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Anthropic released Claude Sonnet 5 on Tuesday, confirming months of speculation about an upgrade to its mid-tier AI model. According to the company's official announcement, the new model is designed to be its "most agentic Sonnet model yet." Meaning it is capable of planning, using tools like browsers and terminals, and operating autonomously — all at a level previously reserved for larger, pricier systems.SEE ALSO:Claude Mythos 5 is back, but only for a select group of US institutions
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Last month I checked into a hotel for a conference. Open laptop. Click WiFi. Hotel network. The familiar splash screen appears: enter your room number, your last name, accept the terms. Standard. What’s no longer standard is what’s running behind that splash screen. The captive portal, that login page you see before you can actually […]
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TL;DR: Live stream France vs. Sweden in the 2026 FIFA World Cup for free on ITVX. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN, an Official Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026.Just days into the knockout stage of the 2026 FIFA World Cup and we've already been served up some shocking fixtures. And there's more to come, including France vs. Sweden.France are one of the favorites to win the whole tournament and looked superb in the group stage, winning all three f

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It doesn't matter if Prime Day runs for a singular day or nearly 100 hours like the 2026 sale last week — it's easy to get overwhelmed and forget to buy something. Luck

The House passed sweeping kids' online safety legislation Monday night in a 267-117 vote (with 47 members abstaining), but the bill's path forward is far from settled.The legislation, known as the KIDS Act (Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act), emerged as a bipartisan compromise out of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, according to POLITICO. It would, among other policies, restrict minors' use of disappearing messages, require AI chatbots to disclose that they aren't human, and mandate a

The most acclaimed LGBTQ movies of the 2020s — All of Us Strangers, I Saw the TV Glow, Fire Island, Leviticus, even Tár — have little in common with Blue Film. Yet writer/director Elliott Tuttle’s Blue Film holds a 95 percent on Rotten Tomatoes, even with two very flawed characters and a subject matter most audiences would run from. Unlike most of the aforementioned films, Blue Film contains no romance or sweetness. While Blue Film's characters are as complicated as Lydi

Google has some new AI tools for users to mess around with.The company announced in a blog post on Tuesday that Nano Banana 2 Lite and Gemini Omni Flash are now available. These are a couple of new toys that live within Google's suddenly very expansive AI ecosystem, both serving a different purpose. SEE ALSO:Google confirms death of its Nest speaker lineup
For starters, Nano Banana 2 Lite is a speedy, cost-effective image generator that Google says is designed for people who currently use the or

The U.S. has gone wild for Obsession. Writer/director Curry Barker's twisted horror movie about a wish gone wrong is not only a box office hit, but also the highest-grossing Focus Features release of all time. Audiences have screamed, critics have raved — especially over the impeccable performance of leading lady Inde Navarrette. While the film centers on an aimless young man called Bear (Michael Johnston), it's Navarrette's cursed girl Nikki who's become the internet's obsession. Whe

After a tough 2025, the news about the U.S. labor market has been trending positive, at least for the second quarter of 2026. The number of people applying for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 20 fell by 12,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported recently. That number beat analyst expectations of around 225,000 new applications, according to the Associated Press. Even with the good news, around 7.3 million are still looking for work, according to May numbers from the Bureau of

Rob Hanna observes that many enterprise AI initiatives may be losing momentum because organizations continue to treat language like structured data while overlooking the systems that make knowledge reliable. The co-founder and CEO of Precision Content, a technical communications consultancy, says, “Longstanding technical publications teams already possess many of the capabilities needed to establish a […]
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If you're planning to upgrade your computer's memory or buy a new device soon, now may be the time to do it. That's according to tech analysts who are sounding the alarm: RAM prices are about to rise by nearly 50 percent in the coming weeks.According to a report from Jefferies Equity Research analysts, memory chip pricing is expected to rise between 40 and 50 percent in the third quarter of 2026 — between July 1 and September 30, in other words. SEE ALSO:Thank the AI industry for tech pric

