These findings come from CR’s exclusive member surveys fielded in the fall of 2022, 2023, and 2024, which leveraged data on 12,222 gas-powered riding mowers that members purchased new between 2014 and 2024. Below is a breakdown of the winners and losers across the three gas riding mower categories we test: lawn tractors, zero-turn mowers,…
Fruit may be the first ingredient on the label, and sorbet may be lower in saturated fat than ice cream, but it’s often packed with a lot more sugar. For instance, a ⅔-cup serving of Talenti raspberry sorbet has 30 grams of added sugars, while a similar amount of Häagen-Dazs Sweet Lemon Coconut sorbet clocks…
Tech companies have invested so much money in building data centers in recent months, it’s actively driving the US economy—and the AI race is showing no signs of slowing down. Meta chief Mark Zuckerberg told President Donald Trump last week that the company would spend $600 billion on US infrastructure—including data centers—by 2028, while OpenAI…
“When I was younger, my family used to watch the Macy’s parade, but I never really got into it,” he says. “But when NBC started offering audio descriptions of the parade, the colors, shapes, floats, and different dancers and characters, and vehicles made the parade come alive for me. I was able to share that…
Button it up. If a window was cracked or knocked out in the storm, be sure to cover and seal it tightly to prevent further water intrusion and damage. A tarp and packing tape should do the job. Read up on your insurance policy. “Contact your agent or insurance company and advise them that your vehicle has…
Which Apple Pencil Should You Buy? Photograph: Julian Chokkattu The Apple Pencil is a must-have for any iPad owner who takes a lot of notes or likes to draw. (You can even use it to sign documents.) iPadOS also has handwriting support within certain search fields and apps (like Notes), so you don’t need to…
Quantum computing is either a distant dream or an imminent reality depending on whom you ask. And while much of this year’s Quantum Village at the Defcon security conference in Las Vegas is focused on emerging research and threat analysis, Village cofounders Victoria Kumaran and Mark Carney are also working to make a currently available…
The prevailing narrative in Silicon Valley is that Chinese AI models like Kimi K3 and DeepSeek R1 came out of nowhere. But the truth is that even if you never travel to China, there’s an easy way to get a sense of what Chinese AI researchers are up to: log on to X. In the…
Beyond original Switch games and upgrades gobbling up precious storage, the Switch 2 also sees the addition of GameCube titles to the retro library available to Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers. Like the classic games available for earlier consoles such as the NES, SNES, or Game Boy, these are all packaged in one…
A mix of small independent grocers and large regional chain supermarkets is primarily responsible for keeping our cupboards full. But in recent years, a handful of grocers have been expanding their national presence. If one of the stores below isn’t already in your neck of the woods, it may be soon. Aldi has over 2,000…