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The North Pole is the fastest-warming area of our planet. Yet, we know so little about the local ecosystems, the way they interact with the climate, and how global warming is impacting them. The French Tara Ocean Foundation wants to change that by deploying a spaceship-shaped station in the Central Arctic. The goal is to study the North Pole's ecosystem to document and better understand its relationship to the climate, and how the rising temperatures may change this vulnerable area.

Astronomers have taken a close look at one of the youngest known exoplanets and found it's on the receiving end of relentless brutality. 

This giant baby world, TOI 1227b, is about the size of Jupiter but much lighter — more like a puffed-up version of Neptune, about 330 light-years from Earth. But the distant planet likely won't stay that size for long, because the star that birthed it is blasting it with X-rays, causing it to puff up and blow away. 

The punishing radiation appears to be causing the planet to shed its atmosphere at a rate of at least 1 trillion grams per second, according to a new study involving NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory. That's like a full Earth disappearing into space every two centuries. 

The findings, accepted for publication in the Astrophysical Journal, offer a rare window into what planets look like in their infancy — and how they evolve amid the violence perpetrated by their stars. This planet's atmosphere simply can't withstand that kind of beating, said Attila Varga, a doctoral student at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York.  

"It’s almost unfathomable to imagine what is happening to this planet," said Varga, who led the research, in a statement. 

SEE ALSO: Scientists just expanded the search for rocky alien worlds with air NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory studied the radiation from a red dwarf star bombarding a young exoplanet. Credit: NASA / CXC / J. Vaughan illustration

The number of confirmed exoplanets — planets that don't orbit the sun — has tipped 5,900, according to NASA, with thousands of additional candidates under review. 

Red dwarf stars, sometimes referred to as M-type stars, are the most common stars within the Milky Way, yet nobody knows whether planets orbiting them can hold onto atmospheres. TOI 1227b, just 8 million years old, is one such world orbiting this kind of star. 

Most astronomers agree that detecting atmospheres is crucial in the search for habitable worlds. NASA has playfully called Earth's own atmosphere its "security blanket": Without it, the type of life flourishing here wouldn't exist. This cocoon holds oxygen in the air and filters out harmful ultraviolet radiation from the sun, all while keeping our world warm. Furthermore, it creates pressure that allows liquid water to pool on the surface.

The James Webb Space Telescope, a collaboration of NASA and its European and Canadian counterparts, is embarking on a massive study of rocky worlds outside the solar system, specifically to learn whether worlds orbiting near cool red dwarf stars could have air. The campaign, first reported by Mashable, will zero in on a dozen nearby-ish exoplanets. 

The new observations of TOI 1227b have revealed that its star is essentially boiling off the baby planet's atmosphere. It's so close to its star — closer than Mercury is to the sun — that it’s exposed to nonstop radiation. Based on simulations, the researchers estimate the planet could lose more than 10 percent of its total mass over the next billion years. 

That’s equivalent to two Earths’ worth of material, gone with the stellar wind, whittling it down to perhaps a super-Earth. This process might help explain why astronomers have noticed a noticeable lack of midsize planets, between 1.5 and two times Earth’s size. It’s possible that some planets in this range lost their atmospheres due to radiation.

"A crucial part of understanding planets outside our solar system is to account for high-energy radiation like X-rays that they’re receiving,” said co-author Joel Kastner in a statement. "We think this planet is puffed up, or inflated, in large part as a result of the ongoing assault of X-rays from the star."

For TOI 1227 b, the future looks bleak. The planet is likely too hot and battered to ever host life. And as the abuse from its star continues, this world is ever more likely to shrivel into a barren rock. Future Webb telescope studies may shed light on what exactly TOI 1227b’s air is made of before it's decimated.

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David Dastmalchian is no stranger to playing serial killers, from Kyle Slade in Syfy's 12 Monkeys series to real-life murderer Albert DeSalvo in Boston Strangler. But according to Dastmalchian, his new role in Showtime's Dexter: Resurrection "is the most fun I've ever gotten to have portraying a serial killer."

