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SAVE $60: As of Sept. 8, this Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle is on sale for $489.99 at Amazon. That's a saving of 11% on the list price.

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The Kindle Scribe has enjoyed almost cult status since its release in 2022. Reading and writing combined in a handy e-reader? What could be better? And as of Sept. 8, you can get a great deal on the Essentials Bundle at Amazon.

This Scribe bundle is currently priced at just $489.99 (for the 64GB model), down from $549.99. The deal comes with the Premium Pen so you can jot down notes and convert them to text as easily as writing in a notebook. Unlike the basic pen, this model comes with an eraser at the top so you can quickly remove mistakes just by flipping the pen. It is also battery-free and works through a special power source embedded in the Kindle Scribe, so there is no need to charge it.

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This bundle also comes with a 9W power adapter and a plant-based leather folio to store it away. You can choose between tungsten and metallic jade colors for the folio and pen.

Other than its famed note-taking abilities, the Kindle Scribe has a 10.2-inch 300 ppi Paperwhite display, glare-free and ink-free. So, like the original Kindle, it's perfect for sitting outside in the sun or harsh lighting. And if you're someone who reads on the go, the Scribe has the best battery life of any model, promising to last months on a single charge.

Get this deal now and start tackling your TBR list.

SAVE $50: As of Sept. 8, Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are on sale for $199.95 at Amazon. That's a 20% saving on the list price.

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The Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 are back on sale at Amazon, and you can save $50 right now. As of Sept. 8, they are $50 off at Amazon, now priced at $199.95.

These are a perfect option for sports and workouts of all intensities. The secure fit ear hook is perfect for running, Pilates, strength sessions, and more. They've even had 1,500 hours of athlete testing to make sure they're fully up to scratch.

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But something that really stands out here is the heart rate monitoring. Yes, you read that right, and no, you're not reading about a smartwatch. The Powerbeats Pro 2 feature real-time heart rate monitoring, using sensors that pulse over 100 times per second to track your heart rate during workouts.

They also benefit from Active Noise Cancelling to block out distractions, but there’s also a Transparency mode when you need to stay aware of your surroundings. And they give you up to 45 hours of battery life with the charging case, and the charging case is now 33% smaller than the previous version and supports wireless Qi charging.

Powered by Apple's H2 chip, you'll find they are incredibly efficient. They also sync up with Apple products incredibly easily.

Convinced yet? Head to Amazon now.

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 Monday, Sept. 8, 2025:

AcrossMusic purchases of the ’90s and early 2000s

• The answer is CDs.

Eco-conscious diaper option

• The answer is Cloth.

Styles of singing?

• The answer is Harry.

Invite to one's loft, say

• The answer is Ask up.

What "yellow" and "mellow" do

• The answer is Rhyme.

DownWhat yellow and purple do, some say

• The answer is Clash.

Like many an endearing goofball

• The answer is Dorky.

Play, as a guitar

• The answer is Strum.

Burn slightly

• The answer is Char.

Overblown promotion

• The answer is Hype.

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Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

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

The Full Moon has passed, which means each night until the New Moon, we'll see less and less moon each night. This happens as we progress through the lunar cycle.

The lunar cycle is a series of eight unique phases of the moon's visibility. The whole cycle takes about 29.5 days, according to NASA, and these different phases happen as the Sun lights up different parts of the moon whilst it orbits Earth. 

Let's find out what's happening with the moon tonight, Sept. 8.

What is today’s moon phase?

As of Monday, Sept. 8, the moon phase is Waning Gibbous, and it is 99% lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

There's still lots of moon to see, so if you have a cloudless sky, here's what you'll be able to see when you look up. With just the naked eye, enjoy a glimpse of the Aristarchus Plateau, the Tycho Crater, and the Mare Tranquillitatis.

If you have binoculars, you'll also see the Apennine Mountains, Archimedes Crater, and the Alps Mountains. If you're lucky enough to have a telescope, point it upwards to see the Apollo 12 landing spot, the Rima Hyginus, and the Caucasus Mountains.

When is the next full moon?

The next full moon will be on Oct. 6.

What are moon phases?

According to NASA, moon phases are caused by the 29.5-day cycle of the moon’s orbit, which changes the angles between the Sun, Moon, and Earth. Moon phases are how the moon looks from Earth as it goes around us. We always see the same side of the moon, but how much of it is lit up by the Sun changes depending on where it is in its orbit. This is how we get full moons, half moons, and moons that appear completely invisible. There are eight main moon phases, and they follow a repeating cycle:

New Moon - The moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it's invisible to the eye).

