This credit has been in place since the passage of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), but it was removed as part of a new budget reconciliation bill, aka the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. For now, buyers can still claim the tax credit on eligible used vehicles. However, the upcoming expiration date doesn’t mean…
Manisha Krishnan: OK. So it sounds like you’re potentially open. You’re not closing the door on working with AI basically? Jon Chu: I don’t know. Manisha Krishnan: OK. That’s fair. I do want to talk a little bit about Crazy Rich Asians because I love that movie, but also I sort of wonder, did you…
I used to feel as if something was missing if I went out without my water bottle, as if I’d left my house without my shoes or my phone. And yet I didn’t love my water bottle. It didn’t keep my water cold enough and didn’t come in a size I preferred. After testing seven…
Thirty-eight years later, The Running Man is back on our screens, playing to a world that seems to have caught up with the original’s idiocy. This new one features a considerably less bulky, but no less watchable star in Glen Powell, playing runner Ben Richards. Fired from various jobs for insubordination, and tending to a…
Boilers are far less common than gas furnaces, and that’s reflected in the responses to Consumer Reports’ most recent survey on central heating. Our members installed 1,791 new boilers between 2009 and 2025, compared with more than 34,000 gas furnaces. But just like a furnace, when a boiler breaks, you want it repaired—or replaced—ASAP. Forty-two…
Thousands of men are members of Telegram groups and channels that advertise and sell hacking and surveillance services that can be used to harass friends, wives and girlfriends, and former partners, new research has uncovered. The findings, from a European nonprofit group, also say that the communities are involved in extensive trading, selling, and promotion…
Brian Barrett: The irony is my favorite part because I feel like venture capitalists have largely positioned themselves as immune to the effects of AI because they’re very special and surely a machine can— Zoë Schiffer: It’s art, not science. Brian Barrett: Yeah. It’s art, not science. Machines can take every job, but not us….
More Family Board Games Photograph: Simon Hill There are so many family board games. Here are a few more we liked. Dorfromantik: The Duel for $25: Based on the video game Dorfromantik, which spawned a cooperative board game, this spin-off pits you against another player as you draw tiles to build a landscape and try…
Apple launched a slate of new iPhones on Tuesday loaded with the company’s new A19 and A19 Pro chips. Along with an ultra-thin iPhone Air and other redesigns, the new phones come with a less flashy upgrade that could turn out to be the true killer feature. A security improvement called “Memory Integrity Enforcement” combines…
A handheld steam cleaner can’t perform magic, but it should be able to loosen deeply embedded dirt, sanitize surfaces, and get in between grout and around metal grates. Many models come with accessories to remove wrinkles from clothing. I was thrilled to discover that a steam cleaner can even help clean vinyl, plastic, or metal…