Timef 01/07/2026

You can choose a tag that gives others in the group chat more context about who you are.

You can tap a friend’s listening activity to play the track, save it, open the menu, or react with an emoji.

The studio's board unanimously rejected Paramount Skydance's revised $108.4 billion bid, calling the proposal a "leveraged buyout" that would saddle the company with $87 billion in debt.

Spotify is dropping the minimum episode requirement to three, minimum consumption hours to 2,000, and engaged audience member threshold to 1,000 over the last 30 days.

Cybercriminals use ErrTraffic tool to automate malware distribution through fake browser error messages, with attacks achieving 60% conversion rates.

Lollipop Star is a lollipop that doubles as a speaker, using bone conduction technology to play sound through your teeth.

The Magic: The Gathering Tarkir Dragonstorm Play Booster Box is on sale for $98.68 at Amazon. That's below market value.

As of Jan. 7, the Lego Botanicals Orchid is discounted at Amazon to $39.98, 20% off its list price of $49.99.

The Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box is on sale for $88.30 at Amazon.

Roblox expands its platform-wide age verification plans with mandatory age checks for any user wanting to chat online.

Once users complete an age check, they can access age-based chat, which means they can only communicate with others in a similar age group.

Articul8's valuation for its current funding round marks a roughly fivefold increase since its Series A.

Here’s everything that you should buy, skip, or splurge on for your at-home Pilates workout.

As of Jan. 7, the Soundcore by Anker Space Q45 headphones are on sale at Amazon for $99.99, 33% off their retail price of $149.99.

Jimmy Kimmel has recapped Trump's latest speech to Republicans with a montage of the lowlights.

The Magic: The Gathering Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Play Booster Box is available to pre-order for $159.99 at Amazon. That's the lowest-ever price.

Elon Musk's AI company xAI has raised $20 billion in Series E funding round.

As of Jan. 7, the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra in titanium white and titanium gray have been marked down to $499.98, 23% off their list price of $649.99.

CES 2026 had its fair share of intriguing new robot prototypes. But so has almost every iteration of the Las Vegas tech show.

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

Answers to each clue for the January 7, 2026 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Find out how to watch "Wicked: For Good" at home, including when and where it will be streaming.

Astronomers used NASA's Hubble Space Telescope to find new evidence confirming the existence of a companion star for Betelgeuse.

Up close with Tensor’s luxurious EV at CES 2026.

Craving queer joy and hot sex scenes? Alexander Skarsgård will lead the way to your next fixation.

How to watch the Six Nations for free. Live stream the 2026 Six Nations for free from anywhere in the world.

A calm, Montessori-inspired kids’ app that turns screen time into creative, open-ended play — now available for $39.97 as a lifetime deal.

Get the best robot vacuum deal. Save 57% on the Shark Matrix Plus at Amazon.

Find the best TV deal at Amazon. Save 35% on the Amazon Fire TV 4-Series 55-inch at Amazon.

Find the best Apple MacBook deal. Save 20% on the 2025 MacBook Air at Amazon.

Get the best smartphone deal. Save 20% on the Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra at Amazon.

'Fallout' Season 2, episode 4: One of "Fallout"s mightiest foes, the Deathclaw, is here.

Stephen Colbert mocked President Donald Trump's poor Kennedy Center Honors ratings, comparing them to his own when he hosted.

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

How to watch Winter Olympics for free. Live stream the 2026 Winter Olympics for free from anywhere in the world.

See the Moon phase expected for January 7, 2025 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.

Motorola has unveiled the Razr Fold at CES 2026, a book-style foldable phone which focuses on productivity rather than nostalgia.

Calacanis, General Catalyst's Taneja, and McKinsey's Sternfels discussed how AI is reshaping technology and the labor force.

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" #1662 on January 7 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Chinese officials are reportedly reviewing whether the Meta deal violates technology export controls, potentially giving Beijing leverage it wasn't initially perceived as having.

Mashable went hands-on with Lenovo's two new rollable concept laptops at CES 2026: The ThinkPad Rollable XD Concept and the Legion Pro Rollable Concept.

Mashable checked out the Lenovo ThinkBook Plus Gen 7 Auto Twist, a laptop with a twisting screen, at CES 2026. The former concept will hit the market in June.

Motorola unveiled a proof of concept wearable AI as part of its AI living ecosystem

For CES 2026, Lenovo is showing off a new solar-charging keyboard and mouse combo that offers a "no-charging" experience.

Lenovo brought a Legion gaming laptop to CES this year with a rollable OLED display that expands horizontally by six inches.

At CES 2026, the company also announced a new smartwatch, stylus, Bluetooth tracker, and even a weird AI pendant.

Smart glasses have been one of the top categories at CES 2026, and Mashable's Tech Editor tried the yet-to-be-released TCL RayNeo Air 4 Pro AR glasses.

Digital legacy planning guide explains how families can access accounts after death, including guides Apple legacy contacts, Google's inactive account manager, and password access.

Invest easier and more confidently with a lifetime subscription to Sterling Stock Picker, now just $68.99 (reg. $486).

