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Cyber Monday Apple deals that are still live: Theres still time to shop the $99 AirPods 4 with ANC

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 16:18
The best Cyber Monday Apple deals at a glance: Best AirTag deal still live Apple AirTag 24 (save $5 at Amazon) Get Deal Best AirPods Deal Still Live Apple AirPods 4 with ANC $99 (save $80) Get Deal Best Apple Watch deal still live Apple Watch SE, 2nd Gen (GPS, 40mm) $129 (save $40.99 at Walmart) Get Deal Best MacBook deal still live Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $749.99 (save $249.01) Get Deal Best iMac deal still live Apple iMac, 24-inch Retina Display (M4, 16GB Unified Memory, 256GB SSD) $1,194.20 (save $104.80) Get Deal Best Mac Mini deal still live Apple Mac Mini (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $479 (save $120 at Amazon) Get Deal

Thus ends the madness of Black Friday and Cyber Monday — almost. The two biggest shopping events took place on Friday, Nov. 28, and Monday, Dec. 1, bringing all-time low prices on Apple products. While those sales have ended, deals are still hanging around.

For the best Cyber Monday Apple deals that are still live, head to Amazon. The mega-retailer still has deals on Apple Watches, iPads, MacBooks, and more. In fact, there's still a pair of AirPods on sale, too. The $99 AirPods 4 with ANC deal is back, making up for the fact that the non-ANC AirPods are sold out.

SEE ALSO: Expert-picked early Cyber Monday deals: We found record prices on AirPods, Kindles, Lego, and PS5 consoles

If you're still looking for deals, or maybe you forgot to hit checkout during Black Friday and Cyber Monday, we've scoured all of the major players' websites to find the best Apple deals still live after Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Best Cyber Monday AirTag deal Apple AirTag $24 at Amazon
$29 Save $5   Get Deal at Amazon Get Deal at Walmart Get Deal at Best Buy Why we like it

Apple's coin-sized Bluetooth tracker is the perfect sub-$50 stocking stuffer for iPhone owners. Amazon and Walmart both have it on sale for the record-low price of $17.97, or 38% off.

Best Cyber Monday AirPods deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirPods 4 with ANC $99 at Target
$179 Save $80   Get Deal Why we like it

Most of the deals on AirPods have come and gone, but one is hanging around. Apple's AirPods 4 with ANC have a one-size-fits-most design and come with noise cancellation so you can block out the world and stay focused on your music. These earbuds are back down to $99, their lowest price ever. That saves you $80 or 45% off their $179 list price.

Best Cyber Monday Apple Watch deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple Watch SE, 2nd Gen (GPS, 40mm) $129 at Amazon
$169.99 Save $40.99   Get Deal Why we like it

If you don't mind going for the previous generation, the Apple Watch SE (2nd gen) is still on sale. It's down to the extremely affordable price of $129, saving you $40.99. This deal is still live at Walmart, one of the last places you can find the 2nd-gen Apple Watch SE.

More Apple Watch dealsBest Cyber Monday iPad deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPad Pro, 11-inch (M5) $899.99 at Amazon
$999 Save $99.01   Get Deal Why we like it

The iPad deals post Black Friday and Cyber Monday aren't particularly exciting; there were much bigger savings during the actual sale. But one of the deals we still have our eyes on is the Apple iPad Pro, 11-inch (M5). It's the most advanced iPad, best suited for a professional looking to use the device for work. The savings aren't huge, just 10%, but it's still the best deal we've spotted on the recently released tablet.

SEE ALSO: Apple TV+ is on sale for just $5.99 per month for Cyber Monday More iPad dealsBest Cyber Monday MacBook deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $749.99 at Amazon
$999 Save $249.01   Get Deal Why we like it

Fast, pretty, and portable, the 13-inch M4 MacBook Air is our favorite MacBook for students. We didn't think it would get any cheaper than $799 this season — that was its regular sale price from August to early November — but Amazon proved us wrong not once, but twice. After dropping to $749 for Black Friday, Amazon bested its own deal yet again a day before Cyber Monday, lowering the price by a few dollars more to $738.04, marking a new record low price for the laptop.

