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The US Open quarter finals were always going to match up some of the best players in the world, but it's still exciting to see top-seeded stars go head-to-head. One of these exciting matchups is Zheng vs. Sabalenka, with the latter looking to go one better than her defeat in last year's final.

If you want to watch Zheng vs. Sabalenka in the 2024 US Open for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

How to watch Zheng vs. Sabalenka in the 2024 US Open for free

Fans can live stream the 2024 US Open for free on these platforms:

• Australia — 9Now

• New Zealand — TVNZ+

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4. Visit 9Now or TVNZ+

5. Watch Zheng vs. Sabalenka in the 2024 US Open for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer deals such as free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can access free live streams of Zheng vs. Sabalenka without actually spending anything. This clearly isn't a long-term solution, but it gives you enough time to watch every US Open match before recovering your investment.

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What is the best VPN for the US Open?

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Nothing is truly dead in Hollywood. Franchises can be resurrected after decades of turnaround purgatory. Sequels can rise, even if their heroes have been slain. Even dead actors can reprise roles through the use of CGI. All of this has happened this very summer, for better for for worse — mostly for worse.

Which is why I approached Beetlejuice Beetlejuice with a stomach-churning blend of excitement and anxiety. I grew up with this movie, and 36 years later, I can still quote most of it by heart. Michael Keaton's ghost with the most shaped my sense of humor, while Winona Ryder's and Catherine O'Hara's chic, vaguely goth sartorial explosions shaped my personal style. 

More than anything, I wanted this long talked about sequel to 1988's Beetlejuice to be good. But between a summer of cinema soured by fan-service pandering and the recent string of underwhelming, underperforming Tim Burton movies, I had some profound cynicism about this sequel going in.

Sometimes it's fun to be wrong. And Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is the most fun I've had being wrong in quite a while. This movie is outrageous in all the right ways, and even some of the wrong ones. 

Burton is back, baby.  Beetlejuice is back in the waiting room with some of the recently deceased. Credit: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is set thirty-some years after the Deetz family moved to the quiet town of Winter River, where they collided with the recently deceased Maitlands and their eponymous bio-exorcist for hire. Now, Lydia Deetz (Ryder) is a widow, whose teen daughter Astrid (Wednesday's Jenna Ortega) regards her with precisely the level of esteem and affection that she offered her stepmother Delia (O'Hara) all those years ago. (Naturally, Delia relishes pointing out this "karma.") Mother-daughter tensions aside, when Astrid winds up trapped in the land of the dead, Lydia calls on an old frenemy for help. 

Through this premise, Burton is able to bring back all kinds of Beetlejuice iconography and catchphrases without much strain. (Looking at you, Alien: Romulus!) Along with Lydia's enviably sharp baby bangs, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice brings back stop-motion sandworms, that iconic black-and-white striped suit designed by Colleen Atwood (who has also returned!), and shrunken-head ghosties. Beyond that, Burton — with the help of screenwriters/Wednesday creators Alfred Gough and Miles Millar — expand the realm of the dead, offering up creepy and comical new characters as well as darkly hysterical gags. 

Where films like Dark Shadows, Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, and the live-action Dumbo felt like hollow Burton entries — channeling his aesthetic, but lacking in his subversive strangeness and feral heart — Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is alive with the best of the director's indulgences. It's not just that the movie looks like one of his sketchbooks come to vivid life. It's that the film's humor is unrepentantly oddball, treating everything from shark attacks to baby ghouls as fair game for laughs and gasps. The childlike wonder of Pee-wee's Big Adventure and the juvenile provocations of Beetlejuice are refreshed with Keaton's madcap performance, which is at full throttle every moment. 

Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, and Catherine O'Hara give audiences want they want.  Jenna Ortega and Winona Ryder play mother and daughter. Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Devotees of the original movie might quibbles over some tweaks to character and plot, like a quick line of dialogue that explains the Maitlands' absence, or a revised motivation for why Beetlejuice wants to reconnect with Lydia. But Burton and his collaborators understand that Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is also for fans of canon-breakers — like the 1989 Beetlejuice cartoon series, in which the pair were buddies, and the hit Broadway show. Over the decades, Beetlejuice has become beloved, despite being an absolute heel in the original movie. And Keaton sharply threads the needle, being both wickedly charismatic and an absolute cad. 

The rightfully acclaimed actor who starred in Birdman, a film about feeling trapped by one's most iconic roles, plunges back into Beetlejuice with no apparent reservation or ego. Once more, this ghastly ghoul has a pronounced beer belly, deeply sunken eyes, and rot and moss ringing his chin. He has the swagger of Elvis and the manic patter of a cartoon. But the looseness of his physical comedy? That's all Keaton. He is gloriously goofy and totally game, and it's a pleasure to see his juice unloosed once more. 

Catherine O'Hara, still a style icon. Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

O'Hara is similarly sensational as the uncompromising, egocentric artist Delia Deetz. Where she was once seen as an evil stepmother with a questionable taste for interior design, the world has caught up with Delia, embracing her passions for ghost stories, dopamine dressing, and self-obsession. This time, her eccentric artist becomes the voice of reason! Still, O'Hara and Burton find moments to revel in Delia's personal brand of audaciousness. Bless them.

Likewise, Ryder — who's been entrenched in the dark, squelching horror of Stranger Things since 2016 — relishes the return to Burton's brand of macabre levity. With her dark, bulging stare, it's easy to trace her path from isolated, suicidal goth teen to ghost-hunting TV star, whose daughter finds her tragically unhip. Though Lydia's arc is studded with loss, Ryder and Burton keep things light by embracing the absurdity of life and death. And that's mostly a great thing. 

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice may be too much? Maybe?  Willem Dafoe plays a bad actor, and he's brilliant. Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

There's a lot of plot to this sequel. Not only does Lydia return to unfinished business in her formative haunted home, but she's also got a producer/boyfriend (Justin Theroux, oozing sketch) pushing her to wed. Plus, Astrid experiences first love with a local boy (Arthur Conti), while Beetlejuice is ducking his vengeance-seeking ex-wife (Monica Bellucci) and a dead cop (Willem Dafoe), who was a blowhard B-movie actor that played a cop in his past life. All these threads are not so much woven together as they are chucked into a pile. 

The upside to all this story is that audiences get to enjoy some truly unhinged subplots. Bellucci is viciously entertaining as a ferocious and sexy femme fatale, swanning around as if poison and red wine runs through her veins. Dafoe — who is never afraid to push himself into theatricality — is brilliant as a "bad" actor who is comically fixated on his craft more than actually solving crimes. Conti's subplot with Ortega is enchanting, bringing a swoon that recalls the chaste romance of Edward Scissorhands. Theroux's subplot, however, is predictable, veering into annoying. 

Monica Bellucoi goes Corpse Bride in "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice." Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures

Refashioned as a new spin on the first film's opportunistic Otho (Glenn Shadix), Theroux's character Rory lacks the silly yet smug self-satisfaction of Delia's old friend, using in its stead the kind of therapy-speak you can pick up on TikTok without ever comprehending its actual meaning. Sure, his character is meant to be a creep, but most of the con men, creeps, and critters of this world are fun. His is a bit too unsavory, perhaps because he feels the least heightened. Like, I imagine you could find a Rory on any dating app within a few swipes. 

In the end, the screenplay of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is so jam-packed with characters, threads, and set pieces, that it feels less like a movie and more like a jumble of Post-it notes for several could-be sequels combined. This make for a climax that is as confounding as it is chaotic. Like, I'm not sure the ending actually makes any sense. But I'm also at peace with that, because logic has never been what Beetlejuice was really about.