CES 2026 is in full swing in Las Vegas, with the show floor open to the public after a packed couple of days occupied by press conferences from the likes of Nvidia, Sony, and AMD and previews from Sunday’s Unveiled event.  As has been the case for the past two years at CES, AI is at the forefront of […]

The most surprising part is that the plastic isn't the biggest problem.

When fake content goes viral, the damage has already been done, even if the post is debunked.

Paid tools that “strip” clothes from photos have been available on the darker corners of the internet for years. Elon Musk's X is now removing barriers to entry—and making the results public.

Nvidia announced its new Vera Rubin chips during CES 2026. Here are some important things to know.

The funding is part of an A.I. frenzy, as investors aggressively plow enormous sums into fast-growing start-ups at sky-high valuations.

At CES, Razer debuted a concept gaming headset that has an AI assistant built in.

Mentee Robotics was co-founded by Mobileye president Amnon Shashua.

Nvidia is among the many investors, but xAI has not disclosed if these investments come in the form of equity or debt.

New televisions from Amazon, Hisense, TCL, and others are designed to display fine art and look like a painting when they’re switched off. It’s all thanks to smaller living spaces and new screen tech.

“Our children cannot be used as lab rats for Big Tech to experiment on,” Senator Steve Padilla said. He just introduced a bill to ban AI chatbots in toys until safety regulations are developed.  

From an AI panda pet to an anime girl hologram for your desk, here are the wildest products at CES 2026.

I tried Neurable’s brain-sensing headphones at CES

Intel has been building chips designed for gaming PCs for years but the company is now moving into handheld devices too.

LMArena, which started as a UC Berkeley research project, has raised about $250 million total and become a unicorn in about seven months.

The Bowers & Wilkins Px8 feature premium materials and luxurious sound.

Bryan Fleming, the founder of hacked stalkerware company pcTattletale, pleaded guilty to federal charges linked to the running of his now-defunct Michigan-based spyware company.

Acer had a ton to show off at CES 2026, so we whittled it down to the best of the best for you.

Browser extensions turned malicious after years of legitimate operation in DarkSpectre campaign affecting millions. The threat group hid malware in image files.

Nvidia announced today at CES 2026 that it would help Siemens’ electronic design automation (EDA) software run on its GPUs in an attempt to speed up the chip-design process. Nearly all computer chips today are designed using EDA tools, and as chip features get smaller and transistors more numerous, the process has grown more computationally […]

Mario Götze will go down in soccer history as the player who scored the winning goal that made Germany the 2014 FIFA World Cup champion. But he is also an increasingly seasoned angel investor.

AT CES 2026, Epson announced that Google TV with Gemini is coming to its Lifestudio projectors. The service will first arrive to Epson's Lifestudio Grand Ultra Short Throw Laser Projector with more compatible devices arriving later in the year.

This powerful mopping robot vacuum from Roborock typically goes for $999.99, but you can grab it for 40% off at Amazon.

Launching in-message games would give Threads an edge over competitors like X and Bluesky, which don’t offer built-in games.

The Amazon 55-inch 4-Series 4K TV is down to its best price ever of $359.99 at Amazon. Use the code SAVE100 at checkout.

The ultralight Asus Zenbook A16 debuted at CES 2026 Tuesday. It's a 16-inch version of the company's award-winning MacBook Air competitor.

As of Jan. 6, get the 27-inch Alienware gaming monitor for its lowest price yet.

Anker is now taking preorders for the new Soundcore Sleep A30 Special sleep earbuds for $199.99.

Of Roborock's CES 2026 drops, the Saros 20 Sonic is already a contender for best robot vacuum of the year. A stairs-climbing robovac is also on the way.

As of Jan. 6, get the DeWalt Mechanics Tool Set for its lowest price yet.

See the Moon phase expected for January 6, 2025 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.

The fusion power frontrunner said that construction on its Sparc reactor was proceeding as planned. Meanwhile, it's building a digital twin to help dial it in.

The graduation scene with Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) in the "Stranger Things" finale had a poignant throwback to Eddie Munson (Joseph Quinn).

International buyers for Meta's Ray-Ban Display glasses were told at CES that they'll have to wait.

Want to travel more in 2026? Get started ASAP with Southwest flight deals for up to 30% off U.S. flights through May. Sale ends Jan. 8.

The first official day of CES 2026 may provide hints at the smartphone's future.

Anker Soundcore's new AeroFit 2 Pro open earbuds announced at CES 2026 are on sale for an exclusive $30 off launch price.

The Sunny Health & Fitness Slim Foldable Treadmill is on sale at Amazon for $399.99, down from the list price of $699.98. That's a 43% discount.

As of Jan. 6, save 33% on the Magic: The Gathering - Final Fantasy Play Booster Box at Amazon.

The Anker Solix F1500 is on sale at Amazon for $499, down from the list price of $1,199. That's a 59% discount.

The 85-inch Sony Bravia 7 Mini LED TV is on sale for $2,098 at Amazon. That's 25% off its list price and its best price on record.

HBO's "Industry" blew itself up in Season 3. But losing Pierpoint means gaining more freedom and more ambition than ever before.

Netflix dropped a new "Cosmic Princess Kaguya!" trailer.

A24 has dropped its trailer for "The Death of Robin Hood", starring Hugh Jackman and Jodie Comer.