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It's a big day for the Apple world. We have new a new M6 Mac mini and M5 Ultra Mac Studio. This should come as great news to those of us who've designed our ideal desktop station. Faster and smarter chips are always warmly welcomed, and Apple delivered.

The new M5 Mac Studio includes two configurations: the M5 Max and M5 Ultra. The Mac Studio with M5 Max is ready for preorder with prices starting at $2,499 or $2,299 for education. The Mac Studio with M5 Ultra starts at $5,499 or $5,099 for education.

In addition to new chips, both models of the new Mac Studio come with enhancements like Thunderbolt 5 ports and support for up to eight displays. You can also utilize the new Apple Upgrade program for either model. Here are some key features to keep in mind before placing a preorder.

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According to Apple's press release, the M5 Max chip can compute on-device AI "with up to 3.9x faster AI performance than the prior generation, speeding up prompt processing." In addition, Apple points out the M5 Max is a great option for those who need performance to match a complex demand but don't want something bulky. That's good news for musicians, videographers, engineers, or those who work with motion graphics.

Mac Studio M5 Ultra

Jumping up in faster AI performance, Apple has introduced the M5 Ultra version of the Mac Studio. The base processor on this model includes 30-core CPU and 64-core GPU for $5,499, or you can go with the boosted 80-core GPU for an additional $1,300.

Apple's most powerful chip yet, the M5 Ultra is meant to keep up with demanding workflows with top-tier performance. In Apple's eye, it's great for those who work with 3D renderings, 8K video editing, intensive gaming, or training AI models, to highlight a few applications. You get dual Thunderbolt 5 ports on the front and an SDXC card slot. On the back, you'll find four Thunderbolt 5 ports, two USB-A ports, an HDMI port, Ethernet port, and a headphone jack.

The back port options on the Mac Studio. In addition, it can support up to eight displays. Credit: Apple How to preorder the Mac Studio M5 Max and Mac Studio M5 Ultra

At the time of writing, both the Mac Studio M5 Max and Mac Studio M5 Ultra are available for preorder at Apple with a launch date set for Sept. 22. Apple also mentions there's a Mac Studio with 512GB of unified memory is coming in late October.

SAVE $164: As of August 25, get the HOVERAir X1 PROMAX Foldable Drone for $925 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,089. That's a discount of 15%.

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Looking for a way to spice up the way you take photos and video? How about switching over to aerial drone photography? You can get some absolutely wild angles and footage when using drones, and whether you're just getting into it or are looking for a significant upgrade for your current equipment, this Amazon deal is one worth checking out.

As of August 25, get the HOVERAir X1 PROMAX Foldable Drone for $925 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,089. That's $164 off and a discount of 15%.

SEE ALSO: The best drones for every level of pilot

This drone offers 8K footage at 30 fps, all captured by flying around in the air. It's pocket-sized at that, so you don't have to worry about maneuvering a massive drone around to get the footage you need. It's lightweight enough to get into the air and start flying with multiple smart flight modes so you don't have to waste time navigating and can jump right into creating. Because of its size, it doesn't require FAA registration, either.

It uses a two-axis gimbal with electronic image stabilization to keep things steady, as well as horizon leveling to top things off. It has a 107 FOV lens for even more stunning, crisp moments as well, so no matter whether you're shooting action footage of a jog or other sport or just getting some still aerial video, you're covered. This particular combo is made for cycling, so you can bike around town and then some and get some fantastic footage.

If you're ready to elevate your drone photography significantly or even get started with the format, this is an fantastic deal you'll want to pounce on before it goes out of stock.

TL;DR: Dunkin' is giving away 1 million free espresso drinks. Enter the promo code EASYCHOICE in your app's "Offers & Rewards" section to claim, redeemable through Sunday, Aug. 30.

Dunkin' is kicking off fall in the biggest way possible: with 1 million free drinks.

The coffee chain is giving away free specialty coffees and frozen drinks to the first million people who claim the offer — no purchase necessary. The giveaway comes as Dunkin' rolls out its fall menu, including the new Pumpkin Spice Signature Latte and Pumpkin Spice Cloud Dunkalatte.

How to get a free coffee from Dunkin'

• Make sure you're a Dunkin' Rewards member

• Open the Dunkin' app and go to the "Offers & Rewards" section

• Enter the code EASYCHOICE to claim your free espresso

Once you've claimed the offer, there's no rush to use it. It stays redeemable through Sunday, Aug. 30, so you can cash it in whenever you're on a coffee run.

