The 6 Best Free Speed Test Apps to Check Internet Performance

Test your internet speed with the best free apps for 2026. Compare top options for Wi-Fi, mobile data, latency, test history, ...
CNET

Is Your Internet Connection Delivering on the Speeds You Pay For? Here’s How to Tell

Don't settle for sluggish Wi-Fi. Learn what internet speed tests mean and how to troubleshoot and fix common issues. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...
InfoWorld

The best new features in MariaDB

The open source MySQL spin-off has steadily added features all its own. Here are five good reasons to switch to MariaDB. MariaDB may have started as a MySQL fork, following Oracle’s acquisition of ...
KING5

Sound Transit begins 40-day ‘simulated service’ test for Crosslake Connection, adds more downtown trains

SEATTLE — Light rail riders will notice more trains — and some shorter ones — as Sound Transit begins its final testing phase before connecting Seattle and the Eastside across Lake Washington.
Time

We Need to Build Human Connection For the AI Era

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The New York Times

What the ‘Bird Theory’ Reveals About Your Relationship

Experts weigh in on whether those viral TikTok tests are a real litmus for a couple’s connection. By Catherine Pearson Layne Berthoud, an occupational therapist who lives in Los Angeles, did not ...
Cosmopolitan

The Science Behind the “Bird Theory”

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. I shouldn’t get the secondhand anxiety that I do from the videos. But every time an expectant ...
HotHardware

TP-Link Claims Big Breakthrough With First Successful Wi-Fi 8 Connection Test

Wi-Fi 7 is still relatively new, but that hasn’t stopped industry players such as TP-Link from working on the next generation of wireless connectivity. The company has announced a “critical milestone” ...
The Verge

Wi-Fi 8 demonstrated with first prototype connection

TP-Link says the test marks a ‘critical milestone’ in proving Wi-Fi 8’s viability. TP-Link says the test marks a ‘critical milestone’ in proving Wi-Fi 8’s viability. is a news writer focused on ...
InfoWorld

MariaDB buys back the company it sold two years ago

MariaDB, a company that as recently as last year was very much in transition due in part to the fact its new CEO, Rohit de Souza, is a specialist in preparing organizations for acquisition and resale, ...
Cal Alumni Association

The Six Points of Connection We All Need

It’s widely recognized that the crises of loneliness, disconnection, and social fragmentation are touching nearly every aspect of our lives, from personal well-being to public health to democracy ...
Android Police

This new app from Speedtest's creators gives in-depth insights on your internet connection

Chris Thomas was a reporter at Android Police from 2022 until 2025. The new Orb app from the founders of Speedtest and Down Detector offers comprehensive analysis of internet connection health beyond ...