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When it comes to electric SUVs, Volvo has apparently saved the best for last.

Yes, the company already has a compact and a large electric SUV — the Volvo EX30 and EX90, respectively — but the mid-sized EX60 is likely to be the brand's most popular one.

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While the Volvo EX60 is scheduled for a full reveal on Jan. 21, the company just revealed some key figures for the upcoming SUV. Perhaps most important of them is the range: The EX60 has a 400 mile range in an all-wheel configuration. The figure isn't an official EPA rating, but Volvo says it used comparable testing to obtain it. Similarly, the EX60 should have a WLTP range of about 810 kilometers, which would make it best in class amongst European electric SUVs.

The EX60 is the first Volvo car built with mega casting, meaning "hundreds" of smaller parts are replaced with a single, high-precision casting. Credit: Volvo

For comparison, Tesla Model Y maxes out at 622 kilometers WLTP range.

When the EX60's battery starts running out of juice, you'll be able to charge it quickly. Volvo says the EX60 will get up to 340 kilometers of range in 10 minutes on a 400kW fast charger.

Finally, if you're worried about the battery's longevity, Volvo will offer an optional 10-year battery warranty.

The folded seats indicate the EX60 will be available as a 6- or 7-seater. Credit: Volvo

The company didn't share other specs for the EX60, but it did post several images. One of them shows additional storage compartments in the trunk's bottom, with folded seats visible in the corner. This indicates that the EX60 will be available in a six- or seven-seat configuration, which would make it more appealing for large families.

The EX60's official reveal will be livestreamed on Jan. 21; you can tune in to watch it on Volvo's website.

Your inbox is about to look a lot different. Google has slowly trickled out some Gemini tools to Gmail, but the floodgates are being opened. AI Overviews, proofreading, and a fully AI Inbox are coming to Gmail starting today.

TL;DR: The Magic: The Gathering Marvel’s Spider-Man Play Booster Box is down to $104.99 at Amazon — the lowest-ever price for this 30-pack booster display.

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Magic: The Gathering crossover sets don’t usually hang around at reasonable prices for long, especially when they pull in fans outside the usual MTG crowd. Marvel’s Spider-Man has been one of those releases, with strong demand from both Magic players and comic fans pushing prices well above launch levels for months. That being said, the market for some of MTG’s new sets seems to be calming down.

As of Jan. 8, the Magic: The Gathering Marvel’s Spider-Man Play Booster Box has dropped to $104.99 at Amazon; confirmed when checking price tracker camelcamelcamel, this marks its lowest price to date. That’s a notable 20% drop from its typical price of around $131, and a steep fall from the much higher prices seen closer to release. For a full 30-pack booster display, this is about as affordable as this set has ever been.

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This price cut is especially surprising since it further undercuts listings at dedicated trading card sites like TCGplayer, while also putting it more in line with its market value of just over $100. At the lowest, TCGplayer is selling the MTG Spider-Man Player Booster Box for $164.94 when shipping costs are considered — making Amazon’s selection the best choice by a mile.

Each box includes 30 Play Boosters, with 14 cards per pack. You’re guaranteed at least one rare or mythic rare and one Traditional Foil card in every booster, giving you plenty of chances at standout pulls while also providing enough packs to support multiple draft nights. Play Boosters are designed to give you a balance between cracking packs for fun and actually give you enough cards to make a decent deck for playing, which makes a full box especially appealing at this price.

The Spider-Man set isn’t the only MTG bargain going right now; the Magic: The Gathering Tarkir Dragonstorm Booster Box has been on sale at Amazon, as well. Meanwhile, preorders on the MTG Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Play Booster Box are down to the lowest-ever price at Amazon. 

SAVE OVER $20: As of Jan. 8, the Lego Disney and Pixar ‘Up’ House (43217) has been discounted to $37.99 at Amazon. This is $22 off its list price of $59.99.

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Lego projects are great to work on during the winter months. If you've been looking for a new set to add to your collection without breaking the bank, the delightful Lego Disney and Pixar ‘Up’ House (43217) has dropped to $37.99 at Amazon.

This deal saves you $22 on the Lego Disney and Pixar ‘Up’ House list price of $59.99. Though it's recommended for ages nine and up, it's sure to be a build to delight Pixar fans of any age.

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The Lego Disney and Pixar ‘Up’ House comes with 598 pieces, which is a good number to keep you busy. These bricks create a partial build of Carl's house from the film, complete with balloons, a variety of rooms, and accessories. It even sets you up with minifigures of Carl and Russell, alongside a very cute Dug the dog figure, so you can have everybody positioned alongside the house.

This deal may not last for very long, though. If you've been hoping to pick it up, now is as good a time as any to grab the Lego Disney and Pixar ‘Up’ House (43217) for less. Looking for even more sets worth your time and money? Check out our breakdown of the best new Lego sets to see what the company has recently released.

