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Data Formulator 0.7: AI-powered data analytics for enterprise data

Microsoft Research - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 18:00
At a glance
  • Data Formulator 0.7 is an open-source AI-powered system for enterprise data analytics that combines data connectivity, agent-guided exploration, and visualization refinement in a shared workspace.
  • It includes a Data Connectors feature, which supports governed, reusable connections across databases, warehouses, BI systems, object stores, and local files, reducing integration work for platform teams.
  • Context-aware agents help users prepare data, explore analyses, generate visualizations, and navigate long-running and branching analytical workflows.
  • An interactive, multimodal interface allows teams to iteratively explore and refine analyses across fragmented data sources, with no SQL or programming expertise required.

Enterprise teams increasingly rely on AI systems for analytics, but enterprise data workflows are often fragmented across storage systems and tools. Before analysis can begin, teams often need to establish governed connections, prepare metadata, manage permissions, and build workflows for combining and reshaping data across multiple systems.

Beyond data connection, analysis itself remains challenging for analysts and domain experts, many of whom lack deep coding expertise. They frequently need to compute new metrics, compare different ways of organizing data, inspect intermediate outputs, and refine visualizations as needs evolve. These workflows are difficult to reproduce inside isolated chat interactions that lack persistent access to enterprise data, workflow history, and visualization context.

Our new release, Data Formulator 0.7 (opens in new tab), is designed to address these challenges. It is an open-source AI-powered data analysis system that connects fragmented enterprise data and iterative analytical workflows. It provides a lightweight way to connect across a variety of data sources, context-aware agents that assist with data preparation, exploration, and visualization, and an interactive workspace where users can iteratively refine and share their analyses.

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Azure AI Foundry Opens in a new tab Connecting enterprise data with Data Connectors

Data Formulator helps teams bring enterprise data into an AI-ready workspace without needing to rebuild the same connections for every source of data. The Data Connectors feature supports authentication, persistent connections, previews, metadata, and a unified workspace model across databases, warehouses, BI systems, object stores, and local files. This reduces integration work for platform teams and allows users to work from centrally managed, reusable data connections rather than relying on repeated manual file uploads, as shown in Figure 1. 

Figure 1. Data Connectors provide persistent connections between enterprise data sources and Data Formulator, allowing analysts and AI agents to load, query, and visualize shared data. Context-aware agents for data analysis

Context-aware AI agents form the core of Data Formulator. Unlike a single prompt, Data Formulator gives agents access to the full analysis workspace, including connected data sources, loaded tables, prior charts, and the user’s objective. Agents reason and act through tools rather than text alone. In a single interaction, an agent can inspect data, write and run code in an isolated environment, generate chart specifications, and explain its results while showing intermediate steps.

When a request is ambiguous, the agent asks clarifying questions before proceeding. This allows agents to carry out more complex analytical workflows: aligning analyses with the user’s goal, preparing and transforming data, suggesting follow-up questions, generating tables and charts in batch, and creating verifiable, reproducible code for every result.

A workspace for iterative data analysis

Data Formulator pairs these agents with a multimodal interface designed for open-ended analysis workflows. Users work with agents through the Data Thread, a structured chat that records every question, intermediate finding, and chart throughout the analysis process. Long sessions stay navigable: users can revisit earlier steps, branch into alternative analyses, and compare them side by side without losing context.

As illustrated in Figure 2, the interactive canvas complements Data Thread by allowing users to directly edit visualizations. When users shift from exploration to communication, they can refine charts directly on the canvas or describe changes in natural language and let the agent adjust labels, annotations, layout, color, and emphasis. Analysts can also generate reports and share their findings with others.

Figure 2. (Left) Data Thread allows users to interact with AI agents by asking questions, requesting data visualizations, and exploring follow-up analyses. Threads preserve the history of long analysis sessions, making it possible to revisit, reuse, and build on earlier work. (Right) The interactive canvas allows users to refine visualizations directly by adjusting settings, redesigning charts, and inspecting the underlying data and code side by side.

View the Data Formulator demo here (opens in new tab), or explore the Data Formulator GitHub repository (opens in new tab). Teams developing analytics workflows for enterprise data can use the project as a foundation for adapting these capabilities to their own systems and requirements.

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How to watch Norway vs. Latvia online for free

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 18:00

TL;DR: Watch Norway vs. Latvia in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free on IIHF.TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships are rolling through the knockout rounds, with Norway and Latvia set to battle it out for a place in the semi-final stage. There are some big names left in contention for the top prize, so things are heating up on the ice.

If you're interested in watching the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.

When is Norway vs. Latvia?

Norway vs. Latvia in the 2026 IIHF World Championships starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on May 28.

