Another purchasing point to keep in mind: Claims about pocket size can’t always be trusted. “More than 30 percent of our tested models claimed to fit up to an 18-inch mattress, but their actual pocket-depth measurements were short even before washing,” says Li Wang, who oversees CR’s testing of sheets. None of the sheets in…
Sure, Samsung’s foldable phones are cool—but they’re certainly not cheap. The Fold7 now costs $2,000—$100 more than the starting price of last year’s Fold6. But Samsung is now offering a slightly more affordable option for the first time: The Samsung Galaxy Z Flip7 FE—or “Fan Edition”—starts at $899, which is $200 cheaper than the Flip7….
Anyone who has had chickenpox shares one distinct memory: the relentless, all-consuming itch. Ciara DiVita was only 3 years old when she caught the virus, but she remembers it well—along with the oven mitts she was made to wear to stop herself scratching. She also recalls being taken to hang out with her cousin while…
Watch Duty, the wildfire alert app, is introducing flood alerts to its popular disaster-awareness service. This is the second disaster type to be broadly included, after wildfires; it’s available as a free update. If you have the app, allow it to track your location, and happen to be near a flood zone, Watch Duty will…
Vehicles Recalled • Hyundai Sonata sedans manufactured between Oct. 22, 2019, and Oct. 27, 2023. • Kia K5 sedans manufactured between March 27, 2020, and Jan. 23, 2024. Only vehicles with 1.6-liter gas direct injection engines are included in the recall. The problem: A faulty check valve could let air into the fuel tank, causing…
But my approach is not airtight, and sometimes my advance work backfires. Like the year I got stuck with a tie-dyed hoodie from a big-bucks brand after my daughter decided she was over the trend. Or the time I bought my husband a new battery case for his smartphone in July, and he updated to…
After a 10-day journey to the far side of the moon, the astronauts of the Artemis II mission are returning to Earth. But in the words of NASA administrator Jared Isaacman, the mission is not over until everyone arrives home safely. The reentry of the Orion capsule matters as much as the lunar journey itself:…
Midjourney’s new AI-generated video tool will produce animated clips featuring copyrighted characters from Disney and Universal, WIRED has found—including video of the beloved Pixar character Wall-E holding a gun. It’s been a busy month for Midjourney. This week, the generative AI startup released its sophisticated new video tool, V1, which lets users make short animated…
It is impossible to overstate just how big an impact Star Trek: The Next Generation had on an entire generation of kids growing up in the 1990s. I watched every episode with my mom. When I walked into my friend’s house after school, a gigantic cardboard cutout of virile, bald Captain Jean-Luc Picard greeted us…
A major oil company is seeking a state tax break in Texas worth hundreds of millions of dollars to build a massive power plant. The energy won’t be going to residential customers, though. Instead, the gas plant will be used to power a data center whose eventual tenant could be Microsoft. Chevron subsidiary Energy Forge…