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From classics like cornhole to newer games like ladderball, these are our favorite ways to play with friends and family.

The Chaos ransomware group breached Optima Tax Relief in a double-extortion attack, stealing sensitive customer case files and corporate documents with personal information.

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Answers to each clue for the June 21, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

New data from a Phase 3 trial show that the daily anti-obesity pill may be as safe and effective as drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic for weight loss and lowering blood sugar.

Stay up to date on the latest AI technology advancements and learn about the challenges and opportunities AI presents now and for the future.

Outside of America and the dominance of the F-150, Ford’s plucky Ranger pickup has been a worthy workhorse for more than 40 years. Now it’s finally been electrified.

The International Energy Agency estimates that 70 percent of the fossil fuel sector’s methane emissions could be cut with existing technologies—many of which would save polluters money.

The first human brain-computer interface by Paradromics was completed in 20 minutes, featuring microelectrodes to help paralyzed individuals control computers with thoughts.

Plus: Ukrainian hackers reportedly knock out a key Russian internet provider, China’s Salt Typhoon hackers claim another victim, and the UK hits 23andMe with a hefty fine over its 2023 data breach.

Plus: JLab’s latest Bluetooth speakers start at $20, Wyze tries to make amends with new security upgrades, and more.

Starting at just $549, this budget laptop can be easily upgraded for years to come.

YouTube video ads featuring AI "actors" and celebrity deepfakes are a growing problem.

Mashable's senior shopping reporter delves into the pros and cons of the best free VPNs.

Babelio's portable sound machine is affordable and could be a game-changer for your sleep quality. Check out our thoughts.

We've rounded up the tech products and services that didn't survive past 2025.

The best air purifiers for wildfire smoke include Coway, Blueair, Levoit, and more.

As ultra-long-haul routes take flight, plane-lighting hacks and meal planning could help passengers recover faster.

The Brooklyn Bedding CopperFlex Pro is a budget-friendly hybrid mattress with cooling copper.

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The Apple AirPods 4 are on sale for only $99 at Amazon this weekend. That's $30 cheaper than usual ahead of Prime Day.

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Take advantage of this deal on a refurbished MacBook Pro, on sale for just $329.97 (reg. $1,499) through July 20 while supplies last.

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See the moon phase expected for June 21, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

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.

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

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

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1463 on June 21 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

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

Mashable caught up with Nicole Rafiee to hear about her content creation essentials — from Bose headphones to soundproofing foam, here are her five favorites.

Jenny Hoyos mixes financial advice, storytelling, and content strategy to build a 9 million subscriber empire.

If becoming a corporate spy sounds exciting, let this newest affidavit from confessed Rippling spy Keith O’Brien serve as a warning.

At VidCon 2025, LGBTQ creators came together to discuss queer joy and sharing their lives online.

These are all the tech products we spotted (and loved) at VidCon 2025.

Rather than hunting online for outfits, Bachelor Nation and LTK are combining forces to take the leg work out of it.

Microsoft is swapping out passwords for passkeys. You'll need to make the change by August.

Zay Dante blends deep music knowledge with humor and creativity to build a viral content empire.

Thinking Machines Lab, the secretive AI startup founded by OpenAI’s former chief technology officer Mira Murati, has closed a $2 billion seed round at a $10 billion valuation.

TikTok creators are obssessed with the "Alix Earle light," a selfie light available on Amazon. As of June 20, it's on sale for only $25.49.

The controversial AI startup was founded earlier this year.

You may have heard that 16 billion passwords leaked online. And while technically that's true, it's not quite as dire as it sounds.

At VidCon 2025, we sat down with creator FunkyFrogBait to talk about how they got started in content creation and their journey to YouTube commentary.

At VidCon 2025, creators Carter Kench, Christie Xie, and Ben Schlichter explain how they use YouTube Shopping to increase their income.

TikTok creator Sa Nguyen shares all the cameras, lights, tech she uses to create viral content VidCon Meta Night Out

A week after Disney and Universal filed a landmark lawsuit against Midjourney, the generative AI startup's new V1 video tool will make clips of Shrek, Deadpool, and other famous creations.

Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! Waymo might be the largest commercial robotaxi operator — offering 250,000 paid rides per week — but it is hardly smooth.  The past seven days in Waymo’s […]

In this episode of Uncanny Valley, we talk about Meta’s recent investment in Scale AI and its move to build a superintelligence AI research lab. So we ask: What is superintelligence anyway?

