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The weekend is almost here, and the weather is getting warmer outside. That means you're probably want a way to cool off this weekend with a fun new Raspberry Pi project or two. So, here are three Raspberry Pi projects you can try this weekend.

Reading a technical report or a dense academic paper sometimes feels like a chore. You tend to need a quiet desk and hours of uninterrupted time. I used to let important documents pile up in my downloads folder because the mental effort required to go through complex charts and over sophisticated wording felt like a battle of attrition. Google Illuminate ended up being better than NotebookLM, and I pay for the latter monthly.

Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that's before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television programs within each streamer!

Don't be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your services to determine what to watch. We've got your back, whatever your mood. Mashable offers watch guides for all of the above, broken down by genre: comedy, thriller, horror, documentary, and animation, among others. But if you're seeking something brand new (or just new to streaming), we've got you covered there, too.

15. Psycho Killer

If you love gnarly horror, you might want to check out Psycho Killer, which boasts a script by Andrew Kevin Walker (who wrote Se7en) and comes from the producers of Barbarian and Weapons.

Barbarian's final girl Georgina Campbell stars as a Kansas highway patrol officer on the hunt for the person who murdered her husband. So begins a dark spiral of an investigation that leads her to a serial killer (James Preston Rogers) and carnage. —Kristy Puchko, Entertainment Editor

Starring: Georgina Campbell, James Preston Rogers, Grace Dove, Logan Miller, and Malcolm McDowell

How to watch: Psycho Killer debuts on Hulu on May 29.

14. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Season 2

Wednesday's Emma Myers returns as Pip Fitz-Amobi for another chapter of A Good Girls Guide to Murder, dealing with the fallout from Season 1's Andie Bell investigation. Based on Holly Jackson's popular novels and adapted by the author with Poppy Cogan, Season 2 of the teen mystery series will see another case for Pip and Ravi Singh (Zain Iqbal) to solve in Little Kilton, involving a disappearance and a race against time, as well as a very important court date. — Shannon Connellan, Senior Editor

Starring: Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal, Misia Butler, Eden H. Davies, Jack Rowan, Henry Ashton, and Jude Morgan-Collie

How to watch: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Season 2 is streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer May 27.

13. Room to Move

Dancer, choreographer, and educator Jenn Freeman is the focus of Room to Move, a documentary from Alexander Hammer (Expecting Amy), which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last year. Hitting Netflix this week, the film follows a five-year period in Freeman's dance career, through her diagnosis with autism spectrum disorder at 33, and the preparation of her first evening-length solo performance, Is It Thursday Yet?, with choreographer Sonya Tayeh. Executive produced by Amy Schumer and Sarah Sarandos, Room to Move aims to destigmatize autism and not just in the world of dance. — S.C.

How to watch: Room to Move is now streaming on Netflix.

12. Calabasas Confidential

Netflix's new reality series is all about the rich kids of Calabasas, returning to L.A.'s celebrity-inhabited zip code after college and keen to forge their own nepo baby legacies. Calabasas Confidential follows Preston Pippen, Hercy Miller, Raine Michaels, Suede Brooks, and more as they reconnect with friends and exes from Calabasas High School, Sierra Canyon School, Oaks Christian School, and East River High School. But there's also next steps to figure out from their famous parents' sprawling mansions, as they look to build their careers as content creators and influencers, models, fashion designers, sports broadcasters, and cowboys. — S.C.

Starring: Preston Pippen, Hercy Miller, Raine Michaels, Suede Brooks, Alexie Olivo, Ben Favaedi, Dylan Wolf, Emilie Nelson, Emma Medrano, Jemma Durrant, Jodie Woods, Kimora Lewis, Nicole Sahebi, and Sterling Retzlaff

How to watch: Calabasas Confidential begins streaming on Netflix May 29.

11. Smothered

Horror and thriller films about motherhood run the gamut from thematically subtle to bizarrely overt, and we can't get enough of them. Directed by Kevin Rahardjo and Rafki Hidayat, Indonesian film Smothered leans into the folk horror side of the subgenre by reinterpreting the West Sumatran legend of Malin Kundang. In this cautionary tale of filial piety, a man who becomes a wealthy merchant is turned to stone for shunning his mother on his return home.

