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TL;DR: Get lifetime access to lessons in 14 different languages with Babbel, now only $159.

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Learning a new language isn’t easy, but it also might not be as hard as some apps make it seem. If memorizing vocab lists isn’t working for you, check out Babbel. They take a more practical approach to teaching, and there’s even an AI conversation partner who can help you practice your pronunciation.

Normally, a Babbel lifetime subscription would cost $599, but right now it’s on sale for $159. Check out what that gets you.

What can Babbel teach you?

Babbel gives you lifetime access to courses in 14 different languages, and the format is designed to fit into real life. Each lesson takes around 10 to 15 minutes, so you can actually stick with it whether you’re commuting, traveling, or just squeezing in some study time between meetings.

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Here are a few of the included languages

• Spanish

• French

• German

• Italian

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• Swedish

And that’s just the beginning.

Unlike other apps that focus heavily on word games or repetitive matching drills, Babbel centers its content around practical conversation topics. You’ll get lessons on travel, shopping, business, culture, and more, all developed by expert linguists and backed by academic research. Speech recognition helps fine-tune your pronunciation, while the new AI-powered conversation partner lets you practice speaking in real time.

Lessons sync across devices, so you can start on your computer and finish on your phone. There’s also an offline mode if you want to download lessons ahead of time. You can move at your own pace, revisit review sessions, and jump between beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels based on your comfort.

Use code LEARN by Aug. 25 at 11:59 p.m. PT to get a Babbel lifetime subscription for only $159.

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It's a tough time to open up your wallet.

Global tariffs, a priority for the Trump administration, are hitting certain consumer products harder than others, including electronic gadgets that are reliant on imported product parts. Laptop base prices are seeing three-figure bumps. Items like gaming consoles, vehicles, and even sexual intimacy products have seen prices fluctuating up and down as the government ebbs on its tariff promises. And less obvious industries, like Hollywood, face similar uncertainty.

Meanwhile, founders and investors are closely monitoring industry headwinds as the Trump administration's Big Beautiful Bill introduces more regulatory uncertainty for those trying to stay afloat in competitive markets. 

SEE ALSO: Everything you need to know about AI companions

Organizations like the Consumer Tech Association (CTA), which facilitates a cohort of accessibility-based consumer tech companies and provides foundation grants to programs that serve seniors and people with disabilities, have been outspoken about the unintended consequences of the government's economic plan. 

"Make no mistake: American consumers, families, and workers will feel real pain," said CTA CEO and Vice Chair Gary Shapiro.

Amid a churning pricing storm, smaller companies dedicated to creating accessible tech are feeling the squeeze, already navigating a byzantine economic and regulatory reality. The plight of these companies is especially notable, since they serve one of the largest consumer populations — even people who aren't disabled in their younger years often utilize visual, hearing, or breathing aids as they age.

Higher tariffs, higher stakes

Predominantly grouped under the medtech umbrella, companies in the accessibility space are vying for medical and scientific credibility, in addition to garnering enough consumer demand for products like adaptive mobility aids, braille technologies, and other novel tools for people with disabilities.

Adaptive products — often "one of a kind" tech — are considered niche, despite their necessity for swaths of people globally. At large, assistive technologies can be in a regulatory limbo for years before they get into the hands of medical professionals and then in the hands of consumers, and insurance companies have more say than many would like. That makes succeeding in this industry more complicated and higher-risk than other tech sectors, explains Sarah Thomas, founder and CEO of accessibility consulting firm Delight x Design and an advisor in age tech — the new term for human-centered technologies designed to serve and adapt an aging population.

Compared to new laptops and gaming consoles, accessibility tools are "a need to have, not a nice to have," said Thomas. Even in a world without additional economic constraints, accessibility tools and assistive technologies are already shockingly high-priced. Power wheelchairs, for example, can range from a few thousand to tens of thousands of dollars. Hearing aids run between $1,000 and $4,000, on average. New technologies are even steeper, and financial assistance or insurance reimbursement is never assured.

Tim Balz is a former SpaceX engineer and founder of smart seating company Kalogon. Balz has been working in the wheelchair space for 15 years and is credited as building the world's "first smart wheelchair." Kalogon is now a leader in AI-powered pressure control and adaptive and reactive seating, meant to diminish the harm of pressure injuries for wheelchair users.

Balz, who now invests in start-ups himself, explained that companies often raise product MSRPs to stay competitive to insurance companies, but in doing so price out individuals who may have been able to pay out-of-pocket for a device.

With beginnings as a nonprofit, Kalogon has chosen to rethink how to use capitalism as an engine for good. "The leading cushion was invented 50 years ago and hasn't really been changed. We built a product that was entirely focused on solving the customer's needs," Balz said, "by trying to do what was right and not what was easy."

Neal Weinstock is the founder and CEO of Soliddd, developing AR- and VR-powered smart glasses that can support individuals with macular degeneration and other forms of vision loss. Weinstock explains that after 15 years of testing and a successful debut at CES this year, the company is only now opening up a path for users to get prequalified and test the glasses via a collaboration with the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary at Mount Sinai.

"We really, really care about our scientific and medical credibility," Weinstock said. "There's [200] million people in the world who absolutely need the first product that we can bring out, and we can only make a few thousand."  

Affordability is accessibility 

Medtech founders like Weinstock and Balz start their businesses already battling pricing and access. Many are now encumbered by staggering import fees, as well. Thomas spoke of a startup specializing in dementia support products that's currently paying out a $30,000 tariff bill just to order more inventory — without having made any sales. Other tech companies in Weinstock's circle have faced million-dollar tariff bills as their stock is held at the country's shipping ports, despite desperately attempting to shift manufacturing domestically. Similarly, a manufacturing colleague of Balz had to lay off staff to afford seven-figure costs related to shipping containers. 

Populations are aging, and the number of people who use assistive technology is only growing, and so there's a market there. - Neal Weinstock

Incurring even more additional costs from tariffs means these companies must choose between "eating" the differences or alienating even more consumers with higher unit prices. That can sink a startup quickly. 

"We have no idea just how much our costs are going to be because of the tariffs," said Weinstock. Soliddd's product is partially manufactured in the United States, but they also use Qualcomm chips from third party manufacturers, and proprietary pieces that are imported from other countries, like Japan. "I've had a long career doing hardware, and I see that hardware has just gone away in the United States," he said.

Other federal changes — new fee processes under the U.S. Patent Office, antiquated Medicare codes, and the Big Beautiful Bill — may add unforeseen costs. But investing in accessible design (and a better insurance reimbursement structure) could actually save the government money, too. According to Balz, the average pressure injury costs Medicare around $44,000, a steep price tag that could be slashed with preventative mobility aids.

More often than not, people with disabilities are bearing the cost of these solutions. A 2020 study from the National Disability Institute found that individuals with disabilities required 28 percent more income (about $17,690 annually) to achieve the same standard of living as non-disabled households. Out-of-pocket costs for these individuals are more than twice the average of someone without a disability. Acquiring assistive devices often requires a complicated formula of partial health insurance coverage, personal costs, and even loans — many have turned to crowdfunding to get around the staggering prices. 

"How do you pass off some of the tariff impact without pricing yourself out of the market or overdoing a price shift to make it not accessible?" asked Thomas. "Affordability is also accessibility."

The problem goes both ways. Most companies in this industry are not raking in a profit — they rely on low volume manufacturing and higher prices to subsist. "Existing Low Vision Products sell for a lot of money per unit," explained Weinstock. "They don't sell too many, but we can charge a lot for the glasses — more than I would like to charge." 

SEE ALSO: Five years of remote work changed workplace accessibility. Employees with disabilities will feel its loss. Investing in accessible tech is investing in empathy

Companies like Kalogon have benefited from applying their assistive technologies to other industries early on, circumventing the complicated medical environment until they've got a firm financial foundation. In the case of the company's smart, pressure-sensing seats, Kalogon earned a contract with the U.S. Air Force and the Department of Defense before it fully went to market for people with disabilities, seeing an opportunity for the smart seats to reduce discomfort for military aircrews. That money in turn bolstered their internal R&D and a connected chain of domestic manufacturing. 