How to watch Norway vs. Latvia for free

Norway vs. Latvia in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships is available to live stream for free on IIHF.TV.

IIHF.TV is not available in some locations due to regional broadcasting restrictions (blocked locations listed here), 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 a location with access, meaning you can stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world.

Live stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free by following these simple steps:

  1. Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

  2. Download the app to your device of choice

  3. Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with access

  4. Connect to IIHF.TV

  5. Watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships 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 pretty generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream Norway vs. Latvia plus every other fixture before recovering your investment.

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

What is the best VPN for the Ice Hockey World Championships?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for streaming live sport on free platforms, for a number of reasons:

  • Servers in 105 countries

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

  • Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

  • Fast connection speeds

  • Up to 10 simultaneous connections

  • 30-day money-back guarantee

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 a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

Live stream Norway vs. Latvia in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free with ExpressVPN.

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How to watch Switzerland vs. Sweden online for free

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 18:00

TL;DR: Watch Switzerland vs. Sweden in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free on IIHF.TV. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships quarter finals are finally here, with some massive matchups on the schedule. Switzerland vs. Sweden is a particularly interesting contest, pitting the hosts against a team that has been hit-or-miss in this competition.

If you're interested in watching the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.

When is Switzerland vs. Sweden?

Switzerland vs. Sweden in the 2026 IIHF World Championships starts at 2:20 p.m. ET on May 28.

How to watch Switzerland vs. Sweden for free

Switzerland vs. Sweden in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships is available to live stream for free on IIHF.TV.

IIHF.TV is not available in some locations due to regional broadcasting restrictions (blocked locations listed here), 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 a location with access, meaning you can stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world.

Live stream the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free by following these simple steps:

  1. Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

  2. Download the app to your device of choice

  3. Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with access

  4. Connect to IIHF.TV

  5. Watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free from anywhere in the world

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Month Plan) $12.99 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer pretty generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream Switzerland vs. Sweden plus every other fixture before recovering your investment.

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

What is the best VPN for the Ice Hockey World Championships?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for streaming live sport on free platforms, for a number of reasons:

  • Servers in 105 countries

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

  • Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

  • Fast connection speeds

  • Up to 10 simultaneous connections

  • 30-day money-back guarantee

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 a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

Live stream Switzerland vs. Sweden in the 2026 Ice Hockey World Championships for free with ExpressVPN.

Categories: IT General, Technology

3 more homelab projects to try this weekend (May 29 - 31)

How-To Geek - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 17:45

Are you ready for another set of homelab projects? It's all about backups and optimizations this weekend, as I show you how important game server and GitHub backups are, as well as how to optimize the downloading of updates and apps across Windows, macOS, and Linux.

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The feds say a Google engineer made $1.2 million on Polymarket. He could face decades in prison.

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 17:25

Prediction markets like Kalshi and Polymarket have an insider-trading problem. And now it seems the U.S. Department of Justice is doing something about this illegal activity.

Last month, the DOJ charged a U.S. Army soldier with profiting from Polymarket trades made using their access to classified information regarding the capture of Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela.

Now, the DOJ has made another insider trading charge. This time against an engineer at Google.

According to the DOJ complaint, Google engineer Michele Spagnuolo made more than $1.2 million off of Polymarket trades based on the search giant's confidential business information.

"Today’s charges reinforce a decades-old message: corporate insiders cannot use confidential business information to turn a profit in our markets,” U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said in a statement. "As alleged, Spagnuolo violated the duties he owed to his employer and used Google’s confidential business information to make more than $1.2 million in trading profits on Polymarket. Insider trading compromises the integrity of our markets, and the American people want this greed-driven conduct investigated and prosecuted."

Spagnuolo, who has worked as a software engineer at Google for over a decade, made lucrative Polymarket trades using the alias "AlphaRaccoon," according to the complaint.

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At the end of every year, Google releases the top trending searches across multiple niches and categories, a feature called the "Year in Search." Before being released to the public, this data was marked "Google Confidential" within the company. The DOJ alleges that Spagnuolo made trades based on this unreleased Google data ahead of the company's 2025 Year in Search.

The complaint alleges that between October and December 2025, Spagnuolo made multiple trades on Polymarket regarding who the “Top 5 Most Searched People on Google" would be for the year. Google didn't publicly release the Year in Search until Dec. 4, 2025. (For those curious, the top 5 most searched people on Google in 2025 were d4vd, Kendrick Lamar, Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Robinson, and Pope Leo XIV.)

Spagnuolo, an Italian citizen living in Switzerland, is alleged to have profited over $1.2 million from these trades.

