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Marvel's Thunderbolts* looks to top the box office this weekend, bringing in $31.5 million on its opening day.SEE ALSO:'Thunderbolts*' end-credits scene, explained: Who are the New Avengers?
That opening gross puts the MCU antihero team-up movie on track for a domestic opening weekend total somewhere between $70 million and $75 million. While sizable, that's still on the lower end of Marvel openings. It's also not as much as this year's other MCU offering, Captain America: Brave New World, which

The conclave to elect a new pope has yet to begin, but President Donald Trump already has a pitch for who should lead the Roman Catholic Church: himself.SEE ALSO:Apple isn't overly worried about Trump's tariffs. Here's why.
On Friday, May 2, Trump posted an AI-generated image of himself as the pope on Truth Social. The official White House X account then reposted the image.This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.
The post comes days after Trump, who is not Ca

SAVE $150: As of May 3, the 13-inch M4 Apple MacBook Air is on sale for $849 at Amazon. This deal saves you $150 on list price.Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)$849 at Amazon $999 Save $150Get DealThe latest Apple MacBook Air is still available at its lowest-ever price on Amazon. We assumed that this deal would vanish after a day or two, but it remains live. So if you've been waiting for another price drop, we would suggest that this is the be

FREE LEGO: On May 4, build a Lego Grogu in a hover pram model at participating stores and take it home with you for free.Opens in a new windowCredit: LegoLego: Free Grogu for Star Wars DayLearn MoreLego has been running make and take events all year, providing fans with the opportunity to pick up exclusive models for free. Lego lovers have had the chance to take home a Steering Wheel, Valentine's Day Heart, and Mother's Day Bouquet for free in 2025, but the giveaways don't stop there. Lego is ce

Buying a new TV is intimidating. Look for one online and you’ll get bombarded with acronyms and numbers. Visit a store and you’ll come face-to-face with a wall of images that are more confusing than helpful. But we all know that once it’s in our living rooms, we’ll spend thousands of hours relying on that screen to transport us to The White Lotus, make sure we’re caught up on Oscar-worthy films, show us all the NFL action, and even serve as a hub for learning basica

Gone are the days of clip-on pedometers. Now, it's all about tech wearables that maximize your physical potential with round-the-clock vitals monitoring — but I'm not talking about an Apple Watch or Fitbit. The next evolution of fitness trackers is here, and it's the smart ring.Smart rings monitor your health in a tiny, inconspicuous package. At first glance, they look like any other piece of jewelry, a simple gold or silver ring. But with tiny sensors, these rings track biometrics through

Please stop killing Pedro Pascal. I've had enough. Look, even if you played the game and knew Joel's death was coming, The Last of Us's brutal exit for this character was harder to watch because it was Pascal. It's not just because the scene was intense. It's because it also gives Pascal fans PTSD-style flashbacks to all the other times Pedro Pascal has been killed onscreen. Game of Thrones. Drive-Away Dolls. Kingsman: The Golden Circle. Gladiator II. The list goes on, if you go deeper into

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections &mdas

Shokz has crept up the wireless audio ranks to become a trendsetter in the sporty earbuds category. Releases like the OpenFit 2 and OpenFit Air were complementary pieces to the brand’s excellent bone-conduction headphones. Now, it’s taking a page out of Anker’s and Bose’s playbooks by transitioning into the clip-on earbuds game with the recently launched OpenDots One. These awesome-looking earpieces are built for outdoor runners who want to enjoy music with the full

Near the center of the Milky Way are enormous filaments of radio energy that sometimes look like bones, and one in particular has astronomers playing orthopaedists. If the new picture at the top of this story reminds you of an X-ray, well, that's because it is. Scientists used a space telescope to examine a conspicuous fracture along the bone's 230 light-year length. The images from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory, coupled with data from the MeerKAT radio telescope in South Africa and the

TL;DR: Give your workflow a visual upgrade with Microsoft Visio, now just $14.97 for a lifetime license for Windows (reg. $249).Skip the spreadsheets and bring your ideas to life with Microsoft Visio. Whether you're mapping out a new project or making your reports more eye-catching, this tool helps you create clean, professional visuals in no time. Get a lifetime license for Windows now for just $14.97.Tell a story with your dataData doesn't always have the best reputation for being captivating.

Thunderbolts* comes by its unexpected tenderness honestly. In the latest installment of Marvel's never-ending superhero saga, the disaffected but charming Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) feels adrift, unfulfilled, and bored. As her adoptive father Alexei "Red Guardian" Shostakov (David Harbour) observes, the light inside her has gone dim. What started as ennui now looks more like stifling depression. Remarkably, Yelena's numbness gives way to an openness, a kind of calm curiosity, that becomes Thu

TL;DR: Ditch messy notebooks and let AI take over your note-taking with a lifetime My Notes AI Pro Plan for just $39.99 (reg. $299).Still scribbling notes like it’s the 90s? It’s 2025, and we can now let AI handle the heavy lifting. My Notes AI Pro can serve as your personal note-taking assistant for life with this lifetime subscription to their Pro Plan, now just $39.99 (reg. $299).Bring your note-taking into the 21st centuryYour brain has enough to juggle. Let AI help you stay on t