In Beetlejuice, the land of the dead was absolutely perplexing to the living and recently deceased alike; the Handbook for the Recently Deceased was repeatedly described as reading "like stereo instructions," and nothing about the afterlife was intuitive to the Maitlands. Burton and his team use this setup as license to riff and revel without the limiting constrictions of a traditional — or even coherent — plotline. I admit the third act is a mess, made up of musical numbers, stunts, dream sequences, and absolutely bonkers choices. But I can't say I am bothered, because they're an absolute blast. Do you question the logic of a rollercoaster?

Ultimately, Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is pure Burton, passionate, untethered, and indulgent. Fans of the original movie will have plenty of reason to cheer, and even more to cackle. 

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice opens nationwide on September 6, also in IMAX.

Elon Musk really wants X to compete with YouTube. Musk personally intervened to encourage MrBeast, YouTube's biggest star, to start posting full videos on the platform formerly known as Twitter. Earlier this year, X CEO Linda Yaccarino claimed that X was becoming a "video first" platform.

Now, X is taking another step in its moving image pivot: A dedicated smart TV app just for viewing videos posted on the platform.

"Beta version of X TV is out," Musk posted on X on Monday night.

X TV: Musk's pivot to video

The first public release of the X app for TV is now available — and users can install it via the smart TV versions of Google Play, Amazon’s app store, and LG’s app store. The X TV app has not yet been released for Apple TV nor the Apple App Store for tvOS.

According to the X TV app details, users will be able to browse video uploaded to X, as well as access livestream video on the platform. Users must sign in to their X account to use the TV app.

Previously, the only way to watch X's video content on television was to cast videos through a secondary device like an iPhone or Android smartphone.

Elon Musk wants X to be a lot of things. From a social media service to a banking app, Musk and company have been persistent in its goal to make the platform formerly known as Twitter, an "everything" app.

Unlike financial services, X users do currently post videos, so X TV isn't too far off from what the main platform does. However, it seems like most users watch videos on X in passing, as they scroll through their feed. So, it will certainly be interesting to see if the X TV app successfully changes or just confirms current user behavior.

"Nightbitch," based on the novel by Rachel Yoder, sees Adams playing a stay-at-home mother who thinks she's becoming a dog.

Two weeks. That's how long Concord, a seemingly high-budget first-party PlayStation game, got to live.

Sony announced on the PlayStation Blog on Tuesday that the team-based first-person shooter would shut down on Sept. 6, just a fortnight after its launch on PS5 and PC. In the blog post, game director Ryan Ellis said parts of the game landed with people — but too much of it didn't.

"However, while many qualities of the experience resonated with players, we also recognize that other aspects of the game and our initial launch didn’t land the way we’d intended," Ellis said.

As part of this, Concord is no longer for sale and anyone who bought it has been refunded.

SEE ALSO: ‘Concord’ review: Sorry to say it, but it's a flop

If you've been following along with Concord's story, this outcome is as sad as it was inevitable. First announced back in May, Concord was the result of years of work by Firewalk, a new studio formed by industry veterans. However, from minute one, fan reactions to the reveal were fairly muted — and a beta later in the summer didn't do much to ratchet up player enthusiasm.

Reviews praised the gunplay when it launched on Aug. 23, but noted the generic art style and the broad outdated-ness of an Overwatch-style game launching in the era of Fortnite. All of that, combined with a $40 price point, led to staggeringly low sales across both PlayStation and PC. And two weeks later, it was all over.

The PlayStation Blog post is vague about what's next for Concord. The most likely answer is "nothing," but the post did leave a door open for some kind of return down the line. As always, hopefully nobody loses their job over this.

SAVE 12%: The Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition bundle is on sale at Amazon for $232.97, down from the usual price of $264.97. That's a savings of $32.

Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition bundle $232.97 at Amazon
$264.97 Save $32.00 Get Deal

Welcome to sweater weather. Ok, maybe we're still a bit early since some areas of the country are still in the depths of sweaty summer, but it'll be here soon enough. When the leaves turn and you start stocking up on tea, you'll want to snuggle up with a good book. Amazon has a deal in store today that'll help with just that.