The best Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Box deals at a glance: Best Mega Lucario Deal Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Box — Mega Lucario $103.89 (save $11.06) Get Deal Best Mega Gardevior Deal Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Box — Mega Gardevior $97.87 (save $2.12) Get Deal

If you’ve been tracking Pokémon TCG prices lately, you already know how rare it is to see popular Elite Trainer Boxes settle anywhere near market value. For months, inflated listings and limited stock have kept Mega Evolution products out of reach for many collectors. Thankfully, as time has gone on since some of these newer sets launched, things are seemingly starting to change.

As of Jan. 8, both Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Elite Trainer Boxes are now available at Amazon for prices that closely align with current market rates, thanks to new Amazon price cuts: the Mega Lucario ETB is now available for $103.89 and the Mega Gardevoir ETB is now being sold for as low as $97.87. While still currently above the market value stated on dedicated trading card sites like TCGplayer, Amazon is still the best place to buy Mega Evolution Elite Trainer boxes when you directly compare available listings. 

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For instance, the Mega Lucario ETB is being sold for $105 on TCGplayer when the lowest listing price and shipping costs are combined. For the Mega Gardevoir ETB, though, the lowest price is $133.95. 

Both versions include nine Mega Evolution booster packs, a full-art foil promo card featuring either Riolu or Alakazam, 65 card sleeves, energy cards, dice, a collector’s box, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live. The only difference between the Mega Gardevoir and Mega Lucario Elite Trainer Boxes for Mega Evolution collectors is the artwork; so if you’re a Pokémon TCG fan who’s after the best value over aesthetic, we recommend grabbing Mega Gardevoir’s while stocks last.

For those who are after Phantasmal Flames cards, the booster display box is now on sale at Amazon, too. If you’re purely hunting lower-priced ETBs in the Pokémon TCG, the Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer box is now available for only $88 at Amazon. 

If you just got a NAS (Network Attached Storage), you probably noticed the number of settings can be overwhelming. There are a few basic settings I think of as essential for enabling when I set up a new NAS.

SAVE OVER $40: As of Jan. 8, the AirPods Pro 3 are on sale at Amazon for $199.99. This is $49.01 off their list price of $249.

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Amazon has knocked the price of the AirPods Pro 3 down to $199.99, which is just $0.99 away from their lowest-ever price. If these sleek earbuds — which we consider to be "a remarkable upgrade in functionality over their predecessors" in our review — have been on your radar, there's no better time to grab them and save.

Usually the AirPods Pro 3 are listed for $249, so this deal saves you $49.01. They've earned spots on both our lists of the best earbuds and the best headphones overall, so if you've been hoping to upgrade your earbuds for the new year, these are well worth a look.

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If noise-cancellation is a high priority for you when it comes to earbuds, the AirPods Pro 3 block twice as much outside noise around you compared to their predecessors. Pair that with great sound quality and a battery that lasts up to eight hours on a single charge with Active Noise Cancellation (or up to 10 in Transparency mode), these earbuds are travel or commuting ready.

Our AirPods Pro 3 review had plenty of praise for them as well, with writer Adam Doud saying they're "a remarkable upgrade in functionality over their predecessors, with better battery life and ANC, as well as a new heart rate sensor."

No better time to grab some new earbuds for the new year. Don't miss out on the AirPods Pro 3 down to $199.99 at Amazon.

Sophie Turner has been training to play Lara Croft since last February, and there was only one way she wanted to showcase her strength on The Tonight Show: by dominating an unsuspecting Jimmy Fallon in a classic thumb war.

"My thumb strength is really, really...it's good," says Turner in the clip above. "I thought we could have a thumb wrestle."

The Game of Thrones star proceeds to ask Fallon if he wants "this smoke" to which he foolishly agrees — before he gets swiftly put in his place by a far stronger thumb.

I used to think a 50MB Excel file meant I had a lot of data. I was wrong. It actually meant my workbook was a cluttered mess of hidden caches and ghost data. I managed to reclaim my storage and speed by cutting that file down to 2MB. Here's how.

On a frosty, bitterly cold morning, I needed a little background music to motivate myself. On Spotify, I pressed play on The Gap Band's "Early In The Morning," a funk bop from 1982 currently having a resurgence on TikTok.

After Charlie Wilson's dulcet tones got me in the mood to do a bit of work, Spotify's Smart Shuffle feature carried on the old school funk and soulful R&B vibes. The audio streaming platform played the likes of "She's a Bad Mama Jama," by Carl Carlton, "Candy" by Cameo, "All Night Long," by Mary Jane Girls.

But then a song I didn't recognise began playing. "I'm Letting Go Of The Bullshit" by Nick Hustles. It blended in well with the other '70s and early '80s era songs that Spotify had shuffled through, inspired by The Gap Band. But the lyrics were strikingly modern. "This year I'm in my flow / F*ck anything that don't help me grow / Fake friends shiesty h**s." The song has a not-insignificant 1,823,488 listens on Spotify at the time of writing.

