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Over the weekend, Elon Musk made his support for Donald Trump official by publicly endorsing the former-president shortly after Trump was wounded in the ear by a would-be assassin during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania.Now, it appears that Musk's social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, is also displaying support for Trump.This is, however, apparently paid promotion. "This is a commercially available product," an X representative told Mashable in an email. X also linked to X's page o

SAVE $50: Buy a $500 Southwest gift card for just $450 at Amazon. That's a 10% discount.Opens in a new windowCredit: Southwest$500 Southwest gift card$450.00 at Amazon $500.00 Save $50.00Get DealWant to take a vacation but not thrilled with the price of flights these days? We don't blame you. But if you're looking to save a bit of money when booking tickets, check out this Prime Day Southwest deal at Amazon today.As of July 18, a $500 Southwest gift card is on sale at Amazon for just $450. That'

Image: Google Just hours after revealing the Pixel 9 Pro, Google is showing off the Pixel 9 Pro Fold with a brief, Gemini-linked teaser video. As is standard for Pixel phones, the devices have been leaked all over the internet already, but at least now we can end speculation about the look or name of Google’s next foldable Android phone.
Google’s teaser video clearly shows double-stacked lenses for the rear camera module as well as the outside screen and hinge. Image: GooglePixel 9 P

Gay hookup app Grindr is apparently experiencing an outage in Milwaukee, where the Republican National Convention is taking place this week.According to Downdetector (which is owned by Mashable's parent company, Ziff Davis), the app has been experiencing problems in the last day. Milwaukee — as well as Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York — are all hotspots for outages as of Thursday afternoon:Milwaukee is bright red on the Grindr outage map, as are other major cities.Credit: Screensho

These are the best robot vacuum deals still live after the official end of Prime Day 2024:The best Prime Day robot vacuum deals still available:Best budget dealRoborock Q7 Max robot vacuum and mop$219.99 at Amazon(save $380)Get DealBest self-emptying robot vacuum deal Eufy X10 Pro Omni$599.99 at Amazon(save $200)Get DealBest splurgeEcovacs Deebot X2 Omni with self-empty station$899 at Amazon(save $600)Get DealUPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 9:20 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with the deals you can

As expected, robot vacuum deals popped off this Prime Day. Almost every single robot vacuum that we recommend to people went on sale (minus the big, bad Roborock S8 MaxV Ultra, which is apparently very comfortable at its casual $1,799.99 MSRP).SEE ALSO:What the Mashable staff bought over Prime Day
If you didn't grab one during actual Prime Day, take this as a sign to not endure several more months of groaning over vacuuming until October Prime Day: Most of the best robot vacuum deals have stuck

A painted woolly bat, or Kerivoula picta, roosts under a leaf in Indonesia. | Image: Abu Hamas / iNaturalist via UC Davis Scientists are sounding the alarm about taxidermied bats commonly sold online in frames, jars, coffins, jewelry, and more. It’s a wild animal trade that has flown under the radar and that poses risks to the bats and potentially to the people who handle them, according to a study recently published in the European Journal of Wildlife Research.While bats of all kinds are

UPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 4:44 p.m. EDT Salesforce reached out to Mashable with a comment in response to Wired's report.A new report claimed that tech giants including Apple, Nvidia, Anthropic, and Salesforce used data from "thousands of YouTube videos" to train AI. The investigation, performed by Proof News and published on Wired, alleged that subtitles from 173,000 YouTube videos were swiped for the companies' AI models.Called "YouTube Subtitles," the dataset contains video transcripts from educ

Amazon Prime Day is technically over, but there are still some deals that may be worth checking out. Whether you’re a gym rat, or you're just someone who prefers bone conduction headsets, this deal is for you. The Shokz OpenRun Pro is now $124.95. That's a 31% mark down from the retail price of $179.95 that won’t last long. This discount applies to all four colors: beige, black, blue, and pink. While we haven’t tested these particular headsets, the product h

UPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 4:10 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with the deals you can still shop the day after Prime Day. We've also added new top picks for laptop deals, kitchen deals, and printer deals.Check out our giant list of the best Prime Day deals that are still available after the end of the official sale:The best Prime Day deals at a glance:Best Apple deal Apple Watch SE (2nd Gen, GPS + Cellular, 44mm)$249.99 at Amazon(save $60)Get DealBest TV dealAmazon 50-inch Omni 4K Fire TV$319