The ESP32 can seem overwhelming at first because there are so many projects to try with it. However, you can start out super simple, like the three projects below. These three ESP32 projects are perfect for beginners and can easily be completed in a weekend.

TL;DR: Watch Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds in the EFL Cup for free on ITVX. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

As the Premier League kicks off the 2026/27 season, teams across all four tiers of English football are meeting for the second round of the League Cup.

Among the biggest games lined up for this round is Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds, two Premier League sides looking to bounce back after a difficult 2025/26 season that saw them both claw their way out of a relegation battle. This game is actually the second time these teams have faced off in the past few days, as Forest hosted Leeds in the Premier League last weekend, a game Leeds won 1-0.

If you're interested in watching Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds in the EFL Cup from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.

When is Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds?

Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds in the EFL Cup kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on Aug. 25. This fixture takes place at the City Ground.

How to watch Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds for free

Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds in the EFL Cup is available to live stream for free on ITVX.

ITVX is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, meaning you can live stream Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds for free from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds for free by following these simple steps:

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds without committing your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream this fixture before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for ITVX?

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

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A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and usually offers a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99.

Live stream Nottingham Forest vs. Leeds for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The most powerful Mac Studio Apple has ever built to date is here. Just be ready to pay up to $18,299 for it.

That's the price tag on Apple's own configurator for a fully maxed-out Mac Studio with the M5 Ultra chip, 36-core CPU, 80-core GPU, 256GB of unified memory, and 16TB of storage.

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It's a staggering leap from where the line starts. The base M5 Ultra Mac Studio opens at $5,499, with a 30-core CPU, 64-core GPU, 36GB of memory, and 512GB of storage. A separate, less expensive configuration built on the M5 Max chip starts at $2,499. Go from the entry price to the ceiling, though, and you're paying tens of thousands more for memory and storage upgrades that carry steep per-tier costs, like the $7,500 jump from 256GB to 1TB of storage.

Apple unveiled the new Mac Studio this morning alongside a refreshed Mac mini built around the company's new M6 chip, positioning both as major steps forward in on-device AI performance. Johny Srouji, Apple's chief hardware officer, called the M5 Ultra Mac Studio "the ultimate desktop for on-device AI and the world's most demanding pro workflows," per Mashable's report on the announcement.

The eye-watering top-line figure isn't purely a function of more cores and more storage. You can mostly blame the global memory crisis within the tech industry, aka RAMageddon, for the current state of consumer tech affairs.

For context, the crisis has been caused by an unprecedented supply squeeze on memory components, driven largely by the AI data center boom. Hyperscalers building out massive AI infrastructure have been pre-ordering huge volumes of RAM and related silicon for their server farms, tightening the supply available for consumer hardware and pushing up costs for manufacturers.

Knowing that can help explain why maxing out memory and storage on a machine like the Mac Studio costs the same as a starter home in the 1920s.

The new hardware also arrives ahead of Apple's annual September event, where the company is expected to introduce the iPhone 18 lineup, a foldable iPhone, updated smart home devices, and new Apple Watches.

Both the Mac Studio and the M6 Mac mini are open for preorder now, ahead of a Sept. 22 launch.

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With just a few days to go before Grand Theft Auto VI makes its big official debut (of sorts) on Netflix, the leaker known as Cyberleek is still on a tear.

Over the past week, someone (or perhaps a group of people) called Cyberleek has been busy sharing short gameplay clips of GTA VI left and right. On Aug. 20, Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of GTA-maker Rockstar Games, filed subpoenas against Microsoft and Discord to try to unmask the leaker, followed soon after by subpoenas against Google and X Corp. Those filings specifically cited "stolen content," seemingly confirming that at least some of the Cyberleek videos are legitimate.

The GTA 6 leaks represent the first glimpse of gameplay from the hotly anticipated title. In addition, countless AI-generated videos posing as "leaks" are also circulating widely on social media. So, we've put together a quick list of everything Cyberleek has released so far. We're not going to embed or link to any of these clips, and we can't verify their authenticity. However, they're easy enough to find on X or Reddit if you look hard enough.

SEE ALSO: What is Cyberleek? Everything we know about the alleged GTA 6 leakers. Every GTA 6 leak from Cyberleek so far

At the time of publication, several clips and screenshots have been posted by Cyberleek that purportedly show different aspects of GTA 6, from the game's map to glimpses of cut scenes. The leaker has avoided posting major plot spoilers, at least so far.