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Curious, I took a look at the artist's profile on Spotify to discover Nick Hustles has almost 600K monthly listeners and an array of popular songs with striking titles such as "Minding My Goddamn Business," "I Do Whatever The F*ck I Want," and "Stop B*tching". I noted there was no author bio in the "About" section of Hustles' profile, so I turned to Google.

That's where I discovered that this catchy little tune I'd been listening to was actually AI-generated. I'll admit: it hadn't even occurred to me that this '70s-sounding funk singer could be anything other than human. Given that 97 percent of people can't tell if a song is made by AI or humans, per a recent Deezer and Ipsos study, I don't feel quite so bad about my lack of discernment. But these are questions we will need to begin asking ourselves as we navigate the AI music era.

How did an AI artist end up in my Spotify queue?

Nick Hustles is an alias for Nick Arter, 35, a human producer who uses AI music tools Suno and Udio. Not only is Hustles not a 1970s era musician, but he also wasn't even born in the '70s. Arter did not immediately respond to Mashable's request for comment.

Then it occurred to me: Spotify actually recommended this artist to me. I hadn't found the track on TikTok or Instagram. It had been suggested in my Smart Shuffle queue — a 2023-launched feature which adds personalised recommendations to match the vibe of the first song you played. So, is Spotify now recommending AI artists to listeners who've previously shown zero interest in anything other than human-created music? Well, it certainly seems that way.

Spotify's mission statement is "to unlock the potential of human creativity". Is it really possible for that mission to sit alongside its role in not merely platforming, but recommending AI music?

A Spotify spokesperson told Mashable that "Spotify doesn't give AI-generated music any special treatment."

"While we don’t penalise artists for using AI responsibly, we are aggressive about taking down content farms, impersonators, or anyone trying to game the system," they added.

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Recommendation algorithms respond dynamically to online trends, often linked to viral social media activity, media coverage, or public conversations. That means if an AI-generated song is going viral on TikTok, or gains press attention, that could result in the song ending up in your Spotify Shuffle queue.

Spotify's track record with AI music isn't great. In July 2025, the streamer allegedly published AI-generated songs on the pages of deceased musicians, including Blaze Foley, who was killed in 1989. In summer 2025, viral band The Velvet Sundown released two albums and gained 1 million plays on Spotify before admitting that its music, images and band backstory were all created using AI.

Is it wrong to recommend AI songs to listeners?

How should we feel about AI-generated songs finding their way into our listener library? Some people aren't necessarily opposed to giving AI music a try, but their open-mindedness begins to shift once they feel deceived. Research by Deezer and Ipsos found that 80 percent of people want AI music clearly labeled on streamers. Transparency matters: a strong majority (72 percent) say they would want to be told if a streaming platform was recommending music created entirely by AI. Almost half would rather filter AI music out completely, and four in 10 say they’d skip it if it popped up anyway.

In Sept. 2025, following user feedback, Spotify introduced an AI labelling system via metadata disclosures, working with the Digital Data Exchange (DDEX). This means AI credits will appear in music metadata on the platform, but that doesn't mean you'll see a visible "AI-generated" badge when you're looking at a track on Spotify. Per the company's announcement: "It’s not about punishing artists who use AI responsibly or down-ranking tracks for disclosing information about how they were made."

Labelling songs and artist pages as AI-generated seems like the bare minimum to avoid misleading listeners.

This is a step in the right direction, but is it enough? Currently (as of Jan. 2026), there is no universal, front-and-centre badge on Spotify track pages to declare it "AI" or "not AI". Those AI disclosures are instead baked into the credits and metadata.

I'd like to know immediately when a song I'm listening to isn't being performed by a human. Labelling songs and artist pages as AI-generated seems like the bare minimum to avoid misleading listeners. I also think there should be an option in Spotify's Settings to exclude AI-generated music from Smart Shuffle. For those who feel strongly about AI-generated music, we should be given the option to opt out, so we don't threaten economic incentives for human-produced work.

It's important to note the distinction between entirely AI-generated work and work that's been produced by human artists with the assistance of AI tools. For generations, tech has played an integral role in the creation of music, such as multitrack recording, digital mixing consoles, Auto-Tune, audio editing software, to name a few. AI tools, when used responsibly to enhance human talent, are undoubtedly the next phase in technology's relationship with music.

What's the problem with AI-generated music?

Spotify's mission statement also states that it provides "a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by it." But when the market is flooded with AI slop, we make it harder for musicians to earn a living. Research suggests that music sector workers could lose nearly a quarter of their income to AI by 2028. In the UK, MPs are calling on the government to regulate the use of AI in the music industry and to bring in protections to ensure the public is not duped into unknowingly listening to AI-generated music.

Part of the joy of music comes in marvelling that a human made it. Good music is born out of creativity, innovation, skill, talent, effort, vulnerability, emotion, and perseverance.

