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Amazon will stop supporting your old Kindle and Kindle Fire, here's what you can do

How-To Geek - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:15

If you've been holding on to an old Kindle device for over a decade, it's likely time to move on. An Amazon spokesperson has confirmed to The Verge that Kindle eReaders and Kindle Fire tablets released in 2012 and earlier will no longer have Kindle Store access to buy, borrow, or download books after May 20th, 2026.

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5 new Netflix documentaries to watch in April

How-To Geek - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:15

With spring blooming, it's time for your Netflix watch list to get a well-deserved refresh. This April, the streaming platform is bringing a string of documentaries and docuseries that you can tune into.

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Dont panic: Amazon is discontinuing support on these 13 Kindle devices, but theyre not totally obsolete

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:09

On April 7, some Kindle users received an alarming email from Amazon. The email alerted users that, as of May 20, 2026, their Kindle devices will no longer be supported. Immediate reactions on social media devolved into panic, fearing that this meant beloved Kindles were no longer functional. Yet, I'm more impressed that 14-year-old Kindles are still going strong.

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Before you run out to buy a new Kindle, you don't have to fear — you can still use your Kindle. The news does not mean these Kindle devices are being deactivated; however, they're no longer receiving software updates, nor will you have access to web services. And, yes, for Libby users, this means you'll no longer be able to borrow books on your device since you need WiFi.

Here's everything you need to know, including which devices are affected and what that means for you.

Which Kindle devices are affected?

Kindle users with an affected device linked to their Amazon account received an email informing them that support for their device is being discontinued. In fact, it's not just Kindles but Fire tablets, too. The devices no longer being supported include:

  • Kindle (1st generation)

  • Kindle (2nd generation)

  • Kindle DX

  • Kindle DX Graphite

  • Kindle Keyboard

  • Kindle 4

  • Kindle Touch

  • Kindle 5

  • Kindle Paperwhite (1st generation)

  • Kindle Fire (1st generation)

  • Kindle Fire (2nd generation)

  • Kindle Fire HD 7

  • Kindle Fire HD 8.9

What does the change on May 20 mean?

In the email Amazon sent to users, it stated: "Amazon is discontinuing support for Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier." But what does discontuning support actually mean? Devices will no longer have web support; therefore, they won't have the Send to Kindle feature, which requires an internet connection. It also means you won't be able to borrow or download books from the Kindle Store, including Libby e-books, since they go through the Kindle Store. In Amazon's email, they also mentioned that if you deregister and factory reset the device, you cannot register it again.

When reached for comment, an Amazon spokesperson provided this statement to Mashable:

Starting May 20, 2026, customers using Kindle and Kindle Fire devices released in 2012 and earlier will no longer be able to purchase, borrow, or download new content via the Kindle Store. These models have been supported for at least 14 years — some as long as 18 years — but technology has come a long way in that time, and these devices will no longer be supported moving forward. We are notifying those still actively using them and offering promotions to help with the transition to newer devices. Their accounts and Kindle Library also remain fully accessible through the free Kindle app and Kindle for Web.

Can you still use your affected Kindle after May 20?

The affected Kindles aren't necessarily being deactivated; service will just be limited. You can still read the books you have already downloaded to your Kindle per usual. Plus, many users recommend jailbreaking the device.

If you connect your Kindle to a computer and use a program like Calibre, you can still easily transfer books to your Kindle. Who's really losing out are Libby users, who have benefited from the Send to Kindle feature.

If the update is a huge deal-breaker, it may be time for a new Kindle, where you can access all the books you've ever purchased in the Kindle Store. For some, this update has left a bad impression and might mean it's time to try out a different e-reader, like a Kobo.

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Upgrade your smartphone with the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for its lowest price yet

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:06

SAVE $200: As of April 8, get the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for $1,299.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,499.99. That's a discount of 13% and the lowest price we've seen.

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If a spring refresh means you're updating everything in your life, not just cleaning your home, it might be time for a new smartphone. If that's the case for you, you won't want to miss this deal on the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra we found at Amazon, which cuts the new smartphone down by a significant amount.