Spagnuolo is being charged with violating the Commodity Exchange Act, wire fraud, and money laundering. Each count carries anywhere between a maximum of 10 to 20 years in prison. 

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The premium 52-inch LG UltraGear Evo G9 5K2K gaming monitor hits best-ever price — save $300 at Amazon

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 17:16

SAVE $300: As of May 28, the LG 52-inch UltraGear Evo G9 5K2K curved monitor is on sale for $1,699.99 at Amazon. That's 15% off its list price of $1,999.99 and its best price on record.

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LG debuted a new lineup of gaming monitors earlier this year and the biggest of the bunch — the 52-inch UltraGear Evo G9 — just got a huge $300 price drop. If you're looking to enhance your gaming experience on a massive scale, this is the premium rig you're looking for.

As of May 28, the LG 52-inch UltraGear Evo G9 5K2K curved gaming monitor is on sale for $1,699.99 instead of $1,999.99. That's 15% in savings and its best price on record, which it has only reached once prior.

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Yes, that's still expensive, but for the cost, you're getting what LG calls "the world's largest 5K2K gaming monitor." It packs a a 5120x2160 WUHD resolution across a massive 52-inch curved VA panel with an impressive 240Hz refresh rate and 1ms response rate. The steep 1,000R curvature is designed to bring more of the details of the screen into your natural field of view. This makes for particularly expansive and clearer open-world games.

Other specs include VESA DisplayHDR 600 for striking contrast and boosted brightness, up to 95% DCI-P3 color gamut, AMD FreeSync Premium, plenty of connectivity options (DisplayPort 2.1, dual HDMI 2.1 ports, and USB-C with 90W power delivery), and a matte screen surface.

If you have the budget and desktop real estate, the LG UltraGear Evo G9 is a beast of a monitor offering an extremely immersive gaming experience. And at $1,699.99, it's the cheapest you'll find.

Categories: IT General, Technology

The most useful Samsung Galaxy Watch features that aren’t enabled by default

How-To Geek - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 17:16

Samsung has never been scared to include as many options as possible in its devices. That includes the Galaxy Watch as well, of course, but not all of the best features are enabled fresh out of the box. Let's make sure you haven't overlooked some grayed-out toggles.

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Don't buy a network switch—turn your old router into one instead

How-To Geek - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 17:04

Like all good tech geeks, I am a terrible hoarder. I have drawers full of old cables for phones I no longer own, and empty boxes from devices I sold years ago. I also have several old routers gathering dust, and decided to put one of them to good use.

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Oura Ring 5 arrives, and it’s 40 percent smaller than Ring 4

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:52

A couple of years ago, the Oura Ring 4 impressed us with its health tracking capabilities. Now, the Oura Ring 5 looks to do the same, but in a much smaller form factor.

Oura officially unveiled Ring 5 on Thursday, bringing news that the device is 40 percent smaller than the previous model, making it Oura's smallest health wearable yet. It launches on June 4, starting at $399 for basic finishes like silver and black. You can pay an extra $100 to get it in the Gold, Stealth, Brushed Silver, or Deep Rose finishes, too. There's also a standalone charging case available for $99, but you'll need to get that separately.

SEE ALSO: 5 fitness gadgets to help improve your health

If the smaller size of the ring wasn't enough of a selling point, Oura is also packaging it with a bundle of new software features that sound pretty useful for health tracking. You can use the ring to track live activity in the Oura app (for things like running and workouts), and there's a new Health Radar system that constantly monitors certain metrics in the background in case anything troubling comes up. Those metrics to start with are blood pressure monitoring and a measurement of your nighttime breathing habits.

Other odds and ends include an AI health assistant available in the Oura app, as well as new insights into GLP-1 treatments. In general, it sounds like the software offerings here are even more compelling than the size of the device itself.

You can pre-order one at Oura's site now.

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I built a water tracker that actually works, unlike every app I tried

How-To Geek - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:46

My favorite thing about owning a 3D printer is being able to invent solutions for my everyday life. Those small annoyances or inefficiencies that store-bought products can’t fix. One recent example is my custom desktop water tracker. Come along with me on this problem-solving journey.

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Learning this one feature means covering a huge chunk of Bash's capabilities.

How-To Geek - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:30

Are you pondering learning how to script on Linux? Perhaps you wanted to create a service or automate something, but thought Bash was too much. The if-statement represents a huge chunk of how a script functions, yet you can learn it in an hour. That knowledge opens up many new, strong options on Linux, so it's worth taking the time to learn.

