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I Tested the First Full-Scale, AI-Powered Gym. It’s Fun, but Humans Are Still Needed

Even from the sidewalk, Fred Fitness has you wanting to know more. Looking in, you’ll see members with Therabody JetBoots wrapped around their legs, providing compression, vibration and red light therapy as they recover after a workout. But despite this peek at its tech, you wouldn’t think Fred Fitness runs on AI with its open, welcoming space that includes […]

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Best Internet Providers in Alexandria, Virginia

What is the best internet provider in Alexandria? CNET ranks Verizon Fios as Alexandria’s top internet service provider, and for good reason. It’s got fast fiber coverage, blistering-fast speeds and reasonable prices. This includes unlimited data, free equipment rental and lengthy price guarantees. It’s one of CNET’s top-rated internet service providers country-wide, so it makes

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I Used a Thermal Camera to Find Air Leaks and Save on AC This Summer

My two-bedroom townhome struggles to maintain comfortable temperatures upstairs in extreme weather. Over the years, I’ve tried everything to manage the summer heat. Relocating my bed from the scorching master bedroom (now my home office) to a smaller bedroom helped me sleep better. My DIY ventilation system brings in cool air at night, while a

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How LG’s 4-Stack OLED Tech Makes TVs Brighter, Better Than Ever

Like razors and hamburgers, the key to better OLED seems to be more stacks. Layers of OLED stacked on other layers of OLED can result in brighter and brighter displays. OLED screens on TVs, monitors, laptops and phones already deliver the best image quality of any display tech, and with two new technologies, they’re poised

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iOS 19 Wish List: What CNET’s Experts Hope to See in the Next iPhone Update

Apple’s Worldwide Developer’s Conference is set for June 9, and the tech giant wrote in a statement that the event will feature “groundbreaking updates coming to Apple platforms.” One thing we expect Apple to announce at the event is the next version of its iPhone operating system, iOS 19. That means WWDC should be our first

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2026 Social Security COLA Predictions: Here’s What Experts Are Saying

The 2026 COLA will likely be announced in October, but that hasn’t stopped experts from giving their predictions.  Getty Images/Viva Tung/CNET The 2025 COLA increase of 2.5% for Social Security recipients was one of the lowest since 2021, and so far, signs are pointing to an even lower increase for next year. We’re still about

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Concerts and Airports Hit by Measles Exposures. Do You Need Another Measles Booster?

Although the state of New Jersey has reported only three recent cases of measles, two major events may have sharply increased the odds of an outbreak in the state.  On May 15, the state warned residents and travelers about an exposure event at the troubled Newark Airport, on May 12 from 12:30 to 4 p.m.

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A new atomic clock in space could help us measure elevations on Earth

In 2003, engineers from Germany and Switzerland began building a bridge across the Rhine River simultaneously from both sides. Months into construction, they found that the two sides did not meet. The German side hovered 54 centimeters above the Swiss side. The misalignment occurred because the German engineers had measured elevation with a historic level

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Three takeaways about AI’s energy use and climate impacts

This week, we published Power Hungry, a package all about AI and energy. At the center of this package is the most comprehensive look yet at AI’s growing power demand, if I do say so myself.  This data-heavy story is the result of over six months of reporting by me and my colleague James O’Donnell

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