Here are the GTA 6 leaks Cyberleek has shared:

• Map sneak peek 1: A small, cropped portion of the in-game world map, showing a location called Dalton Island.

• Map sneak peek 2: Another cropped portion of the map showing locations called Tequesta Retreat, Gloriana Key, and Catalan Key.

• Basketball video: A clip of protagonist Jason Duval throwing a basketball into a hoop in a mini-game.

• Full map: An alleged view of the entire in-game map.

• Random video 1: A clip of Jason driving around for a little bit before beating up a truck driver.

• Taser video: A clip of Jason driving at night, stealing a security guard's taser, and using it on him. Jason then repeatedly kicks the guard while he is on the ground.

• Junkies video: A clip that appears to show a healing drug called Zombix. A tooltip indicates that Zombix's effects will weaken over time if the player uses it too much.

• Plane video: A clip of Jason flying a plane over Vice City, with much of the game world visible below. At the end, whoever is playing the game in the clip shoots the word "LEEK" into a wall with bullets, suggesting the leaker has a playable build of the game.

• Hypercar part 1: A clip of Jason driving a high-end sports car around Vice City.

• Hypercar part 2: A clip of Jason driving the sports car some more, before committing armed robbery.

• Strip club: Jason wanders around a strip club, then a short clip of an in-game cutscene is shown.

• Gas station: Jason causes trouble at a gas station, steals a truck with a bed full of gasoline, and crashes and dies; more of the previous cutscene is shown.

• Nudist colony: Jason explores a nudist hangout spot (where the NPCs are, obviously, nude) and attacks NPCs

• Nightclub: A pretty uneventful video of Jason walking around the interior of a nightclub

• Beach cycling: Jason riding a bicycle on a beach full of NPCs

• Video game store: Jason walking around a video game store with shelves full of fake video game boxes

Again, we can't authenticate any of the Cyberleek videos. That said, as someone who has played nearly every GTA game, I found them fairly convincing. GTA games all move in a certain way, and that movement appears to be recreated remarkably well in these videos. Everything from character movement to NPC interactions looks relatively on-brand for a modern Rockstar game. That said, we live in a world where it's easy to generate convincing AI videos.

As for what's next, we can't say. But Cyberleek is actively running polls on its website that allow people to pay in cryptocurrency to vote on what should be leaked next. You can also wait for real, official gameplay footage, which is set to debut on Netflix on Aug. 27.

So far, Rockstar and Take-Two have said nothing about the leaks outside of the subpoenas filed last week. Mashable has contacted the companies repeatedly with questions about the leaks, and we'll update this story if we receive a response.

Updated on Tuesday, Aug. 25 at 11:40 a.m. ET — We've updated this story to reflect the latest Cyberleek videos.

Updated on Monday, Aug. 24 at 1:30 p.m. ET — We've updated this story to reflect the latest Cyberleek leaks.

Updated on Friday, Aug. 21 at 3:00 p.m. ET — Take-Two Interactive Software Inc., the parent company of Grand Theft Auto-maker Rockstar Games, has filed two subpoenas naming Microsoft and Discord as it hunts the leaker known as Cyberleek. The legal filings specifically cite "stolen content," seemingly confirming that the leaks are legitimate. Take-Two is also requesting the removal of leaked material that violates its copyrights, as well as information that could unmask the leakers.

Read more about the Microsoft and Discord subpoenas.

The Mac mini and Mac Studio both have such strong reputations as local AI computers that they faced months-long shortages, but both mini PCs just received fresh upgrades—and price hikes. Apple has introduced a new Mac mini as its first computer with an M6 chip, and a Mac Studio with an equally fresh M5 Ultra billed as its "most powerful chip ever."

Connecting virtually with a therapist went mainstream during the pandemic. The number of U.S. mental health facilities offering telemedicine services grew from 38 percent in 2019 to over 68 percent a year later, according to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. One of the most prominent companies to benefit from the shift to phone, text, chat, and video therapy remains Talkspace, which bills itself as an "easy-to-use, fully-encrypted web and mobile platform that meets HIPAA, federal, and state regulatory requirements."

