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The EQUIP desk covers business travel software, travel booking systems, corporate T&E platforms, and the gear an executive actually uses — from carry-on to eSIM. Editorial buyer's guides and comparisons below.
How to evaluate Navan, TravelPerk, Concur, Spotnana, and the rest.
Where the intelligent booking layer earns its keep.
Carry-on, premium hard cases, and the executive kit.
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Sharge, the company that makes delightful retro Mac-shaped chargers and see-inside batteries, is finally impressing me with a portable SSD. I couldn't recommend the Sharge Disk, Disk Plus, or even the Disk Pro, but I'd be happy to own the new Disk Pro 2 Ultra. This isn't just a drive. It's a 4K HDMI dock […]
Laundry is where home robotics stops being a novelty and starts asking for a place in the family budget. Weave Robotics has opened pre-orders for Isaac 1, a mobile home robot that the company says can collect clothes, fold them, put them away, make beds, and reset the small messes that gather through a normal […]
The company appears to have built new laptops and a 2-in-1 for the Googlebook initiative.
Here's how to plan an ideal weekend getaway to Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park
These are five of the most exciting, most exclusive first-class airline seats in the world and how I plan to book them using points and miles.
On the heels of the sedan's 50th birthday, the Japanese-market revisions for next year feel a little lackluster.
Bell & Ross's flagship travel watch, the BR-05 GMT, gets its most alluring dial yet with the radiant "Green Steel."
The Marriott Bonvoy Boundless Credit Card is a solid, affordable card. It requires a good-to-excellent credit score but is more attainable than you may think.
The company was accused of violating the Clean Air Act by the NAACP.
The Sheraton Maui's oceanfront VIP beach escape starting at 200,000 Marriott Bonvoy points
TPG confirmed that multiple Chase Sapphire Preferred referral links continue to display the expired 100,000-point welcome offer. Here's how to check.
A text prompt was all it took to generate reality-warping images using Google Earth's satellite, aerial, and 3D imagery with a now-rolled back AI feature, like these images generated by Digital Digging's Henk van Ess that show "refugees near the Mexican border" and a bomb crater near a hospital in Gaza. Google initially responded to […]
Tapping nostalgic styles from the '70s and '80s, Vans applies heritage runner aesthetics to a shoe built for everyday wear.
Most gear coverage skips MTech USA Knives entirely. Master Cutlery is listed as the manufacturer on four of these five knives, the blades ship as stainless with a coating or a stonewash, and the whole catalog sits below the price of a movie ticket. That combination attracts a lot of eye rolling from people who […]
Sicura is back.
We spotted a great deal on Tile trackers earlier this week that’s still live, but if you’re an iPhone owner, we ultimately recommend Apple’s latest AirTag. Right now, you can pick up a four-pack for $89 ($10 off) at Amazon and Target, matching the bundle’s all-time low price. If you’re a member, Costco also has […]
Kalshi, which is headquartered in New York, has already been sued by multiple states.
Google has shut down Google Earth feature it launched Thursday that allowed users to edit satellite images with text prompts using AI. The tool essentially let users create AI deepfakes of the real world using text prompts; Digital Digging's Henk van Ess, for example, intentionally generated images adding things like refugees near the Mexican border […]
Videos made with AI will no longer appear in Snapchat's public recommendations.
People had less than a day to make misleading Google Earth images with AI before Google pulled the feature.
Brian Kelly explains why the Chase Sapphire Reserve for Business remains one of his favorite cards and why its 200,000-point offer is worth a look.
The lifestyle edition of the brand's Hyperboost Edge boasts award-winning Boost cushioning in a more stylish package.
The original was specifically designed to be an all-around superstar, but if some is good, more is better, right?
No other gadget knows as much about your home as a robot vacuum. They map your space, learn your routines, and many now carry a camera and microphone into every room in your house. As AI gives them a better understanding of what they see, the privacy and security risks these autonomous robots pose are […]
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is probing nearly 1.2 million Tesla vehicles after receiving complaints about a suspension failure that could cause "a loss of vehicle directional control," as reported earlier by Reuters. The preliminary investigation includes the 2018-2020 Model 3 and 2021-2023 Model Y, according to a filing from the NHTSA's Office […]
Award travel isn't dead. Learn the simple strategies that can help you book cheaper flights with points and miles, from positioning flights to partner airline sweet spots.
The Pandora experience is different from the Spotify one most of us are used to. Pandora Premium is worth it for some.
Google is seemingly working on an item tracker that might compete with Apple's AirTag. 9to5Google obtained an image of something called a "Google Pixel Tag" that has a small oval shape. The publication also linked to a Slovenian store listing about the Pixel Tag that describes the gadget as an item tracker with a speaker […]
Built for shoulder season dressing and winter layering, the laid-back, workwear-inspired outerwear gets a subtle monochromatic makeover.
In the market for portable Bluetooth speaker or noise-canceling headphones? Check out Bose's massive sale.
United Airlines is phasing its most premium aircraft onto four long-haul routes from its Houston hub starting in October 2026.
United Mile Play is back. See examples of targeted offers, including bonus miles for qualifying trips and additional Level Up challenges.
The Multifort 8 One Crown packs an impressive movement for its price, and the 40mm integrated case now comes with a black PVD finish.
Designed to honor the U.S. Navy, this Swiss timepiece features a proprietary construction and exclusive styling.
The startup just revealed some new low-cost configurations that combine wraps, accessories and other options for unique themed looks.
Champions Tactics: Grimoria Chronicles is going the way of the Bored Ape.
Timex added an automatic GMT to the Deepwater Meridian 200 on July 30, and the change is bigger than the name suggests. Deepwater already had automatics, and it had a quartz GMT, but never the two in one watch. This one puts a 24-hour hand and a ceramic bezel on a 42mm steel case with […]
The U.S. Department of Transportation is considering changes to some federal airfare policies that could affect the price consumers see when booking a flight.
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Looking to start your own island paradise full of Miis based on family, friends, and celebrities, but don’t feel like paying full fare? Woot has Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream for Switch on sale for $52.99 (usually $59.95). Sort of like Animal Crossing, but more off-kilter, this unique game sees you building and managing relationships […]