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JetBrains IntelliJ, the popular integrated development environment for Java and Kotlin, is finally combining its separate Community Edition and Ultimate Edition. The free version is also getting new features, and a fully open-source IDE will be available in the future.

Spotify added audiobooks back in 2022, and it's been a sneakily great feature for book-lovers who already pay for a Premium subscription. However, the free hours of listening each month have been restricted to the plan manager on Family and Duo plans. That's finally changing.

Mortal Kombat fans, it's finally Round 2. (Well, it's technically the fourth Mortal Kombat film but get over here anyway.)

Warner Bros. dropped an action-packed trailer for the sequel to 2021's adaptation of the iconic Midway Games. This time, three iconic fighters will join the already star-studded returning ranks, with Karl Urban as Johnny Cage, Tati Gabrielle as Jade, and Adeline Rudolp as Kitana.

Mortal Kombat director Simon McQuoid and producer James Wan both return with a script by Moon Knight's Jeremy Slater.

Mortal Kombat II hits cinemas Oct. 24, 2025.

Building your own PC means spending a lot of money on things you just can't cut corners with: the CPU, the graphics card, storage, and your power supply—there's no avoiding a hefty cost for these parts. But you can offset the cost of those components by going cheap on other parts.

You can snag the Acer Aspire Go 15 Laptop for an incredible $300 at Best Buy right now. This marks a massive 50% off its regular price of $600. This is a fantastic deal that shaves a full $300 off the cost, making a powerful laptop surprisingly affordable.

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If you're looking to turn watching TV or catching a movie into a more theater-like experience, you have options. Sure, you don't need a huge screen to enhance a great flick or an engrossing series, but it certainly does help. And if you're ready to take the plunge, Amazon has you covered with a fantastic deal on a Hisense TV that'll turn any room into a theater.

As of July 17, get the Hisense 100" Class U7 Series ULED 4K TV for $1,399.99, down from its usual price of $1,898 at Amazon. That's $498.01 off and a discount of 26%.

SEE ALSO: Score $200 off this 75-inch Hisense smart TV at Amazon

This room-dominating screen is a 4K ULED display with full array local dimming for better, more realistic lighting all over the screen. It serves over a billion individual shades of color as well with a 144Hz native refresh rate and smooth motion for less blurring. Plus, it has a gaming mode with low-latency to make your favorite games pop and perform even better than usual. You also get Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos sound to complete the package.

Google Assistant is built into the TV as well, so much like a Fire TV, you have voice control options to connect to a smart hub at home, turn on your lights, adjust your thermostat, or just change the channel or surf new content via Google TV. And of course, it huge screen size makes it the perfect candidate for pairing with a soundbar or other entertainment-related accessories to make it feel like you've headed to the theater without leaving your seat.

If you've been dreaming of a good way to make everything you watch or play feel more cinematic, snag this TV now while you can still save nearly $500 on it. You'll feel good about treating yourself.

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Anker's excellent 100-watt Nano Charging Station is currently on sale for just $36. That's a 28% discount on the MSRP, and it's $5 less than what Apple charges for its single-port 30-watt adapter.

Taimi is an LGBTQ dating app, and though it's had its share of controversies on Reddit (mainly unicorn hunters, dead profiles, and cishet dudes posing as queer women), it's become popular in the last few years, with 28 million downloads according to its press release. On market intelligence service AppMagic, Taimi is a top 5 dating app to boot.

SEE ALSO: Grindr is testing AI chat summaries for paid users

Still, in 2025, daters are wary of dating apps more than ever. Now, Taimi is encouraging users to get off the app and into real-world queer spaces. The company released two brand-new features to help facilitate meetups in real life.

The 'First Move' feature lets you send pre-written conversation starters

The "First Move" feature allows users to set up pre-scheduled messages that will automatically send when a new connection is made. This is kind of similar to Hinge's "Match Note," except it's a little less personal and more of a conversation starter, like Bumble's current "Opening Moves."

The idea is that you can be away from your phone without having to worry about missing the window to connect with a new match, because you've already taken care of the first message. While some of the pre-written options like "How can I make you smile?" and the ever-simple "Hi, how are you doing?" might feel a bit lackluster, you do have the option to write your own custom message. (You can also opt out of using this feature entirely.)

That said, it seems to be working, at least a little. During a test run, Taimi found that this smart automation led to a 4.8 percent increase in matches moving into a "deep dialogue" and a 4.5 percent rise in the average time users spent online.