As of Sept. 3, the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition bundle is on sale at Amazon for $232.97, marked down from the normal price of $264.97. That's a 12% discount on the bundle that includes the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition device (32GB), leather cover, and wireless charging dock.

Since the dawn of ebooks, the Kindle device has been a frontrunner. Amazon now has a decent lineup of Kindle devices, but we have a favorite. It's the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition. In Mashable's review, senior editor Stan Schroeder explains the Signature Edition has a few noteworthy advantages over the original Paperwhite. For starters, it comes with double the storage — 32 GB to hold all your favorite titles and series. It also comes with a wireless charger which means you can prop it up in its stand while still getting a great reading experience and a full charge.

This bundle also includes a leather cover and a power adapter. But you won't need to concern yourself much with the wireless charger since Amazon says this Kindle can get up to 10 weeks of life on a single charge.

The Kindle Paperwhite is well known for its paper-like screen, giving an experience that's pretty darn close to reading a physical book. However, unlike a traditional book, the Kindle is waterproof, so if it's gets splashed by the pool or it's in your backpack during a fall rain storm, you'll be ok.

If you're looking for a fall treat, the Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition bundle is the perfect purchase, providing plenty of enjoyment in the upcoming cozy season. And thanks to today's sale price, you can snag the bundle for 12% off.

These are the best deals still live during the Best Buy Labor Day Sale as of September 3:

Best Buy Labor Day Sale Deals Still Live Now Best Tech Deal Apple MacBook Air, 14-inch (M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $799 at Best Buy (Save $200) Get Deal Best Headphones Deal Sonos Ace $399 at Best Buy (Save $50) Get Deal Best Appliance Deal Samsung Bespoke 29 Cu. Ft. 4-Door Flex French Door Refrigerator $2,049.99 at Best Buy (Save $2,050) Get Deal

Labor Day may have come and gone, but that doesn't mean all the deals have dried up, too. Eagle-eyed shoppers can still take advantage of plenty of sales that are still live right now. Case in point: some of the discounts that were part of the Best Buy Labor Day Sale are still available now, so you can rack up the deals while supplies last.

Though these deals were originally scheduled to disappear on Monday, September 2, it looks like many of them have been extended. We've sifted through all the discounts that are still available now, and there are still tons of different goods on sale. Essentially, if you see something, snag it while you can. There's no telling when things will disappear from virtual shelves or those prices will jump back up.

Below, find some of our favorite last-minute picks from the Best Buy Labor Day Sale that are still live. Add to your cart, no promo code required, and stack up the savings.

Best tech deal Opens in a new window Credit: Best Buy Our pick: Apple MacBook Air, 14-inch (M2, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $799.00 at Best Buy
$999.00 Save $200.00 Get Deal Why we like it

If you've been looking to pick up a MacBook without breaking the bank, this is an excellent price for an affordable model that's still more than capable of running the latest version of MacOS. It's light, ultra-thin, and portable. It comes with a 14-inch Liquid Retina display as well as 8GB of RAM, 256GB SSD and a 1080p HD webcam, which makes it great for taking classes or keeping up with friends and family on the go. This reduced price takes this laptop into a more affordable category alongside some of its competitors as well, so if you're a student, or just prefer Macs, it's worth taking the plunge.

