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Interest in Clawdbot, an open-source AI personal assistant, has been building from a simmer to a roar. Over the weekend, online chatter about the tool reached viral status — at least, as viral as an open-source AI tool can be.

Clawdbot has developed a cult following in the early adopter community, and AI nerds in Silicon Valley are obsessively sharing best practices and showing off their DIY Clawdbot setups. The free, open-source AI assistant is commonly run on a dedicated Mac Mini (though other setups are possible), with users giving it access to their ChatGPT or Claude accounts, as well as email, calendars, and messaging apps.

Clawdbot has gone so viral on X that it's reached meme status, with developers sharing tongue-in-cheek memes about their Clawdbot setups.

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So, what is Clawdbot 🦞, how can you try it, and why is it suddenly the talk of the town in Silicon Valley?

Clawdbot is an AI personal assistant

As previously mentioned, Clawdbot is an open-source AI assistant that runs locally on your device. The tool was built by developer and entrepreneur Peter Steinberger, best known for creating and selling PSPDFKit. The tool is often associated with the lobster emoji, for reasons that should be obvious.

Clawdbot is an impressive example of agentic AI, meaning it's a tool that can act autonomously and complete multi-step actions on behalf of the user. The year 2025 was supposed to be the year of AI agents; instead, many high-profile agentic AI implementations failed to deliver results, and there's a growing sense that AI agents are hitting a wall.

However, Clawdbot users say that the tool delivers where previous assistants have failed. The personal AI assistant remembers everything you've ever told it, and users can also grant it access to their email, calendar, and docs. On top of that, Clawdbot can proactively take personalized action. So, not only does Clawdbot check your email, but it can send you a message the moment a high-priority email arrives.

Based on its viral success, I'd be shocked if Steinberger isn't being courted by AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Mashable reached out to Steinberger to ask about Clawdbot, and we'll update this post if we receive a response.

How to try Clawdbot

Steinberger has uploaded the source code for Clawdbot to Github, and you can download, install, and start experimenting with Clawdbot right away. (Find Clawdbot on Github.)

That said, downloading and setting up Clawdbot isn't as simple as downloading a typical app or piece of software. You'll need some technical know-how to get Clawdbot running on your device. There are also some serious security and privacy concerns to consider. More on that in a moment.

You can run Clawdbot on Mac, Windows, and Linux devices, and the Clawdbot website has installation instructions, system requirements, and tips.

Don't try Clawdbot without understanding the risks

Part of the reason that Clawdbot succeeds where other AI agents have failed is that it has full system access to your device. That means it can read and write files, run commands, execute scripts, and control your browser.

Steinberger is clear about the fact that running Clawdbot carries certain risks.

Running an AI agent with shell access on your machine is… spicy," an FAQ reads. "Clawdbot is both a product and an experiment: you’re wiring frontier-model behavior into real messaging surfaces and real tools. There is no 'perfectly secure' setup." (Emphasis in original.)

Users can access a security audit tool for Clawdbot on Github, and the Clawdbot FAQ also has a useful security section. A sub-section titled "The Threat Model" notes that bad actors could "Try to trick your AI into doing bad things" and "Social engineer access to your data."

Interest in Clawdbot, an open-source AI personal assistant, has been building from a simmer to a roar. Over the weekend, online chatter about the tool reached viral status — at least, as viral as an open-source AI tool can be.

Clawdbot has developed a cult following in the early adopter community, and AI nerds in Silicon Valley are obsessively sharing best practices and showing off their DIY Clawdbot setups. The free, open-source AI assistant is commonly run on a dedicated Mac Mini (though other setups are possible), with users giving it access to their ChatGPT or Claude accounts, as well as email, calendars, and messaging apps.

Clawdbot has gone so viral on X that it's reached meme status, with developers sharing tongue-in-cheek memes about their Clawdbot setups.

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So, what is Clawdbot 🦞, how can you try it, and why is it suddenly the talk of the town in Silicon Valley?

