TL;DR: Elevate your commutes and workouts with the Beats Solo 4 On-Ear Headphones, on sale now for $87.97 (reg. $199.99) through May 31.
If you don’t just listen to playlists but live in them, the Beats Solo 4 On-Ear Headphones are for you. These re-engineered headphones deliver premium sound with an expansive sound range and an impressive 50-hour battery, so you don’t have to miss a beat.
Right now, you can score a pair of these premium headphones for just $87.97 through May 31.
Music lovers know that a basic pair of headphones won’t cut it. The Beats Solo 4 deliver audio brilliance, extraordinary clarity, and an expansive sound range thanks to custom-built 40-mm transducers, all worthy of your excellent taste in music.
Personalized Spatial Audio lets you immerse yourself in the tunes, while dynamic head tracking and built-in gyroscopes surround you with sound, giving you the effect of being surrounded by 64 speakers at once, whether you’re in line at the grocery store or on your morning commute.
A built-in Digital-to-Analog Converter also provides high-resolution lossless audio, and if you want more texture, you can connect via a USB-C cable or a 3.5mm audio cable.
Enjoy an impressive 50 hours of battery life and Bluetooth 5.3, which offers extended range and fewer dropouts.
Aside from offering premium sound, the Beats Solo 4 also provide a premium wearing experience that keeps up with that battery life. They’re ultralight, weighing just 217 grams, and the UltraPlush ear cushions and ergonomic design offer unparalleled comfort and fit.
You’re saving big on these headphones because they’re open-box. That means they were likely excess inventory from store shelves, but have undergone a verification process to ensure they’re still in new condition and are placed in clean packaging.
Score the Beats Solo 4 On-Ear Headphones for $87.97 now through May 31.
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3 AdultFriendFinder security improvements made after the 2016 data breachFriendFinder Networks took this breach seriously, and dramatically stepped up their security practices. Here are three major changes they made.
Every major online dating service has been targeted by malicious hackers looking to access private information, but few attacks have been as severe, as pervasive, or as publicly damaging as the data breach attack on AdultFriendFinder in October 2016.
The attack exposed the records of more than 360 million users, and not just from AdultFriendFinder itself but sister sites across the popular FriendFinder network. To this day, it is still one of the largest database breaches ever recorded, leaking the email addresses, usernames, passwords, sexual orientations, and even spoken languages of millions of people across more than two decades of AFF history.
Worse still, it exposed some downright shoddy security practices, which included using SHA-1 cryptographic hashing, already more than a decade out of date by the time of the breach, and storing account passwords in plain text. It was an embarassing moment for the company.
Thankfully, FriendFinder Networks took this breach very seriously indeed, and dramatically stepped up its security practices and protcols. Here are three major changes they made to help protect future users:
Think of a website's database as a kind of bank vault. It's where all the most valuable stuff is stashed. And thieves would love to get their hands on it all. In 2016, prior to the attack, AdultFriendFinder had the equivalent of a single-lock safe: it looked secure and intimidating, but malicious actors had long ago figured out how to crack the code and get their hands on the loot.
Now, AFF uses the latest in encryption technology to bolster security, including a technique called "salted hashing" that involves combining each password with a unique, random string of characters (known as the salt) and then passing them through a one-way hash function. It's a sophisticated way of ensuring that even accounts using identical passwords across different sites (looking at you, people who use "password" for your password) aren't all vulnerable during a breach.
The ugly truth is that companies can't go it alone in the battle for cybersecurity. In-house security teams, as smart and hardworking as they may be, just don't stand a chance against an army of hackers and malicious actors. These scammers work 24/7 to access your valuable data and are always evolving and finding new ways through.
The 2016 data breach humbled AFF enough to recognize this fact, and they've been contracting outside cybersecurity help ever since, including help fro Google subsidiary Mandiant. These cybersecurity firms don't just examine the potential vulnerabilities in your coding — they also look at corporate structure and employee practices to evaluate potential vulnerabilities.
Not all cybersecurity vulnerabilities are the fault (or exclusive fault) of the website. Sometimes, users' laziness can be a major vulnerability — in other words, using the same passwords year after year and assuming that's OK. Beefing up AFF's security has involved forced password resets, so you can't just use the same password all the time.
This is now basically standard operating procedure across the internet: Once every six months or once a year, you'll be asked to choose a new password. AFF has formalized this approach to help secure against password vulnerabilities that it can't control, such as leaks on other dating sites. (Be honest: How many of you use the same password across multiple sites? It doesn't take much for a hacker to apply a leaked password from one site to a whole bunch of other sites). This also protects against hardware malware such as keyloggers.
Later this year, exactly one decade will have elapsed since AdultFriendFinder's last security breach. Say what you will about their past mistakes — a full decade of cybersecurity success is an achievement, and modern users of the site should be grateful that AFF has stepped up their game in such a big way.
How to watch PSG vs. Arsenal in the Champions League final online for freeHow to watch Champions League for free. Live stream PSG vs. Arsenal in the Champions League final for free.
TL;DR: Live stream PSG vs. Arsenal in the Champions League final for free on RTÉ Player. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
The Champions League final is here. The Premier League champions face off against Ligue 1's best side in what promises to be an absolutely epic contest.
PSG have been here before. They come into this final as defending champions, but they know they'll need to be at their absolute best to fend off Mikel Arteta's determined side. After some moments of doubt in recent weeks, it feels like Arsenal are back in their groove and on course to do something truly special this season.
If you want to watch PSG vs. Arsenal in the Champions League final from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.
PSG vs. Arsenal in the Champions League final kicks off at 12 p.m. ET on May 30. This fixture takes place at the Puskás Aréna.
PSG vs. Arsenal is available to live stream for free on RTÉ Player.
RTÉ Player is geo-restricted to Ireland, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Ireland, meaning you can unblock RTÉ Player to stream the Champions League final for free from anywhere in the world.
Live stream PSG vs. Arsenal for free by following these simple steps:
Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)
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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can access free live streams of the Champions League final without actually spending anything. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream PSG vs. Arsenal before recovering your investment.
If you want to retain permanent access to the best free streaming services from around the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.
ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on RTÉ Player, for a number of reasons:
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Chicken Shop Date with Paul McCartney makes beautiful musicAmelia Dimoldenberg's latest guest on "Chicken Shop Date" is a Beatle: Sir Paul McCartney.
Chicken Shop Date has seen host Amelia Dimoldenberg flirting with some serious names over the last 10 years, from Billie Eilish to Keke Palmer, SZA to Cher. Her latest illustrious guest? Sir Paul McCartney.
Having recently closed out The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the music legend and Beatle is hitting the press circuit to promote his new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane. On Friday, he headed for the titular chicken shop, where Dimoldenberg asked him the tough questions.
Notably, McCartney's in the same seat where Dimoldenberg previously interviewed Paul Mescal, who's playing the Beatle in Sam Mendes' upcoming biopic.
McCartney's no stranger to buzzy British web series and podcasts, appearing on Jessie Ware's Table Manners, Marina Hyde and Richard Osman's The Rest Is Entertainment, and Tom Holland's The Rest Is History.
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We tried 6 killer Acer laptops from Computex: Hyperlights, 18-inch beasts, and everything between!We went hands-on with Acer’s most interesting laptops at Computex 2026, including Predator, Nitro, Aspire, and TravelMate models.
Check out the six most compelling new Acer machines at the show: TravelMates, Predators, Nitros, Aspires, and more! (Spoiler: Hope you like 18-inch laptops...)
Amazon has a bunch of multi-port Anker fast chargers on sale — get up to $30 off this weekendShop the best deals on Anker fast chargers at Amazon. Save on the Nano, a three-port wall block, and a 112W desktop charger.
If you're still hoarding a drawer full of charging bricks, it's probably time to let them go (I'm a Millennial too, so I get it). There's really no reason to have so many blocks when you can buy one or two do-it-all chargers and just be done with it. Then you can use that drawer for other junk, like old receipts you've kept for no reason and Starbucks straws, because, you know, just in case.
Right now, Amazon's got a ton of Anker fast chargers on sale. Here are the best deals to grab before the weekend's over.
This tiny Anker Nano plug has two USB-C ports and folds down flat, so it won't cover the entire outlet or crowd your bag when you travel. It delivers 47W of power, so even though it's tiny, it can still charge your phone and your tablet at the same time.
Right now, you can get it for $19.49, down from $29.99, at Amazon. That’s a 35% discount or about $10.50 in savings.
If your desk is covered in wires, this heavy-duty block offers a quick fix. It splits a 112W of power across six separate outlets (three USB-C and three USB-A) so you can power your entire workspace from one wall plug. It even comes with a little silicone cable organizer so everything stays in one spot instead of sliding off the back of your desk.
Right now, you can get it for $33.99, down from $39.99, at Amazon. That’s a 15% discount or $6 in savings.
This is the one to throw in your laptop bag if you hate carrying around three separate bricks for your computer, phone, and headphones. It gives you two USB-C ports and one classic USB-A port, and it's basically half the size of a standard MacBook charger block.
Right now, you can get it for $34.99, down from $49.99, at Amazon. That’s a 30% discount or $15 in savings.
Anker Smart Display Charger (45W) — $27.99 $39.99 (save $12)
Anker Phone Charger (65W) — $29.99 $39.99 (save $10)
Anker Prime Charger (100W) — $39.98 $69.99 (save $30.01)
Anker MacBook Pro Charger (140W) — $64.99 $89.99 (save $25)
TL;DR: The official Casetify x Tamagotchi collection launches on May 29. The collection features phone cases, plush earbud pouches, phone straps, and customizable carry-on luggage, with prices starting at $36.
If you grew up in the '90s, it felt like every single person had a Tamagotchi clipped to their backpack. They were basically Sims, but cuter and pixelated; you had to feed them, clean up after them, and keep them happy 24/7, or they'd die. Everyone who was anyone had one, except me.
I was never allowed to have one. (The childhood trauma is real.) If your parents also denied you a virtual pet, it's time to pull out your wallet because we finally have adult money now.
Casetify just announced a collaboration with Bandai Namco for an actual Tamagotchi collection, and it drops on May 29. And it's not just phone cases — they're releasing an actual, functional Tamagotchi device with a custom Casetify shell.
They're also offering "Chase Cards" with seven different rarity tiers from "Common" up to "Supreme Ultra Rare." Oh, and you can get a 21-inch carry-on suitcase in pink or blue that you can personalize with your initials in the actual Tamagotchi font.
If you feel a little silly about buying toys as a fully grown adult, don't. The "kidult" economy is huge right now. According to a market research report from Circana, global toy sales rose 7 percent last year, and collectibles spiked by 32 percent.
The collection officially goes live on May 29 at casetify.com/colab.
Anthropic overtakes OpenAI to become worlds most valuable AI companyWith a new valuation of nearly one trillion dollars, Anthropic is now more valuable than OpenAI.
Move over, OpenAI. There's a new leader in the AI industry.
Anthropic announced on Thursday that it had raised $65 billion in funding from investors led by Altimeter Capital, Greenoaks, Dragoneer, and Sequoia Capital.
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This fundraising round puts Anthropic's valuation at nearly one trillion dollars, or $965 billion to be exact. OpenAI, long seen as the face of the AI industry after its AI chatbot ChatGPT was launched, was last valued at $852 billion back in March. According to the New York Times, the new valuation makes Anthropic the most valuable privately held AI company in the world (companies like NVIDIA and Google have surpassed the $1 trillion mark).
Anthropic has now usurped OpenAI in the AI race when it comes to valuation — and revenue too.
In addition to the fundraising round, Anthropic announced that the company hit a $47 billion revenue run rate earlier this month.
As CNBC points out, that’s up from Anthropic's $30 billion run rate earlier this year and $10 billion in annual revenue last year.
Earlier this week, The Information reported that OpenAI's annualized revenue run rate is around $30 billion. Anthropic's $47 billion revenue run rate is roughly 35 percent more than OpenAI's. This is certainly not the most ideal news to drop for OpenAI right before the company's planned IPO.
“Claude is increasingly indispensable to our growing global community of customers, and we work tirelessly to make tools like Claude Code and Cowork more helpful, more powerful, and more adaptable to their needs,” said Anthropic CFO Krishna Rao in a statement. “This funding will help us serve the historic demand we are experiencing, stay at the research frontier, and bring Claude to more of the places where work happens.”
So, how did this happen? It appears that OpenAI has had more of a focus on ChatGPT subscriptions from everyday consumers, whereas Anthropic has positioned Claude as a leading developer tool for businesses with products like their agentic coding assistant, Claude Code. Based on Anthropic's revenue and valuation, their business model with its AI assistant Claude seems to be working better than the competitors.
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Fitbit Air reviews: Is it time for a fitness tracker upgrade?Fitbit has a new screenless health tracker, but does it measure up to the competition?
Google just launched a fascinating-looking new Fitbit health tracker, but it's a little different from the ones you might be used to.
That's because the $99 Fitbit Air doesn't have a screen, instead opting for a combination of a mobile app and an AI coach to meet your health tracking needs. While Mashable's review is still in the works and will be ready soon, reviews for the device from other professional critics came out this week, so let's dive in and see what they had to say. Is it time to upgrade from your old Fitbit, or should you stick with something that has a screen?
Without dancing around the point, let's establish up front that almost every review of the Fitbit Air is a positive one. Despite some grumbling from long-time Fitbit users on Reddit about the Google Health app, early users really like the Fitbit Air so far.
Critics overall enjoyed the device's sleek form factor and health-tracking capabilities, though a few had nitpicks here and there. One thing to understand right away, though, is that the Fitbit Air at $99 (with an additional $99/yr subscription to unlock every Google Health app feature) is substantially cheaper than the latest Whoop tracker, which is an obvious inspiration for Fitbit's new device.
The Whoop fitness tracker comes as part of a subscription that starts at $149/yr, so Google's option is a definitive win in terms of value, and critics certainly noted that. In addition, Gemini superusers who already subscribe to Google AI Pro or AI Ultra receive complimentary access to the Google Health app, so no additional subscription is required.
Beyond price, it sounds like the Fitbit Air mostly nails the crucial things you'd want it to nail, like comfort. Like any other Fitbit device, it offers a wide variety of band styles to choose from, which will mostly come down to personal taste. Andrew Gebhart of PCMag had kind things to say about the polyester-based Performance Loop band.
"The Performance Loop covers the sensor, so I never felt the need to take any precautions when lifting weights, and the device never got in my way," Gebhart wrote. "By contrast, I’d often have to reposition the Oura Ring for comfort, or shift the screen of a smartwatch to protect the display, when lifting weights. The Active Band offers even more protection, but the Performance Loop is durable enough for all everyday activities."
Since the Fitbit Air doesn't have a display, it relies entirely on the Google Health mobile app for tracking health, adjusting settings, or doing literally anything else you'd need a screen for. This has certainly ruffled some feathers online, particularly those belonging to longtime Fitbit users who preferred the older Fitbit app. But critics like Engadget's Cherlynn Low found the Google Health app pretty easy to use, with a home page that does a good job of displaying pertinent information for the user.
If you choose to pay the subscription fee, you'll unlock access to an AI coach within the app, which is one of the Fitbit Air's other defining features. It's functionally similar to automatically generated progress reports in other fitness apps, but now you can make requests of it in natural language via a chatbot interface. At Engadget, Low acknowledged that the AI coach can occasionally be a little buggy or insensitive regarding things like disordered eating, but found that it's generally decent at basic tracking and health guidance.
"For example, it used to be nearly impossible to ask an app to log 'the same cup of muesli and milk I had yesterday' and get the desired results. Thanks to its Gemini powers, the AI Coach did exactly what I asked, looking at my log history for the brands I specified and simply adding them to my data for the right day," Low wrote. "Of course, it was not perfect and occasionally I had to correct it. But by and large I found it easy to get the Coach to do basic things like tracking my nutrition and activity."
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Of course, there are some basic issues with the screenless tracker that are worth addressing. One thing you get if you choose to pay more for a Whoop tracker is better battery life. Contemporary Whoop trackers are rated for about 14 days of life on a charge, but every reviewer I read only managed to get roughly seven or eight days out of the Fitbit Air. It apparently charges quickly, so it shouldn't be a huge issue, but that's worth noting anyway.
One last thing to note, courtesy of CNET's Vanessa Hand Orellana, is that the Fitbit Air is significantly worse at being a watch than any other Fitbit model. Orellana liked the device overall, but made the very important observation that its form factor has real limitations.
"I've lost count of how many times I've glanced down at my wrist expecting to see the time, only to be met with a blank band staring back at me like, 'What?,'" Orellana wrote. "Between that and the fact that it couldn't ping my phone, there were moments the Fitbit Air felt like it was freeloading on my wrist."
If you want a watch, you should probably get something with a screen. If that doesn't matter to you, the Fitbit Air might be worth a try.
The new Google Fitbit Air is available now from Google, Amazon, and other retailers for $99.99.
Disclosure: PCMag, CNET, and Mashable are owned by the same parent company, Ziff Davis.
Backrooms review: Does the online creepypasta make a good full-length movie?Mashable's review of "Backrooms", Kane Parsons' A24 horror about a store owner discovering the doorway to another world in his basement.
Horror is ushering in a new breed of filmmakers.
All across the genre, online creators are making the jump from YouTube to the big screen. Danny and Michael Philippou (aka Rackaracka) did it with Talk To Me and Bring Her Back, and Curry Barker is currently doing it with Obsession. Now, 20-year-old Backrooms director Kane Parsons joins their ranks.
The young creator found fame on YouTube with his series of short films inspired by the Backrooms creepypasta born out of an old 4Chan post. His videos amassed tens of millions of views and a loyal fanbase. The question is: has Parsons, with co-writer Will Soodik, managed to make the challenging jump from short-form content to full-length A24 feature?
The answer is yes. But there is a caveat.
Set in Santa Clara Valley, California in the '90s, Backrooms hinges on wannabe-architect turned furniture store owner Clark (Chiwetel Ejiofor). He's in a bad place, spending his days drinking and processing his recent separation with his therapist Mary (Renate Reinsve). But one night, while using his store as temporary accomodation, a flickering basement light leads him to the discovery of a hidden doorway, and a seemingly never-ending series of rooms.
The space beyond the door is the titular Backrooms, filled with faulty yellow lights, barely furnished rooms that oscillate between cavernous and claustrophobic, and strange distant noises that suggest the place may not be entirely empty.
Sound creepy? It is. Production designer Danny Vermette, art director Alan Derksen, and set decorator Trevor Johnston have done an amazing job at creating a world that feels both familiar and uncanny — and draws direct aesthetic inspiration from the creepypasta. Parsons, who also designed the lighting, uses this liminal space as his own nightmarish playground.
Plenty of horror films explore creepy hidden worlds (see Insidious, Get Out, and Annihilation), and characters trapped in unusual spaces is something that's been done before too (see Exit 8, Cube, even Severance). But Backrooms feels like its own "liminal horror" beast. It's an M.C. Escher-inspired realm that plays on the uneasiness of seeing everyday objects slightly distorted: furniture stacked in a jumble in the centre of the floor; a tunnel halfway up the wall; corridors that go on and on and on. As the characters move through this space, composer Edo Van Breemen and Parsons' soundtrack is oppressive, while sound editor Eugenio Battaglia keeps your nerves on edge with ominous background rumbling and the whiny mosquito buzz of fluorescents.
Parsons' direction adds to this unique hellscape. His short films utilise found footage to complement the grainy mystery of the Backrooms, and his feature pays homage to this with a sequence in the second act that sees director of photography Jeremy Cox employing a handheld POV camera to horrifying effect. This is where the film is at its best, with Clark and two of his employees (Lukita Maxwell and Finn Bennett) dashing through a labyrinth of disjointed rooms. You don't know exactly what they're running from, or where they are, and the sequence is horror film-making at its finest.
The second act is, unfortunately, Backrooms at its peak. Act three doesn't quite deliver on the promise made by the film's first two thirds. Is it bad? Not at all. The final third hints at the answers to some of the film's bigger questions while also holding things back. It's still tense and scary.
But it's not quite as effective as what came before, and the main reason for that is that we finally see what the characters are running from. Like many horror films, seeing the monster inevitably removes some of the tension.
Despite this, Backrooms is still well worth a watch. The ending isn't enough to spoil what came before.
If anything, Parsons has managed to prove himself as an incredibly talented emerging filmmaker while also establishing the first chapter in what will surely end up becoming a brand new horror franchise.
The Eufy E15 robot lawn mower is down to its best-ever price — nearly half off at AmazonThe Eufy E15 robot lawn mower is on sale at Amazon for just $949.99. That's $850 or nearly 50% in savings and its best price ever.
SAVE $850: As of May 29, the Eufy Robot Lawn Mower E15 is on sale for $949.99 at Amazon. That's 47% off its list price of $1,799.99 and its best price on record.
I saw my first robot lawn mower in action at a local community center this week. I was a bit unnerved at first, but after gawking for a few moments, I was wowed by its performance. If cutting the grass is a chore you'd rather not do and you have the budget for it, you may want to consider one of these futuristic gadgets. While they can cost a pretty penny, Amazon just dropped the price of the Eufy Robot Lawn Mower E15 to make the investment less extreme.
As of May 29, the Eufy Robot Lawn Mower E15 is down to $949.99 at Amazon instead of its usual $1,799.99. That's a 47% price drop and the cheapest this model has ever been, according to our favorite price-tracking tool.
Ok, so they're not exactly new on the market, but robot lawn mowers are more advanced and accessible than ever.
The Eufy E15 utilizes stereo cameras, AI algorithms, and 3D sensors to distinguish your lawn's boundaries, avoid obstacles, and navigate your yard entirely on its own. It'll take a bit to map out your yard initially, but once it's familiar, you can view the complete layout on the app, manage zones, set custom exclusion areas, draw virtual walls, and more.
Mashable's sister site ZDNet tested it out and cheered that it's smart enough to not only avoid obstacles like patios, garden beds, and trees, but also toys randomly tossed in the yard or pets that cross in front of it. Eufy markets the E15 mower for yard up to 0.2 acres (8,700 square feet), but ZDNet's reviewer adds that it's also best for a "simple grassy yard with no steep slopes and a physical perimeter around it."
If that sounds like your yard, the Eufy E15 robot mower could be a great fit to take over your lawn care duties this summer. Snag it while it's nearly half its usual cost.
The best TV deals to shop this weekend: Save on Sony, Toshiba, and HisenseMissed the Memorial Day sales? You can still save up to 46% on a new TV from Hisense, Toshiba, or Sony.
Even though Memorial Day has officially come and gone, Amazon's still got a few good deals going on select TVs. So, if you missed out on the holiday markdowns because you were too busy enjoying your long weekend instead of staring at a screen (good for you!), you're in luck.
We dug through the leftovers and found the best TV deals to shop this weekend, including a 75-inch Hisense, an 85-inch Toshiba, and a 65-inch Sony.
If you're living room gets a lot of natural light (jealous, tbh), then you're going to need a TV that has an anti-glare screen. The Hisense 75-inch U7 Mini LED 4K Smart Fire TV's anti-glare layer promises to keep the picture clear "no matter what's happening around you."
Right now, you can get it for $1,198.99, down from $1,999.99, at Amazon. That's a 40% discount or $801 in savings. It's also the lowest price we've tracked on this TV to date.
Trying to build an at-home theatre? Then you definitely need this 85-inch Toshiba Mini LED 4K Smart Fire TV. Not only is it gigantic, but it also has a built-in bass woofer (which isn't something flat screens typically have), so you can probably hold off on buying a separate soundbar.
Right now, you can get it for $1,348.99, down from $2,499.99, at Amazon. That's a 46% discount or $1,151 in savings.
If you're a bit of a picture-quality snob (or you just play a lot of PS5), this 65-inch Sony Bravia 8 II 4K Smart Google TV is built with over eight million self-lit pixels to give you the purest blacks. While the Quantum Dot panel and XR Triluminos Max deliver billions of accurate real-world colors.
Right now, you can get it for $2,598, down from $3,299.99, at Amazon. That's a 21% discount or about $702 in savings.