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Intel's new Arc G3 chip could finally dethrone AMD handhelds like the Steam Deck

How-To Geek - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:20

Intel finally has a clear answer to the AMD Ryzen Z chips powering handheld gaming PCs like Valve's Steam Deck and Lenovo's Legion Go. The company has introduced Arc G3 and G3 Extreme processors that are meant to deliver "PC-class" performance in Windows handhelds without compromising on battery life.

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The powerful Aiper Scuba X1 robot pool cleaner is $500 off at Amazon with coupon code — how to redeem

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:01

SAVE $500: Clip the on-page coupon to get the Aiper Scuba X1 cordless pool robot for $999.99, down from the list price of $1,499.99. That's a 33% discount and the lowest we've seen at Amazon.

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Now that we're just a few days away from June, it's time to kick back and enjoy the summer. If you have a pool in your yard, you probably have plans to stay home and take advantage of the nice weather. But one major issue stands between you and a daily morning swim — cleaning the pool. If you're tired of skimming and scrubbing before a swim, check out this deal that'll ease the pain.

As of May 28, the Aiper Scuba X1 cordless pool robot is on sale at Amazon for $999.99 with the on-page coupon. That takes $500 off the normal list price of $1,499.99 for a 33% discount. It's the best price we've ever spotted at Amazon on this Aiper model.

Coming with 6,600 GPH suction power and dual cleaning jets, the Aiper Scuba is ready to make sure the pool is clean for a morning swim. Aiper equipped the Scuba X1 with a double filtration system to capture even small debris that we can't see.

When it comes to waterline cleaning, the Aiper Scuba X1 can clean the horizontal line, covering 98% with a cross pattern, according to Aiper. When cleaning the pool floor, the Aiper can either take an "s" shaped path for flat-bottomed pools or take an adaptive path for bowl-shaped or complex pool bottoms.

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No worries about your pool's composition material because the Scuba X1 can handle ceramic tile, concrete, fiberglass, or a vinyl liner. It has five cleaning modes with easy retrieval to place it on the included charging base after it cleans.

Before you start scheduling pool cleaning session this summer, consider the upgraded convenience of having a robot clean instead. Thanks to today's coupon at Amazon, you can snag the Aiper Scuba X1 for under $1,000.

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Sugar Season 2 trailer teases Colin Farrell on the hunt for another missing person

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 16:00

Despite having a twist in Season 1 so unexpected it was borderline criminal, Sugar is coming back for Season 2.

In the trailer above we see the titular John Sugar (Colin Farrell) back in sun-drenched LA for more neo noir-style missing persons investigations, this time going up against a sinister sherriff's deputy (Tony Dalton) in a race to find a man's vanished brother.

Of course, as anyone who's seen Season 1 will know, there's much, much more to Sugar than just a run-of-the-mill crime detective story.

Sugar Season 2 streams on Apple TV from June 19. Season 1 is streaming now.

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One of Garmins most elite smartwatches for athletes is $500 off — run to save at Amazon

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 15:57

SAVE $500: As of May 28, the Garmin Epix Pro Sapphire Edition smartwatch is on sale for $499.99 at Amazon. That's 50% off its usual list price of $999.99 and its best price ever.

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I'm a bit of a Garmin fangirl. Now only have I been rocking a Garmin watch for six years, but I also bought one for both of my parents and my boyfriend. I'll always recommend them, but especially so when they're on sale. If you're in the market for a high-performance smartwatch built for fitness, one of Garmin's most impressive smartwatches is the cheapest it's ever been.

As of May 28, the Garmin Epix Pro (Gen 2, 47mm) is down to just $499.99 at Amazon. That's 50% off its list price of $999.99 and, according to our favorite price-tracking tool, its best price on record. While it's not the first time we've seen the price drop this low, it is the first time this year.

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Not all Garmin watches are created equal and the Epix Pro is at the higher end of the spectrum.

It features a shiny AMOLED display with a scratch-resistant sapphire lens and titanium bezel and it goes far beyond just tracking your heart rate and caloric burn. It's packed with advanced features that track everything you can imagine: pulse oxygen levels, stress, body battery, respiration, recovery time, real-time stamina, running pace, heart rate variability, running strength during ascents, endurance over time, and lots more.

You can also follow along with animated workouts or personalized training plans for your next race right from your wrist. There's even a built-in flashlight for late-night and early-morning training.

One thing about Garmin smartwatches that sets them above the rest is the battery life. The Epix Pro Sapphire Edition delivers up to 16 days in smartwatch mode and up to 30 hours in GPS mode — something Apple could only dream of.

If you want a smartwatch that can actually keep up with your fitness journey, the Garmin Epix Pro is for you. And I highly recommend grabbing it while it's half price.

