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Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you like to travel in groups.

If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 21, 2026 Where did Wordle come from?

Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for April 21, 2026 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

A cluster.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

There are no recurring letters.

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Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter C.

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Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

CLUMP

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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From creator, writer, director Charlotte Regan (Scrapper), BBC series Mint is undeniably a modern take on Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet: two households, both alike in dignity, in fair Glasgow, where we lay our scene.

Leaning on the Bard's star-cross'd lovers framework across six short episodes, Regan carves out her own style of crime drama. Boasting an arsenal of cinematography, understated performances, a hint of magical realism, and a hypnotic score, Mint is a surprising, fresh take on a centuries-old story — one that will undoubtedly make its way to U.S. screens.

SEE ALSO: The 15 best British TV shows of 2025 and where to stream them What is Mint about?  Ben Coyle-Larner and Emma Laird in "Mint." Credit: House/Fearless Minds/BBC

The ancient grudge? Two organised crime gangs led by stern patriarch Dylan Evans (an excellent Sam Riley) and reactive young'un Liangelo Denson (Connor Newall), where abdication looms and new mutiny simmers. Our forbidden lovers? Shannon Evans (Emma Laird) and Arran Denson (Ben Coyle-Larner) a pair whose ill-advised love at first sight moment comes in a shower of sparks.

When Shannon's father decides to step away from the family business, with her brother Luke (Lewis Gribben) steering clear of such inheritance, whispers of unrest reach enemy ears — and Shannon and Arran's burgeoning romance becomes dangerous territory.

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Instead of going granular on the patriarchal business of Dylan's criminal activity, Mint focuses on the complexity of the women around him: his wife Cat (Laura Fraser), mother Ollie (Lindsay Duncan), and daughter Shannon, all of whom evaluate their own power in the family. 

The Brutalist's Emma Laird is both naive and brazen as Shannon, a young woman born into the shadier side of society, surrounded by family who adores her. The crime boss's daughter, she has a fearlessness, glamour, and ennui that thrives in Laird's hands (and Elle Wilson's lush costumes). Duncan's Ollie is a covert firestarter, carefully keeping her hands clean. Fraser's Cat struggles with facing the reality of her role in the Evans empire and the true dynamic of their family.

Ben Coyle-Larner in "Mint." Credit: House/Fearless Minds/BBC/Sanne Gault

But we're here for doomed romance and fatalistic passion, right? Ben Coyle-Larner, aka musician Loyle Carner, makes his screen debut as Arran, the one "But Daddy I Love Him" man Shannon's not allowed to fall in love with. Coyle-Larner and Laird are well-matched, giving understated performances. Instead of dramatically professed love scenes on balconies, it's deadpan flirtation in garage workshops and literal floating on air across a Glasgow park. It's real life romanticised through magical realism and dynamic cinematography — and it's all thanks to a dream team of production talent.

Mint forges its own experimental style  Emma Laird and Ben Coyle-Larner in "Mint." Credit: House/Fearless Minds/BBC

For a TV series, Mint feels at times like an experimental film, music video, or piece of contemporary theatre. Director Regan, cinematographer Christopher Sabogal, and production designer Amy Maguire (both of The Buccaneers) produce a six-chapter set of stylised chiaroscuro, extreme angles, home movie footage, and copious amounts of extraordinary slow-motion footage. It's no surprise all three have worked on music videos, with much of Mint feeling as such — Patrick Jonsson's mesmerising score and a glut of Charli XCX and Joy Crookes helps.

Stitching together the chaos and the calm, editor Mdhamiri Á Nkemi (who worked on Regan's triumphant debut, Scrapper), crafts a wild ride. Documentary-style, voyeuristic shots sit beside conventional close-ups, beside sweeping overhead shots and loaded slow zooms. The effect is theatrical and dramatic, rendering violence over-the-top and giving Mint its own visual identity among crime dramas. Social realism this is not.

Regan's Mint is a short, sharp gem that leans on visual disruption to freshen up a tale as old as time. Here's hoping it reaches beyond British screens soon.

Mint is now streaming on BBC iPlayer in the UK.

Luxury SUVs often promise premium comfort, advanced technology, and refined driving manners, but those benefits usually come with a steep price tag. In 2026, however, the gap between mainstream and luxury models is smaller than ever. Many non-luxury SUVs now offer the same features, materials, and overall driving experience without the added cost of a premium badge.

TL;DR: Amazon has the Samsung 27-inch Odyssey G5 (G53F) QHD gaming monitor on sale for $159.99, down from $249.99. That saves you $90 on a 1440p IPS display with a 200Hz refresh rate, 1ms response time, HDR10 support, and AMD FreeSync Premium.

