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BMW, Mazda and Volkswagen are among the automakers that have decided to stop putting AM radios in new electrical vehicles, citing electric engines interfering with the sound of AM stations. There are ...

In case you were wondering where the raging social-media pile-ons of the publishing world have gone since Elon Musk turned Twitter into X, these days many of them have migrated to Threads. Yes, ...

When wearing a two-button suit jacket, one is generally advised to leave the bottom button open. Our critic explains the reasoning behind the rule. By Vanessa Friedman I’m a psychotherapist with a lot ...

This is a chokepoint, for real. People are literally choking from all the coughing and sneezing, but it’s not COVID-19 or the flu. It’s the crud. The crud started making the rounds in the KIRO ...

Touchscreen-heavy interiors are under fire, with new safety rules pushing automakers to bring back real buttons for the features drivers use most. China proposes mandatory physical buttons for key car ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. Ever get tired of explaining yourself? The first big meme of ...

A generation of people online just realized it’s possible to have a thought and keep it to themselves. Enter “365 buttons,” the cryptic New Year’s resolution that’s now become a meme about time, ...

Initially, touchscreens were a way to make navigation and media easier for the driver, but over time; manufacturers have begun to use screens to control other functions. The justification from the ...

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For most people, "button-down" and "button-up" are interchangeable. We use the term off-handedly whenever we need to refer to a dress shirt that has buttons up the front and buttons on the cuffs. But ...

Automakers that nest key controls deep in touchscreen menus—forcing motorists to drive eyes-down rather than concentrate on the road ahead—may have their non-US safety ratings clipped next year. From ...