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Convertibles may not dominate today’s automotive market, but they still deliver something that SUVs and crossovers simply can’t replicate. In a world where most new vehicles prioritize practicality over personality, a drop-top remains one of the purest ways to enjoy driving. Whether it’s a scenic coastal cruise or a spirited back-road run, few vehicles make summer driving feel as special.

Do you love the convenience of wireless earbuds but hate the intrusive feeling of having silicone tips shoved deep into your ear canals? Or perhaps you avoid wearing them because you can't hear your surroundings. Either way, open-ear earbuds could finally be the solution you've been looking for.

Pixel phones are known for their cameras, but the stock camera app isn’t perfect. The image processing is quite heavy, and there’s little manual control if you want to experiment. I recently started using Open Camera, a free open-source alternative, and I'm now getting even more from my Pixel's camera.

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Compact cars have become smarter, more efficient, and more comfortable than ever before, but many of them have also become a little dull. In the pursuit of fuel economy and everyday practicality, a lot of affordable sedans and hatchbacks have lost the sense of fun that enthusiasts still crave. For drivers who actually enjoy being behind the wheel, finding a compact car with genuine personality has become surprisingly difficult.

Are you just using your router for Wi-Fi? Well, it actually does a lot more than that. Here's everything else your Wi-Fi router can do.

SAVE $80: The Jackery Explorer 240D portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $129, down from the list price of $209. That's a 38% discount that matches the lowest we've seen at Amazon.

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Now that we're unofficially in summer season, it's time to think about sunny outings and adventures. If you tend to deal with a dead phone battery long before you'll be home from summer activities, you might find a portable power station to be well worth the investment. Check out this compact model that's included in Amazon's Memorial Day sale.

As of May 23, the Jackery Explorer 240D portable power station is on sale at Amazon for $129, marked down from the list price of $209. That's a 38% discount for a total savings of $80. Today's sale price matches the lowest we've seen at Amazon.

If you're not looking for a bulky or heavy portable power station, the Jackery Explorer 240D is an ideal option. With 256Wh of battery capacity, Jackery mentions this model can recharge a laptop three times or a phone 15 times. Pack this along for a weekend camping with friends and you might become the favorite, keeping everyone's phones charged up.

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It weighs under five pounds and it comes with a USB-C cable that doubles as a carrying strap, making this model extra portable. You'll be able to recharge devices via four USB ports, including one USB-A. AC recharging the Jackery with USB-C will take about 2.5 hours while recharging with a 100W solar panel will take about three hours.

Before you head out on a summer outdoor adventure that'll take you off-grid, get equipped with the Jackery Explorer 240D portable power station. It's on sale at Amazon for under $130 and will give you peace of mind that you'll be able to stay connected.

Planning a road trip this summer? Despite high gas prices, millions will still hit the road. The real question: what will they be driving?

Two men have been officially charged with a federal crime after they were caught generating and publishing AI deepfakes of female celebrities.

Federal prosecutors arrested two men in conjunction with a criminal complaint that both separately made sexually explicit AI content that was viewed by millions of users online. The content featured female politicians, musicians, singers, and private photos of women known to one of the accused.

The two men face up to two years in prison.

SEE ALSO: Travel authority pulls public records used to create AI audio of deceased pilots

The men are being tried under President Donald Trump's Take It Down Act, which criminalizes publishing or threatening to publish nonconsensual intimate imagery including AI generated pornography featuring real individuals. The bill, backed by First Lady Melania Trump and several major organizations addressing sexual cyber crime and child sexual abuse, went into effect exactly one year ago.

At the time, many experts questioned how the act would actually be enforced under the Federal Trade Commission, specifically calling attention to removal procedures and redress for victims themselves. Others worried that the bill's broad guidelines would be contested on free speech grounds.

Last month, the Take It Down Act nabbed its first conviction, after an Ohio man pleaded guilty to harassing women with nonconsensual AI images and videos depicting them in sexual acts, as well as generating child sexual abuse materials (CSAM) using the technology.

"This case makes clear that posting deepfake pornography is not a victimless crime," U.S. attorney Joseph Nocella said following the arrests.

If you've started mentally tallying up your software subscriptions and wincing a little, you're probably overdue for a cleanup. The good news is that the open-source ecosystem has quietly become really good—good enough that some apps outright beat their paid alternatives. Last year, I switched to these six free, open-source apps, and they saved me nearly a grand without forcing me to compromise.

SAVE $800: The Husqvarna Automower 410iQ Robotic Mower is on sale $1,799.99 at Amazon, down from the normal price of $2,599.99. That's a 31% discount.

