FTC's New Click-To-Cancel Rule Is A Killshot For Convoluted Subscription Cancellations

Hot Headlines In Tech For Today [HotHardware.com]( Here Are Today's Hot Headlines In Tech [View this email in your browser]( [FTC's New Click-To-Cancel Rule Is A Killshot For Convoluted Subscription Cancellations]( By Zak Killian on Oct 17, 2024 03:00 pm [FTC's New Click-To-Cancel Rule Is A Killshot For Convoluted Subscription Cancellations]( Are you familiar with the concept of "negative option marketing"? It refers to a class of customer interaction where a customer's failure to take an affirmative action, such as denying an offer, is taken as assent to be charged for services or goods. It's like if I came by and shouted "cut your grass for a thousand bucks?!" outside your house, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Google Flights Adds A Fly New Feature To Help Find Cheaper Airfare]( By Alan Velasco on Oct 17, 2024 02:13 pm [Google Flights Adds A Fly New Feature To Help Find Cheaper Airfare]( The busy holiday travel season is right around the corner in the United States, and Google is hoping to make finding the right flight even easier for anyone using Google Flights. Typically, when a user searches for a flight, Google will display what it determines are the best options when taking cost and convenience into consideration. However, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Analogue Unveils 3D Nintendo 64 Console To Revive Retro Games In Glorious 4K]( By Alan Velasco on Oct 17, 2024 01:48 pm [Analogue Unveils 3D Nintendo 64 Console To Revive Retro Games In Glorious 4K]( The retro gaming experts at Analogue are at it again, this time bringing the Nintendo 64 into the modern age with the Analogue 3D console it teased last year. The company already has a strong track record of bringing back older consoles in style, having released their modern interpretations of the Gameboy, NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis. The [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Alphabeats EEG Focus Trainer Review: Getting You Into The Zone]( By Aaron Leong on Oct 17, 2024 01:33 pm [Alphabeats EEG Focus Trainer Review: Getting You Into The Zone]( Alphabeats EEG Focus Trainer - $15.99 (Monthly), $149 (Annual), Branbit Headband $499 The Alphabeats EEG Focus Trainer uses proprietary neurofeedback technology and a specialized app to help users train their brain and achieve optimal mential focus more quickly. High Quality (Doesn't feel like a first-gen product) Wireless, easily... [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Configuring 100K NVIDIA H200 GPUs Usually Takes Years But Musk Did It In 19 Days]( By Zak Killian on Oct 17, 2024 01:25 pm [Configuring 100K NVIDIA H200 GPUs Usually Takes Years But Musk Did It In 19 Days]( NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang had high praise to offer for Elon Musk and his team at xAI, calling them "superhuman." In an interview with YouTube channel BG2 Pod, Huang remarked that Elon's specific combination of engineering smarts and project management is "singular", and credited both the X owner and NVIDIA's own infrastructure expertise with [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Axiom Space Partners With Prada For Swank New NASA Lunar Spacesuits]( By Tim Sweezy on Oct 17, 2024 11:36 am [Axiom Space Partners With Prada For Swank New NASA Lunar Spacesuits]( The devil may wear Prada, but NASA is taking it to the moon, and possibly Mars. Axiom Space revealed the first flight design of the Axiom Extravehicular Mobility Unit (AxEMU) spacesuit, which will be worn by astronauts aboard NASA’s Artemis III mission, at the International Astronautical Congress in Milan, Italy, this week. The Axiom Space/Prada [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Amazon Unveils Its First-Ever Kindle E-Reader With A Color Display]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 17, 2024 11:31 am [Amazon Unveils Its First-Ever Kindle E-Reader With A Color Display]( It's been 17 years since Amazon introduced its first Kindle e-reader, and since then, there has never been a model with a color e-ink display. That is, until now—meet the Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition, which is arguably the highlight of Amazon's lineup of refreshed Kindle devices. Amazon also