More tech deals:

• 2021 Apple iPad (A13 Bionic chip, 64GB SSD, WiFi) — $199.99 $329.99 (save $130)

• Sony 2024 77-inch Class Bravia 8 OLED 4K UHD Smart Google TV — $2,899.99 $3,899.99 (save $1,000)

• Samsung 55-inch Class S90D OLED TV — $1,399.99 $1,899.99 (save $900)

• Samsung 65-inch Class DU7200 Series Crystal 4K TV — $469.99 $529.99 (save $60)

• LG Gram Laptop — $1,199.99 $2,099.99 (save $900)

• HP Envy 2-in-1 14-inch Laptop — $649.99 $1,049.99 (save $400)

• Samsung Galaxy Tab S9 FE — $349.99 $449.99 (save $100)

Best headphones deal Opens in a new window Credit: Best Buy Our pick: Sonos Ace $399.00 at Best Buy
$449.00 Save $50.00 Get Deal Why we like it

Sonos Ace cans are a great option for heavy hitting headphones at a discounted price. Mashable Deputy Editor Miller Kern reviewed the headphones and proclaimed them worth buying for "true audiophiles" and those with a Sonos ecosystem at home. They're lightweight at just 11 ounces, offer up to 30 hours of battery life with active noise cancellation turned on, and can connect via Bluetooth or USB-C, complete with fast charging that grants three hours of playback with three minutes on the charger.

More headphone deals:

• Apple AirPods Max — $529.99 $549.99 (save $20)

• Sony WH1000XM4 Wireless Noise-Cancelling Headphones — $249.99 $349.99 (save $100)

• AirPods Pro (2nd Gen) — $189.99 $249.99 (save $60)

Best appliance deal Opens in a new window Credit: Best Buy Our pick: Samsung 4-Door Flex French Door Refrigerator $2,049.99 at Best Buy
$4,099.99 Save $2,050.00 Get Deal Why we like it

It's time to upgrade to a smart fridge. This Samsung model is all about keeping things convenient. It's a roomy appliance with a special Beverage Zone that can keep your drinks and desserts cooled to your choice, with customizable door panels, an auto-open door, automatic ice maker, and a UV deodorizing filter to keep things clean and sanitary. It can integrate with your Samsung SmartThings ecosystem and can assist you with lowering your monthly energy bill. There's even an automatic light that goes on as you get closer so you can get a quick view of what you have in the fridge.

More appliance deals:

• LG Side-by-Side Refrigerator — $1,299.99 $1721.99 (save $422)

• GE 4.5 Cubic Foot High-Efficiency Top Load Washer — $559.99 $799.99 (save $240)

• Samsung 31 cubic foot 3-Door French Door Smart Refrigerator — $1,699.99 $2,339.99 (save $640)

• LG - 24-inch Front Control Built-In Stainless Steel Tub Dishwasher — $599.99 $899.99 (save $300)

Missed out on shopping deals over the long weekend? Fret not, because Amazon has plenty of Labor Day sales that are still live. Here are some of our favorites.

Amazon Labor Day deals that are still live Best headphone deal Apple AirPods Max $399 at Amazon (save $150) Get Deal Best tech deal Amazon Kindle (16GB) $84.99 at Amazon (save $15) Get Deal Best kitchen deal Ninja Air Fryer Pro 4-in-1 $89.99 at Amazon (save $30) Get Deal

Aside from shopping during Amazon Prime Day, browsing deals at the mega retailer during holidays like Labor Day, President's Day, and Memorial Day can be a smart choice if you like to save some money. However, the long weekends also mean you might be away, taking a much-deserved break from real life. If that's the case, you might not be scrolling through Amazon's sale pages until the weekend is over. If that's you, we have some exciting news. As of Sept. 3, we're still seeing tons of great Labor Day deals at Amazon.

From robot vacuums to top-of-the-line headphones, you're in luck today if you feel like scoring a great deal on a serious tech upgrade. Here are just a few of our favorite Amazon Labor Day deals that are still live.

Best headphones deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Our pick: Apple AirPods Max $399.00 at Amazon
$549.00 Save $150.00 Get Deal Why we like it

For some folks, wearing earbuds for eight hours a day isn't ideal. If you prefer the comfort of over-the-ear headphones, check out this deal on the Apple AirPods Max.

