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Spain's 2026 FIFA World Cup victory was celebrated with a traditional trophy hoist on Sunday, a ritual "shared really only by the players," as The Daily Show's Jon Stewart points out in the video above.

The thing is, it wasn't just shared by the victors, with U.S. President Donald Trump lingering onstage after presenting Spain with their prize, and posing for the team photo alongside controversial FIFA president Gianni Infantino.

"What the f*** are you doing on the stage? It's for the players!" screamed Stewart in his monologue on Monday night. "Why must everything be tainted by the overinflated ego of Cankles Muldoon? Why?"

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The iPhone's virtual assistant got a glow-up with iOS 27 and finally lives up to Apple's 2011 promise. In my early testing, Siri is just here to get things done.

Whoop has made its way to the front of a crowded field of health trackers. With brand ambassadors like Cristiano Ronaldo, LeBron James, and Niall Horan, it's become a tracker for elite athletes and celebrities. But what about the everyman?

Whoop has two devices in its lineup, the Whoop MG and the Whoop 5.0. While the 5.0 is technically the more basic of the two, it's anything but. This unsuspecting wristband provides a bounty of data on sleep, physical performance, and recovery. I tried the Whoop 5.0 out, wearing it round the clock, to see what this health tracker is all about.

Whoop 5.0 at a glance The Whoop 5.0 unlocks to slide onto your wrist. Credit: Samantha Mangino / Mashable

The Whoop 5.0 brings advanced metrics to the brand's most affordable membership tiers, One and Peak. The device accompanies the first two Whoop membership tiers, which offer plenty of health insights for the average person, including health span and stress insights. Plus, some users — including myself — think it's a far better value than the Whoop MG. The Whoop 5.0 provides a lot of data, which may be overwhelming for the average user, and it also suffers from processing delays.

The Whoop 5.0 remains the most comfortable fitness tracker The Whoop 5.0 has an extremely low profile, more so than most watches. Credit: Samantha Mangino / Mashable

The Whoop 5 is a smart fitness band that sits on your wrist to measure biometrics. It doesn't have a screen or watch face; instead, it operates and delivers health data through the Whoop app.

Having previously tested the Whoop 4.0, I knew the Whoop 5.0 would be comfortable. Between generations, it's maintained the same design, except the 5.0 is 7 percent smaller. What that means is a slightly slimmer profile that remains lightweight.

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It's easy to forget the Whoop 5.0 is on your wrist. The included knit bands are comfortable, allowing your movement to flow without restriction. Plus, the device is out of the way enough that it won't bother you when you're sleeping or bending your wrist during training. While wearing it to sleep, I've never woken up with a sore or stiff wrist. Speaking of sleeping, the Whoop 5.0 includes a haptic alarm that gently vibrates to wake you up, which I have to say, is the most pleasant way to be woken up.

The Whoop 5.0's charger slides onto the device so you don't have to take off the health tracker. Credit: Samantha Mangino / Mashable

The charger slides on the device so you never need to take it off, but I wouldn't recommend that. It's designed to be worn around the clock, including in the shower. However, when the band gets wet, it feels waterlogged, and keeping it on makes it take longer to dry, which, in my experience, was a miserable sensation. Word to the wise: don't wear it while washing the dishes.

It's for people who love data In the Whoop app, dig into all the biometrics collected by the 5.0. Credit: Screenshots courtesy of Whoop

If you're looking for health data, including all the graphs you could ever dream of, the Whoop was made for you. Compared to other health-tracking apps I've used, like Apple's built-in health apps and Oura, which deliver straightforward, easy-to-digest data in an aesthetically pleasing app, Whoop's app focuses on the hardcore numbers.

The app is pretty plain, with three primary metrics at the top. Sleep, recovery, and strain data are front and center with health and stress monitors below (for those with a Peak membership). You can dig into specific measurements and view graphs tracking past measurements to see your gains.

Admittedly, it can be a lot to make sense of, especially for the average user who might just want to know their step count and sleep quality. But if you're not sure what to make of your heart rate variability and how that relates to your health, Whoop has a built-in coach.

Need some guidance? Whoop's got AI for that. Talk through adjustments to your routine with the Whoop Coach. Credit: Screenshots courtesy of Whoop

One of the best improvements in Whoop's app doesn't actually have much to do with the Whoop 5.0 specifically, but with the app. Now, Whoop Coach, which is still in beta in the app, helps you make sense of all the data.

The AI-driven feature processes all your data, making suggestions and starting a conversation with you about training adjustments based on your sleep and recovery scores. Since I'm not an elite athlete trying to dig into my biometrics every day, the Whoop Coach was far more accessible in deciphering what my scores meant and how to respond to them.

Performance is a mixed bag

The data provided by the Whoop 5.0 is accurate. The sleep score reflected how I was feeling. When I was only getting a few hours of sleep a night, my Whoop warned me to take it easy during the day, but after a full eight hours, it encouraged me to push it further in my workouts.

Whoop claims the longest battery life of any fitness tracker at almost any price, at 14 days. While my device didn't make it a full two weeks, I was able to go a full week without sliding on the charger.

Often I'd wake up to check my sleep score and find that the Whoop app was missing data. Credit: Screenshot courtesy of Whoop

What I was most disappointed in about the Whoop was its data-loading time in the app. If you close the Whoop app, it immediately prompts you to reopen it to keep the data updated, which definitely drained my phone's battery.

Even when I was keeping the app open consistently, the Whoop 5.0 was slow to load data, especially in the morning. Often, I'd wake up ready to see my sleep data, to find that the Whoop was missing data from the previous eight hours. After refreshing the app several times, the data finally appeared, but it became frustrating how frequently this happened.

Overrides Apple Watch activity

While testing the Whoop, I simultaneously wore my Apple Watch to compare data and track my workouts in real-time. I synced my Whoop with Apple Health, and a curious problem arose. Whoop data overrode all my Apple Fitness data. Suddenly, my calorie count after my typical activities was far lower than expected.

