Robot stress test: Narwal’s $1,500 mop vs. my nightmare messes
If a job is worth doing, it’s worth doing right—and if a robot is going to clean up my place, it better do a good job. That’s the stance I took when Narwal sent me…
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macOS Tahoe was a nightmare of freezes on my MacBook. Here’s how I finally fixed it
Back in September, when macOS 26 Tahoe arrived for download on my MacBook, I installed it along with millions of other people. I didn’t give it a second thought—I have an M3 Max MacBook Pro…
These ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Echo Dot speakers are 28% off today
It’s that spooky time of the year again! Amazon knows just how much we all love Tim Burton’s cult classic film The Nightmare Before Christmas, so it’s bringing back the Jack Skellington Echo Dot and…
Losing your phone on a trip? Brutal. Not doing these 3 things first? Security nightmare
Picture this: You’re traveling, either on vacation or for business. Your phone is stolen or becomes lost. And now you’re locked out of your password manager and email accounts. One of my bosses recently lived…
Second macOS Tahoe dev beta fixes a short-lived Mac nightmare
Apple released the beta 2 of macOS 26 Tahoe on Monday, and while we don’t know yet the complete story of what’s new in the beta, we do know one thing: Apple has changed the…
Why extracting data from PDFs is still a nightmare for data experts
Credit: Kirillm via Getty Images However, these promotional claims don’t always match real-world performance, according to recent tests. “I’m typically a pretty big fan of the Mistral models, but the new OCR-specific one they released…
The new MacBook Air is coming to end Apple’s M3 nightmare once and for all
According to the latest reports, the new M4 MacBook Air is due to arrive “within weeks” and for Apple, it may not be soon enough. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with the current M3…
Apple’s M3 nightmare is coming to an end
The new M4 MacBook Air is coming “relatively soon” and for Apple, it may not be soon enough. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with the current M3 MacBook Air–it’s Apple’s best laptop. It offers…
Intel’s crashing CPU nightmare, explained
Intel’s 13th- and 14th-generation Core desktop CPUs have been the subject of controversy for months now, with instability and performance issues resulting in crashes and permanent damage for many users. Intel has been investigating the…
Google’s latest privacy changes in Chrome prove Apple’s nightmare ad is all too real
Back in 2022, Google surprised most of the web-browsing world with the announcement of the Privacy Sandbox, a multi-year initiative to phase out third-party cookies and limit tracking. Two years later, Google has now announced…