I Used to Tell People to Skip Wi-Fi 7 Routers. CNET's Lab Testing Changed My MindWi-Fi routers aren't the most exciting subject, but paying an extra $10 to $15 a month to rent one can add up quickly. With 71% of Americans choosing to rent their routers from their internet service provider, most of us are spending hundreds of dollars a year instead of making a one-time purchase. Your router is...

Scientists Use AI to Map Ocean Currents in Incredible Detail Understanding ocean currents is important for work such as weather forecasting, climate research, search-and-rescue operations and oil spill response. Julian is a contributor and former staff writer at CNET. He's covered a range of topics, such as tech, crypto travel, sports and commerce. His past work has appeared at...

Scammers Want Our Data, Yet CNET Finds Many of Us Aren't Protecting Our DevicesScammers will never pass up an opportunity to use malware to steal your data. While we're using the internet for nearly everything from banking to social media, they're creating thousands of new viruses daily to target the activities you engage in the most.     Maybe we've gotten too comfortable online,...

Today's NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Wednesday, Feb. 18Looking for the most recent Mini Crossword answer? Click here for today's Mini Crossword hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Wordle, Strands, Connections and Connections: Sports Edition puzzles.Today's Mini Crossword is a fun one, and it's not terribly tough. It helps if you know a certain...

Have money, will travel: a16z’s hunt for the next European unicorn Gabriel Vasquez, a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, recently revealed he took nine flights from NYC to Stockholm in one year. That wasn’t just to visit Lovable, a portfolio company, but also to look for other future Swedish unicorns before they cross the Atlantic. This all came to light when news emerged that a16z had led a $2.3...