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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you have a newborn.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for May 19, 2026 Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: Goo goo ga ga

• Green: Suspicious tweak

• Blue: Popular novels

• Purple: Sea life

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Here are today's Connections categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Things babies do

• Green: Modify deceptively

• Blue: Judy Blume books

• Purple: Fish minus a letter

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections #1073 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Things babies do: BABBLE, CRY, NURSE, TEETHE

• Modify deceptively: ALTER, COOK, DOCTOR, FUDGE

• Judy Blume books: BLUBBER, DEENIE, FOREVER, SUPERFUDGE

• Fish minus a letter: FOUNDER, SALON, SURGEON, TROT

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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Are you also playing NYT Strands? Get all the Strands hints you need for today's puzzle.

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Connections.

Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a climber.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

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By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for May 19, 2026 NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: On the rise

The words are related to ascension.

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Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words describe inclines.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Higher Ground.

NYT Strands word list for May 19

• Mound

• Hummock

• Hill

• Slope

• Butte

• Ridge

• Knoll

• Higher Ground

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Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're not a clean freak.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for May 19, 2026 Where did Wordle come from?

Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for May 19, 2026 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

Dirty.

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Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

There are no recurring letters.

Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter D.

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Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

DUSTY

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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Game Changer kicked off Season 8 on May 18 with a "legally spicy" episode called "Don't Wake Standards and Practices," that dared to mock Disney, Star Wars, McDonald's, Coca-Cola, Bluey, and much, much more copyrighted intellectual property. But how did Dropout's producers decide what was too far? 

Mashable reached out to Game Changer host and Dropout CEO Sam Reich for answers to your burning "Don't Wake Standards and Practices" questions. 

In this Season 8 premiere, Reich welcomed Lou Wilson, Ally Beardsley, and Jeremy Culhane to a Game Changer set that resembled the board game Don't Wake Daddy — with a standards and practices lawyer who pops up in place of Daddy. 

Because, as Reich put it in the episode, "We're all grown up, and we're not afraid of Daddy anymore. We're afraid of the legal consequences of our actions." 

With each prompt, the players were trying to push the envelope for comedy, without going into a legal danger zone that would wake Standards and Practices, and send them back to start. To determine how dicy their comments are, Reich welcomed three "legal eagles" to take over the podium. In the episode, real-life lawyers Devin Stone, Alexis Noel, and Iya Baclagan served as judges, awarding points and penalties. But after much laughs and so much dunking on Disney properties, you might well be wondering how Dropout can get away with showing all this on Game Changer. 

We went to Reich for the answers. Over a video call, he shared the ins and outs of "Don't Wake Standards and Practices."

How can Game Changers' "Don't Wake Standards and Practices" air? Ally Beardsley laughs while Jeremy Culhane does up his pants on "Game Changer: Don't Wake Standards and Practices." Credit: Kate Elliott / Dropout

"In [making this episode], we were presented with this paradox," Reich said, "We're creating an episode where we're basically asking players to be legally spicy. What if they do something so spicy we can't show it? Haven't we shot ourselves in the foot? We kind of rolled the dice on that. Although we had a little bit of advice from our lawyers, obviously." 

Reich also acknowledged that Fair Use, a U.S. legal doctrine, is at play here, allowing copyrighted material to be used without permission for criticism, news reporting, educational purposes, or parody.

Was anything cut from Game Changer's Season 8 premiere for legality?  Ally Beardsley, Lou Wilson, and Jeremy Culhane compete on "Game Changer: Don't Wake Standards and Practices." Credit: Kate Elliott / Dropout

Nope. Reich told Mashable, "Coming out of [making the episode], our lawyers looked at it, and they allowed us to keep everything. And the reason is because in the world of entertainment legality, commentary and context are everything. And the context of this being about pushing legal limits serves us so well that they're not concerned that anyone would be confused about like the 'why' we're saying any of this."

Are those really Dropout's lawyers? Alexis Noel, Devin Stone, and Iya Baclagan are "Game Changer"s legal eagles for "Don't Wake Standards and Practices." Credit: Kate Elliott / Dropout

No. 

Reich shared, "Devin [Stone, known on YouTube as] Legal Eagle, I have known for a few years. He's obviously an online personality; he's a Dropout fan. We've been looking for an opportunity to work with him on something, and this was just like the perfect case of A and B coming together."