80 percent of people want to see legislation to prevent musicians' work being used to train AI without their consent, according to research conducted by UK Music. From the same study, 77 percent believe that AI music, which doesn't credit the original creator, is tantamount to theft, and 83 percent believe that a musical artist's creative "personality" should be legally protected against AI copies.

AI-generated art in general relies on material that already exists. It reduces art to a formula, which it replicates. The result is a homogenous, generic song, a regurgitated version of music that already exists. What you lose is the thrill of discovering a new sound, hearing an artist do something that's not been done before. AI just can't replicate that, and it never will.

TL;DR: The Pokémon TCG: Mega Charizard X ex Ultra-Premium Collection is on sale for $169.99 at Amazon.

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Last year was one of the biggest examples of how low stock and fluctuating prices can make the trading card market tough to navigate. Now the dust has settled, we're seeking the best deals.

The Pokémon TCG’s Mega Charizard X ex Ultra-Premium Collection is one of the best ways to get boosters from various sets and other key accessories. Still, the low units available mean this must-have collection has been subject to massive price hikes ever since it came out alongside the Phantasmal Flames set. Thankfully, new price cuts through various Amazon sellers have brought it down to closer to market value.

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As of Jan. 8, the Pokémon TCG: Mega Charizard X ex Ultra-Premium Collection has had 32% taken off its $249.99 list price, dropping down to $169.99. For comparison, the lowest price for the Mega Charizard X ex Ultra-Premium Collection is $167.96 on TCGplayer at the time of writing, but the lowest listing’s extra cost required for shipping means you’d need to spend more in total — making Amazon the go-to retailer right now.

In exchange for that lower price tag, the Mega Charizard X ex Ultra-Premium Collection gives you a mix of 18 Pokémon TCG boosters from recent sets that have been hard to find: four Phantasmal Flames, four Mega Evolution, four Destined Rivals, four Journey Together, and two Surging Sparks packs. In addition, you’ll get a foil promo card each of Mega Charizard ex and Oricoco ex, 65 Mega Charizard ex card sleeves, a Mega Charizard X playmat, a Mega Charizard X deck box, a matching metal coin, six damage counter dice, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live. 

If you’ve been out of the Pokémon game for a while and want to see what the latest sets are about before playing again, this is the perfect collection for diving back in. If it’s more cards from a specific set you’re after, you can still get a Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box for around $88 at Amazon, along with the Phantasmal Flames Booster Display Box down to market value. 

Jimmy Kimmel has previously covered the phenomenon of Donald Trump appearing to fall asleep in meetings, but there was apparently a key explanation he's been missing.

"Teddy Dose-velt told the Wall Street Journal that, you know the many videos of him nodding off during meetings? He says he's not sleeping, he's blinking," explains Kimmel. "That's right, he has the rare ability to hold a blink for minutes at a time. And to showcase that ability, we've put together this video montage of some of the many times he most definitely wasn't falling asleep on live TV."

The evidence appears to speak for itself.

SAVE $100: As of Jan. 8, the Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm) is on sale for its lowest-ever price of $299 at Amazon. This is $100 off the list price of $399.

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A few different models of the Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm) have been marked down to the lowest-ever price of $299 at Amazon. If you've been hoping to pick up a smartwatch to keep track of your health and fitness goals, now is the time to grab it.

The return to this discounted price makes for $100 in savings. There are a few different color options to choose from at this sale price: the jet black aluminum case with a black sport band, the silver aluminum case with a purple fog sport band, and the space gray aluminum case with a black sport band. For $0.99 more, you can also score the rose gold aluminum case with a light blush sport band for $299.99.

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The Apple Watch Series 11 is a smartwatch we consider to be the best Apple upgrade, as it "takes everything we loved about the Apple Watch Series 10 and adds a new processor and longer battery life." Mashable's Stan Schroeder had plenty of praise for this smartwatch's battery life in his review, saying "After nearly a full week of use, I can say that the Apple Watch Series 11 is easily a one-and-a-half-day smartwatch now, and it's possible to extend that to a full weekend if you carefully use Low Power mode."

The battery life isn't the only exciting aspect of this smartwatch, though. It also packs plenty of features for its users, including hypertension notifications, a sleep score, heart rate notifications, and advanced workout features like Pacer, Heart Rate Zones, training load, and more.

The Apple Watch Series 11 is worth the investment for the new year, so don't miss out on this great deal at Amazon.

SAVE $69: As of Jan. 8, the Anker 3-in-1 charger is on sale for $160.99 at Amazon. That's a 30% discount on the list price.

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Nothing can mess up your desk or nightstand like cable clutter. The solution? Anker’s 3-in-1 charging station. This handy little device makes life so much easier for Apple users, letting you charge your iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch at once, with one charger. And as of Jan. 8, it’s on sale for $160.99, a discount of $69 off the list price.

