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I've been using Raycast for Windows since shortly after the public beta launched last November, and I still think it's a good program. It gave Windows the kind of fast app launcher and command bar experience I'd been missing, especially when I wanted to open apps, jump into actions, or avoid digging through menus. For a while, it felt like one of those small utilities I'd automatically install on every Windows PC I used.

SAVE OVER $200: As of June 24, the Mashable-tested Oura Ring 4 has dropped to a new low price of $214 at Amazon, with prices varying based on the size. That's a 38% discount from its usual $349 price.

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We're officially into day two of Amazon's four-day-long Prime Day sale, and there's still plenty of exciting offers catching our attention. One of our favorite fitness trackers, the Oura Ring 4, has hit a new all-time low price at Amazon.

As of June 24, this popular smart ring is available for as little as $214 on Prime Day 2026. Normally it's listed with a full price of $349, so this deal offers significant savings.

Multiple Mashable reporters and editors have tested this model of the Oura Ring, and across the board, they've had very positive experiences. One of our reporters even wore this smart ring while training for and then running the New York City marathon. Our testers praise its abilities as both a fitness and sleep tracker, and there's a reason it's beloved by pro and amateur athletes alike.

Multiple members of the Mashable team have tested and loved the Oura smart ring. Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable SEE ALSO: Everything to know about Amazon Prime Day: Dates, competition, and the best deals to shop

If you want a tracker without a screen, the Oura Ring 4 is an easy choice. Powered by Smart Sensing technology, this stylish smart ring tracks a variety of health metrics right from your finger, including sleep, stress, activity, heart health, and even metrics specific to women's health. It also boasts a solid battery life that can last you up to eight days.

It's among our favorite fitness trackers and our favorite overall smart ring, though it's since been eclipsed by the new Oura Ring 5. After testing the ring, Mashable's Kimberly Gedeon wrote, "the Oura Ring 4 is a wellness powerhouse with a sleek design and cutting-edge AI that takes personalized health tracking to the next level."

This Prime Day deal won't last for long. Act fast to save on the Oura Ring 4 while it's still on sale at Amazon.

Pro tip: If you're not sure of your size, order the Oura Ring Sizing Kit. The kit is available for Prime members for just $8.49 with overnight delivery in many locations.

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Remember Slate Auto, the minimalistic, made-in-America electric truck that went viral in 2025? Originally, the car was supposed to start at $20,000 after federal incentives.

Now, official price has been revealed and it's not exactly that, but it isn't too bad either.

SEE ALSO: BMW's new i3 is so hot, the company opened preorders months ahead of schedule

The official starting price for Slate Auto is $24,950, though that doesn't include a destination charge, taxes, and other potential fees. Those federal credits that Slate hoped would push the price below $20,000 no longer exist thanks to Donald Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill", so hoping the price would be so low was unrealistic, anyways.

For the price, you get the Blank Slate edition, which comes with a nice surprise: a slightly larger-than-announced 63kWh battery with 205 miles of EPA range. Other highlights include a single, rear-mounted 135kW motor with 181 hp, a 20-80 percent charge in 30 minutes on a DC fast charger, a 1,550lb max payload,and a towing capacity at around 2,000lb. The 0-60mph time is a flat eight seconds, and top speed is 90mph.

In terms of safety and comfort, you get traction control, electronic stability control, automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, a backup camera, and remote keyless entry, among other amenities (see full specs on Slate's website).

The Slate Auto starts pretty basic, but you can add a bunch of goodies to it to make it unique. Credit: Slate

The car remains highly modular. You can choose between 100 color wraps with most costing an additional $499, and turn the Blank Slate variant into the Slate SUV variant which has a full roof (Fastback and an Open Air variants are also available). The pricing for those upgrades, however, hasn't been revealed yet.

While the price was expected, the big news here is the battery and the 205 miles of range, a pretty big increase from the originally announced 150 miles. Also, the car has an NCAS charging port, making it compatible with Tesla Supercharger network. The charging speed at 120kW is not the best out there but it's still plenty fast, especially on a battery of this size.

Slate said it received 180,000 reservations for the car so far, and deliveries start in the fourth quarter of the year.

Sports cars have become increasingly complicated over the last decade. More power, more technology, and endless performance metrics have pushed many modern machines into territory that feels inaccessible, both financially and emotionally. As prices continue to climb, the idea of an affordable driver's car seems to be disappearing.