This summer, Talkspace entered its AI era, launching Tee. A mental health app created with a specific large language model (LLM), Tee was developed by clinicians and trained with anonymous Talkspace data. The app, available to anyone over 18 for $19.99 per month, is trained to identify extreme distress among patients — and to elevate such cases to human caregivers.

Dr. Nikole Benders-Hadl, a psychiatrist who also serves as Talkspace’s Chief Medical Officer, was among those who helped develop Tee. In Talkspace’s June announcement of the app, Benders-Hadl acknowledged the reality that many people are using products like ChatGPT for mental health needs, even though most LLMs are not created by mental health experts nor informed by therapy sessions. That's what makes Tee different, according to Benders-Hadl.

Mashable recently connected with Benders-Hadl about the app, including how it was trained and whether it can address mental health stigma, especially among minority communities.

For the unfamiliar, what is Talkspace and Tee?

Benders-Hadl: Talkspace was founded in 2012 as a virtual therapy company. We really pioneered the development of asynchronous therapy, meaning the ability to message back and forth with your therapist at any time, whether that's sending texts, video messages, or audio messages. We've since expanded our virtual care offering to include self-guided materials, as well as psychiatry services for medication management.

Over the course of the last 14 years, but really since about 2019, we began the development of various AI tools, really aimed at improving clinical quality and efficiency for our providers, who are all virtual. A lot of that involved things like provider-assist tools; helping document progress, helping providers prepare for sessions better, and helping members.

Tee really was born out of seeing that millions of people were starting to turn to chatbots, or [seeking] health advice and support, through models not designed for that purpose. I'm sure you've heard about some of the really awful outcomes when you're using that kind of wellness support that hasn't been built for mental health and hasn't been built with safety in mind.

So, Tee is Talkspace's new AI-powered mental health support guide. It's really built on the idea of it being a safer, but also clinically grounded, alternative. It's developed by our own clinical team, really trained using evidence-based therapy techniques.

Tee was built to not only be able to recognize risk, but with clinical oversight in place that can escalate users to human care; to a human therapist if that need arises, all while keeping the data within Talkspace secure and safe.

So all of the messages exchanged between therapists and their clients are really the data that have been used to train Tee. How exactly was Tee trained, and how is it different than other AI models?

We consider the vast clinical dataset that Talkspace has at our disposal over the last 14 years as the engine that drives not only Tee, but all of our AI tooling. So all of the messages exchanged between therapists and their clients are really the data that have been used to train Tee.

And so, because our therapists are really engaging with their clients, utilizing cognitive behavioral therapy, utilizing motivational interviewing, we can really rely on that data, as much as clinically sound, to develop [an app] that responds in kind with evidence-supported responses.

One of the things we've seen that can be really dangerous with other models is that they can provide false confidence; they can reinforce harmful thinking, They can fail to recognize crisis situations, and because of Tee's training on clinical data, our model is able to recognize those risks and then point them to human clinicians to determine appropriate next steps at a different level of care.

SEE ALSO: How 3 very different people use AI chatbots Did Talkspace users consent to their conversations being part of Tee's training?

Yeah. So another part I think is important to call out around the history of Talkspace is that we have engaged in research with so many different academic partners; Johns Hopkins, NYU, Stanford, we have been the recipient of four different [National Institute of Health] grants, research grants, totaling about $10 million in grant funding.

[All of the research utilized] our de-identified, protected, encrypted clinical data. So we have made use of this data. We've made clear to all of our users from the beginning of Talkspace that it is possible [for the therapy conversations to be used for training purposes]. But again, [while] keeping [protected health information] protected. And everything that we utilize, even within our research and projects, is all de-identified and encrypted data.

Can Tee potentially address some of the mental health stigma that exists, especially among minority communities?

Sure. One thing I always say is that we have to think about mental healthcare as preventative. People's mental health, their state, whether that's good or bad, doesn't just exist in a vacuum. It's really shaped by your culture, your experiences, and other systemic factors.

Communities of color are really experiencing unique stressors often — discrimination, trauma, inequities, and access to care, in addition to all of the other [typical] barriers to mental healthcare that exist.

Something I'm really passionate about developing is not only a network of providers that are diverse, but also this new use of technology that can build in cultural values, experiences, and design resources with specific communities in mind. I think that makes a tremendous difference in building trust and improving engagement from historically marginalized communities that haven't engaged in care at all.

If someone is using Tee, what can they do to avoid some of the pitfalls that have befallen some people, like AI psychosis?

