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"What if Wicked and The Substance had a grubby baby?" This was the headline for my review of The Ugly Stepsister out of Sundance 2025, as I cheered this twisted fairytale full of violent beauty treatments and body horror. SEE ALSO:How 'The Substance' broke the Oscars mold
Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt, The Ugly Stepsister re-imagines the tale of Cinderella from the perspective of one of her maligned siblings. Elvira (Lea Myren) wants only to be friends with her pretty and proper new stepsister A

TL;DR: Get an AI Magicx lifetime subscription for $64.99 with code MAGIC35 (reg. $99.99). Fewer than 50 are left in stock.You know the feeling — you ask ChatGPT for help with a creative project, and it spits out something…underwhelming. It’s fine, but it could be better. That’s why so many writers, designers, and creators are moving to this new AI tool for content creation.AI Magicx is what ChatGPT wishes it could be. The layout of preset templates for writing, images, c

It's bad enough that tech companies trained their AI models on content that doesn't belong to them. Now, however, it appears that at least one AI model is being used to remove watermarks from images so others can use content that doesn't belong to them, too.Social media users have recently discovered that Google's new Gemini 2.0 Flash AI model can be used to remove watermarks from images.This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
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There's a new Instagram feature that could prove to be revolutionary for three very specific communities:Guys who want to be the first to say "happy birthday" People who don't want to seem too eager but also don't want to forget to message a new friendDudes who say "good morning, beautiful" but want to sleep inThat's right. You can schedule messages on Instagram DMs now — here's how:SEE ALSO:New Instagram DM features allow you to translate, schedule, and pin messages Total Time1 minWhat Yo

AI is all over social media. We have AI influencers, AI content, and AI accounts — and, now, it looks like we might get AI comments on Instagram posts, too. What are any of us doing this for anymore?App researcher Jonah Manzano shared a post on Threads and a video on TikTok showing how some Instagram users now notice a pencil with a star icon in their comments field, allowing them to post AI-generated comments under posts and videos. SEE ALSO:Meta is diving into AI-powered humanoid robots

TL;DR: Upgrade to Windows 11 Pro and unlock access to Copilot AI tools for only A$23 through 30 March — that’s a 92% discount.If you thought AI would only be a fad, take a look at Microsoft. As we speak (or read?), they’re making computers infused with Microsoft Copilot, their latest AI technology. But something even cooler? You don’t have to get a new device to get Copilot — just upgrade to Windows 11.And, if you’re going for it, go all the way and get the Pr

TL;DR: For a limited time, Mashable readers can pay just A$110 for lifetime access to FileJump's 2TB cloud storage plan.Looking to optimize your storage? During this sale, you can get peace of mind with the FileJump 2TB Cloud Storage lifetime subscription for just A$110 (reg. A$738).Ideal for students, professionals, or anyone else who hates running out of storage space, FileJump offers an easy, secure, and affordable way to store files across devices.Whether backing up family photos, collaborat

SAVE $40: As of March 17, you can get the Amazon Fire 7 Kids tablet for $69.99 at Amazon. That's a 36% discount and a savings of $40.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonAmazon Fire 7 Kids tablet$69.99 at Amazon$109.99 Save $40Get DealIf you’ve got a tike at home who’s always begging to use your smartphone or tablet, you might want to consider getting them a kid-friendly device of their own. As of March 17, you can get the Amazon Fire 7 Kids (newest model) for just $69.99. That’s

NASA's Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are world-renowned as the "stranded astronauts": Though they haven't endured the longest spaceflight, it would certainly seem that way based on news coverage. Perhaps it was their association with Boeing, the beleaguered aerospace company that built the spaceship that made their story go viral. The veteran astronauts took Starliner to the International Space Station last summer. The pair was only supposed to be gone for eight days. Instead, the two hav

TikTok is making it easier to personalize security settings in-app, introducing a new all-in-one security hub to better manage account access and data. Called Security Checkup, the new dashboard provides a centralized place to turn on multi-level security options and monitor suspicious activity, as well as step-by-step guides to enhancing your account's security. SEE ALSO:Bluesky proposes new privacy settings for its users
Users can add two factor authentication or passkeys to their log-ins, for