Samsung 40-inch Class Full HD F6000 Smart TV (2025l) — $147.99 $197.99 (save $50)
Hisense 55-inch Class A7 Series 4K UHD Smart Fire TV (2025) — $269.99 $429.99 (save $160)
Samsung 65-inch Class QLED Q7F Series Samsung Vision AI Smart TV (2025F) — $427.99 $499.99 (save $72)
Samsung 65-inch Class QLED Q8F 4K UHD Smart TV (2025) — $597.99 $897.99 (save $72)
There's a reason portable power stations have become so popular; they can be a real lifesaver, whether you're off the grid on a camping trip or at home during a power outage. Everyone can benefit from having one at the ready, but they're not exactly the cheapest investment. That's why when you see a good deal, you should jump on it ASAP.
We've found the best power station deals to shop this weekend from top brands Jackery, Bluetti, and Anker, with savings up to $750. With camping season in full swing and hurricane season right around the corner, it's as good a time as any to make the investment.
The mid-range Jackery Explorer 2000 V2 is lightweight enough to take camping, boating, tailgating, and other adventures, weighing in at less than 40 pounds. Yet, it's packed with 2,042Wh capacity, which means it's powerful enough to serve as a home battery backup in emergencies as well. In real life terms, that's enough to keep your fridge up and running for over a day, heat up meals in the microwave, and brew many cups of coffee. On board, it has three AC outlets, one USB-A port, and two USB-C ports, as well as a built-in light and super-charge emergency mode.
While we've seen it drop as low as $679 post-Black Friday, this $799 deal is still a massive 47% discount and well worth grabbing.
Bluetti's Elite 200 V2 power station weighs in at just over 50 pounds and is around the size of a small cooler. While it's not exactly what I would call lightweight, it's still small enough to fit snugly in a corner of your home or tote with you on a camping trip or off-grid adventure. It's also pretty powerful with a 2,073Wh capacity and the ability to power nine devices at once. It features four AC outlets, two 15W USB-A ports, two 100W USB-C ports, and a 120W car port on board, and supports 3,900W in power lifting mode. That's enough to run high-demand gadgets like hair dryers and refrigerators.
Typically over $1,000, it's on sale for just under $800 this weekend at Amazon.
Anker launched the Solix C2000 Gen 2 last fall and Mashable's power station expert calls it "genuinely campground worthy." Falling just in between the two options above in terms of heft, it weighs in at 41.7 pounds. That's still on the lighter side for a power station with a 2,048Wh capacity. It packs in five standard AC ports, one TT-30, two 140W USB-C, one 15W USB-C, and one 12W USB-A, giving you plenty of options to keep your campground powered up. Anker even says it can power up a 190W fridge for up to 32 hours. The more advanced version of our favorite power station for camping, the C2000 Gen 2 takes everything we love about the C1000 and cranks it up a notch.
It's usually over $1,400, so snagging it for only $749 is a steal.
Bluetti Elite 30 V2 — $218.98 $299 (save $80.02)
Bluetti AC50B — $258.96 $399 (save $140.04)
EcoFlow Delta 2 Max — $898.99 $1,399 (save $500.01 + get free 45W solar panel)
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The 2026 MacBook Air M5 is down to its best-ever price at Amazon — act fast to buy for under $900Find the best MacBook Air deal. Save 18% on the 13-inch 2026 MacBook Air M5 at Amazon.
SAVE $200: As of May 29, the 13-inch MacBook Air M5 is on sale for $899 at Amazon. That's a $200 discount on the list price.
The new 13-inch MacBook Air M5 has just dropped to its best-ever price at Amazon, on sale for $200 off right now. That brings the price down from $1,099 to $899, as truly great deal.
This MacBook is seriously fast and portable. It's powered by the M5 chip with a faster CPU, unified memory, and a next-generation GPU, so it can handle even the heaviest multitasking load.
For visuals, you'll get a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display that supports 1 billion colors. It gives you sharp detail, rich contrast, and vibrant visuals for everything you do. It also includes a 12MP Center Stage camera, a three-mic array, and a four-speaker system with Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos support for clearer video calls and immersive sound.
And while nifty in size (weighing just 3.3 pounds), it's still a great unit for work purposes. It has Thunderbolt 4 ports, MagSafe charging, WiFi 7, and support for up to two external displays, ideal if you need an extended work setup. macOS also won't let you down, running apps quickly and securely.
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The DJI Mavic 4 Pro is down to a record-low price at Amazon — save $200Find the best DJI drone deal. Save 6% on the DJI Mavic 4 Pro Fly More Combo at Amazon.
SAVE $200 As of May 29, the DJI Mavic 4 Pro Fly More Combo is on sale for $3,299.95 at Amazon. That's a 6% discount on the list price.
Looking for a deal on a seriously impressive drone? Look no further than the DJI Mavic 4 Pro Fly More Combo at Amazon. As of May 29, this huge bundle is reduced by $200, bringing the price down from $3,499.95 to $3,299.95.
The DJI Mavic 4 Pro Drone is built for people who want high-end aerial footage. Its advanced camera system is designed to perform well in a range of lighting conditions, so it's suitable for travel filming, commercial projects, real estate, and social media content.
It also has intelligent flight modes such as subject tracking, automated flight paths, and orbit-style shots that to help make complex camera movements feel easier and give you more control.
And with the DJI Fly More Combo, you'll have everything you need to get going. It includes additional batteries, a charging hub, a 64GB memory card, backpack, landing pad, cleaning kit, and card tools. If you plan for long shoots and lots of footage, then this added gear is a huge bonus.
Head to Amazon to get this incredible drone deal.
The LG 65-inch C5 Series TV is nearly half off at Best Buy right now — save $1,300 this weekendGet the best LG TV deal. Save 48% on the LG 65-inch C5 Series TV at Best Buy.
SAVE $1,300: As of May 29, the LG 65-inch C5 Series TV is on sale for $1,399.99 at Best Buy. That's a 48% discount on the list price.
Need a new TV? Why not check out this impressive new deal on the LG 65-inch C5 Series TV at Best Buy. As of May 29, this TV is down from $2,699.99 to $1,399.99. That's almost 50% off the list price, and a saving of $1,300 on list price.
But why this TV? Well, this model adjusts picture and sound settings based on content and user preferences, helping every scene look and sound its best, with no effort from you. It has Brightness Booster technology that enhances individual pixels and over 8.3 million self-lit pixels for more accurate colors. It also supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for cinematic visuals and immersive audio, along with a filmmaker mode that shows movies as intended by the director.
For gamers, it benefits from a native 120Hz refresh rate, 0.1ms response time, VRR, and four HDMI 2.1 ports. It also includes AI upscaling and picture enhancement features to improve lower-resolution content.
And on the inside you'll get LG webOS 25 for streaming and apps. This gives you easy access to all the major streaming platforms (Netflix, Prime Video, etc.) and over 300 free LG Channels.
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The Bluetti AC200L is $800 off at Amazon — upgrade your power station this weekendFind the best portable power station deal. Save 50% on the Bluetti AC200L at Amazon.
SAVE $800: As of May 29, the Bluetti AC200L is on sale for $799 at Amazon. That's a 50% discount on the list price.
The Bluetti AC200L is back on sale at Amazon, and this time it's discounted by a whopping $800.
As of May 29, you'll find it priced at $799, down from $1,599. This price is for the unit only, but there are various upgrade options that include chargers and solar panels also reduced.
The Bluetti AC200L portable power station gives you 2,400W of output. It has 11 output ports, including AC, USB, car, and a 100W PD port, so it can power a wide range of devices at the same time. It also includes a 30A RV port and 48V DC output for heavier-duty setups, so it's especially useful for RV users.
It also supports ultra-fast recharging, so you can use it with hardly any prep time. In fact, it can reach 80% from nothing in just 45 minutes with up to 2,400W AC input. If you add on the solar panels, it can get to a full charge in around 1.7–2.2 hours using solar input of up to 1,200W.
You can find this Bluetti power station deal at Amazon right now.
The 27-inch LG OLED UltraGear gaming monitor hits new low price at Amazon — save $400Amazon has the LG UltraGear OLED monitor for $499.99, a new low on a 27-inch QHD display with 240Hz.
TL;DR: Amazon has the LG 27-inch UltraGear OLED gaming monitor on sale for $499.99 — massively cutting its $899.99 list price
Although LG boasts some of the most A-grade OLED gaming monitors around, Amazon still surprises us with huge discounts on the range.
As of May 29, Amazon has dropped the price of the LG 27-inch UltraGear OLED gaming monitor to $499.99 — 44% off from its usual $899.99 list price. With this new lowest-ever price (confirmed with price tracker camelcamelcamel), you’re getting a 27-inch OLED panel with QHD 2560x1440 resolution — an affordable halfway point that’s a jump over 1080p but not as intensive as 4K.
As for speed, this particular UltraGear model boasts a 240Hz refresh rate and a 0.03ms gray-to-gray response time, so fast-moving games should feel especially smooth — whether you’re having a few rounds of League of Legends or playing the biggest new single-player cinematic adventures like 007: First Light.
What’s more, LG’s inclusion of NVIDIA G-SYNC compatibility and AMD FreeSync Premium Pro cuts out any extra worry, as it reduces stuttering and screen tearing.
To make visuals even better, OLED gets even better with the added VESA DisplayHDR True Black 400 certification, a 1.5M:1 contrast ratio, and up to 98.5% coverage of the DCI-P3 color gamut, which should give games, movies, and HDR content deeper blacks and more dramatic color than a standard gaming monitor.
Other useful extras include an anti-glare OLED screen, HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, USB ports, a virtually borderless design, and a stand with height, tilt, and pivot adjustments. LG also backs the monitor with a two-year UltraGear OLED warranty, including the OLED display panel.
If you’re after an LG monitor that’s even bigger, the 52-inch UltraGear Evo G9 5K2K is $300 off at Amazon. As for different brands, the 32-inch ASUS ROG OLED gaming monitor is $200 off for a record-low price on Amazon.
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TL;DR: Amazon has dropped the Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Play Booster Box preorder to $139.55, down from its usual $189.99 price. This is a huge $50.44 discount on a 30-pack booster box ahead of its June 26 release.
Magic: The Gathering expansions don’t usually drop in price shortly before their release date, so if you’re a big Marvel fan, there’s no better time to invest.
As of May 29, Amazon has the Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Play Booster Box available to pre-order for $139.55, slicing 27% off its standard $189.99 price. Better still, this listing is shipped and sold by Amazon directly, for delivery on June 29 with the retailer’s preorder price guarantee also included — meaning you’ll pay the lowest Amazon price offered between checkout and release.
If you want your Play Booster Box even cheaper, there’s a third-party listing by Gaming Universe Corp for $137.88, with delivery between July 1-3. Whichever option you prefer, these make for the lowest prices this particular Play Booster Box has seen with the retailer — as confirmed with price tracker camelcamelcamel.
Both prices keep Amazon highly competitive against other retailers. Walmart currently has the same box listed for $139.45 through third-party seller Hitmen Sports Cards. For the lowest price possible, TCGplayer listings are sitting around $127.50 with shipping included — going even lower than the MTG Marvel Super Heroes Play Booster Box’s market price of $129.08.
This Marvel Super Heroes set brings the comic-book universe into Magic: The Gathering, with heroes and villains jumping from the page to the battlefield. Players can build teams around Marvel characters, equip them with iconic gear, and lean into the usual strategy-heavy MTG gameplay across casual matches, Limited games, and draft nights.
Inside the box, you’ll get 30 Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Play Boosters, with each pack containing 14 cards. Every Play Booster includes one Traditional Foil card and one to four cards of rare or higher rarity, with a small chance of pulling borderless mythic rare cards for collectors chasing the flashier hits.
To save even more on packs of Magic: The Gathering cards, you can also grab the 30-pack Secrets of Strixhaven Play Booster Box on sale for just over $135. What’s more, you can still buy the Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Starter Kit for just over $20.
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The Pokémon TCG Journey Together Booster Bundle is close to market price on Amazon — buy for under $50Amazon has the Pokémon TCG Journey Together Booster Bundle from $46.88, just above TCGplayer's market price.
TL;DR: Amazon has the Pokémon TCG Scarlet and Violet Journey Together Booster Bundle available from $46.88 via its other sellers section. That puts Amazon’s lowest listing only six cents above TCGplayer’s $46.82 market price for the same six-pack bundle.
Finding Booster Bundles for older expansions in the Pokémon TCG for under $50 has become an increasingly tough challenge, but you can still find the right budget-friendly prices when you know where to look — and Journey Together is no exception.
As of May 29, the Pokémon TCG’s Journey Together Booster Bundle (six packs) is available on Amazon for as low as $46.88, sold by ToyWiz and shipped from Amazon, with free delivery shown for June 11-17. That’s only six cents above TCGplayer’s market price of $46.82.
If you’re willing to splash a bit more cash to get your box of booster packs quicker, another third-party listing by reVend is selling for $48.99 with free delivery between June 3-5.
Journey Together Booster Bundles contain six titular Pokémon TCG Booster packs with 10 cards each. The expansion itself includes over 180 cards, with Trainer’s Pokémon like N’s Zoroark ex, Iono’s Bellibolt ex, Lillie’s Clefairy ex, and Hop’s Zacian ex among the most valuable chase cards (which are available to buy separately.
To save more on booster packs, Amazon also has the Pokémon TCG Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection on sale for over $15 off. For the elusive and expensive Ascended Heroes expansion, you can score the 10-pack Pokemon TCG Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection at $21 off.
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SonyWH-CH720N headphones are over $80 off right now at Amazon — buy now for under $100As of May 29, the black Sony WH-CH720N headphones are on sale for $93.88 at Amazon. This is 48% off their list price of $179.99.
SAVE OVER $80: As of May 29, Sony WH-CH720N headphones are discounted to $93.88 at Amazon. This is $86.11 off their full price of $179.99.
Thinking about buying new headphones, but don't want to deal with a hefty price tag? The good news is you don't have to wait for Prime Day to score a good deal on a top pair.
Amazon has some excellent offers available at the moment. Even the Sony WH-CH720N headphones — which landed on our list of the best headphones — have been heavily discounted.
As of May 29, Sony WH-CH720N headphones are on sale for $93.88 at Amazon. That's over $80 off their full price of $179.99, and incredibly close to their lowest-ever price of $91.95. They're not the only pair on sale for under $100. If you prefer the pink or white models, these are also on sale for $98 each.
If you're shopping on a tighter budget, the Sony WH-CH720N headphones are a worthy pickup for their price tag. Writer Alex Bracetti reviewed them and said, "they strike the rare balance of quality, comfort, and affordability." As mentioned before, they've even earned a spot on our overall list of the best headphones as the best headphones under $100.
From sound quality to noise-canceling features, these headphones truly impressed us. Our best headphones roundup said they: "Perform much better than you'd expect a pair of $100 cans to perform. They have surprisingly impressive ANC and multipoint pairing, as well as impressive sound — hardly a surprise with a pair of Sony headphones." Plus, they have a battery life that can last you up to 35 hours.
If you've been searching for new headphones, this deal on the Sony WH-CH720N headphones is one you don't want to miss.
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The Roborock Qrevo Slim robot vacuum and mop is down to its lowest-ever price at Amazon — save $700As of May 29, the Roborock Qrevo Slim robot vacuum and mop is back to its lowest-ever price at Amazon of $699.99. This is 50% off its list price of $1,399.99.
SAVE $700: As of May 29, the Roborock Qrevo Slim robot vacuum and mop is on sale for $699.99 at Amazon, marking a return to its lowest-ever price. This is $700 off its full price of $1,399.99.
With Memorial Day sales behind us and Amazon Prime Day on the horizon, we're in a bit of a quiet point between sale events at the moment. However, that doesn't mean deals have disappeared completely. Amazon still has quite a few worth taking advantage of, and if you've been searching for a robot vacuum, this offer on the Roborock Qrevo Slim robot vacuum and mop is one that's absolutely worth a look.
As of May 29, the Roborock Qrevo Slim has returned to its lowest-ever price of $699.99 at Amazon. Considering it normally comes with a massive price tag of $1,399.99, this offer gives you the opportunity to save $700 on this combo robot vacuum and mop. Plus, it even comes with a free four-pack of microfiber mop cloths when you purchase, which is a nice bonus.
With summer coming up fast, a combination robot vacuum and mop like the Roborock Qrevo Slim is an incredibly helpful addition to your home's cleanup routine. This cleaner boasts powerful suction for vacuuming your floors, and its all-rubber brushes help keep hair from getting too twisted up inside. Its dual spinning mops will shine up harder surfaces as well, offering a spinning speed of 200 rotations per minute.
It also features a StarSight dual light solid-state LiDAR system that helps detect objects in its way, so it can avoid obstacles while it cleans. And on top of all that, it truly lives up to the "slim" name thanks to its short 3.23-inch height. Because of this, it can easily scoot underneath couches, beds, and more to clear up any dust, dirt, or debris that's made its way under.
Since it's marked as a limited time deal, this offer may not be available for long. Act fast to save on the Roborock Qrevo Slim robot vacuum and mop at Amazon.
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Score $200 off the Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar at Amazon — its a major upgrade to your sound systemAs of May 29, the Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar is discounted to $899 at Amazon. That's 18% off its list price of $1,099.
SAVE $200: As of May 29, the Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar is on sale for $899 at Amazon. This is $200 off its full price of $1,099.
Nothing beats having a premium sound system to pair with your TV. A soundbar can truly elevate what you're watching, and if you're searching for a high-quality pick to join your home theater setup, the Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar is the one to go for. It's our best overall pick for a soundbar, and it's currently $200 off at Amazon.
As of May 29, this discount has dropped the price of the Sonos Arc Ultra from $1,099 to $899. This price is incredibly close to its lowest-ever price at the retailer, so if it's been on your radar, now is an excellent time to grab it.
Like most Sonos products, the Sonos Arc Ultra features a sleek design that blends in nicely beneath a TV setup. But it's not just its design that stands out. This soundbar offers big sound that's perfect for setting up with a big TV in your home. Our review from Mashable's Timothy Beck Werth says it boasts "room-filling sound that makes you feel like you're in a movie theater."
This powerful sound delivery is one of the reasons why we consider it the best overall option in our roundup of the best soundbars. It's a soundbar that can "effortlessly handle the 3D requirements of Dolby Atmos and the brand's Sound Motion technology is responsible for the most powerful bass we’ve ever heard without a separate subwoofer."
If you've been searching for a soundbar upgrade, this deal on the Sonos Arc Ultra is well worth jumping on while it's still available.
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Apples new, smarter Siri could look like thisA new report has renders of what Apple's revamped Siri might look like.
Apple's Siri is about to undergo a massive redesign, and Bloomberg has images showing us what that might look like.
The images, shared by Bloomberg on Thursday, aren't leaks; instead, they're unofficial renders and illustrations created by Bloomberg, based on information viewed by folks at the outlet and by people reportedly with knowledge of Apple's plans.
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First, some context. As we've previously written, Apple is working on an AI-infused version of Siri that will be much smarter (think ChatGPT-style) than before and will come with a standalone app for the first time. None of this is official, but we've seen numerous reports that this is the case, and Apple itself is teasing big Siri-related changes for its upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which kicks off on June 8.
Now, thanks to Bloomberg's renders, we can get an idea of what this actually might look like. Siri will mostly live inside the iPhone's Dynamic Island, which will expand with a special animation if you invoke Siri with voice or with a long press of the iPhone's power button.
The other way to invoke Siri will be to pull down from the top center of the iPhone's display, which will show a new "Search or Ask" interface. From here, you'll be able to perform various tasks with Siri's help, including launching apps, starting text messages, and adding calendar appointments, but also search the web with AI's help, and ask various questions. You'll get the results as text cards that "pop up" from the Dynamic Island. Swipe down further, and you'll open a conversation with Siri, as you would with any AI chatbot.
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And it won't be just Siri on offer here; Apple will reportedly let users choose a different chatbot, such as OpenAI's ChatGPT.
This will probably require getting used to, as the Notification Center will now be invoked by pulling down from the top left of the iPhone's screen.
Then there's the new Siri app, which will work similarly to chatbots such as Claude, Gemini, and ChatGPT, with a home screen that hosts a history of conversations and an interface that lets users type queries, use voice commands, and submit attachments. As previously reported, Siri will place greater emphasis on privacy than is typical for these apps, with an option to automatically delete previous chats.
None of this would be very useful if it were the old Siri, which can only handle very simple queries. The new, revamped Siri will reportedly be able to perform far more complex tasks, including writing emails and creating text notes on various topics. Siri will also be integrated into the iPhone's Camera app, replacing the Visual Intelligence features. We've previously written about other improvements that are reportedly coming to the iPhone's Camera app.
All of this should be announced in less than two weeks at this year's WWDC opening keynote. And most of it should become available in iOS 27, which will likely launch in September, alongside new iPhones.
Watch out, MacBook Neo: Acers new budget laptop starts at $699 in four pastel colorsAcer announced a new budget laptop called the Swift Air 14, a MacBook Neo alternative that starts at $699 in four colors.
Ahead of Computex 2026, Acer has announced a new Windows laptop called the Swift Air 14. Its name evokes Apple's mid-tier PC, the MacBook Air, but its price positions it as a strong alternative to the budget MacBook Neo: It will start at just $699.
Like the Neo, the Swift Air 14 will have an all-metal build and come in some fun color options, including sage green, frost blue, blossom pink, and lilac purple. It will be just as thin as the Neo and only slightly heavier.
The Swift Air 14 will run on Intel's new Core Series 3 chips (previously code-named "Wildcat Lake"), the entry-level counterparts to its flagship Core Ultra Series 3 chips ("Panther Lake"). In the coming months, they'll pop up in a lot of new cheap laptops, giving the class-leading MacBook Neo more direct competition.
The Swift Air 14 will start with a Core 5 processor, 8GB of memory, and 512GB SSD, matching the RAM and storage of the Neo's $699 configuration. Its 14-inch 1200p display won't be as sharp as the Neo's, but it will have a smoother 120Hz refresh rate.
It's rated at up to 19 hours of battery life, which would make it longer-lasting than the Neo. Acer said it charges fast, hitting 50 percent battery after 30 minutes plugged in.
The rest of the Swift Air 14's spec sheet includes a 1080p webcam with a physical privacy shutter, quad speakers with DTS X:Ultra 3D spatial audio, and older wireless tech (WiFi 6E and Bluetooth 5.3). It has two USB-C ports on the left side of its base, plus a USB-A port and headphone jack on the right.
The Swift will be available in North America starting this August. As far as I can tell, it's the first Wildcat Lake laptop announced for U.S. buyers. A couple other models debuted in China earlier this month.
You can now get paid $2K a month to be an AI masturbation consultantJoi AI is hiring 10 "masturbation consultants" to test its new Daily Guided Masturbation feature. Find out how to apply and get paid $2,000 a month.
If you ever wished you could make a buck while getting off, Joi AI (an AI companion platform) is here to make that dream a reality. Apparently, the startup is actively looking for 10 "masturbation consultants" to test its latest feature: Daily Guided Masturbation.
The "consultants" would be responsible for documenting how regular masturbation affects their stress, sleep quality, mood, and confidence levels for four weeks. To apply, you have to be 18 or older and based in the US or the UK. Oh, and the pay is $2,000 (so far, it sounds pretty good, right?).
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In an article published by Decrypt, Joi AI head of brand and communication Julie Levin says the new feature uses mood-matched AI voice sessions to guide users through the experience.
"The role involves testing and giving feedback on the mood-matched AI voice-guided sessions, and providing feedback on the overall user experience," says Levin. Basically, you complete the guided sessions and submit written questionnaires directly to the team.
The application is a simple Google Form (apparently it was a Typeform, but applicants reportedly "broke the link." It asks for your name, age, location, email, phone number, gender identity, and whether you can commit to a full four weeks. Other questions include when you'd most likely be doing the work (e.g., morning, evening, or at varying times) and whether you've done anything like this before.
The final three questions ask why you'd like to be a consultant, what you hope to learn about yourself, and whether or not you'd be open to being interviewed or quoted if your story is "interesting." They also give you an option to add additional info, which is nice.
"I've been training for this my whole life."