The best Prime Day deals on AirPods: Best AirPods deal Apple AirPods 4 $99 (save $30) Get Deal Best AirPods Pro Deal Apple AirPods Pro 3 $179 (save $70) Get Deal Best AirPods Max deal (and a new record-low price) Apple AirPods Max 2 $399 (save $150) Get Deal

Need a new pair of AirPods? You can always find Apple's earbuds and headphones on sale for cheaper than usual during Amazon's Prime Day event — not just on Amazon, but at competing retailers, too.

Prime Day 2026 is live now through June 26, and so far, the top AirPods deal involves the over-ear AirPods Max 2. They're currently marked down to a record-low price of $399 on Amazon, or a whopping $150 off. (They only just came out in April, mind you.) Amazon's inventory is starting to dwindle as we approach the midway point of Prime Day, but Walmart still has a few colorways in stock at the same price; it's running a sale of its own this week.

SEE ALSO: Amazon Prime Day is here: We found 75+ deals on Apple, Sony, Kindle, and Lego favorites

Meanwhile, the entry-level AirPods 4 and noise-cancelling AirPods Pro 3 are both on sale for up to $70 off this Prime Day. Neither model is matching its biggest discount on record, but given Apple's plans for price hikes in the near future, these are probably going to be their best deals for a while.

Read on for our rundown of the best Prime Day AirPods deals available. If you're a brand loyalist, be sure to check out our dedicated guide to the top Prime Day deals on all Apple products.

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The vanilla AirPods 4 are our No. 1 Apple earbuds for budget buyers. In our testing, they sounded fantastic, fit comfortably, and worked seamlessly with other Apple devices. We saw them drop all the way down to $69 last Black Friday, but $99 is their best price so far in 2026. Save $30 at Amazon and Walmart. (PSA: Walmart also has pre-owned AirPods 4 on sale for just $65.)

The AirPods 4 are also available with ANC. That pair is on sale for $148.99 (normally $179) at Amazon, Walmart, and Costco. For reference, their record-low price is $99.

Read Mashable's full review of the AirPods 4 with ANC.

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$249 Save $70   Get Deal

The AirPods Pro 3 are our favorite AirPods across all price points, offering great ANC, an eight-hour battery life, plus extra fixings like a built-in heart rate monitor. They're also more water- and sweat-resistant than the regular AirPods 4, making them better for working out. They were only $169 on Amazon last week, but at the time of writing, they were sitting at $179 there. Walmart was price-matching them.

Read Mashable's full review of the AirPods Pro 3.

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$549 Save $150   Get Deal

Apple's newly updated headphones have better ANC than the original AirPods Max from 2021. They run on the same H2 chip as the AirPods Pro 3, so they support the same software features (such as Live Translation and Conversation Awareness). In one of the best and most unexpected Prime Day deals thus far, they're on sale for just $399 this week — a new all-time low. Amazon had them in stock at that price in midnight at the time of writing. They're price-matched at Walmart in blue, purple, and starlight.

Read Mashable's full review of the AirPods Max 2.

We will be regularly updating this guide with the best Prime Day AirPods deals, so keep checking back. You can also visit our Prime Day 2026 hub for all the latest updates and price drops.

As our phones have become more powerful, they have evolved into much more than devices for making calls. However, just because our phones can do something does not mean they are the best tool for the job. As someone who turned an old Android phone into a dashcam, I can say that I regret doing it and will be switching back to a dedicated dash camera.

At a glance

• Talos is an open-source tool for automated, iterative reanalysis of genomic data in rare disease. It efficiently re-examines stored sequencing data as scientific knowledge evolves and flags variants with newly actionable evidence.
• Talos is tuned for a low false-positive rate: across a validation set of nearly 1,100 patients, it recovered 90% of in-scope diagnoses while flagging only 1.3 candidate variants per patient for expert review. This is essential to making reanalysis sustainable at scale.
• Deployed across a prospective cohort of almost 5,000 undiagnosed patients, Talos delivered 241 new diagnoses (5.1% additional yield). An average of only 32 days passed between supporting evidence becoming public and the resultant diagnosis.
• On monthly iterative cycles, analysts only needed to review one new variant per 200 patients, demonstrating that frequent, systematic reanalysis can be run sustainably.

Why genome reanalysis matters

Genomic testing has transformed the diagnosis of rare disease, but even with this advancement, more than half of patients remain undiagnosed after their first test. This is because our knowledge of the genome is still incomplete. Researchers are learning more every day about the function of specific genes and how they relate to disease.