Clawdbot is an AI personal assistant

As previously mentioned, Clawdbot is an open-source AI assistant that runs locally on your device. The tool was built by developer and entrepreneur Peter Steinberger, best known for creating and selling PSPDFKit. The tool is often associated with the lobster emoji, for reasons that should be obvious.

Clawdbot is an impressive example of agentic AI, meaning it's a tool that can act autonomously and complete multi-step actions on behalf of the user. The year 2025 was supposed to be the year of AI agents; instead, many high-profile agentic AI implementations failed to deliver results, and there's a growing sense that AI agents are hitting a wall.

However, Clawdbot users say that the tool delivers where previous assistants have failed. The personal AI assistant remembers everything you've ever told it, and users can also grant it access to their email, calendar, and docs. On top of that, Clawdbot can proactively take personalized action. So, not only does Clawdbot check your email, but it can send you a message the moment a high-priority email arrives.

Based on its viral success, I'd be shocked if Steinberger isn't being courted by AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic. Mashable reached out to Steinberger to ask about Clawdbot, and we'll update this post if we receive a response.

How to try Clawdbot

Steinberger has uploaded the source code for Clawdbot to Github, and you can download, install, and start experimenting with Clawdbot right away. (Find Clawdbot on Github.)

That said, downloading and setting up Clawdbot isn't as simple as downloading a typical app or piece of software. You'll need some technical know-how to get Clawdbot running on your device. There are also some serious security and privacy concerns to consider. More on that in a moment.

You can run Clawdbot on Mac, Windows, and Linux devices, and the Clawdbot website has installation instructions, system requirements, and tips.

Don't try Clawdbot without understanding the risks

Part of the reason that Clawdbot succeeds where other AI agents have failed is that it has full system access to your device. That means it can read and write files, run commands, execute scripts, and control your browser.

Steinberger is clear about the fact that running Clawdbot carries certain risks.

"Running an AI agent with shell access on your machine is… spicy," an FAQ reads. "Clawdbot is both a product and an experiment: you’re wiring frontier-model behavior into real messaging surfaces and real tools. There is no 'perfectly secure' setup." (Emphasis in original.)

Users can access a security audit tool for Clawdbot on Github, and the Clawdbot FAQ also has a useful security section. A sub-section titled "The Threat Model" notes that bad actors could "Try to trick your AI into doing bad things" and "Social engineer access to your data."

Tití me preguntó if we were ready for Super Bowl LX, and the answer is sí. With Bad Bunny set to take over the halftime show, the hype is already hitting reggaetón levels of excitement, and brands are racing to keep up.

Enter Duolingo. The language-learning app has launched a cheeky "Bad Bunny 101" campaign designed to help fans pick up just enough Spanish to keep up with the Puerto Rican rapper's lyrics. One prompt in the ads asks users to translate the title of his hit single "Tití me preguntó," while Duolingo's famously unhinged owl mascot gets a full Bad Bunny makeover — pava hat and all.

"Spanish is the second-most spoken language in the US, and it’s already part of how culture shows up," Duolingo chief marketing officer Manu Orssaud said in a statement via the San Francisco Chronicle, underscoring the app's pitch that learning the language isn't just practical, it's pop-cultural.

This isn't Duolingo’s first time tapping into Benito's orbit. Back in 2023, the brand published a blog post encouraging fans to discover the "lots of Spanish lessons hidden in Bad Bunny lyrics," positioning the artist’s catalog as both a vibe and a learning tool.

As part of the larger push for Bad Bunny 101, Duolingo's owl mascot has been doing what it does best: escalating. Over on X, Duo has been counting down the days until Super Bowl Sunday, reminding fans exactly how much time they have left to learn Spanish before Bad Bunny hits the stage. And in case anyone missed the point, the owl has also been spotted in the wild, recently turning up in New York City (sorry, NUEVAYoL) dressed as Benito himself.

