Timef 05/02/2025

It’s chic, understated, and an excellent alternative to an everyday handbag. No wonder it’s Taylor Swift–approved.

Under its new chairman, the FCC is threatening broadcasters and pushing President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Spotify said on Friday that Apple has approved its U.S. app update that will allow users to access pricing information and external payment links. The approval comes days after a U.S. judge ordered Apple to stop charging commissions on purchases through iPhone apps. “In a victory for consumers, artists, creators, and authors, Apple has approved Spotify’s […]

Following a ruling in Apple's case against Epic Games, Spotify was allowed to offer new pricing options through its iPhone app.

The Focal Bathys MG hyper-premium noise-canceling headphones have French drivers designed for real audiophiles.

As of May 2, the Beats Pill x Kim Kardashian portable speaker is on sale at Amazon for $99.99. This is 33% off its list price of $149.95.

"Thunderbolts*" director Jake Schreier and stars Hannah John-Kamen and Lewis Pullman chat about the new Marvel film.

Airbnb started rolling out an AI-powered customer service bot in the U.S. last month, CEO Brian Chesky said during the firm’s first-quarter conference call on Thursday. Chesky said 50% of Airbnb’s U.S. users are already using the AI bot for customer service, adding that the company plans to roll out the feature to all its […]

These WIRED-tested two-wheelers will help you scoot scoot scoot around town.

The chef's knife is the workhorse of the kitchen. We sliced, diced, and minced to find the best for every home chef.

Don’t let self-care fall by the wayside when you’re on the road. We talked to experts to find out how best to keep your routine on a roll, from the plane to the hotel.

The best budget gaming TVs include the Hisense U8N and the TCL QM6K.

MoviePass has launched a new fantasy game, Mogul, which allows players to build their own movie studio.

Here's why Trump's tariffs aren't hurting Apple very much.

“A.I.s are getting more persuasive and they are learning how to manipulate human behavior.”

For Americans without a passport, a new type of driver’s license is required to board flights in the United States. Here’s how to update your license to the new Real ID standard.

Donald Trump’s executive orders are attacking everything from the Smithsonian to Black sports history, but grassroots organizers are launching a resistance.

The most-followed TikTok accounts right now

Good cold-brewed coffee tastes like smooth, sweet magic. Learn how to make it right—no barista necessary.

A WIRED investigation found that dozens of YouTube channels are using generative AI to depict cartoon cats and minions being beaten, starved, and sexualized—sparking fears of a new Elsagate wave.

As of May 2, the Lego Star Wars Droideka set is on sale at Amazon for $51.95. Normally it's listed for $64.99, so you're saving 20%.

Live stream Draper vs. Musetti in the 2025 Madrid Open online for free from anywhere in the world.

Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson explains five cleanup hacks — a few smart automations and tools — to declutter your technology and keep things running smoothly.

The 151st Kentucky Derby is Saturday, May 3. Here's how to watch it live (and maybe for free).

The Covid-19 pandemic showed just how vulnerable global supply chains are. Climate shocks could pose an even greater risk.

Live stream Cerundolo vs. Ruud in the 2025 Madrid Open online for free from anywhere in the world.

Stephen Colbert has weighed in on the 100 men vs. one gorilla debate during his "Late Show" monologue.

As of May 2, Amazon's offering a $100 Amazon gift card with purchase of the Google Pixel 9a.

The maritime shipping industry is seeing a rise in “blank sailings,” a shift that one expert calls a “canary in the coal mine.”

Save 30% on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 at Amazon.

Answers to each clue for the May 2, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the puzzle.

Apple's AirPods Max now support lossless audio. What does that mean, and how is it different from LDAC?

Get a free e-book at Amazon with May's First Reads.

How do you choose between the Oura Ring vs Apple Watch? We compare these wearables and fitness trackers head-to-head.

NASA's Juno spacecraft has provided new insight about Jupiter's massive polar cyclones and what's going on beneath its volcanic moon Io.

Digitize your old film negatives and slides in minutes with the Kodak Slide N Scan — you can preserve your family's most cherished memories for future generations for $164.97 (reg. $224) through May 4.

With a lifetime subscription to Imagiyo AI image generator, you can create anything you want — even NSFW images — for only $29.

Organize, back up, and access your files securely with FileJump’s 2TB lifetime cloud storage for $69.97 — you'll never have to pay any recurring fees, ever.

This budget-friendly 13-inch MacBook Pro offers all the usual Apple perks for just $449.99 (reg. $1,799), the best price online.

