You paid for the product. So why does it feel like the company still controls the screen? That is the question more of us are starting to ask as smart devices get updated long after we bring them home ...

To join the CNBC Technology Executive Council, go to cnbccouncils.com/tec Tech companies are increasingly bundling AI costs into subscriptions and often the AI tools ...

Smart devices from refrigerators to cars and computers can show ads after software updates, raising questions about who controls screens consumers already paid for. You paid for the product. So why ...