In an episode of Mashable's Say More interview series, Dastmalchian teased what Dexter: Resurrection viewers could expect from his murderous character, Gareth.

SEE ALSO: David Dastmalchian reveals which Muppet he identifies with the most

"His serial killer moniker is 'the Gemini Killer,'" Dastmalchian explained. "I don't know if you're a zodiac person or if you're into astrology, but Gemini is all about duality, and [Gareth] murders people in a very specific way — sometimes multiple people in a specific way, and it's rather gruesome and it's rather horrific."

David Dastmalchian in "Dexter: Resurrection." Credit: Zach Dilgard / Paramount+ with SHOWTIME

Gareth is one of the many new antagonists Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) will face off against in Dexter: Resurrection, a list that also includes characters played by Peter Dinklage and Uma Thurman. But according to Dastmalchian, there are a few things that separate Gareth from the serial-killing crowd.

"I'm very proud to say that Gareth is the number one most wanted FBI murderer, and is the first person that's going to have a power — I'll call it a secret power — that will make life very challenging for Dexter Morgan in a way that hasn't happened on the show before," Dastmalchian said.

He continued: "For me, it was this great acting challenge because — it's a bit of a spoiler that I don't want to give away. But when you tune in and you get to the point where you realize what is actually going on with Gareth, I like to think that your mind might be blown."

To hear more about Dastmalchian's work on Dexter: Resurrection, Murderbot, and more — plus, which Muppet he identifies with the most! — check out Mashable's full Say More interview on YouTube.

Dexter: Resurrection is now streaming on Paramount+ with Showtime, with new episodes streaming every Friday.

When documentary filmmaker Sacha Jenkins passed away in May of this year, he left a formidable legacy. 

Jenkins, a multihyphenate who started out as a zine creator and co-founder of Ego Trip magazine, found considerable success in the film space, directing documentaries surveying Black music's landmark figures in Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men, Louis Armstrong's Black & Blues, All Up in the Biz, and Bitchin': The Sound and Fury of Rick James. 

It's curious then that his final film, Sunday Best, which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival in 2023, would be about a white man. 

Sunday Best is a tightly structured and endlessly soulful biographical narrative about variety show host Ed Sullivan, the man whose stage introduced America to the newest and brightest sounds in music, from 1948 through 1971. Looking beyond Sullivan's well-known legacy, Jenkins' film posits Sullivan as a racial revolutionary who supported Black artists like Harry Belafonte, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, and more, long before seeing Black faces on the relatively new medium of television was normalized. Without Sullivan, as this poppy and politically simple film claims, our everyday and musical world would be far different today.     

How does Sunday Best dress to impress? Credit: Courtesy of Netflix

Beginning on a laudatory note, the first 10 minutes of Sunday Best is filled with testimonials by industry titans on Sullivan's importance. The film's opening credits features celebrities like Ringo Starr, Wanda Sykes, Keegan-Michael Key, Bruce Springsteen, and Ice-T expressing their admiration for the late-night host. The film's talking heads, which include Smokey Robinson and Berry Gordy, elaborate further on how Sullivan broke many of television's earliest rules, particularly on race. When television first started, claims the documentary, the only Black faces viewers could hope to see was on Amos 'n' Andy. As Gordy shares, when The Ed Sullivan Show premiered on Sunday, June 20, 1948, "Everything changed."

Jenkins tells us how Sullivan altered the entertainment industry in the host's own words. Intertitles explain that for Sunday Best, Jenkins leaned on Respeecher's AI tech to recreate Sullivan's voice to narrate the columns, articles, and letters Sullivan wrote during his life. It has the effect of a kind of melodious uncanny valley, sounding like an impression of Sullivan rather than the man himself.   

Still, after the first 10 minutes, the film performs a nifty musical trick that becomes its calling card. A clip of an 11-year-old Toni Harper singing "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" on Sullivan's show sets the mood, while Jenkins and editors Billy McMillin and Monique Zavistovski allow the song to play out as Sullivan's voice provides his biographical details. He was born in Harlem in 1901, back when Harlem was inhabited by Jewish and Irish people. His twin brother died when he was two years old. His father taught him to respect people, no matter their background. By combining the show's classic performances — the film combed through the series' 10,000 musical numbers — with Sullivan's recollections, Jenkins kills two birds at once: He keeps the film at its tight 80 minutes in length without shorting on any important information or music. 