The original job posting said candidates should be "articulate, observant, and impossible to blush” and be able to describe sensations “better than a sommelier describes a wine.” (I mean, it's a solid job posting.)
"The role is real, and we've had great responses since the posting went live," Levin told Decrypt.
According to a recent X post, Joi has received over 103,284 applications so far. The application closes May 31, so if you want to join the thousands of others, you'd better hurry! The company's also been posting its favorite cover letter openings, which included phrases like "this is my calling" and "I've been training for this my whole life."
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Google now allows users to change their Gmail name without losing emails, files, or account data. The update makes it easier to move on from outdated usernames while keeping everything connected to the same account. Here’s how the new feature works.
Watch House of the Dragon stars recap Season 2With "House of the Dragon" Season 3 on the horizon, watch stars Emma D'Arcy and Tom Glynn-Carney give a recap of Season 2.
House of the Dragon Season 3 is now on the horizon, and it's been a minute since Season 2 fluttered its scaly wings over our screens.
The good news? Stars Emma D'Arcy and Tom Glynn-Carney (aka Rhaenyra and Aegon) are here to give a (very non-biased) recap of the main events.
Whether you're Team Green or Team Black will probably influence whose version you choose to believe.
House of the Dragon Season 3 is streaming from June 21 on HBO Max.
7 best wedding planning apps for 2026 couplesTop wedding planning apps, according to Reddit users and others.
Vendors, invitations, bridesmaids' looks, napkin colors — there's a lot that goes into preparing your wedding day. Many opt to hire someone to corral the chaos, and if they can't afford that, then ChatGPT is their wedding planner.
But a pricey planner and an LLM aren't your only two options. The internet is rife with apps ready to help, and just as many people ready to share what works and what doesn't. Here are seven apps and sites designed for planning the perfect matrimony.
Far and away, the most-mentioned website on r/wedding and various other subreddits is Zola. Users praise its dashboard, where you can track your budget, guest list, RSVPs, and more. You can also create your registry on Zola, use it for your invitations and wedding website, and find vendors, making it a one-stop shop for wedding planning.
Zola is free to use, and the app told Mashable that couples can plan their entire wedding on the app for free. Registry, vendor search, wedding website, budget tracker, and guest list manager are some free services. There are some add-ons couples can choose to buy, like animated monograms or wedding dates, to their wedding site homepage for $9.99.
Download the Zola app on iOS or use it on your browser. (Mashable spotted a fake Zola app on Google Play, which Zola stated wasn't legitimate.)
I asked my Instagram followers what wedding planning app they used, and Joy came up the most. Like Zola, Joy is another one-stop shop: Use it to create your invitations and wedding website, add to your registry, track RSVPs, and more. There's also a blog full of wedding tips and expert advice.
Joy is available as a browser version and as an app on Apple's App Store and Google Play. According to the site's FAQ, Joy's wedding websites, planning tools, and registry are free. There are hundreds of free designs for save-the-date cards and invitations, too. Upgrades that'll cost extra include custom domains for your wedding website, premium paper designs, and text messaging.
For the UK brides among us, Redditors across the Atlantic recommended Hitched. Like the others, Hitched has planning tools, a venue and supplier search, and tools to create a registry and wedding websites. Hitched even has wedding forums in case you want to chat with other betrothed couples who know what you're going through. You can also find inspiration for the big day, and even find dresses for you and your wedding party — including accessories.
Hitched is available on desktop, and on the App Store and Google Play.
If you're looking for a more specialized guest list tool, consider seatplan.io. You can import your guest list and rearrange seating however you want, so you can visualize what the room will look like on your wedding day. In addition to importing your list, you can export the seating chart and even generate a QR code to make it easy for your guests. One review on the site states, "200 guests. 8 dietary requirements. 4 wheelchair users. 1 complicated family tree. SeatPlan.io handled all of it."
Seatplan.io is free to use if you just want to design the seating chart and import your guest list, but if you want to save your work and export it, it'll cost you $8. If you want more features like collaborating with others and generating the QR code, it'll cost $14.
Wedding professionals also use seatplan.io, so you know it's legit.
The Knot is the classic wedding planning hub, and according to Reddit, it still holds up. Use The Knot for a checklist, budget adviser, vendor search, wedding website and invitation setup, registry setup, guest list and RSVP tracking, and advice. You can also look at wedding dresses and attire for everyone, from grooms to the mother of the bride.
The Knot is usable on the browser, but you can also find the app on the App Store and Google Play.
A surprising number of people, including someone who responded to me on Instagram, opt for an old-school spreadsheet. Many free spreadsheet templates exist out there that can help with budgeting and other organizational needs you'll likely have when planning your wedding. If you want a more bare-bones approach or want to maintain more control of how your budget (or whatever other sheet) looks, Google Sheets (or even Microsoft Excel) may be a good option.
The organizational tool Notion receives an honorable mention here, too, as Redditors who didn't use another app likely went with Google Sheets or Notion.
When all else fails, you can do what I do whenever I need advice: Google whatever I need help with and add "reddit" at the end. There are thousands of people on r/wedding, r/weddingplanning, r/weddingsunder10k, and more nuptial-related forums. If you have a question about your big day, there's a good chance someone has asked and received answers on Reddit.
Jimmy Kimmel gleefully roasts Trump over record low approval ratingJimmy Kimmel has reacted to Donald Trump's approval rating hitting a new low.
The midterms are getting closer, and — according to some polls — Donald Trump's approval rating is lower than ever before.
"He is now down to 34 percent. He has the same approval rating as Paul Blart: Mall Cop," says Jimmy Kimmel in the monologue above from Thursday night's show. "Not only is Trump at his lowest point, he's also two points behind JD Vance. I don't have a joke for that, I just want to make sure he knows he's two points behind JD Vance."
Kimmel goes on to bring up White House spokesman Davis Ingle's official response, in which he pointed to Trump's win in the 2024 election as "the ultimate poll."
"OK, yeah," says Kimmel, "but now it's May of 2026 and everybody hates him."
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NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for May 29, 2026Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you have a sensitive nose.
Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: Seas
Green: Bad odors
Blue: Found in an estate
Purple: Acronym
Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Oceans
Green: Sources of distinctive smells
Blue: Kinds of rooms in a mansion
Purple: What "PA" might refer to
Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today's Connections #1083 is...
Oceans: ARCTIC, ATLANTIC, INDIAN, PACIFIC
Sources of distinctive smells: AMMONIA, BO, DURIAN, WET DOG
Kinds of rooms in a mansion: BILLIARD, DRAWING, POWDER, READING
What "PA" might refer to: FATHER, PENNSYLVANIA, PROTACTINIUM, PUBLIC ADDRESS
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
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NYT Strands hints, answers for May 29, 2026The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're an animal lover.
Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.
If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.
The words are related to animals.
These words describe barnyard animals.
Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.
Today's spangram is Farm Animals.
Cows
Farm Animals
Goats
Chickens
Sheep
Horses
Ducks
Pigs
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Wordle today: Answer, hints for May 29, 2026Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1805 on May 29 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if have a good ear.
If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.
The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.
The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.
It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.
A sharp sound.
There are no recurring letters.
Today's Wordle starts with the letter C.
Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.
Drumroll please!
The solution to today's Wordle is...
CLANG
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.
Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
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DJI Avata 360 review: How does this drone compare to the Antigravity A1?Mashable reviews the DJI Avata 360 drone, comparing the 360-degree video drone to the Antigravity A1.
DJI officially launched the Avata 360 this March, expanding its camera drone lineup with the company's first 360-degree offering. The latest addition to DJI's popular Avata series, the Avata 360 is a direct rival to the Antigravity A1 360-degree drone released last December. Yet while Antigravity was first off the launch pad, it's still the new kid on the block. DJI has been a favourite of drone enthusiasts for years, with many having eagerly awaited the brand's first 360 drone.
Now that the DJI Avata 360 has finally arrived, the question is whether the wait was worth it.
At first glance, the Avata 360's build bears strong similarities to the DJI Avata 2 released in 2024. Both sport solid, lightweight bodies made from high-quality grey plastic, with few moving parts aside from their camera gimbals and four propellers. Guards around these propellers help to protect them from damage, adding another layer of security on top of the Avata 360's obstacle avoidance system. Measuring 246 millimetres x 199 millimetres x 55.5 millimetres, the Avata 360 is longer but slimmer than the Avata 2, with three anchor points attaching its propellers to its body instead of two.
The Avata 360 feels sturdier than the significantly smaller Antigravity A1 as well, with the latter featuring foldable arms and unshielded propeller blades. While the A1 isn't flimsy, the Avata 360 certainly seems more likely to hold up in a collision if the two were to go head-to-head. It even has a removable lens protector to shield it during storage.
However, this superior durability comes at a cost to the Avata 360's weight and classification. Unlike the Antigravity A1, DJI's 360-degree drone requires registration with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to fly, as it weighs in at around 455 grams. Meanwhile, the A1 just squeaks in under the FAA's 250-gram limit — no doubt an intentional design choice to make life easier for budding drone pilots.
The Avata 360 is still lightweight enough that it isn't more burdensome to carry about than the portable A1. Each drone can be bundled with a padded sling bag, though the Avata 360's isn't quite large enough to comfortably fit both its folded landing pad and the optional DJI Goggles N3 (more on this below).
Even so, having to register the Avata 360 is a nuisance. Whether the hassle is worth it will depend on what you want out of your drone. Newcomers and hobbyists may not want to bother with such matters, while serious drone users are less likely to be put off by the extra step needed to fly the Avata 360.
The Avata 360's allure is clearly its 360-degree video capability, with a top resolution of 8K at 60fps (though reduced to 4K once reframed to 2D in the DJI Fly app). The drone also allows you to switch to a single-lens mode for more traditional filming, which reaches up to 4K at 60fps. For comparison, the Antigravity A1's highest 360-degree video resolution is 8K at 30fps — half the Avata 360's frame rate. DJI's higher frame rate is particularly attractive for producing smooth, beautiful slow motion footage, which is a notable strength for a camera drone shooting wide landscapes.
Both drones use two lenses and two sensors to achieve their 360-degree recordings. However, the Avata 360 has slightly larger 1/1.1-inch square CMOS sensors compared to the A1's 1/1.28, enabling greater dynamic range and low-light performance.
The Antigravity A1's video quality is already impressive enough for the average person, and certainly nothing to complain about. However, for professionals and prosumers who are looking to squeeze the most out of their footage, the DJI Avata 360 offers a welcome little upgrade.
As always, 360-degree video is a double-edged sword. It allows you to frame and edit after the fact, meaning you don't have to decide exactly what to focus on while filming. However, this also makes editing the footage more complex and time-consuming. The Avata 360 aims to streamline this process through the DJI Fly app, which enables you to trim, add keyframes, apply filters, and otherwise edit your footage.
DJI Fly also includes an in-app tracking feature, which will allow you to draw a box around a subject and have the frame automatically follow it. Though it did lose track of a bird when it flew directly above the Avata 360, Mashable found that the DJI Fly app's tracking largely does a good job of keeping the subject centred. It isn't exactly the eye of an auteur, but it gets the job done with minimal fuss, leaving you free to finesse other aspects of your footage.
While the Antigravity A1 can only be operated using its included headset and motion controller, the DJI Avata 360 offers two control options. Pilots can use either the DJI RC 2 remote controller, which features two joysticks and a screen that displays the drone's point of view, or connect the Avata 360 to the DJI Goggles N3 and RC Motion 3 controller. Released a few years ago, both options can be purchased separately or in a bundle with the Avata 360. They are also compatible with previous DJI drones, offering added versatility for those interested in building a fleet.
Flying the DJI Avata 360 with the RC 2 controller is fairly straightforward. Touchscreen options allow you to automatically launch and land the drone, while buttons on either side enable quick recording. Two joysticks control the Avata 360's elevation, orientation, and flight direction, enabling a smooth flight.
Mashable was surprised to find that, though we found the Antigravity A1's motion controls the most intuitive for users without much experience with drones, we actually preferred the RC 2 controller to the DJI's motion controller and goggles. While headsets have the benefit of providing a clear, glare-free viewing experience, they can be a hassle to put on and take off. Importantly, they can also hinder visual line of sight, which is an FAA requirement when flying drones for recreation. The RC 2 is a quick grab and go option, can be used without a spotter, and at 700 nits the screen is bright enough that it's clearly visible even in direct sunlight.
It's also worth noting that the DJI Goggles N3 can't be adjusted for your glasses prescription, though fortunately it is large enough to fit over glasses. In contrast, Antigravity A1's headset has diopter adjustment supporting prescriptions ranging from +2.00 to -5.00, as well as interpupillary distance adjustment.
Both Antigravity and DJI's goggle designs are comfortable to wear. The A1 goggles' configuration is admittedly more fussy than DJI's, requiring you to hang the battery from your neck like a necklace and run a wire up to the headset. However, this setup does make the A1's headset delightfully light, and is easily forgotten during operation. DJI's more streamlined design doesn't look as dorky, mounting its battery on the strap at the back of the head to balance the weight of the front, but is heavier and more likely to slip.
At 42GB, the Avata 360 has more than double the A1's modest 20GB of onboard storage. Both also offer a microSD card slot if you want extra space — which, if you're shooting a significant amount of 360-degree video, you'll probably need.
DJI states that the Avata 360's swappable batteries handle approximately 23 minutes of flight per charge, though Mashable found this to be a generous estimate. Fortunately the drone will automatically return to its launch site to land if its power drops too low, but you'll likely want spare batteries on hand if you want longer flying time. We swiftly chewed through our spares during testing, ending flying sessions sooner than we'd have liked — though this is also a testament to how much fun it was to fly the Avata 360.
Interestingly, the DJI Avata 360 had some trouble sticking the landing during Mashable's testing. Though placed in the centre of its bright orange landing pad for take off, it repeatedly missed the mark when instructed to return home. Instead, the drone would gently lower itself a few feet from the target, landing in the grass near the landing pad. In contrast, the Antigravity A1's automatic landing returned it to its much smaller landing pad every time, even deploying adorable landing gear.
It isn't a reassuring indication regarding the precision of the Avata 360's navigation, and gives us pause about relying too heavily on its automatic anti-collision or homing features. Even so, the drone's off-centre landing isn't a fatal flaw, as you'll typically want some safe, clear space around your entire launch area regardless. You should be keeping your drone within visual line of sight as well, so you can intervene if it does choose an inappropriate landing spot.
Though the DJI Avata 360 began rolling out globally from April, it still isn't available on the company's official U.S. website. The U.S. government's hostile stance toward DJI has significantly hindered the company's business, making it difficult for those in the country to get their hands on many of its devices. As such, getting a DJI Avata 360 in the U.S. will require going through an unofficial third party at present.
This availability issue gives the Antigravity A1 a notable edge over the DJI Avata 360 for U.S. consumers. However, the considerable difference in cost does a lot to mitigate this apparent advantage.
Though there is no official U.S. pricing, in Australia the DJI Avata 360 costs $AU799 ($574) for the drone and one battery, and $AU1,159 ($833) for that plus the DJI RC 2. The $AU1,619 ($1,164) Fly More Combo also includes a sling bag, charging hub, and two more batteries, while the Motion Fly More Combo is the same but swaps out the RC 2 for the DJI Goggles N3 and RC Motion 3 controller. Meanwhile, the Antigravity A1's base bundle with headset, motion controller, and one battery costs $1,599 — several hundred dollars more than the Avata 360's most expensive bundle.
The A1 is still a great option particularly for new or casual drone pilots, and its lower weight means it's subject to fewer flight restrictions than the Avata 360. But if you're after a more affordable, heavier-duty 360-degree drone that's suited to prosumers and professionals, hunting down the DJI Avata 360 may be worth it for you.
Everything we know about iOS 27 ahead of WWDC 2026Apple will launch a new iOS upgrade later this year. What should you expect from it?
Every year, Apple reveals a big new iOS update at WWDC that brings tons of new features to your iPhone. And we're fully expecting to learn about iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, the final Apple developers conference of the Tim Cook era.
When the iPhone 18 launches in September, it's widely expected that it'll ship alongside iOS 27, as is usually the case with every new iPhone and every new iOS iteration. Apple still hasn't officially shown off iOS 27 yet, but there have been plenty of reports and leaks about what to expect from the mobile OS update. Here's everything you need to know about iOS 27 right now.
To start, we should establish which iPhones will actually be able to run iOS 27. Every year, Apple phases out an older generation of devices, and a recent leak suggested that the following phones will be phased out this year:
iPhone 11
iPhone 11 Pro
iPhone 11 Pro Max
iPhone SE (second generation)
That means anything older than an iPhone 12 is probably not going to be able to run iOS 27. It's a tough business, but that's just how it works. Apple can't keep everyone happy forever.
In addition, iOS 27 is sure to bring updates to Apple Intelligence, including a new AI Siri. Keep in mind that not all iPhones support Apple Intelligence, which is only compatible with the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, iPhone 16, and newer Apple smartphones.
Easily the biggest feature coming to iOS 27 that we know of right now is the long-awaited AI-powered overhaul of Siri, Apple's iconic voice assistant. It was supposed to happen a long time ago, but internal delays have pushed its most likely debut timeline to the launch of iOS 27.
On a basic level, what's changing here is that Siri is going to be turned into an AI chatbot with its own standalone app and with the ability to incorporate what's on the screen and personal context into responses, with the additional ability to perform actions between and within apps themselves. It'll be powered primarily by Google's Gemini model, though rumor has it that users will be able to use third-party models for Siri and other Apple Intelligence features, too, if they so desire.
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While Siri is getting its own app, that doesn't mean the way you interface with Siri will change that much, necessarily. A report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman indicated that Siri in iOS 27 can still be activated by a wake word or by holding down the power button, same as ever, but there will also be a new interface built into the iPhone's Dynamic Island. You'll be able to make queries by swiping down from the top of the screen, and an additional swipe will bring you straight to the new chatbot interface for Siri.
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Gurman's report included some more tidbits about how Siri will play with the Photos and Camera apps, too. For instance, Photos will get the ability to use generative AI to add elements to photos that aren't already there, while the users will be able to snap a photo in Camera and instantly reverse image search it on Google. In summary, Apple is looking to catch up to the competition when it comes to having a sophisticated AI chatbot that lives in your phone, and it sounds like iOS 27 might finally bring us to that point.
Apple's new iOS revision might focus largely on integrating Siri into the Apple Intelligence ecosystem, but what about the already existing Apple Intelligence features in iOS? It turns out some of those will be improved with iOS 27, too.
For example, a separate Mark Gurman report claimed that Image Playground and Genmoji will both get significant boosts to image quality in iOS 27. There will even be a new feature allowing users to generate custom phone wallpapers with AI. Outside of image generation, it sounds like there will also be a way for users to create custom app shortcuts using natural language prompts with Siri.
Beyond that, Writing Tools will apparently be infused with more AI juice. It'll supposedly be better at offering feedback for things like syntax errors, not just basic spelling mistakes. We'll need to see this in action to truly judge how well it works, though.
Last year, the Liquid Glass design language introduced in iOS 26 really ruffled some feathers. That said, you should probably not expect any major changes on that front.
This information comes, once again, from Gurman at Bloomberg. He says Apple is not planning on making any sweeping changes to Liquid Glass, which isn't terribly surprising. While plenty of folks may not be huge fans of the design language, that fact doesn't appear to be driving people away from iPhones to any significant degree. In fact, the opposite is happening; iPhone sales are better than ever right now.
All of that is to say that Apple might add some more customization options to Liquid Glass, but don't expect to be able to turn it off or anything like that.
As always, iOS 27 is certainly going to bring some other miscellaneous changes to various first-party apps. We don't yet have a comprehensive list of every change to expect, but there are a couple of intriguing reports out there.
For instance, users will apparently be able to create custom widgets within the Camera app, giving them more fine control over which buttons appear on screen by default when opening the app. Weather is also getting a "Conditions" panel when looking at a page for a specific location. You'll be able to flip between information panels on things like wind and rain there.
The Wallet app is also reportedly getting a pretty interesting new feature that will allow users to create custom passes. It's called "Create a Pass," and it will allegedly be able to scan photos of things like movie tickets and gym memberships in order to create a digital pass that lives in the Wallet app. While lots of services have built-in support for the Wallet app, there are also plenty that don't, and this feature could help bridge that gap.
Lastly, we'd be remiss not to mention the iPhone Fold. There isn't a lot of concrete information yet about how iOS will adapt to the long-rumored device, but one has to assume that iOS 27 will, to some extent, work a little differently on the foldable iPhone. Actions like app multi-tasking, for example, will probably be possible on the iPhone Fold, meaning iOS 27 will need to natively support that sort of thing.
Not every iOS revision is a big overhaul, but if nothing else, it sounds like iOS 27 will drastically change how users interact with Siri. In that sense, this could be one of the biggest iOS updates in a while.
The Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl is even better and more fun than the original Creami — but are we still using it a year later?The Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl is the latest evolution of the brand's ice cream maker, bringing soft serve to your kitchen. Here are all of our thoughts on the Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl and an update after a year of use.
A year ago, Ninja debuted the latest iteration of the Ninja Creami, the Swirl, which brought soft-serve home. Initially, I loved the ice cream maker, reviving the fervor of the 2000s frozen yogurt craze that I didn't know I still had in me. Now, a full year later, how do I feel about the ice cream maker?
In the past year, the ice cream maker has gone through some minor updates. It has a new name, the Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl, and comes in new colors, including stone & gold and sage green. It hasn't changed in price, still $349.99, though usually you can find it on sale for just $299.99.
But how has the Ninja Creami Scoop and Swirl made itself at home in my kitchen? Here are my thoughts a year later.
Testing products for a living, there's a lot of tech coming in and out of my house, some more memorable than others. The best earn a permanent spot in my rotation, like the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition, Bose QuietComfort headphones, and the Ninja Luxe Café Premier Espresso Machine. But what about the Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl?
The Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl was a staple on my counter through last summer. I loved using it when we had friends over on a sweltering summer evening. Not only was it a delicious post-dinner treat, but a fun activity for everyone to take a turn swirling their own soft serve. But once summer turned to fall, I packed the Scoop & Swirl away for the winter, and I probably won't be bringing it back out this year, unless it's for a special occasion.
For me, it's about counter space. The Scoop & Swirl takes up about twice the space as the original Creami, which just makes it too impractical for my apartment kitchen. If I had a bigger kitchen with a lot more storage, it might earn a permanent spot, but it isn't practical enough to be a kitchen staple for me.
I still think the Creami Scoop & Swirl is a delightful gadget for ice cream lovers, especially if you have the space for it. Read on for my complete thoughts on the ice cream maker.
The Ninja Scoop & Swirl builds off of the original Creami technology. Each Scoop & Swirl comes with two pints to mix up your concoctions. Once filled, the pints must be frozen for 24 hours before you can "spin" them. You can think of the spinning process as a reverse blender. Instead of the blade sitting at the bottom, it comes down from the top, cutting and spinning through the ice cream until it's as creamy as what you buy from the store.
Each Creami has a variety of settings, including ice cream, lite ice cream, frozen yogurt, sorbet, gelato, and milkshake. Plus, there are settings to re-spin if your mix is not the right texture or you want to add mix-ins.
The Scoop & Swirl adds a new feature for dispensing soft serve. The pints that come with the Scoop & Swirl all have a dispensing feature, which is utilized when you place them in the left-hand dispenser. Then, you pull the lever, and the machine pushes the ice cream out.
The most significant difference between the Scoop & Swirl and the standard Creami is the ability to make soft serve. The regular and deluxe Ninja Creami produce scoopable ice cream or frozen drinks, and the Scoop & Swirl can do all of that, plus make soft serve. Part of the soft serve process is the inclusion of a soft serve dispenser that feels like you're working at an ice cream shop, with a handle to pull and everything.
The biggest difference between soft serve and regular ice cream is air. Soft serve adds more air to achieve a light and fluffy texture compared to denser ice cream. In standard ice cream making, air is added during the churning and freezing process; however, the Ninja Creami brings air into play during the spinning process.
The Ninja Creami Scoop & Swirl features a setting that adds more air to the product so it's ready to dispense as soft serve.