However, unlike most diagnostic investigations, genomic data has a unique property: it can be stored and reexamined indefinitely. Because our understanding of the genome improves constantly, simply rerunning the analysis later can yield a diagnosis that was impossible to make the first time. This is because there are hundreds of new gene–disease associations and thousands of new variant classifications reported every year.

Reanalysis of the genomes of undiagnosed patients is the solution; a meta-analysis of nearly 9,500 undiagnosed patients found that reanalysis lifted diagnostic yield by about 10% over roughly two years. However, the problem is that reanalysis today is overwhelmingly manual. It depends on motivated clinicians, scarce laboratory staff, and inconsistent reimbursement, so the vast majority of stored genomes are never revisited and the data keep accumulating. Automation has long been proposed as the answer, but the developers of automated machinery must navigate hard trade-offs between sensitivity, specificity, how many candidate variants a human must review, and how often the analysis is rerun.

Talos (opens in new tab), developed through a collaboration spanning the Centre for Population Genomics, Australian Genomics, the Broad Institute, and Microsoft, was built to resolve those trade-offs and to demonstrate, at international scale, that systematic reanalysis is both feasible and valuable. We have recently published a journal article (opens in new tab) detailing how Talos functions and evaluating its performance on multiple rare disease cohorts.

How Talos works

Talos re-interprets a patient’s existing variant calls against the latest community knowledge each time it runs. It draws on two continuously updated public resources: PanelApp Australia (opens in new tab) for gene–disease relationships and modes of inheritance, and ClinVar (opens in new tab) for variant-level pathogenicity. It then applies a variant-prioritization algorithm designed to surface variants most likely to meet ACMG/AMP criteria for clinical reporting.

Figure 1 – Talos overview. Talos operates in multiple stages, first collecting unchanging information about genetic variants and the patients who possess them, then applying up to date knowledge to filter and prioritize variants that are likely to be clinically relevant, then finally surfacing those variants to clinicians alongside supporting evidence. 

The pipeline uses newly discovered information to tag and filter variants, then refines the candidate set using family structure (for example, mode of inheritance and de novo status) and, when available, the patient’s phenotype. Talos can be used to interpret single-nucleotide variants, small insertions/deletions, copy number variants, and large structural variants from exome or genome data.

Two design choices distinguish Talos. First, it is deliberately conservative, optimized to return a small set of high confidence variants rather than a long ranked list, because in real-world genomic reanalysis the limiting factor is human review time, not algorithmic recall. Second, on repeat runs, Talos returns only variants whose supporting evidence has changed since the previous cycle, allowing clinicians to focus exclusively on findings that aregenuinely new.

Validated against expert manual analysis

We benchmarked Talos on two independent cohorts that had already undergone careful manual analysis: the Australian Acute Care Genomics (ACG) cohort of critically ill infants and children, and the U.S.-based Rare Genomes Project (RGP) cohort of families with prior uninformative testing. This included 1,089 probands in total.

On ACG trios, Talos recovered 90% of in-scope diagnoses while returning a median of just 1.3 candidate variants per family. The diagnoses it missed were largely a direct consequence of its conservative strategy, for example, recessive variants lacking ClinVar support that human analysts had classified using trans configuration or functional studies.

Crucially, Talos held the same operating point on the very different RGP cohort, agroup of families who had previously had uninformative clinical testing, with probands ranging up to 82 years of age. On RGP trios, it recovered 87% of in-scope diagnoses (47 of 54) at a median of 1.3 candidate variants per trio, showing generalizability across cohorts.

We then benchmarked head-to-head against Exomiser, a widely used prioritization tool. Talos matched its overall sensitivity for small variants, but at a very different operating point: Exomiser ranks and returns a broad list, while Talos returns a short, highly specific one. In a paired comparison, the two tools were statistically indistinguishable when all of Exomiser’s ranked variants were reviewed, but Talos came out significantly ahead once review was limited to a realistic budget—the top five (p = 0.017) or top one (p < 0.0001) ranked variants. Notably, the two tools surfaced different variants, so they are complementary and should ideally be used together in diagnostic workflows.

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The experiment we were most excited about was a tested-but-undiagnosed cohort of 4,735 individuals, drawn from Australian Genomics research studies and a single diagnostic laboratory. Most patients were singletons with neurodevelopmental, cardiac, renal, and/or neurological indications.