Kalagon is an outlier, though. Others fail before they can even get to those in need, facing notoriously high barriers to entry that include operating at deficits and trying to get their products through complicated reimbursement systems. Balz says he heard a common refrain while pitching his product: "There's a lot of tombstones there."   

This is a market that requires a lot of empathy to be able to innovate. - Tim Balz

Getting that cash flow becomes a crucial first step for these businesses. But these founders don't often describe their work as driven by profit. "You're trying to understand your consumer needs. You're trying to understand what the market needs. You're trying to meet those needs and not just build a product and hope someone likes it, but fit the needs of the individuals and society and make an impact," said Thomas. "These are often very passionate founders that come into this space who have a personal story or have some emotional connection to a need — that's wonderful." Add on harrowing tariff costs, and businesses are already seeing the cash flow dwindle, Thomas explained.   

Weinstock ties cash flow woes to the U.S.'s shift away from domestic manufacturing, which incentivizes less and less hardware in-country. "It's hard enough to get investment into a company making consumer hardware in this country," said Weinstock. "It just accelerates the trend towards only having software and services. You know, you got to be crazy to start a hardware company. I guess I'm crazy."

"What's impacting sales right now is more a slowdown because of the uncertainty," said Thomas. There's uncertainty among investors, founders, and consumers, who are waiting to see who will be saddled with the costs and how the industry will fare. But there's also a sense of nervousness among distributors and manufacturers, who must now make careful decisions about the international business they conduct — and which contracts are worth keeping. 

But "it's a growth category that is under appreciated by investors," Weinstock said. "Populations are aging, and the number of people who use assistive technology is only growing, and so there's a market there. Medical tech in general is only going to grow. And assistive technologies, to use the term broadly, are only going to grow." 

Tariffs may accelerate more profit-driven thinking

Disability, in a sense, is universal — from temporary illnesses to declining eyesight, or cognitive and mobility issues exacerbated with age, everyone will at one point in their life benefit from assistive and medical technologies designed for people with disabilities. Take Kalgon, for example, which, as Balz explains, inadvertently solved a problem that had a non-disabled commercial need. "In a lot of ways, you see innovation for people with disabilities heavily lag the rest of the world," explained Balz. "And in other ways, you actually see solving problems for people with disabilities being ahead of the curve, and then really benefiting everyone — the curb cut effect, elevators, even glasses are an assistive device."

If the tech world is all about progress, about finding the next big thing that proves the human capacity to innovate, then its failure to nurture assistive tech companies may be one of its biggest contradictions. 

"The history of innovation is that it doesn't usually come from inside big companies," Weinstock said. "It may get created somewhere within them, and then just doesn't emerge," as for-profit businesses make tough calls about market profitability. Balz agrees that assistive tech leaders offer a unique perspective often missed by Big Tech's loudest voices. "This is a market that requires a lot of empathy to be able to innovate," said Balz. "If there's one thing Fortune 500 companies are bad at, it's having empathy with their customers."

Corporate America is good at stepping in once a concept is proven, though. Many adaptive technologies, designed initially for a small market, are later reinvented and resold to larger ones — the concepts that power them may be picked up by corporations and used for a wider set of applications. Thomas helped pilot an early version of Liftware, technically impressive counterbalancing spoons and forks that help people with tremors. The startup was later acquired by Google, and became a viral sensation over night.

As veterans of the industry, investors like Thomas and founders like Balz and Weinstock have observed a cycle of companies rise and fall under economic pressure and a lack of investment. Weinstock spent the 1980s in Mexico, at the height of the country's protectionist import tariffs. He described witnessing the sharp decline in domestically manufactured products, like cheap cutlery that, instead of steadying a trembling hand, just snapped in half — this, he notes, was a failure to look ahead.

"We should be doing things that encourage the next generations of technology," said Weinstock. "With tariffs, you're just going to get forks that break."

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College football is back, baby. And the new season is starting with an absolutely huge game, the Aer Lingus College Football Classic.

The action takes places in Dublin as No. 22 Iowa State Cyclones take on the No. 17 Kansas State Wildcats at the Aviva Stadium. We're expecting a fiery matchup between two talented teams, with all eyes on the battle between Avery Johnson and Rocco Becht.

SEE ALSO: How to watch the NFL online for free

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When is Kansas State vs. Iowa State?

Kansas State vs. Iowa State in the Aer Lingus College Football Classic takes place at 12 p.m. ET on Aug. 23. This game takes place at the Aviva Stadium.

How to watch Kansas State vs. Iowa State for free

Kansas State vs. Iowa State will be broadcast on ESPN. Fans can live stream this game on a wide range of recommended services, some of which include free trials so you can follow the action without actually spending anything.

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School is starting up. Summer is drawing to a close. And you know what that means? Fall movie season is upon us!

'Tis the season for film festivals to channel their very best into theaters nationwide, for studios to unfurl their flashiest movies ahead of the holidays, and for hidden gems to shine independently!

Below, Mashable's entertainment team has highlighted the must-see movies, the star-studded spectacles, the enticing sequels, the festival favorites, and the most intriguing new films that should be on your radar. Have your calendar ready as we preview the most exciting movies this fall (and winter) have to offer.

Whether in theaters, on demand, or streaming, these movies promise side-splitting laughs, pulse-pounding thrills, heart-breaking drama, and much, much more.

September 2025 releasesHighest 2 Lowest

Together, Denzel Washington and Spike Lee have made Mo' Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, Inside Man, and now Highest 2 Lowest. And that sentence alone doesn't have you hyped, check out my review, where I proclaim, "Highest 2 Lowest is Lee and Washington, reunited and good as ever."

A remake of Akira Kurosawa's High and Low, Highest 2 Lowest stars Washington as a record mogul whose world is thrown into spin when his son is kidnapped for a hefty ransom. Transporting this story to the streets of New York, Lee makes it his own, while Washington lays down a performance that's alive and exhilarating. Plus, A$AP Rocky delivers a star-making turn as street-smart rapper who takes a big swing. Whether you see it in theaters or stream it, don't miss Highest 2 Lowest.

Starring: Denzel Washington, Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera, and A$AP Rocky

How to watch: Highest 2 Lowest is now in theaters; it comes to Apple TV+ on Sept. 5.

The Baltimorons

Is it too soon to call this one of my favorite movies of the year? Because nothing in 2025 has made me laugh like The Baltimorons. (Though The Naked Gun came close!)

Written by director Jay Duplass and star Michael Strassner, The Baltimorons centers on the unlikely friendship that blooms between two screw-ups on Christmas Eve in Baltimore. Cliff Cashen (Strassner) is a improv comic who's trying to settle down with a serious job and serious girlfriend. But on his way to her family's house, he breaks a tooth and requires emergency dental attention... on Christmas Eve. Lucky for him, Dr. Didi Dahl (Liz Larsen) saw her plans for the night go up in smoke, so she can come to the rescue, even if she grumbles about it. From this odd premise, hilarity ensues.

In my review out of SXSW, I cheered, "The Baltimorons is a celebration of those moments when — despite all the reasons to shield ourselves from a cruel world — we open up to a new friend. It's about the magic in being vulnerable, not out of naiveté but out of hope." Seek it out!

Starring: Michael Strassner, Liz Larsen, and Olivia Luccardi

How to watch: The Baltimorons opens in limited release on Sept. 5 before expanding nationwide Sept. 12.

Twinless

One of the most buzzed-about movies out of Sundance 2025, Twinless is a tale of love, grief, and obsession.

Writer/director James Sweeney stars as Dennis, a young man who makes a new friend in a support group for those mourning the death of their twin. But Dennis craves more, and what he'll do to get that is outrageous.