Director Lorcan Finnegan rides the Australian New Wave through "The Surfer," starring Nicolas Cage. Film review.

A group of activists is turning to an old playbook to influence the future of one of the world’s most powerful AI companies.

Banging bass and up to 24 hours of playtime for $130 is a sweet deal.

Apple has changed its App Store rules in the U.S. to let apps link users to their own websites so they can buy subscriptions or other digital goods. This change comes after a U.S. court ruled in favor of Epic Games in a case against the iPhone maker, ordering the latter not to prohibit apps […]

Enjoy up to 28% off Redragon gaming keyboards at Amazon.

Pinterest finally addressed complaints about recent mass bans after Mashable reached out for comment, telling users to file appeals.

1MinAI gives you lifetime access to multiple GPT models, including Meta AI, Google AI, ChatGPT, and more. You can generate copy, images, analyze files, conduct research, and more.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

Affordable options for movie marathons, gaming sessions, and everything else.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1412 on May 2 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

The American version of Temu abruptly began to show only “Local” products days before the Trump administration was set to end a tariff loophole for small packages from China.

The "Thunderbolts*" end-credits scene sets up new Avengers and the Fantastic Four. Here's how.

The "Thunderbolts*" mid-credits scene calls back to an earlier Red Guardian (David Harbour) line.

Amazon’s upgraded digital assistant powered by generative AI, Alexa+, has rolled out to over 100,000 users, CEO Andy Jassy said on the company’s earnings call Thursday. While that’s a far cry from the 600 million Alexa devices out there, the company is making some progress on the rollout of Alexa+, which was first unveiled in […]

Reddit CEO Steve Huffman says there are two kinds of people who come to the social media platform: Scrollers and seekers. Scrollers are the ones who come to Reddit’s core product, which is community conversation and engaging about topics they’re passionate about, from r/sourdough to r/popculturechat. Then there are the Seekers; the people who might […]

"We're very engaged on the tariff discussions, Apple CEO Tim Cook said. "On the pricing piece, we have nothing to announce today."

Meta’s contentious AI copyright battle is heating up—and the court may be close to a ruling.

The BBC Maestro used artificial intelligence to make an Agatha Christie writing course, and critics call it a deepfake.

Apple CEO Tim Cook offered the company’s first comments on the impact of President Trump’s tariffs during Thursday’s second-quarter earnings call with investors. While the iPhone maker saw only “limited impact” from tariffs in the March quarter, Cook said Apple couldn’t forecast what that would mean for the coming quarter. However, if things remained the […]

Apple CEO Tim Cook commented on the impact of President Trump’s tariffs during Thursday’s second-quarter earnings call with investors. While the iPhone maker saw only “limited impact” from tariffs in the March quarter, Cook said Apple couldn’t forecast what that would mean for the coming quarter. However, if things remained the same, the company estimates […]

Security equipment company Wyze shared receipts for tariffs on just one supply shipment, and it's a doozy.

Three years ago, a group of TikTokers joined NBCUniversal’s new initiative aimed at transforming social media influencers into the next generation of TV show creators.  Now, four of these creators are set to launch their original series on Peacock.  According to The Hollywood Reporter, the shows set to premiere are “The Warehouse Phase,” developed by […]

The iPhone maker’s sales rose 5 percent to $95.36 billion, also beating expectations for its most recent quarter.

Mach Industries, the defense tech founded by 21-year-old Ethan Thornton, is about to close a fresh $100 million in financing co-led by new investor Khosla and existing investor Bedrock Capital, a source familiar with the deal tells TechCrunch. The new round will value the company at around $470 million, according to the source. However, the […]

Payments processing software provider Stripe is ready to help iOS app developers bypass Apple’s cut of App Store transactions. Following yesterday’s ruling in the Apple-Epic antitrust trial, where Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers outright shamed Apple for not permitting external payment links in apps as she had previously ruled, Stripe shared documentation that shows iOS developers […]

Dub, the copy-trading platform that says it’s transforming how Gen Z invests, has secured a $30 million Series A funding round, bringing its total raised to $47 million. The deal, which founder Steven Wang had previously hinted to TechCrunch was in the works, comes a year after its official launch. The 23-year-old’s Harvard dropout’s platform […]

FutureHouse, an Eric Schmidt-backed nonprofit that aims to build an “AI scientist” within the next decade, has launched its first major product: a platform and API with AI-powered tools designed to support scientific work. Many, many startups are racing to develop AI research tools for the scientific domain, some with massive amounts of VC funding […]

The best gifts for moms, including Christmas picks and non-cliché gift ideas she'll love.