The Whoop 5.0 has more conservative calorie counts than my Apple Watch. Normally, after my morning walk, my Apple Watch shows I've burned around 400 active calories, but with the Whoop 5.0, it shows only around 200. Both programs use the same weight, heart rate, and step count data, so it raises the question of which is more accurate, and unfortunately, I can't ask my all-knowing body for that exact number.

Whoop 5.0 encompasses two membership tiers

Whoop has three membership tiers: One, Peak, and Life. One and Peak use the Whoop 5.0 while the Life tier comes with the Whoop MG. One is the most basic tier ($199 per year), but its data is far more than basic. It includes 24/7 biometric monitoring, along with sleep, strain, and recovery data. It also provides insights into automatic activity detection, step tracking, cardiovascular and musculoskeletal strain, VO2 Max estimates, and heart rate zones.

With Peak membership ($239 per year), you get all of that plus longevity data. That includes Healthspan, which tracks your Whoop age and your aging page. Plus, Peak features stress and health monitors that analyze signals from your heart rate, temperature, and blood oxygen levels.

What's nice about the Whoop 5.0 is that you can upgrade from One to Peak at any time using the same device. Membership is charged annually, so you can pick the right tier for you without swapping out devices.

What's missing from the Whoop 5.0

Technically, the Whoop 5.0 is the brand's most basic fitness tracker. The more advanced option is the Whoop MG, which stands for medical grade. The Whoop MG is part of the most expensive membership, the Life tier, which costs $359. It includes everything in the Peak membership tier, plus blood pressure insights and AFIB detection. If both of those are non-negotiable for you, depending on your health concerns, then the Whoop 5.0 won't suit you.

However, browsing the Whoop community on Reddit, most users say the MG isn't worth the price for those two features and prefer the Peak membership and the Whoop 5.0.

It's cheaper than that other fitness tracker — at first

Because of Whoop's peculiar pricing structure, it's deceivingly cheap. With other fitness trackers like Apple Watch, Oura Ring, and Fitbit, you buy the device outright and use it freely, or maybe pay a small membership fee. But since you're buying a membership with Whoop and getting the device with it, the pricing is different.

An Oura Ring 5 starts at $399, plus an annual $69.99 membership fee, for a total of $468.99 in the first year. The mid-tier Whoop membership, Peak, is $239 annually. The Whoop remains cheaper after two years of use, but after three years of paying $239, it's more expensive than an Oura Ring plus three years of membership.

However, if you don't want to deal with any membership fees, that's where an Apple Watch or a Fitbit comes in.

Should you buy the Whoop 5.0? Should the Whoop 5.0 accompany you on your workouts? Credit: Samantha Mangino / Mashable

Yes, the Whoop 5.0 is a great fitness tracker, best suited for individuals focused on the strain and recovery of daily life and workouts. It provides bountiful data and a Whoop Coach to help you make sense of the data. Its low-profile, stretchy knit band makes it extremely comfortable to wear all the time.

If you want training data during your workouts, you'll need another fitness tracker in addition to the 5.0, as it's screen-free. Not to mention, while the overall data is fairly accurate, the app's processing speed is frequently slow.

But for $239, or the more affordable $199 membership option, the Whoop 5.0 is a solid health tracker.

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After Samantha Wilson sold her house, the 35-year-old creator moved into a tiny shed located in the Montana woods. It had no kitchen, no bathroom, and no running water. If she wanted to cook her own meals, it was going to have to happen outside.

“What started as a necessity eventually became something I genuinely fell in love with,” Wilson says. “Cooking outdoors allows me to combine my love of food and nature, and it brings a sense of peace, freedom, and adventure that you don't get indoors.”

The full-time content creator has been building a following on Instagram (330K followers), YouTube (27.8K subscribers), and TikTok (104.8K followers) under the handle @samalouisaa, where she regularly posts cooking videos in her beloved outdoor kitchen. Wilson, who is Deaf, signs during all her videos and includes on-screen captions.

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On any given day, the creator can be seen making her take on Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups, strawberry juice, and homemade vanilla coffee creamer. In 2025, a video of Wilson’s mom running from a Grizzly Bear went viral, racking up 8M views on Instagram.

We recently caught up with Wilson over email to learn more about her approach to content creation, the gear she relies on for filming outside, and her signature goofy grin.

What is the overall vibe you are going for with your videos?

My content is about finding joy in simple things. I love cooking outdoors, being in nature, and showing that good food doesn't have to be complicated. I try not to take myself too seriously, so there's always a bit of humor and silliness mixed in with the cooking and nature. I want my videos to feel like you're hanging out with a friend rather than watching a perfectly polished social media video.

Talk about where that silliness side comes from and what the response to that has been

I've always had a goofy personality, so the humor comes naturally. I can be pretty outspoken when it comes to food ingredients, misleading marketing, and products I don't believe in, but humor helps me get those points across in a way that's entertaining and memorable. People seem to appreciate the combination of honesty, education, and not taking life too seriously.

View this post on Instagram Any tips on cooking outside for someone who wants to try it? 

Start simple and don't overthink it. Begin with easy recipes and classic camping meals, then gradually challenge yourself with more creative dishes as your confidence grows. You don't need a fancy outdoor kitchen to enjoy cooking outside — just a reliable cooking setup and a willingness to experiment. The more time you spend outdoors, the more you'll learn to adapt and appreciate the experience. And somehow, food just tastes better outside.

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As a Deaf creator, what do you wish there was more of on social media? 

I'd love to see more authentic representations of Deaf people across all types of content. Too often, Deaf creators are expected to only talk about deafness or teach sign language, when many of us have a wide range of interests, careers, and passions. Social media has the power to show those full stories and help people see beyond a single label.

What do you love about being a content creator? 

I absolutely love the freedom to build a life on my own terms. It allows me to share my passions, lifestyle, and ideas with people who genuinely connect with them while creating a career that aligns with the life I want to live. It's truly rewarding to know that something I shared, whether it's a recipe, perspective, or simple idea, has inspired someone to try something new, improve their health, or think differently about what's possible.

