Thomas Kika

1 week ago | cnet.com | Thomas Kika

The Ford Motor Company has issued a sizable recall of over 1 million vehicles, including electric and hybrid vehicles, stemming from a problem with the rearview camera system that could result in accidents and property damage. A "software error" potentially exists in the affected models' rearview camera systems, which shows drivers a video feed facing behind the vehicle while in reverse to help them safely back up.

1 week ago | cnet.com | Thomas Kika

You might have a sense that Apple's iPhone is one of the most successful smartphones on the market even without looking into the specifics, but now it's official: the iPhone 16 is the bestselling smartphone of the year so far. This new data comes from market analysis firm, Counterpoint Research, and its Global Handset Model Sales Tracker. According to the findings, for the first quarter of 2025 -- January through March -- the base model iPhone 16 was the top-selling smartphone globally.

1 week ago | cnet.com | Thomas Kika

President Donald Trump ramped up his clashes with companies over their reactions to his contentious tariff agenda in the past few weeks. For starters, he demanded that Walmart eat the cost of the new import taxes after the company said its prices would go up by the summer because of his import taxes. To close out last week, he threatened Apple with a 25% duty on its products if it doesn't move manufacturing to the US, a prospect that has been widely dismissed as a fantasy.

1 week ago | cnet.com | Thomas Kika

Genetic testing company 23andMe was struck by a prolonged data breach that allowed hackers to gain personal data for about half of the company's 14 million customers. Since then, 23andMe has struggled, filing for bankruptcy in March 2025 and eventually being acquired by Regeron. Now that the ownership situation has been settled, the company has begun allowing customers to file claims for their shares of the legal settlement related to that data breach.

1 week ago | cnet.com | Thomas Kika

Donald Trump's second term economic plan can be summed up in one word: tariffs. When his barrage of these import taxes went into overdrive a month ago, markets trembled and business leaders sounded alarms about the economic damage they would cause. Since then, the president has repeatedly delayed the enforcement of certain rates, most recently kicking a 50% duty against the European Union to July at the earliest, leaving a lot of uncertainty in the present moment.