The 6 Best Blow-Dry Brushes of 2025

Blow-dry brushes have changed my life. That’s a little extreme to say, I’m sure, but it’s solved a quest I’ve been on since I was a teenager. I’ve struggled to get my fine hair under control for more years than I care to name, and while my hair is naturally wavy, those waves are delicate…

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Framework Laptop 13 (AMD, 2025) Review: The Long Game

The Ryzen AI 7 350 is on par with the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Plus or Intel Core Ultra 7 256V, give or take. It’s slightly behind in single-core performance, as measured by Cinebench R24, and a half-step ahead in multi-core. These processors aren’t known for being a powerhouse. Rather, the focus is all on efficiency….

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Large SUVs That Can Hold the Most Cargo

Automakers are happy to play to this need, readily highlighting the overall luggage capacity of their offerings. But not all of that generous-sounding cargo room is necessarily usable space. Having a lot of space doesn’t do much good if the cargo opening is narrow, short, or oddly shaped.  At Consumer Reports, we evaluate cargo room…

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What Can Make You Feel Dizzy

If your doctor thinks you have BPPV, they can teach you the Epley maneuver, where you turn your head and body in ways that move ear crystals back into place. For medication problems, they’ll work on ways to reduce side effects. For persistent problems, doctors will check for infections, balance disorders, and more serious issues,…

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Best Low-Cost WiFi Routers

You don’t need WiFi 7, introduced in 2024, to check email, conduct Zoom calls, and browse the web. In fact, if your laptop, phone, and other gadgets aren’t WiFi 7-compatible, you won’t notice much difference with the new standard, not yet anyway. So go ahead and save yourself some money with a WiFi 6 or…

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Judge Blocks DOGE From Laying Off 90 Percent of CFPB

Over 1,400 employees who were about to be laid off from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) will be able to keep working for at least another week after a federal judge intervened in the dismantling of the independent regulator on Friday. Judge Amy Berman Jackson in Washington, DC, said the Trump administration could not…

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Should You Buy Refurbished Electronics?

Not everyone defines refurbished the same way. “Seller-refurbished is similar to the Wild West,” says Carlo Salgado, e-commerce administrator at Sims Lifecycle Services. “You have thousands of online sellers offering products they refurbish themselves. Consumers have no way to determine the quality of replaced parts.” That said, there are ways to protect yourself. Companies that…

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