Talos produced 241 new diagnoses in 238 individuals—a 5.1% additional yield, with every single likely-causative variant subsequently confirmed as pathogenic or likely pathogenic by accredited labs.

The sources of those diagnoses illustrate why reanalysis is such a powerful paradigm:

• 32% came from new gene–disease relationships discovered since the original test,
• 22% came from new variant-level evidence (reclassifications), and
• 45% came from improved filtering and analysis—including variant types such as CNVs and structural variants not examined originally, phenotype filters that had been set too narrowly, and other sources.

Yield was consistent across clinical areas (roughly 5–6% for neurodevelopmental, cardiac, and renal indications) but the reasons differed: new gene associations and CNVs dominated neurodevelopmental diagnoses, while variant reclassification drove most cardiac ones. Genome data outperformed exome (6.1% vs 4.8%), partly by reaching non-coding diagnoses such as RNU4-2 and a deep-intronic MRPL39 variant. A recurring theme was the lag in conventional knowledge bases: 59% of the new gene–disease diagnoses were not yet curated in OMIM at the time of reanalysis, underscoring the value of drawing on a rapidly updated resource like PanelApp Australia.

From a one-off event to a continuous program

We then ran Talos for 29 monthly iterative cycles. Most diagnoses (92%) came on a cohort’s first pass, but the iterative design proved its value on two fronts. First, it demonstrated the scalability of ongoing reanalysis: because later cycles return only newly actionable evidence, they surfaced an average of just one variant per 200 cases over the program. Second, it showed how quickly we can move from scientific discovery to diagnosis: on average just 32 days passed between new knowledge appearing in a public database and a patient receiving a diagnosis, with the fastest case turning around in a single day. Figure 2 provides timelines for three example patients showing how continual reanalysis can bring answers to families within weeks of new scientific findings. The whole pipeline is cheap enough to run continuously: annotating 1,000 genomes cost about $11, and a monthly reanalysis pass ran for a few cents per cohort.

Figure 2 – Diagnostic odyssey for three example patients. Each patient spent years after genetic sequencing waiting for a diagnosis. For Patient 1, the scientific discovery enabling their diagnosis happened one month after their testing, but no diagnosis was made until the first time their genetic data was reanalyzed using Talos. For patients 2 and 3, diagnoses were made within a month of the relevant scientific findings because the patients were already in the reanalysis pipeline.  Looking ahead

Talos reframes genomic reanalysis from a rare, labor-intensive event into a continuous, automated program that can keep pace with the science. By optimizing for specificity, it respects the real bottleneck of expert reviewer time, and by drawing on openly shared, frequently updated resources like PanelApp Australia and ClinVar, it turns the global community’s accumulating knowledge into diagnoses for individual patients, often within weeks.

We believe we’ve established a foundational capability, and we’re excited to see how the community builds on it. In particular, as more advanced AI models for understanding and predicting the consequences of genetic variation become available, we’re looking forward to leveraging them in the reanalysis of unsolved rare disease cases.

Talos is open source and straightforward to deploy in cloud environments like Azure. Our results offer a practical blueprint for health systems aiming to deliver frequent, scalable reanalysis to the many patients still searching for diagnoses.

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SAVE $490: As of June 24, the ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) is down to $2,099.99 at Amazon. That’s $490.01 off a high-end gaming laptop built for serious gaming and heavy workloads.

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Prime Day is officially here, and if you've been waiting for the right moment to upgrade your gaming laptop, this might be it. Amazon has cut the ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) to $2,099.99, knocking nearly $500 off the regular price and bringing the high-performance gaming laptop down to its lowest price this year.

This is a high-end gaming laptop built for people who want serious speed without waiting around for things to load. It runs on Intel’s Core Ultra 9 processor paired with NVIDIA’s RTX 5070 Ti graphics, which basically means it can handle demanding games, creative work, and heavy multitasking without slowing down. You also get 32GB of memory and a 1TB solid-state drive, so apps open quickly, and there’s plenty of space for a full game library.

On the experience side, the 16-inch display is designed for fast, smooth gameplay, which helps keep motion clear in fast-moving games. It also has an advanced cooling system designed to maintain steady performance during long gaming sessions instead of throttling under pressure.

The RGB lighting is mostly for looks and customization, but you can switch it off or tone it down if you want a more simple, work-friendly setup.

