2025-12-29

The best large SUVs that will fit your family and then some, according to Consumer Reports

These SUVs can comfortably seat seven and hold your luggage, but they do have some drawbacks, particularly around gas mileage [...]

2025-12-29

Scam season is here, keep yourself safe with these tips

SMS scams are on the rise but there are ways to easily spot them. [...]

2025-12-29

Wish your streaming music sounded more analog? Someone made a Bluetooth-to-cassette live converter, and it's very cool

YouTuber Julius Makes created a gadget that receives Bluetooth, writes it live to cassette tape, and then plays it back immediately, because why not? [...]

2025-12-29

Samsung may be testing the giant phone battery upgrade of your dreams — but don't expect much of a boost for the Galaxy S26 Ultra

Samsung is continuing to work on silicon-carbon battery tech, but it doesn't appear to be ready yet. [...]

2025-12-29

AI reasoning models think harder on easy problems than hard ones, and researchers have a theory for why

If I spent more time thinking about a simple task than a complex one—and did worse on it—my boss would have some questions. But that's exactly what's happening with current reasoning models like Deepseek-R1. A team of researchers took a closer look at the problem an [...]

2025-12-29

Nvidia got there first. What companies will hit $5 trillion market caps next?

After Nvidia smashed the biggest valuation milestone in market history, a host of familiar names are emerging as the likeliest to follow [...]

2025-12-29

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Dec. 29

Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Dec. 29. [...]

2025-12-29

I've tried nearly every browser out there and these are my top 4 (spoiler: none are Chrome)

Looking for a new browser? After testing nearly all of them, these are my top picks. [...]

2025-12-29

Project Silica rival plans to launch 500GB Proof-of-concept medium in 2026 — but questions remain about speed, durability, and cost

Optera develops 500GB glass-based optical storage using photoluminescence, building on earlier nanoparticle experiments, while technical and cost uncertainties persist. [...]