Seventy-five percent of Americans who belong to a membership-based retailer said they buy paper towels there. Name-brand: We found Bounty paper towels at all five stores.• The cheapest picks were Costco ($28.49 for 12 rolls, or 4 cents per square foot), BJ’s ($24.49 for 12 rolls, or 4 cents per square foot), and Sam’s Club…
AI models may be a bit like humans, after all. A new study from the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M, and Purdue University shows that large language models fed a diet of popular but low-quality social media content experience a kind of “brain rot” that may be familiar to anyone who has spent…
By looking at how cars performed in our tests when new and reviewing detailed reliability data, CR can point car shoppers to models that promise the best overall ownership experience. But it’s important to note that great new cars don’t always make great used cars, especially when factoring in depreciation and long-term reliability. We pick…
In a step toward the wider use of gene editing, a treatment that uses Crispr successfully slashed high cholesterol levels in a small number of people. In a trial conducted by Swiss biotech company Crispr Therapeutics, 15 participants received a one-time infusion meant to switch off a gene in the liver called ANGPTL3. Though rare,…
While Netflix seemingly led the way for other streaming networks to create compelling original programming, Hulu actually beat them all to the punch. In 2011, a year before Netflix’s Lilyhammer and two years before the arrival of House of Cards, the burgeoning streamer premiered The Morning After, a pop-culture-focused news show that ran for 800…
I love it when a b-Vibe product comes my way, even if it’s a P-spot vibrator, like the b-Vibe 360 Plug. I don’t have a prostate, but my partner does, so it makes for a lot of fun to use together when we want to add some anal play to the mix. I gave it…
If the vehicle experiences this problem, the driver may notice a fuel odor outside and inside the vehicle. Should the fuel catch on fire, smoke or flames may be seen coming from the engine compartment or underbody, and instrument panel warning lights may be illuminated. The recall includes 694,271 SUVs. This recall expands and replaces…
There are a few things to consider when shopping this time of year: Dealerships tend to be more eager to move leftover models (2025s) now because they have likely been financing them for a while, and they are eager to make way for the 2026s. This is to the shopper’s advantage, if 2025s are available….
For the first time ever, OpenAI has released a rough estimate of how many ChatGPT users globally may show signs of having a severe mental health crisis in a typical week. The company said Monday that it worked with experts around the world to make updates to the chatbot so it can more reliably recognize…
“We will never compromise on safety. When staffing constraints arise, the FAA will slow down air traffic at impacted airports to ensure operations remain safe,” FAA spokesperson Hannah Walden tells WIRED, adding that Transportation secretary Sean Duffy “said that air traffic controllers who report to work will be paid. Regarding reductions in force (RIFs), DOT…