What is most challenging about being a content creator? 

One of the biggest challenges is that content creation never really turns off. There's always another video to film, project to work on, or idea to pursue. I'm still learning how important it is to create boundaries and make time to simply enjoy life without feeling the need to document every moment.

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After spending nearly three hours watching Odysseus struggle to get home, some The Odyssey viewers are leaving the theater feeling like they made the journey with him.

That is partly because they watched it in 4DX, a format that rocks the seats with the ships and adds wind, water, fog, and other physical effects to the movie. Videos from screenings are now spreading online and convincing other viewers that IMAX may not be the only way to experience Christopher Nolan’s epic.

Though some moviegoers call the experience "torture", the videos are generating plenty of interest from people who now want to try it themselves. The fascination adds another option to an already unusually complicated question surrounding the film: Which format should audiences choose?

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Nolan filmed the movie entirely with IMAX cameras, and screenings in the much scarcer IMAX 70mm format sold out months before its release. Only 41 theaters worldwide are equipped to present it that way, leaving many fans to choose among digital IMAX, standard 70mm, Dolby Cinema, and other premium formats.

4DX presents a different proposition. Instead of expanding the image or emphasizing its visual detail, it brings parts of the movie into the auditorium. Literally.

What is 4DX?

Created by South Korean entertainment company CJ 4DPLEX in 2009, 4DX uses motorized seats and environmental effects synchronized with onscreen action.

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The seats can tilt forward and backward, turn from side to side, rise, fall, shake, and vibrate. Depending on the movie and theater, viewers can also encounter wind, water, fog, smoke, scents, flashing lights, simulated snow, and bursts of air near their heads. Some seats contain a device that pushes into a viewer’s back during onscreen impacts.

For anyone concerned about getting sprayed, 4DX seats generally include a button that allows viewers to turn off their individual water effect. The movement, however, is part of the experience — whether you like it or not.

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Those effects are not automatically generated while the movie plays. CJ 4DPLEX employees spend weeks programming them, sometimes working frame by frame to coordinate each movement, vibration, and environmental cue with the film. The finished instructions are then distributed to 4DX theaters.

"If the seats are moving the entire two hours of a film, I don’t think it really takes advantage of what 4DX is," CJ 4DPLEX executive Paul Kim previously told Variety. "We want to make sure that it’s the right scene and we want to make sure that it makes sense when we use particular effects."

The Odyssey gives programmers plenty to work with. Storms bring wind and water into the auditorium, ships make the seats rock with the waves, and arrows trigger bursts of air beside viewers’ heads. Smoke and fog effects match what’s happening onscreen, while fight scenes produce sharper movements and physical jolts. And it’s packing theaters to capacity.

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After sifting through Reddit threads (r/RegalUnlimited, r/TheOdysseyMovie, r/ChristopherNolan) and reactions elsewhere on social media, the response from people who attended 4DX screenings was mostly positive.

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According to people who attended screenings, the effects are concentrated around the movie’s larger set pieces rather than running continuously throughout its nearly 3-hour runtime. That gave audiences time to recover between storms, battles, and rough stretches at sea.

One Reddit user whose local Regal theater had recently installed 4DX reported that nearly every available effect kicked in during the movie—smoke, wind, air bursts, and plenty of water included. The seats rocked through boat sequences and jerked during fights and sudden action scenes.

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"There’s a certain part of the movie near the end where the seats went absolutely wild,” the user wrote. Although they did not consider it the most intense 4DX presentation they had experienced, they said the effects complemented this particular movie.

Other attendees emphasized that the seats did not move during every conversation. One user said the pauses between action sequences kept the extended runtime from becoming exhausting.

"Totally worth doing," they wrote, "especially during the boat scenes."

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Many are leaving the theater inspired. One viewer said it reinforced their determination to "fight for my life just like everyone on the ship did," while another called their 4DX viewing the "wildest cinema experience ever." A TikTok creator even posted that her entire theater erupted into a standing ovation after her 4DX showing.

But not everyone came away convinced. One viewer on Reddit said the effects became an "annoyance" outside a few rough-sea sequences and complained that the final fight "absolutely wrecked my back." Another asked for a refund after experiencing "ZERO effects other than seats moving," suggesting that the experience can also vary depending on the theater and which equipment is working.

A TikTok video with 5 million views shows the creator warning viewers: "whatever you do, DO NOT watch The Odyssey in 4DX!!!"

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Fans of the format consider much of that physical discomfort part of the price of admission: a Reddit commenter compared 4DX with a theme-park attraction, but wanted to experience "the wind, the rain, the mist, and wet popcorn" anyway.

That leaves viewers with another option to experience the movie with the toughest ticket on the market: you can always catch the 6 a.m. showing to see IMAX 70mm present the full scale and detail of the images Nolan captured on film. Or try 4DX for the chance to rock through a thunderstorm with Odysseus — and hope the lid stays on your drink.

YouTube has spent years encouraging creators to experiment with AI while trying to contain the kind of content those tools produce. Now it’s getting more specific about what crosses the line.

In a July 16 episode of the company’s Inside YouTube podcast, Vice President of Trust and Safety Matt Halprin sits down with creator insider ‪Rene Ritchie how YouTube distinguishes between creators using AI as a production tool and channels that use it to manufacture videos at scale.

The conversation wasn't an announcement that YouTube is banning AI-generated content; instead, it offered a closer look at 3 types of videos that can make a channel ineligible to earn money.

Which AI videos can lose monetization?

The first category: generic or repetitive videos that barely differ from one upload to the next. This includes channels pumping out AI-generated stories where only the character names, settings, or accompanying images change. It also covers slideshows, scrolling text, animations, or tutorials that rehash the same basic information without offering anything new.

This doesn't mean creators need to completely reinvent their channels with every upload. What matters is the substance: each video should deliver a new story, lesson, argument, or explanation. It shouldn't serve up a lightly edited version of something already published.

