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A good weekend of real documentary viewing relies on a nice mix of fascination, education, and exasperation. A little music is also welcome, too. Luckily, HBO Max has been in the documentary game long enough to have a deep library of films and series that tick all those boxes and more, and it's just there for the taking.

Netflix has been rolling out some pretty sweet shows and movies so far this summer. Harlan Coben's I Will Find You and the streamer's latest chilling docuseries, Worst Neighbor Ever, have both been squatting comfortably in the Netflix Top 10, and Hamnet is pulling on all the heartstrings. Not a bad problem to have.

My Google Pixel 10 Pro is an excellent phone with a ton of exclusive features, many of which I use every day. Pretty darn good cameras, slick performance, and a stunning design. But there's something that sticks out like a sore thumb. I'm talking about the Pixel Launcher.

For years, we've been told that SUVs have made the traditional sedan obsolete. Automakers have cut four-door lineups, buyers have flocked to crossovers, and it seemed like the writing was on the wall. Yet the latest sales figures tell a far more interesting story.

There are plenty of benefits to running local LLMs, not least of which is that you don't have to share all your personal data with an AI company. The problem is that even fairly small LLMs run slowly on my mini PC or MacBook Air. Despite this, there are plenty of ways that I use local LLMs every day.

Netflix's catalog usually steals the spotlight with its Originals, but every month, it also adds licensed classics that deserve just as much attention. July's lineup includes several acclaimed films that earned major awards and critical praise, making it a great time to revisit some of cinema's best.

Kia is recalling 462,869 Telluride SUVs due to a front power-seat defect that can potentially cause a fire, although many owners may have already had the defect in question repaired under a different recall in June 2024. This updated recall notice covers 2020 through 2024 Telluride models built between January 9th, 2019, and May 29th, 2024.

I prefer local external storage to the cloud, but until now, I've been missing out on the most cost-effective kind. I've used external hard disk drives, but I never tried building one myself. But when I bought a hard disk drive enclosure, it turned out to be the solution I didn't know I needed.

Upscaling and frame generation are critical features today, especially since game optimization has seemingly only gotten worse. If you're using a GPU that doesn't natively support either, you're in luck: There is a third-party option that works on any GPU.

Excel has hundreds of features, and I still discover new ones every year. Some solve very specific problems, while others become so useful that they quietly earn a place in every workbook I create. Whether you're building your first spreadsheet or your thousandth, these are the built-in Excel features I rely on to keep my data organized, accurate, and easy to work with.

The internet is all around us, but when you aren’t taking advantage of public Wi-Fi, you have to pay for it—and hotspot plans can be particularly pricey. Fortunately, I've come across a hotspot that works in exactly the way I want—one I can buy outright, use every month, and never pay for again.

Netflix helped end the dominance of cable. However, it might resurrect some of cable's concepts to stay afloat. Insiders claim the streaming video giant is considering the introduction of live TV and bundling to make up for sagging interest.

Ethernet is pretty self-explanatory. Plug it in, and voila, you have internet without having to worry about Wi-Fi dead zones. But there are a lot more uses for Ethernet than the simple internet access angle. Here are some ways you might not have thought of—let me know how many of these surprised you.

Paramount+ is stacked right now. Conor McGregor makes his long-awaited return to the Octagon against Max Holloway on Saturday night, Big Brother's epic 28th season is underway, and Dane DeHaan's hacker thriller Wardriver made its streaming debut earlier this week week. That’s a lot of adrenaline and backstabbing for one streaming service.

Finding good software has become harder than ever. The biggest names aren't always the best anymore—they're just the ones with the biggest marketing budgets. Meanwhile, plenty of excellent open-source apps quietly keep improving without locking features behind subscriptions, stuffing AI into every menu, or collecting more data than they need. If you're looking to upgrade your setup this weekend, these three free, open-source apps could easily replace the defaults you've been using for years.

SCSI (Small Computer System Interface) started out as a physical interface for connecting peripheral devices, primarily storage drives, to computers. Over time, it evolved into a collection of storage standards that are still in use today. You might not know it, but your Windows PC still relies on SCSI in multiple ways.

Audi of America has released pricing and equipment details for its 2027 lineup, covering 10 model families from the Q3 to the RS e-tron GT. The automaker said the 2027 updates collectively represent the “most comprehensive product cadence” in its history, with the goal of simplifying how options are grouped so customers can more easily match a vehicle trim level to their needs.

There have been some great documentaries already this year, many of them from Netflix, but already the second half of 2026 is shaping up, as well, on the world's biggest streaming service. So far we've had some creepy true crime in the form of Worst Neighbor Ever, a fascinating retrospective on U.S. independence with The American Experiment, and some deep dives into various aspects of soccer, as the World Cup winds down.

You'll soon need to divulge some of your Samsung Health tracking data to AI if you want to keep using the app as expected. How-To Geek has learned that users are seeing a new consent notice and toggle that effectively requires them to share health info if they want to keep syncing it with their Samsung accounts.

The ESP32 can power all sorts of useful sensors, but some of these projects are more important than others. Many of these projects use the same sensors that you’ll find in commercial products (which are also frequently powered by microcontrollers like the ESP32).