Once you’re finally ready to make your grand exit from Facebook, it’s relatively simple. If you’re logged in with a web browser, go to this page and click on “Delete Account.” Or if you’re using the app, scroll down for the directions. It’s no secret that Facebook doesn’t want you to leave, and so your…
In our labs, we test bathroom scales for their accuracy, consistency, ease of use, and unbalanced weighing. To test accuracy, we use a calibrated lab scale that displays the correct weight to the hundredth of a pound as our reference. We weigh seven different amounts ranging from 25 to 200 pounds, and compare the readings…
ESR Wireless Car Charger for $22: It is very affordable, has strong magnets that work well with MagSafe iPhones, and charges at up to 15 watts, but I’m not keen on the superfluous logo and lights, and I have my doubts about the durability of this charger. It plugs into the ball joint of the…
If you don’t own a car, check in with your insurer to see if they offer policies specifically for car rentals—Geico, for example, offers non-owner liability policies for car rentals. Otherwise, if your situation fits any of these below, you’ll want to explore what additional coverage options the rental agency offers. You carry only liability…
After living in big cities like San Francisco and New York, when I set foot in Wally World in the Midwest, I heard angels sing. Rows and rows of fluorescent lights highlighted any and every product needed for your house in one place. Screw the mom-and-pop bodega—I missed this level of convenience. If by chance…
For the new study, the researchers selected 16 popular blood pressure devices from Amazon.com in January 2024, choosing devices that ranked highly in search, number of purchases, and number of ratings over the previous month. They ruled out six devices that were either unavailable or came with a wrist cuff instead of an arm cuff….
1. Go to the “Me” tab. 2. Tap the “Settings” gear icon at the top right-hand corner. 3. Tap “Privacy.” 4. Under “Past Transactions,” choose “Change All to Private.” 5. A small window at the bottom will appear, asking you to confirm your selection. Click on “Change All to Private” again. 6. Another window will…
All of the cars featured here are CR Recommended, but not all are built in the U.S. Below we spotlight the highest-scoring American-branded vehicle for most of the categories we test. (With the shift in demand toward SUVs, small American cars are nearly extinct. We only included categories where an American-branded car qualified.) There are…
In March 2019, TikTok agreed to a US federal court order barring the social media giant from collecting personal information from its youngest users without their parents’ consent. According to a new lawsuit filed by US authorities, TikTok immediately breached that order and now faces penalties of $51,744 per violation per day. TikTok “knowingly allowed…
THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Humans have long wrestled with their conscience about killing and eating animals. The “meat paradox” (the conflict between people’s preference for meat and their concern for animals) may have inspired cave paintings from 37,000 years ago. Since then, many leading thinkers have eschewed…