We have developed Tee [with guidance from] clinicians, with a lot of input on a continuous basis. [Overuse issues are] for sure something that we are looking at. We've developed Tee to really be session-based. We don't want people engaging with Tee 20 hours a day.

We think that it's our responsibility to not only be looking at and measuring those different factors between healthy and unhealthy use, but to build it into the product, so that it's not on the end user to have to figure those things out. We have built different layers within our quality system to detect overuse and misuse if someone attempts to use Tee inappropriately. [Including] benign cases, like ordering a pizza on a Friday night, right? That's not what Tee was intended to do. But we have built in those kinds of guardrails to redirect and to really guide users back to its intended use, which is mental support.

This interview was edited for length and clarity. The information contained in this article is not intended as health or medical advice. Always consult a qualified professional with questions about a medical or health issue.

So the rumors are definitely true: there's new Mac minis on the market. They're wildly powerful, with M6 and M5 Pro chips on board, which Apple calls "an extraordinary leap in performance and AI capabilities."

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Apple not only surprise-announced the new desktop computer today, but it also promptly made it available for pre-order. With many folks using Mac minis to run AI tools like OpenClaw, we expect the tiny new powerhouses to be coveted products. The Mac mini hasn't had an update since the M4 and M4 Pro chips made their debut in a pint-sized package in November 2024, making this updated version with new Apple Silicon even more desired.

As the most powerful products in Apple's lineup, you can expect to pay a pretty penny for both the M6 and M5 Pro Mac minis. Of course, the weight of the global memory shortage certainly doesn't help. The M6 option starts at $899, with maxed out specs running you up to $2,399. Meanwhile, the M5 Pro starts at a jaw-dropping $1,699 and can cost as much as $6,799 with maxed out specs. Education buyers can save $100 on each device by ordering directly through the Apple Store.

Both the M6 Mac mini and M5 Pro Mac mini will start shipping on Sept. 22, but customers can pre-order either device starting today, Aug. 25, at the Apple Store. We'll keep our eyes peeled at Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and other Apple Authorized retailers for pre-order availability in the coming days and update this story with any new details. If you want to ensure you get your hands on one of these small, but mighty desktops, we recommend pre-ordering as soon as your wallet will allow.

For much of the 1990s, Pamela Anderson was sold to us as the ultimate male fantasy. Three decades later, she's showing women a far more seductive proposition: being left alone in a beautiful garden.

The Rosebush Pruning star joined TikTok over the weekend, and so far, that's pretty much where she's stayed. In Anderson's first three videos, she's surrounded by flowers and greenery, wandering through the whimsical garden at her Vancouver Island home like a woman who has successfully escaped whatever algorithm the rest of us are trapped in.

There are no trending dances. No GRWMs. No boyfriend cameos. No desperate attempts to prove that Pamela Anderson, 59, understands what the kids are doing on TikTok. There is just a woman in her garden. As one commenter noted, "This is life without a man."

I want what she has.

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This isn't to say Anderson has logged on without an agenda. Her bio promotes Sonsie, the vegan skincare brand she co-owns, a fitting bit of self-promotion for the makeup-free era that has become part of her public reinvention for the past several years — one that feels worlds away from the version of Pamela Anderson that dominated pop culture in the '90s and early 2000s.

For decades, Anderson's image was almost impossible to separate from other people's ideas about her.

There was the red Baywatch swimsuit, the platinum blonde hair, the pencil-thin eyebrows, the Playboy covers, and the tabloid obsession with her body and her relationships. She became one of the most recognizable women in the world, but recognition isn't necessarily the same thing as being known.

In recent years, Anderson has been reclaiming that distinction. Her 2023 memoir, Love, Pamela, as well as the Netflix documentary Pamela, a Love Story, introduced the public to a woman who was far more introspective than the bombshell caricature that had followed her for decades. And her awards season run for her stunning performance in 2024's The Last Showgirl forced Hollywood to reconsider an actress it had long underestimated.

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Offscreen, Anderson has been building an equally compelling second act. She's a voracious reader and writer who has long kept journals and written poetry. She returned to Vancouver Island, where she grew up, and restored her grandmother's six-acre property. She gardens. She cooks, as documented in her plant-based cookbook I Love You: Recipes from the Heart. She has embraced appearing in public without makeup, including on some of fashion's biggest red carpets. Anderson has even extended her romantic, lived-in aesthetic to furniture with The Sentimentalist, a new collection created in collaboration with Los Angeles-based design house Olive Ateliers.

