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President Donald Trump's tariff policies have only just gone into effect, and we're already seeing price hikes across consumer tech.President Trump has imposed a huge tariff rate of 145 percent on China (where many tech products are manufactured), as well as smaller global tariffs on most other countries on the planet. That means importing goods to the United States is now much more expensive than it was two weeks ago. Several companies across multiple product categories, from laptops to GPUs an

OpenAI's GPT-4 model will soon be "fully replaced" by its natively multimodal GPT-4o model. According to ChatGPT's release notes (via TechCrunch), "GPT-4 will be retired from ChatGPT" on April 30. The model, which was released over two years ago, will still be available in the API, but recent updates to GPT-4o have rendered GPT-4 somewhat obsolete. "Recent upgrades have further improved GPT‑4o’s instruction following, problem-solving, and conversational flow, making it a natural succ

Waymo, the autonomous driving tech company behind the human-less ride shares taking over America's major cities, is celebrating Autism Acceptance Month with everyone's favorite wholesome show: Netflix's Love On The Spectrum.In the latest episode of Driven — Waymo's celebrity video series hosted by TV personality Andrew Freund — the company shines a spotlight on beau-of-the-moment Connor Tomlinson, star of the show's recent hit season, as he hitches a ride in a Waymo. "It is mind blow

Tesla is no longer taking orders for its Model S and Model X electric vehicles in China, Reuters reports.However, Elon Musk's EV company is still selling other Tesla models in China. So, why remove those specific vehicles from Tesla's website in China?While Tesla has not provided an official reason, both the Model S and Model X are made in the United States.Amid President Donald Trump's trade war with China, it appears Trump's "special government employee" Elon Musk has been caught in the crossf

About a dozen years after the first game, and three years after it was announced, Monaco 2 has finally arrived.The new co-op heist game from developer Pocketwatch Games and publisher Humble Bundle launched on Thursday, April 10 on Steam, PS5, and Xbox Series consoles for $24.99. Set in a colorful, isometric world with a cartoony art style, Monaco 2 follows in the silent footsteps of its predecessor with a unique heist-based mission design that can be enjoyed solo, in split-screen, or online co-o

After several cybersecurity-related delays, Microsoft is finally releasing its controversial Recall feature for Copilot Plus PCs.Starting Thursday, April 10, Microsoft began gradually rolling out a preview of Recall, which records a user's activity by taking continuous screenshots of their computer screen (via The Verge). Those screenshots then become searchable, letting users recall past activity.When we first learned about Recall, Mashable's former Tech Editor Kimberly Gedeon likened it to a p

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SAVE $17: As of April 11, get the Amazon Fire TV Stick (Like New) for $17.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $34.99. That's a discount of 49%. Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonAmazon Fire TV Stick (Like New)$17.99 at Amazon $34.99 Save $17.00Get DealApril is Earth Month, with Earth Day taking place on April 22. If you're looking for small ways to take care of the environment, buying used or refurbished tech items and reducing tech waste is a good place to start. You can do that at Amaz

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GET $200 AND A FREE HEADSET: As of April 11, Samsung is offering a $200 credit and a free JBL headset to those who preorder their latest 3D gaming monitor — get the Samsung Odyssey 27-inch 3D 4K Gaming Monitor for $1,999.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: SamsungSamsung Odyssey 27-inch 3D 4K Gaming Monitor$1,999.99 at Samsung Get DealBuilding a gaming PC is a rewarding experience, but it also takes a lot of time and money to get just right. Unlike a console, you'll need to buy a bunch of diff

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While some tech prices are rising due to tariffs, we've got our eyes on the products that are dropping in cost. Fortunately, th

AVAILABLE NOW: Get the Google Pixel 9a smartphone for $499 at the Google Store.Opens in a new windowCredit: GoogleGoogle Pixel 9a$499 at GoogleShop NowIt's been just over six months since Google launched the new Pixel 9 generation of Android smartphones. On February 25, Google announced the Pixel 9a. Now, the wait is finally over. You can snag one of the newest Pixel devices for yourself by way of the Google Store.Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable
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Anker — the popular electronics company known for its headphones, speakers, power banks and more — has begun raising prices on its Amazon product listings amid new US tariffs. So far, over 120 of Anker's product listings have been affected. The Chinese company is one of the largest sellers on Amazon's platform.SEE ALSO:How 'fake news' about tariffs posted on Elon Musk's X shifted trillions in the markets
Since President Trump announced massive tariffs on Chinese imports (which curren