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National Hamburger Day 2026 deals: Score free food from Burger King, Arby’s, Dairy Queen, and more

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 15:45

Did you know that National Hamburger Day was a thing? You do now, and you can celebrate by scoring free or heavily discounted food from a number of popular retailers.

National Hamburger Day takes place on May 28. We've scoured the country for the tastiest National Hamburger Day deals to help you celebrate this special occasion, and we have some good news: Popular names like Burger King and Dairy Queen are going hard this year with limited-time offers.

Check out some of our favorites below:

National Hamburger Day 2026 food dealsArby’s

From May 28-31, Arby’s is offering a buy one get one free on sandwiches. This offer is valid for online and pick-up-in-store orders. There is a limit of one per person.

Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar

On May 28, Bad Daddy’s Burger Bar is celebrating National Hamburger Day with a $10 BD’s All-American Burger and a classic side.

Big Buns

Members of the Thompson Table Rewards loyalty program can get a free Classic Burger with any purchase from May 28-31.

Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay

On National Hamburger Day, visit Bobby’s Burgers by Bobby Flay and enjoy a Crunchburger for $5.28.

Burger King

On May 28, Royal Perks Rewards Members can score a free hamburger with any $3 purchase online or in-app.

Buffalo Wild Wings

On May 28, Buffalo Wild Wings is offering half off any burger. Plus, new rewards members can score a free burger with a minimum purchase of $15.

Checkers & Rally’s

On May 27-28, Checkers & Rally’s is offering a buy one get one free deal on Classic Burgers.

Dairy Queen

Through May 31, rewards members can score $1 off any Signature Stackburger (Backyard Bacon Ranch, Bacon Cheese Deluxe, FlameThrower, Cheese Deluxe, and Original Cheeseburger).

Del Taco

Buy one, get one free on Double Del Cheeseburgers on May 28-30.

Eddie Merlot’s

Order online at Eddie Merlot’s and get Eddie’s Prime Cheeseburger and housemade potato chips for $15.

Farmer Boys

On National Hamburger Day, Farmer Boys is offering VIF Rewards members a Big Cheese Cheeseburger for $3.99 when you order in-app.

Farm Burger

On May 28, guests at participating Farm Burger locations will be able to purchase a build-your-own grassfed, grass-finished burger for $6.

Habit Burger & Grill

From May 28 to June 3, get two Charburgers for the price of one. To redeem the offer, you must be a registered CharClub member.

Hardees

Buy one Famous Star, get one for 1 cent on May 28.

Hard Rock Cafe

On May 28, buy one, get one Classic Smashed Burger free from 3-6 p.m. local time. Members of the Unity by Hard Rock global loyalty program get also get a free Classic Smashed Burger.

Jack in the Box

Get a free Jr. Jumbo Jack with an in-app order of $1+ on May 28.

Krystal

On May 28, Krystal will be offering Club Krystal members an in-app exclusive deal of $0.50 Krystals.

Shake Shack

Through May 31, you can grab a free burger with any $10 purchase. In order to score this promotion, you need to order in the Shack app, online, or at a kiosk and use the promo code FREEBURGER. 

Smashburgers

On May 28, you can get any single burger for $5.28 with the promo code 528SINGLE. This offer is available in stores, or via Smashburger’s website or app.

Sonic

Rewards members can get a free burger with $5 purchase through May 31.

Steak ‘n Shake

On May 28, wear or show any American Flag item and score a free Double Steakburger. 

Sullivan’s Steakhouse

On May 28, order online at Sullivan’s Steakhouse and grab a Signature Angus Burger and fries for $15.

The Greene Turtle

On May 28, score a buy one get one free deal on classic burgers.

Wayback Burgers

On National Hamburger Day, rewards members can get Classic Burgers for $5.

Whataburger

Rewards members can score a free Whataburger when you order a medium fry and medium drink on May 28.

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3 more Raspberry Pi projects to try this weekend (May 29 - 31)

How-To Geek - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 15:45

The weekend is almost here, and the weather is getting warmer outside. That means you're probably want a way to cool off this weekend with a fun new Raspberry Pi project or two. So, here are three Raspberry Pi projects you can try this weekend.

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I used Google Illuminate to turn boring PDFs into podcasts, and now I’m hooked

How-To Geek - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 15:30

Reading a technical report or a dense academic paper sometimes feels like a chore. You tend to need a quiet desk and hours of uninterrupted time. I used to let important documents pile up in my downloads folder because the mental effort required to go through complex charts and over sophisticated wording felt like a battle of attrition. Google Illuminate ended up being better than NotebookLM, and I pay for the latter monthly.

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Whats new to streaming this week? (May 29, 2026)

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 15:06

Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that's before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television programs within each streamer!