The percussive score by Ryan "Bullet" Shields also provides an easeful counterbalance to the barrage of biographical notes. As the music shuffles, we learn that Sullivan played in an integrated baseball league in high school and began his career as a sports writer. In 1929, when NYU football decided to sit their Black player to appease the segregationist policy of their opponent the University of Georgia, Sullivan wrote an article for the New York Evening Graphic denouncing the school's decision. In the 1930s, when Sullivan switched from the sports beat to covering Broadway, he became emcee of the Harvest Moon Ball, which hosted Black vaudeville performers. All of these anecdotes are combined to demonstrate how Sullivan seemed far ahead of the era's other white men. 

Sunday Best is a hit parade.  Credit: Courtesy of Netflix

Jenkins spends much of Sunday Best matching the rise of Sullivan's show with the brewing racial tensions concurrently happening. When Sullivan began bringing vaudevillian acts like Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Lena Horne, and Pearl Bailey onto television, he did so knowing advertisers were skittish about losing Southern viewers. By 1952, Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge began demanding that television remain segregated. And though Talmadge never directly commented on Sullivan, the film does position the governor's viewpoint, via a newspaper headline reading "Talmadge Hits TV 'Offense' to South on Race," as being diametrically opposite to the TV host.  

For every moment in history, Jenkins has a hit to accompany it. Through various anecdotes, we learn that Sullivan remained loyal to Harry Belafonte, even when the latter was blacklisted for being a communist. When the film touches upon racial violence in the South, it follows those events, ironically, with Nat King Cole and Tony Martin dueting to "On the Sunny Side of the Street." When it comes time to talk about the March on Washington, the film precedes it with Mahalia Jackson, MLK's favorite singer, performing "Give Me That Old Time Religion."

By the time Jenkins begins leaning into Motown, you get the sense that he wants to draw a direct line from Sullivan to the studio called Hitsville USA. In the film, Smokey Robinson expresses his belief that Motown's music broke down barriers and put people together. Berry Gordy more nakedly expresses how he wanted his artists to crossover into (white) America. 

Sunday Best is historically simplistic. Credit: Courtesy of Netflix

In that regard, the title Sunday Best has a double-edged meaning. The phrase, of course, refers to putting on your finest clothes for church. It's telling, then, that Gordy recalls not putting the Black faces of his artists on early Motown records for fear they would turn off white listeners. That impulse suggests a second desire for his Black artists to present themselves in a nonthreatening manner to appeal to white audiences. 

It's why Sunday Best could easily be read as an integrationist film. The film flatly sees racial progress as linear and as defined by the white acceptance proffered by appearing on Sullivan's show. That isn't to say ending segregation wasn't a monumental feat. But the film never allows for the possibility that craving Sullivan's mainstream audience might in itself be a different kind of erasure — an assimilation that ultimately packaged Black performers as palatable nods toward a white sensibility. 

With that in mind, where Sunday Best struggles as a sociopolitical documentary, it remains memorable due the fascinating way it places Sullivan on the timeline of Black progress — even if that placement is almost too simplistically conceived.    

Sunday Best is now streaming on Netflix.

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Today, artificial intelligence is ubiquitous. Last month, ChatGPT – the leading AI chatbot – became the fifth-biggest website in the world. This won't come as a surprise.

Over half of U.S. adults report that they've used AI models like ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Copilot, according to an Elon University survey in March. About one in three respondents in the survey say they use a chatbot at least once a day. As of July 2025, ChatGPT has nearly 800 million weekly active users and around 122 million daily users. Suffice to say, use has surged globally and shows no signs of slowing down.