In Smothered, Rio Dewanto plays Alif, a man who left home as a child to earn money for his mother but didn't return, instead establishing his family and success elsewhere. Then, an accident splinters his memories. When an elderly woman shows up claiming to be his mother, Alif doesn't recognise her. But if he turns her away, will a terrible curse will be unleashed? — S.C.

Starring: Rio Dewanto, Faradina Mufti, Vonny Anggraini, Jordan Omar, Sulthan Hamonangan, Gambit Saifullah, Nova Eliza, and Tony Merle

How to watch: Smothered begins streaming on Shudder May 29.

10. Star City

Apple TV's For All Mankind presents an alternate history of the Space Race, one where the Soviet Union became the first country to send a man to the moon. The show's upcoming spin-off, Star City, rewinds the clock to examine the early days of the Soviet Union's space program. Behind the Iron Curtain unfolds a thriller steeped in paranoia, as the program's cosmonauts, engineers, and more weather moles and leaks in their efforts to push humanity farther than it's ever been before.* — Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter

Starring: Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin, Agnes O’Casey, Alice Englert, Solly McLeod, Adam Nagaitis, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Josef Davies, and Priya Kansara

How to watch: Star City premieres May 29 on Apple TV.

9. The Four Seasons, Season 2

Celebrate the start of summer with some televised vacations thanks to the return of The Four Seasons. Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield's spin on the 1981 Alan Alda film follows a friend group — played by Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Steve Carell, and Kerri Kenney-Silver — over the course of four vacations. Season 1 ended with the loss of Carell's Nick and the dramatic news that his younger girlfriend Ginny (Erika Henningsen) is pregnant. How will Nick's friends come together to help Ginny, and what gorgeous new locales will they visit next? All will be revealed in Season 2.* — B.E.

Starring: Tina Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Erika Henningsen

How to watch: The Four Seasons Season 2 premieres May 28 on Netflix.

8. Deli Boys, Season 2

What happens when your multimillionaire father's death unveils a secret drug empire? That's the problem Mir and Raj Dar (Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh) face in Season 1 of Hulu's delightful crime comedy Deli Boys. In Season 2, the stakes are even higher: The Dar brothers are swamped with dirty cash, which draws the attention of the shadiest characters in Philadelphia. Among them is Max Sugar (Fred Armisen), who catches the attention of Deli Boys scene stealer Lucky (Poorna Jagannathan). If the fun of the first season somehow isn't enough to draw you back, then surely the promise of the pairing of Armisen and Jagannathan will do the trick.* — B.E.

Starring: Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Fred Armisen, Andrew Rannells, Kumail Nanjiani, Lilly Singh, Robin Thede, and Tan France

How to watch: Deli Boys Season 2 premieres May 28 on Hulu and Disney+.

7. Heel

This twisted dark comedy from 2025 centers on a dysfunctional family with a deep love of discipline. Adolescence's Stephen Graham stars as the mild-manned father named Chris, who seems polite to his new housekeeper Rina (Monika Frajczyk) — that is, until she finds the teenage boy shackled up in the basement. But wait, it's not what you might think.

Chris and his quiet wife Kathryn (Andrea Riseborough) and their 10-year-old son Jonathan (Kit Rakusen) are dedicated to making this teen called Tommy into a better person, through extreme measures. While Tommy (Anson Boon) might initially resist, a begrudging familial bond begins to build with his captors.

In my review out of TIFF, I wrote, "If you're seeking funky and fucked-up entertainment, Heel should scratch that late-night movie itch." —K.P.

Starring: Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon, Monika Frajczyk, and Kit Rakusen

How to watch: Heel is now available for rent or purchase on Prime Video.

6. Iron Lung

Markiplier's feature film debut Iron Lung is heading home to the creator's go-to platform: YouTube. In the last few years, 36-year-old creator and streamer Mark Fischbach pivoted to filmmaking, with his first horror movie released in January to colossal theatrical success.

Written, directed, edited, and starring Fischbach, and based on David Szymanski's 2022 post-apocalyptic horror game, Iron Lung follows a space convict tasked with the mission of traversing a sea of blood, within which terror awaits. — S.C.

Starring: Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach, Caroline Kaplan, Troy Baker, Elsie Lovelock, Elle LaMont, Seán "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin, and Isaac McKee

How to watch: Iron Lung will be available to rent or purchase on YouTube May 31.