Don't be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your services to determine what to watch. We've got your back, whatever your mood. Mashable offers watch guides for all of the above, broken down by genre: comedy, thriller, horror, documentary, and animation, among others. But if you're seeking something brand new (or just new to streaming), we've got you covered there, too.

15. Psycho Killer

If you love gnarly horror, you might want to check out Psycho Killer, which boasts a script by Andrew Kevin Walker (who wrote Se7en) and comes from the producers of Barbarian and Weapons.

Barbarian's final girl Georgina Campbell stars as a Kansas highway patrol officer on the hunt for the person who murdered her husband. So begins a dark spiral of an investigation that leads her to a serial killer (James Preston Rogers) and carnage. —Kristy Puchko, Entertainment Editor

Starring: Georgina Campbell, James Preston Rogers, Grace Dove, Logan Miller, and Malcolm McDowell

How to watch: Psycho Killer debuts on Hulu on May 29.

14. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Season 2

Wednesday's Emma Myers returns as Pip Fitz-Amobi for another chapter of A Good Girls Guide to Murder, dealing with the fallout from Season 1's Andie Bell investigation. Based on Holly Jackson's popular novels and adapted by the author with Poppy Cogan, Season 2 of the teen mystery series will see another case for Pip and Ravi Singh (Zain Iqbal) to solve in Little Kilton, involving a disappearance and a race against time, as well as a very important court date. — Shannon Connellan, Senior Editor

Starring: Emma Myers, Zain Iqbal, Misia Butler, Eden H. Davies, Jack Rowan, Henry Ashton, and Jude Morgan-Collie

How to watch: A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder Season 2 is streaming on Netflix and BBC iPlayer May 27.

13. Room to Move

Dancer, choreographer, and educator Jenn Freeman is the focus of Room to Move, a documentary from Alexander Hammer (Expecting Amy), which premiered at Tribeca Film Festival last year. Hitting Netflix this week, the film follows a five-year period in Freeman's dance career, through her diagnosis with autism spectrum disorder at 33, and the preparation of her first evening-length solo performance, Is It Thursday Yet?, with choreographer Sonya Tayeh. Executive produced by Amy Schumer and Sarah Sarandos, Room to Move aims to destigmatize autism and not just in the world of dance. — S.C.

How to watch: Room to Move is now streaming on Netflix.

12. Calabasas Confidential

Netflix's new reality series is all about the rich kids of Calabasas, returning to L.A.'s celebrity-inhabited zip code after college and keen to forge their own nepo baby legacies. Calabasas Confidential follows Preston Pippen, Hercy Miller, Raine Michaels, Suede Brooks, and more as they reconnect with friends and exes from Calabasas High School, Sierra Canyon School, Oaks Christian School, and East River High School. But there's also next steps to figure out from their famous parents' sprawling mansions, as they look to build their careers as content creators and influencers, models, fashion designers, sports broadcasters, and cowboys. — S.C.

Starring: Preston Pippen, Hercy Miller, Raine Michaels, Suede Brooks, Alexie Olivo, Ben Favaedi, Dylan Wolf, Emilie Nelson, Emma Medrano, Jemma Durrant, Jodie Woods, Kimora Lewis, Nicole Sahebi, and Sterling Retzlaff

How to watch: Calabasas Confidential begins streaming on Netflix May 29.

11. Smothered

Horror and thriller films about motherhood run the gamut from thematically subtle to bizarrely overt, and we can't get enough of them. Directed by Kevin Rahardjo and Rafki Hidayat, Indonesian film Smothered leans into the folk horror side of the subgenre by reinterpreting the West Sumatran legend of Malin Kundang. In this cautionary tale of filial piety, a man who becomes a wealthy merchant is turned to stone for shunning his mother on his return home.

In Smothered, Rio Dewanto plays Alif, a man who left home as a child to earn money for his mother but didn't return, instead establishing his family and success elsewhere. Then, an accident splinters his memories. When an elderly woman shows up claiming to be his mother, Alif doesn't recognise her. But if he turns her away, will a terrible curse will be unleashed? — S.C.

Starring: Rio Dewanto, Faradina Mufti, Vonny Anggraini, Jordan Omar, Sulthan Hamonangan, Gambit Saifullah, Nova Eliza, and Tony Merle

How to watch: Smothered begins streaming on Shudder May 29.

10. Star City

Apple TV's For All Mankind presents an alternate history of the Space Race, one where the Soviet Union became the first country to send a man to the moon. The show's upcoming spin-off, Star City, rewinds the clock to examine the early days of the Soviet Union's space program. Behind the Iron Curtain unfolds a thriller steeped in paranoia, as the program's cosmonauts, engineers, and more weather moles and leaks in their efforts to push humanity farther than it's ever been before.*Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter

Starring: Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin, Agnes O’Casey, Alice Englert, Solly McLeod, Adam Nagaitis, Ruby Ashbourne Serkis, Josef Davies, and Priya Kansara

How to watch: Star City premieres May 29 on Apple TV.