After Black Friday and Cyber Monday, it's back up to $749.99, not its lowest price ever, but still some decent savings of 25%.

More MacBook dealsBest Cyber Monday Mac deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple Mac Mini (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $519 at Amazon
$599 Save $80   Get Deal Why we like it

If you're looking for the overall best value on an Apple computer, there's a lot to love about the Mac Mini. While you'll need an additional display to go with it, this desktop computer has a zippy M4 chip and enough specs to handle most essential work tasks (if you need more firepower, the Mac Mini with the M4 Pro chip is also on sale). It's one of the few Apple products that's not at a record discount, but this is still one of the best Cyber Monday Apple deals that's still live.

More Cyber Monday deals on MacsEven more Apple deals Opens in a new window Credit: Beats Beats Studio Pro $199.95 at Amazon
$349.95 Save $150   Get Deal
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28 Years Later: The Bone Temple trailer: Jack OConnell returns as creepy Jimmy

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 16:15

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple is coming, and with it the clash of two compelling new characters from Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later film series, which centers on a UK ravaged by the Rage Virus.

In Boyle's 28 Years Later, the director introduced us to the misunderstood Dr. Kelson (Ralph Fiennes), who builds spooky spires of human bone as a remembrance of the dead. We also met Jimmy Crystal (Jack O'Connell), an eccentric survivor of the initial onslaught, who has grown up to form his own merry band of zombie slayers. Plus, at the movie's end, he'd taken in young Spike (Alfie Williams), who had left his father and island community behind.

SEE ALSO: Say More: Danny Boyle reveals the tech and origins of '28 Years Later's most shocking moments

From this new trailer, we see Jimmy declare Kelson the devil, and we see Spike is geared up in a tracksuit like the rest of Jimmy's crew. There are new evolutions of the infected persons, including the monstrous Alpha zombie, whose rampage in 28 Years Later left us breathless. And yet, it might well be a man who's the biggest threat to Spike's survival in this sequel.

Hedda helmer Nia DaCosta directs 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, which looks back to the beginning and forward to a future where perhaps the infected can be saved from Rage? "A leap into the unknown" is coming, and we're ready.

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple exclusively in movie theaters Jan. 16, 2026.

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If you still use these 5 ports, your PC is officially too old

How-To Geek - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 16:15

The way hardware ages can be difficult to judge. You may be using a 10-year-old PC and feeling satisfied, or you may be running last-gen hardware and already looking at another expensive GPU to upgrade with—it's all a matter of mindset.

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100+ Amazon Cyber Monday deals still live: $99 AirPods 4 with ANC, half-price Fire TV Sticks, and more

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 16:12
The best still-live Cyber Monday deals on Amazon: Best Amazon service deal Amazon Music Unlimited Free for 3 months (save $32.97) Get Deal Best Amazon device deal Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max $29.99 (save $30 with code HOLMAX30) Get Deal Best Apple deal Apple Watch SE 3 (GPS, 40mm) $199 (save $50) Get Deal Best headphones deal Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) $399 (save $50) Get Deal Best smartwatch deal CMF Nothing Watch 3 Pro $79 (save $20) Get Deal Best TV deal Hisense 65-inch S7N Canvas QLED 4K TV $847.99 (save $452) Get Deal Best robot vacuum deal 3i G10+ $199.99 (save $250) Get Deal Best kitchen deal Ninja Slushi (88-ounce) $269 (save $80.99) Get Deal Best outdoor deal EcoFlow Delta 3 $377 (save $222) Get Deal Best beauty tech deal Shark FlexStyle $199 (save $150.99) Get Deal

Amazon's Cyber Monday sale may have officially wrapped up on Dec. 1, but don't put your white flag up just yet. We're now two days past the official end date, and somehow, the deals haven't totally dried up. In fact, we're still seeing record-low prices on certain Apple gadgets, Bose speakers, Fitbits, Garmin smartwatches, Hisense TVs, and GoPros. Even better, a couple of items have actually gotten even cheaper post-Cyber Monday.

