PolesIf you’ve been on a nature trail in recent years, you’ve probably seen people striding along with walking poles (aka Nordic or trekking poles). These help distribute your body weight more evenly and have long been used by hikers for stability and support on rough terrain. It turns out they may help you safely navigate…
Use a shop approved by AAA. Members of AAA can choose from a list of approved repair facilities, which are required to have certified technicians. Furthermore, AAA offers a 10 percent discount on labor (capped at $75 in some areas). Use CR’s Car Repair Assistant. Whether you’re getting your car repaired or just keeping up…
More expensive oils and fluids: Stick with the owner’s manual recommendations. “A shop may recommend synthetic fluids for a service, but if your car’s owner’s manual doesn’t require them, there’s no need to pay extra,” says Mike Crossen, a CR mechanic. Flushes: Coolant, power steering fluid, differential oil, and brake fluid occasionally need to be…
Google fired twenty-eight employees Wednesday after they participated in protests against Project Nimbus, a $1.2 billion cloud contract with Israel’s government that also includes Amazon. Workers at both companies have claimed the deal makes advanced technology available to Israel’s security apparatus that could contribute to the killing or harm of Palestinians in Gaza and the…
Video game emulators are having a tough time. Back in March it was Nintendo Switch emulator Yuzu, which got shut down following a lawsuit from Nintendo. Pizza Emulators, another Nintendo emulator, disappeared around the same time. Then, over the weekend, after Apple updated its restrictions on retro game emulators to allow them in the App…
You don’t need to have been petrified by Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Skynet-commissioned cyborg assassin in 1984’s The Terminator to fret that super-strong, all-terrain, bipedal humanoid robots sprinting up steps, pulling backflips, and righting themselves could be programmed to break our necks on sight. (And laser guns, never give them laser guns.) With the Old Atlas, we…
A trade organization representing some of the world’s largest information technology companies—Google, Amazon, IBM, and Microsoft among them—say its members are voicing strong opposition to ongoing efforts by the Biden administration to dramatically expand a key US government surveillance authority. The US Senate is poised to vote Thursday on legislation that would extend a global…
Recent research has found that people experiencing an allergic reaction to alpha gal often experience gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms, such as abdominal pain, diarrhea, and vomiting. In some cases, these may be the only symptoms, and a recent communication from the American Gastroenterological Association cautions that some people with an alpha-gal allergy may initially be misdiagnosed…
You often hear of carbohydrates being described as simple and complex. Simple carbs consist of chemical chains of one or two sugar molecules. Complex carbs, made up of longer molecular chains, are starches or fiber. But the distinction isn’t all that helpful when you’re deciding which foods to eat. Not all simple carbs are unhealthy,…
“It’s time to reintroduce HDR,” according to Sony’s chief distinguished engineer, Toshiyuki Ogura, who has been working with and developing HDR (high dynamic range) technology since its inception. Speaking at Sony’s home theater spring showcase in March, Ogura was referring in part to the company’s latest LED TV tech, which Sony hopes will help reshape…