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Best Streaming Services for Reality TV: Peacock, Discovery Plus, Netflix and More
If you’re looking for the best reality show streaming platforms, check out our list of the best services.

Reality shows may not be everyone’s cup of tea, but there’s something about them that’s just satisfying to watch even for the most sophisticated TV enthusiasts. Reality shows can launch careers, crush dreams and turn ordinary people into household names. Just ask Kelly Clarkson, Mike «The Situation» Sorrentino or NeNe Leakes. We are beyond the days of the experiment that was MTV’s The Real World. Today, you can hatch a business on Shark Tank or take a deep dive with Pawn Stars.
You can follow ghost hunts, cheer for undiscovered talent, watch socialites duke it out, witness bachelors and bachelorettes look for love or learn how to care for animals and the planet. Plenty of camera crews have gone where no one has gone before. Someone tell Captain Kirk that you’ll soon be able to stream civilians in outer space as part of a new reality show trend. NASA has Space Hero in the works and Discovery will air Who Wants to Be an Astronaut? at some point this year.
You probably won’t find anyone from The Real Housewives or The Bachelor traversing the galaxy (yet?), but you can watch their shows on streaming services. As a fan, you may regularly turn to specific channels to catch the latest installment of your favorite series. While Apple TV Plus or HBO Max — two brands known for prestige television — aren’t necessarily our first choices to get your reality fix, plenty of other streaming services deliver the reality goods. But sometimes, it’s a challenge to keep up with the shows and reality stars you’re interested in seeing.
Whether you stream reality TV as a guilty pleasure, for inspiration, fun or education, the services below offer enough to watch in small doses or as a bingeable feast. Just be aware that every season of your favorite show might not be available to stream.
Read more: Netflix Considers Livestreaming
How we chose these reality TV streaming services
Other streaming services such as Apple TV Plus, Disney Plus, Prime and HBO Max offer high quality entertainment, but when it comes to reality TV, scope and preference is key. Though we looked at their reality rosters, the platforms on this list have large catalogs to offer for established franchises, new releases and originals.
Netflix may not be top of mind for this genre, but according to Nielsen, the streamer has found huge popularity with some of its unscripted titles. Specifically, Selling Sunset and The Great British Baking Show have performed very well. For that reason, Netflix edged out rivals like Prime and Disney Plus. I also examined Parrot Analytics statistics between 2020 and 2022 and found that shows such as RuPaul’s Drag Race, Shark Tank, The Voice and Survivor are consistently in the top rankings in terms of audience demand.
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Memorial Day Deal: My All-Time Favorite Headphones for the Outdoors Are 31% Off Now
If I’m walking or working out outside, the Shokz OpenFit wireless headphones are the ones I turn to, and you can get them for $125 during Amazon’s Memorial Day sale.

For anyone who walks, runs, cycles or does just about anything outside on a regular basis, I always give the same piece of advice: Ditch those noise-canceling headphones. Don’t get me wrong. I have a pair of big over-the-ear headphones that have spectacular noise cancellation, and I love them. But when I’m outside — especially if I’m close to fast-moving cars and heavy traffic — I need to be able to hear the world around me and not just my music or whatever podcast I’m bingeing at the moment. In those cases, I want something like the OpenFit true wireless headphones from Shokz.
I love a good pair of headphones, but I don’t love spending a ton of money on them. My threshold is about $100, which is why when all of my cycling friends started raving about bone-conduction headphones a few years back, I was more than a little hesitant because I would probably only use them when working out. However, now is a great time to get in on this innovative headphone technology.
The Shokz OpenFit headphones are currently marked down to $125, an 31% discount, thanks to Amazon’s Memorial Day sale. These headphones are designed to be used in places where bone conduction may not be enough, and as a result, I’m rarely seen without mine on. You can grab these headphones at a great price in both black and beige.
A week after I picked these up, I was nearly sideswiped by a pickup truck, and the only thing that saved me was hearing it come up behind me. There’s a reason these are recommended on our list of the best running headphones you can buy.
If you’re looking for outdoor-friendly workout headphones, my first recommendation is always Shokz, formerly known as Aftershokz. Bone-conduction headphones sit just outside your ear, resting on the bone. Music vibrates through a set of pads into your skull, and you hear those sounds as if they’re coming from a speaker a few feet away.
You can hear everything you’re listening to on your phone without interrupting the sounds coming from the rest of the world around you. For cyclists and runners — really anyone who does anything outside — this is a game-changing experience. It’s more accurate and pleasing than normal headphones with «passthrough mode,» and you sacrifice very little in audio quality.
My favorite bone-conduction headphones — and I’ve tried them all — are the OpenRun Pro headphones from Shokz. They’re waterproof (which means they’re easy to clean when I’m all sweaty), the battery lasts me about 7 hours on a charge (perfect for those 70-mile riding days), and they’re comfortable enough that I can wear them all day and not feel them pressing on me. They charge magnetically with a proprietary charger, but Shokz includes two cables in the box in case you lose things as I do.
If these headphones are a little rich for your blood, no worries. Shokz also has cheaper OpenRun and OpenMove bone-conduction headphones with up to 6 hours of battery life and IP55 dust and water resistance. Whether you’re physically active outdoors or you just like exploring new things, I highly recommend giving these headphones a try.
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The Shokz OpenMove make a great gift for an outdoor runner
The Shokz make a great gift, either for yourself or the outdoor runner in your life. Not only are they the best of their kind, but gifting these to a runner may also give you some peace of mind to know they’re a little safer when they’re out running alongside busy streets or other high-traffic areas.
If you’re looking for other gift ideas, check out our roundup of the best Father’s Day gifts or the best gifts for grads. For more discounted tech, check out the best Memorial Day deals going on now and our running list of the best headphone deals.
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Apple’s AI Smart Glasses to Arrive in 2026, According to Report
The iPhone and Vision Pro maker is playing catchup with Meta and Google.