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge With Netflix raking in 8 million more global subscribers over the past few months, the streamer is turning its attention to its ad-supported plan — and for good reason. The budget-friendly tier now accounts for over 45 percent of all new signups, according to its second-quarter earnings report results released on Thursday.
As part of its efforts to nudge subscribers to its ads plan, Netflix started phasing out its cheapest commercial-free plan for e

UPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 4:15 p.m. EDT This post has been updated with notes on the deals that are still live on these top 10 best sellers the day after Prime Day.Prime Day 2024 may officially be in the books, but you know Amazon can't pass up the chance to silently extend a sale. The list of Prime Day deals that are still live the day after still takes forever to scroll through — so if you held off on a purchase due to debilitating decision fatigue, well, your options haven't narrowed down

Prime Day may be officially over, but Apple didn't get the memo. Here are some great deals on AirPods that are available on Amazon the day after Prime Day:Best last-chance AirPods deals for Prime Day 2024Best overall AirPods dealApple AirPods Pro (2nd generation)168.99 on Amazon(Save $80)Get DealBest deal on over-ear AirPodsApple AirPods Max394.99 on Amazon(Save $155)Get DealBest deal on great Apple earbuds that technically aren't AirPodsBeats Fit Pro149.95 at Amazon(Save $50)Get Deal
Even with

Apple dropped a new ad this week, with Google Chrome as its likely target, that signaled the horrors of using an unsecured browser. In the ad, a middle-aged man sits down on a bench outside and starts browsing his iPhone. Elsewhere, a woman at her office desk also picks up her iPhone. Suddenly, an unsuspecting security camera appears to become sentient. It leaps off its perch on a wall and springs bird-like wings, flying down to the man on an iPhone to spy on him up close. A similar winged

Prime Day might officially be over, but Amazon is still dishing out the deals. If you could use a full re-stock on household essentials and you're a Prime member, today is a great day to load up your cart.As of July 18, Prime members can get 15% off purchases of $50 or more of select Amazon Basics goods. The deal extends to hundreds of Amazon Basics products like bathroom essentials, cleaning supplies, and paper products. To simplify the math, if your total comes to $50, you'll be saving $7.50 t

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Figma recently pulled its “Make Designs” generative AI tool after a user discovered that asking it to design a weather app would spit out something suspiciously similar to Apple’s weather app — a result that could, among other things, land a user in legal trouble. This also suggested that Figma may have trained the feature on Apple’s designs, and while CEO Dylan Field was quick to say that the company didn’t train the tool on F

With Amazon's 2024 Prime Day sale in our rearview mirror, you may be wondering: When is the next Prime Day sale? Whether you didn't think this week's deals were good enough to drop some cash or you simply like to shop sales, it's always smart to plan ahead.SEE ALSO:380+ expertly-curated Prime Day deals that are still available as of July 18
As it turns out, another Prime-centric sale may not be that far off. Amazon technically only hosts one official "Prime Day" per year (and always in mid-summe

For the tech and shopping experts that make up the Mashable staff, Prime Day is An Event. For weeks, we track deals from Amazon and its competitors, meaning that once the big day(s) finally arrives, we've already seen more deals than the human brain should be able to reasonably process.It also means we have our shopping lists ready.SEE ALSO:Last chance to shop hundreds of Prime Day deals: Our shopping experts have spoken
So what does the team that turns out over 100 deals posts over Prime Day ac

Even a baby spider is cuter than its adult counterpart, so when OpenAI debuted a mini version of its most powerful model, you'll have to excuse my instinct to say "Awwww!"That's probably not always the right response, instincts be damned. Because there isn't very much about this new mini version of GPT-4o that we'd describe as "cute." SEE ALSO:It’s not just ChatGPT. A new AI chatbot is coming to iPhone, according to new report.
OpenAI's new AI model, GPT-4o mini, is the AI startup's latest