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Being able to get a decent gaming monitor for under $200 usually means you’re at least technologically compromising on some level, but Amazon’s new price cut on this Samsung model means you’re getting impeccable performance at a bargain. 

As of April 21, the Samsung 27-inch Odyssey G5 (G53F) QHD gaming monitor is down to $159.99 at Amazon, marked down from its $249.99 list price. That makes it 36% off and brings the monitor to its lowest-ever Amazon price — as confirmed with price tracker camelcamelcamel.

For a cent shy of $160, the spec sheet is a lot better than what the Odyssey G53F’s price would have you believe. The Odyssey G5 gives you QHD 2560 x 1440 resolution, which is a proper step up from Full HD and should make everything from open-world games like Crimson Desert to everyday desktop work look noticeably sharper.

The 27-inch IPS panel also has a wide 178-degree viewing angle, so colors should hold up better if you’re not sitting perfectly dead center.

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What’s more, you’re getting up to a 200Hz refresh rate and a 1ms MPRT response time, which should help keep fast-paced multiplayer titles like League of Legends, Rocket League, and Fortnite visually smooth and responsive. AMD FreeSync Premium is also included to help reduce screen tearing and choppiness when the action picks up, even during longer sessions.

Samsung has also rounded out the Odyssey G53F with HDR10 for brighter highlights and deeper shadows, plus Black Equalizer for spotting enemies in darker corners. That’s along with Virtual Aim Point and Auto Source Switch+ for a couple of extra gaming-specific flourishes to make this a must-buy for smaller budgets.

For those open to spending a bit more, the 27-inch 280Hz Alienware gaming monitor is also on sale for just under $300. Additionally, the 45-inch curved LG UltraGear OLED gaming monitor is now over $500 off.

In March, Apple announced the date of its annual WWDC event, along with a logo for WWDC 2026.

Now, famed Apple oracle Mark Gurman of Bloomberg says that the WWDC 2026 imagery on the Apple website actually contains our first hints about the new AI-powered Siri that Apple has been working on for years. That means a possible hint about the new and improved Siri has been right under our noses for almost a month.

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So far, Apple has released two official images to promote WWDC 2026, which will take place June 8 through 12 at the company's Apple Park headquarters in Cupertino, California. The images include neon text that casts a harsh light on the rest of the image, and Gurman says that's not a simple stylistic choice.

Credit: Apple Credit: Apple

Instead, Gurman's latest Apple update suggests that this design mimics the yet-to-be-revealed Siri redesign. If he's correct, Apple is testing a new Siri design that will include a glowing visual cue in the Dynamic Island similar to that neon glow from the promo images.

It's not much to go on, but after years of waiting, it's something.

We could finally get AI Siri at WWDC 2026

Apple's annual developer conference will kick off with a June 8 "special event," where the company could finally debut a new AI-powered version of Siri.

As the AI chatbot revolution has changed the way we use technology, Apple's signature AI assistant Siri remains firmly stuck in the past. After years of delays, Apple finally announced a partnership with Google Gemini to power a more conversational version of Siri with more advanced AI features (and possibly its own standalone app).

Apple is expected to announce the launch of iOS 27 at WWDC 2026, and a Siri announcement would be very appropriate.

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The original Chromecast turned every dumb TV into a smart TV, and people loved it. Google tried to take that same idea to speakers with the Chromecast Audio, but it was quickly abandoned. So why are people still clamoring for it today?

It's common knowledge that Donald Trump enjoys receiving awards, but according to a new Wall Street Journal report he actually floated the idea of awarding himself the Congressional Medal of Honor — a medal typically given by the president that is the "highest award for military valor in action."

Jimmy Kimmel was both shocked and not shocked at all.

"Can you imagine if Trump gave himself the— of course you can imagine it, yes," Kimmel says in the clip above. "He accepted the Nobel Prize as a gift. But what if he does, what if he puts that medal around his own neck? Would that be enough for these zombies who still worship him to wake up? Just fundamentally, can a person give himself an award?"

Kimmel goes on to explain Trump's apparent reasoning.

"According to those who were there, Trump believes he deserves the Medal of Honor because his plane flew into Iraq on an unlit runway during a first term trip to visit troops. Well if that's all it takes, anyone who ever flew into Newark deserves the Medal of Honor."

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TL;DR: Amazon has dropped the Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Play Booster Box to $183.95. That gets you 30 Play Boosters packed with cards inspired by all 16 mainline Final Fantasy games.