When I was first introduced to the Ninja Scoop & Swirl, I was intrigued by the brand's claim that this new device added more air to the spinning process to replicate classic soft serve or froyo. I was cautiously optimistic about this but still hesitant. My previous experience with the Ninja Creami was that getting the right texture, one that's genuinely creamy and easy to scoop, requires at least one re-spin, but often more.
So when I first used the Ninja Scoop & Swirl, I wanted to try my go-to Creami recipe for chocolate hazelnut froyo. I mixed plain Greek yogurt with a chocolate hazelnut spread and let it freeze for over 24 hours. When it came time to spin the pint, my jaw was on the floor when, after one spin, it turned out to be the smoothest ice cream (pictured above, right) I'd ever seen from a Creami. Usually, getting anywhere near that consistency requires multiple spins, and even then, it's still a little too thick (pictured above, left).
Ninja has clearly improved the technology between models and has struck gold. The spinning process is more powerful than ever on the Ninja Scoop & Swirl, regardless of whether you're making soft serve or scoopable ice cream.
There's nothing I love more than leaving the house on a late summer evening to indulge in a cone of soft serve. It's something you can't get at home, unlike a pint of ice cream you buy at the grocery store. But now, with the Ninja Scoop & Swirl, I don't have to leave the house for soft serve.
Using the Ninja Scoop & Swirl's soft serve feature is impossibly easy. After spinning your pint on the soft serve setting, install the soft serve lid attachment and install the whole pint into the dispensing portion. Then, using the lever on the right side of the machine, release the ice cream.
I tried a couple of different recipes for the soft serve mechanism, both dairy and non-dairy. The creamiest was, unsurprisingly, the dairy-based froyo, which dispensed evenly without any air pockets to disrupt the flow of dispensing. The fruit whip I made, an ode to a Dole whip, still faired pretty well in the machine. It looked really smooth and silky after spinning, so I had high hopes when I went to dispense it.
It had a less consistent flow than the dairy recipe I made. Ninja warns users that they might hear some popping during the soft serve dispensing, just air pockets getting pushed out. I definitely experienced quite a lot of popping with the fruit whip, which resulted in a less consistent flow. My swirls weren't as pretty as they were with the froyo, but the ice cream's texture was fine while eating it. It just might not look as Instagrammable as other recipes.
That being said, using the soft serve dispenser is just straight-up fun. Pulling the lever and swirling the ice cream feels like you're back in the froyo shop.
The Ninja Creami became an internet sensation through creators in the health and fitness space. Users see the device as a way to enjoy ice cream while still hitting their daily macros. At the Ninja event I attended, the brand doubled down on the Scoop & Swirl's spot in the health space, collaborating with health and fitness creator John Jung to highlight the new Creamifit setting.
Creamifit is designed to work best with recipes that include protein powders or shakes, which is a huge draw for users already tapping the Creami to make protein-focused desserts.
I had an issue with the Creami in my first review: the pints require 24 hours of freezing before use, so it's not like you can just have some ice cream on a whim. That remains the case for the Ninja Scoop & Swirl, so it's best fit for meal preppers who want to prep a few pints at the beginning of the week so they're ready to go when the mood strikes.
The only real drawback I've found to the Ninja Scoop & Swirl soft-serve feature is that it's not great for single servings or a crowd. At 16 oz, it's best used to produce four four-ounce servings. At the Ninja event, I noticed the Ninja team needed to swap out the pints after about four people served themselves. So, if you're planning on serving a crowd, prepare to have some backup pints ready.
If it's just you enjoying the soft serve, you'll have leftovers. The issue here is that the ice cream dispenses directly from the pint in which it's frozen. It gets pretty messy during dispensing, so it's not great to throw it back in the freezer like I would with the pints I used in the standard Creami.
That being the case, I found myself reaching for the Scoop & Swirl a lot less during the week. When it's just me and my partner, we don't want to polish off a pint, just the two of us, and we don't want to deal with the messy leftover pint. So, I waited until we had a couple more people over before using the soft serve function.
If you want to enjoy the soft serve in single servings, I recommend having a clean pint on hand and moving your leftovers there after use.
The number one complaint you will hear about the Ninja Creami is its volume. Imagine a powerful vacuum and then crank it up a couple of notches — that's how loud the Ninja Creami is. This makes it less than ideal for parents looking to sneak in a late-night snack when the kids are asleep, apartment dwellers sharing a wall with their neighbors, or pet owners. My cat seriously hates the Ninja Scoop & Swirl, even if he begs me for the fruits of its labor.
Unfortunately, the Scoop & Swirl is just as loud as the Creami, as you can hear from the video above. While it's a total pain hearing it go on for six minutes, it's an unavoidable part of the Creami experience.
Because of the addition of the soft serve dispenser, the Ninja Scoop & Swirl is a lot bigger than the Creami. As an apartment dweller with already limited counter space, I may not be able to justify making the Scoop & Swirl a permanent fixture in my kitchen. However, if you have endless counter or storage space or just really love ice cream, making room for it is a worthy sacrifice.
Yes, the Ninja Scoop & Swirl is worth it as long as you have the counter space. Having tested both the standard Ninja Creami and the Ninja Scoop & Swirl, the Scoop & Swirl is the better investment as an ice cream maker. It has improved performance, requiring fewer re-spins to achieve a creamy consistency. Soft serve or froyo fiends will love the new dispensing feature, which is exceptionally easy to use and, not to mention, really fun.
There are certainly drawbacks, such as its size and how loud it is to use, but if you're prepared for both, there's no reason that it will inhibit your experience using it.
It will cost you $349.99; however, with the capability to make both soft serve and scoopable ice cream, it's the best-valued Creami device yet.
Fans of The Handmaid's Tale will spot several familiar faces in sequel series The Testaments, from Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) to Rita (Amanda Brugel) and June (Elisabeth Moss). But The Testaments' Season 1 finale features the mother of all Handmaid's Tale cameos: the author of the novel herself, Margaret Atwood.
Atwood plays a jailer to Becka (Mattea Conforti), who murdered her abusive father in the show's penultimate episode.
"I was so fortunate to be in that scene with her when she made that cameo," Conforti told Mashable in an interview alongside castmates Lucy Halliday and Rowan Blanchard.
"She was an incredible actress," Conforti continued. "I really think that she should pursue that side of her career, maybe. But it was so surreal, being able to have the opportunity to work with the woman that created this world that we are all working together on was so incredible, and she had such wonderful insight to offer as well."
Halliday recalled seeing Atwood on set, having lunch with her, and even watching The Testaments' first three episodes alongside her.
"What I really loved is they had all these snacks laid out [for the screening], and I remember being like, 'If no one takes any snacks, then I'm not gonna take any snacks,'" Halliday said. "Whereas she sat down and immediately picked up a bunch of popcorn, and I was like, 'Okay, we can all eat now,' and that was a joy. But she's so animated, so if she found something funny, she was roaring with laughter, and if she was shocked, you really felt everything that she went through watching it."
Watch the full interview above to hear Halliday, Conforti, and Blanchard dive deeper into the season, including their hopes for their characters in the now-confirmed Season 2.
All episodes of The Testaments Season 1 are now streaming on Hulu.
Scientists caught stars eating their young planets because of this clueAstronomers may have found a clear chemical clue indicating when young red dwarf stars have engulfed rocky planets in their systems.
Based on a strange clue, astronomers have found a collection of young red dwarf stars in space that may have gobbled up rocky planets — perhaps similar worlds to Earth.
Like sniffing a teenager's breath for alcohol or cigarette smoke, researchers noticed the stars had more lithium in their atmospheres than they should. That could mean they still had the stench of their last meal on them.
A red dwarf is a small, cool type of star, and lithium is a lightweight chemical that stars eventually destroy through nuclear reactions. In stars like these, lithium usually disappears early in life because the stars' hot interiors incinerate it. By the time these stars reach adolescence — around 50 to 200 million years old — astronomers expect little to no trace of lithium.
But a team found six stars out of thousands surveyed that broke the rules in a new study published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. These stars contained much more lithium than other stars of the same age in their clusters, said Robin Jeffries, lead author of the paper, from Keele University in the United Kingdom. The lithium-rich stars made up only about 2 to 3 percent of stars in that temperature range, making them rare but not flukes.
"Even a small amount of lithium stands out clearly in these stars — a bit like throwing paint onto a blank canvas," Jeffries said in a statement.
Astronomers already knew stars could swallow planets, but the evidence has usually come from faint, debatable chemical detections. This study may have found a much clearer signal: young red dwarf stars somehow regained lithium, likely by swallowing several Earths' worth of rocky planet material that contains the element.
The findings suggest planetary systems — especially around red dwarfs — may go through a far more tumultuous childhood than astronomers realized. Instead of forming neatly and staying put, rocky worlds may regularly collide, scatter, or spiral into their stars during the first few hundred million years.
That matters because red dwarfs are the most common stars in the Milky Way and host vast numbers of Earth-size planets, including many in potentially habitable zones, where temperatures are not too hot or cold for liquid water on their surfaces. If those rocky exoplanets are sometimes eaten by their stars, that may mean some Earth-like worlds die before they could have a chance to spark life.
Other than the presence of lithium, the stars looked normal. They sat in the same locations as other cluster members, moved through space the same way, and appeared to be about the same age. That ruled out the possibility that they were just younger stars mixed into the sample.
The researchers did consider other explanations for the chemical. One idea involved magnetic activity because strong magnetic fields and starspots can sometimes slow lithium destruction in young stars. But that explanation wasn't a good fit because most of the lithium-rich stars spun slowly; fast rotation usually links to stronger magnetic activity.
Another idea suggested the stars kept feasting from their birth disks for an inordinate length of time. But the team thought that scenario probably wouldn't preserve enough lithium. That left planet swallowing as the leading explanation. Rocky planets contain lithium, so devouring them would temporarily spike the lithium level in the star's outer layers.
The team estimated each star may have swallowed material equal to about three to 10 Earths.
That may sound extreme, but astronomers already know many red dwarf stars host compact systems packed with rocky planets. Computer simulations also show that young planetary systems often become chaotic. Gravitational interactions can fling planets inward until the star engulfs them.
Researchers think these events likely happened after the stars stopped rapidly destroying lithium. Depending on each star's mass and inner workings, their lithium signatures could now remain for millions of years.
Shop the huge Craftsman Days sale at Lowes — score free tools and big discountsThe Lowe's Craftsman Days event has discounts of up to $300 and free tool offers.
SCORE FREE TOOLS: Shop the Lowe's Craftsman Days sale to save up to $300 on Craftsman riding lawn mowers, push mower, tools, and more. Buy a Craftsman V20+ battery starter kit and get a free bare tool worth up to $140.
Need to upgrade some tools before diving into summer projects? Now's a great time to consider what you'll need to tackle home and yard projects. In addition to Home Depot's Ryobi Days sale, check out the Lowe's Craftsman event.
Lowe's is hosting the Craftsman Days sale which sees major discounts across Craftsman items like lawn mowers, power tools, storage systems, and more. One of the best offers is Lowe's deal to buy the Craftsman V20 battery pack with charger for $99 and get a free Craftsman tool worth up to $139.
Lowe's is going all-in on the Craftsman deals this year, making it possible to snag nearly anything you might need at a discount. From tools for DIY projects to tool cabinets and leaf blowers, the Lowe's sale hits every corner of the Craftsman selection.
If you're hoping to take advantage of the BOGO offer, go with the Craftsman V20 battery pack with charger kit for $99. From there, you can select a free Craftsman tool like a Craftsman Pole Saw, Hedge Trimmer, or the Craftsman String Trimmer.
Lucky for us, the BOGO Craftsman offer at Lowe's doesn't expire until July 29. However, we wouldn't be surprised to see some of the free tool offers sell out, so consider shopping sooner rather than rather.
Home Depots Ryobi Days event is still live — how to score free Ryobi tools this weekendBuy a Ryobi power tool battery and get a free Ryobi tool at Home Depot.
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Welcome to home improvement season. Now that we're no longer in winter hibernation mode, you probable have a list of home and yard projects to tick off this summer. If you could use some new tools to get those jobs done right, listen up to this Home Depot news.
The Home Depot Ryobi Days event earns you a free tool with purchase of the Ryobi One+ 18V Battery Starter Kit. The kit is on sale for $99, marked down from the list price of $228 for a savings of $129 on the battery kit. The free tool option lets you pick one from 13 Ryobi items.
Remember when BOGO sales used to be good? The Home Depot is resurrecting our faith in getting something for free that's actually good. The Ryobi Days event makes perfect sense. Buy the Ryobi battery kit while it's 57% off and get a free tool that can be used in conjunction with one of the batteries in the kit.
The free items that qualify for this deal are plentiful. Go with the Ryobi Cordless Compact Workshop Blower or the Ryobi Cordless Hybrid Whisper Jobsite Fan. If you don't need the Ryobi battery kit, you can choose your main item as the Cordless Battery String Trimmer to qualify for the additional free tool.
Before the free tool options sell out, check out the Ryobi Days sale at Home Depot. You can save big on an essential battery kit and get a free tool you'll actually use.
iPhone Fold or twist? Our burning questions for Apples WWDC 2026An unusual air of mystery clings to Apple's 2026 developers' conference. What will Tim Cook, in his last WWDC as CEO, reveal?
Apple may not quite be the world's most valuable company at the moment — that's Nvidia — but it is still by far the world's most scrutinized.
Thanks to a robust set of supply-chain leakers revealing every aspect of new Apple products before they arrive, an Apple launch event can often seem robbed of surprise. And in a normal year, Apple's annual World Wide Developers' Conference (WWDC) is no exception.
But WWDC 2026 is not a normal year, and an unusual air of mystery still clings to the keynote. That's not just because we don't know whether Tim Cook, in his last WWDC as CEO, will hand the baton over to CEO-in-waiting John Ternus during the event.
Will Ternus get on-the-job training, keynoting side by side with Cook? Or will he take a lesser role, like he did introducing the iPhone Air last September?
Beyond that mystery, here are our three big burning questions for the Apple WWDC keynote, which kicks off at 10 a.m. PT on Monday, June 8, 2026.
The last we heard about the iPhone Fold, Apple's late-to-the-party entry into the foldable smartphone market, its official launch date had been pushed back, likely until the holiday season. Given a global memory chip shortage, analysts have warned that the company may not have enough supply to satisfy demand until 2027.
Still, iPhone Fold prototypes exist (or iPhone Ultra, if one report is to be believed — the dueling names being just one example of Apple exerting an unusual amount of lockdown). Cook may reason that it makes sense to wow us with an early look at one, and end that confusion about the name.
After all, that's what Steve Jobs did with the original iPhone: gave us a sneak peak in January 2007, long before the official summer launch.
The Jobs strategy would make sense here, given that Apple is already late to the foldable game — and is effectively leapfrogging competitors with its larger folding screen. Cook may also want to cement his association with the Fold/Ultra, given that he led the company during its development.
What better way to do that than to bring back, just this once, a Jobs-like "one more thing"? Ternus takes over on September 1, so any future iPhone Fold/Ultra launch event will be his baby. Does Cook want the world's first official look at the Fold/Ultra to be in Ternus' hands?
Then again, Cook's lack of ego has been one of the defining features of his tenure. So he may be perfectly fine letting his chief product guy take the credit (or, if the Fold/Ultra fails in any way, the fall).
During the Cook years, Apple has struggled with a delicate balancing act on the subject of AI. On the one hand, Cook is clearly a skeptic about the tech industry's tendency to overhype LLMs — and given that bombshell white papers coming out of Apple's research arm show plainly that even so-called reasoning models can't reason, he has every reason to think that way.
On the other hand, consumers have every right to expect that they could treat Siri, Apple's creaky old AI chatbot, like it has the intelligence of models like OpenAI's ChatGPT or Google's Gemini.
And that's what we're expecting to get: A Gemini-powered Siri voice assistant, along with a new Siri app and an AI agent app store, that fulfills the company's long-deferred promise of Apple Intelligence. Reportedly, you'll be able to choose third-party AI tools too.
Upgraded Siri will also likely feature in the camera app, offering editing options and other forms of "Visual Intelligence." And it will reportedly be ad-free and more focused on privacy than its AI rivals, with features like auto-deleting chat logs.
OK, but how does Cook (or Ternus) effectively demonstrate the AI power of the new Siri? Here the company may run into a boy-who-cried-wolf problem.
Thanks to Apple's, um, overly enthusiastic marketing after the original Apple Intelligence announcement, showcasing features that didn't exist, the company had to settle a class-action lawsuit.
How, then, can an ad within this keynote showcasing Apple Intelligence capabilities not give us skeptical vibes, even if they do exist this time around?
The biggest Siri surprise of all would be a live demo — but given that Apple hasn't done that in keynotes since 2019 (Cook went pre-recorded in 2020), don't hold your breath.
The real star of the WWDC show, of course, is Apple's latest iteration of its signature iPhone operating system. But iOS 27 has more riding on it than most upgrades.
That's not just because of the new Siri, or the foldable software supposedly stuffed into iOS 27. It's because iOS 26 was a controversial upgrade, to say the least.
Reports of low adoption numbers turned out to be exaggerated. But the unease was undeniable. Many users expressed outrage on Reddit that iOS 26 felt like "bloatware" that slowed down the keyboard, among other features.
Most controversial of all: the Liquid Glass aesthetic that made app icons look like cheap gel stickers, as some saw it. Certainly the hurried departure of the design chief behind Liquid Glass doesn't suggest it was a hit inside the company.
So how different will iOS 27 look? Is the cool glowing animation promoting WWDC 2026, reportedly the Siri redesign hiding in plain sight, a harbinger of good things to come? Did Apple engineers spend the last year effectively filleting the bloat, or making it worse? Will it end support for the iPhone 11?
Join us on the series finale of Tim Cook's Apple keynotes to find out!
The ultimate guide to streaming the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the U.S. — everything you need to knowFind out how to watch the 2026 FIFA World Cup live in the U.S., including which streaming service you need and the best deals.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the biggest edition of the global tournament to date and it's almost here.
Not only is it hosted by three different countries for the first time (United States, Mexico, Canada), but there's also more teams competing than ever. With 48 teams going head to head across 16 different host cities (11 in the U.S.), it's going to be absolutely epic.
Want to tune in live in the U.S.? Here's everything you need to know about streaming the 2026 World Cup at home.
The 2026 World Cup tournament takes place from June 11 through July 19. The first day of tournament opens with live coverage starting at 1 p.m. ET as Mexico welcomes opponent South Africa.
The United States men's national soccer team (USMNT) opener vs. Paraguay falls on June 12 in Los Angeles at 9 p.m. ET, but you can tune in three hours early for a pre-game special starting at 6 p.m. ET.
The entirety of the 2026 FIFA World Cup — all 104 tournament matches — will be aired live on Fox and FS1 for those with cable access. A record 40 matches will air in primetime. That's over one third of the tournament.
"Our broadcast schedule affirms FOX is truly going to be America’s home for the beautiful game over a span of 39 incredible days," said Eric Shanks, CEO & Executive Producer, FOX Sports.
Lucky for soccer fans, Fox's own streaming service launched last year and now makes watching every match live in the 2026 World Cup tournament a breeze for cord-cutters. Previously, your only option for watching live Fox channels without cable was through a pay TV provider like YouTube TV or Fubo. Now, Fox One is your one-stop shop for the entire Fox TV portfolio, allowing you to stream live local Fox stations, as well as Fox Sports, FS1, FS2, and more.
Yes, that means a Fox One streaming subscription will grant you live access to all 104 FIFA World Cup matches in the U.S. It costs $19.99 per month after a free three-day trial and you can sign up directly through Fox or through Prime Video as an add-on network.
It's also worth noting that Peacock ($10.99/month) will be streaming all 104 World Cup matches, but only in Spanish. Plus, Tubi will be streaming the opening match on June 11 between Mexico and South Africa, as well as the USA's opening match against Paraguay on June 12, for free. All 102 other matches will require access to Fox.
There aren't as many deals for Fox One as other streamers, but that doesn't mean there are zero. For a limited time, the streamer is offering a three-month subscription — perfect for watching the World Cup — for just $39.98. A $59.97 value, that essentially gets you a full month for free. The deal ends July 19.
You can also score Fox One for free if you sign up for Verizon home internet, if you happen to be in the market for a new provider. The only other real way you can save on a Fox One subscription is by signing up for an annual subscription or a bundle deal.
An annual Fox One subscription will cost you just $199.99. That's $39.88 cheaper than paying for 12 months individually. You can also bundle Fox One with ESPN Unlimited for the ultimate sports package for $39.99 per month, saving you $9.99 per month. If you want to watch more live sports than just the World Cup, these are both deals worth considering.
If you want to watch the World Cup as well as other live sports this season, you could also opt for a cable replacement service like YouTube TV (10-day trial), Fubo (one-day trial), Hulu + Live TV (three-day trial), or Sling. These option will give you more than just Fox networks, but they'll also cost more. You could exhaust as many free trials as you see fit to make the most of your World Cup watching experience, but we'll leave that up to you. Just be sure to cancel before the trial is up or you'll be hit with a hefty monthly subscription cost.
Free live TV trials:
YouTube TV — 10-day trial, then $67.99/month for 3 months
Fubo Sports — 1-day trial, then $45.99/month for 1 months
Hulu + Live TV — 3-day trial, then $89.99/month
You can also utilize a VPN to livestream the 2026 FIFA World Cup from anywhere in the world for free. Check out our worldwide watch guide for a deeper dive into which platforms and VPNs we recommend.
I'd be remiss if I didn't mention digital antennas as an alternative way to watch. A digital antenna gives you access to your local Fox station (as well as CBS, NBC, and ABC) for free. As long as you live decently close to your local TV station broadcast towers, you'll be able to watch for free — just be sure to check the distance and range before making a purchase. You won't be able to watch FS1, but you'll be able to tune into 70 out of 104 matches on Fox.
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TL;DR: Visual Studio Pro 2026 is Microsoft’s latest IDE, and a lifetime license is on sale for $35 through May 31.
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Visual Studio Pro 2026 gives you the tools to write code faster and catch problems earlier, with AI doing a lot of the work that used to slow you down. IntelliCode reads your codebase and completes entire lines or blocks based on patterns learned from your own code, not generic suggestions. AI-assisted refactoring cuts down on boilerplate and flags bugs before they compound. CodeLens surfaces recent changes, commit history, test results, and references directly in the editor, so you always know what’s happening in your codebase without jumping between windows.
For teams, Live Share is one of the more practical collaboration features available in any IDE. Teammates can join a session, edit, and debug in real time without cloning the repo or setting up their own environment. Access controls and personalized settings keep things organized, whether you’re doing code reviews, pair programming, or bringing someone new up to speed.
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How often does Gemini 3.5 Flash hallucinate or lie? Google isnt saying.Unlike Anthropic and OpenAI, Google won't say how often Gemini 3.5 hallucinates, lies, or behaves sycophantically. That's a big problem.
As AI gets integrated into every facet of our lives, AI hallucinations remain a stubborn and intractable problem. Yet in the two-hour Google I/O keynote, where Google introduced a massive expansion of AI search and a new default model, Gemini 3.5 Flash, hallucinations didn't warrant a mention.
Likewise, the Gemini 3.5 Flash system card contains no references to hallucinations. Sycophancy is also conspicuously absent. This is especially notable given that both Anthropic and OpenAI publicly report data on metrics such as how often their models hallucinate, encourage delusions, or act sycophantically.
So, as Google makes AI Mode and AI Overviews even more visible in Google Search, users may not realize just how likely an answer is to contain hallucinations and confident mistakes.
Google AI tools do sometimes include warnings such as "AI responses may include mistakes." But there’s no disclosure to searchers that Gemini and AI Mode responses may only be accurate 68.8 to 83.8 percent of the time.
Those are the results from Google's most recent data on Gemini accuracy.
In response to Mashable's questions, a Google spokesperson said that the company plans to publish more information about the newest models' safety evaluations alongside the release of the rest of the Gemini 3.5 model series, which is expected in June.
Google doesn’t report the honesty, sycophancy, or hallucination rates of its latest models. However, in December, it published a study of their accuracy based on the FACTS Grounding test, a benchmark created by Google DeepMind to measure accuracy.