It's handy and it's fast, charging your devices with ultra-fast 25W wireless charging. If you have an iPhone 17 Pro, it'll reach 50% in just 22 minutes. And don't worry about overheating. Thanks to TEC active cooling, your devices are kept below 89°F, which protects battery health.

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There's also a 1.65-inch HD display that shows real-time charging status, temperature, and power, while different smart charging modes (Boost, Ice, and Sleep) let you choose from quick top-ups to quiet overnight charging. You can also connect via NFC or Bluetooth in the Anker app to track charging, switch modes, schedule cycles, and customize screens.

Pick up this charger deal from Amazon before the deal runs out.

SAVE $10: As of Jan. 8, the like-new Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet is on sale for $79.99 at Amazon. That's an 11% discount on the list price.

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A new tablet doesn't have to break the bank, and right now at Amazon you can get the like-new Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet for under $80. This is a refurbished model, but don't let that put you off. Amazon states it is a refurbished, tested, and certified device that looks and works like new, with the same limited warranty as a brand-new model.

So, what are you getting with your money? This tablet has an 8-inch HD display, ideal for streaming and gaming. It also has a 5MP rear camera for photos, and a thin, lightweight, and durable design.

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You'll get 3GB of RAM, 32GB of storage (expandable up to 1TB), and up to 13 hours of battery life to keep you going all day, no matter if you're reading, gaming, or streaming on the go.

It also benefits from new smart tools that let you make emails sound better, summarize webpages, and create custom wallpapers. And like most Amazon devices, you'll get Alexa built in to the device, so you can make video calls, control smart home devices (like robot vacuums), and so much more, straight from your tablet.

Find this deal at Amazon for $79.99 now.

SAVE $150: As of Jan. 8, the Breville Barista Express Impress is on sale for $649.95 at Amazon. That's a 19% discount on the list price.

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It’s time to leave bad coffee in 2025 and start your mornings with something actually worth getting out of bed for. And the Breville Barista Express Impress is definitely worthy of that upgrade. And as of Jan. 8, it's on sale. Right now you can save $150 on this machine, taking the price down to $649.95.

It's a great machine, and not over-complicated either. In fact it's designed to make good espresso at home, without overcomplicating things. It has an assisted puck system that takes the guesswork out of manual brewing. It automatically doses fresh coffee, corrects the next dose if needed, and uses assisted tamping to help create a clean, even puck.

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Are lattes and cappuccinos more your thing? This machine also comes with a manual steam wand for texturing milk, along with adjustable shot settings and a bean hopper and water tank. And you're ready to start brewing as soon as it arrives, the box comes with everything you need like a portafilter, milk jug, filter baskets, and cleaning tools.

Find this coffee machine deal at Amazon — get it now before the discount runs out.

Astronomers have turned a famous star explosion into a 25‑year time‑lapse, using a NASA telescope to watch the superheated gas race through space and slam into its surroundings. 

The new study using the Chandra X-ray Observatory tracks how different parts of the shockwave slow down in different directions, turning this 400‑year‑old relic into a laboratory for how supernovas work.

The stakes go beyond a striking movie, which you can watch further down in this story. 

The explosion, known as Kepler’s Supernova Remnant, was a kind of exploding star that astronomers use to measure cosmic distances because it gives off a predictable brightness. By watching how this shock front changes speed, researchers can learn how the messy, real environments of so-called Type Ia supernovas shape their behavior.

The observations also help refine how much astronomers can trust Type Ia supernovas as cosmic yardsticks.

"It's important that we understand these events because (they help) cosmologists measure the expansion of the universe," said Jessye Gassel, a George Mason University graduate student who presented the results at the 247th American Astronomical Society meeting in Phoenix this week. "There's still a lot unknown about these Type Ia explosions and how they happen."

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German astronomer Johannes Kepler first spotted this supernova remnant in the constellation Ophiuchus in 1604. At the time, Kepler believed it was a new star, but scientists now know it as the dazzling aftermath of a star explosion roughly 17,000 light-years from Earth. 

It's the last clearly observed supernova in the Milky Way, Gassel said. 

Astronomer Johannes Kepler first saw the supernova remnant in the "foot" of the constellation Ophiuchus, the serpent bearer, in 1604. Credit: Universal History Archive / Universal Images Group / Getty Images illustration

Chandra-X has looked at the remnant since 2000, capturing about 6 percent of its lifetime. Gassel's team stitched those observations into the longest X‑ray movie the telescope has ever made, showing its evolution from 2000 to 2025. Frame by frame, the outer shell swells, revealing bright filaments where the shockwave — the high‑speed front of material and energy from the explosion — invades surrounding gas, heating it to millions of degrees.

Over the course of the quarter-century that the telescope has watched the aftermath, the shockwave has covered a great distance, traveling half a light-year, or about 3 trillion miles. 