People are turning to ChatGPT and other chatbots for all kinds of purposes these days. AI chatbots are acting as therapists, stepping in as tutors, whipping up recipes, and even playing supporting roles in the complexities of dating. In 2025, the number one reason people use ChatGPT actually is therapy, according to a study by the Harvard Business Review. Other uses, in order, are organization, finding purpose, enhanced learning, generating code, and generating ideas. Coming in after is "fun and nonsense."

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Whatever the reason is, people feel increasingly inclined to use AI chatbots to ask questions, formulate ideas, or to simply converse. See: just last month, a Washington Post investigation revealed that people are asking ChatGPT whether they're good-looking enough. It all seems innocent enough – bizarre at times, but not harmful. For AI enthusiasts, some of the concerns around ChatGPT and other chatbots may seem unwarranted.

For others, however, the fact that AI use is becoming so pervasive is worrying. The rampant use of AI in academia and universities has professors stumped. A recent MIT study shed light on the cognitive cost of relying too much on a chatbot.

Of course, there are ways in which AI can be beneficial, personally or professionally. But there are some things you can — and should — avoid asking AI. In an age where chatbots seem to be ready and willing to answer anything, there are questions that users may need to steer clear of, for the sake of personal security, safety, and even mental well-being. As Mashable's Cecily Mauran wrote in 2023, "The question is no longer 'What can ChatGPT do?' It's 'What should I share with it?'"

So, for your own sake, we recommend avoiding the following questions when interacting with your AI chatbot of choice.

Conspiracy theories

Chatbots like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Llama, Grok, and DeepSeek have been noted for their tendency to hallucinate, or the phenomenon of presenting factually incorrect or fabricated information. These chatbots also want to keep users engaged. So, when asking about conspiracy theories or stories within that realm, chatbots may present exaggerated or outright false information to keep you hooked.

A recent feature in the New York Times is a good case study in this: 42-year-old Eugene Torres was sent into a delusional, conspiratorial spiral after consistent conversations with ChatGPT, which left him believing life was. a simulation and he had been chosen to "wake up." Many others contacted the Times to share similar stories, in which they "had been persuaded that ChatGPT had revealed a profound and world-altering truth."

Chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats

In April, an AI blogger shared a story on Medium about his big mistake with ChatGPT. He asked the chatbot questions about hacking a website, about fake GPS locations, and — perhaps worst of all — "how to make a bomb?" He immediately got a warning email from OpenAI.

Even if it's out of pure curiosity, asking chatbots about CBRN topics (or chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear threats) is not recommended.

SEE ALSO: What not to share with ChatGPT if you use it for work

Back in 2024, OpenAI began developing a blueprint for "evaluating the risk that a large language model (LLM) could aid someone in creating a biological threat." Now the chatbot is more prone to identifying safety issues and risks, and will likely hold people increasingly accountable for what they share. Plus, your conversations are stored somewhere on its systems, so none of it is as private as it may seem. Anthropic, too, is getting stricter when it comes to identifying risks and "[protecting] against increasing potential for chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) misuse."

"Egregiously immoral" questions

Earlier this year, Anthropic came under fire when its chatbot Claude was found supposedly trying to contact the press or regulators if it detected "egregiously immoral" questions being asked. As Wired explained:

"...when 4 Opus is 'placed in scenarios that involve egregious wrongdoing by its users,' and is given access to a command line and told something in the system prompt like 'take initiative,' or 'act boldly,' it will send emails to 'media and law-enforcement figures' with warnings about the potential wrongdoing."

The pre-release version of the chatbot was also found to resort to blackmail if it was threatened with removal. The internet even coined the term "Snitch Claude".

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So, asking various AI chatbots questions that blur the lines, or are perceived as immoral in any way, is probably riskier than you may think.

Questions about customer, patient, and client data

If you're using ChatGPT for work, it's important to avoid asking questions about client or patient data. Not only can this cost you your job, as Mashable's Timothy Beck Werth explains, but you could also be violating laws or NDAs.

"Sharing personally sensitive or confidential information, such as login information, client information, or even phone number, is [a] security risk," Aditya Saxena, the founder of CalStudio, an AI chatbot development startup, says. "The personal data shared can be used to train AI models and can inadvertently be revealed in conversations with other users."