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The Final Fantasy MTG crossover set has been one of the tougher modern releases to find for market value, but a couple of key sellers have given us the chance to buy for less.

As of April 21, Amazon’s lowest available seller listing for the Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Play Booster Box is $183.95 with free delivery. That no longer beats TCGplayer’s $175.92 market price, but it’s still a stronger buy than Walmart’s current $192.99 price for the same 30-pack box.

TCGplayer is technically the best play if you’re fast. The lowest unopened listing starts at $160.00 plus shipping. That puts it 93 cents under market, but there are only a few units available at that price before the next shipped listings jump closer to $179.

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As this is a 30-pack Play Booster Display Box, you’re getting a full box for Limited games, deck-building, or simply cracking packs with a little Final Fantasy nostalgia in the background. Each Play Booster contains 14 Magic trading cards, with 1 to 4 rares or better, 3 to 6 uncommons, 6 to 9 commons, and one land card. One card in every pack is Traditional Foil, while Traditional Foil lands appear in 20% of boosters.

For anyone who’s only just gotten into MTG, this set pulls from all 16 mainline Final Fantasy games, so expect familiar heroes, summons, spells, and locations reworked into Magic cards. Play Boosters are also a flexible pick if you want something built for actual tabletop play rather than purely collector-chasing for high, though there are still plenty of valuable cards listed on TCGplayer that you can pull.

If you’re catching up on other sets, you can also grab Magic: The Gathering’s 30-pack Marvel’s Spider-Man Play Booster Display Box for just over $102. Plus, the 30-pack MTG Avatar: The Last Airbender Play Booster Box is only around $120 across Amazon, Walmart, and TCGplayer.

SAVE $300: As of April 21, Amazon has slashed $300 off the price of the Samsung 27-inch Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor, dropping it down to $699.99. It's also offering a free code for Resident Evil Requiem with your purchase.

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If it's feeling like the time to refresh your PC setup, this offer on the Samsung 27-inch Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor at Amazon is well worth a look. Not only because it's dropped down to $699.99, $300 off its list price of $999.99, but it also comes with a free PC code for Resident Evil Requiem.

That's an excellent offer that includes Capcom's popular new survival horror, which Mashable's Chance Townsend called "mechanically satisfying, visually incredible, genuinely tense in stretches, and packed with enough fan service to make longtime players grin" in our review. This offer is listed as a limited time deal, so now is the time to make a move.

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This Samsung gaming monitor's screen will make Requiem look incredible. Its OLED display — which makes images look bright and colorful with excellent contrast — also boasts a 500Hz refresh rate and 0.03ms GtG response time. This means that the games you play will run smooth and feel incredibly responsive, without any screen tearing disrupting the picture. On top of that, this monitor features a Glare Free technology that helps keep light and reflections from getting in your way.

In terms of redeeming your PC code for Resident Evil Requiem, Amazon notes that they'll send you an e-mail two business days after the monitor ships with details on how to get it.

Act fast to save on the Samsung 27-inch Odyssey OLED G6 gaming monitor at Amazon and get a free PC code for Resident Evil Requiem as a bonus.

Even when a Linux desktop appears frozen, most of the time, the operating system is running just fine. The graphical interface is just another program that runs on top of the Linux system, so even if it crashes, you can restore your desktop session. That way you can back up your unsaved work and get back to your desktop without rebooting. Let me show you how to do that.

ESP32 microcontrollers are the powerhouses of DIY smart home projects. You can use them for everything from making a simple smart button to creating your own sensors. I recently bought a $30 ESP32 development board that's completely changed my smart home.

FREE $100 GIFT CARD: Amazon is offering Prime members a bonus $100 gift card with the purchase of a Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra.

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Prime members on the hunt for a smartwatch upgrade can score an extra special offer right now at Amazon: As of April 21, the retailer is offering Prime members a bonus $100 Amazon gift card when they purchase the sleek Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra for $649.99.

This deal applies to all available colors of the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra, so you can choose between titanium white, titanium blue, titanium gray, and titanium silver. Keep in mind this offer only lasts until April 26, so don't wait too long to jump on it.

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The $100 Amazon gift card is an exciting extra, but the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra is a mighty fine upgrade on its own. This stacked timepiece boasts a very durable titanium design. It's "designed for rugged adventurers," according to our hands-on review — and offers plenty of features for those hoping to keep an eye on their health or fitness goals.

Some of these features include an activity tracker, heart rate monitor, sleep monitor, personalized running coach, dual-frequency GPS, Vascular Load monitoring, and an Energy Score, which takes into account your sleep, activity, and heart rate from the day before to see how ready you are for the day ahead.