Waxing Crescent - A small sliver of light appears on the right side (Northern Hemisphere).

First Quarter - Half of the moon is lit on the right side. It looks like a half-moon.

Waxing Gibbous - More than half is lit up, but it’s not quite full yet.

Full Moon - The whole face of the moon is illuminated and fully visible.

Waning Gibbous - The moon starts losing light on the right side.

Last Quarter (or Third Quarter) - Another half-moon, but now the left side is lit.

Waning Crescent - A thin sliver of light remains on the left side before going dark again.

Connections: Sports Edition is a new version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. 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 What is Connections Sports Edition?

The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: NYT Mini crossword answers, hints for September 4, 2025 Here's a hint for today's Connections Sports Edition categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: College teams

• Green: National Mascots

• Blue: All-time shooters

• Purple: Mr. Martinez

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Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: A Big Ten Athlete

• Green: NFL Mascots

• Blue: NBA Career 3-Point Leaders

• Purple: ____Martinez

Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections Sports Edition #350 is...

What is the answer to Connections Sports Edition today

• A Big Ten Athlete - BUCKEYE, DUCK, SPARTAN, TERRAPIN

• NFL Mascots - POE, ROWDY, SIR PURR, SWOOP

• NBA Career 3-Point Leaders - ALLEN, CURRY, HARDEN, LILLARD

• ____Martinez - EDGAR, PEDRO, TINO, VICTOR

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections 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.

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Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to today's Connections.

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.

An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.

If you find yourself stuck at any step of today's Hurdle, don't worry! We have you covered.

SEE ALSO: Hurdle: Everything you need to know to find the answers Hurdle Word 1 hint

Awful.

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LOUSY

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Overweight.

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OBESE

Hurdle Word 3 hint

To permit.

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ALLOW

Hurdle Word 4 hint

To confess something.

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ADMIT

Final Hurdle hint

Used to light a candle.

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MATCH

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TL;DR: Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for Windows is just $39.97 (reg. $219.99) through Sept. 14. — a lifetime license, one-time payment, all the apps you’ll ever need.

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Free productivity tools sound appealing until you try to share a file and the formatting goes sideways. That’s why Microsoft Office has stayed the go-to standard. It just works the way it’s supposed to.

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This bundle includes Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, OneNote, Publisher, and Access, giving you the same set of tools relied on in offices and boardrooms across the globe. From building spreadsheets that handle large data sets to creating presentations that won’t glitch in front of clients, Office 2021 Pro is designed to keep pace with your work.

The redesigned ribbon interface makes navigation faster, while formatting and customization options let you polish documents without fuss. Excel offers enhanced analysis capabilities, PowerPoint has added smarter presentation tools, and Outlook helps make inbox management far less painful.

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Everyone’s got their go-to paid streaming apps, but here’s a not-so-secret truth: there’s a ton of free content floating around online — if you’re willing to dig for it. Movies, music, shows, even live channels are out there for the taking. The problem? Tracking it all down is about as fun as untangling holiday lights. That’s why BitMar was created.

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PDF is an incredibly popular file format for sharing documents, used by individuals and organizations alike. This means that every so often, we find ourselves in situations where we need access to a PDF converter or editor.

The "bezels" of a monitor or TV are the frame around the part of the screen that shows a visible image. Over the years the desire for thinner and thinner bezels has reached a sometimes unreasonable level, and the push to eliminate them altogether hasn't abated.

If you’re anything like me, then you’ve likely looked at your Mac’s storage reporting tool to see what’s taking up space on your computer, only to be thwarted by the mysterious System Data taking up insane amounts of storage.

You may not have noticed if you're a little younger, but computers these days are just so quiet—not that I really have a complaint about that. Silent computers are better for concentration or to enjoy your media better, but not too long ago a typical home computer sounded like a mainframe from an old movie.

A beloved sports car icon is set to leave showrooms in 2025, marking the end of an era for enthusiasts who cherish its balance of performance and analog driving thrills. Its departure signals a shift as the brand embraces electrification and a new generation of vehicles.

In the late 90s, our household computer mouse broke. Now, that might not sound like a big deal, but there was no such thing as a cheap mouse. No $5 Amazon special to tide us over. So I simply had to learn to use our computer with no mouse at all.

When headphone jacks started to disappear from phones a decade ago, I wasn’t happy about it. But time went on, and now I hardly register that my phone lacks this once essential port. I’m now completely ambivalent whenever I do get my hands on a phone that still has it. What happened?

