Shira Ovide

1 week ago | stuff.co.nz | Shira Ovide

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Shira Ovide

Viral TikToks say to buy direct from Chinese factories. Don’t do it. (washingtonpost.com) Viral TikToks say to buy direct from Chinese factories. Don’t do it. By Shira Ovide 2025041516300000 A surge of recent online videos have encouraged tariff-wary Americans to buy shoes, luxury handbags or even manufactured homes directly from Chinese factories.

1 week ago | seattletimes.com | Shira Ovide

Companies aren’t trying very hard to give you control over your personal data. They may not even be complying with the law. That’s the conclusion from a Consumer Reports analysis released this month. The nonprofit organization put to the test Americans’ legal rights in about a dozen states to order websites not to sell or share personal information that the sites have collected.

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Tobi Raji |Shira Ovide |Maegan Vazquez

Phones, other electronics exempt from new tariffs, Trump administration says (washingtonpost.com) Phones, other electronics exempt from new tariffs, Trump administration says By Tobi Raji; Shira Ovide; Maegan Vazquez 2025041214523500 The Trump administration has spared smartphones, computers and other electronics from what the White House calls "reciprocal" tariffs, a move that experts said Saturday will grant U.S. technology companies like Apple a reprieve from the steep hikes imposed on...

1 week ago | washingtonpost.com | Shira Ovide

Microsoft killed Skype and trapped her money. She is fighting back. (washingtonpost.com) Microsoft killed Skype and trapped her money. She is fighting back. By Shira Ovide 2025041116300000 Every Tuesday morning since 2009, Karen Griffin has hopped on a Skype video call with a close friend in Italy. She's also used Skype to make phone calls to her son who lived overseas and for international travel planning.