If the Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra sounds like the kind of smartwatch you've been hoping to buy, this is a great time to buy and score some bonus cash to spend.

TL;DR: TCGplayer has the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes Mega Feraligatr ex Box listed for preorder at $74.97 with shipping included. That puts it $8.58 under TCGplayer’s current $83.55 market price. The Mega Meganium ex Box and Mega Emboar ex Box are also available for $69.97 each.

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The Pokémon TCG’s incredibly popular Ascended Heroes expansion is about to get even bigger, and preorders for the upcoming ex Boxes featuring the Legends: Z-A starter Pokémon are under market price for a limited time. 

As of April 21, TCGplayer has the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Ascended Heroes Mega Feraligatr ex Box listed from $74.97 with shipping included. Against the trading card retailer’s own current $83.55 market price, that makes this preorder $8.58 cheaper than market value. It is also just below the product’s most recent sale of $74.99 and well under its $77.92 listed median.

A presale item out on April 24, TCGplayer currently has nine sellers for the Mega Feraligatr Box with 35 units available in total. If these sell out, you can also try your luck with Walmart’s Ascended Heroes Ex Box for $69.99. However, this appears to give you a random box between Mega Ferigator, Mega Emboar, and Mega Meganium, so beware if you’re after the promo card for a specific evolved starter.

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TCGplayer will also let you buy the individual Mega Meganium ex Box for $69.97 and Mega Emboar for $69.97 — putting them just under a dollar under their own market price. 

The Pokémon TCG’s new Ascended Heroes ex Boxes will give you the same contents:

• One promo card featuring its titular Pokémon

• Four Pokémon TCG Ascended Heroes Booster Packs

• One oversize lenticular promo card of its titular Pokémon

At the time of writing, Amazon’s preorders for the Ascended Heroes ex Boxes haven’t been made available. So these TCGplayer listings are currently the only place where preorders for specific boxes are readily available.

You can now preorder the six-pack Chaos Rising Booster Bundle for just under $59.50. What’s more, you can preorder the 36-pack Chaos Rising Booster Box at Walmart for $244.99 — so you’re only paying $6.81 per pack.

Love them or hate them, compact SUVs have taken over the family car job. The days of stuffing everyone into a sedan are mostly gone, replaced by high-riding crossovers built to handle school runs, groceries, and weekend road trips.

TL;DR: Build a Lego Star Wars N-1 Starfighter and take it home with you for free on May 2-4.

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Lego regularly runs make and take events, providing an opportunity for participants to walk away with an exclusive build for free. We've made noise about a number of these free giveaways over the years, but nothing gets the people going like free Star Wars Lego.

Lego is once again celebrating Star Wars Day by offering an exclusive mini build for free. Visitors to select Lego Stores around the world can build and bring home a model Star Wars N-1 Starfighter for free. This event is intended for participants aged 10+ years, and the model is available on a first-come-first-serve basis, at participating locations, while supplies last. Warning: These free models are going to go quickly.

For the UK and Ireland, this event is live from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. on May 2 and 12-2 p.m. on May 3. In other parts of the world, this event extends to May 4. There's no official page for the US and Canada just yet, but we're expecting something to go live any day now. We'll update this page with official timings as soon as we see them.

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The free model depicts the Mandalorian’s second ship with Grogu. You're obviously not getting the same level of detail as the new 1,809-piece Lego Star Wars The Mandalorian’s N-1 Starfighter, but it's a seriously fun collectible that money cannot buy. What's not to love?

The only catch is that you are limited to one build per participant. You can't just turn up and stock up.

Celebrate Star Wars Day in style with a free N-1 Starfighter from Lego.

It hasn't escaped the attention of the late night hosts that Donald Trump's Iran war strategy doesn't seem to be going as planned.

Jon Stewart spent 22 minutes unpacking the president's supposed "4D chess" on the Daily Show, and Stephen Colbert makes similar comments in the Late Show clip above.

"On Thursday Israel and Lebanon agreed to a ceasefire, so on Friday Iran reopened the Strait of Hormuz — and yes, it was already open before we started the war, but I believe the real Strait of Hormuz was the friends we made along the way. I'm sorry, what's that? And I'm being told that we made no friends," Colbert says.

"Trump immediately claimed victory, posting, 'Iran has agreed to never close the Strait of Hormuz again.' And they never did — until the next day, when Iran closed the Strait of Hormuz again."

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WhatsApp is rolling out a paid tier for the app, but what do you actually get?

