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TL;DR: Through 30 March, Mashable readers can get a lifetime subscription to AdGuard's Family Plan on sale for £12.37 (reg. £131.67) with the code FAMPLAN — that's less than half the price since we last covered this deal.

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Ensuring online safety has never been more important — especially when it comes to protecting our families. As children spend more time online for both education and entertainment, the need for a reliable solution to safeguard them from the pitfalls of the web has become paramount.

AdGuard is a powerful tool designed to provide peace of mind for parents while offering a seamless browsing experience for the entire family. A lifetime subscription to the AdGuard Family Plan covers up to nine devices and is on sale for just £12.37 (reg. £131.67), a huge discount since we last wrote about this deal. Just be sure to use the code FAMPLAN when you checkout at the Mashable Shop.

With its advanced advert-blocking module, AdGuard eliminates the constant barrage of annoying banners, intrusive pop-ups, and disruptive video adverts that clutter your browsing experience. But AdGuard goes beyond just blocking ads; it also shields your family from harmful malware and phishing websites, acting as a fortress for your digital life.

For parents, AdGuard’s parental control feature is a game-changer. It allows you to restrict access to inappropriate and adult content, so your children can explore the internet in a safe and secure environment. Whether they are doing schoolwork or watching videos, you can rest easier knowing that they are more protected from the dangers lurking online.

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Jump on this chance to protect yourself online for life with the AdGuard Family Plan for just £12.37 (reg. £131.67) through 30 March at 11:59 p.m. PT. Just head to the Mashable Shop and use the code FAMPLAN during checkout.

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TL;DR: Create innovative diagrams and more with lifetime access to Microsoft Visio 2021 Professional for £11.58 (reg. £193.45).

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Here's what you'll get with your lifetime license to Microsoft Visio 2021 Professional for Windows:

• Craft flowcharts, org charts, floor plans, and more with dozens of templates and 250,000+ customisable shapes

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• No subscription fees — just a lifetime license for one PC

Make sense of your data with a lifetime license to Microsoft Visio 2021 Professional on sale for £11.58 (reg. £193.45) at the Mashable Shop.

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TL;DR: Live stream Scotland vs. Wales in the 2025 Six Nations for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Things have been really tough for Wales in the 2025 Six Nations, but they did show signs of recovery in their last outing against Ireland. Things aren't going to get much easier unfortunately, because next they face a Scotland side looking to bounce back after a disappointing defeat to England.

If you want to watch Scotland vs. Wales in the 2025 Six Nations for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Scotland vs. Wales?

Scotland vs. Wales in the 2025 Six Nations starts at 4:45 p.m. GMT on March 8. This fixture takes place at Murrayfield Stadium.

How to watch Scotland vs. Wales for free

Scotland vs. Wales in the 2025 Six Nations is available to live stream for free on BBC iPlayer.

BBC iPlayer is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These handy tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, meaning you can unblock BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world.

Access a free live stream of Scotland vs. Wales by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

4. Visit BBC iPlayer

5. Live stream Scotland vs. Wales for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Scotland vs. Wales without committing with your cash. This isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream this game before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for BBC iPlayer?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on BBC iPlayer, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including the UK

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Scotland vs. Wales in the 2025 Six Nations for free with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Live stream Ireland vs. France in the 2025 Six Nations for free on ITVX. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The 2025 Six Nations is still hanging in the balance. Ireland have looked very impressive so far, with three wins from three games. But they haven't played France yet. Les Bleus have played well this year, but that defeat to England will sting.

Can France move to the top of the standings with a win in Dublin this weekend?

If you want to watch Ireland vs. France in the 2025 Six Nations for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Ireland vs. France?

Ireland vs. France in the 2025 Six Nations starts at 2:15 p.m. GMT on March 8. This fixture takes place at the Aviva Stadium.

How to watch Ireland vs. France for free

Ireland vs. France in the 2025 Six Nations is available to live stream for free on ITVX.

ITVX is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These handy tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, meaning you can unblock ITVX from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Ireland vs. France from anywhere in the world by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in the UK

4. Visit ITVX

5. Live stream Ireland vs. France for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Ireland vs. France without committing with your cash. This isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream this game before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for ITVX?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on ITVX, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including the UK

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee.

Live stream Ireland vs. France in the 2025 Six Nations for free with ExpressVPN.

The Rule of Jenny Pen is set in a unique location for a horror film: a secluded rest home. Acting legends John Lithgow and Geoffrey Rush divulge their own inspirations for their characters and what drew them to the roles. And Mashable Entertainment Editor, Kristy Puchko, has the delightful task of educated them on the phenomenon that is the 'psycho-biddy'.

The Rule of Jenny Pen is now in theaters.

