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Back for Season 2, Dreaming Whilst Black is a sharp, must-watch satire about the entertainment industry, and the barriers blocking Black artists in TV and film.Co-created by, co-written by and starring Jamaican-British filmmaker Adjani Salmon, the show's timeliness cannot be understated. As Robert Daniels writes in his Season 1 review for Mashable, "While Black directors like Jordan Peele, Ava DuVernay, Ryan Coogler, Barry Jenkins, and Steve McQueen are respected, award-winning auteurs, the film

With agentic AI, businesses are conducting business more dynamically. Instead of traditional pre-programmed bots and static rules, agents can now “think” and invent alternate paths when unseen conditions arise. For instance, using a business domain ontology like FIBO (financial industry business ontology) can help keep agents within guardrails and avoid unwanted behavior. The bottleneck is now in the user experience (UX) layer. While agents are dynamic and transform with the data dri

Pennsylvania has become the latest state to propose legislation to fight dynamic pricing. The state's Senate Bill 1205 would prohibit "unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the conduct of any trade or commerce," namely, promoting or engaging in dynamic pricing. In the bill, dynamic pricing refers to changing the prices of essential goods or services within a 24-hour period based on demand or other factors, including the use of artificial intelligence. SEE ALS

Indonesia just announced a ban on social media for anyone under 16, following a similar ban in Australia. On Friday, Indonesia's minister of communication and digital affairs, Meutya Hafid, said in a speech shared online that the ban will begin on March 28. The rationale, according to a translation by the New York Times, is due to perceived threats of pornography, cyberbullying, online fraud, and social media addiction.SEE ALSO:Mark Zuckerberg in courtroom hot seat over social media dangers
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Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che again didn't hold back this week with jokes about the Trump administration and current affairs. When talking about fired DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and her new position as "special envoy to the Shield of the Americas," for instance, Che said it's a brand new department located "at a farm upstate." SEE ALSO:'SNL' Cold Open has Colin Jost's Hegseth dodging Iran questions
Then, in a joke about the lawsuit concerning the betting pl

Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.Released in August 2025, the Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through ea

Today's Connections: Sports Edition is easy for people who watch women's sports.As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a 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 t

As confusion and fear rage over the U.S.-Iran war, Saturday Night Live takes the opportunity to inject some levity into it. This week, Weekend Update host Colin Jost returned as Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to give a press conference about the ongoing conflict.SEE ALSO:'Punch the monkey' makes an appearance on 'SNL' Weekend Update
The fratty Hegseth first appeared doing a "hegstand" with "Sprite" (wink wink) before combatively engaging with the media. "We're treating Iran like the breathalyzer

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TL;DR: Live stream India vs. New Zealand in the 2026 T20 World Cup final for free on ICC.TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The 2026 T20 World Cup has delivered weeks of electric action from the best international sides, and now we're left with just two teams. India are facing off against New Zealand in the showpiece event this weekend at the Narendra Modi Stadium. It's going to be special.India have been pretty consistent throughout this tournamen

Sleep trackers — wearable devices that monitor all your vitals — provide detailed summaries of your sleep cycle so you know how many hours of REM, deep, and light sleep you're getting. Most fitness trackers come equipped with sleep tracking these days, but choosing the best from that bunch is not as straightforward. These days, sleep trackers come in all shapes and sizes, and fortunately, our experts here at Mashable have tested them all.Sleep Week 2026 runs March 8 through 14, a wee

TL;DR: Live stream the 2026 T20 World Cup final for free on ICC.TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The best international T20 teams are in India and Sri Lanka to compete for the T20 World Cup. This competition always delivers incredible drama and huge performances from the best players in the world, and this edition in no different.New Zealand and India are set to fight it out in the final. Those teams were some of the pre-tournament favorites, but

We're approaching a new lunar phase, the Third Quarter. This is when the Moon appears to be illuminated by half following the Full Moon. It's just one of eight unique phases of the Moon's visibility, with the whole lunar cycle taking around 29.5 days.What is today’s Moon phase?As of Sunday, March 8, the Moon phase is Waning Gibbous. According to NASA's Daily Moon Guide, 70% of the Moon will be lit up tonight.If it's a clear sky tonight you should be able to see the Aristarchus Plateau, Mar

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

Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you frequent hotels.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 hints today: Clues, answers for March 8, 2026
Where did Wordle come from?Originally created by engineer J

Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're ready to spring forward. Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, 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, wor

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult to solve if you love scary movies.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

TL;DR: You can sign up for a 7-day free trial of Apple TV+ through Prime Video Channels. This lets you watch select F1 races live with the Prime Video app.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonApple TV Prime Video ChannelWatch the Australian GP for free with a 7-day trialShop NowI consume sport like water. If there's something big taking place, you best believe I'm watching. It doesn't matter if it's in the early hours of the morning or late night on a Saturday — I'm clearing my schedule to f