Grab the ASUS ROG Strix G16 (2025) on Amazon before your laptop starts charging emotional damage fees.

Our Best Editor-Vetted Prime Day Deals Right Now

Apple AirPods Pro 3 Noise Cancelling Heart Rate Wireless Earbuds — $179.00 (List Price $249.00)

Apple AirPods 4 Wireless Earbuds With Active Noise Cancellation — $148.99 (List Price $179.00)

Apple iPad 11" 128GB Wi-Fi Retina Tablet (Silver, 2025 Release) — $299.00 (List Price $349.00)

Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm, S/M Black Sport Band) — $279.00 (List Price $399.00)

Sony WH-1000XM6 Wireless Noise Cancelling Over-Ear Headphones — $378.00 (List Price $459.99)

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The best Prime Day iPhone deals at a glance: Best iPhone 17 Pro deal Apple iPhone 17 Pro (256GB) Free with Experience More or Experience Beyond at T-Mobile (save $1,099.99) Get Deal Best iPhone Air deal Apple iPhone Air (256GB) $839.99 at Best Buy (save $160) Get Deal Best budget iPhone deal Apple iPhone 16e (128GB) $489.99 at Best Buy (save $110) Get Deal Best renewed iPhone 17 Pro deal Apple iPhone 17 Pro 512GB (Renewed Premium) 999.99 at Amazon (save $249) Get Deal

Amazon Prime Day has kicked off earlier than ever this year. Amazon must know we're all looking for a good deal in an economy with ever-rising prices. If you're on team iPhone, those price increases aren't expected to chill out anytime soon. Tim Cook just announced iPhone price hikes are "unavoidable," citing a chip problem that doesn't seem to have a solution.

Our recommendation is to shop for deals as soon as possible if you need an iPhone upgrade. Amazon doesn't currently have any new iPhone deals, but we're seeing some great options elsewhere, including Best Buy and T-Mobile.

Here's where to snag the best iPhone deals before the price increase. If you're shopping for other Apple devices like AirPods or a MacBook, check out the best Apple deals this Prime Day.

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It doesn't get better than free. With no trade-in required, T-Mobile has an excellent deal if you're eyeing the new iPhone 17 Pro. It's free! Of course, there's a slight catch, but it's not terrible. All you need to do is sign on to a T-Mobile Experience More or Experience Beyond plan for 24 months. Over these consecutive months, T-Mobile applies a promo credit to bring the price of the phone to zero. Plus, the Cosmic Orange colorway makes a statement.

Best iPhone Air deal Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple iPhone Air (256GB) $839.99 at Best Buy
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Read Mashable's full review of the iPhone Air.

For those who want slim but durable, the new iPhone Air is ideal. It's Apple's thinnest-ever iPhone at 5.6mm while having an ultralight titanium frame. Battery life measures about 27 hours and it's compatible with eSIMs if you'll be traveling soon.

Shop Best Buy this Prime Day to snag the 256GB iPhone Air while it's on sale for $839.99.

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Your old iPhone no longer holds a charge but you're not looking to spend much to get a new model. If that's the case, consider the Prime Day sale on the iPhone 16e for $489.99. You'll be getting 128GB storage, a 6.1-inch display, and the A18 chip. While this isn't the newest model, it's only one generation behind.

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If you’re okay skipping the brand-new box experience, this is one of the easiest ways to save on a higher-storage iPhone 17 Pro. The 512GB Renewed Premium iPhone 17 Pro is down to $999.99 on Amazon, cutting $249 off the usual price and bringing a top-tier storage option below the $1,000 mark.

Because it’s listed as Renewed Premium, it also comes with stricter quality checks than standard refurbished models, so it’s closer to a “like-new” experience while still costing significantly less.

More Prime Day iPhone deals

• Apple iPhone Air (512GB) — $1,039.99 $1,1999.99 (save $160)

• Apple iPhone Air (1TB) — $1,239.99 $1,399.99 (save $160)

• Apple iPhone 17 Pro (256 GB)(Renewed Premium) — $934.15 $1,099 (save $164.85)

Most of the time when you press Shift it is just to capitalize a letter or word, but it also gives you access to dozens of different shortcuts in Windows 11 that can speed up your workflow.

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Prime Day is officially here (yes, Amazon bumped the official sale up to June this year), and it's my pleasure, as well as journalistic duty, to give you the deets on where to find the best sex toy deals.