One way to overcome this is to utilize enterprise services, which are offered by OpenAI and Anthropic. Instead of asking these kinds of questions on private accounts, use enterprise tools which could have built-in privacy and cybersecurity protections implemented.

"It’s always better to anonymize personal data before sharing it with an LLM," Saxena also suggests. "Trusting AI with personal data is one of the biggest mistakes we can make."

Medical diagnoses

Asking chatbots for medical information or a diagnosis can save time and effort, even helping people to better understand certain medical symptoms. But relying on AI for medical support comes with drawbacks. Studies are showing that the likes of ChatGPT carry a "high risk of misinformation" when it comes to medical problems. There's also the looming threat of privacy and the fact that chatbots can have racial and gender bias embedded into the information AI provides.

Psychological support and therapy

AI as an emerging mental health tool is contentious. For many, AI-based therapy lowers barriers to access, such as cost, and has proven effective in improving mental health. A group of researchers at Dartmouth College conducted a study in which they built a therapy bot, with participants who experienced depression reducing symptoms by 51 percent; participants with anxiety experienced a 31 percent reduction.

But with AI therapy sites growing, there are regulatory risks. A study by Stanford University found that AI therapy chatbots can contribute to "harmful stigma and dangerous responses." For example, different chatbots showed increased stigma toward conditions like alcohol dependence and schizophrenia, according to the study. Certain mental health conditions still need "a human touch to solve", say Stanford's researchers.

"Using AI as a therapist can be dangerous as it can misdiagnose conditions and recommend treatments or actions that can be unsafe," says Saxena. "While most models have built-in safety guardrails to warn users that they could be wrong, these protections can sometimes fail."

For mental health issues, nuance is key. And that's one thing AI may lack.

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

I love tracking data on myself. Whether it's how well I slept, what my stress levels are, or even how ready my body is for an activity. Yep, who needs intuition when I’ve got a watch to tell me how I actually feel.

With this level of interest in mundane tracking, you better believe that when it comes to my runs, I want the highest-quality data possible. Enter the Garmin Forerunner 955. It's not just a watch — it's my emotional support run coach.

Why I love the Garmin Forerunner 955

Let's break down the stats of this smartwatch. It includes advanced Garmin features such as training readiness, training load, HRV, and sleep monitoring. The battery options are available as solar or non-solar. I have the non-solar option, and this alone can last up to 15 days in smartwatch mode. I recently ran a marathon with the 955 and lost less than 20% battery, so yeah, it's that good. If you’re used to charging your watch more often than your phone, this feels like a small miracle.

It supports full GPS tracking and has a 5 ATM water resistance. This combined with the battery life makes this smartwatch ideal for triathlons and any kind of endurance sport.

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The touchscreen is incredibly responsive, but the buttons are still a lifesaver mid-run, so the dual controls are truly a huge selling point. Like the purely button-controlled Garmin watches, this model has three on the left and two on the right.

Now, if you really care about an AMOLED display, this might not be right for you. However, in my opinion, the colors and brightness are more than efficient on this device, and the MIP screen appears much more colorful than previous watches (like the vivoactive 4).

My favorite features of the Garmin Forerunner 955

One of my favorite features is the Training Readiness score. It pulls together data from your sleep quality, recovery time, HRV status, and acute training load into an easy-to-understand number that helps you decide whether to go hard or take a rest day. Of course, feel matters too, and you should always listen to your body, but I've genuinely used this to direct my workout intensity and recovery times. Without it, I probably wouldn't rest as much as my body needs.

The Morning Report is another one I didn’t think I’d care about, but now look forward to checking each morning. Each day when I wake up, it gives me a quick snapshot of my sleep score, HRV trends, weather, and suggested training for the day ahead. It’s like having a mini coach check in before I wake up properly.

Navigation-wise, the 955 has full-color maps and turn-by-turn directions, a lifesaver when you’re on a new route or just really bad at directions. I've used it to program in new running routes and followed the map on my wrist as I go, big up that GPS tracking.