5. Over Your Dead Body

The Lonely Island's Jorma Taccone has previously helmed such side-splitting comedies as MacGruber and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Now, he's back with Over Your Dead Body, an American remake of Tommy Wirkola's 2021 horror-comedy The Trip.

Samara Weaving and Jason Segel co-star as a couple who travel to a remote cabin, theoretically to reconnect. But their dark hearts are separately planning a drastic breakup tactic: murdering their mate.*

In my review out of SXSW, I wrote, "If you're looking for a twisted good time, Over Your Dead Body will deliver. It's not radically different from its source material yet charts its own course in some compelling ways. And if your humor leans toward the dark side, you won't want to miss this." — K.P.

Starring: Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Paul Guilfoyle, and Keith Jardine

How to watch: Over Your Dead Body is available to rent or purchase on Prime Video.

4. Bring Me the Beauties

If you're ready to feel deeply uncomfortable, HBO documentary Bring Me the Beauties promises to rattle, perplex, or enrage you. Directed by Chris Smith (Fyre), the three-part series delves into the Eternal Values cult run by exploitative New York socialite Frederick von Mierers, through the experience of supermodel Hoyt Richards. In 1978, as a 16-year-old, Richards was recruited into the beauty-obsessed group by its wealthy leader, then rose to global fame in the '80s.

However, the darker side of Eternal Values would see Richards and other young professional models financially and psychologically ensnared in von Mierers' web of bogus New Age (and alien-based) dogma. But what actually happened within the Eternal Values cult? There's much to reflect on in this doc. — S.C.

How to watch: Bring Me the Beauties begins streaming on HBO Max June 1.

3. Scream 7

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and Matthew Lillard reunited for Scream 7, marking the highest-grossing sequel this franchise has seen. But if you somehow missed how exactly Lillard is returning to the slasher film series after his character Stu Macher was killed off by a TV in Scream, we'd recommend the video below. Visiting our Say More studio, he gave the only kind of spoilers he was allowed, through telepathy.

Shenanigans aside, Scream 7 brought Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson back to the franchise and on as director. The results were a wild ride that had Sydney Prescott (Campbell) defending her teen daughter Tatum (Isabel May) from Ghostface. In my review, I cheered, "As someone who has long counted Scream as the best of the batch, I yearned for a sequel that recaptured that feeling of discovery but also shared in my affection for the first film. Scream 7 does that, paying homage without being beholden to audience expectation or constrictive lore. Incredibly, Williams gives us a hearty dose of nostalgia and Easter eggs while providing new ideas, weird reveals, and fresh chills."* — K.P.

Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, Mckenna Grace, Michelle Randolph, Asa Germann, Celeste O'Connor, Sam Rechner, Ethan Embry, Timothy Simons, and Mark Consuelos

How to watch: Scream 7 begins streaming on Paramount+ May 28.

2. The Moment

Charli XCX offers a mockumentary that explores her Brat Summer moment through a thin, crackling sheen of neon-green comedy. The plot follows Charli from promo demands to tour prep to ultra-exclusive spas and shattering personal meltdowns. While she and her trusted creative director, Celeste (Hailey Benton Gates), have a pulsing nightclub vision for the Brat tour, a ever-smiling documentarian named Johannes (Alexander Skarsgård) pressures for a more mainstream vision that'll appeal to "dads."

In my review out of Sundance, I cheered, "Rather than broadly skewering the rich and famous, The Moment shrewdly targets the corporate side of making art for a living. Through celebrity cameos, a succinct yet riveting story, earnest emotion, and biting humor, Charli XCX's mockumentary captures something real about the battle of art versus commerce. How does one hold onto themselves when hit by an avalanche of more, more, more, for better or worse? The Moment shows one answer, urging audiences to find their own."* — K.P.

Starring: Charli XCX, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Benton Gates, Isaac Powell, and Alexander Skarsgård

How to watch: The Moment begins streaming on HBO Max May 29.

Best of streaming this week: Spider-Noir

It's impossible to single out just one highlight in the Academy Award–winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, but hearing Nicolas Cage voice the ultra-broody Spider-Man Noir is certainly up there. This year, Cage takes that portrayal into live action with Spider-Noir, which audiences can watch in black and white or color.