The market for producing videos without an on-camera creator is substantial. Alex Mashrabov, a former head of generative AI at Snap, claimed AI-generated faceless videos were "a new, emerging category where solopreneurs and storytellers can thrive" in a June interview with The Hollywood Reporter. Now they'll have to thrive without repetition.

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The second category: what YouTube calls “unsatisfying or off-putting” content. These videos lean heavily on disturbing imagery or emotional manipulation to grab attention, but don’t build much of a story around it.

One example YouTube's Halprin discussed: videos that show animals in apparent danger before someone swoops in to rescue them. A channel built around this concept could lose monetization regardless of whether the footage was AI-generated.

The same principle may apply to compilations of disturbing clips, repetitive videos focused on violence, or AI footage that falsely shows a celebrity dying or a natural disaster unfolding.

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Again, YouTube isn't saying that every video involving tragedy, violence, or distress can't earn money. News reports, documentaries, fictional series, and other substantive work can still cover these subjects. The question is whether the disturbing material serves a larger story, or is just being used as clickbait.

The third category ties directly to generative AI. YouTube says channels can't monetize videos where synthetic personas present themselves as human authorities on sensitive topics such as healthcare, finance, law, and politics.

This could include an AI-generated "doctor" diagnosing symptoms, an AI-generated podcast host recommending investments, or an AI-generated "lawyer" advising viewers on court cases. The concern isn't that the characters in question are fictional — it's that viewers might mistake them for credible human experts.

The clarification follows a complicated crackdown

YouTube has been trying to limit repetitive content for years. In 2025, the company rebranded such content as "inauthentic," noting that repetitive and mass-produced videos were previously ineligible for monetization.

Generative AI has made producing that material considerably easier. “AI can actually allow people to make a lot of videos,” Halprin noted, while conceding that the increased output can include genuinely good work.

"But that exact same new tool can allow you to make lots of videos really quickly that are very similar," he added. “They’re very generic and don’t really have a narrative arc and don’t really show your creativity.”

The scale of that output is becoming difficult to ignore.

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In a 2025 study, video-editing company Kapwing created a brand new YouTube account and analyzed the first 500 videos the platform recommended. Researchers classified 104 of them—about 21 percent—as “AI slop.” A third fell into a broader category, “brainrot,” which includes other forms of low-quality content designed to capture viewers’ attention.

Kapwing examined 15,000 popular channels and identified 278 that contained only AI-generated content. Together, these channels racked up over 63 billion views and 221 million subscribers. The company estimated they generate around $117 million in annual revenue.

YouTube said the findings didn't necessarily reflect the platform as a whole; however, the company terminated one channel identified in the study and removed several others from its monetization programs.

CEO Neal Mohan described managing AI slop as one of YouTube’s top priorities for 2026, even as the company rolls out its own AI tools.

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YouTube is embedding Google DeepMind’s Veo video generator directly into Shorts and offering tools that animate photos, assemble raw footage, suggest ideas, and automatically dub videos into 27 languages. More than 1 million channels used these AI creation tools each day in December.

Mohan's platform is in a tricky position, then. It wants this technology to expand what creators can make—without letting its revenue-sharing program become a payday for automated content farms.

Why 'faceless' creators are worried

The crackdown has worried some creators who make original videos without appearing on camera.

These channels are often described as “faceless,” a category that includes narrated documentaries, history videos, animation, explainers, true crime, ambient sound, and other educational work.

Many existed long before generative AI and rely on human writers, researchers, editors, illustrators, animators, and voice actors behind the scenes.

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Trouble is, AI content farms often look similar on the surface. And some creators say that resemblance is already creating problems.

Doctor NOS, an educational YouTuber with 1.8 million subscribers, told THR creators making similar content without appearing on camera were being demonetized. Other faceless-channel operators have reportedly begun hiring on-camera hosts, via gig platforms like Fiverr and Upwork, in the hopes that a person on screen will make their videos more obviously human-made.

Those stories remain anecdotal, and such moves are technically unnecessary. YouTube has not said that appearing on camera improves a channel’s chances of earning money, and its written policy does not require creators to show their faces. Still, faceless creators are left without an easy way to demonstrate human work behind the screen.

YouTube is not banning AI videos as a whole

AI itself is not disqualifying. It can already perform many of the individual tasks involved in making a YouTube video, including drafting scripts, generating images and voices, creating animation, translating speech, and building visual effects. YouTube even offers creators its own AI-powered production and dubbing tools.

YouTube's Halprin said the company is not judging a video solely by whether generative AI was involved. A creator can use AI throughout the production process and remain eligible for monetization if the finished work contains an original story, useful information, entertainment, or another clear creative contribution.

The problem is that those same tools make it much easier to produce large numbers of videos that look, sound, and feel almost identical.

“AI can actually allow people to make a lot of videos,” Halprin said, noting that the technology can increase the amount of genuinely good work a creator produces.

“But that exact same new tool can allow you to make lots of videos really quickly that are very similar,” he added. “They’re very generic and don’t really have a narrative arc and don’t really show your creativity.”

YouTube’s updated guidance is intended to show creators where that fuzzy line begins.

What happens when YouTube demonetizes a channel?

When deciding whether a channel qualifies for YPP, YouTube may review more than one individual video.

Reviewers can consider the channel’s primary subject, newest uploads, most-viewed videos, largest sources of watch time, titles, thumbnails, descriptions, and About page. If a significant portion of the channel falls into one of the three inauthentic-content categories, YouTube can remove monetization from the entire channel.

Halprin also addressed fears that angry viewers could get a creator removed from YPP simply by reporting the channel repeatedly. Reports can prompt YouTube to examine a channel more closely, the executive said, but the number of reports alone does not determine whether it loses monetization.

Creators removed from the program generally have 21 days to appeal. If that appeal fails, they can revise the channel, publish new material, and reapply after 90 days. For viewers, the clarification does not mean AI slop will suddenly disappear from YouTube.