If you're an iOS fan, you're surely familiar with the AirPods line, but the Max are the only model with an over-the-ear design. Priced at $549, other brands can seem to offer a better value. However, Amazon's lingering Labor Day sale price of $399 puts the AirPods Max in a great position. Plus, this sale price comes mighty close to the lowest we've ever seen — just $5 more. If you've been on the fence about investing in the AirPods Max, this sale price might help with your decision.

And now that pumpkin spice is on everyone's minds, we have to bring up the fact that holiday shopping is just around the corner. Paired with today's great price, means you might want to consider who's on your holiday shopping list this year, and if anyone is deserving of a pair of AirPods Max.

More headphones deals that are still live

• Soundcore by Anker P20i True Wireless Earbuds — $19.99 $39.99 (save $20)

• JBL Vibe Beam True Wireless Earbuds — $29.95 $49.95 (save $20)

• JBL Tune Flex True Wireless Earbuds — $49.95 $99.95 (save $50)

• Sonos Ace Headphones — $399 $449 (save $150)

Best tech deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Our pick: Amazon Kindle (16GB) $84.99 at Amazon
$99.99 Save $15.00 Get Deal Why we like it

As cooler temps arrive, thoughts of cozy weekends spent on the couch with a good book come to mind. If your bookshelves are at maximum capacity, ebooks might be the way forward. As part of Amazon's Labor Day sale, you can score the Amazon Kindle (16GB) for just $84.99, on sale from the usual price of $99.99. That means you'll be saving 15% on a lightweight Kindle.

Back in July, we were bummed to find pretty dismal sales on Kindle devices during Prime Day, so this Labor Day deal is a nice surprise. The Kindle offers 16GB of storage space, so you'll be able to download your favorite titles and enjoy them while reading at the park, on the way to work, or on your next long-weekend vacation.

More Kindle deals that are still live

• Kindle Kids (16GB) — $94.99 $119.99 (save $25)

• Kindle Paperwhite Kids (16GB) — $134.99 $169.99 (save $35)

• Kindle Paperwhite Essentials Bundle (16GB) — $198.97 $224.97 (save $26)

• Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition Essentials Bundle (32GB) — $226.97 $264.97 (save $38)

Best kitchen deal Opens in a new window Credit: Ninja Our pick: Ninja Air Fryer Pro 4-in-1 $119.99 at Amazon
Get Deal Why we like it

Sure, the microwave was a pretty revolutionary kitchen appliance, but have you tried out an air fryer? These countertop appliances are something magnificent. If you're still non-committal, the Ninja Air Fryer Pro 4-in-1 priced at just $89.99 is truly something to consider. For starters, you're getting a 25% discount off the standard price of $119.99. Beyond that, you'll be getting four (incredibly useful) functions — air fry, roast, reheat, and dehydrate.

Within the 5-quart air fryer, you can whip a crispy batch of sweet potato fries from scratch, reheat last night's pizza, make homemade apple chips, or even bake a loaf of bread. Ninja says the capacity can handle four pounds of fries or five pounds of chicken wings. Those happen to fit perfectly into the snack menu for the upcoming football season.

More Amazon Labor Day deals that are still live

• Amazon Echo Pop — $22.99 $39.99 (save $17)

• Hydroflask Wide Mouth water bottle (Trillium, 24 ounces) — $29.89 $39.95 (save $10.06)

• Roku Streaming Stick 4K — $34 $49.99 (save $15.99)

• Amazon Echo Spot Alarm Clock — $54.99 $79.99 (save $25)

• Amazon Echo Show 8 — $104.99 $149.99 (save $45)

• Roborock S8 Pro Ultra robot vacuum — $899.99 $1,599.99 (save $700)

Check out the best Amazon deals of the day as of Sept. 3: OUR TOP PICK Apple MacBook Air (M2 chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $799 at Amazon (save $200) Get Deal BEST EARBUDS DEAL Apple AirPods (3rd generation) $139.99 at Amazon (save $29.01) Get Deal BEST HEADPHONES DEAL Sony WH-CH520 wireless headphones $39.99 at Amazon (save $20) Get Deal BEST POWER BANK DEAL Anker Nano Power Bank (30W, built-in USB-C cable) $31.99 at Amazon (save $8) Get Deal

Labor Day has come and gone, but the deals are still here. In typical Amazon fashion, there are plenty of awesome deals still sticking around on Sept. 3, including some epic price drops on our favorite brands like Apple and Sony.

