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Handala, a pro-Iranian hacking group allegedly working for Iran’s government, published emails it said were taken from the Gmail account of FBI director Kash Patel.

The tech giant's claim that it has not seen any successful spyware attacks targeting Apple devices with Lockdown Mode enabled comes amid a leak of hacking tools targeting users running devices with older software.

A leaked hacking tool called DarkSword could expose older iPhones and iPads to attacks through malicious links and compromised websites.

The Shark Pet Cordless Vacuum is on sale at Amazon for $149, down from the list price of $299.99. That's a 50% discount.

The 65-inch Samsung Class QLED Q8F 4K TV is on sale during the Amazon Big Spring Sale for $597.99, down from the list price of $897.99. That's a 33% discount.

Social media apps track users' clicks, contacts and location. These five privacy tips can help limit data collection on iPhone and Android.

Jimmy Kimmel has responded to right-wing TV pundits calling him out for comments he's made about the new Secretary of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin.

Apple's Mac Pro has been officially discontinued, alongside its turbo-expensive wheels.

Out of SXSW, Mashable's Kristy Puchko sat down with Dropout stars Lily Du and Grant O'Brien to talk about the network's evolution, the magic of mocktails, and more.

The Anthropic co-founder Jack Clark tells Ezra Klein what he sees coming in the new era of A.I. agents.

"Daily Show" host Josh Johnson has reacted to Melania Trump entering a tech summit alongside a humanoid robot.

Grab the LG 27-inch UltraGear OLED gaming monitor for $499.99 at Amazon, its lowest price ever and $400 off list.

The Nothing (4a) Pro is an incredibly stylish midrange phone for $499, with a few tradeoffs in the camera department.

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

The best Big Spring Sale streaming deals include free offers on Spotify and Amazon Music Unlimited, plus $22 off Paramount+.

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.

Get the best TV deal in Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Save 25% on the TCL 98-inch Class QM8K Series.

The Mashable-tested DJI Osmo Pocket 3 vlogging camera is down to $439 on Amazon, an all-time low price as of March 2026.

Portable power stations from Bluetti, Anker Solix, Jackery, and more are over 50% off during the Amazon Big Spring Sale.

Answers to each clue for the March 27, 2026 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

Get the best gaming deal in the Amazon Spring Sale. Save 42% on the Samsung 40-inch Odyssey G7 at Amazon.

Get the Magic: The Gathering Lorwyn Eclipsed Play Booster Box for $118.99 at Amazon, with 30 packs and 14 cards per booster.

Find the best AirPods deal in the Amazon Spring Sale. Save 20% on the Apple AirPods Pro 3 at Amazon.

As of March 27, the The ASUS ROG 32-inch 4K OLED Gaming Monitor is down to $899.99 on Amazon, 31% off its list price of $1,299.99.

Get the best DJI mic deal in Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Save 24% on the DJI Mic 3 at Amazon.

As of March 27, the Dreame X50 Ultra Complete robot vacuum is down to its lowest-ever price at $899.99 on Amazon, 40% off its list price of $1,499.99.

TurboQuant, a new AI compression algorithm, could be a game changer for LLMs, data centers, and you.

NASA says it will swap a plan to build a moon-orbiting space station, Gateway, with a base on the surface to save time and money.

Bring home an Apple MacBook Air for only $199.97 (reg. $999) now through April 16, while supplies last.

Teach your computer some brand new tricks with this Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows lifetime license, on sale now for just $32.97 (reg. $219.99) through April 12.

Get live updates on the Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026. We found record-low prices on Apple MacBooks, DJI drones, Kindles, Sony XM6 headphones, and more.

Shop 9 classic Amazon deals during Amazon Big Spring Sale to save on Apple AirPods, Amazon devices, and more.

Shop the best Bluetooth speaker deals from top brands during Amazon's 2026 Big Spring Sale. Save on JBL, Sony, Bose, and more.