Videos that violate monetization standards may remain available, and the scale of the platform makes automated content difficult to eliminate entirely. What YouTube can do is make that material less lucrative.

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TL;DR: Switchers can get the iPhone 17 Pro 256GB for free for 24 months at T-Mobile with a qualifying plan and number transfer. The offer comes through up to $1,099.99 in monthly bill credits, and no trade-in is required.

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Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro is pricey, but T-Mobile is giving switchers a reason to take a closer look. The carrier is offering up to $1,099.99 back when new customers transfer their number, add a new line, and choose an eligible plan, which can bring monthly payments down to $0 over 24 months.

The deal doesn’t require a trade-in, but you’ll need to meet T-Mobile’s requirements to get the full savings.

The iPhone 17 Pro deal is available at T-Mobile in deep blue, cosmic orange, and silver with 256GB of storage. Its full retail price is $1,099.99, and the offer is available for new customers who switch their number to T-Mobile and choose an eligible plan.

To qualify for up to $1,099.99 in savings, you’ll need to:

• Buy an eligible iPhone model, including the iPhone 17 Pro

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Eligible plans vary depending on whether you’re a new or existing T-Mobile customer and may include Experience Beyond, Better Value, and select existing T-Mobile plans. T-Mobile says bill credits can take up to two billing cycles to appear.

The iPhone 17 Pro isn’t the only device included in T-Mobile’s switch offers. Depending on the phone model and qualifying plan, customers can also get savings on other iPhones, including the iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 16. And if you don’t qualify for the top-tier offer, T-Mobile has other switcher promotions that provide up to $900, $830, or $630 back through 24 monthly bill credits, depending on your plan and device.

What to know before switching

Like most carrier promotions, this deal comes with a few conditions. You’ll need qualifying credit and service, an eligible plan (starting at $100/month with AutoPay, plus taxes and fees, for the main offer), a port-in from a supported carrier such as AT&T or Verizon, and an active account in good standing to continue receiving bill credits.

If you cancel your account before receiving all 24 bill credits, the remaining device balance becomes due. Paying off the phone early can also prevent any remaining credits from being applied.

If you’ve been eyeing the iPhone 17 Pro, this T-Mobile offer could provide you with the push you need to make the switch.

The best Hulu deals and bundles in July 2026: Best Hulu Bundle Deal Disney+ and Hulu Bundle Get 6 months for $11.99/month Get Deal Best HBO Max Bundle Deal Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max Bundle $19.99/month with ads, $32.99/month ad-free Get Deal Best Student Deal Hulu Student Deal Hulu with ads for $1.99/month Get Deal Best ESPN Bundle Deal Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited Bundle $35.99/month Get Deal

There's a wide range of excellent shows and films to watch on Hulu, including season five of The Bear and even The Devil Wears Prada 2, which is set to stream on July 29. It's a library that's full of options to keep you entertained throughout the summer and beyond.

If these shows have caught your eye and have you itching to sign up for Hulu, we're here to help you get the best deal. Outside of the standard ad-supported and ad-free plans, there are quite a few bundle deals available with Hulu that are worth exploring if you're looking to save some cash. This includes the Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max package.

Disney has also dropped a six-month offer for the Disney+ and Hulu bundle, though it is only available on their site at the moment. This drops its ad-supported plan to $11.99 per month when locked in for six months (then back up to $12.99 per month). The ad-free plan is down to $17.99 per month (which will return to $19.99 per month after six months).

Disney notes that this is an "ongoing offer for people who want to subscribe for a longer period to save on the average monthly cost." It's also available for new and eligible returning subscribers.

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Below you can find details on Hulu's best bundles at the moment — alongside information on both its ad-supported and ad-free plans, if you just want the basics — offering you a way to save on the service right now.

Best Disney+ bundle deal Opens in a new window Credit: Hulu Disney+ and Hulu Bundle Get 6 months for $11.99 per month Get Deal Why we like it

For those interested in the ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu Bundle, which sets you up with Disney+ alongside Hulu, it starts at $12.99 per month. If you'd prefer the Premium ad-free version of this plan, this jumps to $19.99 per month.

If you're curious about Disney's new six-month offer, this is available on Disney's site. Again, it offers the ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu bundle plan for $11.99 per month when locked in for six months, then returns to $12.99 per month. The Premium ad-free plan is $17.99 per month for six months, before returning to $19.99 per month.

• Disney+ and Hulu Bundle — $12.99 per month

• Disney+ and Hulu Bundle Premium — $19.99 per month

Best HBO Max bundle deal Opens in a new window Credit: Hulu Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max Bundle $19.99/month with ads, $32.99/month ad-free Get Deal Why we like it

This is one of the best Hulu bundles available at the moment. Starting at $19.99 per month, this bundle grants you access to Hulu, Disney+, and HBO Max for a much lower price than you'd pay for the three separately. It's an incredible deal to take advantage of, especially if you've already got Disney+ and HBO Max subscriptions. There are two plans to choose from with this bundle, and they are:

• Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max Bundle (with ads) — $19.99 per month (save 42%)

• Disney+, Hulu, HBO Max Bundle (no ads) — $32.99 per month (save 41%)

Best student deal Opens in a new window Credit: Hulu Hulu Student Deal Hulu with ads for $1.99/month Get Deal Why we like it

If you're a student enrolled at a university, you can score a Hulu (with ads) plan for even less than the above bundles. Hulu's Student Deal lets eligible college students buy a Hulu (with ads) plan for just $1.99 per month. Hulu notes that the deal lasts "so long as student enrollment status remains verified," then it goes back up to the standard monthly price.

• Hulu Student Deal — $1.99 per month

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Alongside the big Hulu, Disney+, and HBO Max bundle, Hulu also offers plans for sports fans that include ESPN Select or ESPN Unlimited. According to ESPN, "ESPN Select includes ESPN+ content only. Fans who want ESPN+ exclusively may subscribe to the ESPN Select plan. ESPN Unlimited includes all of the ESPN networks and services, including ESPN+." 

The Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited Bundle, which has ads, is available for $35.99 per month. The Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN Unlimited premium bundle without ads is available for $44.99 per month.

• Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Select Bundle — $19.99 per month

• Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Select Bundle Premium — $29.99 per month

• Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited Bundle — $35.99 per month

• Disney+, Hulu, ESPN Unlimited Bundle Premium — $44.99 per month

Hulu's monthly plans

If you're just looking to jump straight into Hulu's library without any fancy bundles, there are a couple of subscription options to consider. The ad-supported tier comes in at $11.99 per month. If you want to go ad-free, that'll cost you $18.99 per month.

• Hulu (with ads) — $11.99 per month, $119.99 per year

• Hulu Premium (no ads) — $18.99 per month

If you really want to go big on a streaming investment, there's the Hulu + Live TV plan. This costs a whopping $89.99 per month for its ad-supported plan, but comes with plenty to keep you busy. Hulu + Live TV (with ads) gets you access to 95+ channels, unlimited DVR, Disney+ (with ads), ESPN Select (with ads), and Hulu (with ads). If you want to go even bigger with the ad-free plan — which offers Hulu (no ads), Disney+ (no ads), and ESPN Select (with ads) alongside Live TV — it'll cost you $99.99 per month. The ad-supported plan offers a free trial as well for three days.

• Hulu + Live TV, Disney+, and ESPN Select (with ads) — $89.99 per month (3-day free trial)

• Hulu Premium + Live TV, Disney+ Premium, and ESPN Select (no ads) — $99.99 per month

• Hulu + Live TV, Disney+ Premium, and ESPN Select — $94.99 per month

• Live TV Only — $88.99 per month

Wondering what to watch once you get set up with a Hulu plan or bundle? We're here to help with that as well. Have a look at our roundups of the 30 best comedies on Hulu, the 25 best sci-fi movies on Hulu, and the 26 best horror movies on Hulu to start building your watchlist. And if you're in the mood to binge-watch a show, check out our breakdown of the 25 best shows on Hulu.

TL;DR: GitMind turns videos, PDFs, and audio into AI-generated mind maps and summaries, and a lifetime subscription is sale for $49.99 (reg. $169).

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Mind mapping tools normally make you do the thinking twice, once to understand the material and again to arrange it on screen. Research piles up faster than anyone can chart it by hand, so the map ends up half-built and abandoned. GitMind reads the source material itself and builds the map for you, and a lifetime subscription is on sale for $49.99 (reg. $169).

GitMind accepts PDFs, YouTube links, screenshots, audio recordings, websites, images, and plain text. Multimodal AI processes whatever you feed it and returns organized mind maps, diagrams, and summaries within seconds. So a 90-minute lecture recording becomes a structured set of key points without you scrubbing through the playback.

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Video summaries pull the main arguments out of YouTube content automatically. A built-in PDF reader with OCR extracts information from scanned documents, and transcription turns audio into searchable text you can actually work with. AI chat sits on top of all of it, so you can ask questions about a document rather than rereading it.

Students can turn lectures and papers into study material, teams organize meeting notes and reports, and educators build lesson resources faster. Real-time collaboration lets several people work on the same map at once, across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and a Chrome extension.

Lifetime access covers one user, includes future updates, and carries no current restrictions.

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TL;DR: Koofr’s 1TB lifetime cloud storage plan is on sale for $159.99 (reg. $810) through July 30 with code KOOFR.

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Cloud storage shouldn’t feel like a subscription you’re stuck negotiating with forever. Every month, another charge shows up for space you’re not even sure you’re using efficiently. It adds up fast, and it never really stops. There’s a better way to handle it, and it doesn’t involve a recurring bill at all.

Koofr’s Cloud Storage lifetime subscription gives you 1TB of secure storage for a single payment of $159.99 (reg. $810) through July 30 with code KOOFR. That’s not a discounted month or a limited-time trial — it’s full, lifetime access after one transaction, and nothing else to pay going forward.

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The 1TB of space is enough room for your photos, documents, videos, and anything else piling up across your devices. You can access everything from your phone, computer, or WebDAV, and even connect existing cloud accounts like Dropbox, Google Drive, Amazon, and OneDrive to manage it all from one place. Built-in tools like the Duplicate Finder help keep things tidy, while advanced renaming and link customization make organizing files less of a chore.

Privacy is also part of the package. Koofr doesn’t track your activity, and your files stay encrypted both at rest and in transit, so security isn’t something you have to think twice about.

Setup is simple, too. If you don’t have a Koofr account yet, creating one is free, and your redemption code arrives by email right after purchase so you can get started almost immediately.

Recurring cloud storage fees are optional, not mandatory.

Get 1TB of secure, private storage for life with Koofr for $159.99 (reg. $810) using code KOOFR before July 30.

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TL;DR: Get a 20TB Scramble Cloud Storage Lifetime Subscription on sale for $349.95 (reg. $1,440).

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Cloud storage keeps billing you every month, forever, just to hold files you already own. Most services also encrypt your files on their own servers, which means they can access your files. Scramble Cloud encrypts everything on your device first, and a lifetime 20TB subscription is on sale for just $349.95 (reg. $1,440).

Scramble Cloud has a better way of protecting your privacy. Your files get encrypted before they leave your computer. Scramble never receives the key, so nobody at the company can open them. Neither can the host, and neither can any authority that asks. You’re the only one who can access your files, but you can still share them easily. Just send an encrypted private link or share directly with other Scramble users. Groups let you hand a whole folder to family or coworkers in one click, and you set the permissions for each person. Team Link shares files with outside partners who don’t need an account at all.

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Scramble mounts as a network drive through WebDAV, so your files show up in your regular file explorer. There’s also a command-line tool, a desktop client, and a web app that runs in any browser. You can stream your uploaded videos without downloading them first.

The infrastructure is ISO 27001 certified and GDPR compliant, and you can turn on two-factor authentication. Files cap at 5GB each, but that covers pretty much anything but very large video files. You also get a daily upload cap of 70GB.