Here are our top picks for the best Amazon deals of the day. If none of these light your fire, be sure to check back throughout the week. We'll be making new selections each day.

Our top pick Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Air (M2 chip, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $799.00 at Amazon
$999.00 Save $200.00 Get Deal

Sure, there are newer MacBook models around, but the 2022 M2 MacBook Air is still a beast and a solid choice for most users — especially those on a budget. Mashable's Alex Perry gave this laptop a 4.6/5 rating in his review, where he called it "an ideal job companion with excellent performance and one of the best keyboards around." And it's an especially great buy today, as the base model (8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is back down to its record-low price of $799 — that's 20% in savings and matches its Prime Day price.

Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirPods (3rd gen) $139.99 at Amazon
$169.00 Save $29.01 Get Deal

The third-generation Apple AirPods offer plenty of upgrades from the previous iteration, including longer battery life, better sound quality, a sleeker design, and personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking. We really wish they offered noise cancellation, but we're more willing to forgive the design flaw when they're on sale at this price. As of Sept. 3, you can slash 17% off and grab a pair for $139.99 instead of the usual $169. That's just $20 away from their record-low from Prime Day.

Opens in a new window Credit: Sony Sony WH-CH520 wireless headphones $39.99 at Amazon
$59.99 Save $20.00 Get Deal

While they're not Sony's fanciest headphones, the budget-friendly Sony WH-CH520s are still a solid pick. They offer up to 50 hours of battery life, a three-minute fast charge, customizable sound quality and profiles on the app, and a lightweight, cozy fit. Just pick a preset to match the genre you're listening to, or completely create your own. Regularly $59.99, you can grab the WH-CH520 headphones on sale for only $39.99 as of Sept. 3. That's 33% in savings and just a few bucks shy of their lowest price on record.

Opens in a new window Credit: Anker Anker Nano Power Bank (30W, built-in USB-C cable) $31.99 at Amazon
$39.99 Save $8.00 Get Deal

Sick of watching your phone battery dip into the red with nothing you can do about it? It's time to grab a portable charger like the Anker Nano Power Bank, which can take an iPhone 15 from zero to 50 percent battery life within 30 minutes. It packs 30W fast charging in both directions, as well as a convenient built-in USB-C cable to juice up your devices. There's also USB-C and USB-A charging ports to attach your own cable for non-USB-C devices. As of Sept. 3, you can pick up this power bank for only $31.99 as a Lightning deal. That's 20% in savings for a limited time.

None of these deals catching your eye? Check out Amazon's daily deals for even more savings.

Netflix has dropped its trailer for "The Perfect Couple," a new crime miniseries with Nicole Kidman, Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Dakota Fanning, and Meghann Fahy.

Dropping one of Apple's GPS AirTags into the trash may seem like a major error, but it could be key to unlocking the false, climate-forward promises of city leaders and corporations.

Earlier this year, Brandy Deason, a Texas resident and climate justice coordinator for Air Alliance Houston, began dropping the small devices into every bag of recycling she dropped off for the city of Houston's new "all plastic accepted" program. The AirTags pinged at a nearby storage facility, nowhere close to where they were expected to be, and certainly were not superheated, chemically treated, or mechanically chopped up, as the program claimed.

