2025-08-04

Will the UN finally broker a treaty to end plastic pollution?

To tackle what's been called the plastic "epidemic," the UN spun up a committee in 2022 tasked with brokering a legally binding global agreement. This ambitious treaty between UN member [...]

2025-04-21

The 6 best air fryers for 2025, tested and reviewed

Air fryers are fast becoming a staple gadget in many people’s homes, likely because they are fast, convenient and don’t cost a small fortune. And with recent technological advancements, there are [...]

2025-02-02

Trump’s tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China could drive up prices of cars, electronics, fuel, food and more

On Saturday evening, Trump signed executive orders to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), with a White House fact sheet claiming t [...]

2025-01-22

Can our climate be saved by vacuuming carbon out of the skies

Imagine: A switch is flicked and, in a heartbeat, every process spewing deadly pollution into the heavens is replaced with something clean and sustainable. Sadly, even then, the Earth would still tip [...]

2025-10-06

Choosing the Right Cooking Oil Can Make (or Break) Your Dish, a Chef Explains

Avocado oil or olive oil for frying chicken? A professional chef explains how to choose the right cooking oil for your meal. [...]

2025-10-07

SSD vendor runs out of ideas to improve storage device, so transforms an external bamboo SSD into an essential oil diffuser - just be careful about going overboard with the oil

Apacer AS712 portable SSD fuses bamboo design, essential oil diffusion, and high-speed 1TB storage for a lifestyle-tech hybrid. [...]

2025-07-17

Another big car company gives up on hydrogen

Stellantis, the automotive giant behind Chrysler, Citroen, Fiat, Jeep and Peugeot, is pulling out of hydrogen. The company said it’s killing its fuel cell development program in the face of “limi [...]

2025-11-12

How Deductive AI saved DoorDash 1,000 engineering hours by automating software debugging

As software systems grow more complex and AI tools generate code faster than ever, a fundamental problem is getting worse: Engineers are drowning in debugging work, spending up to half their time hunt [...]

2025-10-21

HBO Max is getting even more expensive starting today

Yet another streaming platform is asking people to dig deeper into their wallets and pay more to keep using the service. Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has jacked up the prices of all HBO Max plans, 16 [...]