SEE ALSO: Cyber Monday 2025: Live updates on deals still live from Amazon, Apple, Best Buy, Walmart, and more

All of the truly good Prime add-on streaming deals have disappeared, unfortunately (you snooze, you lose on those), but you can still grab three months of Amazon Music Unlimited for free if you haven't subscribed before. (It usually costs $10.99 per month.)

The urgency is real, though: we'll monitor these deals throughout the day, but odds are they won't last much longer. For example, the amazing $99 AirPods 4 with ANC already sold out once this morning (they're back now, but we're not sure for how long). If you see something you want, now's the time to grab it.

Best Amazon device deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max $29.99 at Amazon
$59.99 Save $30.00 Lowest price ever 🔥 (use coupon code HOLMAX30) Get Deal Why we like it

Amazon's fanciest, fastest streaming stick has WiFi 6E support and 16GB of storage for all your apps. It's also the only model that works with the Fire TV Ambient Experience ($79.99), which replicates the "Art Mode" experience offered on Samsung's The Frame and Hisense CanvasTVs; your TV turns into artwork when you're not watching anything. The Fire TV Stick 4K Max typically retails for $59.99, but you'll pay just $29.99 as of Dec. 3 if you enter the coupon code HOLMAX30 at checkout. That beats its Black Friday/Cyber Monday price by $5.

More Amazon device dealsBest Apple deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirPods 4 with ANC $99 at Amazon
$179 Save $80   Get Deal Why we like it

Apple's current flagship wireless earbuds are Mashable Choice Award winners. They have a "new one-size-fits-most design that's surprisingly snug," according to our reviewer, and their sound quality is top-notch. The upgraded pair with noise cancellation dipped to $99 at a couple of retailers over Cyber Weekend (or 45% off), and Amazon is the only place where we're still seeing them in stock at that price. As mentioned up top, they already sold out once today at this price, so add 'em to your cart while you still can.

Apple Watch dealsMacBook dealsiPad dealsApple accessory dealsBest headphones deal Opens in a new window Credit: Bose Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen) $399 at Amazon
$449 Save $50 Lowest price ever 🔥 Get Deal Why we like it

The latest Bose QC Ultras are the comfiest headphones we've ever tried, and they have better noise cancellation than other premium cans like the Apple AirPods Max and Sony WH-1000XM6. Their spatial audio feature ("Immersive Mode") also works with all stereo content, not just Dolby Atmos songs and movies. Amazon's record-low, still-live Cyber Monday price of $399 (or $50 off) applies to all of their color variants: black, driftwood sand, desert gold, midnight violet, and white. Best Buy is matching Amazon's deal in case they sell out there.

More headphone dealsEarbud dealsSpeaker dealsBest smartwatch deal Opens in a new window Credit: CMF CMF Nothing Watch 3 Pro $79 at Amazon
$99 Save $20 Lowest price ever 🔥 Get Deal Why we like it

"The CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro looks, feels, and functions like a smartwatch that costs hundreds more," our reviewer wrote. "The fitness tracking metrics are detailed, the sleep tracking dives deep, and the battery keeps it powered up for weeks." It might be too chunky for people with smaller wrists, but it's not too heavy or awkward to wear daily. It's a really good deal at its standard retail price of $99, but right now it's just $79 on Amazon — its best deal ever. That's matched on the Nothing website, which has it on sale in one extra color.

More fitness tracker and smartwatch dealsBest TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: Hisense Hisense 65-inch S7N CanvasTV QLED 4K TV $847.99 at Amazon
$1,299.99 Save $452   Get Deal Why we like it

Hisense's CanvasTVs are budget-friendly alternatives to Samsung's The Frame. They have a matte display and an Art Mode that shows high-quality images of artwork when they're not playing movies or shows. The 65-inch model's Cyber Monday deal is still live on Amazon: It's yours for just $847.99, or 35% off. That isn't its lowest price ever, but it hasn't been cheaper anywhere else this Cyber Weekend. (It hasn't budged from $899.99 at Best Buy.)

