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Kia and Hyundai will offer free repairs for millions of cars that lack anti-theft technology as part of a settlement with dozens of US states. The automakers agreed to outfit the roughly 9 million eligible cars sold between 2011 and 2022 with a zinc sleeve installed around the ignition cylinder to prevent the viral "Kia Boyz" thefts that required only a USB cable.

The repairs could cost

The news that the maker of the Roomba robot vacuum, iRobot, filed for bankruptcy this week came as no surprise. Its CEO, Gary Cohen, had been warning investors all year that the company could run out of cash unless a buyer was found. When its last potential deal fell through, bankruptcy became inevitable. But

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Amazon just introduced a new feature for Alexa+ called Greetings. This lets Alexa+ answer the doorbell and converse with visitors, which certainly sounds futuristic in a "gated community as dystopia" kind of way.

There are several caveats here. First of all, it only works with certain newer Ring video doorbell models. Customers also have to pony up for a Ring Premium Plan and have access to the

• I tried 11 different frozen pasta meals from Trader Joe's to see which were worth buying regularly.
• I loved the spaghetti cacio e pepe, garlicky pasta, and rigatoni alla contadina.
• However, I wasn't impressed by the sweet potato gnocchi or the three-cheese pasta with eggplant.

I'm certainly no stranger to a Trader Joe's

• I tried every doughnut I could find at Tim Hortons and ranked them from worst to best.
• I didn't love the vanilla-frosted doughnuts I tried and thought they were too sweet.
• My favorites included the Canadian maple and Boston cream doughnuts.

I first became a fan of Tim Hortons after enjoying the chain's Boston cream doughnut. However, I

• LinkedIn, YouTube, Dunkin', Uber, and more joined Spotify in releasing year-end user recaps.
• My recaps felt more like a psychological evaluation than a moment of fun nostalgia.
• I didn't need to know that I was in the top 5% of LinkedIn users, or that my top YouTube genre was "reality TV recaps."

Spotify Wrapped could

• When my kids were growing up, Christmas was so busy and costly.
• This year, they now know Santa isn't real, so I'm approaching the holiday differently.
• I'm talking with my kids about the budget and letting them organize their wishlist.

It's the first year my kids know Santa isn't real, so I've never been more excited about Christmas.

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