In a move likely to raise a few taxpayer eyebrows, Intel said today that it will cut 15 percent of its workforce, or more than 15,000 jobs, as it struggles to rebound from disappointing results. In March, the US government said it would give Intel no less than $8.5 billion to help it rebuild its…
Be aware that Overall Scores change over time as new information, such as reliability or crash-test data, becomes available. The model pages always reflect our latest vehicle ratings. The vehicles are listed in order of popularity, with the most researched model at the top. All come standard with automatic emergency braking (AEB), AEB that works at…
Last week, Hurricane Helene spun north into western North Carolina causing catastrophic damage, particularly in the Asheville area and surrounding counties. Entire homes and businesses were flooded, some floating away in a horrific wave of debris. In the midst of it all, some bird-watchers noticed something: People in some of the most heavily impacted areas…
Summer has arrived in full force and you know what that means: rad deals on some of the best TVs you can buy, of course! We’re seeing Amazon Prime Day deals on TV models across the full spectrum of sets, including major price dives on last year’s best and brightest. Amazon’s two-day sales event ups…
Some e-bikes, regardless of where the motor is located, have a separate throttle control, typically a thumb-operated lever that applies electric power without the rider needing to pedal. This is handy for a quick, effortless takeoff, but it uses a lot more battery life than a pedal-assist setup, and that can limit the bike’s electric…
The first notable feature is Help Me Write, which works in any text box. Select text in any text box and right-click—you’ll see a box next to the standard right-click context menu. You can ask Google’s AI to rewrite the selected text, rephrase it in a specific way, or change the tone. I tried to…
Not everyone will appreciate a side of existential threat with their board game, but that is exactly what you get with Catan: New Energies. It drags the beloved classic Catan into the modern day with fossil fuels and renewable energy, an inventive climate crisis mechanic, and a clever illustration of the consequences if we fail…
There are numerous ones on the market, though, and they don’t all provide equal benefits. CR’s in-house ergonomics specialist Dana Keester and Paul Ritchey, DrPH, CR’s in-house certified professional ergonomist, evaluated 12 popular wrist rests from brands such as DeltaHub, Kensington, and Reloot and scored them based on ergonomic design (how well the wrist rest…
Call buttons: A vast majority of surveyed CR members said their medical alert devices had a portable call button, while less than half of the devices featured an in-home call button, to be mounted on a wall or placed on a table. (Some systems included both.) Fall detection: Over a third (36 percent) of the…
These solid choices range from comfortable cruisers to rugged off-roaders Honda Pilot By Jon Linkov A 3-year-old used SUV is likely to have many of the same features as a brand-new model—and even look very similar to it—but one thing it doesn’t come with is as high a price. That’s because the fundamentals of car…