SEE ALSO: I watched 'Spider-Noir' in black and white and color, and there's a clear winner

The series takes place in 1930s New York, where Cage's Ben Reilly is a grizzled private investigator who also happens to be the city's only superhero. Here's hoping he gets to drink all the egg creams and punch all the Nazis he wants. If it's even half as fun as Spider-Man Noir's appearance in Into the Spider-Verse, I'm all for it.* — B.E.

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Abraham Popoola, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, and Jack Huston

How to watch: Spider-Noir is streaming on Prime Video May 27.

(*) denotes a blurb came from a prior list.

Disney’s newest animatronic was created by motion-capturing a Muppet, and a classic Tomorrowland ride is now packed with 200 Unreal Engine machines. CNET’s Bridget Carey learns about the unexpected high-tech upgrades at Walt Disney World in Florida, which include the attractions Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run and Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin.

Now that Intel has released Core Series 3, it's Qualcomm's turn to provide its effective response to the success of Apple's MacBook Neo. The tech giant has unveiled Snapdragon C, an ARM system-on-chip aimed at the "entry-tier" Windows PCs not covered by the X2 series.

Just three months after introducing the Xiaomi 17 series of phones, Xiaomi is back with the Xiaomi 17T Pro. The company has had a somewhat odd release schedule for its smartphones lately, often cramming launches into short periods of time, but that won't matter much to the average consumer, who'll just want to know which of the new Xiaomi phones is the best buy right now.

Having spent a few days with the Xiaomi 17T Pro, I can say that it's a very strong contender. It doesn't have the most powerful chip or cameras; those honors belong to the over-the-top Xiaomi 17 Ultra, and the "regular" Xiaomi 17 which we saw during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona in March this year.

The first time a Xiaomi T-series phone has gotten a 5x telephoto lens. Credit: Stan Schroeder / Mashable

But the Xiaomi 17T Pro wins on battery life. With a humongous, 7,000mAh silicon-carbon battery, it stands on top of Xiaomi's smartphone lineup, and a lot of potential buyers will take notice. Xiaomi says the battery is good for 1.88 days of typical use; that translates into roughly 45 hours.

SEE ALSO: Which laptops and smartphones are easiest to repair? See the rankings.

The Xiaomi 17T Pro is powered by the Mediatek Dimensity 9500 chip, and comes with 12GB of RAM and 256/512/1,024GB of storage. As is typical of new phones these days, it's blazing fast and it's very hard to notice any difference in everyday performance compared to, say, the Xiaomi 17 which runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip.

The camera system, while a notch less powerful than the one in the Xiaomi 17, is still pretty impressive. The Leica-branded rear camera is a 50/50/12-megapixel system with 5x optical zoom, while the front camera is a respectable 32-megapixel shooter.

The Xiaomi 17T Pro is bigger than the Xiaomi 17, with a 6.83-inch AMOLED display that boasts a 144Hz refresh rate and 3,500 peak brightness. It looks great, and it's readable even in direct sunlight.

The 144Hz AMOLED display is very readable, even in direct sunlight. Credit: Stan Schroeder / Mashable

About that battery. Not only is the capacity large, but it also charges fast, with 100W wired charging and 50W wireless charging. I was able to get it from zero to 80 percent in about 20 minutes on a fast charger. And then, it just went on. I played some PUBG Mobile, went out and took photos, tried a bunch of apps, and I simply couldn't get the battery to deplete. After two days of testing I still had 30 percent battery life left.

Night-time images are very bright, but it's best if you keep it to the main camera on 1x magnification. Credit: Stan Schroeder / Mashable

The camera is pretty great. Xiaomi has been steadily improving the cameras on its phones, and it shows. Specifically, this is the first time Xiaomi has given a T-series phone a 5x telephoto camera (it goes to 10x optical-grade zoom).

When there's a lot of bright lights in the darkness, a lot of weird artifacts might show in the picture, especially if you're zooming in. Credit: Stan Schroeder / Mashable

I was able to capture some solid photos with it, and overall the camera quality was similar to the one in the Xiaomi 17. It did have a lot of trouble with bright lights in the darkness, which caused a ton of weird artifacts to show up in the photos.