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Not everyone, however, is ready to sing along. President Donald Trump has once again voiced complaints about the Super Bowl's musical lineup, taking aim at Bad Bunny's halftime slot and Green Day's pre-game performance alike.

The internet, unsurprisingly, seems far more on board. Estamos ready para bailar.

As of Jan. 20, 2026, Amazon is changing its policy on DRM e-books sold in the Kindle store. Now, you could read a book purchased in the Kindle store on a non-Kindle e-reader.

The biggest issue with e-books is the topic of digital rights management. When you purchase a book in the Kindle or Kobo store, these books have some form of digital rights management (DRM) on them, meaning that e-books are encrypted and can only be read on a certain type of e-reader. So when you buy an e-book in the Kindle store, you can only read it on a Kindle. This means that if you switch from a Kindle to a Kobo, you can't move books you've purchased in the Kindle store to your new e-reader.

However, Amazon is making it easier to access DRM-free files. The news arrived on the Kindle Direct Publishing platform, used typically by self-published authors and independent presses. The Digital Rights Management page on Kindle Direct Publishing states that as of Jan. 20, 2026, authors and publishers now have the choice to make files DRM-free.

As noted, the changes will only effect new files, not previously downloaded books. Credit: Screenshot: Amazon

If authors select DRM files, users can only read Kindle e-books on Kindle devices. If they select DRM-free, the file can be read on Kindle devices, but it can also be downloaded as an EPUB or PDF file, transferred to a non-Kindle device, and read on any kind of e-reader.

Does this mean that you can now download all of your Kindle books to a different e-reader? Not quite. According to the Kindle Direct Publishing site, the DRM changes only apply to future EPUB/PDF download access and don't affect files already downloaded.

SEE ALSO: Ready to read in color? These are the 3 best color e-readers Authors and publishers need to opt in to DRM-free files

This change in digital rights management won't be automatic; a key piece is that authors and publishers must opt in to DRM-free books. So while we're hopeful that it means a wave of DRM-free books is coming, there's no guarantee.

How to check for DRM-free books

So how do you check for a DRM-free file? Amazon makes it harder than Kobo, as the latter has a whole page dedicated to DRM-free files. As the change on Amazon is so recent, they've yet to signify which books are DRM-free. Currently, the only way to tell is after you download a book.

When a title says 'Download available in additional formats', you've got a DRM-free book. Credit: Screenshot: Amazon

When you view a book in your Content Library on Amazon, a book may say 'Download available in additional formats'. From there, under 'More Actions' select 'Download EPUB/PDF' to access the DRM-free file. From there, you can download an EPUB/PDF to your computer and transfer it to other devices.

If you are using external drives for backups, archival, or any other infrequent use, you should set up periodic reminders to check them for failures. You should do that right now, before you forget. Seriously. Now.

SAVE 24%: As of Jan. 26, the Roborock Q7 M5+ Robot Vacuum and Mop is on sale for $249.99 at Amazon. That's a 24% discount or $80 in savings.

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If you're tired of babysitting your robot vacuum (or just vacuuming in general), this Roborock deal is worth a look.

As of Jan. 26, the Roborock Q7 M5+ Robot Vacuum and Mop is on sale for $249.99 at Amazon. That's 24% off the usual $329.99 price tag. Full disclosure: We've seen this model go for about $30 less in the past, but given the specs you're getting here, it's still a solid price if you need something right now.

SEE ALSO: I found the best robot vacuums for every floor, budget, and level of laziness (after testing 30+ models)

Its best feature is the RockDock Plus, which automatically empties the robot’s dustbin and holds up to seven weeks of debris, so you can literally ignore it for almost two months. It delivers 10,000Pa of suction power (which is overkill in the best way) and uses a Dual Anti-Tangle system to handle pet hair without getting clogged.

SAVE $100: The M4 Mac Mini is on sale at Amazon for $499, down from the normal price of $599. That's a 17% discount.