TL;DR: Live stream the 2025 US Open for free on 9Now. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

This has been a pretty special season for tennis. Fans have been treated to some absolutely epic Grand Slams, with some of the best players in the world reaching new heights. Anyone worried about the loss of the Big Three should be comforted by the emergence of some genuine stars over the last year or so.

And it just keeps getting better for dedicated fans of the sport, because it's possible to follow the Grand Slams without spending anything. If you want to watch the 2025 US Open for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

What is the US Open?

The US Open Tennis Championships (or US Open) is a hardcourt tennis tournament held annually in Queens, New York. The US Open is the fourth and final Grand Slam tournament of the year, after the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon.

The defending singles champions are Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka.

When is the 2025 US Open?

The 2025 US Open is the 145th edition of the tournament. This year's event takes place from Aug. 24 to Sept. 7 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.

How to watch the 2025 US Open for free

The 2025 US Open is available to live stream for free on 9Now.

9Now is geo-restricted to Australia, but anyone from around the world can access this site with a VPN. These handy tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to secure servers in Australia, meaning you can unblock 9Now from anywhere in the world.

Access free live streams of the 2025 US Open by following these simple steps:

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

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

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

4. Visit 9Now

5. Watch the 2025 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 free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to free live streams without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you time to watch the 2025 US Open before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for the US Open?

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

• Servers in 105 countries including Australia

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

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is always secure

• Fast connection speeds

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for $12.95 (with money-back guarantee).

Live stream the 2025 US Open for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

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The last match of the 2025 US Open looks set to be an absolute classic. Alcaraz and Sinner are going to do battle for the Grand Slam crown in front of a raucous support at Flushing Meadows. It's a repeat of the French Open and Wimbledon finals, with fans excited to see how the latest edition of this incredible rivalry plays out.

If you want to watch Alcaraz vs. Sinner in the 2025 US Open final for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

How to watch Alcaraz vs. Sinner for free

Alcaraz vs. Sinner in the 2025 US Open final is available to live stream for free on 9Now.

9Now is geo-restricted to Australia, but anyone from around the world can access this site with a VPN. These handy tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to secure servers in Australia, meaning you can unblock 9Now from anywhere in the world.

Access free live streams of the 2025 US Open by following these simple steps:

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

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

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

4. Visit 9Now

5. Watch the 2025 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 free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to free live streams without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you time to watch the 2025 US Open before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for 9Now?

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

• Servers in 105 countries including Australia

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

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is always secure

• Fast connection speeds

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for $12.95 (with money-back guarantee).

Live stream Alcaraz vs. Sinner in the 2025 US Open final for free with ExpressVPN.

For Android enthusiasts, rooting and custom ROMs were once the ultimate draw. They made Android exciting and turned every phone into a project worth tinkering with. But the modding scene's golden age has long passed, and that's probably a good thing.

I often hear people say that they like the idea of a book-style foldable, but they can't imagine what they would actually do with one. I use one every day, and here are tasks I do on my foldable that feel far more practical, or simply just better, than on my previous phones.

Warner Bros. Discovery is suing Midjourney for copyright infringement, joining Disney and Universal in the battle over AI's impact on film and TV.

"Midjourney thinks it is above the law. It sells a commercial subscription service, powered by artificial intelligence technology, that was developed using illegal copies of Warner Bros. Discovery’s copyrighted works," the complaint reads.

The suit claims that Midjourney is built on theft by "brazenly" dispensing Warner Bros. Discovery’s intellectual property. One example? Bugs Bunny, according to the complaint filed on Thursday in California federal court, and The Hollywood Reporter. Other examples include Superman, Batman, the Flash, Wonder Woman, Scooby-Doo, and the Powerpuff Girls, according to the Associated Press.

"The heart of what we do is develop stories and characters to entertain our audiences, bringing to life the vision and passion of our creative partners,” a Warner Bros. Discovery spokesperson said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter. "Midjourney is blatantly and purposefully infringing copyrighted works, and we filed this suit to protect our content, our partners, and our investments."

According to the Associated Press, the lawsuit argues that Midjourney creates "consumer confusion regarding what is lawful and what is not lawful by misleading its subscribers to believe that Midjourney’s massive copying and the countless infringing images and videos generated by its Service are somehow authorized by Warner Bros. Discovery."

Warner Bros. Discovery is seeking $150,000 per infringed work.

This is just one of many lawsuits against artificial intelligence — Anthropic settled a copyright lawsuit for $15 billion earlier this month, and Disney and Comcast’s Universal's June complaint alleges that Midjourney is a "bottomless pit of plagiarism."