Electronic Arts and BioWare will sunset their online multiplayer game Anthem on January 12, effectively making it obsolete. “Anthem was designed to be an online-only title so once the servers go offline, the game will no longer be playable,” BioWare wrote in the announcement. On August 15, the game will disappear from EA Play’s playlist….
Each time in its nearly 60-year history, putting on the Super Bowl halftime show gets harder. Sometimes the logistics get complicated by concerns about protecting the turf. On other occasions, some aspect of the show leaks online, as happened last year ahead of Kendrick Lamar’s performance. In the lead-up to Bad Bunny’s performance at Super…
You’ve probably seen commercials for Athletic Greens AG1 on YouTube or social media. The sleek, minimalist branding makes it feel elite compared to some other brands. And the same thought is put into the packaging—my AG1 kit came complete with a metal scoop and a slick metal storage canister. AG1 requires refrigeration due to the…
So is that a problem? To find out, we bought six criss cross chairs and handed them to CR’s in-house ergonomics experts to review. We tested models from Elevens, Marsail, Pipersong, Pukami, and Vivo. Each one had drawbacks, according to our testing team. Paul Ritchey, a doctor of public health, performed the testing with fellow…
If you have elected for a robot vacuum with mapping capabilities, it usually gives you the option of a quick mapping run without cleaning. It might seem like a waste, but it does save time in the long run. Use the mapping run to take a quick walk around your house and look for dangling…
I’ve been trying to become fluent in Spanish for the last decade. After spending most of my adult life surrounded by multilinguals, I often feel like I’m playing an impossible game of catch-up. Like everyone else, I’ve tried to become regimented with practicing on an in-phone app like Duolingo, which attempts to ‘game-ify’ language learning,…
An unlabeled video from the most recent Jeffrey Epstein files drop from the Department of Justice is circulating social media. While the 12-second video purports to show Epstein’s suicide in his prison cell, the preceding document in the production makes clear that it did not originate from the DOJ itself. “Came across a purported video…
It can seem like there’s an endless number of multipurpose cleaners out there; it isn’t easy to choose just one. We evaluated 11 popular products to find out which ones clean the best on a variety of surfaces. All of them fulfilled our cleaning tasks, but four stood out because of their fast performance and…
Five member countries are already experimenting with the solution this year, but they don’t all seem to be on the same page. It was pointed out at the press conference that France and Denmark are far ahead, while Greece, Spain, and Italy are lagging. This is why some experts are skeptical that the digital wallet…
Loop earplugs are some of the best reusable earplugs you can buy. I personally keep a pair attached to my car keys at all times. As a live music enthusiast that frequently travels to some of the loudest music festivals on the planet, I take earplugs seriously. I want to protect my hearing while also…