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SAVE $79: The Google Pixel Watch 2 is on sale at an all-time low price on Amazon Prime Day. It'll run you $170.99, which is a 32% drop from its list price of $249.99. Opens in a new windowCredit: GoogleGoogle Pixel Watch 2$170.99 at Amazon $249.99 Save $79.00Get DealYou can get Google's Pixel Watch 2 at an all-time-low price on Amazon's Prime Day on Tuesday. It might not be the latest smartwatch offering, but it may be just what you need at the right price. The Pixel Watch 2 is priced at $170.99

Hurricane Milton is the monster storm churning through the Gulf of Mexico, and is headed toward the populated Tampa Bay region of Florida. Numerous weather experts are watching the major hurricane closely, sharing real-time updates about what's being forecast as possibly the worst storm to strike Tampa in a century. The wind and storm surge predictions are so dire that both Tampa mayor Jane Castor and President Joe Biden are urging residents in evacuation zones to flee, or face imminent death. S

SAVE $159.96: The Beats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian headphones for $189.99, down from the list price of $349.95. That's a 46% discount.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonBeats Studio Pro x Kim Kardashian headphones$189.99 at Amazon $349.95 Save $159.96Get DealWhether you're rocking with Sabrina Carpenter or thrashing to Dimmu Borgir, music connects us all. And if you're going to listen to your favorite tunes, better make sure you're doing so with a great pair of headphones. If you're ready to br

UPDATE: Oct. 8, 2024, 5:20 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with new deals from Sony and Bose. The best Prime Big Deal Days deals at a glance:Best Apple DealApple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)$1,699 at Amazon(save $300)Get DealBest Amazon device dealAmazon Fire HD 8 (32GB)$54.99 at Amazon(save $45)Get DealBest (non-MacBook) laptop dealLG gram 14 2in1 (Intel Core Ultra 5 125H, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)$759.99 at Amazon(save $540)Get DealBest (non-AirPods) headphone dealAmazon Echo

UPDATE: Oct. 8, 2024, 5:20 p.m. EDT This post has been updated with the latest pricing and availability on Apple Watches for Prime Big Deal Days, plus more deals you can shop from Amazon.The best Apple Watch deals on Prime Day at a glance:Best Series 9 dealApple Watch Series 9 (41mm, GPS)$299 at Amazon(Save $100)Get DealBest Series 10 dealApple Watch Series 10 (46mm, GPS)$406.99 at Amazon(Save $22.01)Get DealBest Ultra dealApple Watch Ultra 2$734.89 at Amazon(Save $64.11)Get DealBest SE dealApp

Amazon’s throwing in a free smart color bulb with many of its smart speakers, including the new Echo Spot. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Once again, Amazon is holding a second Prime Day under the guise of Prime Big Deal Days, which runs through tomorrow, October 9th. While the naming convention might be terrible, the sale isn’t. In fact, many of our favorite gadgets and goods are receiving notable discounts right now, which we’ve highlighted in our larger round

Amazon sales like Prime Big Deal Days are one of the best times to buy a Kindle on the cheap, but they can also be a great time to pick up e-books.For the first day of the two-day event that is Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon has marked down tons of e-books, from self help to fiction and children's books, for prices as low as $1.99. SEE ALSO:We tried every Amazon Kindle to find the best for every reader — just in time for Prime Day
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Newer iPhones can communicate over satellite without Wi-Fi or cellular service. | Image: Apple With Hurricane Milton set to become the second major hurricane to hit the US in under a month, the nation’s infrastructure is under strain. In the aftermath of a natural disaster, when power and cellphone service are out, connecting to 911 and friends and family from your smartphone via satellite can be a literal lifeline.Apple’s Emergency SOS via satellite (on the iPhone 14, 15, and 16) an

SAVE $280: The Ooni Karu 16 multi-fuel outdoor pizza oven is priced at a steep discount for Prime Day. It's on sale for $519.20, a 35% drop from its usual list price of $799. Opens in a new windowCredit: OoniOoni Karu 16 Multi-Fuel Outdoor Pizza Oven$519.20 at Amazon $799.00 Save $279.80Get DealOoni's Karu 16 multi-fuel outdoor pizza oven — one of its premium offerings — is priced at $519.20 for Amazon's Prime Day. While that's still a hefty chunk of change for a pizza oven, that rep