Taken individually, none of those things is particularly revolutionary. Women have been growing tomatoes and reading books for quite some time. But there's something satisfying about watching Pamela Anderson do them.

Here is a woman whose cultural value was once so closely tied to being looked at, now seemingly far more interested in looking around: at her flowers, at her home and her dogs, at the food she's growing, at the life she has built for herself. Now, her TikTok account feels like a tiny window into that world.

The internet is obsessed with finding the perfect way to be a woman

There's another reason Anderson's peaceful garden feels particularly alluring on TikTok.

The platform is overflowing with competing visions of the ideal female life. There are tradwives baking bread in immaculate kitchens and "soft life" influencers preaching the virtues of ease. There are clean girls, cottagecore girls, divine feminine coaches, dating experts, homesteaders, and women documenting their elaborate morning routines before most of us have managed to locate our glasses.

SEE ALSO: What is a "tradwife"? Nara Smith rejects the viral label.

Scroll long enough, and womanhood can start to feel like a series of lifestyle packages you have to choose between. Should you be a girlboss or reject hustle culture? Get married young or embrace being single? Move to the country? Move to Europe? Become a homemaker? Freeze your eggs? Delete the dating apps? Find a provider? Become the provider?

Social media has given us an endless vocabulary for the kind of woman we're supposed to be. And increasingly, even authenticity can feel like another performance. We're encouraged to look effortless while documenting the effort it takes to look that way, to be vulnerable but still aspirational, to somehow build a personal brand around being our most authentic selves.

After years of influencer aesthetics, sponsored vulnerability, and carefully curated "realness," audiences have gotten pretty good at recognizing the act. It's why authenticity has become one of the internet's most coveted — and hardest to manufacture — qualities.

Pamela Anderson, meanwhile, just wants to show you her sunflowers.

The life she's presenting doesn't seem organized around an argument about what women should want. Anderson isn't selling singledom as empowerment or domesticity as virtue. She isn't presenting herself as a blueprint. She's simply living.

And after spending so much of her life being defined through her desirability to men, there's something radical about how little male attention seems to factor into the image she's presenting now.

Pamela Anderson's new fantasy is being interested in your own life

It would be easy to describe Anderson's current era as a rejection of the woman she used to be. But that doesn't quite capture it. She hasn't disowned the bombshell. The makeup-free face doesn't invalidate the smoky eye. The garden doesn't erase Baywatch. If anything, Anderson seems increasingly comfortable allowing all of those versions of herself to coexist.

What has changed is who appears to be in control of the image. Anderson has spoken in recent years about stripping away expectations and rediscovering herself outside the persona constructed around her. "For years, I was acting like these characters: a Playmate, a rockstar's wife," she told Vogue in 2023. "I love that I went through all of it and did all of those things, but I'm also glad I’ve made it to this point and can laugh at it."

"My dogs love me like this, my garden loves me like this," she said of her makeup-free lifestyle. "Taking those chances are what makes life interesting. And if you have an open heart and you are being vulnerable, you can't lose."

Maybe that's the fantasy Anderson represents now. Not eternal youth or effortless beauty. Not finding the perfect relationship. Not becoming the woman everybody wants.

It's having a home you love. A mind that keeps you company. Something growing in the garden. A life interesting enough that you don't need anyone else to make it feel complete.

For decades, people wanted Pamela Anderson. Now, I think a lot of women just want to be her.

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Even though I lived in the time before Google Maps, I still find it hard to imagine how people ever got anywhere or found anyone without it. That got me thinking about how much Google Maps has changed over the years. I decided to try to recreate what it was like using Google Maps 20 years ago, when it was still in its infancy.

SAVE $140: As of August 25, get the Sonos Sub 4 subwoofer for $759 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $899. That's a discount of 16%.

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Buying a new TV is great and all, but if you really want to get the most out of your latest purchase, you're going to need great audio to go with it. A soundbar and a subwoofer are integral parts of that setup. Right now, you can bring the bass with a great wireless sub option at Amazon for a low price.

As of August 25, get the Sonos Sub 4 subwoofer for $759 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $899. That's $140 off and a discount of 16%.