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Silicon Valley is going wild for the 2024 M4 Mac Mini, but it's not for the reason you might think. No, it's not being used as a traditional desktop computer in the way we assume. People are using it to run the latest AI assistant, Clawdbot. With a cute lobster mascot, the Clawdbot hype is driving up sales and snatching up stock of the Mac Mini with an M4 chip. Before it becomes impossible to find in-stock, check out this sale price.

As of Jan. 26, the M4 Mac Mini is on sale at Amazon for $499, marked down from the standard price of $599. That's a 17% discount that takes a hefty $100 off the normal price.

Why use a Mac Mini for running Clawdbot? The answers are pretty similar to why you'd want a Mac Mini in the first place. Like the name implies, it's a tiny beast that has 16GB of unified memory and 256GB SSD. Plus, you can leave it running at all times with no issue. If you live in the Apple ecosystem and plan to adopt Clawdbot, a dedicated Mac Mini could be an awesome sidekick.

SEE ALSO: Clawdbot is a viral AI assistant: What it is, how to try it

This 2024 version of the Mac Mini comes with Apple's powerful M4 chip, two USB-C ports, a headphone jack, ethernet, HDMI, and Thunderbolt 4 ports. All of that is housed in the compact five inch by five inch Mac Mini housing. This size makes it simple to add to your current desktop setup or take along on the next work trip.

If you're looking for the smallest possible personal assistant, running Clawdbot on a Mac Mini might be your best option. Before demand reaches even higher levels, snag the M4 Mac Mini from Amazon while it's on sale for $499. That's $100 off the normal price.

If you have a wide array of Milwaukee tools, you understand the struggle of constantly keeping all your battery packs charged up during a project. And if you use a combination of M12 and M18 tools, things are even worse. Thankfully, Milwaukee just announced a 4-bay simultaneous fast charger you'll love.

I’ve owned a Samsung Galaxy XR headset for a few months now, and I enjoy most things about it. But my experience joining video calls in particular has called into question not only whether we can place video calls from such a device, but should we?

Excel's logical functions test whether a statement or data is true or false, before enabling the program to carry out an action based on the result. They are useful for analyzing data, automating certain tasks or calculations, and, ultimately, making decisions.

Bless Sam Raimi. With the Evil Dead trilogy, this subversive American filmmaker bestowed upon horror fans an outrageous collision of horror, comedy, and gross-outs gags that became truly iconic. His madcap energy made the Spider-Man trilogy a foundation in superhero cinema, and then the grisly Drag Me to Hell (2009) assured fans that his foray into family-friendly fare didn't mean he'd lost his touch. Now, nearly 45 years since The Evil Dead debuted, he's once again serving up gloppy, gnarly, and hilarious horror with Send Help. 

SEE ALSO: 2026 movie preview: All the films you need to know about right now

2026 is off to an incredible start in terms of horror cinema, thanks to Nia DaCosta's epic 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple. And even though that zombie movie involves a prolonged scene of torture and flaying, Raimi's Send Help is far more likely to have audiences gagging, thanks to an almost gratuitous amount of glop. We're talking blood, sweat, vomit, and whatever else might ooze in quantities that had a packed theater of critics gasping and yelping in shock and deranged delight. But all this gross spectacle is just the start of what makes Send Help a totally twisted thrill ride. 

Send Help plays like Romancing the Stone meets Triangle of Sadness... meets Misery.  Dylan O'Brien and Rachel McAdams in "Send Help." Credit: Brook Rushton / 20th Century Studios

Rachel McAdams stars as middle-aged pencil pusher Linda Liddle; she's diligent, smart, and has a lot of unexpected skills, thanks to her deep love of Survivor. So, she's pretty pissed off when her nepo baby boss, Bradley Preston (Twinless' Dylan O'Brien), decides the promotion she deserves will go to one of his frat bros. However, their power dynamic shifts dramatically when a business trip leaves them both shipwrecked on a desert island. 