Out of Sundance, Sweeney won praise for the movie's titillating and twisted turns, while Dylan O'Brien won praise for playing two very different twins. One is a debonair gay man who oozes confidence, while the other is his straight and emotionally shut-down brother who's struggling to understand a world without his other half. Devilishly deranged, sexy, and funny, Twinless will be sure to have tongues wagging this fall.

Starring: James Sweeney, Dylan O’Brien, Lauren Graham, Aisling Franciosi, Chris Perfetti, and Tasha Smith

How to watch: Twinless opens in theaters on Sept. 5.

Him

Being a pro athlete is the dream. But what if it turns into a nightmare?

Jordan Peele, who brought us the mind-bending nightmares of Get Out, Us, and Nope, produced Him, directed by Justin Tipping. Grounded in the world of professional football, this sports thriller follows rising star Cameron Cade (former college wide receiver Tyriq Withers) who seems to have the world at his fingertips, when a legendary quarterback (Marlon Wayans) invites him to a remote training facility to become his protege. But a bizarre act of violence throws Cade's future in the NFL into question. What is he willing to sacrifice? We bet the answer will rattle our nerves.

Starring: Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, and Jim Jefferies

How to watch: Him opens in theaters on Sept. 19.

American Sweatshop

One of our favorites out of SXSW 2025, American Sweatshop is a "cyberthriller for the doomscrolling age," as I declared in my review.

Riverdale's Lili Reinhart stars as a young woman who makes rent by working as a content moderator at a video site. There, she and her co-workers are subjected to truly heinous footage of violence and depravity, which director Uta Briesewitz shrewdly keeps offscreen, so your imagination fills in the terrible gaps.

Haunted by a seeming snuff film, Reinhart's righteous heroine seeks some sort of real-world justice for the mysterious victim. Along the way, American Sweatshop builds dark thrills alongside even darker jokes. As I wrote in our review, "[It] gets under your skin, creeping up your spine to bend your brain. Like the internet videos that are its grim inspiration, it's not easy to shake off the chills American Sweatshop triggers."

Starring: Lili Reinhart, Daniela Melchior, Jeremy Ang Jones, Josh Whitehouse, and Joel Fry

How to watch: American Sweatshop opens in theaters Sept. 19.

One Battle After Another

Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio join forces for an action-thriller that looks to be one wild ride — with some solid punchlines!

Written and directed by Anderson, One Battle After Another stars DiCaprio as a former revolutionary who has to jump back into the fray when an old enemy surfaces and abducts his daughter. While that might seem like a pretty stone-faced action premise, the trailers for Anderson's latest reveal an earnest heart in their depictions of the father-daughter relationship. Plus, they brandish an all-star cast that includes Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, and Teyana Taylor.

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor, and Chase Infiniti

How to watch: One Battle After Another opens in theaters Sept. 26.

October 2025 releasesThe Smashing Machine

You might recognize his voice. But heavy prosthetics on his face means you may not clock Dwayne Johnson in the lead role of this biopic from writer/director Benny Safdie.

Johnson brings his acting chops and WWE expertise together to star as UFC fighter Mark Kerr. Inside the arena, he is a terrifying titan. Outside, he's a gentle man, but one with demons to battle. Emily Blunt co-stars as Mark's wife, Dawn Staples. Together, they reveal the battles beyond the ring. Premiering at the Toronto International Film Festival ahead of its theatrical debut, The Smashing Machine could pave the path to Oscar gold as the Academy loves a drama about a pro fighter. (See The Fighter, The Wrestler, Raging Bull...) Could it be a contender?

Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Emily Blunt, Ryan Bader, Bas Rutten, and Oleksandr Usyk

How to watch: The Smashing Machine opens in theaters on Oct. 3.

Good Boy Credit: Shudder

Another favorite out of SXSW, Good Boy has a wickedly perfect premise: A dog is trapped in haunted house, while his owner is oblivious to the ghostly evils there.

SEE ALSO: 'Good Boy' review: What if a dog were a horror movie hero?

Co-writer/director Ben Leonberg cast his own family dog Indy, described in the press notes as "a middle-aged, 35-pound retriever who has no idea that he’s a movie star." The riveting retriever carries this lean and tense movie on his furry shoulders, chasing shadows, barking in warning, and generally being the goodest of boys.

As I cheered in my rave review, "Good Boy is a deceptively simple horror movie that hits hard. You'll gasp. You'll scream. You'll pull your hands over your eyes and hope desperately for the best. It's a ruthless blast."

Starring: Indy the dog, Larry Fessenden, and Arielle Friedman

How to watch: Good Boy opens in theaters on Oct. 3.

Good Fortune

Imagine if Keanu Reeves were your guardian angel? Sounds like a dream right? Well, in the new comedy written, directed, and starring Aziz Ansari, it's more a wacky misadventure.

Reeves stars as Gabriel, a well-meaning but inept guardian angel who's trying to make a big difference in the life of a struggling gig worker named Arj (Ansari). So, he pulls a Trading Places, swapping Arj's circumstances with a wealthy tech bro, played by Seth Rogen.

Keanu Reeves as a (hot) angel. Comedy titans team up with stunning funny ladies Keke Palmer and Sandra Oh, and an eat-the-rich edge? Dear God, we're ready.

Starring: Seth Rogen, Aziz Ansari, Keke Palmer, Sandra Oh, and Keanu Reeves

How to watch: Good Fortune opens in theaters on Oct. 17.

A House of Dynamite

Academy Award–winning director of The Hurt Locker, Kathryn Bigelow returns with a fresh political thriller, A House of Dynamite.

For now, Netflix is keeping their secrets close to their chest in regards to this movie. But we do know it centers on the fallout when a single, unattributed missile is fired at the United States. Who did it? How will the U.S. respond? From Zero Day writer Noah Oppenheim, A House of Dynamite promises political intrigue and a star-stuffed cast. But hey, you had us at Bigelow.

Starring: Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, and Jason Clarke

How to watch: A House of Dynamite debuts on Netflix on Oct. 24.

Bugonia

Emma Stone and Yorgos Lanthimos are cinema collaborators who refuse to play it safe. First, they teamed up in The Favourite, where Stone played a character who went from being covered in feces to the right hand of the queen. Then, Poor Things delved into kinky sex and reincarnated corpses, winning critics' praise and several Academy Awards. Now, on the heels of the more polarizing and more provocative Kinds of Kindness, comes Bugonia.

Based on the South Korean sci-fi comedy Save the Green Planet!, Bugonia stars Stone as a pharmaceutical CEO who is kidnapped by a conspiracy theorist (Kinds of Kindness' Jesse Plemons), who believes she's an alien. Look, in many a movie premise, the kooky kidnapper would be wrong. But we know better than to assume we can guess what Lanthimos has in store.

Starring: Jesse Plemons, Emma Stone, Aidan Delbis, Stavros Halkias, and Alicia Silverstone

How to watch: Bugonia opens in theaters on Oct. 24.

Mortal Kombat II

Director Simon McQuoid and company are back with a sequel to 2021's Mortal Kombat. And like the video game that inspired both movies, this martial arts fantasy film is so violent that Warner Bros. already released a red-band trailer. So, buckle up.

Going for some fish-out-of-water comedy, Mortal Kombat II focuses on washed-up American action hero Johnny Cage (Karl Urban), who goes from swatting away intrusive fan boys to training for the titular to-the-death showdown. Surrounded by fearsome warriors like Kitana, Lord Raiden, and Scorpion, how could a guy whose biggest flex is his handsomeness possibly stand a chance? We are game to find out.

Starring: Jessica McNamee, Josh Lawson, Ludi Lin, Mehcad Brooks, Lewis Tan, Damon Herriman, Chin Han, Tadanobu Asano, Joe Taslim, Hiroyuki Sanada, Karl Urban, Adeline Rudolph, and Tati Gabrielle

How to watch: Mortal Kombat II opens in theaters on Oct. 24.