43-inch TV deals65-inch TV deals75-inch TV deals85-inch TV dealsBest robot vacuum deal Opens in a new window Credit: 3i 3i G10+ $199.99 at Amazon
$449.99 Save $250 Lowest price ever 🔥 Get Deal Why we like it

Mashable's Leah Stodart thinks the 3i G10+ is the most impressive robot vacuum under $500. "Between its ability to get around in small, cluttered spaces and its dust-compacting, space-saving design, the 3i G10+ would particularly be a great pick for apartments," she said. It also offers 18,000 Pa of suction power and a livestream pet camera, two features that are usually reserved for much pricier robovacs. Its still-live Cyber Monday price of $199.99 marks its steepest discount ever — you save 56%.

More deals on robot vacuum and mop combosDeals on robot vacuums that don't mopBest kitchen deal Opens in a new window Credit: Ninja Ninja Slushi (88-ounce) $269 at Amazon
$349.99 Save $80.99 Lowest price ever 🔥 Get Deal Why we like it

The Ninja Slushi is a blast in any season — frozen margs in any flavor you want when it's hot, apple cider slush or gingerbread frappé when it's chilly. (Stodart loves her Slushi, and so do all of her friends.) A year after the first Slushi came out, Ninja released two larger capacity versions in a few fun colors. The 88-ounce model on sale for $269 at Amazon can make a slightly bigger batch than the original 72-ounce model, which is still on sale for $229 at Walmart.

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5 things you should know before buying the Raspberry Pi 500+

How-To Geek - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 16:00

The Raspberry Pi 500+ is a ready-to-go single-board computer and keyboard combo, with a 256GB NVMe drive, mechanical keys, and Raspberry Pi OS preloaded. It’s the fastest way to get started with a Raspberry Pi, and it’s a highly capable ARM-based desktop computer replacement that runs Linux.

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Emily in Paris Season 5 trailer sees Emily not in Paris

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 15:33

Emily in Paris? More like Emily in Rome, as the Season 5 trailer for Darren Star's Netflix series brings the titular heroine to a new European capital. But in the new trailer, we hear the words "Emily in Paris" at least once, so this isn't her final adieu to the City of Lights.

Lily Collins returns as American expat Emily Cooper, who has been handpicked to head up marketing agency Agence Grateau's Rome chapter by Sylvie (Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu). What did France teach Emily that will ready her for her Italian life? What new culture clashes and similarities will she encounter?

Expect Venetian gondoliers, Roman Holiday-style Vespa scenes, razor sharp fashion, and the requisite fish-out-of-water phrase "Rome wasn't built in a day." They had to.

Emily in Paris is streaming on Netflix Dec. 18.

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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come trailer reveals the deadly game is back on

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 15:33

Ready or Not had horror fans roaring with Radio Silence's splashy mix of gore and goofiness. But at the end, Grace Le Domas née MacCaullay (Samara Weaving) survived the deadly game of hide and seek and took down the whole Le Domas gaming dynasty with her. A happy ending, right? Wrong.

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come is a sequel that shows the games have only just begun for Grace. Screenwriters Guy Busick and R. Christopher Murphy have re-teamed with directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, and Weaving is reprising her role as Grace. Joining her in this much-anticipated sequel are Kathryn Newton, horror icon Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, Néstor Carbonell, Kevin Durand, Olivia Cheng, David Cronenberg, and Elijah Wood. But what's Ready or Not 2: Here I Come all about?

Well, Grace wakes up handcuffed in a hospital gown, only to be informed that the Le Domas family's defeat has triggered a new game "against the high counsel families. Double or nothing." It's a new level of horror, with a clutch of rich and ruthless families competing to kill Grace and her estranged sister Faith (Kathryn Newton). And oh man, that countdown has us amped! There will be blood, and plenty of more eat-the-rich thrills.

The games begin this spring, when Ready or Not 2: Here I Come comes to theaters.

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Software utilities that shorten your SSD's lifespan

How-To Geek - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 15:30

Because SSDs don't use physical storage, it's easy to assume that they don't really suffer from wear and tear. However, you can still digitally run down the lifespan of an SSD if you use certain software utilities with it. If you want to maximize its lifespan, steer clear of these things.