While a wounded Bradley is useless in building shelter, foraging, hunting, or gathering water, Linda's untapped survival skills make her a force to be reckoned with in the wild. So, yeah, it's basically like the third act of Triangle of Sadness, when the sunken yacht's cleaning lady, Abigail (Dolly de Leon), takes charge of the spoiled, rotten rich folk who've washed up on shore. However, Send Help's screenplay — by Damian Shannon and Mark Swift — pushes this premise beyond the expected "eat-the-rich" comedy into terrain that is both familiar and strange. 

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Some scenes hint at an enemies-to-lovers arc, where, forced to survive together, Linda and Bradley find the good in each other, despite their differences. Perhaps, in the wild, they'll get past their egos and fall for each other like Kathleen Turner and Michael Douglas did in Romancing the Stone? There's certainly enough tousled curls and bared flesh for the possibility. However, other scenes suggest that Linda's interest in Bradley isn't so simple. Her obsession with not only showing him her worth, but also making him pay for his bad behavior leads to scenes that are jaw-dropping in their menace. As she flashes the only knife they have at him, I couldn't stop thinking about the hobbling scene in Misery, wondering just how dark Send Help would go. And in this weird space of genre mash-up, McAdams is riveting and darkly, darkly funny. 

Rachel McAdams is unexpectedly brilliant in Send Help.  Rachel McAdams in "Send Help." Credit: Brook Rushton / 20th Century Studios

No shade to the Oscar–nominated Canadian movie star, but for the first half of this movie I thought she'd been miscast. The premise of Send Help and some of its flirtier scenes might suggest that a rom-com icon like The Notebook star would be well-suited to the role of Linda. However, from the opening frames of this film, Raimi paints Linda not as a standard quirky-but-cute heroine, but as a repulsive mess. Her attire is ill-fitting, as if every piece of it is fighting with the next. Her hair is flat and greasy, as if she's forgotten that her hair even exists. And she brings a sloppy tuna salad sandwich to work every day for lunch, which ends up smudged onto her desk, her face, and even her boss' hand. When he coldly tells her there have been complaints about the "noxious" smells at her desk, you can practically get a whiff of the tuna and Miracle Whip through the screen. 

I marveled at why Raimi would cast McAdams in a repulsive role that felt like a riff on Roseanne Barr in She-Devil. It's strange to see this elegant movie star dressed badly, making cringeworthy, socially awkward conversation. But this discomfort is intended, as she will bloom like the She-Devil anti-heroine. Incredibly, Linda's time on the island leads to her getting a natural glow-up as she rediscovers her confidence. Frolicking under a waterfall, this is the romantic heroine McAdams audiences are familiar with — but not entirely. 

Always under the surface of Linda, there's something off about her. Despite her being the protagonist of the film, there's the unnerving sense that we can't really tell what's going on in her head. Sure, at first, audiences might well relate to the "eat-the-rich" fantasy of thriving on a tropical island while a shitty boss' life is in your hands. But McAdams never leans fully into her charisma, always keeping an edge to Linda that flickers like her annoyed eyes or the blade of her knife. Raimi wrings excitement out of a cat-and-mouse game between Linda and Bradley, where your empathy might well shift from one to the other and back again, and again, and again. By the film's end, McAdams has transformed, not just physically, but from a pitiable heroine in distress to something far more camp and thrilling, putting her performance here in the good company of Goldie Hawn and Meryl Streep in one of my all-time favorite comedies, Death Becomes Her.

Send Help is a gross and glorious good time.  Dylan O'Brien in "Send Help." Credit: Brook Rushton / 20th Century Studios

McAdams feasts on every frame of this movie, and O'Brien — who thrilled critics with his astounding double act in last year's dark comedy Twinless — is her perfectly paired scene partner. At the start, his Bradley is an archetype of a rich asshole, brashly bullying his employees and casually sexually harassing any hot woman in his orbit, while wearing obscenely expensive clothing. On the island, however, the power dynamic shift pitches him into sulking, whimpering, or cajoling — all done with a keen comedic awareness. His torment is meant to be horrifying and hilarious, and it is, not only because of Raimi's mastery at building tension but also because O'Brien has sly but stellar skill for the playing the fool. 