November 2025 releasesPredator: Badlands

Between Prey, Predator: Killer of Killers, and the upcoming Predator: Badlands, director Dan Trachtenberg has become the captain of this alien hunter franchise, taking big swings with each new movie. In Predator: Badlands, the screenplay co-written by Trachtenberg and Patrick Aison turns the tables by making the predator the story's protagonist instead of antagonist.

Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi stars as Dek, a runt of a Predator litter. Outcast from his clan on a remote planet, he makes an unusual alliance with Thia (Elle Fanning), an android made by the Weyland-Yutani company. (Hey there, continued Aliens/Predator crossover!) Between this and Alien: Earth, fans of sci-fi action are thriving this fall.

Starring: Elle Fanning and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi

How to watch: Predator: Badlands opens in theaters on Nov. 7.

Keeper

Osgood Perkins has been chiseling out his name in horror, directing films like I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House, Longlegs, and The Monkey. So what does he have in store for Keeper? Something sinister for sure.

The Monkey's Tatiana Maslany reunites with Perkins to play a woman whose romantic anniversary getaway to a secluded cabin goes horrifically sideways. How so? Well, Perkins is laying breadcrumbs in the film's trailers. What's your best guess?

Starring: Tatiana Maslany, Rossif Sutherland, Birkett Turton, Erin Boyes, and Tess Degenstein

How to watch: Keeper opens in theaters on Nov. 14.

Now You See Me: Now You Don't

In 2013, Now You See Me introduced audiences to a gang of roguish Vegas magicians known as The Four Horsemen. Over two films, they went on wild heists with mind-bending reveals. Now, they're back — and with some fresh blood in the crew.

Directed by Ruben Fleischer (Venom, Zombieland), Now You See Me: Now You Don't has Daniel Atlas (Jesse Eisenberg) and his crew going after "the most valuable jewel in history." To get it, they'll need to outsmart a massively wealthy, glamorous, and powerful arms dealer (Rosamund Pike). So, now it's not just a heist, it's a bit of vigilante hero work to bring the crime family down. Go big or don't sequel, right?

Starring: Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Dave Franco, Morgan Freeman, Justice Smith, Dominic Sessa, Ariana Greenblatt, and Rosamund Pike

How to watch: Now You See Me: Now You Don't opens in theaters on Nov. 14.

Wicked: For Good

Last year, Wicked was a smashing success, thrilling audiences and snagging Academy Award nominations for its stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande — as well as a Best Picture nod. Its sequel (or Part 2) is easily one of the most anticipated movies of 2025, delivering the smashing finale of the epic Broadway musical.

While theater kids can recite the songs it'll offer from memory, it's harder to say what director Jon M. Chu will have in mind for his big climax. However, the first trailer gives a look at what's become of Elphaba, Glinda, Fiyero, Madame Morrible, and The Wizard of Oz. Plus, we get a peek at Dorothy and her Yellow Brick Road buddies. Are you ready to fly (back to theaters)?

Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode, Michelle Yeoh, and Jeff Goldblum

How to watch: Wicked: For Good opens in theaters Nov. 21.

Zootopia 2

Officer Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) and her newly minted partner Office Nick Wilde (voiced by Jason Bateman) are having a hard time coming together. But when Chief Bogo (voiced by Idris Elba) orders them to locate a venomous snake in the eponymous metropolis, they better pull it together or they'll be split up.

Good news, the snake in question is voiced by Academy Award winner Ke Huy Quan. And from the looks of this trailer, the sequel to Zootopia will be bringing big buddy-cop energy, new kooky corners to this wild world, and fresh — and fuzzy — fun.

Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Jason Bateman, Idris Elba, Ke Huy Quan, Jenny Slate, Nate Torrence, Bonnie Hunt, Don Lake, Tommy Chong, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, and Shakira

How to watch: Zootopia 2 opens in theaters Nov. 26.

Frankenstein

Guillermo del Toro has made his name in monster movies featuring all kinds of monsters: From the superhero beasts of Blade II and Hellboy to the folklore creatures in Pan's Labyrinth, the kaiju of Pacific Rim, the ghastly ghosts of Crimson Peak, and the Oscar–winning wonder of The Shape of Water. Now, he brings us the father (or mother?) of monster movies: Frankenstein.

Adapted from Mary Shelley's landmark 1818 novel, Frankenstein stars Oscar Isaac as an arrogant genius of a scientist named Victor Frankenstein, who dreams of reignited life in a cobbled-together corpse. Who will play this iconic monster? Jacob Elordi. Look, the way del Toro boldly blends the beautiful and the beastly, I have no questions, no notes. My body is ready.

Starring: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Felix Kammerer, Lars Mikkelsen, David Bradley, Charles Dance, and Christoph Waltz

How to watch: Frankenstein will come to Netflix this November.

December 2025 releasesFive Nights at Freddy's 2

After the booming box office success of Five Nights at Freddy's, director Emma Tammi is back at the helm for the sequel. Based on Scott Cawthon's popular video game series, Five Nights at Freddy's 2 picks up with Mike Schmidt (Josh Hutcherson), who managed to survive his night gig at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza, a haunted arcade, where the souls of murdered children power rotting animatronic animals!

A year after the events of the first movie, Mike and his girlfriend Vanessa (Elizabeth Lail) are trying to piece together a normal life. But when Mike's little sister Abby (Piper Rubio) reconnects through a creepy radio with her ghostly buddies, the game is on. Big spooky vibes — just in time for the holidays?

Starring: Josh Hutcherson, Elizabeth Lail, Piper Rubio, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Wayne Knight, Mckenna Grace, and Teo Briones

How to watch: Five Nights at Freddy's 2 opens in theaters Dec. 5.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Knives Out. The Glass Onion. Now, mystery-weaver Rian Johnson brings Wake Up Dead Man, the third installment of Benoit Blanc whodunnits.

Ahead of the film's world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, the details on Wake Up Dead Man are scarce. What we do know is the setting is a small town's local church, where the legendary sleuth encounters a deadly crime as well as a pair of priests played by Josh O'Connor and Josh Brolin. Like its predecessors, this sequel boasts a jaw-dropping array of stars. But what murder and mischief they'll get up to is a mystery for now!

Starring: Josh O'Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Jeremy Renner, Kerry Washington, Andrew Scott, Cailee Spaeny, Daryl McCormack, and Thomas Haden Church

How to watch: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery debuts on Netflix on Dec. 12.

Avatar: Fire and Ash

James Cameron returns near Christmas for the latest chapter of his eye-popping Avatar saga.

Human marine turned Na'vi advocate Jake Sully (Sam Worthington), his warrior wife Neytiri (Zoe Saldaña), and their children are seeking safety from the vicious Colonel Miles Quaritch (Stephen Lang). In their search, they discover new corners of Pandora, and with them, new tribes like the Ash People, led by the dynamic Varang (Oona Chaplin).

Cameron and his army of animators, actors, and visual effects artists will bring new wonders to the big screen. Do you dare dive in?

Starring: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Stephen Lang, Sigourney Weaver, Joel David Moore, CCH Pounder, Giovanni Ribisi, Dileep Rao, Matt Gerald, Kate Winslet, Cliff Curtis, Edie Falco, Brendan Cowell, Jemaine Clement, Britain Dalton, Trinity Jo-Li Bliss, Jack Champion, Bailey Bass, Filip Geljo, and Duane Evans Jr.

How to watch: Avatar: Fire and Ash opens in theaters Dec. 19.

Marty Supreme

Last winter, Timothée Chalamet was playing rock icon Bob Dylan. This winter, he's bringing his drive to the story of a much less evidently cool historical figure. But take a look at this trailer — Marty's got swagger.

Inspired by professional table tennis player Marty Reisman, Josh Safdie and his writing partner Ronald Bronstein created a sports dramedy called Marty Supreme. Chalamet stars as Marty Mauser, who may play with small balls but takes big swings. This is not a biopic, but from the trailer, it carries the bravado Chalamet's brought to such endeavors. We can't wait to see how this plays out.