Reich continued, "Alexis [Noel], we found through casting. Iya [Baclagan], we found through casting. Alexis is a little bit more like traditional corporate law experience, as I understand it. Iya is a true Standards and Practices lawyer; that's what she does. So, the fun there was all three of them came from different backgrounds….It was fun to see when they aligned and when they diverged. But all of them are super camera-ready and down to clown lawyers."

How was Ally's video about Disney and McDonald's allowed?  Ally Beardsley sings on "Game Changer." Credit: Kate Elliott / Dropout

After Culhane and Wilson toyed with sexual innuendo, Beardsley was given a classic Game Changer prompt with "Propose a Visual Effect to Go Here." Beardsley becomes the first to awaken Standards and Practices by proposing an animation featuring a Mickey Mouse with pierced nipples and a "completely accurate Death Star" that reveals the McDonald's logo. 

Reich is surprised that they didn't have to cut any of Ally’s pitch. "I, in a million years, never thought we would be able to animate that for real. I was like, best-case scenario, a couple of sketches, maybe." However, he added, "It helps that our version of Mickey Mouse looks like absolute nightmare fuel," noting, "The fact that we aren't advertiser-supported means that we could be R-rated, which is super helpful."

Did the creator of Bluey sign off on her appearance here?  Sam Reich, Lou Wilson and Phil on "Game Changer." Credit: Kate Elliott / Dropout

Later in the episode, Wilson is challenged to "threaten Bluey." And as he does, a little animated dog that looks pretty much like Bluey frolics onscreen, along with some less accurate Bluey characters, reflecting Wilson's ignorance of that particular IP. 

Reich quoted back this reporter's description of the scene in his explanation, saying, "'Pretty much' is the operative word there. [Plus], it's like so clear that Lou doesn't really know what's going on with Bluey. He has Bluey as the dad. He says, 'Yellow Wife.' I think that helps us out a little bit here."

Did Dropout reach out to Bluey creator Joe Brumm, for permission? Reich laughed, "Good Lord, did we not ask. This is one of those cases where it's like, maybe better to ask for forgiveness than permission."

However, Reich has a past work relationship with Brumm, which made him pretty confident the Australian animator would be okay with this bit. He added, "All I can say is, Joe, please don't. Please don't come after us."

SEE ALSO: Bluey has an unexpected Dropout connection beyond the Game Changer shock What's the difference between broadcast and streaming in terms of what can be legally shown?  'Saturday Night Live's Jeremy Culhane shows his "game" on "Game Changer: Don't Wake Standards and Practices." Credit: Kate Elliott / Dropout

There are points in "Don't Wake Standards and Practices," where the legal eagles refer to Broadcast Standards, like the Safe Harbor rule, which basically says more provocative material is allowed to air on television after 10 p.m. However, as a streamer, Dropout doesn't have to follow those rules. 

Reich explained how Game Changer's producers determined what would work best for the episode, saying, "We asked our lawyers to think a little bit more in terms of network broadcast standards, or like cable broadcast standards, than in terms of streamers, because streamers can get away with so much. Therein kind of lay our resolution to the paradox, as if it were. Like our lawyers were going to judge it by cable broadcast standards, we were going to show it relative to streaming standards, and in the gap is where we saw the entertainment possibility."

Legally, does Jeremy have game?  Jeremy Culhane gets spanked by Phoenix Askani on "Game Changer: Don't Wake Standards and Practices." Credit: Kate Elliott / Dropout

Over the course of the episode, Jeremy Culhane takes a beating, being literally spanked by Phoenix Askani and dragged by Stone for his lack of "game." But in the end, he wins the episode and edit approval. Thus, the premiere ends with a comically clunky cut in which Stone declares, "Points added for Jeremy's well-documented and extraordinary game."

So, does Reich think Culhane has game? He told Mashable, "I think I have to say, legally, Jeremy has game, because I believe that's the truth. Is it incredibly fun to say he doesn't? Oh boy, yes. It's funny, Jeremy now being like a young star of Saturday Night Live, now that feels like punching up."

Game Changer Season 8, episode 1, "Don't Wake Standards and Practices," is now streaming on Dropout. 

Watching Bluey, the beloved Australian cartoon show for kids, you might not think of Dropout, a streaming platform that revels in adult humor. But thanks to Game Changer's provocative Season 8 premiere episode, "Don't Wake Standards and Practices," Dropout CEO and host Sam Reich has revealed an incredible connection between the comedy streamer and the hit cartoon. 

