Europe’s Devastating Power Outage in Photos

Grounded subways, canceled flights, stores, hospitals, and offices completely in the dark: This is the situation following the vast blackout that hit Spain, Portugal, and some regions of southern France. The power grid was sent down around noon local time on Monday, simultaneously blocking all public services in major Spanish cities. The restoration of the…

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OpenAI Adds Shopping to ChatGPT

OpenAI announced today that users will soon be able to buy products through ChatGPT. The rollout of shopping buttons for AI-powered search queries will come to everyone, whether they are a signed-in user or not. Shoppers will not be able to check out inside of ChatGPT; instead they will be redirected to the merchant’s website…

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Best Nugget Icemakers of 2025

Nugget ice, which resembles little nuggets or small capsules of ice, is smaller than the average ice cube, sits comfortably in your mouth, and melts a little faster than traditional ice cubes. The more porous nugget ice seems to absorb flavors from beverages, too. For years, it was largely available only at some fast-food chains…

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How to Set Your Bedroom Up for Aging in Place

Catherine Roberts Catherine Roberts is a health and science journalist at Consumer Reports. She has been at CR since 2016, covering infectious diseases, bugs and bug sprays, consumer medical devices like hearing aids and blood pressure monitors, health privacy, and more. As a civilian, her passions include bike rides, horror films and fiction, and research…

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