Sick of shoveling? This electric snow blower helps me conquer Cleveland winters

Taylor Clemons/ZDNET ZDNET’s key takeaways The DeWalt 60V Max snow blower kit is available for about $1,000.With an all-steel auger and electric chute controls, you’ll make quick work of accumulation and drifts.No chute-clearing tool means you’ll need to spend extra cash to get one. Living in Cleveland, winters can be brutal with lake-effect snow and … Read more

How to Make the Most of Energy Efficiency Tax Credits in 2024

Tax season: It’s certainly not a time of year most Americans look forward to. But it might be a reason to celebrate if you made certain energy-related improvements to your home last year — like adding solar panels. That’s because those home energy upgrades qualify for generous tax credits that could save you thousands of … Read more

Aliens Could Be Trying to Get Our Attention Via Supernova-Timed Beacons

A recent SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) effort focused on a famous supernova from 1987, working under the premise that aliens might use such events to draw attention to themselves with synchronized beacons. Although this hunt came up short, it lays the groundwork for future searches using the same innovative strategy. Denis Villeneuve Had a … Read more

Kara Swisher Is Sick of Tech People, So She Wrote a Book About Them

In her new memoir, Burn Book, Kara Swisher cites a 2014 profile that dubbed her “Silicon Valley’s Most Feared and Well-Liked Journalist.” She might prefer to downplay the first and emphasize the second. Some people would switch that around. But there is no dispute about Swisher’s impact: When it comes to tech punditry, she’s at … Read more

Lenovo’s transparent laptop concept resurfaces in new leak

Leaker Evan Blass has offered another look at Lenovo’s transparent laptop concept ahead of its presumed unveiling at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona later this month. The new leaked press image shows two of the concept laptops on a desk, with one of the devices being visible through the transparent screen of another. This is … Read more

GM is expanding its hands-free driving system to rural highways

GM is expanding access to Super Cruise with plans to let drivers use the hands-free advanced driver assistance system on about 750,000 miles of roads in the United States and Canada. The expansion, which will nearly double the automaker’s Super Cruise network by 2025, will include rural and minor highways that often connect smaller cities … Read more

Tesla Cybertrucks Are Rusting Despite Being Stainless Steel

It seems the stainless steel panels of the Tesla Cybertruck are not really stain “less,” and are turning out to be no less susceptible to stains than stainless kitchen appliances, which easily develop grease and water stains. Some Tesla Cybertruck owners are reporting persistent orange stains on the exterior of their EVs, which could be … Read more