FACTS "comprehensively evaluates the ability of language models to generate factually accurate text," and Gemini 3 Pro and Gemini 2.5 Pro top this benchmark.
Google reports that Gemini 3 Pro has an overall accuracy score of 68.8. In many classrooms, this would be a hard "F" grade, though it's considered a high score for an AI model.
On the FACTS Search benchmark, which measures a model’s skill at "generating factual responses by interacting with a search tool," Gemini 3 Pro scores 83.8 percent.
The FACTS Search benchmark also measures models' "hedging rate," or how often they decline to answer a question, which is the desired outcome when an answer is unknown. Gemini 3 Pro has a significantly lower "hedging rate" than GPT-5, Claude 4.5 Opus, Claude 4.5 Sonnet, and even its predecessor Gemini 2.5 Pro.
A single reference to hallucinations does appear in the Gemini 3 Pro system card published on Nov. 18, 2025. "Known Limitations: Gemini 3 Pro may exhibit some of the general limitations of foundation models, such as hallucinations. There may also be occasional slowness or timeout issues."
This boilerplate language is similar to what’s included in the Gemini 2 series system cards, which acknowledge additional problems. “Gemini 2.0 Flash may exhibit some of the general limitations of foundation models, such as hallucinations, and limitations around causal understanding, complex logical deduction, and counterfactual reasoning.” (Emphasis added.)
Hallucinations are actually a feature, not a bug, of the way large-language models work. They're probabilistic algorithms predicting the next token in a sequence. By definition, they're predicting, not "knowing" or "reporting."
"Hallucinations can only be reduced and never eliminated,” Niranjan Krishnan, Head of AI Solutions, FPT Software, told Mashable. "Large language models are penalized if they sound uncertain or tentative. They don’t know what’s true, but know how to sound true. That bias drives confident errors. Models don’t know their limitations and do not know when to stop."
Krishnan added, "Trying to eliminate hallucinations is the wrong goal. The ultimate challenge is building systems that know when to say, 'I don’t know.'"
“I think users are entitled to that information, especially considering the fact that if you're using an AI chatbot, for example, like Claude or ChatGPT, you're opting into that experience...But when you're on Google, not everyone opts into getting an AI Overview, or engaging with AI mode. They're opening up a search engine that they've always used, and now the experience is different."
So, why doesn't Google report hallucination or sycophancy rates like its chief rivals?
Gary Marcus, scientist, author, and the AI Cassandra of Silicon Valley, told Mashable that "One could guess that their performance there wasn’t groundbreaking or we would have likely heard about it." He added, "Some candor about these things, as with nutrition labels, would certainly be a good thing."
By ignoring AI hallucinations, Google is depriving users of information they could use to evaluate AI output.
Mashable reached out to Google to ask about the lack of hallucination data in the Gemini system cards. In response, a Google spokesperson said, "We take a rigorous approach to defining and measuring persona attributes like helpfulness, tone, and sycophancy. Our goal is to train models to provide objective, direct responses that avoid flattery or simply mirroring a user's views, while keeping the system highly steerable for developers."
The spokesperson also said:
Improving model factuality and managing persona are ongoing, scientific efforts for us. While balancing a model's creativity with factual accuracy remains an industry-wide challenge, hallucination rates have steadily fallen as core model capabilities advance...To continuously guard against incorrect outputs, we invest heavily in robust safety policies, pioneering automated quality-check systems like FunSearch, and open-source evaluation benchmarks like FACTS Grounding to track and improve factual accuracy over time.
Billions of people rely on Google to find information on everything from random celebrity trivia to life-altering medical diagnoses. And Google has long said it looks for expertise, authority, experience, and trustworthiness (or E-E-A-T in Google jargon) for "Your Money or Your Life" (YMYL) topics.
These YMYL topics include anything "that could significantly impact the health, financial stability, or safety of people, or the welfare or well-being of society." Now, users are learning about these topics directly in Google Search or the Gemini app, a tool that's only accurate up to 83.8 percent of the time.
AI hallucinations are also poisoning our collective body of knowledge. Fortune recently reported on a study that found 4,000 AI-fabricated references in nearly 3,000 medical research papers. Likewise, lawyers around the world are being sanctioned for including hallucinated decisions in their briefs. One database tracking legal hallucinations includes 1,497 cases and counting.
Google's AI transformation is also having an outsized impact on the publishers who produce the information that Gemini relies on.
As Google has shifted to AI search, traffic to news websites has fallen off a cliff, a phenomenon that’s been described as a “Traffic Apocalypse” and the "AI armageddon" for publishers.
Once upon a time, back when Google prided itself on its "Don't be evil" ethos, the company defined success by how quickly users left Google. "We may be the only people in the world who can say our goal is to have people leave our website as quickly as possible." Now, Google wants users to spend as much time as possible in its walled garden.
To be clear, all of the actual reporting — the interviews, the research, the photography, the videography, and the old-fashioned sleuthing — is still performed by human journalists. But instead of leaving Google to read about the Iran War in the New York Times, Gemini and AI Mode will brief you right on the search page.
In any other context, journalists call this plagiarism. And as Mashable has reported previously, AI chatbots like Gemini are particularly bad at parsing breaking news, which is when misinformation spreads quickly.
Klaudia Jaźwińska, a journalist and researcher for the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, told Mashable that Google should do more to inform users of its AI's limitations.
“I think users are entitled to that information, especially considering the fact that if you're using an AI chatbot, for example, like Claude or ChatGPT, you're opting into that experience,” Jaźwińska said. “But when you're on Google, not everyone opts into getting an AI Overview or engaging with AI mode. They're opening up a search engine that they've always used, and now the experience is different. And I think for that reason [Google] should be even more transparent about what it can and can't do and what its limitations are.”
In the absence of regulation on AI safety and transparency, Google could commit to publishing data on Gemini's hallucination, sycophacy, or honesty rates, as OpenAI and Anthropic do.
In the meantime, don't forget what Google says in its AI terms of service: "Use discretion before relying on, publishing, or otherwise using content provided by the Services."
Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging that it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.
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Foldable phones are taking over in 2026. We've seen plenty of rumors about a potential iPhone Fold, but for now, the focus is firmly on the new Motorola Razr Fold.
If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to make the jump, T-Mobile has launched an enticing offer on this brand-new handset. For a limited time, the Motorola Razr Fold is free with T-Mobile. Yes, you read that correctly. To qualify, all you need to do is activate a new line on Experience Beyond. There's no trade-in required for this offer.
Before claiming this deal for yourself, it’s important to understand the contractual small print. T-Mobile doesn't simply hand over a $1,700 smartphone. Instead, the full retail value of the phone is financed across 24 consecutive monthly statements. Each month, T-Mobile applies an equal promotional bill credit that brings your device charge down to $0.
If you decide to close your account, switch networks, or pay off the phone early to upgrade to whatever comes next from the world of folding phones, the remaining unpaid balance will be due immediately.
You will also need to pay taxes and a $35 activation fee, but that's always the case with these "free deals." Does that make this phone totally free? We guess not, but it's a grey area.
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Pressure review: Andrew Scott is low-key hilarious in this World War II dramaThink "Conclave" meets "The Pitt," set in World War II. Brendan Fraser co-stars with Andrew Scott in "Pressure."
I wasn't prepared for Pressure. Walking into the World War II drama, which stars Andrew Scott and Brendan Fraser, I knew it was about the lead up to D-Day. As such, I braced myself for a serious, stiff-upper-lip drama about soldiers and the cruelty of war. And it's not that Pressure isn't about those things. Rather, adapted from David Haig's 2014 stage play of the same name, Pressure comes from an unexpected angle in exploring war strategy.
Andrew Scott stars as Group Captain James Stagg, a Scottish meteorologist for the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force, who was assigned to aid American ally General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) by figuring out the forecast for the beaches of Normandy for D-Day.
Now, you might be thinking that weather and war don't sound like rich terrain for laughs. But Pressure's humor comes from the crackling cultural conflict between this no-nonsense Scot and the American general in desperate need of a sunny day.
Pressure begins with bloodshed in 1944. Before the Allies carried out the biggest seaborne invasion in history (aka D-Day), there was a test run known as Operation Tiger, which failed miserably. Pressure begins in the immediate aftermath of this disastrous exercise, where a boyish young man in uniform stares blankly into the sky, blood washing around his prone body as the tide comes in.
Up and down the beach, there's a scramble among the survivors to aid whatever soldiers may be saved. Eisenhower looks on, stricken, cursing under his breath. With one brief yet brutal scene, director Anthony Maras, who adapted the screenplay with playwright David Haig, has succinctly established the life-or-death stakes of planning an invasion.
Six weeks later, Eisenhower is in a remote country estate filled with U.S. and UK military, all planning to launch D-Day in 72 hours. The fatal failure of Operation Tiger hangs over him, whether he's being barked at by a brash British field marshal (Damian Lewis), cajoled by his Irish aide, Kay Summersby (Kerry Condon), or placated by the American's lead meteorologist, Irving Krick (Chris Messina).
While the energy of these allies ranges from stern to abrasive, patient to bombastic, they're all pushing for D-Day to launch on Monday morning. Then, on a Friday arrives Stagg, who warns major storms could sink D-Day out the gate.
Introduced in his home in the midst of a cozy morning ritual, Stagg prepares breakfast for his very pregnant wife (Tamsin Topolski), gently assuring her he has time for this bit of intimacy. He is a man of few words, and this will come to frustrate his colleagues as the pressure builds. No sooner does he reach the estate than he's making curt commands. He points out errors in his men's work, dismisses the directives of another meteorologist, and is visibly vexed to discover Summersby in his office.
To borrow from reality TV, Stagg is not here to make friends; he's on mission. Like in Conclave, another excellent Focus Features release, there's a brilliant humor that erupts when this very serious setting collides with cutting replies to arrogance.
Krick is Stagg's foil, a suave American who literally performs a lively song and dance ("Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy") to amuse his troops. Stagg, by contrast, demands the piano be taken away, and literally hits a bad note when slamming its cover closed.
Where others swoon over Krick's easy-going attitude, name-dropping stories, and retellings of professional glory, Stagg simply stares, seeming to resent the wasting of time. Later, when arguing against Krick's proposed forecast of beautiful sunny weather, Stagg flatly calls the man "moronic." And when Krick complains that Stagg is insulting him to his face, Stagg responds sharply, "I'm not insulting you. I'm describing you."
In this ruthless honesty, there's an exciting — and yes, funny — rejection of social norms. And maybe even the thrill of vicariously being so good at your job that you don't need a charm offensive to be heard.
Fun fact: I'm the person who introduced this bit of slang to Pressure's leading men. In an interview with Scott and Fraser, I explained how Pressure reminded me of HBO Max's hit series The Pitt, because both feature people who are so dedicated to their work, and so skilled at it, that it's deeply — almost orgasmically — satisfying to watch.
While it's tempting to flatten Eisenhower, Krick, Summersby, and Stagg into symbols to make them broader critiques of American attitudes versus British ones, Pressure bristles against such simplicity. For one thing, Stagg is Scottish, Summersby is Irish, and Eisenhower and Krick are two very different representations of American masculinity. The former is a tall, stern man, haunted by his failures. The other is a dynamic hero, held up by his wins and charm.
Looking at the two of them, it's tempting to think Krick gives Eisenhower the sunny forecast to please him. But in Messina's intensity opposite Stagg, it's easier to believe that a soldier with so many victories may be blind to his own potential defeat. None of these people are stupid or lazy or incompetent. But, as Stagg declares almost as soon as he arrives, it's incredibly difficult to determine the weather in Northern Europe for sure, more than 24 hours in advance. No matter how much these military leaders want the answer to be something else, Stagg won't bend on being certain.
Here's where the tension becomes satisfying and humane. This is not one man's battle to be heard in a realm where he's surrounded by fools. Pressure presents people who are the best at what they do. Their forces combined, we might think it's easy to see how D-Day was a success, marking a major turning point in World War II. But Stagg, staunch and soft-spoken, is like a mountain, unmovable as he reminds them that nature, that science, cannot be bellowed at or bullied into submission.
There's a glint in Eisenhower's eyes that reminds us of the dying boy on the beach without the need of a flashback. The stakes are clear. It's electrifying to witness humans who are determined to do the hard, right thing, while having to face that we're not as in control of the world as we wish to be. So, who will make the tough call, stay or go?
There's an incredible restraint in Scott's performance that allows the humor to reverberate without feeling forced. It's not that Stagg is trying to be funny or cutting. Scott gives no wink or smile to suggest Stagg enjoys dressing down Krick (though who could blame him?).
Whether caressing his wife or arguing his position against the towering wrath of Eisenhower, Stagg is a man who values time and truth above all else, and so will waste none of the former with a denial of the latter. Because Messina's boogie woogie American is scripted as the dashing dynamo, Scott suppresses the sultriness and mischievousness that made fans of Fleabag and Sherlock go wild. He holds in the throbbing heartache that made All of Us Strangers radiant in its grief, and the anchoring empathy of Blue Moon. He plays none of the biting barbs as punchlines or reads. Resolute and restrained, he is nonetheless riveting, perhaps especially as Stagg's anti-social tendencies irk those around him.
Maras smartly sets Stagg apart from his peers with a hint of color. Cheers to Maras and his cinematographer Jamie D. Ramsay for rejecting the contemporary obsession for desaturated palettes. In Pressure, a rich saturation brings depth to ornate rooms filled with soldiers in brown, khaki, and more brown. Flesh is allowed to flush red in frustration. But most notably, Stagg, in a crisp blue dress shirt, is visually in opposition to the troop of brown around him. Even in a group shot, even with his back turned, this simple choice of embracing color and a simple choice from costumer Liza Bracey, makes him stand out. Perhaps to remind us of how he feels alone in this fight. Or perhaps, stripped down from his dress jacket in moments of high stress, this blue shirt is meant remind us that these icons of history are also just men, as flawed and fearful as they may be revered and brave.
Created with care and great humanity, Pressure explores the hard work, intense co-operation, and tricky social dance of warfare, in a way that is enlightening and entertaining. Maras is respectful without ever falling prey to a stony reverence that would make his characters statues instead of people. Fraser is committed and suitably stern as Eisenhower. Condon balances warmth and clarity as the middleman between Eisenhower and Stagg. Messina is delightfully smarmy. Along with Scott, they create portraits that don't feel stiff, but are pulsating, precious, and alive.
Pressure is outstanding cinema, propelled by passion, intellect, and spirit. Don't overlook it.
Pressure opens in theaters May 29.
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Hooking up is hard enough as it is. And that's before you've thrown in the minefield of online dating and all its nuances into the mix.
It adds all kinds of complications around app etiquette, how to know when you're vibing, and how to move offline. Not to mention concerns over protecting your digital privacy. And yet, people repeatedly sabotage their own chances of success with common online dating mistakes — which can prevent you from finding that all-important match.
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AdultFriendFinder is very permissive when it comes to NSFW content — you could even say it's kinda the whole point of AFF — and many of its members take advantage of this freedom by posting explicit material upfront. That said, we advise against it, especially if you also plan on sharing pictures or videos of your face.
Always use non-nude content for your profile photos. Because once you post naked content online, you lose all control over it – where it ends up and what it gets used for. That doesn't mean you can't share nudes, but there are more private ways to bare all.
It's not just a matter of your own safety but also the impression you give. While some people will be turned on by upfront nudity, others may be put off. So, if you want to maximize your chances at making a connection, you're better off leaving something to the imagination. You finding other subtler ways to be sexually suggestive.
Oversharing is another major security concern that people can overlook. No, your potential hookups don't need to know what you do for a living, at least not from from just scanning your profile, and they certainly don't need to know specifics about your employer, your address, or your marital situation.
Think very hard about what you choose to share and how certain information can lead back to you or even compromise you in the wrong hands. It's not that every person you meet on AFF will be a bad actor — chances are, most of your interactions will be totally genuine — but this is the internet we're talking about here and there are bad actors all over it, just waiting to strike.
Online safety 101: Share the bare minimum, and if you do choose to open up to a specific person, make sure you've vetted them and that they are who they say they are. There are common sense rules that you can follow.
Hookup sites in general, and AdultFriendFinder in particular, can be littered with profiles bragging about their sexual prowess, often in very crude terms (mostly men in our experience).
We understand the impulse to boast, especially when you're trying to connect with another human being on a sexual level, and in an environment centered on sex, but bragging is just a turn-off. Take note, fellas, and save your sexual boasting for one-on-one convos after a rapport has been established and you have a sense of the other person's turn-ons.
The Moment review: Charli XCX reveals the hardships of pop stardom through a fake documentaryBrat summer forever? Aidan Zamiri's sharp comedy explores the perils of becoming popular.
After a premiere at the Sundance Film Festival and a stint in theaters, The Moment is coming to HBO Max. But what can fans of Charli XCX expect from this comedy that's masquerading as a documentary?
First off, let's not flat-out call this a "mockumentary." While that's not the wrong term for writer/director Aidan Zamiri's film, the popularity of the term typically used for Christopher Guest parodies and The Office might have moviegoers expecting a comedic romp. The Moment is far more dry and cutting than wacky. But make no mistake, it's awesome.
The British singer/songwriter who redefined "brat" plays herself in a compelling, often unvarnished look at what it means to achieve massive fame at breakneck speed. Beginning in September 2024, The Moment kicks off at the tail end of "brat summer."
With her sixth studio album becoming a massive hit that inspires memes, TikTok dances, and controversy, Charli XCX has her first arena tour ahead of her, pinned to brat. An eye-jittering montage of news clips and internet videos is intercut with flashing neon-colored production company logos, and Charli thrashing around in a feral dance under strobe lights. Right off, Zamiri captures the nonstop energy that is this 365 party girl's image. But once the montage stops, The Moment pauses on Charli, who practically collapses from her dance when "Cut!" is called. Just like that, she goes from fantasy to reality, and she's utterly exhausted.
Charli XCX is credited with the original story behind Zamiri and Bertie Brandes' screenplay, which follows the pop star through business deals, meet-and-greets, and tour rehearsals to a last-minute retreat to Ibiza, and onto the stage. Now, plenty of musicians have allowed camera crews behind the scenes for concert docs that reveal the human frailty behind the epic shows. But The Moment has more in common with St. Vincent's The Nowhere Inn, a 2020 mockumentary/psychological thriller that blended fact and fiction to explore the strangeness of being famous for your music.
The plot of The Moment is Charli prepping for the tour, initially eager to collaborate with her trusted creative director, Celeste (Hailey Benton Gates), who envisions each show turning the arenas into a nightclub, complete with strobe lights and flashing graphics that include the word "cunt." However, this hard party energy clashes with the vision of documentarian Johannes (Alexander Skarsgård), who's been hired by a snarling record exec (Rosanna Arquette) to make the brat moment last forever with a concert doc that'll appeal to the mainstream and "dads."
This battle for creative control seems simple at first. Everyone from those above to Charli's timid manager Tim (Jamie Demetriou), her make-up artist Molly (Kate Berlant), and her famous friends, like Rachel Sennott (playing a comically shallow version of herself) insist Charli has the final say. But as pressure from the record company grows more intense, Charli realizes how little power she actually has, and struggles to make sense of what's best for her and brat.
The faux documentary Zamiri has made is not presented as Johannes' concert doc. That faux documentarian is an antagonist to Charli, pushing her to change her image, her signature green color, and even "brat" itself, daring to capitalize the B.
Yet within the film's logic, it's unclear whose movie we're watching. The camera crew and director stay out of frame. However, through the persistent strobe effects — which mirror the opening title cards and Celeste's vision for the brat tour — it seems the film is from Charli's perspective, even as she is intruded upon. The cameras invade squabbles with Charli's team, doing cocaine in a nightclub bathroom, and an emotional breakdown in a private resort. And whereas in a narrative film people would ignore the camera, those around Charli look right into the lens, audibly alarmed. The pop star doesn't look, implying that Charli has gotten so used to being watched that she doesn't even notice them anymore.
This reflects the message at the core of The Moment. In a tearful phone message, Charli recounts how she made brat the way she wanted to. It was hers, and now everyone else acts as if it is theirs, as if she is theirs, and as if they are entitled to tell her what to do next.
Rather than enjoying the success she dreamed of, she's being relentlessly pushed to make big decisions. Will brat define her for life? Will she cling to it or let it go to look for something new? Will it be destroyed by capitalism's insistence on making all art into a commercial opportunity?
And yet, Charli is not painted as a pitiable victim of her own success or a noble heroine for creative freedom. The portrait she and Zamiri offer is more complicated and refreshing. She shares personal insecurities about her hair and body, showing herself flushed and without make-up next to a meticulously made-up Kylie Jenner, who is in a bikini to boot. Beyond creating space for the venting of her frustrations, The Moment also shines a light on the bad calls made when caving to studio pressure. Thus, Charli demystifies the glory of being a pop star by uncovering some unflattering truths about commercial compromise, even when you are the moment.
Not a romp or a laugh fest, this is the kind of movie where a laugh escapes you like a gasp or a scream, booming and deliciously surprising. There's cringe humor, like Sennott's scene, which plays like her HBO Max satire, I Love L.A., probing a particularly venal element of self-promotion. There are inside jokes that will only hit for Charli's fans, like a brief but biting appearance from Julia Fox as herself. For his part, Skarsgård is frightfully convincing as a faux-feminist douchebag. Then, there's Gates, whose bristled creative director is wickedly funny in her rage. Her delivery of the phrase "metaphorical cocaine" is sublimely absurd.
Rather than broadly skewering the rich and famous, The Moment shrewdly targets the corporate side of making art for a living. Through celebrity cameos, a succinct yet riveting story, earnest emotion, and biting humor, Charli XCX's mockumentary captures something real about the battle of art versus commerce. How does one hold onto themselves when hit by an avalanche of more, more, more, for better or worse? The Moment shows one answer, urging audiences to find their own.
The Moment is streaming on HBO Max.
UPDATE: May. 27, 2026, 2:12 p.m. EDT "The Moment" was reviewed out of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival. This article was originally published Jan. 30, 2026, and has been updated to include current viewing options.
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The world will stop this summer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
16 cities across the U.S., Mexico, and Canada will welcome the best international sides from around the world as they compete for arguably the biggest prize in sport. Huge names like Kylian Mbappé, Vinícius Júnior, and Lamine Yamal are likely to steal the spotlight, but new stars always shine brightly in this prestigious competition. It's going to be a wild ride.
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The World Cup is an international football competition between senior men's national teams. The 2026 World Cup has been expanded to 48 teams, split into 12 groups of four teams. The top two teams in each group and the eight best third-placed teams will progress to the knockouts rounds.
The defending champions are Argentina. They won their third title at the 2022 World Cup after defeating France in an epic final.
The 2026 World Cup is the 23rd edition of this famous competition. This year's tournament takes place from June 11 to July 19.
A number of streaming platforms are offering free coverage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup:
Australia — SBS
France — M6
Ireland — RTÉ
Italy — RAI
Norway — NRK
Netherlands — NOS
Spain — RTVE
UK — BBC iPlayer and ITVX (recommended)
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The 2026 French Open took a massively unexpected turn yesterday when unseeded youngster Juan Manuel Cerundolo defeated world No. 1 Jannik Sinner. With the men's field now wide open, Novak Djokovic has perhaps his best chance at winning a record 25th Grand Slam title.
But there's a long way to go. The 30-year-old Serb must first beat Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca, the tournament's No. 28 seed. Fonseca has only dropped two sets so far, so will prove tough competition. He's just 19 years old and as proved by Cerundolo, anything can happen on the court on any given day.
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The 2026 French Open is still stunned from yesterday's shock result, which saw men's No.1 Jannik Sinner eliminated by unseeded Juan Manuel Cerundolo, a twist that's blown the field wide open.
But there's little time to take it all in — the Roland-Garros action continues today as women's No. 3 Iga Swiatek faces Magda Linette in a third-round, all-Polish showdown. And the women's field is just as open and unpredictable following surprise exits of Elena Rybakina and Jessica Pegula.
With some of the toughest opponents out of action, Swiatek must surely fancy her chances to go all the way and claim a seventh Grand Slam, which would come off the back of winning last year's Wimbledon. You can also bet that Linette will be motivated by the number of big unseeded upsets so far at Roland-Garros, and will look to further disrupt the order.
