The 55 Best Shows on Disney+, WIRED’s Picks (December 2025)

Disney+, if you didn’t know, isn’t just for kids. With its ownership of the Lucasfilm brand and the Marvel titles, the streaming service offers plenty of grown-up content in its bid to compete with Netflix and Amazon—and we’re not just talking movies. Since launching the service, Disney has used the name recognition of Star Wars…

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How to Make Your Car Battery Last Longer

“Check that the cable connections are tight, clean, and free of corrosion, which often looks like fuzzy, green and white buildup,” Crossen says. (If you don’t want to do this yourself, ask your mechanic.) Periodic testing can also tell you when the battery is due for replacement before it completely fails. “Test it twice a…

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Best Battery-Powered Snow Blowers of 2025

But should you choose a battery snow blower instead of a gas snow blower? “Battery snow blowers are really nipping at the heels of comparably sized gas models in terms of performance, and they offer advantages that gas snow blowers can’t match,” says Dave Trezza, who oversees CR’s snow blower tests. Battery-powered machines start instantly with…

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Can You Get a Deal After You’ve Already Paid?

Many major retailers will adjust the price of an item if a customer can show it’s available elsewhere for less when they check out.  A number of popular stores, however, do have policies for post-sale considerations, whether you find a better price elsewhere or the item goes on sale where you bought it. Some may…

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The iPhone That Never Was

Imagine a tech company so visionary that it can take an idea public. A “concept IPO,” they called it. Picture the three founders, all former Apple employees, two of whom—software engineers Andy Hertzfeld and Bill Atkinson—were already Silicon Valley legends for their work creating the Apple Macintosh. Atkinson’s prolific inventions included the double click and…

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