As I've noted in years past, buying sex toys on Amazon is a gamble. If you don't know what to look for, you could end up with something that does more harm than good (think porous jelly materials or chemical-laden vibrators). On top of that, Amazon isn't allowed to promote sex toys on Prime Day the way it does for TVs and air fryers, which means you have to dig to find the discounts.

SEE ALSO: I've tested 100+ sex toys. Here are the 15 most mind-blowing toys I've ever owned.

Luckily, you have me to do the research for you. To be transparent, while the official sale is live, the best sex toy deals right now aren't actually on Amazon — they're hiding at competing sales from trusted retailers and brands like Lovehoney, LELO, Bellesa Boutique, and Hello Nancy.

Happy shopping!

Best Amazon Prime Day sex toy deal so far Tracy's Dog OG Lick $29.99 at Amazon
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This year, the pickings on Amazon are slim, but Tracy's Dog is almost always marked down. It's one of my favorite sex toy brands for people who crave intense clitoral stimulation but aren't willing to pay more than $50. This is one of the only times I feel confident saying you'll get more bang for your buck.

Right now, you can get Tracy's Dog OG Lick (also known as the Juicy Clitoral Licking Vibrator) for $29.99 at Amazon. It doesn't have a "Prime Day deal" badge or even a "discount" listed, but $29.99 is a good deal. For context, it normally retails for $45.99 on the official Tracy's Dog website, so you're saving 35% by grabbing it on Amazon instead.

The OG Lick includes a remote and has seven licking modes and 10 vibration patterns. It's also waterproof and super easy to use hands-free (I actually love using mine while I'm giving my partner head; it's fun for everyone involved). Note: This is a "licking" vibrator; if you want suction, I recommend buying the OG Sucking Vibrator (which isn't available on Amazon for some reason).

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Are you still looking at walls of Home Assistant notifications instead of a nice summary? What about your Home Assistant voice commands—do they work how you want? It's easier (and cheaper) to integrate AI with your smart home than you might think.

I used to joke that auditioning for Love Island is a better alternative to dating, and now Tinder is taking it seriously. The app just announced that it's partnering with TikTok to launch a full-on reality dating show this summer called Double Date Island.

The concept is a little different from most dating shows. Instead of sending single people out to navigate an island or competition alone, Tinder is asking contestants to bring a best friend along for the ride. It's all part of Tinder's attempt to be relationship-focused while promoting its Double Date Mode. They're casting single duos from various countries (the U.S., UK, Brazil, Australia, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany), according to the press release, and flying them to Portugal for a summer of on-camera courting.

The show will follow real Tinder users as they go on double dates and participate in challenges and other activities, the app told Mashable. It's (unsurprisingly) inspired by the Double Date feature, and will be unscripted.

SEE ALSO: App fatigue is real. I tested the best dating apps of 2026 to find the ones that really work.

I'm not sure if Tinder is taking a page out of InStyle's book — The InTern mockumentary series went viral soon after its first episode, and now it's so popular that celebrities like Drew Barrymore and Sarah Sherman have appeared in it — but a dating show built just for TikTok sounds like something I'd binge while huddled under my covers.

If you want to try out for it, you have to move fast. According to a LinkedIn post shared by Tinder's Global Communications and Social Media Manager, Francisco Gonçalves, the casting window opened on June 22 and closes at midnight local time on June 28, this Sunday.

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If you're 18 or older, all you have to do is open up Tinder. A special casting card will randomly pop up right in your usual profile stack over the next few days, and if you want to apply, you literally just Swipe Right on it.

Applications will then be reviewed by the production team, Tinder told Mashable. Selected applicants may be invited to participate in further casting stages, such as interviews, additional social or video submissions, social media reviews, background checks, welfare assessments, and other standard production checks.

The show will culminate in an international finale featuring contributors from multiple countries, according to Tinder. Double Date Island will premiere exclusively on TikTok (not Tinder or another streamer) this summer — apparently, if you're 18 and older.

It might be a promo for the app, but hey, traveling to Portugal with your best friend "for the plot" sounds way better than normal swiping.

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In online spaces where people talk about video games, the necessity (or lack thereof) of remakes is pretty well-worn discourse. Any given remake needs to have some reason to exist beyond just being new, so the argument goes. If we are to accept that framing with regards to Nintendo's new Star Fox reboot for Switch 2, I'd say the multiplayer mode is a solid enough reason to exist.

