Unlike Elon Musk with his list of broken promises, the stats don’t lie. Tesla has lost the title of the world’s largest maker of EVs to Chinese automaker BYD. The signs have been there for a while, with BYD besting Tesla sales in Europe a number of times during 2025. Now it’s official on a…
Before Wi-Fi became ubiquitous, Ethernet was the preferred way to get your devices onto the internet. By running Ethernet cables in a local area network (LAN) or wide area network (WAN), you could send data back and forth. It is still widely used because sending data along cables is usually faster, and always more reliable…
This story originally appeared on Vox and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Air conditioners have been working overtime this hot summer, from those tiny window units to the massive AC towers that serve the tightly packed apartment buildings in major cities. And while they bring the relief of cool air, these contraptions also…
Main theme: Consumer Reports has been the destination for unbiased car reviews since 1936. But did you know that we anonymously buy every vehicle we test—some 50 cars, trucks, and SUVs each year? In this episode, hosts Tanya Christian and Brian Vines get a crash course in car buying from our senior autos reporter, Keith…
Few things are as iconic to camping as the green Coleman stove. Every summer you’ll find them, along with Coleman lanterns and coolers, on picnic tables across America. At WIRED, we’re big fans of the Coleman Cascade stove, but all Coleman stoves are capable of cooking up delicious camp food. There is more to Coleman…
The best way to protect yourself from lead in traditional eyeliners is to avoid them. But for people who come from communities where they’re widely used, this isn’t a simple solution. “These are very culturally ingrained products,” says Paromita Hore, PhD, MPH, director of environmental exposure assessment and education at the New York City Health…
Even though we do not recommend flushing these wipes, our curiosity got the best of us, because, let’s face it, people flush them: Amézquita also ran each wipe through our lab’s toilets and pipes to see which passed through with the most ease. He then repeated that same test with toilet paper and wipes labeled…
But unless your vacuum has adequate airflow, the tools might not be that useful. “The tool airflow test isn’t just about the power of the vacuum, but how well it maintains suction as the dustbin or bag is filled,” Rizzi says. “If suction decreases during the test, that can lead to a worse score.” Read…
Performance was consistently good throughout my home, with some of the fastest speeds I have recorded at close and medium range. My top pick, the Orbi 770 Series, outperformed the BE67 in some scenarios. By default, the 6-GHz band is a separate SSID, appended _6GHz, and MLO is switched off. I joined with my Pixel…
Up through 2010, you could use your FSA money to purchase medications over-the-counter (OTC). The Affordable Care Act changed that rule, so that starting in 2011, you needed a doctor’s prescription in order to use your FSA for OTC drugs. Thanks to the CARES Act, that’s no longer the case. So you can now use…