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Anker’s Innovative 3-in-1 MagSafe Cube Charger Is 10% Off With This Code

Get a direct discount and a free charging cable for a limited time.

Anker makes some of our favorite wireless chargers and right now the brand is offering CNET readers the chance to save on one of its most unique products. The Anker 3-in-1 Cube is a MagSafe-enabled wireless charging station that also offers support for powering up AirPods and an Apple Watch, making it an ideal buy for people who are all-in on Apple products. Normally $150, this all-in-one charging station is 10% off for a limited time when you use the code CNET10 — and you’ll also get a free USB-C to Lightning cable, worth $24, thrown in at no extra cost. Shipping is free.

What makes the 3-in-1 Cube so innovative is its ultracompact design. Ideal for frequent travelers or those who like to keep a tidy desk or nightstand, the multidevice charger features a fold-up MagSafe charger that reveals a standard Qi charger underneath and a pop-out magnetic Apple Watch puck. You can mount your phone in portrait or landscape orientation and adjust the angle for optimum visibility. Fold everything down and the Cube is less than 2.5 inches tall and 2.4 inches wide, and weighs just 410 grams.

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Being officially licensed for MagSafe, you’ll enjoy faster 15-watt speeds when powering up your compatible iPhone (iPhone 12 or later) with 5-watt speeds for connected AirPods and Apple Watches. The necessary 30-watt wall brick and 1.5-meter USB-C cable are included, too.

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Overwatch’s Next Hero Is Sierra, but Does That Mean the Rumors Were Wrong?

The new damage hero joins the roster next week, but lore and gameplay details are still under wraps.

After adding five new heroes in February, Overwatch just gave players another look at the new hero coming in season 2 next week. While we didn’t get gameplay details, the new hero trailer revealed that hero 51 is Sierra, and season 2 will be titled Summit. 

The game dropped its first look at Sierra last week, and a few details in the new artwork seemed to be in line with expectations that she’s an ally of damage hero Ashe. Ashe’s Deadlock Gang is mentioned in the new trailer, although Sierra is working with Overwatch in trying to stop them. We don’t know yet whether Sierra has ties to other Overwatch heroes and factions.

 Alec Dawson, Overwatch’s associate game director, said in February that the next hero would be another damage hero with a «really satisfying skill shot,» which we maybe glimpsed in the trailer when Sierra fires some kind of homing dart onto Emre after he steals something from Watchpoint: Grand Mesa. We also see her use a fully automatic rifle as well as tether to her drone for some aerial maneuvering, which could be hints at the rest of her kit. 

While I do love a good skillshot, I also feel like the game has been struggling with damage hero releases over the past year — particularly heroes who have the ability to quickly eliminate someone out of nowhere. The newest damage heroes Anran and Emre didn’t have this problem, but the previous two, Freja and Vendetta, were consistently banned after release because of their quick time to kill, combined with their ability to consistently surprise enemies. I’m hoping Sierra’s skillshot is less bursty. 

Even before the art was revealed last week, fans had started to speculate that Overwatch’s season 2 hero would be Frankie, a member of Ashe’s Deadlock Gang. She appeared in the Deadlock Rebels novel by Lyndsay Ely, which follows Ashe and the hero now known as Cassidy early in their outlaw careers. In the book, Frankie makes contact with the two characters by sending them a tiny fly-like drone — perhaps a smaller version of the drone in Sierra’s character art. 

The trailer shows Sierra working to stop the Deadlock Gang (who are helping Emre and Freja steal weapons for Talon), but it’s unclear whether Sierra is another character entirely or whether she’s Frankie after taking a different path.

The game’s Reign of Talon season 1 is wrapping up in the next week. The current season kicked off the year-long storyline about Vendetta taking over Talon and also introduced five new heroes into the roster. Devs have promised another new hero each season during the storyline, and today’s hero trailer gives us a few more hints about Sierra. 

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Samsung Could Introduce a New Pro Model in the Galaxy S27 Lineup

A report claims Samsung’s expanding its flagship offerings to four phones.

Samsung may add a new Galaxy S27 model to its flagship phone lineup, aiming to compete directly with Apple’s four-model range. The report, from South Korean tech site Electronic Times, says industry insiders expect Samsung to increase the number of high-end flagship models by introducing a «Pro» version that shares similarities with the Ultra handset. 

If launched, the Pro would fall between the Plus and Ultra models. The report states that the display size on the new model hasn’t been finalized, but it will lack the S Pen functionality that has largely defined the Ultra series. It’s expected to share more features with the Ultra than the standard and Plus models, with the Privacy Display introduced with the Galaxy S26 Ultra specifically being called out for the new model. 

A representative for Samsung did not immediately respond to a request for comment. 

Samsung actually released a fourth model of its flagship smartphone series in 2025 with Galaxy S25. Called the Galaxy S25 Edge, the ultrathin smartphone was aesthetically pleasing but apparently sold poorly, which may be why there was no release of a Galaxy S26 Edge this year. Switching to a more standard Pro model might be the safer move. 

The expansion of its high-end model may do Samsung some good. As of now, if you want the absolute best Galaxy smartphone available, it’s undoubtedly the Ultra model, which features a massive 6.9-inch display. This matches the current size of the iPhone 17 Pro Max, which is simply too big for some people. The difference here, and this may be the case with the upcoming Galaxy lineup, is that Apple has a smaller Pro model that shares a majority of the features that are available on the Max version. 

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YouTubers Sue Amazon, Claim AI Tool Was Trained on Scraped Videos

The lawsuit alleges that Amazon bypassed YouTube protections to collect content for its generative AI video system.

A group of YouTube creators is suing Amazon, accusing the tech giant of secretly scraping their videos to train its AI video model without permission.

The proposed class action lawsuit, filed in federal court in Seattle, alleges Amazon used automated tools to download and extract data from millions of YouTube videos to build and improve its Nova Reel generative AI system — a model that can create short videos from text prompts and images. 

At the center of the complaint is how that data was obtained. The plaintiffs claim that Amazon bypassed YouTube’s protections using virtual machines and rotating IP addresses to avoid detection, effectively sidestepping the platform’s safeguards against bulk downloading

The lawsuit was brought by several creators, including Ted Entertainment (the company behind the H3 Podcast and h3h3 Productions), as well as individual YouTubers and channel operators. They argue that the alleged scraping violated copyright law and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and are seeking damages as well as an injunction to stop the practice. 

Amazon did not respond to a request for comment.

The case lands at a pivotal moment for generative AI, as courts weigh whether training on copyrighted material qualifies as fair use and how much control creators retain once their work is used to build these systems. The disputes have often centered on written material, which has been at the center of the AI revolution for several years, while AI video generators such as OpenAI’s Sora and Google’s Veo have emerged more recently.

The lawsuit is one of dozens testing the boundaries of AI training practices, alongside high-profile cases from authors, artists and news organizations, including lawsuits against OpenAI and Meta, all circling the same unresolved question: Where does fair use end and infringement begin?

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