Starring: Timothée Chalamet, Gwyneth Paltrow, Odessa A'zion, Kevin O'Leary, Tyler Okonma, Abel Ferrara, and Fran Drescher

How to watch: Marty Supreme opens in theaters Dec. 25.

Song Sung Blue

If you're hankering for great music, big stars, and a story sure to give your heart a workout, consider Song Sung Blue.

Focus Features has revealed the first look at Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson in the lead roles, giving their all to an unheard song. Directed by Craig Brewer (Hustle & Flow, Dolemite Is My Name), Song Sung Blue isn't about Neil Diamond, the prolific American singer-songwriter who wrote and performed the titular song. Instead, it's the incredible true story of Neil Diamond tribute band Lightning & Thunder.

Jackman plays Mike "Lightning" Sardina, while Hudson plays his onscreen wife, Claire "Thunder" Sardina. Together, they raised the roofs of Milwaukee by covering an array of Diamond songs. But their story is one that's beautiful, bittersweet, and incredible. Don't google it. Let Song Sung Blue play it for you.

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson, Michael Imperioli, Fisher Stevens, Jim Belushi, Ella Anderson, and King Princess

How to watch: Song Sung Blue opens in theaters Dec. 25.

Dating in 2025 isn't easy, according to daters that Mashable spoke to earlier this year. Dating app exhaustion is realer than ever, and while people want to branch out and meet in person, they're finding it difficult. 

One reason is that dating apps are a legitimate way to find a partner, and not just a short-term one. Nearly 44 percent of adults say they use dating apps to find a long-term partner rather than just casual dating or hookups, according to the Pew Research Center. One in 10 partnered adults met their current partner through a dating app, and for younger adults and LGBTQ people, that number rises. 

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Despite the fatigue, dating apps aren't going away. And it is possible to make them work for you if you want to find your special someone.

Are dating apps worth it?

Even using the "right" app for you may still bring moments of uncertainty and frustration (you're dating, after all), but finding the app with the features that most align with your style of dating and the type of partnership you're looking for can absolutely still make online dating worth it.

If you've been using apps for a while and are experiencing serious burnout, it's always fair to take some time off and come back to them when you feel ready. Our guide will be here for you! Even the best app can feel exceptionally tedious when you simply don't have the energy.

Which dating app is best for serious relationships?

There are so many dating apps, but not all of them are created equal when it comes to finding a serious, committed relationship.

Some free dating apps are better suited for casual flings or hookups (e.g., Tinder, Grindr, etc.), while others have matching algorithms and profile features specifically designed to help users find meaningful connections (e.g., eharmony, OkCupid, Hinge, and Coffee Meets Bagel).

The good news is that we've done the research (and hands-on testing) to figure out which apps work best for long-term relationships, and Match Group isn't the only player in the game. Plus, all of these platforms are available via Google Play and the App Store, so having an Android or iPhone won't limit your options. Some of the old-school dating sites still maintain a desktop version as well.

To find your match, here are the best dating apps for serious relationships in 2025:

There's a Black Moon on the rise, but if that phrase conjures a similar Creedence Clearwater Revival lyric in your head, relax: This one isn't bound to take your life. 

A so-called Black Moon isn't an astronomical term, but it is a mysterious nickname that, confusingly, could refer to a couple different lunar scenarios. 

The buzz right now centers on an event (or non-event, depending on how you think of it) happening Aug. 23. When an astronomical season, which is about three months long, includes four "new moons" rather than three, the third one is sometimes called a Black Moon. This happens about once every 33 months. 

Before you reach into the back of your closet to dust off a telescope or binoculars, know that there's really nothing to see here: The moon will seem to vanish into the night. The true benefit of a Black Moon is perhaps the accessibility of everything else in space you might have been missing. 

"Being able to see the Milky Way is your best bet," said Jeff Rich, an astronomy outreach coordinator for Carnegie Science. "When the moon is up, it's causing light pollution in the same way that we cause light pollution (in urban areas). So it just makes it harder to see things that are faint."

Here's what to know about the Black Moon. 

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As a reminder, when it comes to lunar phases, a new moon is the opposite of a full moon. It's when the far side of the moon — the side that doesn't face Earth — is lit by the sun, making it completely dark from our vantage point. 

"Sometimes the entire face of the moon glows brightly," according to NASA. "Other times we see only a thin crescent of light. Sometimes the moon seems to disappear." 

The sequence unfolds in this order: new moon, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent. Each cycle lasts about 29.5 days. 

Just like Earth, the moon has a day side and a night side, which changes as the moon spins. How much of the moon's face people are able to see changes as it travels through its orbit. The new moon is also positioned near the sun in the sky, so it rises and sets with the sun, and therefore, is not visible at night.

Each astronomical season usually has three of these new moons, but occasionally, because the moon's cycle doesn't align with the calendar, an additional new moon gets wedged in.

How this extra new moon earned a special moniker, or when it originated, isn't clear. To make matters more confusing, this isn't the only lunar event that carries the nickname Black Moon. Sometimes when a calendar month has two new moons, the second of the two is dubbed Black Moon, similar to how people call the second full moon in a month a Blue Moon. This type of Black Moon event happens slightly more often than the season Black Moon, about once every 29 months. 

Given that Black Moons are invisible lunar events, you might be wondering why people are talking about it. Go ask the internet. 

In the meantime, you might want to take advantage of this new moon to get one of the best stargazing opportunities nature has to offer. Some celestial objects that are usually rather fuzzy or dim — meteors, galaxies, and nebulas — may suddenly pop into focus. If you're not sure where the best lookout points are in your area, Rich recommends contacting your local astronomy club, which will likely have a wealth of information, including what telescopes and other gear to get. 

"For astronomers, new moons are great for being able to see faint stuff," he said. "That's the best time to look at the night sky."

TL;DR: Watch the 2025 MotoGP World Championship for free on ServusTV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Are you looking for thrilling and unpredictable racing? No we're not talking about F1, unless you like regular pit stops, safety cars, and the same driver winning almost every week. We're talking about a form of two-wheel racing where anything could happen.

MotoGP is where the real action can be found. Every week you see the best riders in the world go wheel to wheel with their rivals, throwing their bikes into corners with absolutely no sense of self preservation. It's an awesome spectacle, and it doesn't need to cost you anything to watch.

Want to watch the 2025 MotoGP World Championship for free from anywhere in the world? We have all the information you need.

What is MotoGP?

MotoGP is the oldest established motorsport world championship, with the inaugural season taking place in 1949. Races last approximately 45 minutes, without pitting for fuel or fresh tires.

SEE ALSO: How to watch F1 live streams online for free

The likes of Ducati, Honda, and Yamaha do battle for the constructors' championship. Jorge Martín is the defending champion.

When is the 2025 MotoGP World Championship?

The 2025 MotoGP World Championship features 22 races held all over the world between March and November:

1. Thai MotoGP — March 2

2. Argentine MotoGP — March 16

3. Americas MotoGP — March 30

4. Qatar MotoGP — April 13

5. Spanish MotoGP — April 27

6. French MotoGP — May 11

7. British MotoGP — May 25

8. Aragon MotoGP — June 8

9. Italian MotoGP — June 22

10. Dutch MotoGP — June 29

11. German MotoGP — July 13

12. Czech MotoGP — July 20

13. Austrian MotoGP — Aug. 17

14. Hungarian MotoGP — Aug. 24

15. Catalunya MotoGP — Sept. 7

16. San Marino MotoGP — Sept. 14

17. Japanese MotoGP — Sept. 28

18. Indonesian MotoGP — Oct. 5

19. Australian MotoGP — Oct. 19

20. Malaysian MotoGP — Oct. 26

21. Portuguese MotoGP — Nov. 9

22. Valencia MotoGP — Nov. 16

The good news for fans is that it's possible to live stream the MotoGP World Championship for free in 2025.