The team measured how fast this border moves in different regions. In some directions, the blast surges ahead at roughly 14 million mph. In others, it slows to about 4 million mph. That contrast suggests the explosion is not expanding into uniform, empty space. Instead, one side runs into relatively thin gas, while the other rams into much thicker material. 

You could think of it like a jeep excursion. In one direction, it has a clear highway to traverse. In another, it's off-roading. The jeep with the paved road can drive much faster than the jeep slogging through mud. 

"Kepler Supernova Remnant is pretty spherical, but since we know that there (are) different densities surrounding it, we wouldn't expect it," Gassel said. "What's happening is, even though there are different densities that the blast wave (is) running into, the location of where the star exploded is actually moving, instead of having a warped shape at the edges." 

The pattern reflects what the star system was doing before it blew up. A Type Ia supernova occurs when a white dwarf — the Earth‑sized core of a dead star — orbits a companion star. As that system evolves, it can shed gas into the space around it. The uneven shock speeds in Kepler’s remnant map out how much material piled up in different directions, providing a record of the system’s history.

Though Type Ia supernovas remain reliable distance markers for the universe's expansion, they're not all perfectly identical. This kind of study can help scientists understand how the local environment can account for subtle differences. 

Because the Chandra-X mission won't go on forever, astronomers may only have another decade to watch the supernova remnant unfold. But successors, such as the potential AXIS X-ray satellite, could continue to monitor this and other explosions. 

Generative AI platforms, AI assistants, AI-powered everything can be found at CES 2026.

But, the best AI use cases I've come across at the show are more practical applications of AI, like the RocX camera from a startup called Farseer. 

The RocX is a long-distance view AI tracking camera. AI-tracking systems for cameras are really starting to take off lately. AI tracking basically enables cameras to automatically follow a specific object so that it's always in view of the camera. 

SEE ALSO: CES 2026 live updates: See the latest news, surprises, and strange tech from LG, Samsung, Lego, and new startups

However, what makes the RocX unique is that it's really leaning into the long-distance view capabilities of the device with its 50x zoom. AI-tracking following an object on screen is one thing. To be able to do so from long-distances and with the object zoomed in on is a more challenging task, but the RocX appeared to be able to pull it off from the short demo that I experienced at CES.

RocX tracks a bird on the handheld handle Credit: Mashable

For the demo at CES, RocX brought a fake bird attached to a tripod that was attached to a remote control vehicle. The Farseer team, which is made up of ex-DJI engineers, would then move the bird around the room with the remote control. The RocX in handheld mode would spin on its handle, follow the bird around, and always make sure it was in the field of view for the camera.

The bird moved, but the user's hand didn't. The RocX tracked the bird's movement to make sure it was captured on video. Credit: Mashable

The RocX tracking camera and recording camera are all one single device, which is interesting because other tracking solutions have previously separated the two cameras. The videos taken by the RocX at CES also appeared to be very clear, even when zoomed in, in 4K resolution.

While RocX has been heavily marketed by Farseer for its bird watching and animal tracking abilities — both modes pre-programmed in the device — it also says its for any long-distance recording situation such as following the action while recording sports.

RocX comes in two different bundles, one with a handle for handheld use with the RocX camera and the other with a gimbal, so that the RocX tracking system can be used with your DSLR or mirrorless camera. Basically, using the latter system, the RocX camera sits atop your DSLR or mirrorless camera, with both attached to the gimbal. The RocX camera acts as the tracking camera and relays the movement to the gimbal, which pans to follow the tracked object, making sure your DSLR or mirrorless camera is always recording that object.

Farseer's RocX at CES Unveiled Credit: Mashable

The RocX will launch on Kickstarter and will be released in the coming months with a retail price around $500.

Head to the Mashable CES 2026 hub for the latest news and live updates from the biggest show in tech, where Mashable journalists are reporting live.

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The college football playoffs near their dramatic conclusion as the Miami Hurricanes clash with the Ole Miss Rebels in the Fiesta Bowl semi-final.

Both programmes are coming off impressive quarter final wins against higher-ranked teams — Miami overturned last year's national champion Ohio at the Cotton Bowl Classic, and Ole Miss defeated Georgia in the Sugar Bowl.

Ole Miss are ranked at No. 6 and Miami at No. 10 but there's not much between them — the Rebels are on a seven-game streak and the Hurricanes on a six-game streak. This one really could go either way. And the stakes are seriously high, with a CFP final spot up for grabs against the winner of Oregon vs. Indiana in the Peach Bowl.

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SEE ALSO: The 25 best movies of 2025, and where to stream them 11. Tron: Ares

43 years after Tron awed audiences with its groundbreaking visual effects and tale of AI gone awry, Tron: Ares is a movie that also exists.

Directed by Joachim Rønning, this sequel to Tron: Legacy stars Jared Leto as Ares, a Master Control Program created by tech scion Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters). Tasked with kidnapping Dillinger's professional rival Eve Kim (Greta Lee), Ares blasts from the virtual world into the real one. But before you can say Turing test, he's beginning to second guess his mission and his master.