A Bluetooth speaker is one of those devices that, once you find one you like, you won't be able to imagine how you lived without it.Since both Bluetooth and speakers aren't exactly new technology, you'll find that this is one of the more expansive product categories (admittedly, this feels like the case for almost anything you buy these days). Enter: the Mashable tech and shopping teams. We stay on top of the latest Bluetooth speaker releases but also use our audio and product testing expertise

Crank up your air conditioning and find the coziest spot on your couch, because it's time for summer television.SEE ALSO:Summer Movie Preview: What's coming to theaters and streaming?
This summer promises a boatload of TV coming our way, be it old favorites or new obsessions. Beloved smash hits like Squid Game, The Bear, and Wednesday are almost back, while new comedies like Adults and Overcompensating aim to make you laugh your summer vacation away. And keep your eyes peeled for sci-fi series,

TL;DR: Get through your to-be-read pile with help from Headway, on sale for $59.99 now. There's a reason that TBR pile keeps building: reading takes time. A lot of it. And you don't always have hours and hours to sit down with a book, even if you want to. Plus, there's no guarantee you'll even like the book once you get through it. If you want to make personal growth and learning a little easier to schedule, try Headway Premium. This intuitive mobile app makes learning fun again, and a

TL;DR: Create content faster and easier forever with this lifetime subscription to AI Magicx, now $59.97 through June 1. Creative projects piling up? AI Magicx can help you handle everything from content generation to design tasks in seconds. And right now, a lifetime subscription to the Rune Plan can be yours for only $59.97 (reg. $972).Create content in seconds with this AI-powered toolWhether you're looking to build content for your current gig or trying to start a new company from the g

TL;DR: Treat yourself to this bundle of endless entertainment — an Apple iPad and a pair of Beats Flex headphones — all for $139.99 (reg. $299).Craving some downtime? This bundle is the perfect excuse to indulge. Get lost in your favorite apps on the Apple iPad, then tune into every beat with the Beats Flex headphones — all for the low price of $139.99 (less than each of these items would cost on their own). Tune in and tune out with this iPad and Beats bundleThis bundle o

Scores of new gadgets are introduced every year at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), the tech world's biggest showcase. Yet many of these products never make it to market. They're only proofs of concept or prototypes of devices that could maybe one day potentially hit the market. That makes Bird Buddy's new $129 Petal smart nature camera somewhat of a phenom. After debuting at CES 2025 in January, the Petal and its modular Wonder Blocks system finally went up for preorder on Kickstarter on Ap

Spain and Portugal have largely restored power after Monday’s unprecedented blackout — the worst in recent European history. The fallout has put the region’s reliance on renewables under fire. Santiago Abascal, leader of Spain’s far-right Vox party, even called on the country to abandon “climate fanaticism” in response to the power cut. Yet, experts stressed to TNW that the problem isn’t green energy, but the outdated grid infrastructure and technology

SAVE OVER $300: The Bluetti AC180 portable power station is on sale for $449 at Amazon. This deal saves you 44% on list price.Opens in a new windowCredit: BluettiBluetti AC180 Portable Power Station$449 at Amazon $799 Save $350Get DealPortable power stations are fantastic bits of kit that can change the camping game. So when we see a popular portable power station drop to its lowest-ever price, we feel the need to make some noise.The Bluetti AC180 portable power station is on sale for $449 at Am

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

TL;DR: Live stream Sabalenka vs. Gauff in the 2025 Madrid Open final for free on RTVE. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The 2025 Madrid Open has delivered some really entertaining tennis over the last couple of weeks, and we've now reached the tournament's dramatic conclusion. Sabalenka takes on Gauff in the final of the women's draw, in what looks like an absolutely incredible match between two fierce competitors. We cannot wait.If you want to watch

FREE COMIC BOOKS: Free Comic Book Day takes place on May 3, 2025. Get your hands on Marvel's Fantastic Four/X-Men, The Amazing Spider-Man/Ultimate Universe, the latest Energon Universe special, and much more on Free Comic Book Day.Opens in a new windowCredit: Free Comic Book DayFree Comic Book Day 2025Learn MoreMay is here, and that can only mean one thing for comic book fans: the return of Free Comic Book Day. Every year, comic shops all around the world participate in this special event by giv

TL;DR: Microsoft Office 2024 Home works for Mac or PC, lasts for life, and is on sale for $159 (reg. $249).One of the only reasons to stick with Microsoft 365 was that it had the most recent versions of apps like Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. The subscription is expensive, but the AI upgrades really save a ton of time. Good news: that's not the only way to get updated Microsoft apps. Now, you can get Microsoft Office 2024 Home for Mac or PC as a one-time purchase, and it's marked down to 159

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

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 shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, w

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections, 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

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

This week, Google reportedly sent an email to parents to let them know that the Gemini AI chatbot will soon be available for children under 13 years old.The New York Times cites an email that states the chatbot would be available starting next week for certain users. (Chrome Unboxed reported on the same email on April 29.) Google sent the email to parents who use the company's Family Link service, which lets families set up parental controls for Google products like YouTube and Gmail. Only child