How to watch the 2025 MotoGP World Championship for free

You can stream the 2025 MotoGP World Championship for free on ServusTV.

ServusTV is geo-restricted to Austria, 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 Austria, meaning you can access ServusTV from anywhere in the world.

Unblock ServusTV by following this quick and easy process:

1. Sign up for a 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 Austria

4. Visit ServusTV

5. Watch MotoGP races for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer money-back guarantees. By using these money-back guarantees, you can watch MotoGP live streams without fully committing with your cash. This obviously isn't a long-term solution, but it does mean you can watch select races without actually spending anything.

What is the best VPN for ServusTV?

ExpressVPN is tough to beat when it comes to streaming live sport, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including Austria

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• Impressive streaming speeds without buffering

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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 30-day money-back guarantee.

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Pips is the newest game in the New York Times catalogue. Released in August 2025, the new game puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.

How to play Pips

If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how Pips is played. Like dominoes, the tiles are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.

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The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.

Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:

• Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.

• Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.

• Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.

• Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.

• Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.

If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.

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Number (1): Everything in this space must add up to 1. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally; 1-3, placed vertically.

Equal (3): The domino halves in this space must be 3. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally; 1-3, placed vertically.

Number (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-0, placed horizontally.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for Aug. 23

Less than (2): Everything in this space must add up to less than 2. The answer is 1-5, placed horizontally.

Equal (5): The domino halves in this space must be 5. The answer is 5-5, placed horizontally; 1-5, placed horizontally.

Number (12): The domino halves in this space must add up to 12. The answer is 3-6, placed vertically; 12-4, placed horizontally.

Equal (4): The domino halves in this yellow space must be 4. The answer is 6-4, placed horizontally; 3-4, placed horizontally; 4-1, placed vertically.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for Aug. 23

Number (4): The domino halves in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 2-1, placed vertically; 0-0, placed horizontally; 2-6, placed vertically.

Equal (1): The domino halves in this red space must be 1. The answer is 2-1, placed vertically; 1-1, placed vertically; 1-6, placed vertically.

Number (6): The domino halves in this red space must add up to 6. The answer is 1-6, placed vertically.

Number (6): The domino halves in this blue space must add up to 6. The answer is 2-6, placed vertically.

Greater than (2): The domino halves in this space must add up to more than 2. The answer is 2-6, placed horizontally.

Number (6): The domino halves in this purple space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-6, placed horizontally.

Number (6): The domino halves in this light blue space must add up to 6. The answer is 6-0, placed horizontally.

Less than (6): Everything in this space must add up to less than 6. The answer is 1-4, placed horizontally; 1-3, placed horizontally; 0-1, placed vertically.

Number (3): The domino halves in this light blue space must add up to 3. The answer is 1-3, placed horizontally.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

TL;DR: As of Aug. 23, the DJI Mini 4K drone is on sale for $249 at Amazon. That's $50 off the list price.

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DJI drones have been causing a lot of fuss recently, and it comes down to uncertainty over their availability. These drones are favorites with TikTokers, YouTubers, and filmmakers, so stock issues could upset a lot of creators. And we don't want that.

President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders aimed at helping the U.S. drone industry and shoring up protections against malicious drone activity. Is this a ban? Not just yet, but the prospect of stock disturbances has been circulating for some time. And that has been driving a massive uptick in sales.

SEE ALSO: The DJI Power 2000 portable power station means business, and it’s great for DJI drone owners

If you're looking to beat a potential ban and pick up a DJI drone online, we have some good news: The DJI Mini 4K drone is on sale for $249 right now at Amazon. That's $50 off for Prime members.

We should flag that this drone is being sold by AeroTech Hubs. We don't really recommend third-party sellers, but AeroTech Hubs actually has a pretty great track record with customers. So with stock running low, we feel comfortable making this recommendation to buy.

Get the DJI Mini 4K drone for under $250 at Amazon.

TL;DR: Live stream the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Hungary for free on ServusTV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Marc Márquez has opened up a handsome lead at the top of the 2025 MotoGP standings. There's still a lot of racing left this season, but it's looking highly unlikely that anyone can actually challenge Márquez. Still, fans will be watching because top positions are very much up for grabs as we enter the latter stages of this electric campaign.

If you're interested in watching the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Hungary for free from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.

When is the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Hungary?

The MotoGP Grand Prix of Hungary takes place at Balaton Park. The 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Hungary race starts at 8 a.m. ET on Aug. 24.

How to watch the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Hungary for free

The MotoGP Grand Prix of Hungary is available to live stream for free on ServusTV.

ServusTV is geo-restricted to Austria, 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 Austria, meaning you can bypass geo-restrictions to access ServusTV from anywhere in the world.

Unblock ServusTV by following this simple process:

1. Sign up for a 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 Austria

4. Connect to ServusTV

5. Watch MotoGP for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can access MotoGP live streams without fully committing with your cash. This clearly isn't a long-term solution, but it does mean you can watch the 2025 MotoGP Grand Prix of Hungary 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 live streaming is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for MotoGP?

ExpressVPN is the top choice for unblocking ServusTV, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including Austria

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• Fast streaming speeds free from throttling

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The moon is out of sight tonight, which can only mean we're on day zero of 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. 

So let's see what's happening with the moon tonight, Aug. 23.

What is today’s moon phase?

As of Saturday, Aug. 23, the moon phase is New Moon, and 0% will be lit up to us on Earth, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

Unsurprisingly, with 0% visibility, there's nothing for us to see on the moon's surface tonight.

When is the next full moon?

The next full moon will be on Sept. 7. The last full moon was on Aug. 9.

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.

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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Tall and thin

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LANKY

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Short.

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BRIEF

Hurdle Word 3 hint

Excessive.

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UNDUE

Hurdle Word 4 hint

A Russian prison.

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GULAG

Final Hurdle hint

Muck.

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SLUSH

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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 Saturday, August 23, 2025:

AcrossHairstyle made popular by the Beatles

• The answer is Mop top.

Doin' amazingly, in slang

• The answer is Killin It.

Director's words at the end of a take

• The answer is And Scene.

"___ the season!"

• The answer is Tis.

Serious wrongdoing

• The answer is Sin.

Camera attachment

• The answer is Zoom lens.

Spice in a Pumpkin Spice Latte

• The answer is Nutmeg.

Come down to earth

• The answer is Land.

DownYellow creature in "Despicable Me"

• The answer is Minion.

Teen who exclusively listens to music from the ’70s, say

• The answer is Old Soul

Opposite of "thx," in texting

• The answer is Pls.

Behavioral quirk

• The answer is Tic.

Tournament favorite

• The answer is One Seed.

Longing (for)

• The answer is Pining.

Eponym of the New York City deli featured in "When Harry Met Sally ..."

• The answer is Katz.

Hamilton bills

• The answer is Tens.

N.Y.C. commuting org.

• The answer is MTA.

Letters after "JK"

• The answer is LMN.

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

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. 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 today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. 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's The Mini crossword answers for August 4 Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

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

• Yellow: Automobile fluids

• Green: An event venue

• Blue: Trickery

• Purple: Recent creations

Featured Video For You Connections: How to play and how to win Here are today's Connections categories

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

• Yellow: Liquids you put into cars

• Green: Arena

• Blue: Skulduggery

• Purple: Modern inventions

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 #805 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Liquids you put into cars: BRAKE FLUID, COOLANT, FUEL, OIL

• Arena: BOWL, COLISEUM, HIPPODROME, STADIUM

• Skulduggery: CHICANERY, DECEIT, LEGERDEMAIN, SUBTERFUGE

• Modern inventions: CRYPTO, PODCAST, SMARTWATCH, VAPE

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.

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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

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By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferrined pace.

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The words are skincare-related.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words are ways to hydrate the skin.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Moisturizers.

