Year: 2025

The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

The Cybertruck Appears to Be More Deadly Than the Infamous Ford Pinto, According to a New Analysis

Explosive. On New Years morning this year, US Army Master Sergeant Matthew Livelsberger rolled his rental cybertruck up near the front doors of Trump International Hotel Las Vegas. Levelsberger then armed a device which would soon detonate a collection of gas canisters and explosive fireworks, blowing the windows out of the hotel and injuring seven bystanders. Never one to waste a tragedy, Musk soon took to X-formerly-Twitter to brag up that the “Cybertruck actually contained the explosion and directed the blast upwards” — a claim which inadvertently led to the revelation that Tesla tracks and can remotely lock vehicles. Now a year into the Cybertruck’s lifespan, it turns out that explosions might be the only thing they make safer. A new analysis by independent automotive blog FuelArc suggests that fire fatalities are 17 times more likely in a Cybertruck than in the infamous Ford Pinto — the posterchild deadly cars if ever there was one. The site arrives at that conclusion by comparing the total units sold so far — 34,438 for the Cybertruck, compared to 3,173,491 …

8 Best Water Leak Detectors (2025), Tested and Reviewed

8 Best Water Leak Detectors (2025), Tested and Reviewed

First Alert L1 Wi-Fi Water Leak and Freeze Detector Photograph: Simon Hill Other Leak Detectors We Like First Alert L1 Wi-Fi Water Leak and Freeze Detector for $62: This large flood sensor, branded First Alert, works with First Alert or Resideo apps and accessories. It sends push notifications and emails to alert you to any leak and sports a 100-decibel alarm that you can stop with the side button. The sensor was relatively slow to alert in all my tests, and the push notifications only came through when my phone was connected to Wi-Fi. The 5-foot water sensing cable allows you to cover a much larger area, and I found it alerted faster. The detector connects directly to Wi-Fi, so you need a decent signal. This sensor can also track temperature and humidity, but not very accurately (it consistently overestimated temperature and underestimated humidity). The two AA batteries provided are supposed to last up to two years. SwitchBot Water Leak Detector for $18: This rectangular detector triggered swift alerts in all my tests with a …

How to watch Super Bowl 2025: You can stream the game live for free with no cable required

How to watch Super Bowl 2025: You can stream the game live for free with no cable required

With over 100 channels, YouTube TV offers more of the most popular channels than its competitors. By CNET’s count, out of the top 100 networks, YouTube TV offers the most channels, 78, of any streaming service. YouTube TV enables you to watch your local ABC, CBS, Fox, PBS, and NBC channels in most areas. That means, of course, you can easily watch the Super Bowl on the service with its lowest-priced plan, the YouTube TV Base Plan, for $82.99 a month.  Spanish speakers, however, must pay $14.99 per month for the “Spanish Plus” add-on package to get FOX Deportes along with several other Spanish-language channels, such as ESPN Deportes, Discovery en Español, and CNN en Español. Or, if your family’s first language is Spanish and you can live without English shows, YouTube TV also offers a standalone Spanish-language plan for $34.99 per month, which includes FOX Deportes and over 28 other Spanish-language channels, but without English streaming services. Also: How to download YouTube videos for free – 2 ways YouTube TV also offers a new feature …

Demi Moore continues winning streak at Critics Choice Awards – as Zoe Saldana and Adrien Brody also take home top prizes | Ents & Arts News

Demi Moore continues winning streak at Critics Choice Awards – as Zoe Saldana and Adrien Brody also take home top prizes | Ents & Arts News

Demi Moore, Zoe Saldana, Kieran Culkin and Adrien Brody are among the big winners of this year’s Critics Choice Awards. Moore took home the best actress award for her performance in The Substance, in which she plays a fading Oscar winner who discovers a black-market drug to create a younger model of herself. The prize adds to her Golden Globe win and Oscar nomination in what has been her first acknowledgement for major Hollywood awards, after decades in the business. “This has been such a wild ride, I can’t tell you when I started this journey on this film, I could never imagine being here,” the 62-year-old said as she collected her award at the ceremony in Santa Monica, Los Angeles. “This is so far beyond anything I could have hoped for.” Image: Moore was hugged by her co-star Margaret Qualley as she was announced the winner. Pic: AP/Chris Pizzello The actress, who is now an Oscars frontrunner, added: “For anybody out there who is still on their journey, who is still struggling to find …

The Repair Shop expert faces ‘impossible’ decision in shock restoration first

The Repair Shop expert faces ‘impossible’ decision in shock restoration first

The Repair Shop expert Steve Fletcher faced a difficult decision in a recent episode of the beloved BBC series, leaving both the owner of a treasured item and viewers at home deeply moved. The horologist, who has restored countless timepieces in his time on the show, was tasked with bringing a 1950s alarm clock back to life. But this restoration came with a unique challenge—one that led to an emotional dilemma. WATCH: The Repair Shop’s Steve faces a tough decision A sentimental family heirloom © BBCThe Repair Shop’s Steve fixed an alarm clock The clock belonged to Karen, who brought it into The Repair Shop hoping Steve could restore the cherished timepiece. The vintage alarm clock had once belonged to her grandfather, David Alfonso Butler, a member of the Windrush Generation. David, who worked gruelling shifts in a foundry, relied on the alarm clock to wake him every afternoon after long nights of hard labour. For Karen, the clock was more than just a household object—it was a reminder of the man who had shaped …