Several weeks after Anthropic released research claiming that its Claude Opus 4 AI model resorted to blackmailing engineers who tried to turn the model off in controlled test scenarios, the company is out with new research suggesting the problem is more widespread among leading AI models. On Friday, Anthropic published new safety research testing 16 […]

Charles Hudson had just closed his fifth fund several months ago – $66 million for Precursor Ventures – when one of his limited partners asked him to run an exercise. What would have happened, the LP wondered, if Hudson had sold all his portfolio companies at Series A? What about Series B? Or Series C? […]

Mashable chats to director Danny Boyle and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jodie Comer, and Alfie Williams about shooting with iPhone.

Snap has acquired Saturn, a calendar app that helps students manage their school schedules and share them with others.

The Kinhank Super X2 is a retro gaming console with 70,000+ classic games preloaded, and it's only $90.

A handful of early stage micromobility startups out of Europe that are filling the gaps in a maturing ecosystem.

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Some startups accrued value at lightning speed this week, and we got confirmation that defense tech is red hot.

ChatGPT, OpenAI’s text-generating AI chatbot, has taken the world by storm since its launch in November 2022. What started as a tool to supercharge productivity through writing essays and code with short text prompts has evolved into a behemoth with 300 million weekly active users. 2024 was a big year for OpenAI, from its partnership […]

AI is transforming the creator economy, enabling global reach and greater efficiency as it becomes essential to creators' success.

Karandeep Anand comes to Character.AI with experience running advertising products that reached billions of users on Meta's apps.

Get 10 of the most iconic movies from the '70s for just $14.99 at Fandango at Home — 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Deliverance,' and more.

X’s plans for a payments service may extend beyond the digital realm, new data suggests. According to findings from mobile app intelligence firm App Sensa, the X app has been updated over the past few weeks with several references related to a physical debit card, which can be customized with your X username. Dozens of […]

The government cited the recent hacks on Bank Sepah and cryptocurrency exchange Nobite as reasons to shut down internet access to virtually all Iranians.

New leaked renders of the next Samsung Galaxy foldables showcase their rumored thinness, as well as a new camera.

TerraPower has been riding a wave of interest from hyperscalers, data center developers, and now chip designers.

SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested on X that a high-pressure nitrogen tank failure was behind the explosion of the company's massive Starship rocket.

As of June 20, you can get the OtterBox 15W MagSafe wireless charging stand for $14.95, down from $99.95, at Woot.

As of June 20, get the Lenovo Legion Go for $499.99 at Amazon. That's $200 off.

Deezer announced on Friday that it will start labeling albums that include AI-generated tracks as part of its efforts to combat streaming fraud. The company reports that about 18% of the music uploaded each day — more than 20,000 tracks — is now fully AI-generated. Although most of these tracks don’t go viral, Deezer says […]

African B2B e-commerce startup Sabi has laid off around 20% of its workforce (~50 employees) as it pivots from its original retail-focused platform to double down on a growing business in commodity exports. The layoffs, confirmed by the company on Thursday, are part of a broader restructuring aimed at aligning resources with what it describes […]

People using ChatGPT to write essays "consistently underperformed" in cognitive abilities according to a new study from MIT.

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The Dual USB-C + USB-A 3.2 High Speed Flash Drive is pocket-sized and ready to hold 1TB of data for only $69.97 (reg. $109.99) until July 20.

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The Amazon Fire HD 8 Plus is on sale for just $54.99 at Amazon ahead of Prime Day. That's more than half off.

Meta finally revealed the Meta Oakley HSTN smart glasses, which the company is calling AI Performance Glasses.

Thousands of Nintendo Switch 2 consoles went missing from the back of a truck in Colorado.

Director Danny Boyle used iPhones to shoot "28 Years Later," but you don't need to be Hollywood royalty to shoot 4K footage on iPhone.

As of June 20, the Apple AirPods Pro 2 are $80 off at Amazon. Pick yours up before the deal is gone.

Enjoy all the perks of your phone in shrunken form with the NanoPhone, now for just $109.99 (reg. $199.99).

France's age-verification law has been suspended, and Aylo has restored access to its sites in the country.

Give your productivity a boost with this Microsoft Office 2024 Home & Business for Mac or PC Lifetime License for just $159.97, now until July 20.

As of June 20, you can get the Energizer 293W Portable Power Station for just $69.99, down from $299.99, at Woot.

A new version of the iPhone's default "Reflection" ringtone has been found in the iOS 26 beta.

As of June 20, get an M4 Apple MacBook Air for $170 off at Amazon.

Right now, get an Apple 2024 Mac Mini (M4 chip, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $469 and save $130 on list price.

The horror tradition of "28 Days Later" lives strong in a scary sequel. Danny Boyle on "28 Years Later."

"28 Years Later" star Jodie Comer on her character Isla's undiagnosed illness.