Look, the plotline is convoluted and confusion. The movie is a mess. As I wrote in my review, "Tron: Ares is heavy-handed, dunderheaded, and over earnest, but also occasionally funny, charming, sexy, and thrilling." — Kristy Puchko, Entertainment Editor

Starring: Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges

How to watch: Tron: Ares is now streaming on Disney+.

10. A Thousand Blows, Season 2

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight turned out one of the best British shows of 2025 with A Thousand Blows, and there's more where that came from. Adolescence stars Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty, and Small Axe star Malachi Kirby all return after a highly successful awards run for another round of the Victorian London-set Hulu/Disney+ drama series.

Kicking off one year after the events of Season 1, this season sees East End boxers Hezekiah Moscow (Kirby) and Henry "Sugar" Goodson (Graham) not in a good place, either of them, from the looks of the trailer. Forty Elephants queen Mary Carr (Doherty), her protégé Alice Diamond (Darci Shaw), and exiled temp leader Eliza Moody (Hannah Walters) are back and ready to reunite Mary's all-women gang of thieves for a major heist. But first, Mary'll have to reclaim gang power from Indigo Jeremy (Robert Glenister), who lords over them from the other side of the Thames.* — Shannon Connellan, UK Editor

Starring: Erin Doherty, Malachi Kirby, Francis Lovehall, James Nelson-Joyce, Jason Tobin, Hannah Walters, Morgan Hilaire, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Jemma Carlton, Nadia Albina, Tom Davis, Daniel Mays, Stephen Graham, Darci Shaw, Gary Lewis, Susan Lynch, and Robert Glenister

How to watch: A Thousand Blows, Season 2 debuts on Hulu on Jan. 9.

9. Plainclothes

If Heated Rivalry has you craving more tales of forbidden love, Plainclothes might intrigue.

Written and directed by Carmen Emmi, this Sundance thriller stars Tom Blyth as a '90s vice cop tasked with undercover duty in men's bathrooms. He's on the hunt for gay men cruising for sex. But what happens when he catches feelings for a suspect?

Now, we won't promise Plainclothes will offer the queer joy of the cottage ep. But this critically heralded drama is sure to entrance. — K.P.

Starring: Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Maria Dizzia, Christian Cooke, Gabe Fazio, Amy Forsyth, John Bedford Lloyd, Darius Fraser, and Alessandra Ford Balazs

How to watch: Plainclothes is now available for rental or purchase on Prime Video.

8. Coldwater

The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln heads up Paramount+'s new psychological thriller set in the small Scottish town of Coldwater. Created and written by Northern Irish playwright David Ireland, and directed by Shetland's Lee Haven Jones and Andrew Cumming, the series sees Lincoln as John, a man who moves his family from London after a violent event. As his family find their feet in their new neighbourhood, John bonds with his neighbour Tommy (Trainspotting icon Ewen Bremner), whose "man about town" charm could conceal something sinister. Feels like the bitter cold type of series perfect for this time of year. — S.C.

Starring: Andrew Lincoln, Ewen Bremner, Indira Varma, and Eve Myles

How to watch: Coldwater debuts on Paramount+ on Jan. 9 with new episodes weekly.

7. Marcello Hernández: American Boy

If you don't know the name Marcello Hernández, you might know him as his Saturday Night Live character Domingo. This SNL cast member broke out from the pack with a sketch about a suave parody-singing ladies man. And now, he's got a comedy show all his own.

With this stand-up special, Hernández digs into his childhood in Miami, life with his mother, and his (arguably misplaced) outrage at Full House. With a big smile, some solid dance moves, and lots of energy, he delivers a special that's devotedly silly and pretty personal — though you might wish (as I did) that some of the setups were more specific so the punchlines could hit harder. However, the bit on Ana from Child Protective Services is terrific. — K.P.

Starring: Marcello Hernández

How to watch: Marcello Hernández: American Boy is now streaming on Netflix.

6. His & Hers

Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal team up for a steamy and twisted thriller, adapted from Alice Feeney's 2020 novel of the same name. They play an estranged married couple who parted over a shared tragedy, and reunite reluctantly as a murder case hits home.

Anna (Thompson) is a TV journalist who has a close tie to the woman murdered on a dark lane in her hometown. Jack is a local detective that's been assigned to the case. But as he seeks a suspect, dark secrets — his own, his wife's, and other loved ones' — bubble to the surface.

Told over the course of six episodes ranging from 39 to 46 minutes, His & Hers offers a gnarly crime tale that will have you gasping, squealing, and maybe even howling with laughter. This one gets wild. — K.P.

Starring: Tessa Thompson, Jon Bernthal, Pablo Schreiber, Crystal Fox, Sunita Mani, Marin Ireland, and Rebecca Rittenhouse

How to watch: His & Hers debuts on Netflix on Jan. 8.