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How to watch the 2026 French Open online for freeHow to watch Roland-Garros for free. Live stream the 2026 French Open for free from anywhere in the world.
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The world of tennis is focused on clay courts right now. Top players sharpened up in the Barcelona Open and Madrid Open, and now it's time for the main event: Roland-Garros.
Two-time champion Carlos Alcaraz will not defend his title, but this year's tournament is not short of star names. It's always a special tournament filled with huge moments, and we've already seen some shock results as top seeds get dumped out.
If you're interested in watching the 2026 French Open from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.
The French Open, also known as Roland-Garros, is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. It's the only Grand Slam tournament held on a clay surface, and is the second of the four annual Grand Slam tournaments.
The current singles champions are Carlos Alcaraz and Coco Gauff.
The 2026 French Open is the 131th edition of the competition. This year's event takes place from May 18 to June 7.
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Forget all about sunning yourself on a picture-perfect beach this summer. Love Island UK is back on our screens for the forseeable future, so cancel all your plans.
Prepare yourself for weeks of cringey pickup lines, awkward breakups, and massive meltdowns. There's also a slim chance that contestants will find love, but that's not really what Love Island is about. It's all about the drama, and we really can't get enough.
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The 13th season of Love Island UK starts on June 1. Love Island seasons typically run for eight weeks.
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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for May 29, 2026Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will require knowledge of Music City.
As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.
Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. The sports Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
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Each puzzle features 16 words, and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes before the game ends.
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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: Fancy footwork
Green: Basketball club-related
Blue: Sports leaders
Purple: Music City competitor
Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Hit a ball with your foot
Green: First words in NBA team locations
Blue: League commissioners
Purple: An athlete in Nashville
Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #613 is...
Hit a ball with your foot: BOOT, KICK, PUNT, STRIKE
First words in BA team locations: GOLDEN, LOS, NEW, OKLAHOMA
League commissioners: BETTMAN, GOODELL, MANFRED, SILVER
An athlete in Nashville: COMMODORE, PREDATOR, SOUND, TITAN
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
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NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for May 29, 2026Answers to each clue for the May 29, 2026 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.
With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.
So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.
Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Friday, May 29, 2026:
The answer is Doin.
The answer is Up to.
The answer is Ocean.
The answer is Karl.
The answer is Stay.
The answer is Ducat.
The answer is Opera.
The answer is Italy.
The answer is Non.
The answer is OKs.
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Watch Blue Origins New Glenn rocket explode in giant fireballA Blue Origin New Glenn spaceship has exploded, disappearing in a massive ball of fire during a test on Thursday night.
A Blue Origin New Glenn spaceship has exploded, disappearing in a massive ball of fire during a test on Thursday night. Fortunately, no injuries have been reported, but it's an expensive setback for Jeff Bezos' space company.
The New Glenn rocket had been undergoing a static hot-fire test at Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at the time of the explosion. A static hot-fire test is a trial run of the rocket's launch system, involving fuelling up the vehicle and briefly firing all its engines without disengaging the launch mount.
Unfortunately, this trial didn't go as planned. At approximately 9 p.m. ET the rocket "experienced an anomaly," which is Blue Origin-speak for "rapid unscheduled disassembly," which is SpaceX-speak for "exploded in a giant fireball." SpaceX suffered a similar accident last June, when its Starship spacecraft also exploded during a static fire test.
One first stage New Glenn rocket reportedly costs over $100 million to build.
The explosion was caught on camera by Spaceflight Now and NASA Spaceflight.
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"We experienced an anomaly during today's hotfire test," the official Blue Origin X account posted shortly after the explosion. "All personnel have been accounted for. We will provide updates as we learn more."
Bezos reiterated that all personnel were safe in a post from his personal X account, and said that an investigation into the incident is now underway.
"It’s too early to know the root cause but we’re already working to find it," Bezos wrote. "Very rough day, but we’ll rebuild whatever needs rebuilding and get back to flying. It’s worth it."
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New Glenn is Blue Origin's attempt at building a reusable orbital rocket. On Wednesday, the company announced that New Glenn's fourth launch would place 48 Amazon Leo satellites into orbit, with further details to be revealed at a later date.
Hurdle hints and answers for May 29, 2026Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.
If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.
There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.
An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.
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If you find yourself stuck at any step of today's Hurdle, don't worry! We have you covered.
To decorate.
ADORN
Golf helper.
CADDY
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A principle.
DOGMA
Spiral.
HELIX
An explosion.
BLAST
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Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on May 29See the Moon phase expected for May 29, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.
We're just a few nights away from the Blue Moon, so there's plenty surface features to spot on the Moon tonight. But what are they? Keep reading to find out.
As of Friday, May 29, the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. Tonight, 91% of the moon will be be lit up, according to NASA's Daily Moon Guide.
You don't need visual aids to be able to moon gaze, especially if its a clear night. With just your naked eye, you'll be able to spot the Mare Imbrium, Aristarchus Plateau, and the Kepler Crater. If you have binoculars you'll also be able to catch a glimpse of the Posidonius Crater, Archimedes Crater, and the Clavius Crater. If you have a telescope, you'll see the Caucasus Mountains, Descartes Highlands, and the Schiller Crater.
There are two Full Moons in May, with the next due to take place on May 31.
According to NASA, the Moon takes around 29.5 days to orbit Earth, passing through a repeating pattern of eight distinct phases. Although the same side of the Moon always faces Earth, the portion illuminated by the Sun changes as it moves around the planet. This is what creates the different shapes we see in the night sky, from thin crescents to half Moons and the full Moon. Together, these phases form the lunar cycle:
New Moon - The Moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it's invisible to the eye).
Waxing Crescent - A small sliver of light appears on the right side (Northern Hemisphere).
First Quarter - Half of the Moon is lit on the right side. It looks like a half-Moon.
Waxing Gibbous - More than half is lit up, but it’s not quite full yet.
Full Moon - The whole face of the Moon is illuminated and fully visible.
Waning Gibbous - The Moon starts losing light on the right side. (Northern Hemisphere)
Third Quarter (or Last Quarter) - Another half-Moon, but now the left side is lit.
Waning Crescent - A thin sliver of light remains on the left side before going dark again.
NYT Pips hints, answers for May 29, 2026The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.
Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.
Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.
Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.
If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity with how Pips is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.
The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible — and common — for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.
Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:
Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.
Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.
Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.
Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.
Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.
If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.
Less Than (2): Everything in this space must be less than 2. The answer is 0-6, placed horizontally; 0-5, placed vertically.
Equal (6): Everything in this space must be equal to 6. The answer is 0-6, placed horizontally; 6-2, placed horizontally.
Greater Than (2): Everything in this space must be greater than 2. The answer is 6-2, placed horizontally; 1-5, placed vertically.
Number (20): Everything in this space must add up to 20. The answer is 0-5, placed vertically; 5-5, placed horizontally; 1-5, placed vertically.
Equal (0): Everything in this purple space must be equal to 0. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally.
Equal (0): Everything in this red space must be equal to 0. The answer is 5-0, placed horizontally; 0-6, placed horizontally.
Equal (6): Everything in this space must be equal to 6. The answer is 0-6, placed horizontally; 6-1, placed horizontally.
Number (3): Everything in this space must add up to 3. The answer is 6-1, placed horizontally; 2-0, placed vertically.
Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 0-1, placed vertically; 3-2, placed vertically.
Greater Than (0): Everything in this space must be greater than 0. The answer is 3-2, placed vertically.
Less Than (6): Everything in this space must be less than 6. The answer is 0-1, palced horizontally.
Number (2): Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 2-0, placed horizontally.
Less Than (2): Everything in this space must be less than 2. The answer is 2-0, placed horizontally; 0-5, placed vertically.
Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 5-5, placed vertically.
Number (10): Everything in this space must add up to 10. The answer is 0-5, placed vertically; 5-3, placed vertically.
Number (3): Everything in this space must add up to 3. The answer is 3-2, placed vertically.
Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 0-1, placed horizontally; 1-3, placed horizontally; 1-1, placed vertically; 1-4, placed vertically.
Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 1-3, placed horizontally; 3-3, placed vertically; 3-0, placed vertically; 5-3, placed vertically.
Number (6): Everything in this space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically; 6-2, placed vertically.
Number (2): Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 3-2, placed vertically; 0-4, placed vertically.
Equal (4): Everything in this space must be equal to 4. The answer is 0-4, placed vertically; 1-4, placed vertically; 4-2, placed horizontally.
Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 4-2, placed horizontally; 2-2, placed horizontally; 6-2, placed vertically.
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The full Microsoft Office suite is just $30, no subscription neededMicrosoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is on sale for $29.97 through May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT and includes eight essential Microsoft productivity apps.
TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is available for $29.97 (reg. $219.99) through May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
If you’re shopping for Microsoft Office and don’t necessarily need Microsoft’s latest release, this right here could save you quite a bit of money. Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is price-dropped to $29.97 (reg. $219.99) through May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Instead of paying an ongoing subscription fee for Microsoft 365, this package provides access to Microsoft’s classic productivity apps with a one-time purchase.
One advantage of Office Professional 2021 is the inclusiveness of software included. While newer Office editions often focus on the core essentials, this package comes with eight applications: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, Publisher, and Access.
That means users can handle everything from document creation and email management to database projects and business presentations without piecing together multiple software solutions. Excel remains a go-to tool for budgeting, reporting, and data analysis, while Word and PowerPoint continue to be primary programs for professional communication.
Although Office 2021 isn’t Microsoft’s newest version, that may not be a pitfall for many buyers. If your main goal is reliable access to familiar Office applications rather than the newest feature releases or bundled cloud storage, Office 2021 can be a more cost-effective option. In fact, this deal includes more applications than Office 2024 Home & Business, making it a smart choice for users who want the broadest set of desktop tools.
Before purchasing, it’s worth noting that Office Professional 2021 requires Windows 10 or Windows 11 and installs on one Windows PC.
For anyone looking to equip a home office, small business, or personal workstation without stretching their software budget, Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is available for $29.97 through May 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
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This tiny $22 cable charges nearly everything you own and opens your beerSave on the GoCable 8-in-1 EDC 100W Cable, a compact charging cable with multiple connectors and built-in tools, now $21.99.
TL;DR: The GoCable 8-in-1 EDC 100W Cable is on sale for $21.99 (reg. $49.99) and combines fast charging, multiple connectors, cable management, and everyday tools in one compact gadget.
Is your bag, desk drawer, or carry-on overflowing with charging cables, adapters, and random accessories? The GoCable 8-in-1 EDC Cable is here to turn all of that disarray into convenience, consolidating all that clutter into one clever, pocket-sized tool, and it’s on sale for $21.99 (reg. $49.99).
We’ve seen multi-purpose charging accessories before, but GoCable stands out by packing an impressive range of features into something small enough to clip onto your keychain or backpack.
The GoCable supports up to 100W charging speeds when paired with a compatible power source. That means it’s ready for everything from smartphones and tablets to laptops and other USB-C devices. Plus, with both USB-C and Apple Lightning compatibility, it’s great for those who always have a mix of devices.
It’s built-in LED display shows charging info in real time. Instead of not knowing whether your device is charging efficiently, you can see the status right on the cable itself.
GoCable also features magnetic cable management, keeping cords neatly wrapped and tangle-free. It’s great for travelers, commuters, photographers, drone users, and content creators alike (basically anyone carrying multiple gadgets).
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Claude Opus 4.8: Anthropic makes a more honest AIThe latest version of Claude is now available for your queries.
Anthropic isn't ready to let regular users look at its supposedly super-powerful Claude Mythos AI model just yet. But the AI company has just released an upgrade to its flagship product, Claude Opus — now in its 4.8 version.
"It builds on Opus 4.7 with improvements across benchmarks, and is a more effective collaborator," Anthropic promised in a press release Thursday. Indeed, the benchmark numbers, below, show very minor improvements across the board.
One major improvement, allegedly, is in the area of hallucinations. Claude Opus 4.8 won't lie to users as much. "Early testers report that Opus 4.8 is more likely to flag uncertainties about its work and less likely to make unsupported claims," Anthropic said, touting the model's "honesty."
"Claude Opus 4.8 has noticeably better judgment," an engineer at Shopify, Tom Pritchard, told Anthropic. The coding version of the model "asks the right questions, catches its own mistakes, and pushes back when a plan isn't sound."
Given the increasing number of horror stories about AI agents deleting entire corporate databases, that promise may be music to the ears of vibe coders everywhere.
To please power users, Anthropic is offering a significant discount on "fast mode," where Claude will work at 2.5 times regular speed. Fast mode "is now three times cheaper than it was for previous models," the company said.
Users on Reddit weren't buying it, however. Many feared a loss of access to a more popular model, Claude Opus 4.6. "Nobody trusts the benchmark charts," wrote one redditor in summary, noting that Opus 4.7 also seemed to have some pretty good numbers when it was released.
Whether or not we can trust the benchmarks — and to be clear, Mashable hasn't independently verified these numbers — here's what Anthropic is claiming.
Claude Opus 4.8 is available now via Anthropic's website, Claude.AI, as well as via the Claude API, plus Anthropic partners like Microsoft Foundry.
The new model is priced exactly the same as its predecessors, which is to say models going all the way back to Claude Opus 4.5. All of them will cost you $5 per million input tokens and $25 per million output tokens.
Given that Anthropic is promising Claude Mythos within a matter of weeks, however, you may want to hang back and wait to see whether that model can be even more "honest" about its hallucinations.
Waymo introduces new vehicles: ‘Living room on wheels’The new vehicles share some similarities with Waymo competitor Zoox.
Autonomous robotaxi company Waymo just announced a fleet of new vehicles — the Ojai — that it describes as roomier and more accessible than its typical Jaguar I-PACE cars.
The self-driving Ojai offers “elevator-like doors,” low steps, flat floors, and a seat-integrated handle, features the Google-owned company says make it easier for riders to get in and out of the vehicle. Waymo describes the space inside the Ojai as a "living room on wheels." The Ojai interior shares some similarities with Waymo competitor Zoox, which operates a fleet of carriage-style autonomous cars.
The Ojai has three large LED screens that display routes, temperature controls, and music options, with embedded braille and screen-reader compatibility (low-vision riders have expressed an affinity for self-driving cars in a recent New York Times report).
The Ojai will feature the 6th-generation Waymo Driver tech, which the company says will enable the cars to operate more effectively in snowy conditions. Don’t look for the cars in New York or Boston, though; they will first roll out as free rides for select riders in the temperate cities of Los Angeles, Phoenix, and San Francisco, before moving to Denver, Las Vegas, and San Diego.
Speaking of weather, Waymo recently suspended rides in San Antonio, Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta after some of its cars drove into floods. Still, Waymo proudly touts its safety record, recently releasing data showing that its Waymo Driver tech was involved in 92 percent fewer serious crashes than human drivers under the same conditions. Additionally, Waymo stated that its cars have a 13x lower rate of serious injury or fatal crashes than human drivers.
Fitbit users complain about forced migration to Google Health appSome Fitbit users are upset that Google replaced the fitness tracker's companion app with a new AI-heavy Google Health app.
Google should be celebrating the release of the Fitbit Air this month. The new screen-less fitness tracker gives competitors like Whoop and even aspects of the Apple Watch a run for their money with a number of unique features.
Instead, Google is now dealing with backlash from some fo Fitbit's existing user base after the company retired the Fitbit app and replaced it with a new AI-focused Google Health app.
On Reddit, not all Fitbit users are happy with the change, to say the least.
"Thanks, Google, for ruining Fitbit," reads one post, which has received nearly 2,000 upvotes on the r/fitbit subreddit. "I’ve been using Fitbit for over 10 years and I canceled my premium membership today. The Google Health [app] is awful. No one asked for this. Google owes us all a refund on these watches."
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On social media platforms like Reddit, some long-time Fitbit users have shared their dislike for the new Google Health user interface, which they say is less intuitive and customizable than the old Fitbit app. Others are upset that Google appears to have removed data that was previously available, like certain sleep tracking stats and in-app challenges.
And then, of course, there are complaints about the AI features. The AI coach wasn't a surprise. In fact, Google rolled out trials of these AI features in the Fitbit app prior to the migration. However, within the old Fitbit app, users had control over the AI features and could turn them off. That's not the case with the new Google Health app.
"Beyond frustrated with the forced 'Google Health' update," reads another Reddit post with more than 1,200 upvotes. "I participated in the public preview for the new version of this app, and turned it off after a week. It was clear that Gemini was extremely poorly implemented, and the new version was not ready for public use. It appears that they have launched in exactly the same state as it was."
"Why must I now scroll through paragraphs of AI slop on every tab before I can actually see my activities and data?" the Reddit user continued.
Since Google Health's release, Fitbit users have also been bombing the app with negative reviews on Google Play.
"The overhaul of the original Fitbit app is absolutely terrible," reads one review on the Google Play store. "It forces AI on you at every turn, all the information in the app is AI-based, besides from the raw data collected by your Fitbit device. Awful app, 0/10 CANNOT recommend. Give me back the Fitbit app over this trash any day."
"Lacks most of the information that was available on Fitbit, can't track just daily activity, no stress component," reads another. "I guess I will get an Apple Watch."
For Google's part, the company does appear to realize the severity of the situation and has already responded with a roadmap to address users' issues with the app.
According to Google, it's currently working on a series of improvements and bug fixes for the Google Health app. A list of those changes can be found at the Google support site and will roll out starting this week.
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TL;DR: Watch Norway vs. Latvia in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free on IIHF.TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
The 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships are rolling through the knockout rounds, with Norway and Latvia set to battle it out for a place in the semi-final stage. There are some big names left in contention for the top prize, so things are heating up on the ice.
If you're interested in watching the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.
Norway vs. Latvia in the 2026 IIHF World Championships starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on May 28.
Norway vs. Latvia in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships is available to live stream for free on IIHF.TV.
IIHF.TV is not available in some locations due to regional broadcasting restrictions (blocked locations listed here), but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in a location with access, meaning you can stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world.
Live stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free by following these simple steps:
Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)
Download the app to your device of choice
Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with access
Connect to IIHF.TV
Watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world
The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer pretty generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream Norway vs. Latvia plus every other fixture before recovering your investment.
If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming platforms from around the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.
ExpressVPN is the best choice for streaming live sport on free platforms, for a number of reasons:
Servers in 105 countries
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A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).
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TL;DR: Watch Switzerland vs. Sweden in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free on IIHF.TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
The 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships quarter finals are finally here, with some massive matchups on the schedule. Switzerland vs. Sweden is a particularly interesting contest, pitting the hosts against a team that has been hit-or-miss in this competition.
If you're interested in watching the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.
Switzerland vs. Sweden in the 2026 IIHF World Championships starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on May 28.
Switzerland vs. Sweden in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships is available to live stream for free on IIHF.TV.
IIHF.TV is not available in some locations due to regional broadcasting restrictions (blocked locations listed here), but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in a location with access, meaning you can stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world.
Live stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free by following these simple steps:
Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)
Download the app to your device of choice
Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with access
Connect to IIHF.TV
Watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world
The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer pretty generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream Switzerland vs. Sweden plus every other fixture before recovering your investment.
If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming platforms from around the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.
ExpressVPN is the best choice for streaming live sport on free platforms, for a number of reasons:
Servers in 105 countries
Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more
Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure
Fast connection speeds
Up to 10 simultaneous connections
30-day money-back guarantee
A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).
Live stream Switzerland vs. Sweden in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free with ExpressVPN.
The feds say a Google engineer made $1.2 million on Polymarket. He could face decades in prison.A Google employee is being charged for making Polymarket trades based off of the company's "Year in Search" before the data was released.
Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have an insider-trading problem. And now it seems the U.S. Department of Justice is doing something about this illegal activity.
Last month, the DOJ charged a U.S. Army soldier with profiting from Polymarket trades made using their access to classified information regarding the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.
Now, the DOJ has made another insider trading charge. This time against an engineer at Google.
According to the DOJ complaint, Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo made more than $1.2 million off of Polymarket trades based on the search giant's confidential business information.
"Today’s charges reinforce a decades-old message: corporate insiders cannot use confidential business information to turn a profit in our markets,” U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement. "As alleged, Spagnuolo violated the duties he owed to his employer and used Google’s confidential business information to make more than $1.2 million in trading profits on Polymarket. Insider trading compromises the integrity of our markets, and the American people want this greed-driven conduct investigated and prosecuted."
Spagnuolo, who has worked as a software engineer at Google for over a decade, made lucrative Polymarket trades using the alias "AlphaRaccoon," according to the complaint.
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At the end of every year, Google releases the top trending searches across multiple niches and categories, a feature called the "Year in Search." Before being released to the public, this data was marked "Google Confidential" within the company. The DOJ alleges that Spagnuolo made trades based on this unreleased Google data ahead of the company's 2025 Year in Search.
The complaint alleges that between October and December 2025, Spagnuolo made multiple trades on Polymarket regarding who the “Top 5 Most Searched People on Google" would be for the year. Google didn't publicly release the Year in Search until Dec. 4, 2025. (For those curious, the top 5 most searched people on Google in 2025 were d4vd, Kendrick Lamar, Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Robinson, and Pope Leo XIV.)
Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen living in Switzerland, is alleged to have profited over $1.2 million from these trades.
Spagnuolo is being charged with violating the Commodity Exchange Act, wire fraud, and money laundering. Each count carries anywhere between a maximum of 10 to 20 years in prison.
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The premium 52-inch LG UltraGear Evo G9 5K2K gaming monitor hits best-ever price — save $300 at AmazonThe LG 52-inch UltraGear Evo G9 5K2K curved gaming monitor is on sale for $1,699.99 at Amazon, a 15% discount and its best price ever.
SAVE $300: As of May 28, the LG 52-inch UltraGear Evo G9 5K2K curved monitor is on sale for $1,699.99 at Amazon. That's 15% off its list price of $1,999.99 and its best price on record.
LG debuted a new lineup of gaming monitors earlier this year and the biggest of the bunch — the 52-inch UltraGear Evo G9 — just got a huge $300 price drop. If you're looking to enhance your gaming experience on a massive scale, this is the premium rig you're looking for.
As of May 28, the LG 52-inch UltraGear Evo G9 5K2K curved gaming monitor is on sale for $1,699.99 instead of $1,999.99. That's 15% in savings and its best price on record, which it has only reached once prior.
Yes, that's still expensive, but for the cost, you're getting what LG calls "the world's largest 5K2K gaming monitor." It packs a a 5120x2160 WUHD resolution across a massive 52-inch curved VA panel with an impressive 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response rate. The steep 1,000R curvature is designed to bring more of the details of the screen into your natural field of view. This makes for particularly expansive and clearer open-world games.
Other specs include VESA DisplayHDR 600 for striking contrast and boosted brightness, up to 95% DCI-P3 color gamut, AMD FreeSync Premium, plenty of connectivity options (DisplayPort 2.1, dual HDMI 2.1 ports, and USB-C with 90W power delivery), and a matte screen surface.
If you have the budget and desktop real estate, the LG UltraGear Evo G9 is a beast of a monitor offering an extremely immersive gaming experience. And at $1,699.99, it's the cheapest you'll find.
Oura Ring 5 arrives, and it’s 40 percent smaller than Ring 4Oura's new Ring 5 is smaller and much more capable than previous models.
A couple of years ago, the Oura Ring 4 impressed us with its health tracking capabilities. Now, the Oura Ring 5 looks to do the same, but in a much smaller form factor.
Oura officially unveiled Ring 5 on Thursday, bringing news that the device is 40 percent smaller than the previous model, making it Oura's smallest health wearable yet. It launches on June 4, starting at $399 for basic finishes like silver and black. You can pay an extra $100 to get it in the Gold, Stealth, Brushed Silver, or Deep Rose finishes, too. There's also a standalone charging case available for $99, but you'll need to get that separately.
If the smaller size of the ring wasn't enough of a selling point, Oura is also packaging it with a bundle of new software features that sound pretty useful for health tracking. You can use the ring to track live activity in the Oura app (for things like running and workouts), and there's a new Health Radar system that constantly monitors certain metrics in the background in case anything troubling comes up. Those metrics to start with are blood pressure monitoring and a measurement of your nighttime breathing habits.