9. The Four Seasons, Season 2

Celebrate the start of summer with some televised vacations thanks to the return of The Four Seasons. Tina Fey, Lang Fisher, and Tracey Wigfield's spin on the 1981 Alan Alda film follows a friend group — played by Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Steve Carell, and Kerri Kenney-Silver — over the course of four vacations. Season 1 ended with the loss of Carell's Nick and the dramatic news that his younger girlfriend Ginny (Erika Henningsen) is pregnant. How will Nick's friends come together to help Ginny, and what gorgeous new locales will they visit next? All will be revealed in Season 2.*B.E.

Starring: Tina Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Erika Henningsen

How to watch: The Four Seasons Season 2 premieres May 28 on Netflix.

8. Deli Boys, Season 2

What happens when your multimillionaire father's death unveils a secret drug empire? That's the problem Mir and Raj Dar (Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh) face in Season 1 of Hulu's delightful crime comedy Deli Boys. In Season 2, the stakes are even higher: The Dar brothers are swamped with dirty cash, which draws the attention of the shadiest characters in Philadelphia. Among them is Max Sugar (Fred Armisen), who catches the attention of Deli Boys scene stealer Lucky (Poorna Jagannathan). If the fun of the first season somehow isn't enough to draw you back, then surely the promise of the pairing of Armisen and Jagannathan will do the trick.*B.E.

Starring: Asif Ali, Saagar Shaikh, Poorna Jagannathan, Fred Armisen, Andrew Rannells, Kumail Nanjiani, Lilly Singh, Robin Thede, and Tan France

How to watch: Deli Boys Season 2 premieres May 28 on Hulu and Disney+.

7. Heel

This twisted dark comedy from 2025 centers on a dysfunctional family with a deep love of discipline. Adolescence's Stephen Graham stars as the mild-manned father named Chris, who seems polite to his new housekeeper Rina (Monika Frajczyk) — that is, until she finds the teenage boy shackled up in the basement. But wait, it's not what you might think.

Chris and his quiet wife Kathryn (Andrea Riseborough) and their 10-year-old son Jonathan (Kit Rakusen) are dedicated to making this teen called Tommy into a better person, through extreme measures. While Tommy (Anson Boon) might initially resist, a begrudging familial bond begins to build with his captors.

In my review out of TIFF, I wrote, "If you're seeking funky and fucked-up entertainment, Heel should scratch that late-night movie itch." —K.P.

Starring: Stephen Graham, Andrea Riseborough, Anson Boon, Monika Frajczyk, and Kit Rakusen

How to watch: Heel is now available for rent or purchase on Prime Video.

6. Iron Lung

Markiplier's feature film debut Iron Lung is heading home to the creator's go-to platform: YouTube. In the last few years, 36-year-old creator and streamer Mark Fischbach pivoted to filmmaking, with his first horror movie released in January to colossal theatrical success.

Written, directed, edited, and starring Fischbach, and based on David Szymanski's 2022 post-apocalyptic horror game, Iron Lung follows a space convict tasked with the mission of traversing a sea of blood, within which terror awaits. — S.C.

Starring: Mark "Markiplier" Fischbach, Caroline Kaplan, Troy Baker, Elsie Lovelock, Elle LaMont, Seán "Jacksepticeye" McLoughlin, and Isaac McKee

How to watch: Iron Lung will be available to rent or purchase on YouTube May 31.

5. Over Your Dead Body

The Lonely Island's Jorma Taccone has previously helmed such side-splitting comedies as MacGruber and Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Now, he's back with Over Your Dead Body, an American remake of Tommy Wirkola's 2021 horror-comedy The Trip.

Samara Weaving and Jason Segel co-star as a couple who travel to a remote cabin, theoretically to reconnect. But their dark hearts are separately planning a drastic breakup tactic: murdering their mate.*

In my review out of SXSW, I wrote, "If you're looking for a twisted good time, Over Your Dead Body will deliver. It's not radically different from its source material yet charts its own course in some compelling ways. And if your humor leans toward the dark side, you won't want to miss this." — K.P.

Starring: Samara Weaving, Jason Segel, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Paul Guilfoyle, and Keith Jardine

How to watch: Over Your Dead Body is available to rent or purchase on Prime Video.