Xiaomi's Super Macro mode lets you take very detailed macro photos from a distance. Credit: Stan Schroeder / Mashable

For some reason, Xiaomi insists on pre-loading a bunch of bloatware on its phones. I don't mind the company's HyperOS, which is a blatant copy of Apple's iOS, but I'd like to choose the apps on my phone myself, thank you.

The sweet spot in Xiaomi's 17T Pro lineup. Credit: Stan Schroeder / Mashable

The Xiaomi 17T Pro is available in three colors: Deep Blue, Deep Violet, and Black. Xiaomi sent me the Deep Blue variant, and it's a very nice shade of blue that made me reluctant to use the somewhat bland grey case that was included with the phone.

Besides the 17T Pro, Xiaomi also launched the Xiaomi 17T, which has a smaller, 6.59-inch display, a slightly smaller, 6,500mAh battery, a MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Ultra chip, up to 512GB of storage, and a slightly less powerful main camera.

As for pricing, the Xiaomi 17T Pro starts at €899, while the Xiaomi 17T starts at €749. Availability is yet to be announced.

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Home networking is something we all wish was simple, but anybody who has spent more than a weekend messing with routers knows that it's really not. Stuff breaks for no apparent reason, and there are so few ways to know what kind of problem you're having.

If your car came with a built-in Wi-Fi hotspot, you may have used it during the trial period and then let it expire, assuming your phone's hotspot could handle everything just as well. For short trips around town, that's probably true.

Snagit is a powerful screen capture tool that packs a ton of handy features, but it also costs a pretty penny. Worse still, you can't buy a perpetual license anymore, and instead need to shell out $39 a year to keep using it.

SAVE OVER $1,000: As of May 28, the Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV is on sale for $1,498.99 at Amazon. That's its lowest-ever price at Amazon.

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As we wait for more news on Prime Day, Amazon has some excellent discounts lingering around after Memorial Day. For those looking to pick up a new TV for their home, this Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV is currently sitting at its lowest-ever price at Amazon.

As of May 28, the Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV is on sale for $1,498.99 at Amazon, which is just over $1,000 off its full price of $2,499.99. It may not stay at this price for long. Amazon has it listed as a limited time deal, so now is the time to make a move before the offer is gone for good.

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The Hisense CanvasTV is great pickup if you've been interested in the TVs that double as art displays. This screen can show off artwork and photography when it's not being used, which helps turn it into more of a display piece on your wall rather than just a dark screen. It even has an anti-glare display that keeps light and reflections from getting in the way of what you're showing off.

This Hisense TV boasts high-quality 4K resolution and Hi-QLED Color that make the shows or movies you're watching pop with bright, vibrant colors and incredible detail. Plus, its 75-inch screen size helps you feel even more absorbed in what you're watching.

This Hisense 75-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV deal is well worth jumping on at Amazon. Plus, with the FIFA World Cup right around the corner, why not enjoy it on a brand new TV?

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In its early days, Android was pretty barebones. You had to install standalone apps to perform all sorts of basic tasks and get functionalities that Android simply didn't include. Many built-in features we now take for granted actually started life as standalone apps before Google folded them into the OS itself.

TL;DR: Amazon has knocked 11% off the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection (Mega Lucario version), now $178.99 for a limited time.

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Ascended Heroes is the most expensive expansion in the Pokémon TCG’s Mega Evolution set, but the occasional price drop on collection boxes means you can lessen the impact on your trading card budget.

As of May 28, Amazon sellers have dropped the price of the Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes Premium Poster Collection (Mega Lucario edition) to as low as $178.99.

This Premium Poster Collection contains one full-art foil promo card featuring Mega Lucario ex, one double-sided poster, 10 titular Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes booster packs, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live. 

Since single Ascended Heroes Booster Packs cost $19.99 on Amazon, you’re saving up to $2.09 per pack and $20.09 on all 10 compared to buying the packs separately. 

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On the other hand, you can save even more when buying from Walmart or TCGplayer. Walmart has a listing for the same Mega Lucario box for $169.99 with free shipping — whilst TCGplayer has a sealed listing at $155.50 plus shipping.

To save even more on boxes, the eight-pack Pokémon TCG Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection is over $15 off at Amazon. What’s more, find out when and how you can buy Target’s Pokémon 30th Anniversary Collection.

The Pokémon TCG’s newly-announced Pitch Black expansion is now available to pre-order at TCGplayer.