To answer burning questions we had about Game Changer's "Don't Wake Standards and Practices," Mashable Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko spoke with Reich about the ins and outs of the "legally spicy" episode. When asked about Lou Wilson's Bluey rant — during which a parody of the adorable pup appeared onscreen — Reich revealed that he'd previously worked with Bluey creator Joe Brumm. 

"I don't think that most people know this," Reich said. "It's the tiniest little diatribe, but we did an animated series really early on for Dropbox called What the Fuck 101, which was like a messed-up Magic School Bus."

"At the time," Reich explained, "The chief animator of that [show] was like, 'I'm gonna have to pull double duty on this and another project that's been green-lit, because it's really personal to me.' And so, simultaneously, this guy, Joe Brumm, was doing What the Fuck 101 and the first season of Bluey. And before that, he did a huge number of College Humor shorts. I mean, all over his resume, the biggest thing on his resume was College Humor before it was Bluey." 

Reich clearly relished his time working with Brumm, both at College Humor and its spinoff streamer Dropout. And of Bluey, he said, "I've watched a fair amount of it. It's fantastic. It's so heartfelt and distinct and original, and it's a work of art. And you would never guess the other things that Studio Joho was doing for us."

WTF 101 is now streaming on Dropout. 

Bluey is now streaming on Disney+. 

Blink and you'll miss Nika King in Euphoria Season 3.

The actor and comedian plays Leslie Bennett, Rue's (Zendaya) mother. She's appeared in some of the show's most memorable scenes, including a visceral fight with Rue in the series-best Season 2, episode 5.

SEE ALSO: How Sydney Sweeney surprised Trisha Paytas during her 'Euphoria' cameo

By Season 3, though, Leslie has been relegated to a presence at the end of Rue's phone. In episode 2, Rue leaves her a devastating voicemail from a gas station. In episode 6, Leslie picks up the phone, and the pair have a heart to heart about Rue hoping to come home.

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Viewers solely hear Rue's side of the conversation, similar to her episode 3 phone call with Fezco (the late Angus Cloud) from prison. Euphoria only cuts to Leslie at the very end of the call, when she tells Rue she loves her and hangs up.

It's the one time viewers see Leslie this episode, and based on King's reaction on Instagram, the lack of screen time and audible dialogue came as a shock. Thankfully, it seems like she's able to laugh about having such a minuscule part in the episode.

Nika King in "Euphoria." Credit: HBO

In an Instagram video posted after episode 6 aired, King laughs into the camera, saying, "I just watched my episode that I've been promoting all week, and my mom over here clowning me. My mom is clowning me! She said the internet waited all this time for me to just say one line."

"Three years," her mother, chef Sharon Allen, chimes in from the background.

"I can't do nothing but laugh," King says.

Allen finishes with a killing blow: "What you want me to say? You ain't had nothing to say [in the episode]."

"You better be glad I have a sense of humor," King responds. "You better be glad I got thick skin."

King went viral in 2024 for a stand-up set about the long-delayed Euphoria Season 3.

"People are like, 'We need Season 3.' I'm like, 'Bitch, I need Season 3!' I haven't paid my rent in six months," King says in her set. "And Zendaya's over in Paris at fashion week. I'm like, 'Bitch, come home! I need you. Mama needs you.'"

After fans expressed concern over King's situation, she clarified that her comments were jokes in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter: "My reference about Euphoria during my stand-up tour was a lighthearted joke. Most people have seen me portray serious characters on-screen but my roots are in comedy."

However, King's time on Euphoria isn't over yet. In a reply to a comment on an April 26 Instagram post, King said she's in episodes 6 and 8. Of course, just how much of episode 8 remains to be seen, but surely anything will be more than her role in 6, right? Right?

New episodes of Euphoria Season 3 premiere Sundays at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

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The BMW M3 turns 40 this year, and unlike me, it’s still quick in middle age!

Luxury SUVs have gotten so good across the board that they almost start blending together. Most of them chase the same formula too—quiet cabins, smooth rides, big screens, and just enough performance to feel expensive.

Here we are, facing down the lane of the third week of May. Who's ready to roll a strike with three movies that have come to Netflix this month and that have been knocking down movies on the Netflix Top 10 like bowling pins? If your focus hasn't been locked on Remarkably Bright Creatures or the excellent new Martin Short documentary, then check out the movie selection below.

Google I/O 2026 is just around the corner, and all eyes are on what Google has in store for the year. One of our big expectation for the annual event: some major announcements involving the company's planned smart glasses.