Love Island USA has become one of the internet's biggest reality TV obsessions over the past couple of summers, and its fans are doing a lot more than watching hot twenty-somethings couple up.The reality dating show, which airs every night except Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET on Peacock, gives viewers a near-daily stream of developments to analyze, from bombshell arrivals and public votes to recouplings, shifting loyalties, and the small villa moments that can turn one Islander into a fan favorite or

Timothée Chalamet has caught the sci-fi bug. Following the release of Dune: Part Three, the Oscar nominee will remain in the realm of space and aliens with Illumination's upcoming Not Alone.SEE ALSO:'Werwulf' trailer: Robert Eggers and Aaron Taylor-Johnson unleash the beast within
The film, out in April of 2027, marks Chalamet's animation debut. He stars alongside Selena Gomez, herself no stranger to animation thanks to roles in the Hotel Transylvania movies. The pair voice Joe and Fran,

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Prime Day ended last week, but we have plentiful 4th of July sales on the agenda this week. One of the most shoppable sales right now is the REI 4th of July sale. This annual event marks one of the retailers best sales of the year, and th

Meccha Chameleon has become one of the breakout indie hits of the summer, racking up over 10 million copies sold since launching on Steam earlier this month, according to the developer lemorion_1224. The newest and hottest friendslop game on the block sees players tackle a hide-and-seek party game that tasks "Hiders" with painting their bodies to blend into colorful stage backgrounds while "Seekers" race to find them before time runs out — a simple premise that's proven to be a hit for fri

Nvidia has reintroduced some old hardware to the market, but not at an especially agreeable price.Tom's Hardware reported that Nvidia has quietly begun restocking the RTX 3060 graphics card series at some online retailers, such as Newegg. The 12GB card first launched in 2021 but had been off the shelves for some time as the company shifted its priorities to the newer 50-series cards. The only problem? This five-year-old card costs $339.99, which is not much less than a newer, more powerful RTX 5

TL;DR: Live stream Ivory Coast vs. Norway in the 2026 FIFA World Cup for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN, an Official Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026.The 2026 FIFA World Cup knockout stage rolls on with another action-packed day from the Round of 32. First up is Ivory Coast vs. Norway, a fixture that's tough to predict.Ivory Coast showed real guts in the group stage, taking a fight to Germany and beating both Curacao and Ec

Serena Williams is back at Wimbledon, which is not exactly a normal sentence to read in 2026.The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion returns to Centre Court on Tuesday, June 30, for her first professional singles match since the 2022 U.S. Open. Williams, 44, will face 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint in the first round, marking one of the biggest early moments of this year’s tournament before she has even played a point.Williams last played a Wimbledon singles match in 2022, when she lo

SAVE UP TO 40%: As of June 30, get the Bose SoundLink Max and Bose SoundLink Micro portable speakers at Amazon for their lowest-ever prices.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonBose SoundLink Max$279 at Amazon $399 Save $120 Get Deal Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonBose SoundLink Micro$79 at Amazon $129 Save $50 Get DealLooking for a portable speaker to carry around to all your favorite places this summer? Here's the good news: you don't have to spend an arm and a leg to get a great o

Of the four single women Mashable spoke to about dating in 2026, three had one thing in common: They're not on dating apps.Or, at least, they're not active on them."I have Hinge," Kayleigh, a 23-year-old dancer living in Brooklyn, told me. "Do I use it, though? No." Kayleigh, like some other daters, opted to go by their first name only for privacy reasons.SEE ALSO:The best dating apps for serious relationships
"I went on one Hinge date, and I was like, 'You're the most boring person I think I've

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Lego is basically handing Livies a whole new way to experience Olivia Rodrigo’s universe, brick by brick. The brand-new Lego Editions Olivia

SAVE $133: As of June 30, get the Samsung 1TB 9100 PRO SSD for $206.99 at Amazon. That's down from its usual price of $339.99, saving you over $100.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonSamsung 1TB 9100 PRO SSD$206.99 at Amazon $339.99 Save $133 Get DealStorage is expensive. You can add that to a veritable treasure trove of other pricey PC parts and components that cost too much, especially RAM. And it's only getting pricier, so the best time to get a hard drive, especially if you plan on play