Save 41%: As of March 17, the Beats Studio Buds + are at a record low price of $99.95. That price drop takes $70 off their $169.95 MSRP.Opens in a new windowCredit: BeatsBeats Studio Buds +$99.95 at Amazon $169.95 Save $70.00Get DealAs someone who covers deals, I've learned that sometimes, the best price drops come at the most random times.Take the Beats Studio Buds +. I've seen them drop in price to $129.95 enough times that that price stopped feeling like a deal worth reporting on. During shop

Dutch unicorn Mews will most likely list in the US instead of in Europe if the hospitality management company goes public, its CEO and co-founder Matthijs Welle told TNW.  “An IPO is one of the options that we would consider for the future, and if we were to go down that route, a listing in the US is the most likely option, although it is too early to specify further details regarding a potential listing,” Welle said. “Most other vertical SaaS companies, who are comparabl

SAVE $200: The Philips 3300 fully automatic espresso machine with LatteGo milk system is on sale at Amazon for $599.99, down from the normal price of $799.99. That's a 25% discount.Opens in a new windowCredit: PhilipsPhilips 3300 fully automatic espresso machine$599.99 at Amazon $799.99 Save $200Get DealYour morning coffee routine should be painless and come with a delicious reward. If that's not the case and you're struggling with an old machine or your drink isn't up to par, consider this grea

SAVE $170.04: As of March 17, Beats Studio Pro headphones are down to $179.95. That saves $170.04 off of its usual $349.99 price tag. Shop at Amazon for 49% savings.Opens in a new windowCredit: BeatsBeats Studio Pro headphones$179.95 at Amazon $349.99 Save $170.04Get DealAs a shopping reporter, I'm always checking out people's gear. Whether I'm at the gym or walking to the corner store, I always have my eyes peeled for what people are sporting, especially on their ears. I spend all day hunting f

GET $350 OFF: As of Mar. 17th, the Apple MacBook Air M2 Chip 8GB RAM 512GB SSD is on sale for $749.00 at Best Buy for a savings of 32%, or $350 off.Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple MacBook Air M2 Chip 8GB RAM 512GB SSD$749 at Best Buy $1,099 Save $350Get DealApple computers don't drop in price that often, so when you're in the market and you see a deal, it's a good idea to spring for it. Now is one of those times, with the MacBook Air on sale for $350 off at Best Buy.Currently, you can ge

SAVE 25%: As of March 17, the Samsung Galaxy Tab A9+ is available at Amazon for $164.80, down from $219.99. That's a 25% discount and a $55.19 savings. Opens in a new windowCredit: SamsungSamsung Galaxy Tab A9+$164.80 at Amazon$219.99 Save $55.19Get DealWe're all living that screen life, aren't we? Wake up to a phone, work on a computer, wind down with TV, then scroll before bed. If you're at a desk, or really, doing any kind of computer work, you're looking at screens all day.So, if you're stuc

Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone, Kelly Marie Tran, and Han Gi-Chan lead an all-star cast in The Wedding Banquet, a remake of Ang Lee's 1993 romantic comedy that we frankly can't wait to see.Directed and co-written by Fire Island's Andrew Ahn with Lee's co-writer James Schamus, the film centres on a group of friends, two couples, each with major life hurdles ahead of them — and one brilliant scheme that spins out of control.Killers of the Flower Moon Oscar-winner Gladstone and The Last Jedi star

Apple just can't keep a lid on its next batch of iPhones.Courtesy of leaker Sonny Dickson, we now have something resembling photos of the four iPhone 17 models that Apple is expected to launch this September. Dickson posted photos on X over the weekend of dummy models (primarily used by accessory makers for measurement purposes) of all four iPhones.Most notably, this leak seems to further confirm the existence of the thinner iPhone 17 Air model, which looks like it might replace the Plus model A

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of March 17:OUR TOP PICKGoogle Pixel Buds Pro 2$179(save $50)Get DealBEST HOME DEALBlink Video Doorbell$32.99(save $27)Get DealBEST TABLET DEALAmazon Fire HD 10$94.99(save $45)Get DealBEST BLUETOOTH TRACKER DEALTile Essentials 4-pack$52.99(save $22)Get DealBEST SMARTWATCH DEALGarmin Instinct Solar$199.99(save $150)Get Deal
Something's brewing at Amazon. We can tell by all of the major deals popping up. Big brands like Google, Garmin, and Amazon itsel

