This is what goes into our Overall Score. Road-test performance: This score is based on more than 50 tests and evaluations conducted at our 327-acre Auto Test Center by our experienced staff. Reliability survey results: Each year CR members report the problems they’ve had with hundreds of thousands of cars. Owner satisfaction survey results: They’re…
Vehicles Recalled• Ford Bronco Sport SUVs manufactured between Feb. 5, 2020, and March 13, 2024• Ford Maverick pickup trucks manufactured between Feb. 3, 2021, and Oct. 28, 2022 The problem: Both the Body Control Module (BCM) and Powertrain Control Module (PCM) were not calibrated properly. As a result, they could not detect if the vehicle’s…
It’s hard to imagine how the city will fare during the Olympics. Paris’ very charm—its narrow streets and exquisite small shops—means that even on a normal Tuesday, automotive traffic is pretty bad. (Hence the flood of electric bikes that nearly mowed me down every time I crossed a street.) The Seine is beautiful, but the…
Bacterial InfectionLone star ticks are the main vector for a few types of bacteria that can cause the disease ehrlichiosis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention usually receives reports of more than a thousand cases of ehrlichiosis each year, with a record of more than 2,000 cases reported in 2019. Although that’s likely a…
West Eleventh residences, a luxury building in downtown Miami slated to break ground this summer, promises “endless indulgences.” It will feature an entertainment center, food hall, and a resort pool with private lounges—no amenity is spared. But these condos are designed to lure more than just Miami residents. The tower is part of a new…
“I’m going to take this as a win for now,” Shupe says, even though she knows that “in some ways, it’s a compromise.” She maintains that the way she uses ChatGPT more closely resembles a collaboration than an automated output, and that she should be able to copyright the actual text of the book. Matthew…
Russia’s military intelligence unit known as Sandworm has, for the past decade, served as the Kremlin’s most aggressive cyberattack force, triggering blackouts in Ukraine and releasing self-spreading, destructive code in incidents that remain some of the most disruptive hacking events in history. In recent months, however, one group of hackers linked to Sandworm has attempted…
Dubai is underwater. Heavy storms have caused flash flooding across the United Arab Emirates, leading to shocking scenes circulating on social media: Cars abandoned by the roadside, planes sloshing through flooded runways. Hundreds of flights have been canceled at Dubai’s busy international airport, and at least 18 people have died in neighboring Oman. News reports…
Properly aligning the cartridge and stylus can help ensure you get the best sound and reduce wear on your records. (This step is also called setting the overhang.) Many turntables, including mine, come with an alignment protractor, also called an alignment gauge. As you can see in the photo below, the protractor is a rectangular…
Nine Google workers were removed by police from company offices in New York and Sunnyvale, California, late Tuesday after staging an hours-long sit-in protest against a cloud contract with Israel’s government. The Sunnyvale protest occupied the office of Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google’s cloud division, at a building close to Google’s main HQ in Silicon…