CR’s tests focus on ease of use, construction quality (including design, noise and feel, and durability), ergonomics (how well the machine accommodates different users), exercise range, and user safety. For exercise range, we assess whether a machine is suitable for a variety of fitness levels. Our tests factor in the range of treadmill speeds, the…
The communication app TeleMessage Signal, used by at least one top Trump administration official to archive messages, has already reportedly suffered breaches that illustrate concerning security flaws and resulted in its parent company imposing a service pause this week pending investigation. Now, according to detailed new findings from the journalist and security researcher Micah Lee,…
To watch the majority of Yankees games, Lisa needs the YES Network, which is showing 138 of the 162 games this year. We get access to YES through a $160-a-month DirecTV satellite plan. It’s also available via several cable-TV services, including Charter/Spectrum, Comcast/Xfinity, and Verizon Fios. I’ve been wanting to ditch that service for a…
“The nonprofit will control and also be a large shareholder of the PBC, giving the nonprofit better resources to support many benefits,” OpenAI’s blog post said. “Our mission remains the same, and the PBC will have the same mission.” Delaware attorney general Kathy Jennings said in a statement to WIRED that she is encouraged by…
We test freezers in both normal and adverse conditions. If you live in an area that experiences power outages frequently, you’ll want a model that keeps your food frozen for as long as possible. We start by evaluating how well each freezer maintains food at a constant temperature on a daily basis. To do this,…
Our tire team analyzed the data from testing hundreds of tires to find the wet-weather standouts in several key segments, including all-season, all-season truck, all-season SUV, ultra-high-performance all-season and summer, winter/snow, performance winter/snow, and all-terrain. For these selections, we focused on the scores for wet handling, hydroplaning resistance, and wet braking. When the top-rated tire…
Previous-Generation Cards Not everyone wants to spend $1,000 or more on a GPU, and you have a few options if you’re working on a tighter overall budget. Normally, I’d recommend a previous generation card, but the RTX 40 Series and AMD 7000 cards are almost entirely out of stock or massively marked up at major…
Honorable Mentions We haven’t tried a vacuum yet that we absolutely hate. These ones below are solid vacuums, and in some cases are much cheaper than our top picks, but we didn’t like them as much. Dirt Devil Power Swerve Pet Cordless Stick Vacuum for $93: We previously recommended this as a budget pick. It’s…
Bottom-freezers—as well as top-freezers—typically take up less space than other configurations. Bottom-freezers start at 24 inches wide and go up to 33 inches, making them suitable for a tight space. Our most recent surveys of CR members found that bottom-freezers tend to offer better reliability than French-door models, too. For example, LG French-doors receive middling…
Ford’s Blue Advantage CPO program includes three levels of coverage: • Gold Certified is for vehicles no more than 6 years old with no more than 80,000 miles. It adds a one-year/12,000-mile limited warranty from the date of purchase and a seven-year/100,000-mile warranty from the original service date. Because new Ford vehicles come with a transferable…