Samsung is preparing a true onslaught of foldable phones this July, and now we've gotten our first detailed look at all of them. Android Headlines posted the images on Tuesday, and even though these are technically images of cases that will be offered with these phones at launch, some of them do show the phones inside the case. Perhaps the most interesting in this bunch is Samsung's rumored wide foldable phone. According to the outlet, this phone will actually be called the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold

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TL;DR: The Magic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Play Booster Box is on sale for $125.95 at Amazon, down from its $209.70 list price.Opens in a new windowCredit: Magic: The GatheringMagic: The Gathering Marvel Super Heroes Play Booster Box$125.95 at Amazon $209.70 Save $83.75 Get DealMagic: The Gathering and Marvel fans have already seen this Play Booster Box bounce through a few decent discounts, but now that the expansion is officially out, Amazon has pushed even harder with a new record lo

TL;DR: Slurpee Day is back this summer, landing on Saturday, July 11. Customers can grab a free small Slurpee drink from participating 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes stores nationwide.Summer is quite literally heating up, but 7-Eleven is here to help you stay cool with the return of its mega-popular Slurpee Day. And better yet, the iconic drink is turning 60 this year, so 7-Eleven has a couple more surprises in store for customers.Landing on Saturday, July 11 (that's 7/11, by the

SAVE $165: As of June 30, the Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is on sale for $334.99 at Amazon. That's down from $499.99 — a 33% discount.Opens in a new windowCredit: SamsungSamsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic $334.99 at Amazon $499.99 Save $165 Get DealThe Samsung Galaxy Watch 8 Classic has dropped to $334.99 at Amazon, marking the lowest price since its launch — a rare dip that puts it well below its usual retail range and makes this one of those “don’t think too hard, j

Pokémon fans are some of the luckiest when it comes to fun merch, collectibles, and all-ages toys. Earlier this year, we got the first ever Pokémon Lego sets, and in celebration of the little studs turning 30, we have the Pokémon G-SHOCK watch from Casio.The watch, case, and outer box are all collectible-level of goodness.Credit: Casio
Unlike some themed merch, G-SHOCK went with an excellent but subdued look with the new watch. That's pretty awesome if you're hoping for a fu

Erling Haaland has been one of the most popular players so far this FIFA World Cup, both on the pitch and off it.But with the Norwegian striker's Snapchat already going viral, another video recently started doing the rounds that looked set to top all memes that came before it. In the clip, Haaland is sitting in a restaurant at a table by a mirror, eating. He turns to his left, sees himself in the mirror, and appears to give himself a jump scare before quickly going back to his food.SEE ALSO:How

TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Chaos Rising Booster Bundle is on sale for $50.26 at Amazon, down from its $59.99 list price.Opens in a new windowCredit: The Pokémon CompanyPokémon TCG Mega Evolution Chaos Rising Booster Bundle$50.26 at Amazon $59.99 Save $9.73 Get DealChaos Rising prices have been all over the place, but what's new with the Pokémon TCG? Now you can pay just over $50 to buy its coveted box of six packs. As of June 30, the Pokémo

SAVE $180: As of June 30, Bose QuietComfort headphones are on sale for $179 at Amazon. That's down from $359 — a 50% discount. Opens in a new windowCredit: BoseBose QuietComfort Headphones$179 at Amazon $359 Save $180 Get DealThe Bose QuietComfort headphones are down to $179 at Amazon, dropping from $359 for a 50% discount that saves you $180. This is also the lowest price we’ve seen this year.Available for a limited time, this deal is for anyone looking for premium noise-cancel

SAVE $600: As of June 26, the Samsung 48-inch S90F Smart TV (2025) is down to $797.99 at Amazon. That's down from $1,397.99 — a 43% discount on list price. Opens in a new windowCredit: SamsungSamsung 48-Inch Class S90F Smart TV $797.99 at Amazon $1,397.99 Save $600 Get DealThe Samsung 48-inch S90F has dropped to $797.99 at Amazon, down from $1,397.99. That cuts $600 off its regular price for a 43% discount. That also marks the lowest price we've seen so far for Samsung's 2025 OLED mod