It’s in almost every new car, but does stop-start technology really save fuel or ...

Phones have made alarms easier to customize, but they have also made them easier to ignore. Snooze buttons, silent mode, and powering the phone off have turned alarms optional. That’s where a ...

A high-speed run at the Nürburgring Nordschleife takes a dramatic turn when a car suddenly loses control and leaves the ...

A Nürburgring Touristenfahrten session delivers tense action when a car pushes too hard and runs off the racing line on the Nordschleife. As the vehicle leaves the track surface, mud is thrown into ...

RANT and a warning. If you leave your tiny, yappy dog in your car alone (even with windows cracked, water and snacks), it can get jumpy and bark at passersby — triggering the sound-sensitive car alarm ...

Jamie Kripke designed an analog clock that he said won’t “scare you awake.” Instead, it plays one of seven melodies ...

For nearly two decades, Dale Earnhardt Jr. and Rodney Childers pondered what it would be like working together. In 2026, after a year of Earnhardt courting Childers to JRM, the high school classmates ...

Your phone secretly transmits tracking data while you sleep at night. Learn key privacy settings to stop overnight data sharing and protect yourself.

A smoke detector is a good idea to have in the house, but there are places where you should never mount a smoke detector for various reasons. What are they?

Automatic Content Recognition lets smart TVs constantly scan what you watch to build viewing profiles and show targeted ads. It runs silently in the background but can be disabled from privacy ...

If you're not interested in using Apple's AI features, here's the good news: You don't have to. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books ...