Save 28%: The EarFun Air Pro 4 earbuds are on sale for $64.99 with an on-page coupon at Amazon as of March 17. The coupon helps bring their price down $25 from their $89.99 MSRP.Opens in a new windowCredit: EarFunEarFun Air Pro 4$64.99 at Amazon $89.99 Save $25Save with on-page couponGet DealUsually, a pair of budget headphones or earbuds comes with an obvious trade-off: they might sound great but struggle to connect to your device consistently, or have sub-par ANC.When I tested the EarFun Air P

GET $600 OFF: As of Mar. 17th, the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 Intel Core Ultra 9 16GB LPDDR5X 1TB SSD NVIDIA RTX 4070 is on sale for $1,399.99 for a savings of 30%, or $600 off.Opens in a new windowCredit: AsusAsus ROG Zephyrus G16 Intel Core Ultra 9 16GB LPDDR5X 1TB SSD NVIDIA RTX 4070$1,399.99 at Best Buy $1,999.99 Save $600Get DealIt's safe to say, nab this laptop and you'll most likely be the only one toting an RTX 4070 in the coffeeshop. If you're not, then there better be a tournament going on,

Netflix's limited series Adolescence, co-created by Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne, is impressive in a number of ways, but one thing that's really got people talking are the technical elements.Filmed by Boiling Point director Philip Barantini in one shot per episode, the crime drama follows the characters without ever cutting away — and in one memorable sequence at the end of episode 2, the camera suddenly lifts up from the ground, soars through the air, and travels several streets away be

In the Indian state of Kerala, machines are performing rituals traditionally involving elephants in captivity. Just like the real animal, the robot flaps its ears, moves its tail, and sprays water through its trunk. The mechanical elephant is 11 feet tall, weighs 800 kilograms, and can carry a person on its back. Donated to Irinjadappilly Sree Krishna Temple by PETA India, the robotic elephant is part of an initiative that aims to tackle the issue of animal abuse in religious rites. Used fo

SAVE $100: Shop Apple's 2024 iPad Mini for its lowest price ever. As of March 17, the iPad Mini with A17 chip is down to $399 from its usual $499. That provides $100 off for 20% off.Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple iPad Mini, 2024 (A17 chip, 128GB, WiFi)$399 at Amazon $499 Save $100Get DealThis has been a big year for iPads. First came the iPad Air and iPad Pro, then the iPad Mini finally got an upgrade to be compatible with Apple Intelligence. Most recently, the iPad Air got another upda

SAVE 20%: The Shark NeverChange Compact Pro air purifier is on sale at Amazon for $119.99, down from the usual price of $149.99. That's a savings of $30.Opens in a new windowCredit: SharkShark NeverChange Compact Pro air purifier (Dove)$119.99 at Amazon $149.99 Save $30.00Get DealSpring pollen season is just days away and if you're not excited to relive the misery that happened last year, you might benefit from an air purifier. Instead of struggling with allergies, an air purifier will remove al

Irish startup Equal1 has unveiled the world’s first quantum computer that runs on a hybrid quantum-classical silicon chip.  Dubbed Bell-1 — after quantum physicist John Stewart Bell — the computer weighs around 200kg and plugs into a regular electrical socket. The rack-mountable machine is designed to simply slot into high-performance computing (HPC) data centres alongside standard servers.  Equal1’s CEO Jason Lynch told TNW that combining quantum technology wi

SAVE $50: As of March 17, you can get a pair of Beats Studio Buds for just $99.95, down from $149.95, at Amazon. That's a 33% discount and a $50 savings.Opens in a new windowCredit: BeatsBeats Studio Buds $99.95 at Amazon$149.95 Save $50.00Get DealThe best luxury in life is quiet luxury, but when you can’t afford to exile yourself to a remote location with no distractions, noise-cancelling headphones can be the next best thing. As of March 17, you can get a pair of Beats Studio Buds for $9

An uneven chronicle of grief, Steven Feinartz's Are We Good? follows comedian and podcast host Marc Maron during and after the isolation of COVID lockdown, during which he lost his partner, the filmmaker Lynn Shelton. It's a documentary of immense detail and a vast number of opinions on Maron's personality, and how he deals with loss through stand-up comedy. However, this context pales in comparison to his actual art and artistic process — the brief glimpses of which are more enticing than

