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The Wikipedia homepage.

Tech

Wikipedia finds rogue OpenAI agents made edits, hit APIs, and may have helped trigger outage

A shower control panel with a chrome handle and a flexible shower hose.

Home

In New York, a $350 shower fix became a $1,500 tear-out on a 30-year-old faucet

A row of green Lime bicycles with green baskets parked on a London street.

Business

London adds 586 e-bike bays after Lime puts up nearly $1.3 million to tame pavement clutter

A hand writes numbers in a notebook next to two electric meters on a wall.

Home

Australian couple weighs new providers after getting $225 power bill

A mop with a green cleaning pad positioned on wooden flooring.

Home

A $15 Swiffer feels cheap, until reusable pads expose the $100-a-year refill trap

A solar farm in a forest clearing.

Home

In Ohio, a free solar co-op could cut Duke Energy bills by about $1,000 a year

A sign for Alabama Power mounted on a brick wall.

Tech

Data breach leaves 100,000 Alabama Power accounts exposed, including partial Social Security numbers

A metal door hinge attached to a white door.

Home

In the UK, a beginner homeowner fixed one hinge with toothpicks, then caught the DIY bug

A close-up of a weathered door surface with peeling paint and a metallic handle.

Home

Homeowner keeps finding wall scuffs, then DIYers share a fast fix to skip the paint can

A robotic device designed for cleaning solar panels, positioned on a solar panel surface.

Tech

Study finds robotic solar cleaning can scour away protective coatings when dust builds

A DirecTV satellite dish and a cable box sit on top of a blue trash can, alongside a remote control.

Tech

After DirecTV says old hardware is obsolete, customer asks what can still be salvaged

A sliding door threshold with textured gray tiles and wooden flooring.

Home

Yearly puddles in a door track sent one homeowner hunting for a clog no wire could reach