Tesla’s Robotaxi Service Hits the Road in Texas

The company has said that Tesla owners will eventually be able to transform their own cars into self-driving taxis that can collect fares while they’re not being used. But the company released no timeline Sunday for that plan. Tesla’s driver assistance technology has been the subject of federal safety probes, two recalls, and customer complaints…

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26 Amazon Prime Perks You Might Not Be Using (2026)

Prime Video is also included with your membership. There are some killer originals, like Fallout and The Boys, in addition to other movies and shows. You can also stream sports on Prime Video, including NFL Thursday Night Football and select MMA fights. Purchased as a stand-alone subscription, Prime Video costs $9 per month. Note that,…

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How to Get PFAS Out of Your Drinking Water

If your water test report indicates the presence of PFAS, or if you just want some peace of mind, a home water filter can be worth considering.  Most water filters that CR tests are designed to improve taste and reduce odors (two of the biggest consumer complaints) by removing common contaminants in tap water. Many…

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Most Reliable Gas Riding Mower Brands

These findings come from CR’s exclusive member surveys fielded in the fall of 2022, 2023, and 2024, which leveraged data on 12,222 gas-powered riding mowers that members purchased new between 2014 and 2024. Below is a breakdown of the winners and losers across the three gas riding mower categories we test: lawn tractors, zero-turn mowers,…

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Research Reveals the Optimal Way to Optimize

The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at UC Berkeley, George Dantzig—a first-year graduate student—copied two problems off the blackboard, thinking they were a homework assignment. He found the homework “harder to do than usual,” he would later recount, and apologized to the…

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10 Best Ranges of 2025, Lab-Tested and Reviewed

In fact, the most expensive ranges are not always the best buy, according to our tests. “We often find that price is no indicator of performance,” says Kenneth Sutton, who leads CR’s range testing. “We have some in the mix for $1,000 that perform better than models costing $5,000.” And that applies to those pro-style…

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Lelo Sona 3 Cruise Review: Stale Update

One of my biggest gripes about the sex toy industry—and the tech industry for that matter—is that there’s a lot of iteration. New versions of already great products arrive every few years, with very minor changes, and you’re left wondering what the latest brings to the table outside of a higher price. Many sex toy…

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