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Uber is launching a robotaxi service in Dallas

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 15:27

Uber is bringing robotaxis to Dallas — though don't expect them to ferry you around completely autonomously just yet.

The company partnered with Avride to launch the robotaxi service (which it actually calls "robotaxi," a term popularized by Tesla) in Dallas, covering 9 square miles of the city at launch — from Downtown to Uptown to Turtle Creek to Deep Ellum.

Uber customers will be able to access the service simply by requesting an UberX, Uber Comfort, or Uber Comfort Electric ride, though they cannot specifically choose a robotaxi. Instead, they may be matched with an electric Avride robotaxi, and they'll have the option to switch to a non-robotaxi ride.

Users can, however, increase their chances of getting matched with a robotaxi by opting in to the Ride Preferences section in the Uber app's Settings.

While Uber says that Avride cars are design to operate fully autonomously, at launch there will be a driver behind the wheel, monitoring the car's behavior. Fully driverless operations will begin "in the future," said Uber.

With this move, the company joins Waymo and Tesla which already operate autonomous or semi-autonomous robotaxi services in Dallas.

SEE ALSO: Uber, Lyft face lawsuits from male drivers, claiming discrimination

Uber has previously partnered with other companies for its robotaxi service, including Lucid in the Bay Area, and Waymo in Austin and Atlanta.

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How to find Spotify Wrapped 2025

How-To Geek - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 15:19

The end of the year means one thing for music lovers—Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here! This fun annual recap is one of the reasons why so many people use Spotify. We'll show you how to find yours.

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How to watch the full-length version of The Muppet Christmas Carol on Disney+

How-To Geek - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 15:01

The Muppet Christmas Carol is the best festive movie ever. We don't need to debate that. When you launch Disney+ this holiday season to watch it, make sure you select the full-length version. It contains a scene you may never have seen before.

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5 Milwaukee tools perfect for winter jobs

How-To Geek - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 14:30

The snowy cold weather is here, and that means it's time to get out your winter tools and start preparing and battling the snow. And if you don't have any winter power tools, we have you covered. Here are a few cordless tools you should consider purchasing, like an electric snowblower.

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I use these 7 Excel shortcuts to find and fix spreadsheet errors in seconds

How-To Geek - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 14:16

Finding and fixing problems in Microsoft Excel is essential for a fully functioning workbook, but it can take forever. So, I made a note of the keyboard shortcuts that let me trace broken logic, see the dependencies, and fix complex calculations in just a few seconds—and I haven't looked back since.

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Home Assistant's new product isn't perfect—here's why I bought it anyway

How-To Geek - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 14:00

The team behind Home Assistant is best known for its incredible free and open-source smart home software, but the same team has also produced some hardware products. Nabu Casa, the commercial company set up by the creators of Home Assistant, currently sells a handful of products, including a dedicated Home Assistant hub and a prototype of a local smart speaker.

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When does Spotify Wrapped start tracking for 2026? What we know.

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 14:00

Every year in December, Spotify releases Wrapped: a full wrap-up (as it were) of all of the music you listened to that year. But what dates does it actually cover?

Spotify gives users their listening data in shareable screenshots meant for social posts that show off their top genres, artists, and songs, and are given an accompanying playlist that showcases their top listens.

This year, users are getting even more, with a listening age, top albums, top audiobook genres, clips from authors and podcasters, a fan leaderboard, clubs, a listening archive, and a new interactive feature called Wrapped Party.

With all this data, you might be wondering: When does Spotify Wrapped start tracking for 2026? Well, you've come to the right place. According to the streaming giant, 2026 Wrapped won't start tracking until January — meaning users get a few weeks of music listening that won't be tied to next year's Wrapped data.

Spotify doesn't give an exact date (sad!) but Molly Holder, the senior director of product for personalization at Spotify, told Mashable at a Wrapped press presentation in 2024 that they "start at the beginning of January with all of your listening that begins right then at the beginning of the year, and it goes all the way through collecting data up until a few weeks before we launch the Wrapped product." The company confirmed a similar time period at a press event in 2025. So, rest assured, 2026's Wrapped will track from Jan. 1 to a few weeks before it drops.