Between playing the new online Battle Mode at a preview event a few weeks ago and then getting some more hands-on time with it during the review process, I've come away thinking that it's much more than just a tacked-on bonus for this Star Fox 64 remake. While Battle Mode is ultimately too limited in scope to become anyone's new multiplayer obsession, matches are big and chaotic enough (thanks to some added Mario Kart elements) to make it a worthwhile diversion once you're done racking up high scores and collecting medals in the single-player campaign.

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Star Fox for Switch 2 is far from the first game in the series to experiment with competitive multiplayer. Its chief inspiration, Star Fox 64, had a very basic split-screen dogfighting mode that is a source of nostalgia for some, but, frankly, it was never the appeal of that game for me. Some later entries, like Assault for GameCube and the 3DS version of 64, expanded on the number of modes and vehicles, but the Switch 2 reboot is the first time since Command for the Nintendo DS that the series has allowed online play.

Given its history, Star Fox for Switch 2 is easily the most the franchise has ever delivered on the potential of online dogfighting with strangers or the homies. Battles take place between two teams of four, with one team stepping into the boots of team Star Fox, and the other inhabiting the role of the rival crew Star Wolf. These battles take place in extremely large arenas full of obstacles to maneuver around, enemy NPC ships that you can shoot down for small point bonuses, and wormholes that you can use to quickly teleport around.

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It can be a lot to take in at first, and you might find yourself getting shot down frequently if you get a little too adventurous before learning how the game works. The skies of the Lylat System aren't especially forgiving.

Given that the single-player modes in Star Fox are entirely beholden to a game from 1997, Battle Mode is the main avenue for the developers at Velan Studios to flex their creative muscles. That's done primarily via random weapon pick-ups a la Mario Kart; you don't know what you're getting until you've collected it, and it's gone once you use it. These can range from small drones that accompany your craft and augment your weapon fire, a quick teleport you can activate at will, homing cluster missiles, or my personal favorite, a giant f***-you laser beam that just wipes out anything it touches.

At its best, Battle Mode feels like Mario Kart in the air. A rough stretch can quickly turn around if you happen to collect the right weapon, and that can snowball into a come-from-behind victory if enough things go right. All of that combines with truly excellent flight mechanics to make something that's tremendously easy to pick up and play for a few minutes, provided you've at least played the tutorial for this game.

But there just isn't enough of it Oh yeah, you can use characters' faces in GameChat, too. Credit: Nintendo

Star Fox for Switch 2 fills a nice little niche for multiplayer dogfighting that's more approachable and family-friendly than something like Ace Combat or any of the myriad online military sims you can play on PC. Sadly, in accordance with the game's relatively low $50 price tag, there just isn't a ton of it to chew on.

Specifically, there are only three modes:

1. Capture a zone of the map before the enemy does

2. Avoid falling meteorites and collect pick-ups from their impact craters to score points

3. Steal cargo from space pirates and carry it to your enemy base

That'd be a decent enough selection of modes if not for the fact that each one is tied to a certain map, meaning there are a total of three maps in Battle Mode. Nintendo and Velan have also not indicated any plans for DLC, so there's a good possibility that this is all we'll get. While all three maps are fun enough to play on their own, it's just too meager an offering to be something that anyone but a handful of die-hards will want to play for longer than a couple of weeks.

SEE ALSO: I played 'Star Fox' on Switch 2. Multiplayer mode rules.

In a vacuum, that's not a bad thing. I'm always in favor of games being intentional with scope and not demanding that players give over their entire lives to them. I don't need Star Fox to be the next Fortnite. But this is the first Star Fox game in a decade, and the first good one in much longer than that, so it's kind of a bummer that Battle Mode is as good as it is while also being extremely limited.

But hey, at least you can also use a webcam to plaster an AR Falco model that roughly follows your facial movements in GameChat lobbies. That's funny, if nothing else.

You may have heard of ECC (Error-Correcting Code) memory before, but have the impression that this special type of RAM is only meant for workstations and data center servers.

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Attention shoppers: Amazon Prime Day is underway. The sale officially runs through Friday, June 26, but if you want to ensure you lock down the deals you want, we recommend adding them to your cart ASAP.

For those sticking to a budget this Prime Day, consider that some of our favorite items are sitting at under $25. A great pair of budget earbuds, fancy smart bulbs, and an emotional-support water bottle are all on sale for impressive lows.