5. The Traitors, Season 4

The campiest competition show is almost back, bringing with it more backstabbing, more reality stars playing detective, and more killer Alan Cumming outfits. This time around, contestants include Real Housewives stars Lisa Rinna and Dorinda Medley, who's returning after being first out on Season 3; Olympic figure skaters Johnny Weir and Tara Lipinski; and RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars winner Monét X Change, who I'm hoping can avenge her sister Bob the Drag Queen. The real question, though: Who can top the ridiculousness of Tom Sandoval earnestly singing backwards nursery rhymes through a phone?* — Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter

Starring: Alan Cumming, Candiace Dillard Bassett, Caroline Stanbury, Colton Underwood, Donna Kelce, Dorinda Medley, Eric Nam, Ian Terry, Johnny Weir, Kristen Kish, Rob Cesternino, Lisa Rinna, Mark Ballas, Maura Higgins, Michael Rapaport, Monét X Change, Natalie Anderson, Porsha Williams, Rob Rausch, Ron Funches, Stephen Colletti, Tara Lipinski, Tiffany Mitchell, and Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho

How to watch: The Traitors Season 4 premieres Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. ET.

4. Zodiac Killer Project

One of the most buzzed-about discoveries out of Sundance 2025 was Charlie Shackleton's Zodiac Killer Project. The documentarian was setting out to explore a fringe theory about the Zodiac Killer's identity. But partway through development, he lost the rights to the book he was using as source material. So, what to do?

Shackleton gets meta with it by making a movie about the movie he wanted to make, thereby creating a scorching investigation into how true crime docs are constructed. For most of this movie, I wondered if Shackleton believed the Zodiac Killer theory he was exploring, or just thought it'd make a good movie. By the end, I had my answer. And this doc may change the way you look at true crime docs (and their "evocative B-roll"). — K.P.

How to watch: Zodiac Killer Project is now available for rental or purchase on Apple TV.

3. Predator: Badlands 

Do you want to set a record for the most times you say "hell yeah" over the course of 90 minutes? Then you need to watch Predator: Badlands, the latest film from the franchise's excellent new shepherd Dan Trachtenberg (Prey).

Predator: Badlands marks the first time in Predator history that a Yautja is a film's protagonist. The lead in question is Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), a runt by Yautja standards who decides to prove himself to his cold-hearted father by hunting the "unkillable" Kalisk. His quest takes him to Genna, a planet brimming with deadly flora and fauna. There, he'll find an unlikely companion in Weyland-Yutani android Thia (Elle Fanning). The two join forces in an unlikely partnership that's as surprisingly sweet as it is badass, and what follows is a pulse-pounding adventure brimming with awesome new aliens, bold action, and one of 2025's best onscreen friendships. Predator fans and franchise newcomers alike, you're in for a treat. — B.E.

Starring: Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Elle Fanning

How to watch: Predator: Badlands is now available for rental or purchase on Prime Video.

2. Industry, Season 4

Thanks to The Pitt and new Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, January is a busy month for HBO's buzziest titles. But between those two tentpoles, be sure to make time for HBO's criminally underrated finance drama, Industry. 

Season 4 picks up in the wake of Season 3's game-changing finale, which shut down Pierpoint & Co.'s London trading floor and scattered Industry's cast. Now, ambitious trader Harper Stern (Myha'la) runs her own fund, while her longtime frenemy Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marisa Abela) settles into married life to Henry Muck (Kit Harington). But when payment processor Tender makes waves in the markets, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the company's rise. So begins a riveting saga of power, desire, and politics, with Industry pulling out all the stops in what I called its "most ambitious season yet." Tune in and get obsessed. — B.E.

Starring: Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Kit Harington, Ken Leung, Max Minghella, Miriam Petche, Sagar Radia, Toheeb Jimoh, Charlie Heaton, Amy James-Kelly, Roger Barclay, Andrew Havill, Kiernan Shipka, Kal Penn, Jack Farthing, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Forlani, and Edward Holcroft

How to watch: Industry Season 4 premieres Jan. 11 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

Best of Streaming this week:
The Pitt, Season 2

Fifteen of the most stressful episodes of TV you'll ever see are headed your way, which can only mean one thing: The Pitt is back!

HBO Max's Emmy–winning medical drama returns for another shift, this time taking place on July 4th. To celebrate, Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) and his team will have to deal with holiday-specific injuries like grill burns and firework accidents, an abandoned baby, and the hospital being forced to go analog.

As if that weren't enough, this shift is also Dr. Robby's last — for now. He's taking a sabbatical, and his replacement attending, Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi), has arrived in the ED a day early. Their tense partnership forms the backbone of The Pitt's second season, which proves just as gripping and timely as its first. As I wrote in my review, "[T]he show remains empathetic, educational, and totally unforgettable." — B.E.

Starring: Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez, and Sepideh Moafi

How to watch: The Pitt Season 2 premieres Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max.

(*) denotes a blurb came from a prior list.