That means this is a great opportunity to listen to the music you're most ashamed of. Not me, though. Nickelback's "Rockstar" is on repeat in this house with pride.

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Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here: How to get yours

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 14:00

Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here. The fan favorite was released on Wednesday morning — that's Dec. 3, 2025, the exact date we expected at Mashable — setting off the annual tradition of everyone sharing their musical taste for the year.

Here are the details you need to know to get yours.

What is Spotify Wrapped?

Started in 2016, Wrapped is the annual year-end product from Spotify that details users' listening habits — things like their top songs and artists — in a shareable, presentation format. It's become an annual tradition that people love — you get to show off exactly how cool (or uncool) your taste in music is.

Last year, however, folks were pretty underwhelmed with Wrapped — leading the company to revamp the product and add lots of new features for 2025. There are all kind of new bells and whistles for Spotify users, including things like Listening Age, Wrapped Party, and a Fan leaderboard. Time will tell if the company's efforts were successful, but there are certainly lots of new things to check out.

How to get your 2025 Wrapped

Wrapped should show up when you open your Spotify app to its home page. But you can also navigate to Spotify's Wrapped hub on its website to access your personalized Wrapped for 2025.

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Everything you need to know about Spotify Wrapped 2025

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 14:00

Spotify Wrapped 2025 is here, dropping in the early morning hours on Wednesday. And after 2024's version received decidedly meh reviews, a lot has been changed and added.

The company referenced that, let's say, constructive feedback at a press event for Wrapped 2025, promising this year's product was jam-packed with cool stuff. We've got the details on everything you want to know about Wrapped 2025, including new features like Listening Age, Wrapped Party, and more.

What does 2025 Wrapped look like?

Spotify went with a retro look this year, relying on a black and white color palette with pops of color. It's a departure from last year's much-maligned focus on AI.

Here's how it looks upon opening the Spotify app.

Credit: Spotify What are the new Spotify Wrapped features in 2025?

In short: There's a lot that's new in Wrapped this year. Let's dive into some of the big changes.

Listening Age

No, Spotify will not try to guess your age based on your listening. But it will tell you the age of your listening habits. So if you're a 20-something with a jazz-loving old soul, then your Listening Age might be 76.

Credit: Spotify Top Albums

Finally: Wrapped 2025 will feature the albums you had on repeat. It's just like the classic Top Songs or Top Artists categories, but now Spotify will show which albums you loved most this year.

Wrapped Party

Wrapped is interactive in 2025. Wrapped Party lets you and friends, family, or, heck, strangers join a "party" that then compares your listening habits for the year. The idea is that it's a little competitive — who listened to the most music, who had the most unique taste, etc. — and that no two Wrapped Parties are the same. Each time you do a Wrapped Party, it should give out new "awards" and reveal unique facts.

You can access Wrapped Party at the end of your personalized Wrapped or by searching for it in the app.

Credit: Spotify Fan Leaderboard

We all have artists we're obsessed with — for me, it's The Hold Steady — and now you may see exactly where you rank among all fans. This will almost certainly become a competitive new feature.

Credit: Spotify Listening Archive

If you've ever wanted to drill even deeper down into your listening habits, Spotify has you covered in 2025. Listening Archive gives users a detailed look at memorable days of streaming from their year. So it might, for instance, tell you the day you discovered the most new music or the day you spent the most time listening to podcasts.

Clubs

Spotify debuted Clubs in this year's Wrapped, which groups you into one of six teams — Club Serotonin, Cloud State, Cosmic Stereo, Full Charge, Grit Collective, or Soft Hearts — based on your listening habits. You even get a "role" within that club based on your habits.

Credit: Spotify What else is new?

There are several other additions and changes as well. Spotify said it added or changed a dozen features.

You will still get all the classics, though, including Top Songs, Top Artists, and Top Genres. But during your personalized Wrapped, you'll also get to guess which song was your most played and watch artists "race" for your No. 1 spot. You'll also, of course, get the viral, shareable cards that are obligatory for everyone to post.

If you're an audiobook person, you should also see data about those listening habits and may even hear a clip from a favorite author. Ditto if you use Spotify for podcast listening.