He and McAdams collide so sensationally in this movie that it could have been fun, even if it were less gross. But honestly, the sheer amount of glop that Raimi flings at his stars and onto the screen enhances the sense of mayhem and suspense. Just as the script slams genre elements of romantic fantasy, dark comedy, and psychological thriller together to keep the audience off balance, the glop and gore knocks us out. For example, just when you think a scene is done with the vomit (or the blood), there will be another burst of fluid. Then another. And again. And each time, the audience I was part of screamed in horror, shock, and awe. 

This was an incredible viewing experience; Raimi took me back to being a kid again, watching Evil Dead 2 on VHS and squealing at the sheer outrageousness of it all. All these years later, I'm much harder to shock — and yet he did it again. Watching Send Help, my stomach churned, my jaw dropped, my eyes bulged, and I threw my hands over my face a few times to guard from the gross explosion on screen. Then I walked out cackling and giddy, because Send Help is not just one of the grossest movies I've seen in the last decade. It's also a rip-roaring, no-fucks-to-give good time. 

Send Help opens in theaters on Jan. 30. 

When Elon Musk's Grokipedia isn't just copying Wikipedia word-for-word, it's spreading falsehoods about the AIDS epidemic, justifying slavery, and citing white supremacist websites.

Now, at least two of the biggest AI chatbots, OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic's Claude, are reportedly citing Grokipedia as sources in their answers to user prompts.

According to a new report from the Guardian, the outlet found that ChatGPT, powered by OpenAI's latest GPT 5.2 model, cited Grokipedia in answering questions related to Iran and other topics. In one instance, ChatGPT cited Grokipedia to provide debunked claims about Sir Richard Evans, a British historian who was the lead expert witness against Holocaust denier David Irving at his 2000 libel trial.

SEE ALSO: Elon Musk's Grokipedia is here. A lot of it is just copied directly from Wikipedia.

The report also found that ChatGPT wasn't the only AI chatbot pulling information from Musk's Grokipedia. Anthropic's Claude was also citing Grokipedia for certain queries.

OpenAI told the Guardian that ChatGPT's web search "aims to draw from a broad range of publicly available sources and viewpoints.” The company also said it applies "safety filters to reduce the risk of surfacing links associated with high-severity harms" and that ChatGPT clearly cites the sources it uses for its responses to users.

Security experts have pointed out that AI models can be manipulated into sharing disinformation and falsehoods through tactics like "LLM Grooming." While it's unclear if there's any third-party maliciousness behind ChatGPT and Claude's usage of Grokipedia as a source, the Guardian notes that it's certainly concerning.

Grokipedia is powered by Elon Musk's AI company xAI and its AI chatbot Grok. Grok has had its own issues on Musk's social media platform X where last summer it started praising Hitler and referring to itself as "MechaHitler." In a separate incident months earlier, Grok started replying to every query on X with right wing conspiracies about "white genocide" in South Africa.

Musk created Grokipedia as an alternative to Wikipedia, which Musk has criticized in recent years. However, Grokipedia has quickly become a source for falsehoods and disinformation on politically-charged topics. 

Musk, himself, has delved further into far-right-wing ideology that goes beyond even his financial support of President Donald Trump. Just weeks ago, Grokipedia's founder Elon Musk shared an image on X that painted the apartheid state of Rhodesia, now known as Zimbabwe, in a positive light.  

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

Apple's revamped Siri, powered by Google's Gemini model, could be revealed soon.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, a frequent Apple newsbreaker, reported that the company planned to reveal the Gemini-powered Siri in February. The announcement is highly anticipated, as Apple is turning to Google’s technology to help deliver on its AI ambitions.

SEE ALSO: Siri might become an AI chatbot in iOS 27

Wrote Gurman in his Power On newsletter:

"Apple appears to be less than a month away from unveiling the results of this partnership. The company has been planning an announcement of the new Siri in the second half of February, when it will give demonstrations of the functionality.