UPDATE: Oct. 8, 2024, 4:30 p.m. EDT This article has been updated with the latest gaming deals that are live on October Prime Day.Best October Prime Day gaming dealsBest gaming keyboard deal Razer BlackWidow V3 Mini gaming keyboard$94.99 at Amazon (save $105)Get DealBest gaming headset deal Logitech G PRO X (Gen 1)$129.99 at Amazon (save $100)Get DealBest gaming monitor deal Samsung 34-inch Odyssey G5 Ultra-Wide Gaming Monitor$294.49 at Amazon (save $255.50)Get Deal
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Flying through the most powerful hurricanes is part of the job.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Hurricane Hunters — brazen pilots and storm researchers — journey through storms like Florida-bound Hurricane Milton and work as a high-altitude weather station. They collect invaluable data about storms which are fed to forecasters and their computer models, allowing for the most informed predictions. And they're often impressively accurate. NOAA posted footage of a t

October means Walmart’s week of mega sales is back, and some of the Mashable staff from the Tech and Social teams are thrilled to share their favorite finds so far. We’ve carefully chosen products that stood out to us, and we're convinced that if they made an impression on us, they’ll be a hit for you, too!Deals kick off with early access online for Walmart+ members on Tuesday, Oct. 8 at midnight ET and will open up to all shoppers at noon. Find in-store deals from Oct. 9 until

The White House is turning to Redditors to help disseminate important information and correct misinformation, as it officially launches its own Reddit account.The page's first matter of business: Bolstering the Biden administration's Hurricane Milton response, fact-checking conspiracies about the back-to-back climate disasters of Helene and Milton, and connecting storm victims with the support they need. The Reddit page will include updates on federal actions, resources, and state-specific subs

Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge GM will discontinue the Ultium battery brand name as it looks to expand the types of cells and chemistries it uses in its electric vehicles.During an investor event today, Kurt Kelty, GM’s VP of batteries and a former Tesla executive, announced plans to adopt lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery technology in order to decrease the cost of its EVs by “up to $6,000.” GM’s Ultium batteries use the more common nickel cobalt manganese (NCM

The best Prime Day Lego deals at a glance:OUR TOP PICKLego Creator Space play pack🔥$44.99 at Amazon(save $19.99)Get DealBEST DISNEY DEALLego Disney Encanto The Madrigal House$29.99 at Amazon(save $20)Get DealBEST LEGO IDEAS DEALLego Ideas Jazz Quartet$79.99 at Amazon(save $20)Get DealBEST LEGO FRIENDS DEALLego Friends Space Research Rover$34.99 at Amazon(save $15)Get Deal
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A glance at the best Prime Big Deal Days gaming laptop dealsBest gaming laptop deal under $1,000 Acer Nitro 16 (AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4050, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)$799.99 at Amazon(save $200)Get DealBest premium gaming laptop dealAcer Predator Triton Neo 16 (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,499.99 at Amazon 🔥(save $400)Get Deal
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After "explosively intensifying," Hurricane Milton is now growing into a larger storm.The Florida-bound cyclone is projected to hit the central coast of west Florida as a major hurricane, and for those interested in following or better understanding the potentially historic impacts, you can watch the livestreams below (unless they are dismantled by winds or storm surge).The hurricane is tracking towards the Tampa region, but its wind field is expansive, meaning high winds and storm surge will im

UPDATE: Oct. 8, 2024, 3:00 p.m. EDT This story has been updated with current pricing and availability.The best October Prime Day MacBook deals at a glance:Best MacBook Air dealApple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD)$749 at Amazon(save $250)Get DealBest MacBook Pro dealApple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)$1,699 at Amazon(save $300)Get Deal
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Mastodon is getting some much-needed tweaks. | Image: Mastodon Mastodon just released version 4.3 of its web app, and CEO Eugen Rochko says its new updates, like grouped notifications, should make the open social network easier to use.
For example, a “Who to follow” carousel that shows up in the home tab now recommends a mix of “generalized results” such as profiles that are popular in your language and personalized recommendations based on who you follow, making it easie

