They’re flush with cash! Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration announced 17 new high-tech toilets that will cost $235,000 a pop — part of a $4 million plan to offer relief to the city’s public ...

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More than 30 age assurance laws are now in force worldwide. The UK is enforcing the Online Safety Act's "highly effective" age check requirement, with restrictions on under-16 access to social media ...

There are a few reasons you might want to upgrade to a smart toilet. Their built-in bidets mean you might use less toilet paper. (And let’s be frank, a bidet can also clean you better than toilet ...

Public restrooms might seem like a germ nightmare, but the real risks aren’t always where you think. While toilet seats can carry bacteria, viruses, and even parasite traces, studies show they’re ...

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To test seven popular toilet brushes from brands like Clorox, Oxo, and Simplehuman, we enlisted the help of CR Test Engineer Larry Ciufo, who whipped up a top-secret proprietary formula for us to ...

At first glance, the concept sounds absurd—maybe even inappropriate. How can a city council commission transparent toilets as vestiges of urban privacy? The surprising answer comes from Japan’s ...

The USS Gerald R. Ford has a plumbing problem. The Navy’s largest aircraft carrier, which heavily took part in the Jan. 3 airstrikes on Venezuela which led to the capture of Nicolas Maduro, keeps ...

Devices that conceal unwanted noises are the next frontier in advanced toilet technology. Would you like some peaceful birdsong, or perhaps a burst of artillery fire? Donna Burke, who moved to Japan ...

Finally! An expert answers what to do when you're not on the loo. Bathroom etiquette runs the gamut from the nonnegotiable (put down the seat when you’re done, men!) to the debatable (should toilet ...