If you’re shopping for a dishwasher priced between $500 and $1,000, you should expect the following from any model: Quieter performance: If you hang out in or sleep near your kitchen, it can be worth upgrading to a dishwasher that runs quietly. Plenty of models that cost between $500 and $1,000 earn our top or…
Every day, the average adult in the U.S. uses 12 personal care products—such as moisturizers, sunscreens, and cosmetics—containing 112 unique ingredients, some of which are linked to cancer, reproductive harm, and other health risks. Under current law, companies that make these products can use almost any ingredient without premarket testing or review. In fact, the…
But there are many excellent vehicles that sell for far less than that. To assist bargain hunters, we’ve assembled a list of the best new cars and SUVs under $30,000 based on their Overall Score, factoring in road-test performance, owner satisfaction, predicted reliability, and safety. Unless otherwise noted, all come with standard automatic emergency braking…
Mark Chen, the chief research officer at OpenAI, sent a forceful memo to staff on Saturday, promising to go head-to-head with the social giant in the war for top research talent. This memo, which was sent to OpenAI employees in Slack and obtained by WIRED, came days after Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg successfully recruited four…
Comparing Our Favorite Dyson Vacuums Meet Dyson’s 2026 Lineup Dyson announced in September that its lineup of vacuums has a major refresh coming in 2026. It might be worth waiting until next year to get one of these with Dyson’s newest features, but right now none of them have a confirmed date for when they’ll…
Other Phones to Consider We test a ton of Android phones. We like the ones below, but you’ll be better off with one of the options above. If you haven’t yet done so, check out our Best Cheap Phones and Best Folding Phones guides for more. Pixel 9 Photograph: Julian Chokkattu Google Pixel 9 for…
Consumer Reports found the median annual premium to be just under $1,500, based on a national survey of 40,566 policyholders in 2024. The results showed that about a quarter of people in the U.S. with car insurance have annual premiums between $1,000 and $1,499. And more than 10 percent have annual premiums of $3,000 or…
If there’s one thing that decades of car seat testing have shown us, it’s that you don’t have to pay top dollar to get a safe, high-quality child car seat. Many of the top-performing seats in CR’s car seat ratings cost less than $250, from infant car seats to convertible car seats to high-back booster…
Option 3: Switch Your PC to a Different Operating System Your hardware might not work with Windows 11, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s obsolete. Replacing Windows with a free, modern operating system like Linux can extend the useful life of your computer for years. Linux comes in many different versions called distributions, and Fedora…
This year marks a decade of REI’s observance of the consumer high holy day, Black Friday. For the past 10 years REI has shut its doors for Black Friday, suggesting that instead potential customers should get outside and enjoy the world around you. That’s great advice, but of course Black Friday is also one of…