Whether that takes the form of a major event or a smaller, tightly controlled briefing — perhaps at Apple’s New York media loft — remains unclear. Either way, Apple is just weeks away from finally delivering on the Siri promises made at its Worldwide Developers Conference back in June 2024. At long last, the assistant should be able to tap into personal data and on-screen content to fulfill tasks."

It's long been expected that Siri would receive a Gemini-powered, chatbot-style makeover. Now, that shift appears likely to arrive this year, potentially alongside iOS 27 in the fall. By then, using Siri could feel much like interacting with today’s popular AI chatbots. Gurman reported, however, that some Gemini-powered features are expected to arrive earlier, with an iOS 26 update in the spring.

The move surprised some earlier this month, when Apple announced it had struck a deal with Google to help power Siri. The two tech giants are, after all, nominal competitors. But Apple's AI efforts have lagged behind, and the companies reportedly reached an agreement that benefits both sides.

Google framed the partnership this way: "After careful evaluation, Apple determined that Google's AI technology provides the most capable foundation for Apple Foundation Models and is excited about the innovative new experiences it will unlock for Apple users."

SAVE $46.55: The Mega Pokémon Pikachu build is on sale at Amazon for $58.20, down from the list price of $104.75. That's a 44% discount.

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Winter is the perfect time to dive into indoor hobbies. If you're trying to spend less time staring at a screen, building your favorite figures is a solid way to keep busy. Of course, we have the joy of Lego sets which include new Smart Play builds and new Pokémon figures. But if you're not looking to spend Lego money, check out this deal.

As of Jan. 26, the Mega Pokémon Pikachu build is on sale for $58.20 at Amazon, marked down from the standard price of $104.75. That shaves $46.55 off the price thanks to a 44% discount.

If you haven't been keeping up on Lego news, there are some new builds coming our way that we must catch. The first-ever Lego Pokémon sets are up for pre-order with shipping expected to begin at the end of February. But if you're in the mood to build now, there's an alternative that's truly adorable.

SEE ALSO: How to qualify for the new and exclusive Lego Mini Pokémon Center

The Mega Pokémon Pikachu build has 1,092 pieces of cuteness to make your own Pikachu to display at home. Not only will it look wonderful on your shelf, the build moves. Crank the wheel to make Pikachu run through the scene with motion in legs, feet, and tail. Plus, the Mega bricks are compatible with other name-brand bricks, should you want to use them for your own creation.

To help cut down on screen-time, grab the endless and wholesome entertainment of the Mega Pokémon Pikachu figure. It's on sale at Amazon for 44% off for a limited time only.

A large swath the United States was blanketed in snow over the weekend. If you need to drive in it, you should make a plan first.

Snow makes for fun social media videos, but it's not fun to travel in. Thankfully, the U.S. government maintains a website where you can find interactive, real-time road condition maps for basically every state or region in the country. It's mainly just a collection of links to other websites run by each state, but it's easy enough to find what you need. As a warning, you might need to scroll down and click through one or two links once you're at each state's Department of Transportation website, but I was quickly able to find good maps everywhere I looked.

SEE ALSO: Winter storm snowfall videos: Social media reveals how hard the storm is hitting Kansas is snowed out, folks. Credit: Kansas DOT

According to the National Weather Service's snowfall analysis map, much of the U.S. was covered in anywhere from three to 18 inches of snow in some places on Saturday and Sunday. Kids across the country are either doing snow days or remote days to start the week, while everyone else is just trying to stay warm.

If you absolutely must get out in the weather for any reason, just make sure you check one of these maps first.

SAVE 70%: As of Jan. 26, the Star Wars: Unlimited Jump to Lightspeed Booster Display is down to $36 at Amazon. That's a 70% discount or a $83.76 price cut.

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I honestly had to do a double-take on this one because sealed booster boxes rarely, if ever, drop this low. If you play Star Wars: Unlimited or just like cracking packs without spending a fortune, this is a pretty wild price.