Apple’s take on smart glasses could arrive next year, according to a report from Bloomberg on Thursday. While the description of the specs sound a lot like what Meta and Google are doing in that area, Apple has a reputation for fashion-forward and iconic products that could help set it apart as it plays catchup.
The glasses are expected to ship late in 2026 with cameras, microphones and speakers, as well as multimodal AI that could respond to requests via Siri and that can «see» and analyze the environment of the wearer, Bloomberg reported.
The report comes just two days after Google’s I/O conference, where the company revealed more details about its Android XR platform, alongside partners including Warby Parker, for creating smart glasses offerings.
The smart glasses from Apple would be distinct from the company’s Vision Pro VR headset, a well-reviewed but bulky and expensive product that has failed to catch on with consumers.
The Bloomberg report also said that Apple is scrapping plans to put a camera in its Apple Watch devices.
Apple did not immediately respond to CNET’s request for comment.
Will Apple’s smart glasses just be more of the same?
According to the report, Apple’s smart glasses will ship with cameras, microphones and speakers, all of which are necessary for the rumored AI feature expected to come from them. The wearer will be able to perform several actions you can do on a smartphone today, like controlling music playback and asking Siri questions.
However, the AI smarts will kick it up by being able to see what the user does, not unlike Google’s Gemini Live camera mode and what can be currently available with Meta’s Ray-Ban Glasses. But as with the AI-Powered Siri we’re still patiently waiting for, Apple’s smart glasses could be something special if the device pans out.
Apple plans to begin producing prototypes by the end of the year, according to unnamed people close to the matter cited by Bloomberg. The hands-free device is also expected to ship with a dedicated chip Apple has designed specifically for the product.
Apple’s aiming for augmented reality above all else
Apparently this particular pair of glasses isn’t Apple’s true ambition. The report says that Apple’s ultimate goal is to create a pair of augmented reality glasses and this product is but a milestone towards that. While augmented reality has been around for some time now, a proper implementation in smart glasses is something we’ve yet to see, but we know it’s coming.
This is far from the first time we’ve heard of Apple looking into creating AR glasses or a product to go head to head with Meta’s Ray-Bans. Apple doesn’t typically have a problem with being late to market with its products, so it’s fair to assume it’s not rushing on what could be a solid product segment for it.
For more, don’t miss CNET’s coverage on how Android XR and Apple will be key to normalizing smart glasses.
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Coinbase Reveals Over 69,000 People Had Their Data Exposed in a Breach. Take These Steps Now
Coinbase refused to pay the $20M ransom for data that included names, emails and partial Social Security numbers. However, the company will cover any losses incurred.

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the US, revealed in a notice to the Maine attorney general’s office that 69,461 people were affected by last week’s data breach by extortionists.
Login credentials, two-factor authentication codes and private keys were not exposed in the breach, nor were the bad actors able to gain individual account access to investors’ funds. But cybercriminals are in possession of the following:
- Names
- Addresses
- Phone numbers
- Emails
- Partial Social Security numbers
- Masked bank-account numbers
- Government ID images like driver’s licenses and passports
- Account data, including snapshots and transaction history
In an SEC filing, Coinbase said that the threat actors paid overseas contractors in support roles for internal sensitive information. That info was then used to create a social engineering attack, demanding that Coinbase pay $20 million or the information would be released. Coinbase refused to pay.
«Instead of funding criminal activity, we have investigated the incident, reinforced our controls, and will reimburse customers impacted by this incident,» the company said in its statement. The company is cooperating with law enforcement and has set up a $20 million reward fund for information leading to the hackers’ arrest.
Some Reddit users have reported receiving unsolicited password reset messages as early as last week. It’s unclear if the messages are tied to the data breach, but if you receive an unprompted password reset message, it should always send up a red flag. CNET reached out to Coinbase for comment, but the company did not immediately respond.
Do this now to secure your crypto and data
While Coinbase has said that your seed phrase and investment account are safe, this breach exposed a lot of other sensitive information. Take these steps now to ensure your personal information is secure.
Use a cold crypto wallet
If you invest in crypto regularly, a cold crypto wallet — which is not connected to the internet and has to be manually plugged into your computer to access — can keep your digital currency secure in the event an exchange is breached.
Freeze your credit reports
You should freeze your credit reports and even consider locking your SSN, to prevent bad actors from making use of any of the information that was exposed. But beware of phishing attacks that aim to trick you into giving up sensitive data willingly.
Danni Santana, CNET’s identity theft editor, tested freezing his credit last year and said, «It’s worth the hassle of setting up accounts with all three major credit bureaus. I get peace of mind at zero cost to me.»
Alert your bank
If even partial bank account information was exposed, contact your bank and let them know. You can request a new checking or savings account. Even if the entire account number wasn’t revealed, it’s still best to err on the side of caution.
Sign up for a free identity theft and credit monitoring service
There are free services you can sign up for that will monitor your credit reports and the dark web for any of your personal identifying information. While these services won’t take action on your behalf, they can alert you so that you’re able to take action.
There are also paid identity theft protection services available that offer much better protection features. Some of these, like Aura, include identity theft restoration services in the event your identity is stolen and up to $1 million in identity theft insurance.
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