Shop the best Lego deals during Amazon's 2026 Big Spring Sale.

Amazon Big Spring Sale TV deals go past its own Fire TVs. Now that 2026 TVs are out, Amazon is putting top 2025 QLED TVs on sale.

Our shopping experts curated the best deals under $25 from the Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026. See affordable finds from brands like Lego and Hydro Flask.

Amzon's Big Spring Sale has deals under $50 that include Amazon devices, Nintendo Switch games, Soundcore earbuds, Dreo fans, and more.

During the Amazon Big Spring Sale, you can grab noise-cancelling headphones starting at $42. Plus, grab Sony headphones for 46% off.

I spotted over 35 worthwhile headphones and earbuds deals live during Amazon's Spring Sale, from the newly announced Apple AirPods Max 2 to my favorite pair of sleep earbuds.

Amazon's Big Spring Sale is here, and tablets are pretty good. Save on Apple iPads, Samsung Galaxy Tabs, and Amazon Fire Kids tablets.

The best laptop deals live during Amazon's Big Spring Sale include discounts on M4 MacBook Airs and an Asus gaming convertible.

At Amazon, save up to 41% on the best Ninja kitchen appliances like the Creami, Foodi air fryers, and Pods & Grounds coffee maker.

Ninja blenders, Breville espresso machines, and the Our Place air fryer make up some of the best Amazon spring sale kitchen deals.

Newly released 2026 robot vacuums are on sale for Amazon's Big Spring Sale, like the Eufy C28 and Roborock Qrevo Curv 2 Flow.

Amazon's Big Spring Sale has some great home deals. Save 60% on Shark robot vacuums and 21% on cooling bed sheets.

Is Home Depot having a spring sale? Kind of. We found deals on cordless tools and lawn mowers, plus bedding, decor, rugs, and more.

Best Buy's Tech Fest ended on Sunday, but you can still score serious discounts on Apple products, OLED TVs, and laptops.

Walmart has launched its spring sale to compete against Amazon's Big Spring Sale. The savings aren't as good as Amazon's, but we've plucked the best deals of out the weeds.

Target Circle™ Deal Days (also known as Circle Week) ends on Friday, March 27, 2026. Shop thousands of markdowns before the sale ends.

I'm a tech editor, and I found the top tech deals from Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Grab Sony headphones for $48, Kindles for $94, and $250 off MacBooks.

Shop the best iPad deals from Apple during Amazon's 2026 Big Spring Sale. One M3 iPad Air has never been cheaper.

Amazon's Big Spring Sale is live, and Apple AirTags are now at a record-low price.

We found the best AirPods deals to shop during Amazon's Big Spring Sale. Grab AirPods 4 for $99, and save $60 on AirPods Pro 3.

Check out the best Apple Watch deals to shop during Amazon's 2026 Big Spring Sale. Save $60 on the Apple Watch SE 2 while it's 24% off.

We found the best MacBook deals at Amazon during the Big Spring Sale. Get a MacBook Neo for $689 and M4 MacBook Airs for $949, saving $250.

We found the best deals on last-gen tech during Amazon's Big Spring Sale, with discounts on M4 MacBook Airs and Sony WF-1000XM5 earbuds.

See all the best Apple deals from the Amazon Big Spring Sale, including $50 off AirPods Pro 3 and $250 off M4 MacBook Air laptops.

Amazon's Big Spring Sale is back from March 25 to 31. Take $100 off Apple Watch Series 11, 60% off Shark robot vacuums, and grab Kindles for $95.

Amazon has the Pokémon TCG Cynthia’s Garchomp ex Premium Collection for $55, below market price and under Walmart’s $57.99.

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

See the Moon phase expected for March 27, 2026 as well as when the next Full Moon is expected.

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" #1742 on March 27 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Is Home Depot having a spring sale? Kind of. We found deals on cordless tools and lawn mowers, plus bedding, decor, rugs, and more.