SEE ALSO: The Pokémon TCG: Mega Venusaur ex Premium Collection Box is almost $22 off at Amazon

As of Jan. 26, the Star Wars: Unlimited Jump to Lightspeed Booster Display is down to $36 at Amazon. That's a 70% discount or a $83.76 price cut. To put that in perspective, the current market price on TCGplayer is around $47 (right now, these boxes are selling for over $60 on eBay).

This is a full 24-pack booster display. Each pack comes with 16 cards, including guaranteed slots for a Rare/Legendary and a Foil. This specific set (the game's fourth expansion) introduces the new "Piloting" mechanic, so it’s a good way to get those specific cards into your rotation. At roughly $1.50 per pack, it's easily the most cost-effective way to build your collection right now.

Following months of rumors and speculation, Apple has revealed the second-generation AirTag trackers. There are some helpful improvements in the new model, but you probably don't need to rush with replacing your existing trackers.

SAVE 22%: As of Jan. 26, the Samsung 65-Inch Class QLED Q8F Smart TV (2025) is on sale for $697.99 at Amazon. That’s a 22% discount or $200 in savings.

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If you're on a budget, TV shopping usually means choosing between a good price and good specs, but this Samsung deal is letting you have both.

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As of Jan. 26, the Samsung 65-Inch Class QLED Q8F Smart TV (2025) is on sale for $697.99 at Amazon. That’s a 22% discount or $200 in savings. It's also the best price we've seen on this model since it launched.

The Q8f features a native 120Hz refresh rate, which is the spec you need for smooth motion on a PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, or live sports. It runs on Samsung's Q4 AI Processor to upscale content instantly and uses an AirSlim Design that sits nearly flush against the wall. Basically, it looks and performs like a much more expensive TV.

SAVE $80.02: The 65-inch TCL Class S5 4K TV is on sale at Amazon for $369.97, down from the list price of $449.99. That's an 18% discount.

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February is shaping up to be an exciting month for sports fans. On deck, we have the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy with an opening ceremony happening on Feb. 6. Olympic events will then take place throughout the month with a closing ceremony on Feb. 22. In addition to this international stage, we have the biggest game of the NFL season happening on Feb. 8. All of this action means you need to have a sports-worthy TV. Thankfully, there's a solid model on sale today at Amazon.

As of Jan. 26, the 65-inch TCL Class S5 4K TV is on sale at Amazon for $369.97, marked down from the normal price of $449.99. That's an 18% discount that shaves a nice $80.02 off the price.

One of the best times of the year to buy a new TV with significant savings it during football playoff season, and this year has been no exception. We're seeing great discounts in all sizes to help get you prepared for the big game. Plus, this year we have the winter Olympics to look forward to.

SEE ALSO: The 65-inch Hisense Class U8 Mini-LED TV is on sale for under $1,000 at Amazon — save $500

A 65-inch TV is a great size for most rooms, and TCL is one of the best budget brands in the business. Pair those together, and the 65-inch TCL Class S5 4K TV proves to be a worthy model. The LED TV has 4K ultra-high definition resolution. The LED backlight helps with brightness, contrast, and showing deep blacks. Should you want to use this model for gaming, it comes with a 120Hz refresh rate.

This model also gets extra points for being a Fire TV. Built in to the TV, you'll have the power of a Fire TV to keep your favorite streaming apps easy to access. Plus, you get the help of Alexa.

Before the delivery date of a new TV passes the major sports weekend that begins of Feb. 6, secure your fresh, upgraded TV thanks to today's deal on the 65-inch TCL Class S5 4K TV. You'll be spending under $370, and Amazon is tossing in free deluxe delivery into the room of your choice with removal of packaging.

In my quest to launch a SaaS app, I tried out several different hosts, including two of the biggest players for Next.js websites. However, I settled on an unlikely alternative that costs less and delivers more: a VPS. Here’s how I ditched Vercel and Cloudflare Pages for my own VPS, and why I think you should too.