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The reborn Commodore 64 is an astonishing remake—but daunting if you weren’t there the first time around.

If you’ve wondered what a preamplifier is, what it exactly does, and whether your audio setup is missing one, we’ve got the answers—as well as some of our top recommendations.

These nifty tools combine the ease of jotting notes by hand with the power of saving them digitally.

After 10 years of journaling, my only regret is not starting sooner.

US support for nuclear energy is soaring. Meanwhile, coal plants are on their way out and electricity-sucking data centers are meeting huge pushback. Welcome to the next front in the energy battle.

Amid historically low birth rates and economic pressures from its aging population, China will eliminate a decades-old tax exemption on contraceptives.

A fun diversion for retro gaming on the Nintendo Switch 2—if you can stand to look at it.

Cordless, handheld, robot, and traditional—we tested them all to find the vacuum that’s fantastic for fur.

From university breaches to cyberattacks that shut down whole supply chains, these were the worst cybersecurity incidents of the year.

From the classic body pillow to unique shapes for optimal limb support, we tested a wide range of body pillows designed for side sleepers.

Privacy may be dead, but civilians are turning conventional wisdom on its head by surveilling the cops as much as the cops surveil them.

Google's AI is now even smarter, and more versatile.

From Donald Trump to DOGE to Chinese hackers, this year the internet’s chaos caused outsize real-world harm.

Today’s global coral bleaching events are the worst kind of climate warning.

Many people rely on the sleep aid melatonin to help them get a more restful night’s sleep. But is it safe? And how much is too much?

Whether you want to battle Star Wars spaceships or shoot a cinematic masterpiece, one of these drones is going to be perfect for you.

Convenience isn’t just for meat eaters anymore. These plant-based meal kits and delivery services bring healthy preprepared meals and meal kits to your door.

Drinking water in plastic bottles contains countless particles too small to see. New research finds that people who drink water from them on a daily basis ingest far more microplastics than those who don’t.

The battle for AI dominance has left a large footprint—and it’s only getting bigger and more expensive.

Questions around the reliability of the US greenback are dulling the luster of what was the world’s currency of trade. New, global alternatives are emerging.