There’s still no official explanation for the blackout in Spain, Portugal, and parts of southern France—but experts point to the makeup of the Iberian peninsula’s power grid.

Bench, the accounting and tax startup that was bought in a fire sale last December, has conducted a round of significant layoffs, it confirmed to TechCrunch. Bench didn’t specify how many people were affected, but one person who works there estimated that Bench was eliminating dozens of positions – that’s a big chunk of the […]

What Trump’s expiring de minimis exception means for Temu, TikTok Shop, Shein, and online shopping in general. Spoiler alert: brace for impact.

It has been one year since LinkedIn added games to its workplace-oriented social platform. Here’s how that’s playing out.

‘Tis the week for small AI models, it seems. On Thursday, Ai2, the nonprofit AI research institute, released Olmo 2 1B, a 1-billion-parameter model that Ai2 claims beats similarly-sized models from Google, Meta, and Alibaba on several benchmarks. Parameters, sometimes referred to as weights, are the internal components of a model that guide its behavior. […]

A camera aboard the International Space Station captures live footage of Earth, which you can stream for free. The video is filmed by the Earth and space live streaming company Sen.

With measles on the rise, this episode of Uncanny Valley looks at RFK's role in the revival of the once-eliminated deadly illness.

Epic Games wants to bring 'Fortnite' back to iOS after a favorable court ruling.

Nvidia clearly doesn’t agree with Anthropic’s support for export controls on U.S.-made AI chips. On Wednesday, Anthropic doubled down on its support for the U.S. Department of Commerce’s “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion,” which would impose sweeping AI chip export restrictions starting May 15. The next day, Nvidia responded with a very different take on […]

A surprising new report from The Wall Street Journal claims Tesla's board went looking for a replacement CEO, resulting in angry late-night tweets from Musk.

Lyft launches a simplified app and other features to help older riders stay mobile.

Sterling Stock Picker uses AI to help you make smart investments in the stock market — get it for life for just A$108.

Startup May Mobility plans to deploy its autonomous vehicles on the Uber platform by the end of 2025, starting in Arlington, Texas, as part of a multi-year partnership. The tie-up with Uber offers May a chance to grow beyond offering shuttles within campuses and planned communities, while Uber adds May Mobility to its growing roster […]

With console prices rising, Amazon's cloud gaming bundle just got cheaper. Get the Fire TV Stick 4K and Luna contoller for 35% off.

It's part of a bigger project headed up by Altman that also involves cryptocurrency.

Epic Games is taking a victory lap. After notching a big win against Apple in a years-long legal dispute, Epic announced that its Epic Games Store will allow developers to open webshops, which can offer players out-of-app purchases to circumvent fees from Apple and Google. Epic has been in a long legal battle with Apple […]

Anthropic on Thursday launched a new way to connect apps and tools to its AI chatbot Claude, as well as an expanded “deep research” capability that allows Claude to search the web, enterprise accounts, and more. The new app connection feature, called Integrations, and expanded deep research tool, dubbed Advanced Research, are available in beta […]

After nearly 13 years in business, Fivetran will now be able to offer its customers an end-to-end data movement solution. Fivetran, which helps enterprises move data from a variety of sources into cloud databases, announced on Thursday it has acquired Census, a reverse extract, transform, and load (ETL) platform that enables companies to transfer data […]

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is pissed off at Apple. Really, really pissed off. In Rogers’ newly released 80-page decision, she took Apple and its executives to task for defying the court’s orders in its original case with Fortnite maker Epic Games. Though Apple largely won that round, as it was determined the tech giant was […]

Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers is pissed off at Apple. Really, really pissed off. In Rogers’ newly released 80-page decision, she took Apple and its executives to task for defying the court’s orders in its original case with Fortnite maker Epic Games. Though Apple largely won that round, as it was determined the tech giant was […]

As of May 1, get 30% off MLS Season Pass on Apple TV for the 2025 season.

Mashable spoke to the VP of product for Google Search about the expansion of AI Mode and the future of search.

Google is expanding access to AI Mode, its experimental feature that allows users to ask complex, multi-part questions and follow-ups to dig deeper on a topic directly within Search. The tech giant is also adding more functionality to the feature, including the ability to pick up where you left off on a search. Google launched […]

The best Amazon deals this week include a DoorDash gift card, Garmin Venu 3S, Bowflex SelectTech 840, Fire TV Stick 4K and Luna controller, and Echo Pop.

As of May 1, get the Dell Inspiron 16 Plus for $300 off at Dell.