SEE ALSO: The best soundbars for upgrading your home entertainment

This sleek subwoofer is compact and unobtrusive, but it more than gets the job done. It features dual Sonos-engineered drivers for deep, satisfying bass as well as a force-canceling acoustic architecture to cut down on buzz, distortion, and rattle. That way you can keep your attention trained on what's on-screen and not every little noise you're hearing.

Further, it's wireless, so you don't have to worry about the complicated setup process that often comes with speakers or subwoofers and making sure they're all connected to your AV setup. Just connect and go. That makes this particular model a great pick for anyone who has an established audio setup with speakers, so it can just slide right in and fit in with the rest of the setup without anything complex getting in the way.

If you're ready to level up your entertainment, this is a great way to do it— and a good time, considering this significant discount.

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Garmin's lineup of fitness trackers just got bigger and more impressive. The Garmin Fenix 9 and Garmin Fenix 9 Pro are the brand's latest offerings, designed to help us "play harder." Launched via an in-depth YouTube video, the new lineup features a thinner design, better durability, a built-in flashlight, and a few new features that'll appeal to fitness fanatics.

The Garmin Fenix 9 and both the standard and solar versions of the Fenix 9 Pro become available to buy on Aug. 28. Here's a breakdown of features and details to consider before you buy.

Key features of the Garmin Fenix 9

With each new model, we're always looking for the key differences compared to the previous model. In this case, Garmin made the Fenix 9 slimmer and more durable, without adding much at all to the weight. Garmin Epic is new to the upgraded Fenix 9 family. The feature allows you to group activities into a single story rather than as individual activities. Consider a multi-day hike or a 100-mile bike ride split into two days. Garmin can now group these activities together to give you a larger overview of the adventure, including sleep data, mileage, and what impact the event had on endurance and stamina.

The Fenix 9 lineup features better mapping and navigational tools. Credit: Garmin

Garmin also noted that many of us have developed a special liking for rowing, especially those training for Hyrox. To meet this demand, Garmin incorporated improved performance data for rowing. For those heading out on the trail, Garmin added more intuitive routable maps.

The standard Garmin Fenix 9 can get up to 16 days of battery life in smartwatch mode and will launch with a list price of $999.99 on Aug. 28.

Key features of the Garmin Fenix 9 Pro and Fenix 9 Pro Solar

To clear things up right away, both the Fenix 9 Pro and Fenix 9 Pro Solar are identical in specs except for the solar recharging. One of the coolest things about this is that Garmin isn't charging us more for the solar-powered Pro option. Both the Fenix 9 Pro and Fenix 9 Pro Solar will cost $1,099.99 in the 47mm sizes and $1,199.99 in the larger 51mm size.

Compared to the standard Garmin Fenix 9, the Pro and Pro Solar have a brighter screen and an LED flashlight onboard that can illuminate in dimmable white, green, or red. The Fenix 9 can only display in dimmable white. The Pro and Pro Solar are also one gram lighter than the Fenix 9, and slightly thinner.

The latest models in Garmin's product offerings: The Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro Credit: Garmin

The Pro also has a larger battery, and Garmin says it can last up to 18 days in smartwatch mode. Of course, the Fenix 9 Pro Solar has a solar-charging lens that can earn you up to 34 days of battery life in smartwatch mode.

In addition to these physical features, the Pro and Pro Solar also come with the tech and fitness-tracking upgrades mentioned above for the Garmin Fenix 9, such as more advanced rowing performance data, the ability to group activities with Garmin Epic, an endurance score, and better stamina tracking.

How to buy the Garmin Fenix 9 and Garmin Fenix 9 Pro fitness tracker

While Garmin officially announced this new lineup today, Aug. 25, we have to wait a few days before we can place our orders.

The Garmin website indicates these models go on sale on Friday, Aug. 28. We'll keep an eye on availability at Amazon, Best Buy, and other retailers. We have a feeling we'll see more retailers add these new Garmin models once they become available for purchase.

Alleged clips of Grand Theft Auto VI simply cannot stop leaking onto the internet.

After a few clips came out over the weekend and into Monday, there are now a few more, courtesy of the now-notorious leaker known as Cyberleek. As Rockstar and Take-Two step up their efforts to find and stop Cyberleek, clips keep coming out at an even more rapid pace.

