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There’s no denying that items produced with a 3D printer have a certain look to them. A lot of this stems from visible layer lines, a result of the way that 3D printers fabricate items.

You can't buy any speaker you want and then hook them up together and expect a real home theater from scratch. This isn't a soundbar; these are speakers that need to work together to do well. You have to know what you're doing and why it works to have the theater sound you want.

When I heard that Microsoft had created a real Linux distro, my first instinct was to look out the window for airborne pork. But as with WSL, it seems that Microsoft has become a Linux distributor with Azure Linux. I decided to give this distro a spin.

Toyota's production issues have opened the door for rival automakers to make a serious play for buyers who would otherwise have gone straight for the segment leader. Among the growing list of alternatives, two Japanese hybrids stand out as particularly compelling options.

One of the best things about Home Assistant is how it can be expanded to incorporate a wide array of devices, add-ons, and remote services. But not all of these have to be directly related to your smart home.

Conditional formatting and PivotTables are two of Excel's most powerful features, but they don't always play nicely together. Apply a standard color scale or data bar to a PivotTable, and a refresh, filter, or layout change can quickly throw things off. Fortunately, Excel includes a lesser-known PivotTable-aware mode that scopes formatting rules to fields rather than fixed worksheet ranges.

Luxury SUV shoppers tend to head straight for the Cadillac Escalade, but there's another GM full-size SUV hiding in plain sight. The GMC Yukon Denali shares much of what makes the Escalade so desirable, yet costs thousands less.

The Linux terminal is incredibly powerful, but using it can feel like a chore—especially if you’re new to Linux. You have to remember too many commands, type out long strings with absolute precision, and parse dense, text-only output. But that friction is just the default experience. With the right tools, you can make the terminal far more intuitive and visually useful. To help you out, here are three such must-have Linux terminal apps to try this weekend.

House of the Dragon is safely dominating the HBO Max charts at the moment, and for good reason—the series kicked off with a pretty epic naval battle and a shocking death. Dragons are, of course, cool and all, but it's the real-life, hard-to-believe stories of a good documentary that hit the hardest, and HBO Max has had one of the best non-fiction libraries in streaming that mix timely issues, fascinating subcultures, and human stories.

You might soon have more trouble controlling SmartThings devices through unofficial tools like Home Assistant. Samsung has revealed that it will start charging for access to the SmartThings API (app programming interface) in October 2026.

Ford and Porsche may have very different pricing strategies, but they do have one thing in common. They both topped the most recent JD Power 2026 U.S. Initial Quality Study (IQS). The 2026 IQS measured the number of problems per 100 vehicles (PP100) experienced in the first 90 days of ownership.

If you look at the Netflix Top 10 for the U.S. at the moment, you're still likely to see a scathing documentary series about Michael Jackson, Tina Fey and her pals gallivanting around vacation locations, and more than a couple true-crime docs vying for your time. Not to mention the World Cup trying to coax you out to a crowded sports bar. But if you're looking for something new to watch on Netflix that isn't any of those things, you've come to the right place.

So you’ve decided to take your first steps towards building a smart home. The biggest hurdle ahead of you is deciding which platform you should use, and this likely depends on a few factors, like which ecosystems you’re already familiar with and comfortable using.

OpenAI has unveiled GPT-5.6, a new set of large language models (LLMs) that promise large strides forward in biology, coding, and security. However, it's limiting initial access to a handful of customers — reportedly at the U.S. government's request.

Modern performance cars have become astonishingly capable, delivering supercar levels of speed and handling for a fraction of the price. Yet, in the pursuit of outright performance, many have lost some of the engagement that made enthusiast cars so special in the first place.

I grew up on a Windows PC, so that’s how I learned to use a computer. I never thought of it as “the Windows way” of doing things—it was just the way you used a computer. So when I first switched to Linux, I tried to force my Windows habits onto it. That slowed me down and made some workflows feel frustratingly difficult.

NVMe SSDs are quickly becoming one of the most expensive components in a typical gaming PC. Yet despite their importance, many people ignore a crucial factor for performance and longevity: cooling.

Netflix has no shortage of acclaimed films, but with hundreds of movies competing for your attention, it's easy to overlook some of the streaming platform's best releases. While new additions arrive every week, some Netflix Originals continue to stand out even today.

Slate has officially confirmed that its long-awaited electric pickup will start at just $24,950, making it one of the cheapest EVs on sale in America. In a market where electric trucks have become increasingly expensive and packed with unnecessary gimmicks, the newcomer is taking a radically different approach.

LineageOS is hands down the most popular custom Android ROM out there. It's lightweight, allows you to use Android without Google services, and receives regular updates multiple times per year. It's arguably the best way to keep your old phone kicking, even if its manufacturer stopped supporting it with software updates years ago.