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Paramount+ has well-stocked shelves of movies spanning every conceivable genre and going back decades. Between the steady drip of Taylor Sheridan dramas, the latest Star Trek installments, and a deep back catalog of MTV and CBS classics, there's already plenty pulling at your attention this spring. Throw in a fresh wave of films landing over the last few weeks, and the "what should we watch tonight?" debate just got more chaotic.

Modern sports cars are increasingly defined by big horsepower figures, aggressive styling, and eye-watering price tags, but that formula often misses what actually makes a car enjoyable to drive. While many buyers assume real performance starts at six figures, the reality is that some of the most rewarding driving experiences come from far more accessible machines that prioritize balance, feedback, and lightness over raw output.

The running season is in full swing across the Northern Hemisphere. The mild spring weather right before the summer heat has brought a lot of runners back outside for the first time in months, or in my case, years. Unsurprisingly, fitness apps that track your workouts have risen in popularity as well. Strava, in particular, has taken social media by storm, with many people sharing their personal records on Instagram.

Over the last five years, hybrid SUVs in the U.S. have gone from a niche option to something you see everywhere on the road. Automakers have flooded the market with new models, turning what used to be a small corner of the industry into a full-blown mainstream segment.

Most of us rarely think about routers until they stop working, and that isn't necessarily a bad thing. Routers are designed to quietly handle your internet traffic 24/7 for months without a single break. However, just because they can do that, it doesn't mean that they should. Like many other devices, they can benefit from a simple restart, and fortunately, it's easy to set up an automatic schedule that can do just that.

You can now use Spotify to catch up on your magazines in addition to your podcasts and audiobook backlog. The streaming service is introducing long-form magazine articles to audio, keeping you up to date even during your commute.

The Ford Ranger MS-RT isn’t trying to be another hardcore off-road pickup. Instead, it leans into something very different for this segment—a proper street-focused take on Ford’s midsize truck.

Planning on buying new tools for summer DIY projects or home repairs? If so, you don't want to miss Home Depot's huge Memorial Day sale, which ends in under 48 hours. While we've seen buy-one-get-one deals in the past, right now there's an even better deal on DeWALT tools and battery packs.

For years, switching to new Outlook felt like a downgrade. That's no longer the case. Here's why the version you've been avoiding has quietly become the one worth using.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns to Paramount+ this summer with its penultimate fourth season, which fans are curious to see after that very strange third season. The show has been renewed for a fifth and final season, which is expected to premiere in 2027 and will wrap up Captain Pike’s (Anson Mount) era. Series stars have teased a highly emotional ending that promises to bridge the gap to the original Star Trek.

Ferrari has finally unveiled its first EV, the Luce—and it's one of the automaker riskiest bets in decades.

Google has announced its new laptop platform called Googlebook. It’s positioned as a new premium laptop category with a strong focus on AI-powered features. Once again, a company is trying to force AI features into every corner of its products, regardless of whether they're needed or not.

Call it planned obsolescence. Call it the need for greed. But your Android phone will eventually stop being functional and useful, even if there's nothing physically wrong with it. Every Android phone has an expiration date, and once you cross it, your device becomes less secure, less compatible, and harder to trust with important data.

Although you'll hear warnings about cybersecurity-related matters on just about every tech site, most home networks are still a bit too trusting. We believe that malware will never target our router, that private DNS is actually private, and that whatever settings our router came with are good enough for day-to-day use.

If you're using Microsoft Excel on a Windows PC and enjoy using keyboard shortcuts to improve your productivity, you should definitely learn the many ways in which F4 can save you lots of time.

June on HBO Max feels like a true summer streaming event with its lineup built to keep you hooked all month long. Major premieres, diverse genres, and enough surprises to make scrolling the homepage exciting again are coming your way, so keep the popcorn handy.

Exploring older operating systems and trying out different Linux distros on a virtual machine is one of my ongoing hobby projects (I have a lot of those). One of the main issues I've had is shuttling different ISO files between VMs.

Android’s hidden Developer Options menu is full of handy toggles and tools. However, there’s one in particular that could genuinely help get you out of a jam. I hope you never need it, but if you do, you’ll be happy you took 5 seconds to enable it right now.

A workshop may feel incomplete without the right tools, but good lights could also be what is missing. Don't spend thousands on high-end table saws and precision tools if you're still squinting under the dim glow of a single, buzzing bulb. Lighting should be considered the foundation of your workshop, and new lights could improve your work more than any new tool ever will, especially if your garage is your next smart home upgrade.

Most people install VLC and never think twice about it. But there's a quieter, leaner, and frankly more capable player that power users have known about for years, and it's time the rest of the world caught up.