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RevisionDojo, a YC startup, is running astroturfing campaigns targeting kids

RevisionDojo is a YC-backed test prep company ($3.4M raised) that sells International Baccalaureate (IB) test prep. Over the past year, users on r/IBO sub-reddit have documented a pattern of unethical marketing practices: *Astroturfing:* Coordinated campaigns where accounts pose as students…

Kwikset’s new Matter-over-Thread smart lock costs under $200

The Aura Reach is a lower-cost smart lock from Kwikset that uses Matter-over-Thread instead of Wi-Fi for connectivity. | Image: Kwikset Kwikset announced a price and release date for its Aura Reach smart lock at CES 2026 this week. A…

Amazon Fire TV OS gets a much-needed revamp

Amazon Fire TV has been a bit long in the tooth for a while now. Its design isn’t as intuitive to navigate as Google TV, Roku, or Apple TV, and its responsiveness is frustrating. I’ve found it to be the…