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The Heybike ALPHA is an affordable, all-terrain mid-drive e-bike that rides like a traditional push bike and comes in at $1,699.

The Trump administration and congressional officials are scrutinizing a deal between Apple and Alibaba that would bring Alibaba-powered AI features to iPhones sold in China, according to The New York Times. Citing anonymous sources, the NYT says White House officials and members of the House Select Committee on China have asked Apple executives directly about […]

Discover how check washing fraud has evolved with new digital tools, leading to a surge in incidents. Find out how to safeguard your finances effectively.

Celebrate the end of a chapter with fun accessories, gear for college, and neat tech gadgets.

Answers to each clue for the May 18, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

How much speed do you need? And what’s MU-MIMO? We decipher the jargon and explain what to look for to help you choose a router.

I spent a week recreating recipes from HelloFresh and Blue Apron in the supermarket. The numbers don’t tell the whole story.

The company behind the Signal clone used by at least one Trump administration official was breached earlier this month. The hacker says they got in thanks to a basic misconfiguration.

Atmos Space Cargo's Phoenix 1 mission marks Europe's entry into space return technology, with rapid prototyping and multinational collaboration leading the way.

An unusual solution to increase cabin headroom has resulted in a singular EV design, but is it solving a problem no one needed fixing?

Skullcandy's new earbuds are made with sound powered by Bose. We spent two weeks testing them out to see if they matched up to the premium audio brand.

Tumble and Ruggable are two of the biggest washable rug brands on the market, but which one is better? We put both of them to the test to find out.

Now that Apple has rebranded its mid-range iPhone offering, it's time to see how it compares to Google's mid-range Pixel.

How to watch the NBA for free. Live stream Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets (Game 7) in the 2025 NBA playoffs for free.

Breathe new life into an old computer with the Ultimate Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows: Lifetime License and Windows 11 Pro Bundle, now just $54.97 (reg. $418) through June 1.

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The MagTag Ultra Slim Tracker Cards is the AirTag alternative that's shaped like a credit card, now only $32.99 (reg. $59.99).

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Live stream Women's FA Cup final for free. Watch Chelsea vs. Manchester United in the Women's FA Cup final for free.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1429 on May 18 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

While Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella says he likes podcasts, he might not actually be listening to them anymore. That tidbit comes towards the end of a longer Bloomberg profile of Nadella, with a focus on Microsoft’s AI strategy and its complicated relationship with OpenAI. To illustrate how much he uses the company’s Copilot AI assistant […]

From the director of "The Loved Ones" and "The Devil's Candy" comes a gory tale of terror, "Dangerous Animals," starring Jai Courtney as a shark-obsessed serial killer. Review.

MIT says that due to concerns about the “integrity” of a high-profile paper on the effects of artificial intelligence on the productivity of a materials science lab, the paper should be “withdrawn from public discourse.” The paper in question, “Artificial Intelligence, Scientific Discovery, and Product Innovation,” was written by a doctoral student in the university’s […]

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

The U.S. Department of Energy’s National Ignition Facility increased the yield of the experiment in recent attempts.

Welcome back to Week in Review! We’ve got tons of news for you this week, including a hack at Coinbase; YC thinks Google is a ‘monopolist’; layoffs at Microsoft; and much more. Have a great weekend! Uh-oh: Coinbase says that customers’ personal information, including government-issued IDs, was stolen in a data breach. The hackers demanded […]

Epic Games is escalating its efforts to pressure Apple to allow its game Fortnite into its App Store, with a new court filing asking Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers to require that Apple “accept any compliant version of Fortnite onto the U.S. storefront of the App Store.” Epic and Apple have been engaged in a years-long […]

Meta looks to revisit its stablecoin crypto project in the age of Donald Trump.

Meta's Threads will now help users promote their links more.