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• Balm

• Cream

• Butter

• Moisturizers

• Salve

• Serum

• Jelly

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

Oh hey there! If you're here, it must be time for Wordle. As always, we're serving up our daily hints and tips to help you figure out today's answer.

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

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

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

What's the best Wordle starting word?

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

What happened to the Wordle archive?

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

Is Wordle getting harder?

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

SEE ALSO: NYT's The Mini crossword answers for August 4, 2025 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

A merger.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

The letter N appears twice.

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

Today's Wordle starts with the letter U.

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

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

UNION.

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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

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Alexandr Wang, the new Chief AI Officer at Meta, announced on Friday afternoon that Meta will license Midjourney's "aesthetic technology" for future Meta products and models. Midjourney is best known as an AI image generator, though it can also create short videos.

Wang announced the news in a series of posts on X.

"Today we’re proud to announce a partnership with @midjourney, to license their aesthetic technology for our future models and products, bringing beauty to billions," Wang wrote. "This technical collaboration between our research teams is part of our effort to team up with the best companies in the industry whose work and expertise complements our own. We are incredibly impressed by Midjourney. They have accomplished true feats of technical and aesthetic excellence, and we are thrilled to be working more closely with them."

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Wang is the new leader of Meta's AI efforts. The 28-year-old wunderkind is the founder of Scale AI, which Meta recently acquired in a $14.3 billion deal, per CNBC. The acquisition was part of a billion-dollar AI talent spending spree, as Zuckerberg poached engineers, researchers, and executives from rivals like ChatGPT-maker OpenAI.

More recently, Meta announced a hiring freeze, part of an internal restructuring of the company's AI efforts, which Zuckerberg has said will deliver superintelligence to the world — a bold promise.

The partnership with Midjourney is one of Wang's first big public moves as the company's first-ever Chief AI Officer.

So far, Meta's AI image and video generation tools have lagged behind competitors. Like Grok Imagine from xAI, a simple scroll through the Meta AI app will show images and videos that look like the kind of output generated by old models like DALL-E two or three years ago.

In comparison, Midjourney has far more advanced image and video models, which is likely the "aesthetic technology" mentioned in Wang's statement on X.

AI-generated images and videos from the Midjourney Explore feed. Credit: Screenshot: Midjourney AI-generated images and videos from the Midjourney Explore feed. Credit: Screenshot: Midjourney

The Meta AI app allows users to share images and videos with the world, and it's full of generic AI slop and apparent intellectual property violations. Midjourney's feed looks much cleaner and more sophisticated, though the company was recently sued by Disney and Universal for IP infringement, with the suit calling Midjourney a "bottomless pit of plagiarism."

A typical AI-generated image from Meta AI. Credit: Screenshot: Meta AI An AI-generated image of Michael Jackson on a unicorn recently posted to the Meta AI app. Credit: Screenshot: Meta AI

Earlier this year, Midjourney introduced a new AI video tool, which allows users to easily turn images into short video clips.

By leveraging Midjourney's latest tools and models, Meta will be able to catch up to rivals like Gemini and ChatGPT.

The partnership is another reminder that Meta's internal AI technology has a long way to go to achieve the superintelligence predicted by Zuckerberg.

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.

Eden is the cinematic re-imagining of the real accounts of several survivors who formed an impromptu commune in the Galápagos Islands. The film is set on Floreana Island, which was uninhabited until 1929, when Dr. Friedrich Ritter (Jude Law) and his partner Dore Strauch (Vanessa Kirby) arrived from Berlin. Their goal was to live together in isolation while creating the manifesto intended to shepherd humanity into its next stage of evolution.

The film is set several years into their residency on Floreana, when a family of three arrives on the island: Heinz Wittmer (Daniel Brühl), Margaret Wittmer (Sydney Sweeney) and Heinz's son Harry (Jonathan Tittel). They had read about Ritter and Strauch and were looking to start their lives anew, away from the modern civilization they felt had abandoned them. Tensions arise once it becomes clear that Ritter has no desire to share the island with others. Tensions explode once a third, more chaotic group arrives lead by the Baroness, Eloise Bosquet de Wagner Wehrhorn (Ana de Armas). Tensions turns to violence as food supplies begin to dwindle. What once was an island of possibilities turns into a hell of survival.

Ron Howard calls Eden "a cautionary tale. One of the most searched phrases on the internet is 'off the grid.' And I think that fantasy of just getting the hell out and leaving it behind and just getting back to something simple, it's very relatable. And that's what these characters did. So here's a case study... It's a thriller born out of the answer to the question of, well, what would it actually be like to take that sort of leap and leave the romance behind? And, oh, here's some people who did it. Well, have a look, see how well that went."

Eden is now in theaters.

The best deals to watch college football without cable: BEST overall ESPN Unlimited (with Hulu and Disney+) $29.99 per month for 1 year (save $15) Get Deal Best for Fox and Big Ten Network games Fox One annual subscription $199.99 per year (save $39.89) Get Deal BEST cable alternative deal YouTube TV Free 10-day trial, then $49.99/month for 3 months (save $99) Get Deal Runner-up cable alternative deal Sling Season Pass (Orange, Blue, Sports Extra) $329 for 5 months (save $50.95) Get Deal MOST BANG FOR YOUR BUCK Hulu + Live TV (also includes ESPN and Disney+) Free 3-day trial, then $82.99 per month Get Deal Best Fubo deal FuboTV Free 7-day trial, then $54.99 for first month (save $30) Get Deal BEST FOR CBS BROADCASTS Paramount+ Premium $119.99/year (save 17%) Get Deal BEST FOR NBC BROADCASTS Peacock Premium $109.99 per year (save 17%) Get Deal

The 2025 college football season kicks off Aug. 23 with a matchup between Iowa State and Kansas State in Dublin for Week 0. Thankfully, there are no sweeping conference changes or shake-ups this year, which is a relief after the scrambling that happened prior to last season. The 12-team playoff format is still in place, but the seeding of the teams will differ from last year. There are also some minor rule changes to combat the faking of injuries and to timeouts in overtime. No biggies, though. The most complicated thing about the 2025-2026 NCAA football season is figuring out how to watch your favorite team.

Don't worry; we've got you covered. Keep scrolling to learn how to watch college football without cable in 2025, which channels you're going to need, and the best ways to get them.

Can I watch college football games without cable?

Yes, you can watch every college football game without cable. The only problem is that you may need a patchwork of streaming apps, depending on which teams and how many games you want to watch. The 2025 college football season will be broadcast across an array of local channels, specialty sports networks, and even a couple of streaming services.

Newly launched streaming services from ESPN and Fox are really changing the game this season. ESPN's direct-to-consumer subscription now encompasses the full suite of ESPN networks and services for $29.99 per month, including ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+, and ACCNX. Meanwhile, Fox One is a one-stop shop for the entirety of the Fox TV portfolio. It costs $19.99 per month and includes access to Fox News, Fox Sports, Fox Weather, FS1, FS2, Fox Business, Fox Deportes, Big Ten Network (B1G), local Fox stations, and Fox Network. These two apps alone will give you access to the majority of college football games this season, and as of Oct. 2, you'll be able to bundle them together for a discounted rate.

A live TV streaming service or cable replacement will give you the most comprehensive channel selection overall, but will also cost you the most money (i.e., YouTube TV or Fubo). You can also subscribe to a standalone service like Peacock or Paramount+ if you just want to casually tune into a few games throughout the season. As the cheapest option, it's also the most limited.

TL;DR: You get what you pay for.

What channels are college football games on?

Before you decide on which live TV service or streaming app you need to watch NCAA college football games, you need to know which networks your team(s) plays on. Check the conference list below to see which channels and streamers will air games for each conference in 2025. Not sure which conference your team is in? Check out the list over at ESPN.com.