Credit: Spotify How do you find your 2025 Wrapped?

You should be able to find your Wrapped right as you open the Spotify app. But you can also click on Spotify's Wrapped hub.

If you're anything like most Spotify users, you likely listened to a lot of Bad Bunny — and you'll see it in your Wrapped. Spotify announced that the Puerto Rican superstar was the top artist of 2025, riding the enormous success of the top album DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS.

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Why it’s smart to wait before buying Honda’s upcoming sports coupe

How-To Geek - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 13:30

Honda’s upcoming sports coupe is easily one of the most anticipated new models of the decade, but early buyers may face a reality that takes some of the excitement out of the equation. With demand already high and supply expected to be limited at launch, shoppers can expect steep prices that push this sleek performance coupe far beyond its projected MSRP.

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Lego has dropped the Icons Stranger Things: The Creel House to celebrate the shows final season

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 13:08

This set contains detailed elements from season five of Stranger Things. If you haven't watched the first volume of episodes yet, beware of spoilers ahead!

To celebrate the series finale of Stranger Things, Netflix and Lego have teamed up to drop an incredibly exciting new set for fans to build. The huge Lego Icons Stranger Things: The Creel House set is jam-packed with Easter eggs, though fans will have to wait just a little bit longer before they can buy it.

Opens in a new window Credit: Lego Lego Icons Stranger Things: The Creel House $299.99 at Lego
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This set is not currently available to preorder, but instead will be made available on Jan. 1, 2026. That's the day after the big Stranger Things series finale airs, so it makes sense that Lego wants to wait until the show has come to a close before letting this new build out into the wild. And what a way to celebrate the end of the show, right?

For those who already know they'll be adding this to their Lego collection, it'll be available to buy for $299.99. According to Lego's store page, Lego Insiders will have early access to this set from Jan. 1-3. Those who buy The Creel House between Jan. 1-7 will get the Lego Icons Stranger Things: WSQK Radio Station as a gift with purchase, which is an excellent bonus.

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This set comes with 2,593 pieces that create the incredibly detailed Creel house. You can even choose whether or not you want to have it boarded up or not, so you can build it either as it looked in season 4, or in its original style as we see in the dream world featured in season 5. There are seven rooms in total throughout the house: the entryway, dining room, sitting room, Alice’s and Henry’s bedrooms, the upstairs hallway, and two attic spaces. The outside of the house features plenty of extras as well, including a build of Steve’s car, the WSQK radio van, and Will’s bike.

It's a set that's angled to adults, with a recommended age of 18 and older. That's unsurprising, as the house has a complex design that can transform to reveal Vecna’s Mind Lair, complete with the ticking grandfather clock at its heart. This looks like a set for more experienced builders.

Credit: Lego

The Creel House comes with 13 minifigures, which makes it the ultimate set for a Stranger Things fan. It includes Will, Mike, Lucas, Dustin, Holly, Steve, Nancy, Robin, Jonathan, Max, and Eleven, plus Vecna and the creepy Mr. Whatsit. With this set, you're all ready to gather your party and venture forth into the Creel house.

Credit: Lego

Make sure you have plenty of space to set up this build, as it comes to 11.5 inches (29 cm) high, 20 inches (50 cm) wide, and 7 inches (17 cm) deep.

This set will be released on New Year's Day 2026, so make sure to mark your calendars. And for even more on the final season of Stranger Things, check out our breakdown of 11 burning questions we have for Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2 and our ending explained for Stranger Things mind-bending Season 5, Volume 1.

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AI safety report: Only 3 models make the grade

Mashable - Wed, 12/03/2025 - 13:02

A new grading of safety in major artificial intelligence models just dropped and well, let's just say none of these AIs are going home with a report card that will please their makers.

The winter 2025 AI Safety Index, published by tech research non-profit Future of Life Institute (FLI), surveyed eight AI providers — OpenAI, DeepSeek, Google, Anthropic, Meta, xAI, Alibaba, and Z.ai. A panel of eight AI experts looked at the companies' public statements and survey answers, then awarded letter grades on 35 different safety indicators — everything from watermarking AI images to having protections for internal whistleblowers.