Love, Betrayal, & Truth in a Political Storm

Love, Betrayal, & Truth in a Political Storm

In the landscape of African literature, few novels have achieved the legendary status of Oromay by Baalu Girma. Published in Ethiopia in 1983, Baalu Girma’s masterpiece caused such a stir that it was banned within days, and the author disappeared six months later—presumably murdered by the very regime he dared to criticize. Now, forty years later, this powerful work finally reaches English readers through a masterful translation by David DeGusta and Mesfin Felleke Yirgu. The Story: Where Personal and Political Collide Set against the backdrop of Ethiopia’s 1981-82 Red Star Campaign to quell the Eritrean insurgency, Oromay follows Tsegaye Hailemaryam, a state journalist tasked with heading propaganda efforts in Asmara. What begins as a seemingly straightforward assignment evolves into a complex web of love, loyalty, and betrayal that challenges everything Tsegaye believes about both his country and himself. Writing Style and Narrative Structure Girma’s prose is remarkable for its ability to shift seamlessly between intimate personal moments and sweeping political drama. His writing style combines journalistic precision with poetic flourishes, creating a narrative voice that …

Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s Online Reactionary at DOJ

Paul Ingrassia, Trump’s Online Reactionary at DOJ

Paul Ingrassia, an online reactionary, is in place at the DOJ. Pete Kiehart / The Washington Post / Getty February 8, 2025, 6 AM ET Paul Ingrassia is just your average right-wing edgelord with a law degree and a high-level position at the Justice Department. In the past several years, on X, he has likened Andrew Tate, the misogynist influencer, to the “ancient ideal of excellence”; he has written a Substack post titled “Free Nick Fuentes” in support of reinstating the white nationalist’s X account (when it was still banned); and he has called Nikki Haley, Donald Trump’s former United Nations ambassador who ran against Trump in the Republican primary, an “insufferable bitch” who might be an “anchor baby” too. On Inauguration Day, Ingrassia was sworn in as the new White House liaison for the DOJ. In his new job, Ingrassia—who did not respond to a request for comment—is responsible for managing other White House appointments within the DOJ, and for identifying and recommending people to potentially be hired or promoted within the agency, according …

How to watch the 2025 Oscars without cable: Everything you need to know

How to watch the 2025 Oscars without cable: Everything you need to know

Table of Contents Table of Contents Table of ContentsWhen are the 2025 Oscars?Who are this year’s Oscar nominees?How can I watch the Oscar nominees for Best Picture?How to watch the Oscars live without cable in 2025Hulu streaming dealsLive TV streaming dealsFrequently Asked Questions The best deals for watching the Oscars live without cable: BEST WAY TO GET HULU FOR FREE Hulu with ads Free for select T-Mobile customers (save $9.99 per month) BEST LIVE TV STREAMING DEAL YouTube TV free 21-day trial, then $69.99 per month for 6 months (save $78) MOST AFFORDABLE LIVE TV STREAMING SERVICE Sling Blue $23 for your first month, then $45.99 per month (save $22.99) After another year of movie magic, the 97th Academy Awards are upon us. On March 2, Hollywood will honor the films that outshined the rest. The one and only Conan O’Brien is set to host the Oscars ceremony, with many of your favorites from years past presenting the biggest awards of the night. Want to see who takes home the titles of Best Picture, Best …

Leaders give new inspection toolkits the red card

Leaders give new inspection toolkits the red card

‘The draft grade descriptors look as though they have been cobbled together with insufficient consideration of how they will play out during inspections’ ‘The draft grade descriptors look as though they have been cobbled together with insufficient consideration of how they will play out during inspections’ School leaders have lambasted new Ofsted inspection toolkits as “cobbled together” and “a nonsense”. Under plans for new report cards, schools would be rated one of five, colour-coded judgments: exemplary (dark green), strong, secure, attention needed, or causing concern (red). Ofsted has published rubrics – which it has called “toolkits” – to “describe the quality we would expect to see at each point on the scale” for each judgment area. It wants to provide schools “clear guidance” on what inspectors will be looking at. Sir Martyn Oliver, the chief inspector, said the toolkits would mean leaders “no longer have to guess what’s in inspectors’ minds”. But many in the sector say the descriptors for different grades are too similar. ‘Cobbled together’ Frank Norris, a former HMI, told Schools Week: …

Source Code—My Beginnings by Bill Gates—Book Review by TBE

Source Code—My Beginnings by Bill Gates—Book Review by TBE

In his deeply personal memoir “Source Code: My Beginnings,” Bill Gates takes readers on an intimate journey through his early years, offering unprecedented insight into the experiences, relationships, and circumstances that shaped one of the most transformative figures in modern history. Unlike his previous books that focused on technology and philanthropy (“The Road Ahead,” “Business @ the Speed of Thought,” “How to Avoid a Climate Disaster,” and “How to Prevent the Next Pandemic”), this memoir delves into the human story behind the tech titan. The Making of a Tech Pioneer Family Foundations Gates masterfully weaves together the influences of his upstanding and ambitious parents – Bill Sr., a respected Seattle attorney, and Mary, a civic leader who broke glass ceilings in banking and philanthropy. The portrait he paints of his grandmother “Gami” is particularly touching, showing how her mathematical mind and principled nature helped shape his own intellectual development through countless card games and life lessons. Early Signs of an Exceptional Mind The memoir excels at illustrating Gates’s unique cognitive makeup from an early age. …