We scoured the pages of Amazon and rounded up all the best Prime Day deals you can score for less than $25. And be sure to check back throughout the sale, as we'll be adding to and updating this list.

Best deal under $25 Opens in a new window Credit: Soundcore Soundcore P30i $23.69 at Amazon
$49.99 Save $26.30   Get Deal Why we like it

The Soundcore P30i earbuds fall well within a budget price but don't skimp out on features. As a Prime Day treat, Amazon has them on sale for only $23.69 in all colorways, down from the list price of $49.99 at Soundcore.

According to Mashable's list of the best budget earbuds, the Soundcore P30i have the most impressive sound for an option under $50 (now under $25). "The active noise cancellation on them is impressive for their price, able to block out the bustle of busy streets or the noisy gym," wrote Mashable Shopping Reporters Bethany Allard and Samantha Mangino.

More deals under $25

• Jisulife 3-in-1 Mini Fan — $11.70 $13.76 (save $2.06)

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• Blink Mini 2 — $12.99 $39.99 (save $27)

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Over the course of the years, a recurring cloud storage subscription can easily cost hundreds or even thousands of dollars. And what does that subscription fee get you? A finite amount of storage and convenient access whenever you want it.

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The best Prime Day gaming laptop deals: Best overall Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI $1,599.99 (save $600) Get Deal Best MSI deal MSI Katana 15 HX $1,829.99 (save $370) Get Deal Best budget deal Acer Nitro V 16S AI $1,099.99 (save $300) Get Deal

Amazon’s Prime Day sale is officially into day two, and the retailer’s gaming laptop deals are dropping hard across various brands to save you cash on top-tier models.

Now that the main sale is in full swing, we’re seeing major discounts on machines built for much more than just everyday browsing. These include RTX-powered laptops, high-refresh-rate displays, sizeable SSDs, and models that can handle the latest PC games without needing a full desktop setup.

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Gaming laptops can be tricky to shop for during a big sales event, with specs, third-party sellers, and inflated list prices all worth checking carefully so you don't get stuck with an outdated processor. Mashable has gone through the live offers and picked out the best gaming laptop deals worth considering before the sale wraps up.

With that, here are the very best Prime Day deals you can find right now.

Best overall deal Opens in a new window Credit: Acer Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI (Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,599.99 at Amazon
$2,199.99 Save $600.00   Get Deal Why we like it

The Acer Predator Helios Neo 16 AI is a strong pick if you want an upper-midrange machine that handles modern titles without settling for baseline graphics. For Prime Day, Amazon has it on sale for $1,599.99, knocking a full $600 off the $2,199.99 list price.

That price drop buys you a 16-inch display driven by an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Ti graphics card. While many laptops on sale around this price bracket default to lower-tier 5050 or 5060 cards, the 5070 Ti tier offers a step up in performance. This means you can run demanding single-player games like Cyberpunk 2077 or competitive multiplayer shooters at higher graphical settings while safely using features like ray tracing and DLSS upscaling.

Best MSI gaming laptop deal MSI Katana 15 HX (Intel Core i9-14900HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,829.99 at Amazon
$2,199.99 Save $370.00   Get Deal at Amazon Why we like it

The Katana 15 HX isn't carrying an official Amazon Prime Day badge, and its 17% discount isn't the deepest cut we've seen this week, but we're highlighting it here based on its performance history.

PCMag (also owned by Ziff Davis) named it the best gaming laptop for most people in its 2026 testing, and this specific configuration brings current-gen hardware down to $1,829.99 from its $2,199.99 list price. While price trackers show that lower-spec SKUs of the Katana have dropped as low as $1,369.99 in the past, this particular build justifies its price tag if you want better components out of the box.

With that $370 savings, you get a 15.6-inch QHD+ display with a 165Hz refresh rate and 100% DCI-P3 color accuracy, a 24-core Intel Core i9-14900HX processor, and an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 graphics card with DLSS 4 support.

More gaming laptop deals

• Acer Nitro V 16S AI (AMD Ryzen 7 260, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,099.99 $1,399.99 (save $300)

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• ASUS ROG Strix G18 (AMD, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5050, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,239.99 $1,699.99 (save $460)

• ASUS ROG Strix G16 (Intel Core i7, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,269.99 $1,339.99 (save $70)

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• Acer Predator Helios Neo 16S AI (Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,959.99 $2,099.99 (save $140)