A further co-investigation by CBS and Inside Climate News uncovered hundreds of thousands of pounds of yet-to-be recycled plastic waste upon visiting the waste-handling business, known as Wright Waste Management. The piles of garbage weren't just being abandoned, however, the tons of recycling are waiting for a promised overhaul of the city's recycling program, backed by ExxonMobile.

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Houston unveiled the Houston Recycling Collaboration in 2022, in response to low recycling rates of single use and hard-to-recycle plastics, offering a "revolutionary" new way of repurposing the materials. Exxon and other Big Oil players have proposed such "advanced" or "chemical" recycling as a solution to accumulating plastic runoff, with the potential to turn plastic into fuel.

Local environmental activists were immediately wary of the universal promises made by such a recycling effort, and the potential environmental harm caused by what is essentially mass incineration of plastic material. Local environmental watchdog groups have been tracking plastics through the system ever since. City storage locations and plastic sorting plants are reportedly falling behind, failing safety inspections, or fully nonoperational, CBS reported. Wright Waste Management denied CBS's request for comment.

Despite privacy and safety concerns — and their potential appeal to police forces — users have embraced Apple's accessible live tracking tech, and this certainly isn't the first instance of AirTags being used for environmental investigations.

In 2023, several organizations and news outlets — including Reuters, ABC, and CBS local affiliates — used AirTags to fact check the recycling claims of city programs and major industry players, including petrochemical giant Dow Inc. Inside Climate News first published an exposé on Wright Waste Management and Houston's recycling failures in 2023, noting the use of electronic tracking devices by local group The Last Beach Cleanup.

Netflix's trailer for Geeked Week 2024 celebrates sci-fi and fantasy shows such as "Squid Game," "Arcane", and "Stranger Things".

Huawei, once a global smartphone powerhouse but now mostly reduced to the Asian market following a U.S. import ban, is trying something bold this year. The company is launching new phones, with the launch event scheduled mere hours after Apple's iPhone 16 event.

More precisely, Apple's event is scheduled for 10 a.m. PT, September 9, while Huawei's event starts at 2:30 p.m. China Standard Time on September 10, which translates to 11:30 p.m. PT on September 9. While that may be a little late for smartphone enthusiasts on the U.S. west coast, it's still notable that Huawei's event is taking place on the same day as Apple's "It's Glowtime" event.

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It's not just any phone that Huawei is launching, either. The company will unveil a tri-folding smartphone, something we've seen in concepts but never widely available, especially from a major smartphone maker such as Huawei. Details about the device are unknown, though analyst Ross Young says it will have a 10-inch display before folding, and that it will use the "most expensive smartphone panel" yet. Huawei's Executive Director teased the device on Weibo, saying it will be an "epoch-making product."

While Huawei's teaser image for the event obviously focuses on the tri-folding phone, there are reports that Huawei will also announce an electric car, as well as new smartwatches.

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Should Huawei really launch an EV, it would be following in Xiaomi's footsteps. Known primarily as a smartphone maker, Xiaomi launched a snazzy-looking, super-fast electric car early this year.

Rumors about an Apple foldable device have been surfacing (and resurfacing) for years, but nothing really materialized in the form of an actual product you can buy. Last we've heard, Apple is working on an iPad/MacBook hybrid, but we won't see it on the market before 2027.

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Every player in the US Open quarter finals will start to genuinely believe they can win the whole thing. It's only three more games, after all.

Emma Navarro triumphed over Coco Gauff in the last round, and now finds herself up against Paula Badosa. Can the American go all the way and win at Flushing Meadows?

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Last week I noted that most companies are either already hacked or could easily be hacked -- and, when they have anything worth stealing, are probably already owned by multiple APT (advanced persistent threat) groups.

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Brian Stevens, the former CTO for Red Hat, is now managing Google Cloud. This move will provide more cloud leadership at Google, but it also leaves questions about what's happening at Red Hat.

The collection and analysis of big data holds great promise, but may also lead some companies to create profiles of consumers leading to discrimination, the chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Monday.