The 'Taimi In-Person' feature lets you promote local events

"Taimi In-Person" is exactly what it sounds like: a free promotional platform for real-life LGBTQ events. During its pilot phase, the feature has already been used to support 77 events.

This could be good news for queer people who might not know where to find a community in their area or for travelers looking for queer-friendly places to visit while on vacation.

If you're interested in hosting an event on Taimi, you can submit a request form on the company's website or email events@taimi.com.

In an email to Mashable, Taimi told us that these features were created in response to the shrinking number of safe and welcoming spaces for queer people across the United States. The company believes the LGBTQ community needs both digital tools and physical spaces to thrive, and it's betting on a hybrid approach where technology can enhance IRL connections.

The company's goal is to "[bridge] digital connections with real-life communities and [strengthen] the queer ecosystem,” says Taimi's CEO, Oleksiy Shevchenko.

Time goes on, and technology changes. Many of us (who aren’t retro enthusiasts) have done many things for last time without realizing it. Here is a list in honor of the tech we no longer use and the things we no longer have to do.

Uber has announced a multi-million dollar partnership with U.S. electric vehicle maker Lucid and robotics company Nuro. The three companies plan to deploy at least 20,000 robotaxis "in dozens of markets around the world" over the next six years, starting in a major U.S. city in 2026.

The ride-share app announced the news on Thursday, saying that the Lucid vehicles will be owned and operated by Uber or its third-party fleet partners. The vehicles, which will be equipped with technology developed by Nuro, will be available to riders "exclusively" via the Uber platform, as per the company's press release.

SEE ALSO: Smooth, silent, strange: What it's really like to hail a robotaxi

As a part of the deal, Uber is investing $300 million in Lucid and an undisclosed — but "significant" — amount in Nuro, according to the Financial Times.

Uber said the collaboration between the three companies will "[deliver] a fully integrated robotaxi experience developed for comfort, safety, and scale."

"Autonomous vehicles have enormous potential to transform our cities for the better," said Dara Khosrowshahi, CEO of Uber. Khosrowshahi said the partnership will "safely bring the magic of autonomous driving to more people across the world."

Nuro will lead the safety efforts behind building the vehicle, using simulations, supervised on-road testing, and closed-course testing.

The move crystallizes Uber's intention to make its mark in the world of autonomous vehicles, which could have big implications for the thousands of gig workers who book rides through Uber. Just yesterday, the company announced a deal with Baidu, a company that runs one of the largest robotaxi fleets in China. The two are partnering up to deploy robotaxis across Asia and the Middle East, with a potential expansion to Europe.

Tesla has also been testing its own robotaxi service, most recently in Austin, Texas.

SEE ALSO: FTC sues Uber over 'deceptive' Uber One subscriptions

In a bit of news that is in no way indicative of the direction our culture is heading, Elon Musk's xAI is hiring an engineer dedicated to creating anime girls.

The company has a listing with the job title "Fullstack Engineer - Waifus." A waifu is word used by anime fans refer to a female character that people view romantically. It's basically a Japanese version of the English word "wife." The listing said xAI is "looking for exceptional multimedia engineers and product thinkers who want to make Grok's realtime avatar products the best in the world." The pay range: $180,000-$440,000 per year.

SEE ALSO: xAI launches Grok 4, right after the AI chatbot spewed hate speech

The job listing comes on the heels of Musk's Grok releasing its first avatars, which were an anime girl called Ani and a red panda called Rudi. As Mashable's Stan Schroeder wrote, Ani is, by default, very flirtatious with users and can go full NSFW.

If the job listing is any indication, we can only expect more of the same from xAI moving forward.

Netflix's Assassin’s Creed live-action series adaptation is officially coming, announced by Ubisoft on Thursday.

According to Ubisoft's blog post, Netflix has greenlit the TV adaptation of the historical action-adventure game series with Roberto Patino (DMZ, Westworld) and David Wiener (Halo, Homecoming) acting creators, showrunners, and executive producers.

Ubisoft and Netflix first announced the project's development in 2020.

"We've been fans of Assassin's Creed since its release in 2007. Every day we work on this show, we come away excited and humbled by the possibilities that Assassin's Creed opens to us," said Patino and Wiener in a joint press statement.