Photo by Bryan R. Smith / AFP via Getty Images The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is fighting misinformation on top of a major storm cleanup in Florida as Hurricane Milton rapidly intensifies just after Hurricane Helene rocked the state.
FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell told reporters on a call Tuesday that misinformation around the storms is “absolutely the worst I have ever seen,” according to Politico. FEMA posted a rumor response page about the hurricane, and though

Photo by Andrew J. Hawkins / The Verge General Motors teased some new details about the next-generation Chevy Bolt, which is expected to make its official debut later this year as a model year 2026 vehicle.At an investor event today, GM president Mark Reuss teased the new Bolt during a portion of the event in which the livestream was cut for “confidential” reasons so that the company could show images of the still-unannounced vehicle. But Reuss’ presentation could still be hear

Best KitchenAid deals from October Prime DayBest stand mixer dealKitchenAid Artisan Series 5-Quart Stand Mixer$349.95 at Amazon(save $110.04)Get DealBest stand mixer attachment dealKitchenAid Stand Mixer Pasta Roller and Cutter Attachment$134.99 at Amazon(save $15)Get Deal
Prime Big Deal Days is in full swing, and we've been covering all the best deals you can get across various categories. This time, we're looking at the iconic kitchen brand, KitchenAid, as they've showed up to October Prime Da

Save 50%: Prime members can get 50% off a GrubHub order of at least $20 for Prime Day through Oct. 9. Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonHalf-off Grubhub order Get 50% off any Grubhub order of at least $20.Get DealPrime Day might be the perfect time to get delivery for dinner. That's because Grubhub has a Prime Day deal for 50% off any order of at least $20. Let's be real, it's difficult to keep a delivery order under 20 bucks these days — you'll get to that number pretty easily. SEE ALSO:

Last-gen models are an easy way to snag discounts. | Image: Victoria Song / The Verge There’s a new Oura Ring 4 on the block, but if you’d rather snag a deal, the last-gen model is 20 percent off for Prime Day.So long as you don’t have new product FOMO, this is an excellent opportunity for bargain hunters. Retailers and companies love discounts on older models right after launching a new one! This is the Horizon model as well, which is normally more expensive than the base Gen

Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Despite some murmurs about new Macs coming soon, it’s a good time to buy a MacBook Air right now. That’s because the 2024 class of MacBook Air laptops with M3 processors is discounted by up to $275 during Amazon’s October Prime Day sale that’s currently ongoing.
Here’s the quick and dirty on how much you can currently get Apple’s jack-of-all-trades laptop for:The base 13-inch M3 MacBook Air with 8GB of RAM and 256GB

October Prime Day Dyson deals: Best vacuum deal Dyson V8 Plus cordless vacuum $419 at Amazon (save $50.99)Get DealBest air treatment deal Dyson Hot+Cool (AM09) $299.23 at Amazon (with Prime) (save $170.76)Get DealBest hair care deal Dyson Airwrap $499.99 at Amazon (with Prime) (save $100 )Get Deal
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You get a bunch of features for a much more palatable price. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge When I first reviewed the Garmin Forerunner 255, I said it was a steal for runners who wanted dual-frequency GPS at a more palatable price. Well, thanks to Prime Day discounts, it’s even more palatable at $219.99 — a whopping 45 percent off list price.
Dual-frequency GPS makes a big difference for accuracy, but most other watches with it still cost a pretty penny. Garmin’s Epix wat

Grab this aloe version while it’s still in stock. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge Google’s Pixel 8A is the kind of phone you tell your parents or your hair stylist to buy (hi, Shannon!). The interface is straightforward and clean, it offers a high level of dust and water resistance, and it’ll receive regular software updates for the next seven years. That’ll give you a lot of peace of mind recommending it to friends and family.
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Image: Microsoft Microsoft’s OneDrive cloud storage service is getting an improved search experience, a new mobile app, colored folders in File Explorer, and much more in the weeks ahead. Starting today, Copilot in OneDrive will now be available to all of Microsoft’s commercial customers.
“Our improved search experience is a game-changer,” says Jason Moore, vice president of product for OneDrive. “With new filter controls and more detailed results, find the exact fi

