Expertise Smart home devices, outdoors gadgets, smartphones, wearables, kid's tech, and some dabbling in 3D printing Credentials Covered the mobile and smart home tech space for the past five ...

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Emily is a freelance personal finance journalist and contributor to Newsweek. Her other publications include U.S. News & World Report, Forbes Advisor, USA Today and Buy Side from the Wall Street ...

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