SEE ALSO: 'Assassin's Creed Shadows' is the best one in years, sometimes in spite of itself

"Beneath the scope, the spectacle, the parkour and the thrills is a baseline for the most essential kind of human story — about people searching for purpose, struggling with questions of identity and destiny and faith. It is about power and violence and sex and greed and vengeance. But more than anything, this is a show about the value of human connection, across cultures, across time. And it's about what we stand to lose as a species, when those connections break. We've got an amazing team behind us with the folks at Ubisoft and our champions at Netflix, and we're committed to creating something undeniable for fans all over the planet."

The series will likely centre on the franchise's core opposition between two covert factions: the Assassins and the Templars, who wage war across time and historical periods, with the protagonist able to access and relive these ancestral memories through a machine called the Animus. However, there are no details on which time period the TV series will be set in or whether the narrative will begin with the game's original 12th century protagonist Altaïr. Justin Kurzel's awful 2016 Michael Fassbender-led film hinged around a new character, Aguilar, an assassin in 15th-century Spain. My two cents: let Kassandra, Evie Frye, or Fujibayashi Naoe lead this time.

All we do know? Nothing is true, everything is permitted.

Women's health app Flo will soon bring features specifically for perimenopause to its 76 million monthly active users.

Previously, Flo focused on reproductive health, and called itself a period and ovulation tracker, and a pregnancy app. Now, Flo is branching out to help people track symptoms of perimenopause, the transitional period between menstruation and menopause. The new in-app offering will be called "Flo for Perimenopause," and provide personalized guidance for those who are in, about to enter, or curious about this stage of life.

SEE ALSO: Women's health app launches massive survey on female orgasms

In a 2024 survey Flo conducted of 1,446 U.S. women aged 34-49, 54 percent said they don't feel adequately informed about perimenopause and its potential symptoms and effects on their health. Another, smaller survey from Flo (of 337 women in the U.S. aged 35-54 who said they were going through perimenopause), 72 percent said their symptoms limited their life experiences. Self-esteem, sex, and social lives were the top-affected areas.

Flo for Perimenopause will allow users to track and manage their symptoms, like cycle irregularities, hot flashes, mood changes, fatigue, and sleep disturbances. This is similar to how Flo already tracks and manages users' periods. Users can also receive a "Perimenopause Score," which is a tool to evaluate and help users understand the impact of perimenopause symptoms.

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Flo users will also be able to get support from medical experts and OBGYNs and connect with other users in an anonymous in-app feature called Secret Chats. The app will also feature educational content made in collaboration with over 100 medical experts.

"A tool like Flo for Perimenopause could be truly transformative for the many women I see who arrive confused, overwhelmed, and unaware of what their bodies are going through — simply because no one ever taught them what to expect," said Dr. Sameena Rahman, a board-certified OBGYN, sex-med gynecologist, and menopause specialist, in Flo's press release.

Flo for Perimenopause will be available to all users starting July 21.

AI data-labeling company Scale AI is laying off 200 employees, following a dramatic month with Meta.

Scale AI is cutting 14 percent of its workforce, and will also end work with 500 global contractors, Bloomberg reported. This comes after Scale AI received $14.3 billion of investment from Meta and simultaneously lost its CEO Alexandr Wang to Meta's superintelligence group as part of the deal.

According to an internal memo from Scale AI's interim CEO Jason Droege viewed by Bloomberg, the layoffs are due to its data labeling business scaling too quickly, which led to bureaucracy and "unhelpful confusion about the team’s mission." The memo also cited "shifts in market demand."

Meta's poaching of top AI talent to gain a competitive edge over its rivals has had a strong orbital effect over the AI industry, including pulling Scale AI under its influence. Meta's investment in Scale AI gives it a 49 percent stake in the company, which has reportedly caused OpenAI and Google cut ties with the data-labeling company due to competing interests. Scale AI is known for labeling and annotating training data, which is a crucial part of developing AI models. Scale AI and OpenAI previously had a longstanding relationship, which goes back to when Wang and OpenAI CEO Sam Altman were roommates during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mark Zuckerberg was reportedly disappointed with Meta's Llama models, which prompted him to personally recruit top AI leaders and researchers for an ambitious project to develop AI superintelligence. Employees from OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and Apple have left to join Meta's new team, shaking up the entire industry.

A Scale AI spokesperson told Bloomberg that the company's layoffs are part of a restructuring to focus on enterprise and government contracts. The company plans to hire hundreds of people later this year for these efforts.