Other odds and ends include an AI health assistant available in the Oura app, as well as new insights into GLP-1 treatments. In general, it sounds like the software offerings here are even more compelling than the size of the device itself.
You can pre-order one at Oura's site now.
The powerful Aiper Scuba X1 robot pool cleaner is $500 off at Amazon with coupon code — how to redeemThe Aiper Scuba X1 cordless pool robot is on sale at Amazon for $999.99 with the on-page coupon. That's a $500 savings.
SAVE $500: Clip the on-page coupon to get the Aiper Scuba X1 cordless pool robot for $999.99, down from the list price of $1,499.99. That's a 33% discount and the lowest we've seen at Amazon.
Now that we're just a few days away from June, it's time to kick back and enjoy the summer. If you have a pool in your yard, you probably have plans to stay home and take advantage of the nice weather. But one major issue stands between you and a daily morning swim — cleaning the pool. If you're tired of skimming and scrubbing before a swim, check out this deal that'll ease the pain.
As of May 28, the Aiper Scuba X1 cordless pool robot is on sale at Amazon for $999.99 with the on-page coupon. That takes $500 off the normal list price of $1,499.99 for a 33% discount. It's the best price we've ever spotted at Amazon on this Aiper model.
Coming with 6,600 GPH suction power and dual cleaning jets, the Aiper Scuba is ready to make sure the pool is clean for a morning swim. Aiper equipped the Scuba X1 with a double filtration system to capture even small debris that we can't see.
When it comes to waterline cleaning, the Aiper Scuba X1 can clean the horizontal line, covering 98% with a cross pattern, according to Aiper. When cleaning the pool floor, the Aiper can either take an "s" shaped path for flat-bottomed pools or take an adaptive path for bowl-shaped or complex pool bottoms.
No worries about your pool's composition material because the Scuba X1 can handle ceramic tile, concrete, fiberglass, or a vinyl liner. It has five cleaning modes with easy retrieval to place it on the included charging base after it cleans.
Before you start scheduling pool cleaning session this summer, consider the upgraded convenience of having a robot clean instead. Thanks to today's coupon at Amazon, you can snag the Aiper Scuba X1 for under $1,000.
Sugar Season 2 trailer teases Colin Farrell on the hunt for another missing personApple TV has dropped its "Sugar" Season 2 trailer, starring Colin Farrell as an LA-based private investigator.
Despite having a twist in Season 1 so unexpected it was borderline criminal, Sugar is coming back for Season 2.
In the trailer above we see the titular John Sugar (Colin Farrell) back in sun-drenched LA for more neo noir-style missing persons investigations, this time going up against a sinister sherriff's deputy (Tony Dalton) in a race to find a man's vanished brother.
Of course, as anyone who's seen Season 1 will know, there's much, much more to Sugar than just a run-of-the-mill crime detective story.
Sugar Season 2 streams on Apple TV from June 19. Season 1 is streaming now.
One of Garmins most elite smartwatches for athletes is $500 off — run to save at AmazonThe Garmin Epix Pro Sapphire Edition is on sale at Amazon for half price. Get the premium smartwatch for just $499.99.
SAVE $500: As of May 28, the Garmin Epix Pro Sapphire Edition smartwatch is on sale for $499.99 at Amazon. That's 50% off its usual list price of $999.99 and its best price ever.
I'm a bit of a Garmin fangirl. Now only have I been rocking a Garmin watch for six years, but I also bought one for both of my parents and my boyfriend. I'll always recommend them, but especially so when they're on sale. If you're in the market for a high-performance smartwatch built for fitness, one of Garmin's most impressive smartwatches is the cheapest it's ever been.
As of May 28, the Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2, 47mm) is down to just $499.99 at Amazon. That's 50% off its list price of $999.99 and, according to our favorite price-tracking tool, its best price on record. While it's not the first time we've seen the price drop this low, it is the first time this year.
Not all Garmin watches are created equal and the Epix Pro is at the higher end of the spectrum.
It features a shiny AMOLED display with a scratch-resistant sapphire lens and titanium bezel and it goes far beyond just tracking your heart rate and caloric burn. It's packed with advanced features that track everything you can imagine: pulse oxygen levels, stress, body battery, respiration, recovery time, real-time stamina, running pace, heart rate variability, running strength during ascents, endurance over time, and lots more.
You can also follow along with animated workouts or personalized training plans for your next race right from your wrist. There's even a built-in flashlight for late-night and early-morning training.
One thing about Garmin smartwatches that sets them above the rest is the battery life. The Epix Pro Sapphire Edition delivers up to 16 days in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode — something Apple could only dream of.
If you want a smartwatch that can actually keep up with your fitness journey, the Garmin Epix Pro is for you. And I highly recommend grabbing it while it's half price.
National Hamburger Day 2026 deals: Score free food from Burger King, Arby’s, Dairy Queen, and moreThe best National Hamburger Day 2026 deals. Get free food from Burger King, Arby’s, Dairy Queen, and more.
Did you know that National Hamburger Day was a thing? You do now, and you can celebrate by scoring free or heavily discounted food from a number of popular retailers.
National Hamburger Day takes place on May 28. We've scoured the country for the tastiest National Hamburger Day deals to help you celebrate this special occasion, and we have some good news: Popular names like Burger King and Dairy Queen are going hard this year with limited-time offers.
Check out some of our favorites below:
From May 28-31, Arby’s is offering a buy one get one free on sandwiches. This offer is valid for online and pick-up-in-store orders. There is a limit of one per person.
On May 28, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar is celebrating National Hamburger Day with a $10 BD’s All-American Burger and a classic side.
Members of the Thompson Table Rewards loyalty program can get a free Classic Burger with any purchase from May 28-31.
On National Hamburger Day, visit Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay and enjoy a Crunchburger for $5.28.
On May 28, Royal Perks Rewards Members can score a free hamburger with any $3 purchase online or in-app.
On May 28, Buffalo Wild Wings is offering half off any burger. Plus, new rewards members can score a free burger with a minimum purchase of $15.
On May 27-28, Checkers & Rally’s is offering a buy one get one free deal on Classic Burgers.
Through May 31, rewards members can score $1 off any Signature Stackburger (Backyard Bacon Ranch, Bacon Cheese Deluxe, FlameThrower, Cheese Deluxe, and Original Cheeseburger).
Buy one, get one free on Double Del Cheeseburgers on May 28-30.
Order online at Eddie Merlot’s and get Eddie’s Prime Cheeseburger and housemade potato chips for $15.
On National Hamburger Day, Farmer Boys is offering VIF Rewards members a Big Cheese Cheeseburger for $3.99 when you order in-app.
On May 28, guests at participating Farm Burger locations will be able to purchase a build-your-own grassfed, grass-finished burger for $6.
From May 28 to June 3, get two Charburgers for the price of one. To redeem the offer, you must be a registered CharClub member.
Buy one Famous Star, get one for 1 cent on May 28.
On May 28, buy one, get one Classic Smashed Burger free from 3-6 p.m. local time. Members of the Unity by Hard Rock global loyalty program get also get a free Classic Smashed Burger.
Get a free Jr. Jumbo Jack with an in-app order of $1+ on May 28.
On May 28, Krystal will be offering Club Krystal members an in-app exclusive deal of $0.50 Krystals.
Through May 31, you can grab a free burger with any $10 purchase. In order to score this promotion, you need to order in the Shack app, online, or at a kiosk and use the promo code FREEBURGER.
On May 28, you can get any single burger for $5.28 with the promo code 528SINGLE. This offer is available in stores, or via Smashburger’s website or app.
Rewards members can get a free burger with $5 purchase through May 31.
On May 28, wear or show any American Flag item and score a free Double Steakburger.
On May 28, order online at Sullivan’s Steakhouse and grab a Signature Angus Burger and fries for $15.
On May 28, score a buy one get one free deal on classic burgers.
On National Hamburger Day, rewards members can get Classic Burgers for $5.
Rewards members can score a free Whataburger when you order a medium fry and medium drink on May 28.
Whats new to streaming this week? (May 29, 2026)What’s new to streaming for the week of May 29, 2026, on Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and more? We've got you covered.
Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that's before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television programs within each streamer!
Don't be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your services to determine what to watch. We've got your back, whatever your mood. Mashable offers watch guides for all of the above, broken down by genre: comedy, thriller, horror, documentary, and animation, among others. But if you're seeking something brand new (or just new to streaming), we've got you covered there, too.
If you love gnarly horror, you might want to check out Psycho Killer, which boasts a script by Andrew Kevin Walker (who wrote Se7en) and comes from the producers of Barbarian and Weapons.
Barbarian's final girl Georgina Campbell stars as a Kansas highway patrol officer on the hunt for the person who murdered her husband. So begins a dark spiral of an investigation that leads her to a serial killer (James Preston Rogers) and carnage. —Kristy Puchko, Entertainment Editor
Starring: Georgina Campbell, James Preston Rogers, Grace Dove, Logan Miller, and Malcolm McDowell
How to watch: Psycho Killer debuts on Hulu on May 29.
Wednesday's Emma Myers returns as Pip Fitz-Amobi for another chapter of A Good Girls Guide to Murder, dealing with the fallout from Season 1's Andie Bell investigation. Based on Holly Jackson's popular novels and adapted by the author with Poppy Cogan, Season 2 of the teen mystery series will see another case for Pip and Ravi Singh (Zain Iqbal) to solve in Little Kilton, involving a disappearance and a race against time, as well as a very important court date. — Shannon Connellan, Senior Editor
Starring: Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal, Misia Butler, Eden H. Davies, Jack Rowan, Henry Ashton, and Jude Morgan-Collie
How to watch: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Season 2 is streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer May 27.
Dancer, choreographer, and educator Jenn Freeman is the focus of Room to Move, a documentary from Alexander Hammer (Expecting Amy), which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last year. Hitting Netflix this week, the film follows a five-year period in Freeman's dance career, through her diagnosis with autism spectrum disorder at 33, and the preparation of her first evening-length solo performance, Is It Thursday Yet?, with choreographer Sonya Tayeh. Executive produced by Amy Schumer and Sarah Sarandos, Room to Move aims to destigmatize autism and not just in the world of dance. — S.C.
How to watch: Room to Move is now streaming on Netflix.
Netflix's new reality series is all about the rich kids of Calabasas, returning to L.A.'s celebrity-inhabited zip code after college and keen to forge their own nepo baby legacies. Calabasas Confidential follows Preston Pippen, Hercy Miller, Raine Michaels, Suede Brooks, and more as they reconnect with friends and exes from Calabasas High School, Sierra Canyon School, Oaks Christian School, and East River High School. But there's also next steps to figure out from their famous parents' sprawling mansions, as they look to build their careers as content creators and influencers, models, fashion designers, sports broadcasters, and cowboys. — S.C.
Starring: Preston Pippen, Hercy Miller, Raine Michaels, Suede Brooks, Alexie Olivo, Ben Favaedi, Dylan Wolf, Emilie Nelson, Emma Medrano, Jemma Durrant, Jodie Woods, Kimora Lewis, Nicole Sahebi, and Sterling Retzlaff
How to watch: Calabasas Confidential begins streaming on Netflix May 29.
Horror and thriller films about motherhood run the gamut from thematically subtle to bizarrely overt, and we can't get enough of them. Directed by Kevin Rahardjo and Rafki Hidayat, Indonesian film Smothered leans into the folk horror side of the subgenre by reinterpreting the West Sumatran legend of Malin Kundang. In this cautionary tale of filial piety, a man who becomes a wealthy merchant is turned to stone for shunning his mother on his return home.
In Smothered, Rio Dewanto plays Alif, a man who left home as a child to earn money for his mother but didn't return, instead establishing his family and success elsewhere. Then, an accident splinters his memories. When an elderly woman shows up claiming to be his mother, Alif doesn't recognise her. But if he turns her away, will a terrible curse will be unleashed? — S.C.
Starring: Rio Dewanto, Faradina Mufti, Vonny Anggraini, Jordan Omar, Sulthan Hamonangan, Gambit Saifullah, Nova Eliza, and Tony Merle
How to watch: Smothered begins streaming on Shudder May 29.
Apple TV's For All Mankind presents an alternate history of the Space Race, one where the Soviet Union became the first country to send a man to the moon. The show's upcoming spin-off, Star City, rewinds the clock to examine the early days of the Soviet Union's space program. Behind the Iron Curtain unfolds a thriller steeped in paranoia, as the program's cosmonauts, engineers, and more weather moles and leaks in their efforts to push humanity farther than it's ever been before.* — Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter
Starring: Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin, Agnes O’Casey, Alice Englert, Solly McLeod, Adam Nagaitis, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Josef Davies, and Priya Kansara
How to watch: Star City premieres May 29 on Apple TV.
Celebrate the start of summer with some televised vacations thanks to the return of The Four Seasons. Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield's spin on the 1981 Alan Alda film follows a friend group — played by Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Steve Carell, and Kerri Kenney-Silver — over the course of four vacations. Season 1 ended with the loss of Carell's Nick and the dramatic news that his younger girlfriend Ginny (Erika Henningsen) is pregnant. How will Nick's friends come together to help Ginny, and what gorgeous new locales will they visit next? All will be revealed in Season 2.* — B.E.
Starring: Tina Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Erika Henningsen
How to watch: The Four Seasons Season 2 premieres May 28 on Netflix.
What happens when your multimillionaire father's death unveils a secret drug empire? That's the problem Mir and Raj Dar (Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh) face in Season 1 of Hulu's delightful crime comedy Deli Boys. In Season 2, the stakes are even higher: The Dar brothers are swamped with dirty cash, which draws the attention of the shadiest characters in Philadelphia. Among them is Max Sugar (Fred Armisen), who catches the attention of Deli Boys scene stealer Lucky (Poorna Jagannathan). If the fun of the first season somehow isn't enough to draw you back, then surely the promise of the pairing of Armisen and Jagannathan will do the trick.* — B.E.
Starring: Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Fred Armisen, Andrew Rannells, Kumail Nanjiani, Lilly Singh, Robin Thede, and Tan France
How to watch: Deli Boys Season 2 premieres May 28 on Hulu and Disney+.
This twisted dark comedy from 2025 centers on a dysfunctional family with a deep love of discipline. Adolescence's Stephen Graham stars as the mild-manned father named Chris, who seems polite to his new housekeeper Rina (Monika Frajczyk) — that is, until she finds the teenage boy shackled up in the basement. But wait, it's not what you might think.
Chris and his quiet wife Kathryn (Andrea Riseborough) and their 10-year-old son Jonathan (Kit Rakusen) are dedicated to making this teen called Tommy into a better person, through extreme measures. While Tommy (Anson Boon) might initially resist, a begrudging familial bond begins to build with his captors.
In my review out of TIFF, I wrote, "If you're seeking funky and fucked-up entertainment, Heel should scratch that late-night movie itch." —K.P.
Starring: Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon, Monika Frajczyk, and Kit Rakusen
How to watch: Heel is now available for rent or purchase on Prime Video.
Markiplier's feature film debut Iron Lung is heading home to the creator's go-to platform: YouTube. In the last few years, 36-year-old creator and streamer Mark Fischbach pivoted to filmmaking, with his first horror movie released in January to colossal theatrical success.
Written, directed, edited, and starring Fischbach, and based on David Szymanski's 2022 post-apocalyptic horror game, Iron Lung follows a space convict tasked with the mission of traversing a sea of blood, within which terror awaits. — S.C.
Starring: Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach, Caroline Kaplan, Troy Baker, Elsie Lovelock, Elle LaMont, Seán "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin, and Isaac McKee
How to watch: Iron Lung will be available to rent or purchase on YouTube May 31.
The Lonely Island's Jorma Taccone has previously helmed such side-splitting comedies as MacGruber and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Now, he's back with Over Your Dead Body, an American remake of Tommy Wirkola's 2021 horror-comedy The Trip.
Samara Weaving and Jason Segel co-star as a couple who travel to a remote cabin, theoretically to reconnect. But their dark hearts are separately planning a drastic breakup tactic: murdering their mate.*
In my review out of SXSW, I wrote, "If you're looking for a twisted good time, Over Your Dead Body will deliver. It's not radically different from its source material yet charts its own course in some compelling ways. And if your humor leans toward the dark side, you won't want to miss this." — K.P.
Starring: Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Paul Guilfoyle, and Keith Jardine
How to watch: Over Your Dead Body is available to rent or purchase on Prime Video.
If you're ready to feel deeply uncomfortable, HBO documentary Bring Me the Beauties promises to rattle, perplex, or enrage you. Directed by Chris Smith (Fyre), the three-part series delves into the Eternal Values cult run by exploitative New York socialite Frederick von Mierers, through the experience of supermodel Hoyt Richards. In 1978, as a 16-year-old, Richards was recruited into the beauty-obsessed group by its wealthy leader, then rose to global fame in the '80s.
However, the darker side of Eternal Values would see Richards and other young professional models financially and psychologically ensnared in von Mierers' web of bogus New Age (and alien-based) dogma. But what actually happened within the Eternal Values cult? There's much to reflect on in this doc. — S.C.
How to watch: Bring Me the Beauties begins streaming on HBO Max June 1.
Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and Matthew Lillard reunited for Scream 7, marking the highest-grossing sequel this franchise has seen. But if you somehow missed how exactly Lillard is returning to the slasher film series after his character Stu Macher was killed off by a TV in Scream, we'd recommend the video below. Visiting our Say More studio, he gave the only kind of spoilers he was allowed, through telepathy.
Shenanigans aside, Scream 7 brought Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson back to the franchise and on as director. The results were a wild ride that had Sydney Prescott (Campbell) defending her teen daughter Tatum (Isabel May) from Ghostface. In my review, I cheered, "As someone who has long counted Scream as the best of the batch, I yearned for a sequel that recaptured that feeling of discovery but also shared in my affection for the first film. Scream 7 does that, paying homage without being beholden to audience expectation or constrictive lore. Incredibly, Williams gives us a hearty dose of nostalgia and Easter eggs while providing new ideas, weird reveals, and fresh chills."* — K.P.
Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, Mckenna Grace, Michelle Randolph, Asa Germann, Celeste O'Connor, Sam Rechner, Ethan Embry, Timothy Simons, and Mark Consuelos
How to watch: Scream 7 begins streaming on Paramount+ May 28.
Charli XCX offers a mockumentary that explores her Brat Summer moment through a thin, crackling sheen of neon-green comedy. The plot follows Charli from promo demands to tour prep to ultra-exclusive spas and shattering personal meltdowns. While she and her trusted creative director, Celeste (Hailey Benton Gates), have a pulsing nightclub vision for the Brat tour, a ever-smiling documentarian named Johannes (Alexander Skarsgård) pressures for a more mainstream vision that'll appeal to "dads."
In my review out of Sundance, I cheered, "Rather than broadly skewering the rich and famous, The Moment shrewdly targets the corporate side of making art for a living. Through celebrity cameos, a succinct yet riveting story, earnest emotion, and biting humor, Charli XCX's mockumentary captures something real about the battle of art versus commerce. How does one hold onto themselves when hit by an avalanche of more, more, more, for better or worse? The Moment shows one answer, urging audiences to find their own."* — K.P.
Starring: Charli XCX, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Benton Gates, Isaac Powell, and Alexander Skarsgård
How to watch: The Moment begins streaming on HBO Max May 29.
It's impossible to single out just one highlight in the Academy Award–winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, but hearing Nicolas Cage voice the ultra-broody Spider-Man Noir is certainly up there. This year, Cage takes that portrayal into live action with Spider-Noir, which audiences can watch in black and white or color.
The series takes place in 1930s New York, where Cage's Ben Reilly is a grizzled private investigator who also happens to be the city's only superhero. Here's hoping he gets to drink all the egg creams and punch all the Nazis he wants. If it's even half as fun as Spider-Man Noir's appearance in Into the Spider-Verse, I'm all for it.* — B.E.
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Abraham Popoola, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, and Jack Huston
How to watch: Spider-Noir is streaming on Prime Video May 27.
(*) denotes a blurb came from a prior list.
Behind the scenes of Disney’s newest high-tech ride updatesDisney is upgrading attractions with advanced animatronics, Unreal Engine systems, and new ride technology at Walt Disney World.
Disney’s newest animatronic was created by motion-capturing a Muppet, and a classic Tomorrowland ride is now packed with 200 Unreal Engine machines. CNET’s Bridget Carey learns about the unexpected high-tech upgrades at Walt Disney World in Florida, which include the attractions Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run and Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin.
Xiaomi 17T Pro hands-on: No need to worry about battery lifeXiaomi 17T Pro is a mid-ranger that punches above its pay grade in more ways than one.
Just three months after introducing the Xiaomi 17 series of phones, Xiaomi is back with the Xiaomi 17T Pro. The company has had a somewhat odd release schedule for its smartphones lately, often cramming launches into short periods of time, but that won't matter much to the average consumer, who'll just want to know which of the new Xiaomi phones is the best buy right now.
Having spent a few days with the Xiaomi 17T Pro, I can say that it's a very strong contender. It doesn't have the most powerful chip or cameras; those honors belong to the over-the-top Xiaomi 17 Ultra, and the "regular" Xiaomi 17 which we saw during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March this year.
But the Xiaomi 17T Pro wins on battery life. With a humongous, 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, it stands on top of Xiaomi's smartphone lineup, and a lot of potential buyers will take notice. Xiaomi says the battery is good for 1.88 days of typical use; that translates into roughly 45 hours.
The Xiaomi 17T Pro is powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 9500 chip, and comes with 12GB of RAM and 256/512/1,024GB of storage. As is typical of new phones these days, it's blazing fast and it's very hard to notice any difference in everyday performance compared to, say, the Xiaomi 17 which runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip.
The camera system, while a notch less powerful than the one in the Xiaomi 17, is still pretty impressive. The Leica-branded rear camera is a 50/50/12-megapixel system with 5x optical zoom, while the front camera is a respectable 32-megapixel shooter.
The Xiaomi 17T Pro is bigger than the Xiaomi 17, with a 6.83-inch AMOLED display that boasts a 144Hz refresh rate and 3,500 peak brightness. It looks great, and it's readable even in direct sunlight.
About that battery. Not only is the capacity large, but it also charges fast, with 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. I was able to get it from zero to 80 percent in about 20 minutes on a fast charger. And then, it just went on. I played some PUBG Mobile, went out and took photos, tried a bunch of apps, and I simply couldn't get the battery to deplete. After two days of testing I still had 30 percent battery life left.
The camera is pretty great. Xiaomi has been steadily improving the cameras on its phones, and it shows. Specifically, this is the first time Xiaomi has given a T-series phone a 5x telephoto camera (it goes to 10x optical-grade zoom).
I was able to capture some solid photos with it, and overall the camera quality was similar to the one in the Xiaomi 17. It did have a lot of trouble with bright lights in the darkness, which caused a ton of weird artifacts to show up in the photos.
For some reason, Xiaomi insists on pre-loading a bunch of bloatware on its phones. I don't mind the company's HyperOS, which is a blatant copy of Apple's iOS, but I'd like to choose the apps on my phone myself, thank you.
The Xiaomi 17T Pro is available in three colors: Deep Blue, Deep Violet, and Black. Xiaomi sent me the Deep Blue variant, and it's a very nice shade of blue that made me reluctant to use the somewhat bland grey case that was included with the phone.
Besides the 17T Pro, Xiaomi also launched the Xiaomi 17T, which has a smaller, 6.59-inch display, a slightly smaller, 6,500mAh battery, a MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra chip, up to 512GB of storage, and a slightly less powerful main camera.
As for pricing, the Xiaomi 17T Pro starts at €899, while the Xiaomi 17T starts at €749. Availability is yet to be announced.
The Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV hits best-ever price at Amazon — save over $1,000As of May 28, the Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV has hit its lowest-ever price at Amazon of $1,498.99. This is 40% off its list price of $2,499.99.
SAVE OVER $1,000: As of May 28, the Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV is on sale for $1,498.99 at Amazon. That's its lowest-ever price at Amazon.
As we wait for more news on Prime Day, Amazon has some excellent discounts lingering around after Memorial Day. For those looking to pick up a new TV for their home, this Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV is currently sitting at its lowest-ever price at Amazon.