SEE ALSO: GTA 6 makers subpoena X, Google in hunt for Cyberleek

We're not going to embed or link directly to any of these clips, but they are easy to find on social media. As of Tuesday morning, three new clips have surfaced:

• A clip of the player exploring a nightclub

• A clip of protagonist Jason riding a bicycle on a beach packed with civilian NPCs

• A clip of Jason looking around a fictional video game retailer, complete with a bunch of fake video game boxes

That brings the total number of leaked clips to 13, at the time of publication. To be clear, their authenticity has not been totally verified, but Rockstar and parent company Take-Two's legal efforts to stop them from coming out is certainly telling in that regard. In subpoenas, Take-Two has referred to the Cyberleek videos as "stolen content" and "leaked gameplay videos," suggesting they could be authentic.

As a reminder, Rockstar is set to officially show an extended look at GTA VI gameplay on Netflix on Thursday.

In the meantime, neither Rockstar nor Take-Two has issued any statements about the Cyberleek situation.

When you switch on your 3D printer for the first time, set it up, and load your first spool of filament and get ready to go, you're probably wondering what you should print first.

SAVE $50.01: As of August 25, get the DJI Power 1000 V2 Portable Power Station for $399.98 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $449.99. That's a discount of 11%.

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Summer may be on its way out, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't have a backup when it comes to power outages in your home. And if you're thinking about taking one last trip before the season comes to an end, you might want to make sure you can charge your devices when you go off-grid. This portable power station is a great pick for you to do just that, and you can save some serious cash, too.

As of August 25, get the DJI Power 1000 V2 Portable Power Station for $399.98 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $449.99. That's a discount of 11%.

SEE ALSO: The 8 best portable power stations to stay charged up at home and on the go

This compact, high-capacity portable power station can be charged by solar power or traditional power, recharging up to 80% in just 37 minutes, so you don't have to sit around and wait for juice. It can power up everything from saws and drills to phones and tablets, with just about anything you might need in between.

It has a 1024Wh LFP battery that powers its near-silent operation (just 26 dB when in use), and it can keep all your devices running smoothly even when your home is without electricity. It has dual 140W USB-C ports to offer 40% more power than its competition as well, so you're well covered if you happen to need additional power for multiple items.

This lightweight power station is an excellent option to keep on reserve should you need it, and a great companion for having around if you want to be able to stay off-grid while still using electronic devices. It's especially good to pick up at this price, so grab it while you can.

I've been searching for the perfect weather app for years. I've tried just about every popular option on the Play Store, and while some free weather apps are better than others, none of them quite get it right. The Google Weather app is the closest, but I don't use a Pixel phone. As it turns out, I don't need one.

If you're looking to set up a media server for your movie and TV library, Plex and Jellyfin are the two obvious choices, but I avoided choosing at all by running both together. It means I get a very powerful media server setup, and it doesn't cost me anything.

SAVE OVER $15: The XTEINK X3 is on sale for $63.19 at Amazon, down from the list price of $79. That's a 20% discount.

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If you’re looking for a bargain on an e-reader, you’d be forgiven for going straight to Kindle listings on Amazon. Just the word, Kindle, has become shorthand for leading e-reader tech — so much so that it’s easy to forget that there are alternatives available.

When we compiled a list of our nine favorite e-readers, only four of them were Kindles. And one of our non-Kindle favorites, the XTEINK, is currently discounted. As of Aug. 25, the XTEINK X3 is marked down to $63.19, a 20% saving off the regular list price of $79.

SEE ALSO: The Segway Navimow i110N robot lawn mower is down to its best-ever price at Amazon — save $300+

Now’s certainly a good time to look for Kindle alternatives. Amazon has quietly bumped up prices of its own devices across the board, including Fire Sticks, Echo speakers, and — yes — every type of Kindle. The price hikes are apparently related to what’s been dubbed RAMageddon, an AI-driven tech inflation. Some Kindles have increased by up to $50. 

The good news is that we recommend the XTEINK X3 as a slick, pocket-sized alternative. Indeed, it’s especially portable thanks to a 3.7-inch display and a weight of just 58 grams. It will even slip into your wallet. The big selling point is its built-in MagSafe-compatible magnet that attaches to MagSafe devices. In other words, it attaches to the back of your phone.

It comes equipped page turning buttons, though you can also shake it to turn to the next page. It also has a relatively low resolution of 259 ppi — and due to its size, it’s probably best to look elsewhere if you need big, chunky text — and 16MB of memory. The battery, meanwhile, should give you up to 10 hours of reading time.

Don’t miss the XTEINK X3 with 20% off — now priced at $63.19 for an overall saving of $15.81.