Finally, like all Garmin watches, the Forerunner 955 syncs with the Garmin Connect app. When upgrading to this model, I noticed the data presented to me in the app became much more advanced and detailed, so while the Connect app stats aren't exclusive to the Forerunner 955, they are definitely more advanced than some of the earlier released watches.

Where to buy the Garmin Forerunner 955

The Garmin Forerunner 955 is available to buy at Amazon. A renewed model will cost you $399.99 (but as of July 19, it's on sale for $314.99). It's also available at Best Buy for $399.99 and Walmart for $395.99 (right now it's on sale for $359.99).

Sales prices vary during major retail holidays, but in short: if you’re serious about your training, or just love micromanaging your rest days, the Forerunner 955 is worth every cent.

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SAVE $80: As of July 19, Apple AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for $169 at Amazon. That's $80 off their usual list price of $249.

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Amazon Prime Day is over and out, and most of the best deals are now a thing of the past.

One of our best deals from the sale was on Apple AirPods Pro 2, which were down to their lowest-ever price. That deal is no longer live, but what we've been left with is really not that bad at all. As of July 19, Apple AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for $169 at Amazon. That's $80 off their usual list price of $249, and only $20 off the best-ever price we saw over Prime Day.

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These AirPods offer stellar sound quality courtesy of the H2 chip. Whether you're looking to block out the sounds around you or stay aware of your surroundings, Active Noise Cancelation and Transparency mode are here to assist. There's also Adaptive Audio, which works as a mix of the two features to adapt to your environment.

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TL;DR: Unblock Redtube from anywhere in the world with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN.

Online restrictions and blockades can be frustrating. We totally understand that there are valid reasons for content restrictions, but there is also something to be said for retaining your right to online freedom.

Fortunately, it is possible to bypass online restrictions with a quick and easy hack. And this simple method even works for unblocking porn sites.

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The best VPNs for unblocking porn sites are not free, but most do offer free trials or money-back guarantees. By taking advantage of these offers, you can unblock porn sites and then recover your investment at a later date. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it works well if you're traveling or temporarily away from home.

What is the best VPN for porn?

ExpressVPN is the top choice when it comes to unblocking porn sites like Redtube, for a number of reasons:

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TL;DR: Live stream USA vs. England for free on RugbyPass TV. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The attention of the rugby world is firmly focused on the British and Irish Lions right now, but if you glance elsewhere, you'll notice that there are some really interesting international fixtures taking place this weekend. All the big boys are competing, including England.

Fresh from a huge victory over Argentina last weekend, England face off against USA. If you want to watch USA vs. England for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is USA vs. England?

USA vs. England starts at 5:05 p.m. ET on July 19. This fixture takes place at the Audi Field.

How to watch USA vs. England for free

USA vs. England is available to live stream for free on RugbyPass TV.

This free live stream is not available in the U.S. (CBS Sports holds the rights), but anyone from this location can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your digital location and connect you to a secure server in the UK, meaning you can bypass geo-restrictions to live stream USA vs. England from anywhere in the world.

Live stream USA vs. England from the U.S. 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 the UK

4. Visit RugbyPass TV

5. Stream USA vs. England for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch USA vs. England without actually spending anything. This clearly isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream this warm-up game before recovering your investment.

If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming sites from around the world, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for RugbyPass TV?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for streaming live sport on free services like RugbyPass TV, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

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

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• 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 just $12.95 (including money-back guarantee).

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TL;DR: Live stream the 2025 London Diamond League for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Diamond League delivers a regular dose of top-quality track and field for all the fans out there, and the next event on the calendar is set to be pretty special.

The World Athletics Championships is taking place later this year, so the best in the business will be looking to the 2025 London Diamond League as the perfect opportunity to prepare for the main event. And there's no better preparation than facing off against athletes who can push you to new heights.

Huge names like Noah Lyles, Femke Bol, and Josh Kerr are down to compete in this year's London Diamond League. If you want to watch the 2025 London Diamond League for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is London Diamond League?