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YouTube will now let you use AI to build custom feeds of videos, in a move similar to competitors like Reddit, Bluesky, and TweetDeck X.

Announced on Wednesday, Google described the personalised feed as "a new way to shape your discovery experience," in its blog post. Essentially, YouTube users can now prompt and generate their own unique array of videos across topics, using Google's Gemini.

YouTube has been testing the AI-powered custom feed tool since Nov. 2025. According to the company, the feature will be rolling out to the U.S. for users on mobile or desktop.

SEE ALSO: AI content to be automatically labeled on YouTube — but not on YouTube Kids

To create one, users can tap the "Your custom feed" button on the home page. Then, give YouTube a prompt like you would an AI-powered chatbot, using moods, topics, or interests — YouTube gave the examples of "help me unwind after work with guided meditations under 10 minutes" and "give me something different beyond my usual feed," and said there will also be prompt suggestions.

Once you've hit enter, Gemini will then generate a content feed that you can pin to your YouTube homepage, and it will continually refresh with new videos. All prompts are editable to tweak the feed, if you're not liking the vibe of what you're seeing.

Notably, Wednesday's announcement came the same day YouTube said it's upgrading its AI labeling system to make it more prominently displayed up top. However, YouTube Kids won't get the same labels straight away. As Mashable's Chase DiBenedetto reported, YouTube told Mashable in April that it was working on it. "The company also explained that its current labeling approach doesn't apply to YouTube Kids because of other safety policies, including a lack of descriptions on Kids content," she wrote. "For now, the new labels only apply to the main YouTube website, not content found on YouTube Kids."

For many years, building a digital music library involved ripping CDs and downloading free songs. If you wanted a specific song or album, you'd have to find it and pay good money for it or wait until a used copy popped up for sale. Streaming services like Spotify flipped digital music on its head by allowing anyone to stream almost any song in the world, either for free with ads or through a small subscription.

Spotify's podcast Clips feature lets you share a snippet with your friends instead of the entire episode — and it seems to be a win for podcasters.

Launched in May 2026, Clips is available on mobile to both Free and Premium users. It's an expansion of Chapters, which the company added in 2023 for podcasters to easily mark major moments and ad breaks.

The feature is a undeniably handy way to grab the bit of the episode that made you cackle mid-stroll or the section halfway in you know everyone's going to be talking about. For example, perhaps you want to share the section of Amy Poehler's 80-minute Good Hang interview with Billie Eilish in which they talk about the fact that she's rewatched The Office over 30 times.

SEE ALSO: How to use Spotify's Page Match feature while reading

The Clips feature is rolling out globally across a collection of podcasts, which will grow in time. If you don't have the feature yet, it's sure to show up in your mobile app soon. It's already been a positive addition for podcasters; according to Spotify, "Early testing has also shown that podcast saving increases when clips are enabled."

But how do you use it? It's very easy.

How to make a podcast clip on Spotify Total Time

• 2 min

What You Need

• Smartphone and Spotify app (iOS or Android)

Step 1: Open Spotify and find the podcast you want to clip.

Step 2: Navigate to the time you want the clip to start.

Step 3: Click on the scissors icon, beneath the playback buttons and above the comments.

Step 4: Use the trimming tool to adjust where you'd like your clip to start and end.

Step 5: Tap "Save" and the clip will be sent to a new playlist called "My Clips."

Notably, you can also share a trimmed clip directly after adjusting it — hit "Share" instead of "Save."

Step 6: Open "My Clips" in your library and scroll to your chosen clip, then tap the "Share" button (it looks like a square with an arrow pointing upward from within).

Step 7: Share your clip either through Spotify's DMs or your messaging platform of choice.

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About two years ago, in March 2024, Rivian showed off its compact SUV, the Rivian R2, for the first time.

Now, it's finally time for the R2 to hit the roads.

In a blog post dated Wednesday, Rivian announced the official launch date for the R2 is June 9. The car itself isn't much of a surprise, given that it could be configured and pre-ordered for a while now, but this is the date when pre-orders turn into orders, and first customer deliveries begin.

For the folks who pre-ordered the R2, this means the company will send invitations to actually order the car soon. How soon? Well, that depends on several factors, including the date and time when they first reserved the vehicle, as well as delivery location (areas surrounding Rivian Service and Demo Centers are likely to get an order invitation sooner).