4. Bring Me the Beauties

If you're ready to feel deeply uncomfortable, HBO documentary Bring Me the Beauties promises to rattle, perplex, or enrage you. Directed by Chris Smith (Fyre), the three-part series delves into the Eternal Values cult run by exploitative New York socialite Frederick von Mierers, through the experience of supermodel Hoyt Richards. In 1978, as a 16-year-old, Richards was recruited into the beauty-obsessed group by its wealthy leader, then rose to global fame in the '80s.

However, the darker side of Eternal Values would see Richards and other young professional models financially and psychologically ensnared in von Mierers' web of bogus New Age (and alien-based) dogma. But what actually happened within the Eternal Values cult? There's much to reflect on in this doc. — S.C.

How to watch: Bring Me the Beauties begins streaming on HBO Max June 1.

3. Scream 7

Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, and Matthew Lillard reunited for Scream 7, marking the highest-grossing sequel this franchise has seen. But if you somehow missed how exactly Lillard is returning to the slasher film series after his character Stu Macher was killed off by a TV in Scream, we'd recommend the video below. Visiting our Say More studio, he gave the only kind of spoilers he was allowed, through telepathy.

Shenanigans aside, Scream 7 brought Scream screenwriter Kevin Williamson back to the franchise and on as director. The results were a wild ride that had Sydney Prescott (Campbell) defending her teen daughter Tatum (Isabel May) from Ghostface. In my review, I cheered, "As someone who has long counted Scream as the best of the batch, I yearned for a sequel that recaptured that feeling of discovery but also shared in my affection for the first film. Scream 7 does that, paying homage without being beholden to audience expectation or constrictive lore. Incredibly, Williams gives us a hearty dose of nostalgia and Easter eggs while providing new ideas, weird reveals, and fresh chills."*K.P.

Starring: Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Matthew Lillard, Isabel May, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Mason Gooding, Anna Camp, Joel McHale, Mckenna Grace, Michelle Randolph, Asa Germann, Celeste O'Connor, Sam Rechner, Ethan Embry, Timothy Simons, and Mark Consuelos

How to watch: Scream 7 begins streaming on Paramount+ May 28.

2. The Moment

Charli XCX offers a mockumentary that explores her Brat Summer moment through a thin, crackling sheen of neon-green comedy. The plot follows Charli from promo demands to tour prep to ultra-exclusive spas and shattering personal meltdowns. While she and her trusted creative director, Celeste (Hailey Benton Gates), have a pulsing nightclub vision for the Brat tour, a ever-smiling documentarian named Johannes (Alexander Skarsgård) pressures for a more mainstream vision that'll appeal to "dads."

In my review out of Sundance, I cheered, "Rather than broadly skewering the rich and famous, The Moment shrewdly targets the corporate side of making art for a living. Through celebrity cameos, a succinct yet riveting story, earnest emotion, and biting humor, Charli XCX's mockumentary captures something real about the battle of art versus commerce. How does one hold onto themselves when hit by an avalanche of more, more, more, for better or worse? The Moment shows one answer, urging audiences to find their own."*K.P.

Starring: Charli XCX, Rosanna Arquette, Kate Berlant, Jamie Demetriou, Hailey Benton Gates, Isaac Powell, and Alexander Skarsgård

How to watch: The Moment begins streaming on HBO Max May 29.

Best of streaming this week: Spider-Noir

It's impossible to single out just one highlight in the Academy Award–winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, but hearing Nicolas Cage voice the ultra-broody Spider-Man Noir is certainly up there. This year, Cage takes that portrayal into live action with Spider-Noir, which audiences can watch in black and white or color.

SEE ALSO: I watched 'Spider-Noir' in black and white and color, and there's a clear winner

The series takes place in 1930s New York, where Cage's Ben Reilly is a grizzled private investigator who also happens to be the city's only superhero. Here's hoping he gets to drink all the egg creams and punch all the Nazis he wants. If it's even half as fun as Spider-Man Noir's appearance in Into the Spider-Verse, I'm all for it.*B.E.

Starring: Nicolas Cage, Lamorne Morris, Brendan Gleeson, Abraham Popoola, Li Jun Li, Karen Rodriguez, and Jack Huston

How to watch: Spider-Noir is streaming on Prime Video May 27.

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

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Behind the scenes of Disney’s newest high-tech ride updates

Mashable - Thu, 05/28/2026 - 15:05

Disney’s newest animatronic was created by motion-capturing a Muppet, and a classic Tomorrowland ride is now packed with 200 Unreal Engine machines. CNET’s Bridget Carey learns about the unexpected high-tech upgrades at Walt Disney World in Florida, which include the attractions Rock ’n’ Roller Coaster, Millennium Falcon: Smuggler’s Run and Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin.

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