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It's Memorial Day weekend, and if you're spending the time off catching up on household chores, you probably have some yard maintenance tasks on the list. If mowing the lawn is a chore you tend to put off for as long as possible, consider the convenience of a robot lawn mower. Amazon has a handful of robot lawn mowers on sale this Memorial Day and this particular deal is a standout.

As of May 23, the Husqvarna Automower 410iQ Robotic Mower is on sale for $1,799.99 at Amazon, marked down from the normal price of $2,599.99. That works out to a savings of $800 thanks to a 31% discount.

Designed to tackle lawns of up to 0.5 acres, the Husqvarna 410iQ can mow grass to your preference between one and four inches in length. Compared to many robot lawn mowers, that's an impressive height range. It can also navigate on slopes of up to 45 degrees and you can designate an unlimited amount of zones in your yard.

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For example, you can set the front yard to be mowed down to two inches every Monday morning while keeping the backyard shorter and cut more frequently during summer barbecue season. The Husqvarna also has several cutting patterns you can choose from including parallel, checkerboard, or triangle. Plus, this model is safe to clean with a hose.

Today's deal includes the Husqvarna Automower 410iQ Robotic Mower, the charging station, an EPOS reference station for GPS signal, and a year's worth of replacement cutting blades.

Before taking time out of your long weekend to mow the lawn, consider hopping on Amazon's sale price for the Husqvarna Automower 410iQ Robotic Mower. You'll be saving $800 while freeing up tons of weekend time this summer.

I adore E-Ink technology and there has never been a more exciting time to be a fan. New devices offering distinct ways to experience this paper-like technology are dropping all the time.

Memorial Day is more than just the unofficial start to summer. It serves as a day of remembrance for those brave soldiers who died serving in the United States military. These courageous individuals loved their country so much that they were willing to sacrifice their lives for it.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is pausing the release of previously public information related to its investigations, after individuals used AI to recreate the last words of deceased pilots.

The independent agency was informed that an AI-generated rendering depicting cockpit audio of UPS flight 2976 was created and circulated, using only written documents submitted during the recent hearing, CNN reported. The Nov. 4 crash resulted in the deaths of three crew members and 12 civilians on the ground.

"We show our work and we’ve been doing this type of thing for years. Nobody was aware that you can recreate audio from a picture," an NTSB spokesperson told CNN. "NTSB is looking to make sure there’s nothing else in the docket that could compromise anybody’s privacy… now that we understand the possibility of a digital recreation."

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Under federal law, the NTSB does not release cockpit voice recordings to the public during investigations of deadly plane crashes. Instead, the agency will submit a transcript for the public record and — as was the case for flight 2976 — an audio spectrogram, which visually depicts sound frequencies, duration, and amplitude in a given clip.

Individuals were able to use the spectrogram, pulled from the public investigation docket, to digitally recreate the last 30 seconds of cockpit audio before the plane crashed, including the pilot's voices and background sounds. A second clip of recreated audio from an NTSB aircraft test was also circulated online.

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Citing privacy concerns, the agency released a public statement explaining their decision to pause access to investigation dockets, writing:

The NTSB is aware that advances in image recognition and computational methods have enabled individuals to reconstruct approximations of cockpit voice recorder audio from sound spectrum imagery released as part of NTSB investigations, including the ongoing investigation of the crash last year of UPS flight 2976 in Louisville, Kentucky.

The NTSB does not release cockpit audio recordings. Federal law prohibits such public release due to the highly sensitive nature of verbal communications inside the cockpit. The NTSB takes these privacy restrictions seriously.

A DVD drive in your homelab? What madness is this? Well, if you actually stop to think about it, there are many logical reasons why your homelab should include at least one drive capable of reading and writing DVDs.

SAVE $80: The Levoit Sprout air purifier is on sale at Amazon for $199.99, down from the list price of $279.99. That's a 29% discount.

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We've arrived at the unofficial start of summer. Memorial Day weekend kicks off the summer season each year, and that means it's an ideal weekend to head outside and enjoy some warm sunshine. However, some of the country is still swamped with spring pollen and other areas are dealing with wildfire smoke. If you fall into either camp or have simply been looking for a bedroom-worthy air purifier, check out this deal.

As of May 23, the Levoit Sprout air purifier is on sale for $199.99 at Amazon, marked down from the list price of $279.99. That's a 29% discount that takes a respectable $80 off the price.

