the form of Rakuten Super Points. These points work like cash, which you can redeem on your next purchase. Well, hold onto your hats, because right now (and for […]
Apple must pay store employees for bag-search time, court rules
Apple store employees deserve to be paid for time spent waiting for mandatory bag searches at the end of their shifts, the California Supreme Court rules. James Martin/CNET Apple must pay its retail store employees for the time they spend waiting for mandatory bag searches at the end of their shifts, the California Supreme Court […]
Huawei gets another 45-day reprieve from Commerce Department
The license allowing US companies to do business with Huawei has been extended again. Angela Lang/CNET Huawei is getting a 45-day reprieve from the US Commerce Department, which announced Thursday it’s extending a temporary general license allowing American companies to do business with it. The reprieve is half the period of its prior extensions — […]
Clearview AI facial recognition company faces another lawsuit
Clearview AI is “Orwellian,” a new lawsuit alleges. Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images Clearview AI, a controversial facial recognition app being used by US law enforcement to identify suspects and other people, is facing another lawsuit. The new suit, filed Thursday, seeks class-action status and $5 million in damages for what it calls willful, […]
See NASA astronaut Christina Koch reunite with her dog after a year in space
Christina Koch got a spacewalk selfie in January 2020. NASA Astronauts who spend months orbiting on the International Space Station miss their families. They miss Earth food. And they most definitely miss their dogs. NASA astronaut Christina Koch returned to the planet’s surface on Feb. 6 after spending a whopping 328 days on the ISS. […]
Nintendo PlayStation is real, and you can bid on it for $250K
The Nintendo PlayStation. Heritage Auctions The Nintendo PlayStation. It sounds wrong, like an Apple Galaxy S10 or something. But it’s a real thing, and not even the result of some kind of apocalyptic black magic. And not only does the Nintendo PlayStation exist, you can buy one — for an exorbitant price. The game system, […]
The best Presidents Day deals: Laptops from Lenovo and Dell, mattresses, SodaStream, vacuums and more
Sceptre Not every holiday can be as exciting as Thanksgiving or Christmas. And always just a few days from Valentine’s Day, Presidents Day has it tough. But retailers are doing their best to jazz things up with some Presidents Day sales. In some cases, like a miniature version of Black Friday, the sales have already […]
2021 Toyota Supra 3.0 gets big power bump, A91 special edition
The new A91 Edition comes in this excellent blue color. Toyota Toyota just debuted the four-cylinder Supra 2.0 for the US, but it couldn’t let the lowly new base model steal all the thunder. The 2021 model year of the six-cylinder Supra 3.0 has also been revealed, and it’s got a host of newsworthy upgrades […]
You could get paid to binge-watch every Fast & Furious movie
F9 releases May 22. Universal Pictures In dream-job news, Yonkers Honda has announced a competition where it’ll pay the winner $900 to binge-watch the entire Fast & Furious franchise. To celebrate the release of F9 on May 22, the company will pay $100 per Fast Saga film watched and reviewed — so that’s the first […]