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From the archives: 15 years ago around Thanksgiving, Ebert set video game Internet ablaze.

"I'd absolutely love to have [an M1 laptop] if it just ran Linux," Torvalds said.

Review: No piece of hardware is perfect, but man, this is a hell of a laptop.

Think wry smiles rather than laugh-out-loud moments or even hearty chuckles.

We've pored over hundreds of Black Friday offers to find the best deals for you.

Long-awaited project to arrive as soon as January, with just one dollar-backed coin.

Plus deals on Roku and Fire TV devices, as well as Sonos soundbars.

One-time payment will be made in January as calls for industrial action grow.

Including price drops on new M1 Macs, AirPods Pro, and Apple Watch Series 6.

Branding collaboration with Logitech amounts to a single, stitched letter "G."

"Optimizing" meetings, from automated scheduling to facial recognition to measure attention.

The PS5 and new Xboxes are still MIA, but dozens of notable games are on sale.

Exploring the comment-section emotion of music as served by a mysterious algorithm.

In 2020, the couch isn't the same respite it used to be. But we're still streaming.

The “how?” and “why?” are open questions—along with “what now?”

Deliveries of the ID.4 should begin in the next few weeks.

A new study highlights our consensus on the virus’s spread and how we can change it.

1,500 Xbox users have downloaded the “retail” version of RetroArch, dev says.

Vaccine allocated based on population, not cases or high-risk groups.

Next year, even bigger sets will arrive. But these combined 15 discs are plenty.

Internet prices to rise $3 a month; “Broadcast TV” hidden fee going up $4.50.

“It’s the ultimate restoration and a perfect synergy between science and history.”

Unprivileged users can start and stop WireGuard tunnels via the UI now.

Midway created icons from Mortal Kombat to NBA Jam; this doc is finally widely available.

Easily the sleekest ebike we've ever tested, but look closer before committing.

Don’t just count on planted trees to offset your next flight.

“This is what we've been waiting for,” senior CDC official says.

Expanded beta is coming in January, and there's no plan for data caps.

Sheriff's office allegedly sought 200 iPads in trade for concealed carry permits.

If successful, we'll have the first new lunar samples in decades.

Console “Developer Mode” offers a way in for RetroArch’s dozens of emulation cores.

It’s the first direct evidence that people used hallucinogens at a rock art site.

What happened to the airport workers next is unclear.

We've picked through hundreds of early deals to find the ones worth your time.

AMD's flagship Zen 2 laptop CPUs save power by delaying their full performance.

OneWeb plans satellite launches in December and throughout 2021 and 2022.

It's totally zany, fully lamp-shady, An-i-mani-acs! (Those are the facts!)

AstraZeneca used two dosages: One 62% effective, the other 90%, for 70% average.

Data cap comes to 12 more US states over four years after everyone else got it.

Two more victims of the 79 CE eruption of Mount Vesuvius are accounted for.

The EPA says the extended-range Mustang Mach-E can go 300 miles on a charge.

“I don't remember ever being so nervous or upset about something as I was then.”

Anthony Mackie gives a stellar performance as doomed man for whom time is unraveling.

Electric vehicle customers today enjoy a wide selection—and a $7,500 tax credit.

Which new console is worth your hundreds? Our direct comparison offers an answer.

Goal: launch global commercial Internet service focusing on remote areas by 2022.

A new generation of machines is automating a tech-averse industry.

A look at the history of nuclear power in the US, and why plant costs have soared.

Researchers tapped by NASA just conducted a first test of a decades-old concept.

A big new "legacy" board game arrives with Cold War vibes.