I'll admit that $280 for a bedroom-sized air purifier is steep, which is why I'm thrilled to see it on sale during Amazon's Memorial Day sale. Last year, I tested tons of models to find the best air purifiers for wildfire smoke and fell in love with the features on the Levoit Sprout. I still use it everyday in my bedroom.

Like the name hints at, the Levoit Sprout is designed for a kids' room or a nursery, but I think it's awesome for all ages. Like you'd want with an air purifier, it uses HEPA filtration to capture irritants like dust, dander, pollen, and smoke. But what I love the most are the extra features.

For starters, the Levoit Sprout has a built-in light that's perfect for bedtime routines. I head into the Levoit app and turn the light on before I even walk into my bedroom. The light even has adjustable brightness levels, so you can set it to your preference from bright white to a chill amber hue. And don't worry about disrupting your sleep: Levoit mentions this light is blue-light safe.

SEE ALSO: The best Memorial Day mattress deals to shop this weekend: Saatva, Nectar, and more

While it's not the best quality, the Levoit Sprout also has a built-in speaker. Using the app or the top controls, you can play calming bedtime sounds like ocean waves or rain, a feature that could be excellent for using in a nursery.

For a numbers nerd, the air-quality tracking on the Sprout is a dream. Like almost every air purifier, it gives metrics like PM 2.5 and PM 10 levels, but the Levoit does so much more. It measures VOC, temperature, humidity, and even CO2 levels, a feature I've yet to see on another air purifier.

If you're looking for an air purifier to sit on your nightstand or you're thinking ahead to potential summer smoke from fires, hop on the Levoit Spout while it's on sale for under $200. Not only is it an air purifier; it's also a lamp, speaker, and air-quality monitor.

Home Assistant is a powerful smart home application. The problem is that there are so many incredible integrations, add-ons, and custom components that it can be hard to know where to start. Thankfully, there's a very useful community-maintained resource that can help.

Memorial Day weekend is fast approaching, marking the unofficial start of the summer travel season—and the perfect time for an annual family road trip. Despite soaring fuel prices, a recent Hertz survey found that 64 percent of Americans still plan to hit the road this summer. With our nation’s 250th anniversary and Route 66 celebrating its 100th birthday, there are more reasons than ever to embark on a memorable family drive. Now, all that’s left is to choose the perfect car.

Everyone can agree that setting up a new phone is a pain. The backup and restore process has considerably improved the experience over the years, but you’re still stuck with signing into a dozen or more apps. Recently, I switched phones and purposely made this process even worse. I’m glad I did.

SAVE $900: The 65-inch Hisense S7 4K CanvasTV is on sale at Amazon for $1,099.99, down from the list price of $1,999.99. That's a 45% discount and the best price we've ever spotted at Amazon. The 55-inch model is also on sale, selling for $849.99 instead of the list price of $1,499.99.

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If you're hanging out at home this Memorial Day weekend, you might be noticing some home upgrades that are calling for attention this summer. If one of those happens to be getting a new TV, you're in luck. Amazon understands that some of us prefer to spend long weekends and sweaty summer months at home binging TV in the comfort of air conditioning. With that in mind, the retailer has great TV discounts this weekend. Check out this notable offer.

As of May 23, the 65-inch Hisense S7 4K CanvasTV is on sale at Amazon for $1,099.99, marked down from the list price of $1,999.99. That's a 45% discount that shaves a massive $900 off the price. It's also the best price we've ever spotted at Amazon. If you prefer a smaller model, the 55-inch Hisense S7 4K CanvasTV also got a discount to $849.99, down from the list price of $1,499.99.

Samsung was the first to the market with an art TV when the brand introduced us to The Frame. It launched with some eye-watering prices, but like almost all tech, we now have competitor options that are much more affordable. Hisense revamped the CanvasTV in 2026 with a Hi-QLED display with an AI RGB ambient light sensor. These upgrades are designed to get deeper color accuracy and even adjust based on the room's ambient light.

SEE ALSO: Amazon's Memorial Day sale is live — score the best deals on TVs, Bose earbuds, Jackery power stations, and more

Of course, the star feature on the CanvasTV is the ability to tap into the Hisense library of artwork to display while you're not streaming summer shows. You can also display your own photos or rotate your favorites. The Hisense even comes with an ultra-slim wall mount, which makes the TV look like a framed piece of art rather than a TV.

Since several sizes of the Hisense S7 4K CanvasTV are on sale for record-low prices at Amazon during Memorial Day weekend, it's an ideal time to make the upgrade. Order soon and Amazon might even be able to deliver before the long weekend is over.