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Regular iPhone, rise up. | Photo by Dan Seifert / The Verge Look, I get it. People aren’t buying phones like they used to, so Apple’s really gotta put the squeeze on us every upgrade cycle. And recently, that has meant pushing more people toward the Pro iPhone, rather than the regular one. Every year…

Boeing’s Starliner capsule has undocked from the ISS at 6:04PM Eastern time on September 6 and has safely and gently landed at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico at 12:01AM on September 7. Calypso, as the capsule is called, didn’t have a crew onboard despite flying to the ISS with astronauts Suni Williams and…

The moment even the essence of warm weather hits my skin, it becomes ice cream season. After a sweltering day when the temperature finally breaks, there’s nothing like the ritual of getting ice cream as a cold, sweet treat. However, like all little treats, they add up, even when buying pints at the corner store….

So, you’ve built yourself a fancy gaming PC. You sifted through all the specs, stressed over snagging your dream graphics card, and painstakingly obsessed over what kind of cooling system you’ll use. Congrats! You did it. OK, now that we’ve celebrated your triumphs, it’s time to get real. In truth, you’re really only getting started,…

Overwhelmed by the state of the world? Trying to find something fun to watch on your friendly neighborhood international multibillion-dollar corporation’s streaming service? It’s OK to ignore the ever-growing pile of worthy but harrowing dramas and acclaimed documentaries on your watchlist for another hour or two. Treat yourself by hitting play on some of the…

Déa Kulumbegashvili’s April is a bone-rattling drama about what it means to be a woman in the country of Georgia. The nation’s laws permit pregnancy termination only up to 12 weeks — before some people even know they’re expecting — and even then, rural stigma prevents many of them from accessing care. Kulumbegashvili places her…

TL;DR: Watch Phoenix Mercury vs. Seattle Storm in the WNBA with WNBA League Pass. Avoid blackouts and watch the WNBA from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The WNBA 2024 playoffs kick off later this month, and both the Phoenix Mercury and the Seattle Storm have now qualified. As they go into this next fixture,…

TL;DR: Live stream Pegula vs. Sabalenka in the 2024 US Open final for free on 9Now or TVNZ+. Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Every top tennis player dreams of winning the US Open, but so few get the opportunity to compete for the prize. Pegula and Sabalenka have…

TL;DR: This like-new HP EliteBook 840 G5 is on sale for $319.97 (reg. $410).  When you’re juggling work or school, it helps to have a laptop that doesn’t slow you down. Whether you’re hopping between meetings, working remotely, or tackling assignments between classes, having a dependable device can really ease the load. This HP EliteBook…

TL;DR: A Koofr 1TB Lifetime Cloud Storage Subscription is on sale for $159.99 (reg. $810).  Opens in a new window Credit: Koofr Koofr Cloud Storage: Lifetime Subscription (1TB) $159.99 $810.00 Save $650.01 Get Deal So many cloud storage services come with a monthly fee. It may feel cheap at first, but it really adds up…

TL;DR: Protect up to 10 devices with FastestVPN’s lifetime subscription for just $29.99 through September 29 — and enjoy top-tier speed and security. When it comes to choosing a VPN, you shouldn’t have to pick between speed and security. With FastestVPN, you get the best of both worlds — blazing-fast internet speeds paired with advanced…

TL;DR: For just $32.97 until September 29, turn your TV into a 4K digital art gallery with Dreamscreens — no complicated setup required. We all love a good Netflix binge, but when the screen goes dark, your TV becomes just another lifeless box in the room. Why let it sit there when it could be…

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Imagine a family organizing app, powered partly by artificial intelligence, that can anticipate and execute your every need at home.  It plans meals on your request, then makes a shopping list to use. You can tell it to create a to-do list for your child’s birthday list, and it responds with tasks like sending invitations,…

Every band has its biggest fans. The ’90s slacker/alt rock group Pavement is probably the greatest, most vital musical group in existence to someone, but right from its opening frames, Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements deflates the grandeur of this idea, sarcastically overstating the band’s stature in its opening text. In an age of musical biopic…

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If you’re reading this, you’re looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times‘ elevated word-search game. Strands 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…

TL;DR: Live stream Pegula vs. Sabalenka in the 2024 US Open final for free on 9Now or TVNZ+. Access these free streaming platforms from the UK with ExpressVPN. Watching the US Open for free in the UK is not easy, but nothing is impossible. And we’ve reached the finals of the tournament, so if there…

TL;DR: Live stream Germany vs. Hungary in the UEFA Nations League for free on L’Equipe. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The UEFA Nations League could present an opportunity for international sides like Germany to take small steps towards recovery. Germany were not poor at Euro 2024, but they…

TL;DR: Live stream the 2024 AFL Grand Final for free on 7plus. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. Aussie Rules is a fast-paced and physical game that provides entertainment to millions of fans every week, but the game hasn’t exactly traveled well outside of Australia. This situation should change,…

TL;DR: Live stream Republic of Ireland vs. England in the UEFA Nations League for free on ITVX. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The UEFA Nations League is back, and it marks the beginning of a new era for England. Lee Carsley has brought in a number of new…

TL;DR: Live stream Australia vs. Argentina in the 2024 Rugby Championship for free on NZR+. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. The Rugby Championship continues to deliver some of the best international rugby of the year. It feels like every game can go either way, and the result is…

TL;DR: Live stream New Zealand vs. South Africa in the 2024 Rugby Championship for free on NZR+. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN. South Africa came from behind to steal the win over New Zealand in their first Rugby Championship matchup, in what was probably the game of the…

NBA 2K25 launched Sept. 6, starting players of its enormously popular MyCareer suite all over again in search of building a player matched perfectly to a position and the user’s play style. Alone among sports games with a single-player career and, heck, even the larger role-playing genre from which they draw, NBA 2K faces players…

Catfishing is perhaps the only place the work of Tegan and Sara and Erin Lee Carr could collide. After all, the former are a Canadian indie pop duo and the latter is a true crime documentarian. While the titular twin singer/songwriters deliver beautiful and achingly catchy songs about break-ups and sapphic yearning, the latter filmmaker…

Oh hey there! If you’re here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we’re serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today’s answer. If you just want to be told today’s word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for September 7’s Wordle solution revealed. But if…

Connections is the latest New York Times word game 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…

What do rapper Megan Thee Stallion and Kansas City Chiefs’ star tight end Travis Kelce have in common? They both starred in Pepsi’s revival of its iconic “We Will Rock You” ad. WATCH: Megan Thee Stallion and Travis Kelce in new Pepsi commercial This year’s Pepsi commercial, inspired by the upcoming Gladiator II film, is…

A still image of Doom on a volumetric display. | Photo by James Brown (@ancientjames) In 2022, I introduced you to James Brown, the Weta Workshop graphics engineer whose hobby is building amazing displays. Now, he’s built a crystal ball filled with shimmering, spinning volumetric light — and of course he’s playing Doom on it….

There are moments in life that break us to pieces, but not quickly, like a hammer hitting a vase — in a slow but unavoidable way, like a crack in a window. It’s only a matter of time before the glass will give way, leaving you wrecked and wide open to a world that keeps…