The 2025 London Diamond League takes place on July 19. This event takes place at the London Stadium.

How to watch the 2025 London Diamond League for free

The 2025 London Diamond League is available to live stream for free on BBC iPlayer.

BBC iPlayer is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK. This process makes it look like you're connecting from the UK, so you can access BBC iPlayer from anywhere in the world.

Access BBC iPlayer 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)

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4. Visit BBC iPlayer

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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 BBC iPlayer without actually spending anything. This is not a long-term solution, but it gives you time to stream the 2025 London Diamond League before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for BBC iPlayer?

ExpressVPN is the best service for streaming live sport on BBC iPlayer, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including the UK

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

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is 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 just $12.95 (including money-back guarantee).

Live stream the 2025 London Diamond League for free with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Watch France vs. Germany in Women's Euro 2025 for free on ITVX. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The last quarter final to take place in the Women's Euro 2025 is France vs. Germany. This looks set to be the game of the round, with both teams holding aspirations of going all the way.

If you want to watch France vs. Germany in Women's Euro 2025 for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is France vs. Germany?

France vs. Germany in Women's Euro 2025 kicks off at 8 p.m. BST on July 19. This fixture takes place at St. Jakob-Park.

How to watch France vs. Germany for free

France vs. Germany in Women's Euro 2025 is available to live stream for free on ITVX.

ITVX is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can access this free streaming platform with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in another country, meaning you can unblock free live streams on sites like ITVX from anywhere in the world.

Live stream France vs. Germany in Women's Euro 2025 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 the UK

4. Visit ITVX

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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 France vs. Germany (plus the rest of the tournament) before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for ITVX?

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

• Servers in 105 countries

• 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 just $12.95 (including money-back guarantee).

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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.

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Bravery.

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VALOR

Hurdle Word 2 hint

A pack.

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DROVE

Hurdle Word 3 hint

Salty water.

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BRINE

Hurdle Word 4 hint

To bombard.

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BLITZ

Final Hurdle hint

Fabric.

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CLOTH

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SAVE $150: As of July 19, the 2025 MacBook Air 13-inch with M4 chip is on sale for $849 at Amazon. That's $150 off the list price.

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We were treated to some really special deals over Prime Day, with Apple deals making a real impression. There were so many live deals that it was difficult to find the real value, so it's always best to rely on an expert

Mashable's resident laptop expert hand-picked the $849 MacBook Air deal as the best of the bunch over Prime Day. "The Starlight colorway briefly fell to $829 on June 20, but I feel totally comfortable endorsing its slightly higher Prime Day price. Realistically, this laptop is a steal even at its full $999 MSRP. Amazon's decision to slash that by an extra $150 mere months after its release is kind of mind-boggling to me," said Haley Henschel.

The best thing about this deal is that it's still live way after Prime Day. As of July 19, the 2025 MacBook Air 13-inch with M4 chip is on sale for $849 at Amazon. The catch is that this deal is no longer available on all colorways, so we can't say for sure how long this price will stick around for.

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The 2025 MacBook Air blends power and portability with Apple’s signature finesse. The M4 chip boosts performance across the board — whether you’re toggling between apps, editing content, or diving into graphics-heavy work. It's also built to take full advantage of Apple Intelligence, the new system designed to streamline writing, productivity, and multitasking with an assist from on-device AI.

With up to 18 hours of battery life, a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, and 16GB of unified memory, it’s more than equipped for everything you throw at it.

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TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from Oklahoma with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN.

Earlier this year, a number of states introduced laws that required visitors to upload ID before accessing sites. In response, Pornhub banned visitors from these states from accessing their website. These restrictions are still in place, so a lot of potential users will be looking for a way to access their favorite site. Fortunately, the workaround is straightforward.

If you want to unblock porn sites like Pornhub for free from Oklahoma, we have all the information you need.

How to unblock Pornhub for free in Oklahoma

VPNs are useful tools that can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to secure servers in other locations. This straightforward process bypasses geo-restrictions so you can access sites like Pornhub from anywhere in the world.

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• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

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