Google has already confirmed it will release a pair of smart glasses, built for the Android XR platform, in 2026. Until we have another name for these unreleased specs,, we've been calling them the Android XR glasses. (Remember: Android XR is also the name of Google's previously launched augmented reality operating system, which powers products like the Galaxy XR headset.)

Just don't call them Google Glass.

What we know about Android XR smart glasses

Google debuted a concept of its upcoming smart glasses at last year's I/O. The AI-powered smart glasses featured a full augmented reality in-glass interface with cameras, microphones, and speakers built in. Google also said it would be working with well-known brands like Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to produce an array of styles. Unfortunately for Google, the live demo during I/O didn't exactly go as planned.

However, since Google first showed off that concept, there have been some new developments with what we're calling Android XR smart glasses — emphasis on glasses.

Google is, in fact, working on more than one Android XR smart glass model.

The first model of Google's Android XR smart glasses has been compared to Meta's Ray-Ban glasses. These smart glasses are equipped with a camera, speakers, and a microphone, and can interact with Google's AI assistant Gemini. There is no display with this model.

SEE ALSO: What to expect from Google I/O 2026: Gemini news, Android XR glasses

The second model notably does have an in-glasses display in order to show the user visual information, such as captions for translations and map directions. Google has generally referred to these glasses as AI glasses, and we got a better look at them in a December 2025 blog post.

Credit: Google

Both smart glass models run on Android XR, Google's smart glass operating system that debuted with the Samsung Galaxy XR headset.

Google previously confirmed that the no-dispay model of Android XR smart glasses will launch this year, so we should get a nice preview of what they will offer at Google I/O. 

The big question is how much more Google will unveil about the Android XR AI glasses with a built-in display. So far, the company has not yet shared a timeframe for the release of that model. Will we find out at Google I/O 2026? 

What else do we know? Not much, but not nothing.

Outside of a few demos, Google hasn't revealed too much about its smart glasses yet.

However, as Mashable's Chance Townsend reported, Google's developer design documentation for Android XR should offer a window into how the company is approaching all things AR, VR, and XR.

"Designing for AI Glasses with Android XR requires a thoughtful approach to user experience, prioritizing comfort and seamless integration with the user's daily life," reads the documentation. "Apps on glasses should feel like a natural extension of the user's perception, providing convenient access to information without being intrusive."

For more insight, our colleagues at CNET have tried on the unreleased Google smart glasses (again, definitely not Google Glass). In addition to Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, Samsung and eyewear brand Kering are also heavily rumored to be building smart glasses for Android XR. As CNET reports, Kering could even bring Gucci smart glasses to market in the near future.

Expect all of these glasses to feature heavy integration with Gemini.

To hopefully find out more, tune into Google I/O 2026 and follow Mashable's live coverage on May 19.

Bluetooth trackers are useful, but for situations where you need precise location tracking—like if you lose your keys inside your home and don’t want to play hide and seek with the tracker’s alert sounds—Ultra Wideband (UWB) comes to the rescue.

For years, Korean cars have struggled to shake off an outdated reputation for questionable reliability. Even as Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis dramatically improved build quality, technology, and refinement, many buyers continued to assume Japanese brands were the safer long-term choice. However, modern reliability data is starting to tell a very different story.

Elon Musk's $150 billion lawsuit against his fellow OpenAI founders died a quick and unceremonious death Monday.

After spending more than three weeks listening to witnesses, including Musk, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, the nine-member Oakland jury took just two hours to decide Musk's case had no merit — based entirely on its timing.

Musk was seeking damages over OpenAI's conversion from a nonprofit to a for-profit enterprise run by a nonprofit board. He claimed that a $10 billion Microsoft investment in 2023 was when he realized the ChatGPT maker was straying from the original terms of its charitable foundation.

But much of the courtroom drama turned on whether his lawsuit fell within the statute of limitations for such a case. Musk's team strained to prove that he wasn't worried about Microsoft "capturing" OpenAI before 2023 — despite a 2020 tweet from Musk that said exactly that, to take just one example.

Musk's lawyers at the courthouse Monday told reporters they will appeal the verdict.

SEE ALSO: 'Memes on his phone!' Sam Altman's trial testimony takes a turn

In theory, the jury's decision was advisory — meaning federal judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers could still have ruled in Musk's favor if she disagreed. But Rogers concurred, tossing the lawsuit.

Rogers showed herself to be no great friend to Musk during the trial, reminding the billionaire that he was "not a lawyer" despite him taking Law 101 in college.

