The new 2026 Nissan LEAF will arrive at US dealerships any day now. And it’s even cheaper than the OG model launched in 2011. With prices starting under $30,000, Nissan says the new LEAF will be the most affordable EV in the US. And it’s bringing more range, faster charging, and plenty of other upgrades. 2026 Nissan LEAF prices and …
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When it reaches dealerships this fall, the 2026 Leaf S Plus will start at $29,990 — or $31,485 when you factor in the $1,495 destination charge. Still, Nissan describes as “the lowest starting MSRP for any new EV currently on sale in the US.” And the company isn’t relying on any gimmickry like federal incentives (because there won’t be any, …
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Roku is dipping its toes in the paid streaming service space, but is entering within its own new niche. On Aug. 5, the company announced the launch of an ad-free streaming service, Howdy, for $2.99 a month. This makes it the cheapest major, general entertainment ad-free streaming service, far below the costs of Netflix, at $18 a month, or Hulu …
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Sign up for the Starts With a Bang newsletter Travel the universe with Dr. Ethan Siegel as he answers the biggest questions of all. CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is history’s most powerful particle physics machine. Deep underground, this tunnel is part of interior workings of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC), where protons pass each other at 299,792,455 m/s while …
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The Sonos Ray is the American audio brand’s cheapest soundbar, and while it doesn’t feature any fancy 3D audio processing capabilities, it focuses on getting the basics right. Most importantly, it sounds way better than the built-in speakers of most TVs on the market right now. Launched in 2022, it has remained in our best budget soundbars list for quite …
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Inflation has fallen considerably, but it is still too high for Federal Reserve policymakers’ tastes. And tariffs make the calculation even more complicated. “We’ve had goods inflation just moving up a bit,” said Fed Chairman Jerome Powell at a news conference last month. “We do expect to see more of that over the course of the summer. It takes some …
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