SAVE 45%: On March 17, you can get a Blink video doorbell for $32.99 (it was $59.99), a 45% savings.Opens in a new windowCredit: BlinkBlink video doorbell (newest model)$32.99 at Amazon $59.99 Save $27Get DealWhether you live in an apartment or suburban home, a video doorbell camera could mean the difference between catching a package thief in the act or greeting an unexpected guest with a “gotcha" — and right now, you can get one of the best video doorbells on the market, for nearly

SAVE $950: The EcoFlow Delta 2 Max portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $949, down from the standard price of $1,899. That's a 50% discount and the lowest price we've ever seen at Amazon.Opens in a new windowCredit: EcoFlowEcoFlow Delta 2 Max portable power station$949 at Amazon $1,899 Save $950Get DealA power outage is never convenient. Regardless of which season it happens in, it's never a fun experience and always ends up with dead cell phone batteries while worrying about food spo

GET $170 OFF: As of Mar. 17th, the Asus Chromebook CM1402 MediaTek Kompanio 520 4GB RAM 64GB eMMC is only $129 at Best Buy, saving you 57%, or $170 off. Opens in a new windowCredit: AsusAsus Chromebook CM1402 MediaTek Kompanio 520 4GB RAM 64GB eMMC$129 at Best Buy $299 Save $170Get DealOften, the most affordable laptops give us the most freedom. If you're in the market for a budget Chromebook that you can sling into a backpack and take around town, this Asus deal is an opportunity that shouldn't

SAVE 30%: Suzanne Collins' latest in the Hunger Games series publishes March 18, and ahead of its release find it for 30% off at Amazon. As of March 17, order Sunrise on the Reaping for just $19.59, saving $8.40.Opens in a new windowCredit: Amazon'Sunrise on the Reaping' by Suzanne Collins$19.59 at Amazon $27.99 Save $8.40Get DealSuzanne Collins surprised all of us in 2020 with the release of The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, the fourth novel in the Hunger Games series. The hype continued with

"If I lost a leg, would you get yours amputated too?""If I was kidnapped, would you offer to take my place?""If I die, will you die too?"These are the interrogations September (Pascale Kann) poses to her younger sister July (Mia Tharia) in September Says, Ariane Labed's eerie directorial debut that asks the question, how close is too close when it comes to siblings?Adapted from Daisy Johnson's 2020 novel Sisters, the horror-tinged drama starts as the not-quite-twins navigate teenage girlhood and

Bumble has announced a host of new safety and compatibility features, including the ability to share your date details with friends. Bumble users can now share the identity, location, date, and time of a date with a trusted contact using the Share Date feature. Seventy-six percent of women always inform friends or family of their date details ahead of time, according to a survey of 2,500 UK dating app users aged 18 to 35, the results of which were emailed to Mashable. The dating app is also laun

SAVE $50: As of March 17, the Beats Pill portable Bluetooth speaker is on sale at Best Buy for $99.99. That's 33% off its list price of $149.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: BeatsBeats Pill Portable Wireless Bluetooth Speaker$99.99 at Best Buy $149.99 Save $50.00Get DealSpringtime is right around the corner and if you're itching to spend some time out in the sunshine, a portable speaker is a great investment so you can listen to your favorite music, audiobooks, or podcasts outside of the house. I

SAVE $50: As of March 17, the Garmin Venu 3S is on sale at Best Buy for $399.99. That's 11% off its list price of $449.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: GarminGarmin Venu 3S$399.99 at Best Buy $449.99 Save $50Get DealIf you've been looking for a smartwatch that does a little bit of everything — from fitness to lifestyle tracking — and has a very stylish design, the Garmin Venu 3S is worth a look. At the moment, the stainless steel and french gray model is $50 off at Best Buy. If you've

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 pr

The White Lotus has never been afraid to go to some strange places, but we're not sure "strange" quite sums up the monologue given by Sam Rockwell's character, Frank, in Season 3, episode 5.Frank is introduced to us in Bangkok as an old friend of White Lotus guest Rick (Walton Goggins), who the latter meets up with during his pursuit of hotel owner Sritala (Lek Patravadi) and her husband, Jim Hollinger.SEE ALSO:'The White Lotus' Season 3, episode 2: What's the deal with Victoria and Kate?
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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 today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.SEE ALSO:Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO:NYT Connections today: Hints and answers

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