Apple's "more personalized" version of Siri is delayed until 2026. The enhanced voice assistant, which leverages AI for greater contextual awareness, was first shown at WWDC 2024 and originally scheduled for a 2025 launch.

Trump giveth and Trump taketh away.

Tesla, led by its CEO Elon Musk, is on track for a record seven straight weeks of losses, according to a new report from Bloomberg. Yahoo Finance reports that Tesla stock is down 30.2 percent year-to-date. Tesla's slump can be attributed to its falling sales numbers around the world, which appears to be the result of Musk and his growing relationship with President Donald Trump and the far right.

The result: Tesla has already wiped out its $700 billion post-election jump in valuation, otherwise known as the"Trump bump."

In 2024, Elon Musk bet it all on Donald Trump's re-election. That bet ended up paying off for Musk as Trump won and Musk's backing earned him a spot in Trump's administration as a special government employee.

SEE ALSO: Tesla sales are reportedly falling globally. How bad it is and where.

Musk's companies quickly benefited from his closeness with Trump. Musk's publicly-traded EV car company, Tesla, for example experienced $700 billion in gains post-election on the stock market.

However, it appears the tides are already changing for Musk and Tesla. 

Recent sales reports have uncovered a Musk and Tesla backlash among the broader public. Tesla sales have fallen by as much as 76 percent around the world. According to numerous reports, consumers are attributing their negative feelings of Tesla to Musk, his endorsement of far right-wing politics, and his close relationship with Trump. Musk's role in Trump's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has turned the head of Tesla and SpaceX, into an especially polarizing figure.

In addition to Musk-created issues, Trump's policies, such as tariffs, have caused chaos on Wall Street, as the stock market as a whole continues to sink.

All of this combined has now resulted in Tesla losing the entirety of its $700 billion "Trump bump" post-election gains, according to Bloomberg.

The Apple Watch is an extremely popular wearable product by Apple, so it would've been a bit dystopic to see it banned in the US. Thankfully, believe it or not, Apple just avoided that fate.

Samsung has been panned for the fact it's taking a long time to bring Android 15 to its smartphones. The company seems to be hard at work ensuring that doesn't happen again for the next major Android update, though.

What if you could have an AI assistant tailored specifically to your needs? Imagine a version of ChatGPT that always remembers your specific preferences, knows everything about your favorite hobbies, or can adopt a unique personality for specific interactions? That's exactly what custom GPTs allow you to do.

Liquid water on Earth is the reason humans can thrive on this planet. If we ever want to colonize the stars beyond our home world, we'll need to find water out there. But that's not the only reason finding water in space is so important. Water also informs our understanding of the great beyond.

Android 16 is right on schedule for an early release this Summer, and one of the most notable new features is called "Progress-centric Notifications." This is Android's version of Live Activities on iPhone–here's how it looks.

AMD's 3D V-Cache technology is still not fully integrated with its mainstream CPU launches three generations in, but that's what makes these releases so exciting—they allow AMD to reclaim the CPU throne even after Intel releases its own. Now, the new Ryzen 9 9900X3D and 9950X3D are coming, and we have a release date.

SAVE $79.01: As of March 7, get the Apple AirPods Pro 2 for $169.99 at Amazon, down from their usual price of $249. That's a discount of 32%.

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Whether you spend a lot of time at home listening to your favorite songs or you're a podcast addict on your daily commute, a good pair of earbuds is absolutely essential. If you're ready to commit to something new, joining the Apple ecosystem might be a good idea, especially since you can get AirPods Pro 2 for an excellent price right now.

As of March 7, get the Apple AirPods Pro 2 for $169.99 at Amazon, down from their usual price of $249. That's a discount of 32%.

These AirPods are all about their crystal clear sound quality and fantastic noise-cancelling properties. Thanks to their H2 chip, they offer total noise cancellation and Transparency mode for when you need to remain more aware of what's going on around you. That makes them ideal for listening to tunes or even taking calls, depending on the situation.

They're a great pick overall, and rank on our list of the best earbuds on the market as the best options for Apple users, included with greats like the Bose QuietComfort Earbuds. They pair seamlessly with your iOS devices in the blink of an eye, too.

This is a great chance to add a new pair of AirPods (or your first pair) to your earbud repertoire, especially at a discount like this, so nab them before they're gone.

SAVE $300: As of March 7, get an Apple MacBook Air (M2, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $699 at Best Buy, down from its usual price of $999.

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It can be a bit daunting trying to find a laptop that works for you that's also within your budget. MacBooks are always a good option no matter your use case if you aren't planning on doing heavy gaming. But they can be prohibitively expensive depending on which model you buy. If you want to join the Apple club, however, there's a great deal at Best Buy you won't want to pass up.

As of March 7, get an Apple MacBook Air (M2, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) for $699 at Best Buy, down from its usual price of $999. That's $300 off if you don't feel like doing the math.