The launch comes with some caveats, though. The first vehicle available to order will be the Rivian R2 Performance with Launch Package. The R2 Premium Trim will arrive "in late 2026," while the Standard trim will follow in 2027.

Once a customer has had their order confirmed, they can expect a delivery "within 2-6 weeks," Rivian said.

The folks interested in testing out the R2 will be able to book a demo drive at Rivian Spaces, starting June 9.

SEE ALSO: Rivian R2 is a $45,000 electric SUV, but the big surprise are its little brothers, R3 and R3X

The Rivian R2 is a smaller car than the company's first SUV, the massive R1S, and it falls under the mid-size electric SUV category where it battles against Tesla Model Y, among (many) other competitors. It starts at $48,490, but that's for the Standard trim, which doesn't come until 2027. The one that's available now, the Rivian R2 Performance, starts at $57,990, and comes with an all-wheel drive system, Rivian's Automony+ driver assistance package, and an estimated EPA range of 330 miles.

For people in Europe, it's worth noting that, earlier this year, Rivian has quietly delayed its European launch timeline for the R2 from 2027 to an unspecified date. The company offered no further news about the European launch on its website.

While there are some interesting specialty filaments for 3D printing, most of us stick with basics like PLA. It has many great qualities, but I’m often left feeling like my prints don’t feel substantial enough. The solution isn’t more infill—it’s plaster of Paris.

TL;DR: Amazon has the Pokémon TCG: Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection available for $54.50, down from its $69.99 list price.

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The Pokémon TCG’s Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection only arrived last week, but Amazon has already slashed the collector box to the best price we’ve seen in ages — giving you a great chance to catch up on this expansion for less. 

As of May 28, Amazon has the Pokémon TCG: Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection on sale for $54.50, down from the standard $69.99 price it was at during most of the pre-order cycle. This deal knocks 22% off the set and saves you $15.49 compared to buying at full price, far lower than when we’ve covered this box previously. 

The listing is shipped and sold by Amazon, with free delivery listed for June 4-8. 

There are some even lower prices elsewhere for those willing to shop outside of Amazon. TCGplayer currently has the Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection listed for $50.98 with shipping included, nearly matching the current market price of $50.09. Walmart is also showing the same collection for $53.69, though that listing is sold through a reseller rather than directly by Walmart. 

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The Pokémon TCG Mega Zygarde ex Premium Collection includes:

• 1 foil promo card featuring Mega Zygarde ex

• 1 oversize lenticular promo card featuring Mega Zygarde ex

• 1 tech sticker featuring Mega Zygarde ex

• 8 Pokémon TCG booster packs (five from Perfect Order, two Phantasmal Flames, and one Journey Together)

There are plenty of rare and valuable chase cards to pull (they are available to buy as singles at TCGplayer) — including SIR Meowth ex, Mega Hyper Rare Zygarde ex, the SIR Mega Zygarde ex, Mega Clefable ex, and SIR Rosa’s Encouragement.

For the latest expansion, you can still grab the Pokémon TCG’s Chaos Rising Elite Trainer Boxes for under $100. Meanwhile, find out how you can get 40+ new and exclusive items in Target's returning Pokémon 30th Anniversary Collection.

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SAVE $70: As of May 28, the Roku 65-inch Smart TV is on sale for $379.99 at Amazon. That's a 16% discount on the list price.

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The Roku 65-inch Smart TV is on sale at Amazon, and this time it's down to its best-ever price. As of May 28, you can save $75 on this model, down to $379.99. With the World Cup kick off just weeks away, there couldn't be a better time to upgrade.

This TV is a great option for simple streaming at great quality. It has a 4K QLED display that brings out sharp detail and colors in everything you watch. It's even enhanced by HDR10 for brighter highlights and more lifelike contrast. Also, Roku Smart Picture helps to optimize incoming signals automatically, adjusting settings to suit what you’re watching.

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It also gives you access to a huge range of content, including 500+ free live TV channels alongside all the major streaming apps (Netflix, Disney+, etc.). The home screen is also customizable and lets you move apps and prioritize what you watch most.

The remote comes with voice search for content or asking questions. It even has a lost remote finder that helps you locate it if it's hidden behind the depths of your couch.

Get this Roku TV deal online at Amazon now.