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The $19.99 / month plan now comes with 5TB of storage instead of 2TB, according to a post from Google One head Shimrit Ben-Yair:

The best part about this review is that he plays it (mostly) straight. One of my favorite April Fools’ Day gags I’ve seen this year.

Dyson posted this silly video, showing off its imaginary pet hair care products and sleek new ’dos for a dog, cat… and horse.

Josh.ai, a company that creates custom smart home automation systems, announced a new accessory called Josh MindControl for April Fools’. The monolithic box (with a dash of RGB underlighting) is capable of “intuiting your intentions” so it can “immediately understand what you would like to do, even if you didn’t fully know yet yourself.”

The update adds protections against DarkSword, a security vulnerability that can steal information from your phone if you visit an infected link. Apple previously released iOS 18.7.7 to the iPhone XS and XR, but if you have a newer phone and don’t want to download iOS 26, now you can install the patch without worrying about getting Liquid Glass.

One way to reduce screen time? The Scrōll Stoppr by Yahoo. Who knows if it actually ships, but these are listed in the TikTok Shop at a price of $4.99 with free shipping for anyone who’s tried every other way to put their phone down.

If the states are laboratories of democracy, Maryland has been the laboratory of speed camera installations. In my own MD hometown of Montgomery County, these things seemed to pop up overnight and saturate our roadways.

A disclosure spotted by TechCrunch says the incident prompted the toymaker to activate “its security response protocols.” Hasbro says it’s currently working to determine the impact of the breach, but it will continue to “take orders, ship product and conduct other key operations.”

Satechi’s April Fools’ prank this year solves a problem humanity has faced ever since we started wrapping our feet in fabric tubes: missing socks. The FindAll Socks incorporate small Apple Find My-compatible trackers so you can quickly find one or both when they inevitably go missing.