If you want to store and play the newest Xbox Series X / S games, a normal hard drive won’t do. | Image: Western Digital There’s a deluge of games coming to Xbox over the next few months, so you’d better have some extra storage handy. Xbox Series X / S owners only have one real option for newer games: the various expansion cards you can get from Western Digital and Seagate. Thankfully, they’re steeply discounted for the October Amazon Prime Day event.
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Though Adult Swim has been very quiet about Juston Gordon-Montgomery’s Invincible Fight Girl since sharing a brief tease earlier this summer, the animated series finally has a release date and a snazzy new trailer.
Set in a world where seemingly everyone is a self-styled wrestler, Invincible Fight Girl tells the story of Andy (Sydney Mikayla), a young girl who sets out on a mission to become a legendary brawler one match at a time. While Andy’s parents want her to become an accounta

Michael Regan, administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), speaks during an event in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building in Washington, DC, on January 27th, 2023. | Photo: Getty Images The Environmental Protection Agency finalized a rule today that mandates the replacement of lead pipes in drinking water systems within 10 years. The agency also announced $2.6 billion in funding to upgrade systems and make the changes.
Up to 9 million homes across the US still get water th

Photo by Alexandra Schuler / picture alliance via Getty Images The New York Times is starting to beta test a new puzzle game called “Zorse,” as reported by Semafor. The game is a “new phrase guessing game where every puzzle is a mash-up of two phrases,” NYT spokesperson Jordan Cohen says in a statement to The Verge. As Semafor points out, the Zorse name “identifies the offspring of a zebra and another equine,” so it seems like the game will focus on wordplay l

The #M0001 Apple Macintosh prototype is expected to sell at auction for even more than it did in 2019. | Image: Bonhams A rare prototype of the original Apple Macintosh featuring a 5.25-inch disk drive instead of the 3.5-inch drive the personal computer eventually shipped with is headed to auction again as part of Bonhams’ upcoming History of Science and Technology collection.
The prototype has been nicknamed the Twiggy Macintosh because it features the same 5.25-inch double-sided floppy d

Amazon’s Echo Hub smart home control panel is one of the many smart home gadgets seeing a discount during Prime Big Deal Days. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days kicked off today, and as always, it’s an excellent time to pick up good deals on great smart home gear. I scoured through deals on video doorbells, robot vacuums, smart lights, smart speakers, and more to gather up some of the best bargains that caught my eye. Check out a full l

Amazon’s throwing in a free smart color bulb with many of its smart speakers, including the new Echo Spot. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Once again, Amazon is holding a second Prime Day under the guise of Prime Big Deal Days, which runs through tomorrow, October 9th. While the naming convention might be terrible, the sale isn’t. In fact, many of our favorite gadgets and goods are receiving notable discounts right now, which we’ve highlighted in our larger round

The second-gen AirPods Pro offer the most complete package in Apple’s earbuds lineup, and they’re only improving with time. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Amazon’s second Prime Day of the year is bringing serious savings across the board, but some deals truly stand out. Take the AirPods Pro 2, for example — the pair that comes with a USB-C charging case has plummeted all the way to $168.99 (about $81 off) for Prime members, matching the all-time low.
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The second-gen AirPods Pro offer the most complete package in Apple’s earbuds lineup, and they’re only improving with time. | Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Amazon’s second Prime Day of the year is bringing serious savings across the board, but some deals truly stand out. Take the AirPods Pro 2, for example — the pair that comes with a USB-C charging case has plummeted all the way to $168.99 (about $81 off) for Prime members, matching the all-time low.
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Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Attorneys general from 14 states and districts sued TikTok for allegedly harming kids’ mental health and misleading the public about how safe its platform is.
The bipartisan group of AGs, led by New York’s Letitia James and California’s Rob Bonta, each filed lawsuits alleging violations of their own state’s law. “Our investigation has revealed that TikTok cultivates social media addiction to boost corporate profits,” Bo