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It's official: "swipe fatigue" is no longer just internet slang but a statistically observable phenomenon, and it's radically changing the way younger daters approach finding a partner. An astonishing 78 percent of all Gen Z dating app users have reported a "burnout" from app use, according to Forbes, while Match Group, Inc., the conglomerate that owns Tinder and Hinge, has seen its stock value decline by two-thirds from its pandemic highs. 

This fatigue has led to a surge in "IRL singles events," and even forced apps like Tinder and Hinge to adjust their game plan. Tinder launched an Events feature earlier this year to promote IRL meetups, as well as a Festival Mode to help strangers with mutual interests meet, and Hinge has reportedly dumped over a million dollars into promoting offline meetups. 

But there are some retro dating directories that are trying to solve swipe fatigue, mostly by offering more than a carousel-style, hot-or-not matchmaking system. Instead of a binary yes-or-no decision often based on a handful of photos and a short bio, these old-school dating sites create online communities where people have multiple opportunities to interact or bond over shared interests. 

And weirdly enough, AdultFriendFinder might be the perfect example of this approach — here's why.

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As fun as mindlessly swiping through singles profiles can be, it should dawn on you at some point that your fellow eligible locals are putting exactly the same amount of effort into evaluating your profile as you are into evaluating theirs. And that's genuinely terrifying.

If you're looking to meet someone, you need more to go off than just photos and a 200-word biography. In the past, people met at work, in college, or at their place of worship, but in the decentralized, delocalized world of the internet, that kind of constant proximity to others is becoming a rare commodity. 

Sites poised to succeed in a post-swipe-fatigue landscape are aware of this fact and are actively trying to solve the problem.  

Yes, AdultFriendFinder has its own version of the singles search, where you put in your location and filters, and it generates a list of eligible people, but that's only a small fraction of what the site offers.

Digital communities are the future

The best way to cure swipe fatigue is to remove the mechanism entirely. Instead, allow people to meet organically through interest-based online communities.

AdultFriendFinder has an entire Community section built around blogs, group chats, and shared stories, where the purpose is more than just matching with someone you might have something in common with. You can read other people's stories, share your own (with or without pictures), or participate in group discussions. There's even a handy Trending filter, so you always know what stories and discussions are generating the most buzz.

And, if you have a way with words, it's surprisingly easy to build your own following, especially when you consider how many niche or esoteric interests AFF caters to. 

Centering live chats and webcam broadcasts

For all their self-promoting talk about being the future, dating apps are shockingly low-tech. After all, we've been able to send and receive texts for over two decades now, and the swipe mechanism itself dates to before the original iPhone. What, exactly, is so special about their design? And why have they been so reticent to adopt video messaging?

Look at two of the most popular and most downloaded apps of the last decade, Snapchat and TikTok, and it's easy to see that the age of the photo is on its way out, while text messaging is as archaic as the dinosaurs at this point.

Plus, let's be real here: people already use both Snapchat and TikTok as lowkey dating sites, flirting via video chat.

This is another place where AdultFriendFinder, despite its age, is obviously ahead of its time. It made live broadcasting and video chatting a major component of its site more than a decade ago. Click on the Live Action tab at the top of their banner, and you can gain access to their Member Webcams section, where singles regularly interact with their audiences (and not just in naked, NSFW ways!). 

If you're tired of always being the one chasing and want to experience people coming to you for a change, start your own broadcast and engage with the people who watch your stream — you may be surprised by who shows up!

The future of dating apps

To be clear, we're not arguing that AdultFriendFinder is about to replace Tinder or Hinge as the go-to dating app for young daters. But we are telling you that by every evaluative metric we have to judge by, online daters are sick of swiping and looking for something more substantive. 

We fully expect the next big dating app to offer community-based interactions rather than one-on-one swiping, and to natively support video chatting or messaging, stealing a page from TikTok's playbook.

The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

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Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Tuesday, July 21, 2026:

AcrossRoughly 20 million people in India, religiously

• The answer is Sikhs.

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"No need to remind me"

• The answer is I know.

Insurance company whose mascot helped to solve a crossword in a 2025 ad

• The answer is Geico.

Ultra-masculine

• The answer is Macho.

Invite to enter

• The answer is Askin.

DownGreek "S"

• The answer is Sigma.

Swedish furniture stores

• The answer is Ikeas.

2026 N.B.A champion

• The answer is Knick.

Vietnamese revolutionary ___ Minh

• The answer is Ho Chi.

Faint after eye contact with one's crush, say

• The answer is Swoon.

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Mini Crossword.

SAVE $700: As of July 21, the LG 100-Inch Class QNED evo AI QNED84B is on sale for $3,299.99 at Amazon. That's a 17% saving on the list price.

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If you’re looking to create a movie theater experience at home, a 100-inch TV is about as close as you can get. And as of July 21, the stunning LG 100-Inch Class QNED evo AI TV has dropped to its lowest-ever price, so you can achieve your goal for less. Normally $3,999, this TV is now down to $3,299.99 for a limited time.

It's a seriously high-quality TV, using Mini LED technology and Precision Dimming Pro to provide detailed images with brighter highlights, deeper blacks, and improved contrast. Its QNED Color Pro technology delivers a wide range of colors for a more vivid and accurate picture, while HDR10 Pro adjusts brightness to reveal details in both bright and dark scenes.

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And because it's powered by the A8 AI Processor 4K Gen3, the TV can analyze the content being watched and automatically optimize the picture and sound settings. It also supports Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, and Filmmaker Mode with Ambient Light Technology.

This impressive TV deal is available on Amazon right now.

SAVE $240: As of July 21, the Lexar 4TB NM790 SSD is on sale for $509.99 at Amazon. That's a 32% discount on the list price.

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Modern games are getting bigger all the time, so having extra storage space is more important than ever. The Lexar 4TB NM790 SSD gives you a huge amount of storage space, while its high speeds keep loading times and transfer times short. Better still, as of July 21, it’s heavily discounted at Amazon, bringing the price down from $749.99 to $509.99.