The Meta-owned messaging service is testing WhatsApp Plus, first confirmed by TechCrunch and now detailed on the company's FAQ page. Meta describes Plus as "an optional subscription that gives you access to additional premium features on WhatsApp."

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Prices haven't been confirmed by Meta; I asked Meta's own AI within WhatsApp and it said a price hadn't yet been announced. Mashable also reached out to Meta for further information.

So, what are you paying for with WhatsApp Plus? The features include paid-only stickers, ringtones (yes, ringtones), themes, wallpapers, and icons — and if you personalise your theme and icons, only you can see them (the person you're messaging can't). Plus, the ability to pin 20 chats. That seems to be it so far.

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If you're worried about being paywalled, WhatsApp said the app's current functionality will remain as is for non-paying users. "The WhatsApp you know and rely on remains free — simple, reliable, private messaging and calling," the FAQ page reads. "This subscription does not change your core experience, and we are committed to ensuring that WhatsApp continues to get better for everyone."

Meta's plans to test paid subscription tiers for Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp were confirmed in January; the company started testing Instagram Plus in March. The premium tiers simply mean more revenue for Meta. The company ended 2025 with nearly $60 billion in Q4 revenue and exceeding $200 billion for the year. In its 2025 Q4 earnings report, Meta said 3.5 billion people use a Meta app daily, an audience that's about to see a lot more AI-generated advertising in their feeds.

Soundcore's Space 2 are officially available for purchase, following their announcement at Mobile World Congress last month.

The budget headphones retail for $129.99, and are available for purchase at Soundcore's website and Amazon. This is a price increase of $30 over the Space One headphones, which are available for $99.99.

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I was able to spend a couple of weeks testing out the Space 2 headphones ahead of their launch — spoiler alert, they're great. If you're just looking for the basics, here's everything you need to know about the new Soundcore Space 2 headphones. For a more in-depth look, check out my full review.

Soundcore Space 2 specs

The Soundcore Space 2 headphones come packed with plenty of features, including:

• Battery life: 50 hours with ANC on, 70 hours with ANC off

• Quick charge: 5 minutes of charge for four hours of playback

• Listening modes: Noise cancellation, normal, transparency

• Drivers: Double-layer 40mm diaphragm drivers

• Multipoint connection: Yes, up to two devices

• Equalizer: Eight-band custom equalizer, with 22 equalizer presets

• Spatial audio: Yes

• Audio codecs supported: SBC, AAC, and LDAC

• Passive playback: Yes

• On-ear controls: Noise cancellation button, multifunction button, power/Bluetooth button, and volume controls

• Colors: Green, white, black

What's new with the Soundcore Space 2 headphones?

Soundcore's Space 2 headphones might be more expensive than their first-generation counterparts, but they also come packed with some upgrades.

For starters, you'll get 10 more hours of battery life with ANC, bringing the Space 2 headphones to a grand total of 50 hours of battery life. Soundcore also included a four-stage noise cancellation, which is essentially just a fancy way of saying these headphones are even better at blocking noise, especially at lower frequencies, like an airplane hum. (Yes, this does make them an enticing option for travel).

The design gets a slight upgrade as well, with a more streamlined ear cup fit than the Space One headphones that lends the headphones an overall more premium look. The Space 2 headphones also feature new colorways.

The Soundcore Space one headphones... Credit: Sam Mangino / Mashable Compared to the Space 2 headphones. Credit: Bethany Allard / Mashable

In my testing, it was hard to believe the headphones cost just $129.99 — they easily felt more akin to headphones like the Bose QuietComforts, which cost $359. While their performance doesn't quite match up (which makes sense, they're under half the cost), Soundcore certainly provides a worthwhile budget alternative that makes the gap between budget and mid-range headphones feel even smaller.

Donald Trump is well-known for his ghostwritten book The Art of the Deal, and many of his allies are claiming that the U.S president's war with Iran — and his increasingly angry posts on Truth Social — are all part of a game of "4D chess".

Jon Stewart is less sure. In the Daily Show clip above the host breaks down how the conflict has escalated so far, from Trump's threats to Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz.

"So that's where we've arrived at with The Art of the Deal," Stewart summarises. "Basically it's a cycle. It's a cycle of demands and threats and premature declarations of victory that allows the negotiator enough wiggle room to at almost any point claim that they've achieved exactly what they set out to do — ultimately achieving a nuclear deal that'll probably be worse than the nuclear deal Trump pulled our country out of with Iran, to start a devastating war that has killed thousands of innocent Iranians, 13 American soldiers, eroded our credibility as the leader of the free world, sabotaged the world economy, and will cost the American taxpayers, who knows, maybe trillions!"

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