released new versions of its regular Kindle, [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [2025 Ford Mustang GTD Goes To Green Hell To Blaze A New Lap Record]( By Aaron Leong on Oct 17, 2024 10:53 am [2025 Ford Mustang GTD Goes To Green Hell To Blaze A New Lap Record]( Ford took its street-legal 2025 Mustang GTD to Germany's Nürburgring to set a track record for the first American-made production car to lap the famed track in less than seven minutes. Unfortunately, we don't know if Ford achieved that goal because all we get for now is a little teaser video for an upcoming short movie regarding the attempt. With [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [MSI Versa 300 Wireless Gaming Mice Flaunt Diamond Lightgrips And Long Battery Life]( By Thiago Trevisan on Oct 17, 2024 10:31 am [MSI Versa 300 Wireless Gaming Mice Flaunt Diamond Lightgrips And Long Battery Life]( The market for gaming mice is one flush with options, both innovative and run-of-the-mill. This leads to intense competition, meaning products need to pack the latest features to be competitive. MSI has introduced its latest offering in the segment, which it calls the Versa 300 Wireless. It also comes in an Elite version (also wireless), with [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Fractal Design Teams With Best Buy And Its Bold North XL Case Is Already On Sale]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 17, 2024 10:18 am [Fractal Design Teams With Best Buy And Its Bold North XL Case Is Already On Sale]( Best Buy is one of the last major brick-and-mortar bastions of instant gratification when it comes to shopping for PC hardware, which has the added benefit of seeing and feeling a product in person before committing to a purchase. We bring this up because Fractal Design announced it is partnering with Best Buy to expand its retail presence [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung Teases Stylish Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition As Images Leak]( By Aaron Leong on Oct 17, 2024 10:12 am [Samsung Teases Stylish Galaxy Z Fold 6 Special Edition As Images Leak]( Samsung could potentially be dropping a new Galaxy Z Fold 6 soon. The ongoing rumor is that—come Monday, October 21—the Korean electronics giant will announce a special edition of the Fold 6 with a thinner cross section and larger 6.5 inch (folded) and 8.5 inch (opened) displays. It's also been speculated that the device won't be available [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Samsung Flexes 24Gbps GDDR7 At A Blistering 40Gbps For GPUs And Game Consoles]( By Paul Lilly on Oct 17, 2024 09:24 am [Samsung Flexes 24Gbps GDDR7 At A Blistering 40Gbps For GPUs And Game Consoles]( One of the main appeals of GPU refreshes is the type of RAM configuration that will accompany next-generation products. To that end, Samsung is laying claiming to the "industry's highest capacity" GDDR7 with what it says are the first 24-gigabit (Gb) GDDR7 DRAM chips, which will find their way into numerous future hardware designs, including [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [ASUS ROG Launches Monstrous Thor III PSUs Up To 1600W With Magnetic OLED Display]( By Ben Enos on Oct 16, 2024 04:50 pm [ASUS ROG Launches Monstrous Thor III PSUs Up To 1600W With Magnetic OLED Display]( ASUS has just announced its new Thor III family of PSUs targeting gamers with ultra-powerful systems. There will be three models in this family at launch, which consists of 1000-watt and 1200-watt 80 PLUS Platinum certified units and a third model offering a massive 1600-watts and an 80 PLUS Titanium rating. The 1600-watt unit also features [Read in browser »]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Reddit]( [Pinterest]( [LinkedIn]( [Windows 11 24H2 Update Is Causing BSOD Crashes For PCs With These SSDs]( By Zak Killian on Oct 16, 2024 04:32 pm [Windows 11 24H2 Update Is Causing BSOD Crashes For PCs With These SSDs]( Did you recently get served the big update to Windows 11 24H2? The upgrade, which would have been called a Service Pack once upon a time, comes along with the new Copilot AI features as well as the usual stack of OS add-ons. Unfortunately for some, it also brought along a less-welcome partner: blue screens of death. 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