Round it all up, and you'll find Anthropic and OpenAI at the top — barely — of a pretty terrible class. The Claude and ChatGPT makers, respectively, get a C+, while Google gets a C for Gemini. All the others get a D grade, with Qwen-maker Alibaba bottom of the class on a D-.

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"These eight companies split pretty cleanly into two groups," says Max Tegmark, MIT professor and head of the FLI, which compiled this and two previous AI safety indexes. "You have a top three and a straggler group of five, and there's a lot of daylight between them."

But Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI aren't exactly covering themselves in glory either, Tegmark adds: "If that was my son, coming home with a C, I'd say 'maybe work harder.'"

How is AI safety calculated? Credit: FLI

Your mileage may vary on the various categories in the AI Safety Index, and whether they're worth equal weight.

Take the "existential safety" category, which looks at whether the companies have any proposed guardrails in place around the development of truly self-aware AI, also known as Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The top three get Ds, everyone else gets an F.

But since nobody is anywhere near AGI — Gemini 3 and GPT-5 may be state-of-the-art Large Language Models (LLMs), but they're mere incremental improvements on their predecessors — you might consider that category less important than "current harms."

Which may in itself not be as comprehensive as it could be.

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"Current harms" uses tests like the Stanford Holistic Evaluation of Language Models (HELM) benchmark, which looks at the amount of violent, deceptive, or sexual content in the AI models. It doesn't specifically focus on emerging mental health concerns, such as so-called AI psychosis, or safety for younger users.

Earlier this year, the parents of 16-year-old Adam Raine sued OpenAI and its CEO Sam Altman after their son's death by suicide in April 2025. According to the claim, Raine started heavily using ChatGPT from Sept. 2024 and alleged that "ChatGPT was functioning exactly as designed: to continually encourage and validate whatever Adam expressed, including his most harmful and self-destructive thoughts, in a way that felt deeply personal." By Jan. 2025, the suit claimed ChatGPT discussed practical suicide methods with Adam.

OpenAI unequivocally denied responsibility for Raine's death. The company also noted in a recent blog post that it is reviewing additional complaints, including seven lawsuits alleging ChatGPT use led to wrongful death, assisted suicide, and involuntary manslaughter, among other liability and negligence claims.

How to solve AI safety: "FDA for AI?"

The FLI report does recommend OpenAI specifically "increase efforts to prevent AI psychosis and suicide, and act less adversarially toward alleged victims."

Google is advised to "increase efforts to prevent AI psychological harm" and FLI recommends the company "consider distancing itself from Character.AI." The popular chatbot platform, closely tied to Google, has been sued for the wrongful death of teen users. Character.AI recently closed down its chat options for teens.

"The problem is, there are less regulations on LLMs than there are on sandwiches," says Tegmark. Or, more to the point, on drugs: "If Pfizer wants to release some sort of psych medication, they have to do impact studies on whether it increases suicidal ideation. But you can release your new AI model without any psychological impact studies."

That means, Tegmark says, AI companies have every incentive to sell us what is in effect "digital fentanyl."

The solution? For Tegmark, it's clear that the AI industry isn't ever going to regulate itself, just like Big Pharma couldn't. We need, he says, an "FDA for AI."

"There would be plenty of things the FDA for AI could approve," says Tegmark. "Like, you know, new AI for cancer diagnosis. New amazing self-driving vehicles that can save a million lives a year on the world's roads. Productivity tools that aren't really risky. On the other hand, it's hard to make the safety case for AI girlfriends for 12-year olds."

Rebecca Ruiz contributed to this report.

If you're feeling suicidal or experiencing a mental health crisis, please talk to somebody. You can call or text the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org. You can reach the Trans Lifeline by calling 877-565-8860 or the Trevor Project at 866-488-7386. Text "START" to Crisis Text Line at 741-741. Contact the NAMI HelpLine at 1-800-950-NAMI, Monday through Friday from 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m. ET, or email info@nami.org. If you don't like the phone, consider using the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Chat. Here is a list of international resources.

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

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