Sacks will be much further from power center in Washington than since the outset of this second Trump administration.

A federal judge has ordered that the Trump administration rescind recent restrictions it placed on the AI company.

In a landmark case, a jury found Meta and YouTube guilty of creating products that were addictive. Ryan Mac explains the outcome and what it could mean for tech companies going forward.

The decision is an early victory for the artificial intelligence company in a rancorous legal battle with the Department of Justice.

Google is launching "switching tools" that, just as it sounds, will make it easier for users of other chatbots to switch to Gemini.

Get a taste of summer early with the Ninja SLUSHi Professional Frozen Drink Maker, on sale now for $199.99 (reg. $349.99).

Conquer your taxes on your own with this H&R Block Tax Software Deluxe and State 2025 for Windows and Mac online code for only $34.99 (reg. $59.99) now through April 12.

The site, whose policies are subject to change, has struggled with the issue of AI-generated writing.

Your Netflix subscription is once again getting even more expensive.

Don't miss out on this lesser-known Prime membership perk. Save 10 cents per gallon at participating gas stations.

How to watch live football for free. Live stream Switzerland vs. Germany in a 2026 International Friendly for free.

How to watch live football for free. Live stream Spain vs. Serbia in a 2026 International Friendly for free.

Mastodon is redesigning user profiles to simplify the experience and better appeal to mainstream users and organizations.

The standard plan without ads now costs $19.99 per month, a $2 increase from the previous $17.99 subscription fee, while the premium plan is also going up by $2 and will now cost $26.99 per month.

How to watch live football for free. Live stream Netherlands vs. Norway in a 2026 International Friendly for free.

We dug through Amazon's Spend $100, Get $20 Free Sale to find the best deals. Stock up on spring and summer essentials like coffee, sunscreen, Hydro Flasks, and more.

How to watch live football for free. Live stream England vs. Uruguay in a 2026 International Friendly for free.

From redirecting doomscrolling to training humanoid robots, these 16 startups stood out as the most interesting ones from an overflowing YC cohort.

The real-time headphone translations experience keeps each speaker’s tone, emphasis, and cadence intact, so it’s easier to follow the conversation and tell who’s saying what.

It's only the latest of several side project that the AI startup has ditched over the past week.

How to watch live football for free. Live stream Austria vs. Ghana in a 2026 International Friendly for free.

Sens. Josh Hawley and Elizabeth Warren want the Energy Information Administration to gather more details about how data centers use power — and how that affects the grid.

A vulnerability called PolyShell is allowing bad actors to attack web stores en masse.

In one year, Shield AI's value has leaped 140%. This after it won a contract to be the software provider to Anduril's Fury fighter jet for the U.S. Air Force.

Leaked hacking tools threaten the security of millions of older iPhones. Cybersecurity experts weigh in.

Roblox launches a real-time AI moderation system to detect harmful content by analyzing avatars, text and environments together across its platform.

JCal is the newest product from the Jmail team that takes you inside what Jeffrey Epstein's Google Calendar likely would have looked like.

Grubhub launches a drone delivery pilot in New Jersey, testing faster food service with no added cost for eligible customers within a limited range.

Search Live allows users to point their phone camera at objects to get real-time assistance, enabling back-and-forth conversations that draw on the visual context from the camera feed.

Are the colorful new MacBook Neo laptops on sale for the Amazon Big Spring Sale? They are, technically, but it’s complicated.

As the partial government shutdown continues, airport travelers deal with long lines, missed flights, and armed agents. What you need to know.

LiteLLM offers an AI open source project used by millions that was infected by credential harvesting malware.

Amazon has the new Apple AirPods Max 2 marked down to $529.99 (normally $549) as of March 26, just one day after preorders opened.

A couple of senators are planning to introduce a bill that would prohibit the U.S. government from buying or using Chinese robots.

Amazon has the Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes pin collection at $9 off in the Spring Sale, with Walmart even cheaper at $57.95.