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

The Alien franchise has always been terrifying, but each horrific Xenomorph encounter comes with a silver lining: Hey, at least it didn't happen on Earth! (Aside from the Alien vs. Predator films, of course.)

However, FX's upcoming Alien: Earth does away with that silver lining entirely, asking what would happen if Xenomorphs arrived on Earth. The short answer: nothing good!

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Created by Noah Hawley (Fargo), this prequel series kicks off when a Weyland-Yutani deep space research vessel crash lands in Earth's Prodigy City, named after the Prodigy Corporation, one of Weyland-Yutani's rivals. A space ship smashing into a major metropolis is already a catastrophe by itself, but things go from catastrophic to "oh no, the world is screwed" once it turns out the ship was carrying not one, not two, but five hostile alien life forms from the deepest reaches of space. Among them is the Xenormorph, along with new creatures guaranteed to give you nightmares.

While the crash is a disaster for the entire world, Prodigy CEO Boy Kavalier (Samuel Blenkin) views it as an opportunity for profit. He wants to take control of whatever Weyland-Yutani found, so he sends a squad of soldiers to investigate the ship.

But these soldiers aren't ordinary humans. They're hybrids: humanoid robots who've been implanted with the consciousness of sick human children. Yes, that's different from Alien's synthetics, which have artificial consciousness in addition to a robot body.

As the soldiers, led by Wendy (Sydney Chandler), close in on the crashed USCSS Maginot, the stage is set for an epic showdown between aliens and synthetics. For Earth's sake, let's hope the synthetics come out on top.

Produced by Alien director Ridley Scott, Alien: Earth also stars Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Babou Ceesay, Adrian Edmondson, David Rysdahl, Essie Davis, Lily Newmark, Erana James, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Kit Young, Diêm Camille, Moe Bar-El, and Sanda Yi Sencindiver.

Alien: Earth premieres Aug. 12 at 8 p.m. ET on Hulu and FX.

If you've been on TikTok the past few days, you probably have a very specific song by Pinkpantheress stuck in your head.

Pinkpantheress says the song is about buying illegal drugs or using a male escort, but you wouldn't know that by the way TikTok users have approached the viral trend. Instead, they're using "Illegal" by Pinkpantheress to talk about the intricacies of their relationships — as intricate as you can get in a 13-second video, at least.

It goes like this: One person records shaking hands with another while they lipsync the first line, "My name is Pink and I'm really glad to meet you," and overlay it with text like, "I grew up with strict parents."

The camera shifts, and the other person records shaking hands to, "You're recommended to me by some people" with more text overlayed that shows how the two people are different, like "I grew up with chill parents."

It shifts back to the first person, hands still shaking, to, "Hey! OoOooOooOooo is this illegal?" with an acknowledgment that they're dating now.

And then back to the other person who lipsyncs, "Hey! OoOooOooOooo it feels illegal." That's it. That's the whole trend.

The joke is: "is this illegal?" — meaning, "this feels so different it must be wrong." For instance, one by couple creators Taylor and Sophia that reads, "*raised in a water only family*," then "*raised in an appetizer and soda family*," followed by "is this illegal?" and "it feels illegal."

The sound has been used in over 841,000 TikTok videos, including a Huddy video with 37 million views, a video by Brooke Monk with over 21 million views, and even one with Pinkpantheress herself that has over 36 million views, among other viral videos with the sound.

According to TikTok's Creator Search Insights, it's one of the top trending videos on TikTok and has been steadily increasing reach since July 15. Some users are calling it the "illegal trend" which is predominately searched by women aged 18 to 24 years old, according to TikTok's Creator Search Insights.

Of course, some people are doing it completely independent of the trend and just... playing the song behind whatever b-roll they have on their camera, like this guy from Love Island.

SAVE $200: As of July 17, get the Hisense 75" Class QD7 Series Mini-LED 4K TV for $599.99, down from its usual price of $799.99 at Amazon. That's a discount of 25%.

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Ready to bring a new TV home? Whether you're looking to enhance the way you watch your favorite movies and TV shows or you want a display to enjoy new video games on, you can't go wrong with a discounted screen. And right now you can get an especially sweet deal on a large TV that can take center stage in your home and shine wherever you put it.

As of July 17, get the Hisense 75" Class QD7 Series Mini-LED 4K TV for $599.99, down from its usual price of $799.99 at Amazon. That's $200 off and a discount of 25%.