Musk also didn't help his case by absconding to China last week, when the judge had required him to stay close in case he needed to testify again. Counsel for Altman and the other co-founders made hay out of this fact in their closing arguments, noting that their clients had actually shown up.

The jury seemed sympathetic to OpenAI's attorney then, and the speed of their verdict has confirmed their sympathies.

OpenAI emerges unscathed. The company will continue its march to a potential $1 trillion IPO — one of the most anticipated public offerings of the decade. Altman has cause to celebrate too, despite Musk's counsel painting him as fundamentally untrustworthy (echoing a recent New Yorker investigation) and causing him to confirm for the first time he does have an equity stake in OpenAI.

Musk hasn't tweeted since the trial verdict came in. Altman, meanwhile, merely congratulated the ChatGPT team on its latest build.

Apple fanatics won't have to wait long to hear more about the next iteration of iOS.

In a newsroom post on Monday afternoon, Apple officially set the schedule for this year's Worldwide Developers Conference, or WWDC 2026. This is Apple's annual showcase for all things software, usually including reveals for what's coming next in iOS, macOS, iPadOS, and more. However, we're also expecting a long-awaited update on Siri's AI transformation this year.

The big public-facing keynote livestream will happen on June 8 at 10 a.m. PT (1 p.m. ET), with some other more developer-focused events happening in the days to follow. You'll be able to watch the keynote live on the Apple TV app or on Apple's YouTube channel.

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Coming bright up, huh? Credit: Apple

As usual, this announcement was accompanied by an invite graphic sent to members of the media, including Mashable.

This year's invite has an intriguing dove-like logo with the text "Coming bright up" underneath it, which could honestly mean just about anything. However, the previous WWDC update from Apple was rumored to be a hint at Siri's new look and user interface, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

So, if we had to guess, we expect the new glowing dove symbol has something to do with the new Gemini-powered version of Siri. Could this be the logo for a new standalone Siri app, for example?

At any rate, don't be surprised if Apple spends a lot of time talking about AI and Apple Intelligence.

Hyundai and Kia basically struck gold with two SUVs that families can’t seem to stop buying. The Palisade leans into the more polished, comfortable, almost upscale vibe, while the Telluride has always played the slightly cooler, more aggressive sibling.

Reddit services are disrupted, and the company says it has identified the problem and is working on a fix.

According to Reddit's status page, the platform began investigating elevated site errors and issues accessing media around 1:39 p.m. ET Monday.

By 2:06 p.m. ET, Reddit confirmed it had identified the issue, warning users they may encounter errors and general loading issues across feeds, posts, and search in the meantime. Recently uploaded images and videos are also affected and may not appear as expected. Desktop web, mobile web, and native mobile apps are all showing degraded performance.

The most commonly reported issues are app-related, followed by website problems, and then feed and timeline issues, according to DownDetecto (formerly owned by Mashable's parent company, Ziff Davis).

No timetable has been given for a full resolution. We'll update this story as more information becomes available.

Google I/O 2026 kicks off tomorrow, May 19, and you won't need a ticket to catch any of it. The entire two-day event is livestreamed, and you can register to watch for free at io.google/2026.

How to watch Google I/O 2026

The main Google keynote starts at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m ET on May 19. The focus will be big-picture announcements, product reveals, and whatever CEO Sundar Pichai wants the world to walk away talking about (mostly Gemini, Google's AI product). You can find an embed to the YouTube stream of the keynote below:

In addition, our sister site CNET will be hosting a Google I/O live viewing party, also on YouTube, with live updates from reporters on the ground in Mountain View, California and a pre- and post-show. You can also ask questions and participate in the live chat.

A developer-focused keynote follows the same day at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m ET, which tends to get into the weeds on APIs, tools, and what's actually coming for builders. From there, breakout sessions run through May 20, covering Google AI, Android, Chrome, and cloud infrastructure, including one billed around agent-first workflows.

Based on everything that's leaked and quietly rolled out in the days leading up to the show — new Gemini Live models, a mysterious video generation tool called Gemini Omni, expanded thinking controls, and fresh third-party app integrations — Gemini is going to be at the center of almost everything. The smart glasses situation should get some stage time, too.

Netflix has a new animated champion in Swapped. The body-swap comedy starring Michael B. Jordan set the single-week viewing record for a Netflix animated original with 38.7 million views during the May 4-10 period. While it won't reach the heights of KPop Demon Hunters, Swapped is a win for Netflix and its animated slate.

The worst thing about internet issues is that they can be caused by any number of reasons. That makes troubleshooting so very tedious.