Automakers Delay Recalls to Minimize Negative Attention: Study
Automakers tend to wait until competitors have announced recalls before disclosing their own, a recent study suggests, to ‘hide in the herd’ of other recalls.
On This Day in Space! Feb. 27, 1942: J.S. Hey discovers radio emissions from the sun
On Feb. 27, 1942, a British physicist named James Stanley Hey accidentally found out that the sun emits radio waves.
February full moon 2021: See the ‘Snow Moon’ with Mars this weekend
The full moon of February, called the Snow Moon, will occur in the eastern U.S. during the wee hours of Saturday, Feb. 27, at 3:17 a.m. EST (0817 GMT). Early risers will see Mercury at its highest point in the predawn sky.
9 great reads from CNET this week
Trying out T-Mobile’s $50 unlimited home internet service, surviving the Texas deep freeze, finding joy in the animal-first internet and more.
2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5, Mercedes C-Class, new USPS mail trucks: Roadshow’s week in review
Here’s a look back at everything that happened during the week ending Feb. 27.
Why would you ever trust Amazon’s Alexa after this?
Researchers examined the realities of using Alexa’s tens of thousands of so-called Skills. Only a fraction even have a privacy policy.
Some Earth Life Could Already Survive on Mars
Mars’ surface is a harsh environment for life. But life on Earth is notoriously resilient as well. No one is quite sure yet how microbes from Earth would fare on the Martian surface. However, the impact of a potential transmigration of microbes to the red planet could be immense. Not […]
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This CDN service is very temptingly priced, but it has some notable flaws in terms of features and support.
2021 Jeep Grand Cherokee L Will Cost More Than Two-Row Siblings
In early January, Jeep unveiled the Grand Cherokee L, the newest addition to its SUV lineup. A three-row version of the next-generation Grand Cherokee, the Grand Cherokee L wears updated styling and a new interior, all riding on an all-new platform. We expected it would cost more than its two-row […]