Roborock's new stick vacuum is a whizz at cleaning, but the fast-draining battery and lack of an Auto mode hold it back

The Roborock H60 Hub Ultra is an excellent stick vacuum with some serious cleaning oomph, but battery is a letdown. [...]

Echelon's AI agents take aim at Accenture and Deloitte consulting models

Echelon, an artificial intelligence startup that automates enterprise software implementations, emerged from stealth mode today with $4.75 million in seed funding led by Bain Capital Ventures, targeti [...]

Welcome to 'age of frumpy but functional AI,' says Forrester

Is AI hype becoming passe? New data suggests a 'market correction' is coming. [...]

Here are the 2026 income tax brackets from the IRS

The new brackets offer an early look at what Americans can expect to pay in their 2026 tax returns after Republicans passed a big tax law [...]

YouTube will give 'second chances' to some banned creators

Last month, Alphabet told the House Judiciary Committee that it would allow some creators who were banned from YouTube for spreading COVID-19 and election-related misinformation to come back to the pl [...]

Proton VPN's free plan now offers access to servers in eight countries

Proton VPN, my favorite VPN service right now, has expanded its free plan in response to surging demand for free VPNs. As Proton's general manager announced by tweeting in French and later in Nor [...]

One of our favorite budgeting apps has 30 percent off annual plans right now

Monarch Money is one of our favorite budgeting apps and, fittingly enough, there's a way for newcomers to save money on a subscription right now. If you use the code WELCOME at checkout, you can [...]

South Park season 27 is on a two-week break – here’s when you can stream episode 6

There's no new South Park this week, here's when you can watch season 27 episode 6. [...]

Tensor's Robocar will be 'Lyft-ready' out of the factory

Lyft is partnering with San Jose-based Tensor Auto. Lyft says it has reserved "hundreds" of Tensor robotaxis and will operate its own fleet. The other piece of the partnership: Tensor will m [...]