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... a drone you got on sale at a deep discount. We're keeping track of the best Amazon Prime Day drone deals right here that are still live, even though the official sale is over.The best Prime Day drone deals at a glance:Best overall dealDJI Mini 3$349 at Amazon(save $70)Get DealBest budget pickHoly Stone HS440$59.98 at Amazon(save $60.01 with on-page coupon and Prime)Get Deal
After Black Friday, Amazon Prime Day is one of the best times of year to buy a drone. We

UPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 1:35 p.m. EDT This article has been updated with the latest Prime Day deals under $25 that are still available to shop after the sale.Best deals under $25 still around after Prime Day:Best tech deal under $25Samsung Galaxy SmartTag2 Bluetooth tracker$21.99 at Amazon(save $8)Get DealBest kitchen deal under $25Yeti Rambler 14-ounce mug$19.50 at Amazon(save $10.50)Get DealBest outdoor deal under $25Coleman Classic 1-Burner Backpacking Stove$19.46 at Amazon(save $10.53)Get De

Want to shop the holdover Prime Day deals, but don't want to spend an arm and a leg? Check out some of our favorite leftover Prime Day deals under $50 you can shop right now.Best Amazon Prime Day Deals Under $50Best Earbuds Deal Under $50Amazon Echo Buds with Wireless Charging Case$44.99 at Amazon(Save $95)Get Deal
Even though Prime Day 2024 is over, many prices are still cut, and we're still seeing discounts in just about every category. While that includes TVs and smartphones and other big-tic

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia, Intel, and other big names in AI are coming together to form the Coalition for Secure AI (CoSAI), according to an announcement on Thursday. The initiative aims to address a “fragmented landscape of AI security” by providing access to open-source methodologies, frameworks, and tools.
We don’t know how much of an impact CoSAI will have on the AI industry, but concerns about leaking confidential infor

UPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 1:47 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with the lastest info on Prime day mesh router deals that are still live.Our top picks for the best Prime Day mesh router deals:Best deal overall TP-Link Deco AX3000 WiFi 6 Mesh System$150.99 at Amazon(save $129)Get DealBest WiFi 6E dealGoogle Nest WiFi Pro$299.98 at Amazon (save $100.01)Get Deal
Although we've waved goodbye to the official Prime Day sale, some deals are still going strong. We've still seeing discounts on everythi

Initially available in silver, the Fiio DM13 will eventually be released in four additional colors. | Image: Fiio It’s time to dig out those CD binders you refused to part with. Fiio, a Chinese audio gear maker, is releasing a $179 portable CD player in September that brings with it modern upgrades the Sony Discman never had — including support for the wireless headphones that didn’t exist in the Discman’s heyday.
Following vinyl’s resurgence in popularity, demand f

Initially available in silver, the Fiio DM13 will eventually be released in four additional colors. | Image: Fiio It’s time to dig out those CD binders you refused to part with. Fiio, a Chinese audio gear maker, is releasing a $179 portable CD player in September that brings with it modern upgrades the Sony Discman never had — including support for the wireless headphones that didn’t exist in the Discman’s heyday.
Following vinyl’s resurgence in popularity, demand f

The new Boost Mobile logo has the Infinite part included. | Image: Boost Mobile Boost Mobile, the historically MVNO wireless carrier acquired by Disk Network (which rejoined EchoStar), has relaunched as an umbrella company that now includes Boost Infinite and combines all its pre- and post-paid services. Along with the rebranding, Boost Mobile is offering new deals, including an affordable $25 per month option with 5G speeds.
The key part of the $25 per month deal is that customers can get that

The new Boost Mobile logo has the Infinite part included. | Image: Boost Mobile Boost Mobile, the historically MVNO wireless carrier acquired by Disk Network (which rejoined EchoStar), has relaunched as an umbrella company that now includes Boost Infinite and combines all its pre- and post-paid services. Along with the rebranding, Boost Mobile is offering new deals, including an affordable $25 per month option with 5G speeds.
The key part of the $25 per month deal is that customers can get that

Image: Apple Apple is launching new “immersive” video content for the Vision Pro over the next few months, including one from The Weeknd, a close-up view of the 2024 NBA All-Star Weekend, and “the first scripted short film captured in Apple Immersive Video.” The new series and film will come exclusively to the Vision Pro, allowing wearers to watch 3D video with a 180-degree field of view.
The immersive performance from The Weeknd will arrive on the Vision Pro later this y

UPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 3:00 a.m. EDT This story has been updated with the deals you can still shop now that the Prime Day is over.Prime Day deals on printers and scanners:BEST HP DEALHP Smart Tank Plus 651 inkjet printer$199.99 at Amazon(save $90)Get DealBEST CANON DEALCanon Pixma TR4720 inkjet printer$69.99 at Amazon(save $30)Get DealBEST EPSON DEALEpson Workforce ES-580W wireless document scanner$329.99 at Amazon(save $100)Get DealBEST KODAK DEALKodak Dock Plus 4PASS dye-sub photo printer bun

UPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with the best gaming deals you can still shop now that Prime Day has ended.Catch the Prime Day gaming deals still live even after the sale's official end:The best Prime Day gaming deals still live:Best PlayStation deal'Sonic Frontiers' 🔥$19.99 at Amazon(save $40)Get DealBest Xbox dealXbox Series S + 2TB Seagate Expansion Card Bundle$549.98 at Best Buy(save $110)Get DealBest Nintendo Switch deal Nintendo Switch OLED: Mario

Image: Amazon The Boys has always reveled in its lampooning of the US’s fraught political landscape, but following the recent Trump rally shooting, Amazon has retitled the show’s season 4 finale and added a new disclaimer stating that the show is not meant to be a reflection of reality.
Though “Assassination Run” was the original title of The Boys’ newest episode (which dropped today), it is now listed as “Season Four Finale” and opens with a warning exp

UPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 12:22 a.m. EDT We've updated with the latest kitchen deals that are still available the day after Prime Day.Shop the best kitchen deals still lingering after Prime Day 2024:A quick look at the best Prime Day kitchen dealsBest air fryer dealChefman 6-quart Dual Basket Air Fryer Oven$179.99(save $150)Get DealBest drink maker dealMargaritaville Maui Portable Blender and Frozen Drink Machine$143.95(save $86.04)Get DealBest coffee maker dealDe'Longhi Magnifica Start Espresso a

There is something special sitting at the heart of Oddity. In a swirl of horror subgenres, this Irish gem offers murder, vengeance, folklore, and more. But at its core is a creepy collectible known as the Wooden Man. "It starts with the object," writer/director Damian McCarthy told Mashable in a Zoom interview, when asked about his inspiration point for Oddity. "I remember reading about Guillermo del Toro years ago, talking about his writing process. He said he really always started with a

SAVE $39: The price on our budget choice an all-in-one hair tool, Revlon One-Step, just got even better. Opens in a new windowCredit: Credit: Bethany Allard / MashableRevlon One-Step$30.87 at Amazon $69.99 Save $39.12Get DealThis may be your last chance to take advantage of this post-Prime Day deal which lists the original Dyson AirWrap dupe at $30.87 – a 56% discount off retail price. Amazon seldom reveals the end date for sales and Prime Day technically ended July 17, so you may wan

Image: The Verge FBI officials told Congress on Wednesday that the 20-year-old who shot at former President Donald Trump may have posted a warning on Steam before the attack — but CNN is now reporting that investigators think the account is fake.
Important update here: The FBI briefed senators yesterday that they believed this Steam account did indeed belong to Crooks, per source familiar. Now, the FBI has revised that assessment and investigators think the account is fake, US official tel

Image: Google Google has revealed the Pixel 9 Pro following a series of leaks that revealed the phone in great detail, including hands-on videos and comparisons to other recent devices. The company plans to show off more about the Pixel 9 lineup as well as its other upcoming devices, with an event at Google HQ in California on August 13th.
In a video, the company showed a brief look at the Pixel 9 Pro and teased that AI and Gemini will be a big part of the device. You can also already sign up fo

UPDATE: Jul. 18, 2024, 12:00 p.m. EDT Prime Day 2024 has come to a close but some deals are still hanging around. This post has been updated with the latest pricing and deals on Samsung products.Prime Day may be over, but these Samsung Galaxy deals are sticking around. Check out our bets picks below:The best early Prime Day Samsung Galaxy deals:BEST GALAXY TAB DEALSamsung Galaxy Tab S9 (128GB)$674.99 at Amazon(save $125)Get DealBEST GALAXY BOOK DEALSamsung Galaxy Book4 Edge 14-inch$1,349.99 at