Researchers from the Leonardo da Vinci DNA Project (LDVP) report that by analyzing the drawing of Holy Child and other Renaissance artifacts, such as letters written by a da Vinci relative, they have recovered some Y chromosome DNA sequences that appear to belong to a genetic group of people with common ancestors in Tuscany, where…
Tired of your dusty old AirPods? Apple’s latest and most upgraded wireless earbud, the AirPods Pro 3 are a massive leap over the older generations, and Best Buy currently has them marked down to just $200, a $50 discount from their usual price. We think they’re the best AirPods yet and well worth the upgrade…
Power comes from the same engine as the previous generation: a 149-hp, 2.0-liter four-cylinder that’s paired with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) and drives the front wheels. According to Nissan, the Environmental Protection Agency rating for the redesigned Sentra is 32 or 33 mpg combined, depending on the trim level. The EPA estimates for the…
For a conventional computer company, Lenovo never fails to make a splash at CES, regardless of whether the experimental products are actually practical to use. This year, the company has not one but two laptops with rollable OLED screens, one of which is a gaming laptop that can expand its display horizontally, adding an extra…
Motorola does have another actual new phone: the Signature. It’s a new line of “premium” phones, but the catch is that these devices won’t be sold in the US. For its candy-bar phones, Motorola has dipped its toes into flagship territory every so often, only to dip back out as it struggles to compete with…
Retailers and manufacturers commonly cite the cold-cranking amps (CCA). This is a measure of the power available for 30 seconds at zero degrees. A higher number means more power, and this is typically found in batteries marketed as “northern” batteries and from pricey absorbed glass mat (AGM) batteries. (You can upgrade your car from a…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says that the company’s next-generation AI superchip platform, Vera Rubin, is on schedule to begin arriving to customers later this year. “Today, I can tell you that Vera Rubin is in full production,” Huang said during a press event on Monday at the annual CES technology trade show in Las Vegas….
Atlas can already dance and perform acrobatics but, like other humanoids, lacks the intelligence needed to understand its environment, make complex decisions, and manipulate unfamiliar objects with its hands. That could start to change with the addition of an advanced AI model like Gemini, though it’s unclear how robots will match the adaptability and subtlety…
“If you live in an apartment with all hard-surface flooring, you could get one of the stick vacuums that are very compact,” says Frank Spinelli, who oversees CR’s vacuum testing. “If you have a lot of carpeting, then you’re going to need a vacuum that can deep-clean, but you could get by with a bagless…
The models below (listed alphabetically within each segment) are the ones we’d recommend to our friends and family. Each has standard electronic stability control, an important safety feature. Some were also available with active safety features such as forward collision warning (FCW), automatic emergency braking (AEB), blind spot warning (BSW), and/or rear cross traffic warning (RCTW) as optional or standard equipment when they…