As of May 28, the Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV is on sale for $1,498.99 at Amazon, which is just over $1,000 off its full price of $2,499.99. It may not stay at this price for long. Amazon has it listed as a limited time deal, so now is the time to make a move before the offer is gone for good.
The Hisense CanvasTV is great pickup if you've been interested in the TVs that double as art displays. This screen can show off artwork and photography when it's not being used, which helps turn it into more of a display piece on your wall rather than just a dark screen. It even has an anti-glare display that keeps light and reflections from getting in the way of what you're showing off.
This Hisense TV boasts high-quality 4K resolution and Hi-QLED Color that make the shows or movies you're watching pop with bright, vibrant colors and incredible detail. Plus, its 75-inch screen size helps you feel even more absorbed in what you're watching.
This Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV deal is well worth jumping on at Amazon. Plus, with the FIFA World Cup right around the corner, why not enjoy it on a brand new TV?
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The Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection is on sale at Amazon — save over $20Amazon has the Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection down to $178.99, with 10 packs and a Mega Lucario promo.
TL;DR: Amazon has knocked 11% off the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection (Mega Lucario version), now $178.99 for a limited time.
Ascended Heroes is the most expensive expansion in the Pokémon TCG’s Mega Evolution set, but the occasional price drop on collection boxes means you can lessen the impact on your trading card budget.
As of May 28, Amazon sellers have dropped the price of the Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection (Mega Lucario edition) to as low as $178.99.
This Premium Poster Collection contains one full-art foil promo card featuring Mega Lucario ex, one double-sided poster, 10 titular Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes booster packs, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live.
Since single Ascended Heroes Booster Packs cost $19.99 on Amazon, you’re saving up to $2.09 per pack and $20.09 on all 10 compared to buying the packs separately.
On the other hand, you can save even more when buying from Walmart or TCGplayer. Walmart has a listing for the same Mega Lucario box for $169.99 with free shipping — whilst TCGplayer has a sealed listing at $155.50 plus shipping.
To save even more on boxes, the eight-pack Pokémon TCG Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection is over $15 off at Amazon. What’s more, find out when and how you can buy Target’s Pokémon 30th Anniversary Collection.
The Pokémon TCG’s newly-announced Pitch Black expansion is now available to pre-order at TCGplayer.
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YouTube will now let you use AI to build custom feeds of videos, in a move similar to competitors like Reddit, Bluesky, and TweetDeck X.
Announced on Wednesday, Google described the personalised feed as "a new way to shape your discovery experience," in its blog post. Essentially, YouTube users can now prompt and generate their own unique array of videos across topics, using Google's Gemini.
YouTube has been testing the AI-powered custom feed tool since Nov. 2025. According to the company, the feature will be rolling out to the U.S. for users on mobile or desktop.
To create one, users can tap the "Your custom feed" button on the home page. Then, give YouTube a prompt like you would an AI-powered chatbot, using moods, topics, or interests — YouTube gave the examples of "help me unwind after work with guided meditations under 10 minutes" and "give me something different beyond my usual feed," and said there will also be prompt suggestions.
Once you've hit enter, Gemini will then generate a content feed that you can pin to your YouTube homepage, and it will continually refresh with new videos. All prompts are editable to tweak the feed, if you're not liking the vibe of what you're seeing.
Notably, Wednesday's announcement came the same day YouTube said it's upgrading its AI labeling system to make it more prominently displayed up top. However, YouTube Kids won't get the same labels straight away. As Mashable's Chase DiBenedetto reported, YouTube told Mashable in April that it was working on it. "The company also explained that its current labeling approach doesn't apply to YouTube Kids because of other safety policies, including a lack of descriptions on Kids content," she wrote. "For now, the new labels only apply to the main YouTube website, not content found on YouTube Kids."
How to make a podcast clip on SpotifySpotify's podcast Clips feature lets you share a snippet with your friends instead of the entire episode — and it seems to be a win for podcasters.
Spotify's podcast Clips feature lets you share a snippet with your friends instead of the entire episode — and it seems to be a win for podcasters.
Launched in May 2026, Clips is available on mobile to both Free and Premium users. It's an expansion of Chapters, which the company added in 2023 for podcasters to easily mark major moments and ad breaks.
The feature is a undeniably handy way to grab the bit of the episode that made you cackle mid-stroll or the section halfway in you know everyone's going to be talking about. For example, perhaps you want to share the section of Amy Poehler's 80-minute Good Hang interview with Billie Eilish in which they talk about the fact that she's rewatched The Office over 30 times.
The Clips feature is rolling out globally across a collection of podcasts, which will grow in time. If you don't have the feature yet, it's sure to show up in your mobile app soon. It's already been a positive addition for podcasters; according to Spotify, "Early testing has also shown that podcast saving increases when clips are enabled."
But how do you use it? It's very easy.
Step 1: Open Spotify and find the podcast you want to clip.
Step 2: Navigate to the time you want the clip to start.
Step 3: Click on the scissors icon, beneath the playback buttons and above the comments.
Step 4: Use the trimming tool to adjust where you'd like your clip to start and end.
Step 5: Tap "Save" and the clip will be sent to a new playlist called "My Clips."
Notably, you can also share a trimmed clip directly after adjusting it — hit "Share" instead of "Save."
Step 6: Open "My Clips" in your library and scroll to your chosen clip, then tap the "Share" button (it looks like a square with an arrow pointing upward from within).
Step 7: Share your clip either through Spotify's DMs or your messaging platform of choice.
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Rivian sets official launch date for Rivian R2Rivian R2 has an official launch date, and it's also the date when first deliveries to customers are scheduled to happen.
About two years ago, in March 2024, Rivian showed off its compact SUV, the Rivian R2, for the first time.
Now, it's finally time for the R2 to hit the roads.
In a blog post dated Wednesday, Rivian announced the official launch date for the R2 is June 9. The car itself isn't much of a surprise, given that it could be configured and pre-ordered for a while now, but this is the date when pre-orders turn into orders, and first customer deliveries begin.
For the folks who pre-ordered the R2, this means the company will send invitations to actually order the car soon. How soon? Well, that depends on several factors, including the date and time when they first reserved the vehicle, as well as delivery location (areas surrounding Rivian Service and Demo Centers are likely to get an order invitation sooner).
The launch comes with some caveats, though. The first vehicle available to order will be the Rivian R2 Performance with Launch Package. The R2 Premium Trim will arrive "in late 2026," while the Standard trim will follow in 2027.
Once a customer has had their order confirmed, they can expect a delivery "within 2-6 weeks," Rivian said.
The folks interested in testing out the R2 will be able to book a demo drive at Rivian Spaces, starting June 9.
The Rivian R2 is a smaller car than the company's first SUV, the massive R1S, and it falls under the mid-size electric SUV category where it battles against Tesla Model Y, among (many) other competitors. It starts at $48,490, but that's for the Standard trim, which doesn't come until 2027. The one that's available now, the Rivian R2 Performance, starts at $57,990, and comes with an all-wheel drive system, Rivian's Automony+ driver assistance package, and an estimated EPA range of 330 miles.
For people in Europe, it's worth noting that, earlier this year, Rivian has quietly delayed its European launch timeline for the R2 from 2027 to an unspecified date. The company offered no further news about the European launch on its website.
The Pokémon TCG: Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection gets massive price cut — save over $10 at AmazonAmazon has the Pokémon TCG Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection for $54.50 with promos, a sticker, and eight booster packs.
TL;DR: Amazon has the Pokémon TCG: Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection available for $54.50, down from its $69.99 list price.
The Pokémon TCG’s Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection only arrived last week, but Amazon has already slashed the collector box to the best price we’ve seen in ages — giving you a great chance to catch up on this expansion for less.
As of May 28, Amazon has the Pokémon TCG: Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection on sale for $54.50, down from the standard $69.99 price it was at during most of the pre-order cycle. This deal knocks 22% off the set and saves you $15.49 compared to buying at full price, far lower than when we’ve covered this box previously.
The listing is shipped and sold by Amazon, with free delivery listed for June 4-8.
There are some even lower prices elsewhere for those willing to shop outside of Amazon. TCGplayer currently has the Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection listed for $50.98 with shipping included, nearly matching the current market price of $50.09. Walmart is also showing the same collection for $53.69, though that listing is sold through a reseller rather than directly by Walmart.
The Pokémon TCG Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection includes:
1 foil promo card featuring Mega Zygarde ex
1 oversize lenticular promo card featuring Mega Zygarde ex
1 tech sticker featuring Mega Zygarde ex
8 Pokémon TCG booster packs (five from Perfect Order, two Phantasmal Flames, and one Journey Together)
There are plenty of rare and valuable chase cards to pull (they are available to buy as singles at TCGplayer) — including SIR Meowth ex, Mega Hyper Rare Zygarde ex, the SIR Mega Zygarde ex, Mega Clefable ex, and SIR Rosa’s Encouragement.
For the latest expansion, you can still grab the Pokémon TCG’s Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Boxes for under $100. Meanwhile, find out how you can get 40+ new and exclusive items in Target's returning Pokémon 30th Anniversary Collection.
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The Roku 65-inch TV is at its lowest-ever price at Amazon — save $70Find the best TV deal at Amazon. Save 16% on the Roku Smart TV 65-inch at Amazon.
SAVE $70: As of May 28, the Roku 65-inch Smart TV is on sale for $379.99 at Amazon. That's a 16% discount on the list price.
The Roku 65-inch Smart TV is on sale at Amazon, and this time it's down to its best-ever price. As of May 28, you can save $75 on this model, down to $379.99. With the World Cup kick off just weeks away, there couldn't be a better time to upgrade.
This TV is a great option for simple streaming at great quality. It has a 4K QLED display that brings out sharp detail and colors in everything you watch. It's even enhanced by HDR10 for brighter highlights and more lifelike contrast. Also, Roku Smart Picture helps to optimize incoming signals automatically, adjusting settings to suit what you’re watching.
It also gives you access to a huge range of content, including 500+ free live TV channels alongside all the major streaming apps (Netflix, Disney+, etc.). The home screen is also customizable and lets you move apps and prioritize what you watch most.
The remote comes with voice search for content or asking questions. It even has a lost remote finder that helps you locate it if it's hidden behind the depths of your couch.
Get this Roku TV deal online at Amazon now.
Verizon is giving away Fox One for free ahead of the FIFA World Cup — how to claimVerizon is offering customers three months of Fox One for free ahead of the FIFA World Cup when they sign up for a Verizon Home Internet plan.
TL;DR: Verizon is offering customers three months of Fox One for free ahead of the FIFA World Cup. To qualify, you need to sign up for Verizon Home Internet.
The 2026 FIFA World Cup is coming up fast (kicking off on June 11). If you're searching for a way to catch all of the action from this famous competition, Verizon is here to help.
Fox One will be streaming every match this year, and for a limited time, new customers who sign up for Verizon Home Internet can score three months of Fox One for free. What better way to watch the games?
If you've been searching for a new internet service provider, this is the perfect moment to switch. After the three-month promotional period, the Fox One price will go back to $15 per month. You can cancel the renewal, so this way you can test it out and see if it's something you'd like permanently.
Before you take advantage of this perk, you'll need to make sure Verizon Home Internet is available in your area. Thankfully, Verizon's Home Internet page makes it easy to search up your address. After doing that, you'll be able to see the various plans that are available to choose from and pick out the one that best suits your needs. Each plan comes with the three-month Fox One perk, so you'll get it no matter which one you choose.
Beyond the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Fox One is a great streaming service for sports fans. It features a variety of Fox channels, including Fox Sports, FS1, FS2, and more.
Before the 2026 FIFA World Cup begins, score three months of Fox One for free when you sign up for Verizon Home Internet.
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How to watch Canada vs. USA online for freeHow to watch Ice Hockey World Championships for free. Live stream Canada vs. USA in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free.
TL;DR: Watch Canada vs. USA in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free on IIHF.TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
The 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships have hit the knockout rounds. Every fixture at this point is huge, but it really doesn't get any bigger than Canada vs. USA. It's a repeat of the Winter Olympics final for these rivals that go way back. Can Canada secure revenge or will USA advance to the semi-final stage?
If you're interested in watching the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.
Canada vs. USA in the 2026 IIHF World Championships starts at 10:20 a.m. ET on May 28.
Canada vs. USA in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships is available to live stream for free on IIHF.TV.
IIHF.TV is not available in some locations due to regional broadcasting restrictions (blocked locations listed here), but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in a location with access, meaning you can stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world.
Live stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free by following these simple steps:
Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)
Download the app to your device of choice
Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with access
Connect to IIHF.TV
Watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world
The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer pretty generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream Canada vs. USA plus every other fixture before recovering your investment.
If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming platforms from around the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.
ExpressVPN is the best choice for streaming live sport on free platforms, for a number of reasons:
Servers in 105 countries
Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more
Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure
Fast connection speeds
Up to 10 simultaneous connections
30-day money-back guarantee
A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).
Live stream Canada vs. USA in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free with ExpressVPN.
How to watch Finland vs. Czechia online for freeHow to watch Ice Hockey World Championships for free. Live stream Finland vs. Czechia in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free.
TL;DR: Watch Finland vs. Czechia in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free on IIHF.TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.
The 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships are entering the knockout rounds. After weeks of entertaining group stage games, it's win or bust for the eight remaining teams.
Finland vs. Czechia is the first quarter final on the schedule. Can the defending champions overcome Finland to make the semi finals? You can follow all the action without spending anything.
If you're interested in watching the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.
Finland vs. Czechia in the 2026 IIHF World Championships starts at 10:20 a.m. ET on May 28.
Finland vs. Czechia in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships is available to live stream for free on IIHF.TV.
IIHF.TV is not available in some locations due to regional broadcasting restrictions (blocked locations listed here), but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in a location with access, meaning you can stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world.
Live stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free by following these simple steps:
Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)
Download the app to your device of choice
Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with access
Connect to IIHF.TV
Watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world
The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer pretty generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream Finland vs. Czechia plus every other fixture before recovering your investment.
If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming platforms from around the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.
ExpressVPN is the best choice for streaming live sport on free platforms, for a number of reasons:
Servers in 105 countries
Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more
Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure
Fast connection speeds
Up to 10 simultaneous connections
30-day money-back guarantee
A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).
Live stream Finland vs. Czechia in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free with ExpressVPN.
Jimmy Kimmel responds to Fox attacking his Instagram postJimmy Kimmel has responded to Fox Business after they slammed his Instagram post about RFK Jr.
Jimmy Kimmel is not a popular figure with Donald Trump and his allies, and now he's drawn the wrath of Fox once again after an online exchange with the Secretary of Health.
"RFK Jr. posted something from a parody website that he believed proved his thesis that liberal comedy is on the decline because we make fun of him," explains Kimmel in the clip above. "I responded by pointing out a dumb spelling error he made, and that exchange caught the eyes of the gang at the Fox Business channel."
Kimmel's exact response on Instagram was to correct RJK Jr.'s misspelling of the word "nadir", after which he wrote: "Now get back to spreading polio."
Unsurprisingly, the hosts of Fox Business, Dagen McDowell and Brian Brenberg, weren't impressed, as Kimmel showed in a clip.
"Polio is not funny," says McDowell. "Chickenpox is kind of funny. Um, shingles. I've had shingles. Shingles is funny."
"Alright, OK, well that's helpful at least. Shingles is funny. What about chlamydia, is chlamydia funny?" asks Kimmel. "See, we can work together, let's punch this up."
Kimmel also had something to say about the Fox Business guest who was asked to comment during the program, fitness instructor and media personality Jillian Michaels.
"What do you think, Jillian?" laughs Kimmel. "How did it come to this? Trump raided that network to fill his cabinet positions and now there's nobody left to be on it."
Targets Pokémon 30th Anniversary Collection is back — shop 40+ new and exclusive items in latest dropTarget's Pokémon 30th Anniversary Collection is returning for a second drop on June 6, with more than 40 new items launching.
TL;DR: Target's Pokémon 30th Anniversary Collection is returning for a second drop on June 6, with more than 40 new items launching online at 8 a.m. CT and in most stores when doors open. The new wave includes apparel, accessories, collectibles, travel gear, summer essentials, and online-only Johto and Hoenn Starter Jackets. It’s now available to check out at Target.
If you missed the first wave of Target’s Pokémon takeover, you’ve got another shot at filling your cart with the ultimate Pocket Monster wardrobe.
Target announced that it’s bringing back its Pokémon x Target 30th Anniversary Collection for a second drop on June 6, and this time the lineup is leaning into the Kanto, Johto, and Hoenn regions. This means plenty of Gen-Three Pokémon.
On June 6, the second Pokémon x Target drop will be available to shop on Target from 8 a.m. CT and in most Target stores at opening. Target is limiting purchases to one unit per item, per guest, both online and in stores, which should hopefully give more fans a fair shot at grabbing something without resellers taking everything for themselves.
Altogether, the second drop includes more than 40 products across apparel, accessories, collectibles, travel, and summer categories.
Standout items include 151-piece puzzles designed around Pokédex-accurate Pokémon heights, Pokédex-inspired graphic tees with hidden inside-shirt graphics, Poké Ball kickballs, water-resistant Dive Ball speakers, Snorlax and Poké Ball towels, and other water-type accessories for anyone making a statement at the beach this summer.
The big-ticket items, however, are the new Pokémon Starter Jackets inspired by the Johto and Hoenn regions. If the Kanto jacket was any indication of how popular these are going to be, they won’t hang around for long.
On June 7 at 8 a.m. CT, Target will also open preorders for a second wave of all three Starter Jackets, including the returning Kanto version, with delivery expected later this winter.
More than half of the assortment is priced under $20, with items starting at $8.
If you plan on shopping online, we recommend signing up for a Target Circle account ahead of time; that way, you’ll be able to check out much faster once this latest drop goes live.
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The 2026 French Open enters the second round of action, and most fans are expecting top seed Aryna Sabalenka to storm through this tournament. The 28-year-old Belarusian reached last year's final and went on to win the U.S. Open — so it's little surprise that Sabalenka is ranked as the world No. 1.
The smart money is on the four-time Grand Slam winner defeating Elsa Jacquemot in their second-round match and advancing to the next stage. But there are no guarantees at this elite level of competition. Both No. 5 seed Julia Pegula and No. 2 Elena Rybakina are already out, making this an unpredictable edition of the prestigious Roland-Garros. And don't count Jacquemot out — she's France's No. 2 player and is sure to show some fire on home soil.
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The 2026 French Open women's singles has served up its biggest upset so far, with the 55th-ranked Yuliia Starodubtseva eliminating world No. 2 Elena Rybakina. Can the unseeded Mayar Sherif do the same when she challenges defending champion Coco Gauff?
With top seeded player Julia Pegula also eliminated in the first round, the women's field looks more open and unpredictable than expected at this stage. Gauff is eyeing a third Grand Slam title, following wins at the 2023 U.S. Open and 2025 Roland-Garros.
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Moon phase today: What the Moon will look like on May 28See the Moon phase expected for May 28, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.
The Moon is big and bright in the sky tonight, so what can you see? With the help of NASA's Daily Moon Guide, keep reading to find out.
As of Thursday, May 28, the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. Tonight, 91% of the moon will be be lit up, according to NASA's Daily Moon Guide.
You don't need visual aids to be able to moon gaze, especially if its a clear night. With just your naked eye, you'll be able to spot the Mares Imbrium and Vaporum, and the Kepler Crater. If you have binoculars you'll also be able to catch a glimpse of the Posidonius Crater, Alphonsus Crater, and the Clavius Crater. If you have a telescope, you'll see the Apollo 11, 14, and 17 landing spots.
There are two Full Moons in May, with the next due to take place on May 31.
According to NASA, the Moon takes around 29.5 days to orbit Earth, passing through a repeating pattern of eight distinct phases. Although the same side of the Moon always faces Earth, the portion illuminated by the Sun changes as it moves around the planet. This is what creates the different shapes we see in the night sky, from thin crescents to half Moons and the full Moon. Together, these phases form the lunar cycle:
New Moon - The Moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it's invisible to the eye).
Waxing Crescent - A small sliver of light appears on the right side (Northern Hemisphere).
First Quarter - Half of the Moon is lit on the right side. It looks like a half-Moon.
Waxing Gibbous - More than half is lit up, but it’s not quite full yet.
Full Moon - The whole face of the Moon is illuminated and fully visible.
Waning Gibbous - The Moon starts losing light on the right side. (Northern Hemisphere)
Third Quarter (or Last Quarter) - Another half-Moon, but now the left side is lit.
Waning Crescent - A thin sliver of light remains on the left side before going dark again.
NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for May 28, 2026Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.
The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a skier.
Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: Bend down
Green: Journalism
Blue: Your Honor
Purple: Hit the slopes
Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Get low
Green: Fourth estate
Blue: Parts of a courtroom
Purple: Ski ___
Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today's Connections #1082 is...
Get low: DUCK, HUNCH, SQUAT, STOOP
Fourth estate: MEDIA, NEWS, PAPERS, PRESS
Parts of a courtroom: BAR, BENCH, PODIUM, STAND
Ski ___: JUMP, LIFT, LODGE, SLOPE
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? Get all the Strands hints you need for today's puzzle.
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NYT Strands hints, answers for May 28, 2026The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.
Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you collect perfumes.
Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.
If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.
The words are related to smell.
These words describe pleasant smells.
Today's NYT Strands spangram is vertical.
Today's spangram is Fragrance.
Sandalwood
Musk
Neroli
Fragrance
Jasmine
Pear
Bergamot
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Wordle today: Answer, hints for May 28, 2026Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1804 on May 28 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.
Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you golf.
If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.
The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.
The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.
It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.
A chunk of grass.
There are no recurring letters.
Today's Wordle starts with the letter D.
Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.
Drumroll please!
The solution to today's Wordle is...
DIVOT
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.
Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
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NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for May 28, 2026Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.
Today's Connections: Sports Edition will require knowledge of Formula One.
As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.
Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier — so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.
The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. The sports Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
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Each puzzle features 16 words, and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes before the game ends.
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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: Clothing components
Green: Hockey clubs
Blue: Vroom vroom spots
Purple: Same second half
Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Found on a uniform
Green: Teams to reach the NHL conference finals
Blue: 2026 F1 Grand Prix locations
Purple: ____cast
Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #612 is...
Found on a uniform: NUMBER, SPONSOR PATCH, SURNAME, TEAM NAME
Teams to reach the NHL conference finals: CAROLINA, COLORADO, MONTREAL, VEGAS
2026 F1 Grand Prix locations: AUSTIN, MADRID, MEXICO CITY, MONZA
____cast: BROAD, POD, SPORTS, STAT
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.
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Charge all your Apple devices at once with this Anker 3-in-1 charging station — now on sale for $80 offFind the best charger deal at Amazon. Save 35% on the Anker 3-in-1 charger at Amazon.
SAVE $80: As of May 28, the Anker 3-in-1 charger is on sale for $149.99 at Amazon. That's a 35% discount on the list price.
Looking for an easy and neat way to charge all your Apple devices at once? Meet the Anker 3-in-1 charger. This is a handy all-in-one charger that can charge your iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch, without multiple cables cluttering up your space. And as of May 28, it's on sale for $80 off the list price, now down to $149.99.
It will give you ultra-fast 25W Qi2.2 charging, capable of powering an iPhone 17 Pro to 50% in just 22 minutes. So it's not just a handy charging device, it’s designed to combine speed and convenience in a compact desktop setup.
To manage heat during fast charging, it uses TÜV-certified aerospace-grade TEC cooling to keep surface temperatures below 89°F, helping to keep it working efficiently and supporting long-term battery health.
It also has a handy built-in 1.65-inch HD smart display that shows real-time charging data, like wattage, temperature, and device status.
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NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for May 28, 2026Answers to each clue for the May 28, 2026 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.
The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.
With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.
So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.
Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Thursday, May 28, 2026:
The answer is Mash.
The answer is Panko.
The answer is Otter.
The answer is Stews.
The answer is Hesse.
The answer is Matte.
The answer is Antes.
The answer is Skews.
The answer is Horse.
The answer is Posh.
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