This device is designed for gamers, professionals, and creators who need fast storage performance. It delivers read speeds of up to 7,400 MB/s and write speeds of up to 6,500 MB/s. With a 3,000TBW endurance rating, it is built for demanding workloads, including gaming, content creation, and large file transfers.

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It uses Host Memory Buffer (HMB) 3.0 technology, enabling smoother data transfers and responsive performance without relying on a traditional DRAM cache. It is also designed to use up to 40% less power than PCIe Gen 4 SSDs with DRAM cache.

Plus, the single-sided M.2 2280 design makes it suitable for laptops and smaller, more compact systems. It's also compatible with the PlayStation 5, so it can be used as expanded storage for compatible games.

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SAVE $700: As of July 21, the Roborock RockMow X120H is on sale for $2,499.99 at Amazon. That's a 22% discount on the list price.

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Keeping your lawn looking neat and tidy doesn't have to mean spending every weekend behind a mower. Robot lawn mowers can take care of the hard work for you.

As of July 21, you can find a great deal at Amazon on the Roborock RockMow X120H. Right now, this model has dropped in price from $3,199 to $2,499.99. That's a $700 savings, plus the best-ever price for this mower.

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This Roborock robot lawn mower is designed to maintain lawns up to 0.49 acres without perimeter wires or an RTK base station. It uses 360° 3D LiDAR navigation and dual-camera vision mapping to create a 3D map of your yard. Once set up, everything is controlled through the Roborock app. On this, you can manage multiple mowing zones, adjust cutting heights, schedule mowing sessions, and monitor progress.

And if your outdoor space is more challenging, this model is perfect. It features an all-wheel-drive system capable of tackling slopes of up to 80% and obstacles up to 3.15 inches high. Its Active Steering System, suspension, and floating cutting deck help it maneuver across uneven terrain while maintaining a consistent cut.

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Rhoda AI is betting the future of robotics starts with internet video, not lab data. We visited the company’s headquarters to see how its Direct Video Action model learns physics from hundreds of millions of clips.

SAVE $50: As of July 21, the 43-inch Samsung Class QLED Q7F Series TV is on sale for $297.99 at Amazon. That's a 14% discount on the list price.

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Looking for a new TV? If you head to Amazon now, there's a great deal on the 43-inch Samsung Class QLED Q7F Series. In fact, according to camelcamelcamel, it's currently down to its best-ever price, dropping from $347.99 to $297.99.

This TV uses Quantum Dot technology to deliver over a billion shades of color, helping keep things looking accurate and vibrant across a range of brightness levels. It also benefits from AI-powered picture and sound optimization that automatically adjusts settings based on the type of content being watched. And for older content, the 4K upscaling enhances lower-resolution content for a better viewing experience.

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You'll also get access to Samsung TV Plus. This means thousands of free channels and streaming apps are available at your fingertips, including news, sports, films, and entertainment.

We all know protecting your personal data is important, and Samsung knows this too, so this TV is equipped with Samsung Knox Security. This provides multiple layers of protection for your personal data, including PINs and passwords, while also helping secure compatible smart home devices connected through the TV.

This is a limited-time deal at Amazon, so don't miss out.

TL;DR: Sign up for T-Mobile Fiber 2 Gig for $70/month with Fiber AutoPay and get your first month free, plus a $100 virtual prepaid Mastercard for a limited time.

Opens in a new window Credit: T-Mobile T-Mobile Fiber 2 Gig Get your first month free and a $100 prepaid card when you sign up for T-Mobile Fiber 2 Gig. Get Deal

T-Mobile is giving new fiber customers a reason to upgrade their home internet. For a limited time, customers who sign up for the Fiber 2 Gig plan can get their first month free, plus a $100 virtual prepaid Mastercard after installation.

The Fiber 2 Gig plan is $70/month with Fiber AutoPay (plus taxes and fees), saving you $10 compared with the standard $80/month price. The promotion applies to new T-Mobile Fiber internet lines and does not require a T-Mobile wireless plan.

How to get the T-Mobile Fiber 2 Gig deal

To take advantage of this offer, you’ll need to:

• Sign up for a new T-Mobile Fiber 2 Gig internet line

• Complete your installation by the required deadline

• Keep your service active and in good standing

T-Mobile will include your first month of service, and the $100 reward will arrive as a virtual prepaid Mastercard after installation. The company says to allow up to 14 weeks for the card to arrive.

T-Mobile Fiber offers a 100% fiber internet connection with unlimited data, including the equipment and installation needed to get started. The Fiber 2 Gig plan comes with:

• WiFi router

• Professional installation

• Mesh WiFi extender if needed, based on installer assessment

• Exclusive T-Mobile Tuesdays perks

Because fiber connections use dedicated fiber lines rather than traditional cable connections, upload speeds can match download speeds, which is helpful for video calls, cloud backups, and transferring large files.

T-Mobile also offers lower-speed Fiber options, including Fiber 300 Mbps for $45/month with AutoPay. It includes unlimited data, a router, installation, and T-Mobile Tuesdays perks, but it does not qualify for the current Month On Us promotion.

Fiber 1 Gig costs $60/month with AutoPay ($70/month standard) and includes the first month on T-Mobile. It comes with a mesh WiFi extender if needed after installation.

What to know before signing up

The Fiber AutoPay discount requires payment with a bank account or debit card. Using another payment method means you’ll pay an additional $10/month.

The $100 reward comes as a virtual prepaid Mastercard that expires after six months. T-Mobile says the value of the card can be charged back if you cancel service within the first year: the full amount if you cancel within 180 days of installation, and 50% if you cancel within 364 days.

T-Mobile Fiber is also not available everywhere, and pricing can vary based on your service address. You’ll need to check availability before signing up.

The 2 Gig plan is the real draw here. Assuming T-Mobile Fiber is available where you live, you can get a month on the house plus $100 back.

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