SEE ALSO: What's the best time of year to buy a TV? Yes, there's an answer.

This 4K smart TV boasts a native 144Hz refresh rate and a Mini LED screen with up to 500 nits of peak brightness. Its QLED hues blend together with quantum dots to give you high color accuracy with over a billion shades to make sure you get the most realistic picture possible. Further, it supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos to enhance your experience, especially in the audio realm, even further.

It has Fire TV integrated with it so you can use both Alexa with its included remote to press and ask questions, find and launch content, and use all of your favorite streaming apps straight from the TV. Choose from all of your favorite platforms like Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, and more that you can use straight from the TV itself without the need for a streaming stick.

If you've been looking for a new TV to change the way you enjoy content, this one is both affordable and a bargain at this price, though it likely won't be around forever. Better snag this one while it's still available.

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Animation legend Genndy Tartakovsky has captivated audiences of all ages with projects like Dexter's Laboratory, Samurai Jack, the Hotel Transylvania series, and Primal. However, his upcoming film Fixed is decidedly for the older crowd.

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That's because the entire movie hinges on dog Bull (voiced by Adam DeVine) realizing his owners are about to have him neutered, separating him from the balls he loves so much. And you'd better believe that Fixed animates Bull's testicles, along with other parts of his anatomy. Seriously, if you've ever yearned to see the famed "butthole cut" of 2019's Cats, then Fixed is the movie for you.

Panicking over his upcoming castration, Bull sets out for one last big night on the town with his doggy friends Rocco (Idris Elba), Fetch (Fred Armisen), and Lucky (Bobby Moynihan). Squirrel-killing rampages and trips to dog strip clubs (yes, really) ensue. But amid all the R-rated carnage, will Bull be able to accomplish his true goal: telling neighboring dog Honey (Kathryn Hahn) that he's in love with her?

Brazen in its crassness but still oddly sweet, Fixed was trapped in development hell for years. In 2024, it was shelved by Warner Bros. Discovery, a move the company pulled with other completed projects like Batgirl, Coyote vs. Acme, and Scoob! Holiday Haunt. That meant distribution for the project fell back on Sony Pictures Animation, which has collaborated with Netflix before on projects like The Mitchells vs. The Machines.

Fixed is now less than a month out from release after years of setbacks, and you can get a taste of its nasty madness in the trailer above.

Fixed hits Netflix Aug. 13.

TL;DR: Watch Sweden vs. England in Women's Euro 2025 for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Women's Euro 2025 knockout rounds continue with Sweden vs. England. A lot of fans were expecting England to top their group, but their opening day defeat at the hands of France meant they had to progress via a second-place finish. That does mean they avoid Germany at the quarter-final stage, but it's not all good. Sweden just beat Germany 4-1, so they'll be coming into this game with a lot of confidence.

If you want to watch Sweden vs. England in Women's Euro 2025 for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Sweden vs. England?

Sweden vs. England in Women's Euro 2025 kicks off at 8 p.m. BST on July 17. This fixture takes place at the Letzigrund.

How to watch Sweden vs. England for free

Sweden vs. England in Women's Euro 2025 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 tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in another country, meaning you can unblock free live streams on sites like BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world.

Unblock BBC iPlayer 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. Stream Sweden vs. England in Women's Euro 2025 from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to free live streams without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you time to watch Sweden vs. England (plus the rest of the tournament) before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for streaming sport?

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

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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. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.95 (including money-back guarantee).

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Apple Wallet's Car Key feature is expanding to include 13 new vehicle brands.

The car key feature enables people to access their cars using the Apple Wallet on their iPhone or Apple Watch. Car keys can unlock compatible vehicles at a distance or nearby, depending on the manufacturer.

SEE ALSO: Everything we learned during Apple's WWDC 2025 keynote

The feature has already worked for models created by companies such as Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Kia, Lotus, Hyundai, BYD, Audi, and BMW.

Now, a slew of new auto manufacturers are joining the existing list, bringing the total number of supported brands to 33. The latest additions are:

• Acura

• Cadillac

• Chery

• Chevrolet

• GMC

• Hongqi

• Lucid

• Porsche

• Rivian

• Smart

• Tata

• Voyah

• WEY

As of now, there is no timeline for when these companies will implement the Car Key feature. Apple has announced other updates to its vehicle-related products during WWDC 2025, including a new design for CarPlay and the introduction of the enhanced CarPlay Ultra.