• American Athletic Conference (AAC) — ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, ESPN+

• Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) — ABC, ACC Network, ACC Network Extra, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, ESPN+, The CW

• Big 12 — ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, ESPN+, Fox, Fox Sports 1, TNT

• Big Ten — Big Ten Network, CBS, Fox, Fox Sports 1, NBC, Peacock

• Conference USA — CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, ESPN+

• FBS independents — CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN+, NBC, Peacock

• Mid-American Conference (MAC) — CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, ESPN+

• Mountain West Conference (MW) — CBS, CBS Sports Network, Fox, Fox Sports 1, truTV

• Pac-12 Conference — CBS, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, ESPN+, The CW

• Southeastern Conference (SEC) — ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, ESPN+, SEC Network, SEC+

• Sun Belt Conference — ABC, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN U, ESPN+

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As I mentioned above, the best streaming service for college football depends on your team and budget. The best streaming apps for live sports run the gamut of pricing — from eight bucks per month to a monstrous $100 per month. The more you pay, the wider selection of games you'll have access to.

The best live TV cable alternatives include YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo, and Sling. Sling is the most affordable of the bunch, but gives you access to a more limited live channel selection, while YouTube TV, Hulu, and Fubo offer hundreds of channels but cost a bit more. ESPN and Fox One offer a wide selection of games at a mid-range price point, making us more inclined to recommend these services for most people. We haven't had the opportunity to test these new streaming services out yet, but they certainly sound promising. You can also watch limited live games on Peacock, Paramount+, and HBO Max — some of which will exclusively host games this season.

It's a bit confusing, but at least it's not as difficult as figuring out how to watch every NFL game this season. To help with your decision, we've rounded up the best streaming deals for college football fans. You can also check out the complete broadcast schedule on the NCAA website.

The best live TV streaming deals for NCAAF 2025Best overall: ESPN Unlimited bundle Opens in a new window Credit: ESPN ESPN Unlimited plan (with Hulu and Disney+) $29.99 per month introductory offer Get Deal

Channels: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPNEWS, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN on ABC, ESPN+, ESPN3, SECN+, and ACCNX

ESPN's newly launched Unlimited plan gives you access to the entirety of ESPN's suite of networks and services. For college football, you'll have live access to games on ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+, SEC Network, SECN+, ACC Network, and ABC. That's a pretty big chunk — nearly 50 percent — of the channels you'll need to tune into games this season. The Unlimited plan on its own costs $29.99 per month, but for the first year, new subscribers can get the Unlimited plan bundled with Disney+ and Hulu for the same cost. That ultimately gives you Hulu and Disney+ for free for a year.

Come Oct. 2, you'll also be able to bundle ESPN and Fox One together for just $39.99 per month ($9.98 cheaper than paying for both services separately).

Best for Fox and Big Ten Network (B1G) games: Fox One annual subscription Opens in a new window Credit: Fox One Fox One annual subscription $199.99 per year (save $40) Get Deal

Channels: Fox, FS1, FS2, Big Ten Network

Fox conveniently launched its first streaming service the same day as ESPN's new Unlimited plan. It also offers a direct-to-consumer streaming model, giving subscribers access to live broadcasts on Fox, Fox Sports, FS1, FS2, and Big Ten Network throughout the college football season. It costs $19.99 per month, but you can save $40 by opting for the annual plan for $199.99 instead. Also, as noted above, you'll be able to bundle Fox One with ESPN come October for the ultimate sports streaming deal.

Best cable alternative deal: $49.99/month for your first 3 months of YouTube TV Opens in a new window Credit: YouTube TV YouTube TV Free 10-day trial, then $49.99/month for first 3 months (save $99) Get Deal

Channels: ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNews, Fox, FS1, FS2, NBC, NBCSN, SEC Network, and The CW

The best value for a live TV cable alternative, YouTube TV gives you access to over 100 live channels. Those include most of the ones you need to watch college football games live — NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, and ESPN, as well as specialty networks like Fox Sports 1, and SEC Network. For a limited time, YouTube TV is offering new users a discount on their first three months of service. Plus, you can kick things off with a 10-day free trial. The base plan usually costs $82.99 per month, but you'll pay just $49.99 per month (save $99) for your first three months.

Runner-up cable alternative deal: Sling Season Pass Opens in a new window Credit: Sling TV Sling Season Pass (Orange, Blue, and Sports Extra) $329 for five months (save $50.95) Get Deal

Channels: ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPN 3, ESPNews, ESPN U, Fox, FS1, FS2, NBC, Pac-12 Network, SEC Network

By prepaying for five months of Sling Orange, Blue, and Sports Extra in the Sling Season Pass, you can save about $51. The Orange and Blue packages give you access to FOX, NBC, ABC, ESPN, and more in local markets, while the Sports Extra package unlocks access to ACC Network, SEC Network, Big Ten Network, and more. It'll cost you $329 for five months of Sling Season Pass, which is significantly cheaper than any other live TV streaming service (about $66 per month). Just be sure to check your local market to ensure you'll have access to the channels you need.

Best bang for your buck: Get Hulu + Live TV, Disney+, and ESPN together Opens in a new window Credit: Hulu Hulu + Live TV (with Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN) Free 3-day trial, then $82.99 per month Get Deal

Channels: ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNews, ESPNU, ESPN Deportes, SEC Network, SECN+, ACC Network, ESPN+, Fox, FS1, FS2, NBC, and The CW

While other live TV streamers might cost a little less, Hulu's live TV service definitely offers the most bang for your buck. You'll pay $82.99 per month (after a three-day trial) and get access to over 95 live TV channels, plus Hulu, Disney+, and ESPN Unlimited (all with ads). For comparison, YouTube TV is also $82.99 per month and only includes the live channels. With ESPN's new Unlimited plan, you'll unlock access to even more college football games on top of live TV networks like ABC, FOX, ESPN, The CW, ACC Network, and more.

Best Fubo deal: Take $30 off your first month of Fubo Opens in a new window Credit: FuboTV Fubo Free 7-day trial, then $30 off your first month Get Deal

Channels: ABC, ACC Network, Big Ten Network, CBS, CBS Sports Network, ESPN, ESPN 2, ESPNews, Fox, FS1, FS2, Marquee Sports Network, Monumental Sports, NBC, NBCSN, SEC Network, and The CW

Fubo isn't our first choice for a live TV streaming service, but we do like that it takes sports seriously. With a Pro subscription (the most affordable tier), you'll get access to most college football broadcasts for $84.99 per month. You can also upgrade to 4K with the Elite plan, but it'll cost $104.99 per month. Either way, you can test the waters for seven days before you pay and, for a limited time, take $30 off your first month.

Best for CBS games only: Paramount+ Premium annual subscription Opens in a new window Credit: Paramount+ / Showtime Paramount+ Premium annual subscription $119.99 per year (save 17%) Get Deal

Channels: CBS

If your team is in the Big Ten or plays on CBS and you're only a casual college football fan, a subscription to Paramount+ Premium is probably the best option. Paramount+ Premium allows you to tune into live CBS broadcasts of nearly two dozen Big Ten games, including a weekly, Saturday afternoon Big Ten game, starting Saturday, Aug. 30. It's regularly $12.99 per month, but you can save 17% by paying for a year upfront. That knocks the monthly cost down to just $9.99.

Best for NBC and Peacock games: Peacock Premium yearly subscription Opens in a new window Credit: Peacock Peacock Premium annual subscription $109.99 per year (save 17%) Get Deal

Channels: NBC, Peacock

Similar to Paramount+, Peacock offers simulcasts of games airing on NBC throughout the 2025 season. Plus, Peacock offers exclusive broadcasts as well. In order to watch live games, you'll need at least the Premium plan, which starts at $10.99 per month. You can save about 17%, however, by paying for a year upfront. That knocks the monthly price down to about $9 per month.

More Peacock deals:

• Peacock Premium Student Discount (save $8 per month)

• Peacock Premium First Responders Discount (save $7 per month)

• Peacock Premium Teachers Discount (save $7 per month)

• Peacock Premium Military Discount (save $7 per month)

• Free Peacock Premium with Instacart+ (save $7.99 per month)