The M2 MacBook Air is zippy and lightweight, with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD so you can store files and get things done without having to worry about external storage. These models are capable of working with Apple Intelligence, and come in multiple colors: midnight, silver, starlight, and space gray.

Though the Air is considered a mid-tier MacBook, it's every bit as capable of working on design and graphic tasks, video editing, and multimedia as well as regular old word processing, Facebook browsing, email, and more. It's a sleek, portable beast and a great alternative to the beefier MacBook Pro.

Samsung’s latest high-end Android smartphone, the Galaxy S25 Ultra, is now $300 off for the base 256GB storage option. That brings the price down to $1,000, and you could potentially save more money with a valid trade-in device.

We’re in the middle of finding out what exactly will be coming with the release of Android 16 this Summer. The latest addition is a feature that hasn’t been officially available on Android devices for over a decade: lock screen widgets.

We're only a month away from Nintendo's big Switch 2 event, yet gamers are still desperate for early information. Now, through a mandatory FCC filing, Nintendo has revealed the Switch 2's model number and confirmed some of the console's functionality.

The Defense Department has marked thousands of pieces of archival material and posts for deletion, complying with President Trump's crusade against anything resembling Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) mandates — including apparently unrelated materials and references flagged by keyword searches.

Among the materials set to be removed from government websites and social media posts are written mentions of WWII veteran history and (at least) 26,000 archival images, reported the Associated Press, including information on Medal of Honor recipients, all women crews, and the Enola Gay, the U.S. military aircraft that dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945.

SEE ALSO: U.S. immigration services wants to review potential citizens' social media

The purge is intended to erase specific military-related mentions of women and minorities — social media posts and website pages that commemorate historic events, but are also inclusive of diversity, are also at risk for removal. The keyword searches for "DEI" content aren't exactly an efficient system, the AP found in its investigation, with posts and image captions that use the term "Gay" (to designate the historical aircraft or, even, a veteran's last name) marked for removal in the database. Information on Army Corps biologists studying the weight, size, and gender of fish were also flagged, as well as seemingly random photos with captions like, “Deadlift contenders raise the bar pound by pound” and “Minnesota brothers reunite in Kuwait.” While some photos and pages have already been deleted, others remain, and it isn't clear what falls under the department's grounds for removal.

An insider told the AP that the purge could result in the deletion of 100,000 images and posts across all military branches, but some workers are attempting to save and screenshot the materials before they are gone. “We are pleased by the rapid compliance across the Department with the directive removing DEI content from all platforms," said Pentagon spokesman John Ullyot. "In the rare cases that content is removed that is out of the clearly outlined scope of the directive, we instruct components accordingly.”

The removal order was given by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in February, who recently purged DEI mentions and programs from U.S. military schools and ordered the military to disqualify and ban transgender Americans, expanding an exclusion law put in place under Trump's first term. The Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency ("DOGE") recently argued that the cancellation of Defense Department DEI contracts would save $80 million in government spending. The agency has recently been accused of inflating projected savings figures.

I wouldn't describe my TikTok FYP a spiritual journey — it's mostly food, sports, Bravo stuff, dogs, and weird internet humor. Yet lately, I’ve noticed a surge of religious comments popping up under some of the more viral TikToks on my feed, and they’re quickly rising to the top.

It's unclear how this started, but I'm not alone. Folks on the Christianity subreddit are wondering where this all came from, too. It's so pervasive that some people wonder if it's bot activity, which feels likely.

"Okay but like, it's one thing to be a comment in every tiktok, I'm getting it on EVERY comment on tiktok now. It's obnoxious and it's just spam now," read a top comment under the Reddit discussion.

SEE ALSO: The 'Trump take egg' meme is an absurdly layered joke

I've noticed that most of the comments follow a similar script. They mention that Jesus died for your sins and attempt to spread the Christian gospel. Some even acknowledge that copy-paste is an attempt to spread the gospel. Here are a few instances I screenshot over the last few days.

Credit: Screenshots: TikTok

Typically, these comments have appeared under relatively viral TikToks. Some are from corporate accounts or advertised posts, which seem like natural places to spam comments.

The Christian comments have seemingly gotten so pervasive that folks are now mocking them. I've now seen a couple of instances of folks copying the cadence of the Jesus comments while praising, well, Satan.

Credit: Screenshots: TikTok

It's a natural progression of anything on the internet. The religious comments read like something you'd get on Facebook — Boomers happily copy-pasting share this to show LOVE for your GOD — which has since morphed into sarcasm. It's only a matter of time before the ways we mock the initial comments overtake the comments themselves. For instance, I've already seen people take the pro-Christian script and rephrase to praise LeBron James.

So, if you see a lot of comments about God on TikTok in the coming weeks, at least you know you're not alone.