OK Go is back with a new music video, and you know that means it's going to be mind-blowing. Sixteen years ago, they went viral with treadmills in the inventive "Here It Goes Again." In 2014, the quartet did quirky choreography while riding Honda UNI-CUBs for "I Won’t Let You Down," then two years later, they shot a whole dance video on an actual plane in zero gravity for "Upside Down & Inside Out." So how do they top themselves? With the help of robots.The American rock band has partn

After steering Dutch chip giant ASML to become Europe’s most valuable tech firm, Peter Wennink is now focused on the next frontiers of deep tech. Wennink has already been involved in numerous breakthroughs in the field. Over his 25-year career at ASML — including over a decade as CEO — the company laid foundations for countless deep tech innovations. Under his leadership, the business earned renown as the sole supplier and producer of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography mach

SAVE $30: As of April 11, the Fire TV Cube is on sale at Amazon for $109.99, 21% off its list price of $139.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonAmazon Fire TV Cube (newest model)$109.99 at Amazon $139.99 Save $30.00Get DealWith so many exciting shows and films dropping on streaming services soon, you want to make sure you've got everything you need to kick back and watch them. If you're looking for a little upgrade to your streaming setup, Amazon's Fire TV Cube is on sale right now at the reta

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Two years ago, a star on its deathbed was charged with a heinous act — eating a planet — in a system 12,000 light-years away from Earth. But new evidence has emerged in the case that astronomers say exonerates this elderly Milky Way star of the crime. Using the James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian space counterparts, a team observed that while the planet did die in the belly of a stellar beast, it didn’t go down the way they onc

SAVE $30: As of April 11, the Bose QuietComfort Bluetooth Earbuds are on sale at Amazon for $149, 17% off their list price of $179.Opens in a new windowCredit: BoseBose QuietComfort Bluetooth Earbuds$149 at Amazon $179 Save $30Get DealWarmer weather has arrived, and if you're spending more time outdoors, it's nice to have a pair of earbuds to keep you company. If you're looking to buy some new ones, there are some great deals to check out right now. One of our picks from our list of the best ear

When colossal asteroids rock Earth, it's not all doom and gloom. The menacing asteroid that wiped out non-avian dinosaurs left a colossal marine crater in what's now the Yucatan Peninsula. But after analyzing deeply drilled rock core from the impact site created by the six-mile-wide asteroid, geologists have found compelling evidence that life soon thrived in the basin following the seismic episode. The asteroid's impact stoked nutrients and chemicals to be released from beneath the seafloor, a

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TL;DR: You don't need to be a professional to make music — just get lifetime access to Supermusic AI for only $39.97 (reg. $319) through April 27 to make studio-quality tunes.Have you ever wanted to create your own song? You don't necessarily need Hozier's lyric-writing skills or vocals like Billie Eilish. As long as you've got an idea for a song or even snippets of lyrics in your notes app, you could bring them to life without ever stepping foot in a studio or kno

After conjuring up a nightmarish vision of a possible future conflict with last year's Civil War, director Alex Garland's latest film, Warfare, takes viewers back to the frontlines of a very real, not-so-distant fight — the Iraq War, circa 2006. It's both a tribute to the bravery shown in the face of battle by a group of young Navy SEALs and a brutal slog that immerses audiences into the gritty reality of war, viscera and all.SEE ALSO:Watch Alex Garland, Joseph Quinn, and Charles Melton br

Some 22,500 miles above Earth, a spacecraft filled with thruster fuel will gas up two orbiting Space Force assets.The high-altitude endeavor, undertaken by the orbital servicing enterprise Astroscale U.S., is slated to occur in the summer of 2026, the company announced this week. This Department of Defense-funded mission will see Astroscale's 660-pound craft refuel a satellite with the propellant hydrazine, then maneuver to a fueling depot to fill up with more fuel, and then refuel another asset

Set over the course of one eventful party, The Uninvited functions much like a play — kind of like what its characters, A-list actors coming together for a garden party, used to perform together back when they were coming up. It's a three-act ticking time bomb in which everything could unravel at any minute.Writer-director Nadia Conners' script is made for actors to sink their teeth into, and The Uninvited sees just that, with some of Hollywood's top talent playing some of Hollywood's top