I’ve tested a ton of scooters. Not all of them deserve a spot above, but some are still worth considering. Niu KQi3 Pro for $599: Over many rides, I became quite fond of the KQi3 Pro, and it was our top pick in this guide for quite some time. It offers great range for the…
Counter-depth refrigerators are less obtrusive. Unlike built-in refrigerators, they may not sit perfectly flush with kitchen counters, but they cost thousands less and get pretty close—much closer than standard-depth refrigerators. With a depth of less than 30 inches (and some all the way down to just 24), most counter-depth models stick out a mere few…
When she learned the results of Consumer Reports’ product evaluation, Hamsmith said that it was “sickening” to hear how many dangerous items remain out there for sale today. Part of the problem is that older products that aren’t compliant with the CPSC rule have been allowed to stay on the market. But Hamsmith says she…
Devices recalled: This recall involves Anker Soundcore Bluetooth Speakers, which were sold exclusively by Amazon from March through October 2023. About 69,000 units were purchased in the U.S. and 9,764 in Canada. The speaker being recalled is a black rectangular wireless Bluetooth device with the model number A3102. (The recall also includes AnkerWork A3302 PowerConf…
PRICE: Despite any marketing claims to the contrary meal kits cost more than buying groceries. However, they usually cost less than take-out and are healthier. If you want to gauge whether the trade-off is worth it the good news is that much like mattress-in-a-box companies, meal kit companies usually have some running promotions. Most meal…
Ambition is a curse in the arena of high finance. At the prestigious London investment bank Pierpoint, which doubles as the backdrop for the Gen Z banking drama Industry, a cohort of university graduates vie for money and power. Harper (Myha’la), Yasmin (Marisa Abela), and Rob (Harry Lawtey) are desperate to prove they belong, that…
One of the things enterprise storage and destruction company Iron Mountain does is handle the archiving of the media industry’s vaults. What it has been seeing lately should be a wake-up call: Roughly one-fifth of the hard disk drives dating to the 1990s it was sent are entirely unreadable. Music industry publication Mix spoke with…
Poe, an AI chatbot platform owned by the question-and-answer site Quora and backed by a $75 million Andreessen Horowitz investment, is providing users with downloadable HTML files of articles published by paywalled journalistic outlets. Prompting the service’s Assistant bot with the URL of this WIRED story about the AI-powered search service Perplexity plagiarizing one of…
We found that there are significant differences in costs as cars age, underscoring how maintenance and repair expenses rise over time. The comparison for fresher cars is muddied because a number of brands, including BMW and Toyota, offer free maintenance periods on new cars. And usually, cars need very little work in the first couple…
In our 2022 survey, 69 percent of CR members sought to repair their dryer when it broke down. Of those who turned to professionals for repairs, 60 percent paid out of pocket, 27 percent were at least partly covered by an original manufacturer’s warranty, and 13 percent were at least partly covered by an extended…