As of April 8, get the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra for $1,299.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,499.99. That's $200 off and a discount of 13%. It's also the lowest price we've seen.

SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra review: I might be done with iPhones

This unlocked phone comes with a new custom chip in the form of the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 for Galaxy processor, 512GB of memory, a 6.9-inch AMOLED display with a 3120x1440 resolution, a 5000 mAh battery, and a 200MP main camera.

Mashable Tech Editor Timothy Beck Werth proclaimed that "this might be the year I switch to Android" after giving the phone a test drive, awarding it a 4.6 score in his review and praising its "incredible camera array", "gorgeous AMOLED display", and its processor's ability to handle "everything I threw at it".

Though the phone hasn't been out very long on the market, saving $200 on the unlocked version is an extremely great deal, especially if you're also on the fence about switching mobile teams, so to speak. It likely won't last long at this price, so it's a good idea to go ahead and pick it up while it's still in stock.

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RAM disks are insanely fast, but I'm not using one—and neither should you

How-To Geek - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:01

What if you could reserve part of your PC's RAM for storage, giving you a blazing-fast disk that sweeps the floor with today's fastest SSDs, right where they tend to choke?

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Euphoria Season 3 review: It should be great. Instead, its gross.

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 18:00

"Anyone can reinvent themselves."

These are the words of menacing Euphoria Season 3 newcomer Alamo (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje). He speaks them to Rue (Zendaya) as she comes to a crossroads on her winding journey to redemption, but he might as well be describing series creator Sam Levinson's thought process coming into Season 3. This time around, reinvention is the name of the game, as Euphoria moves from gritty teen drama to seedy neo-Western.

SEE ALSO: 'Euphoria' Season 3 trailer: Rue's on the run, Jules is a sugar baby, and I'm worried

On the one hand, some form of reinvention is necessary. Euphoria's Season 2 finale aired four years ago. After that hiatus, it would be ridiculous to return to high school as if nothing had changed, especially since, during that time away, cast members like Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Sydney Sweeney blossomed into megawatt movie stars through decidedly non-high school roles. On the other hand, the path Levinson chooses for Euphoria Season 3 opens the show up to its worst impulses, marring its technical splendor and strong performances with exploitative storylines that feel primed for internet outrage.

Euphoria Season 3 doesn't feel like the Euphoria you know. Zendaya in "Euphoria." Credit: Patrick Wymore / HBO

A five-year time jump between Euphoria Seasons 2 and 3 shakes the show up in a major way. The show's core cast of characters has scattered to the winds in their new adulthood. Some, like Nate (Elordi) and Cassie (Sweeney), are settling down and getting married. Others, like Lexi (Maude Apatow) and Maddy (Alexa Demie), are hustling for success in Hollywood.

Rue's life has taken a much more dangerous turn. Her debts to drug dealer Laurie (Martha Kelly) have caught up with her, and she's now a drug mule. The season's exhilarating opening catches her tearing across the Chihuahuan Desert on the way back to the U.S., complete with a tense pit stop at the border wall. Zendaya sinks right back into Rue's live-wire energy, making it feel as if we've never left her.

SEE ALSO: 'Euphoria' has a flashback problem

However, most of the other aspects of Euphoria surrounding her have changed. Gone are the neon-soaked school hallways and city streets, replaced by wide-open Western vistas saturated with stunning color. The layered vocals of Labrinth's score are nowhere to be heard either. Instead, Hans Zimmer takes the reins with a more orchestral sound (that at one point sounds eerily close to his work on Dune). Even the show's title appears in a different font: a blocky yellow that recalls Western film titles. This season accompanies its first title card drop with the screech of a hawk, an extra bit of Western pastiche that hammers home the show's new direction.

All the changes serve Levinson's thesis that these characters' early 20s are the Wild Wests of their lives. (For Rue, caught in a standoff between Laurie and strip club kingpin Alamo, that lawless Western element is a lot more literal.) Yet in making all these changes, Euphoria also loses the parts of its identity that set it apart from its teen drama counterparts in the first place. Now it feels more like a familiar crime drama. A prestige crime drama with an HBO budget, but still a recognizable one.

Euphoria Season 3 is an exercise in humiliation and fetishization. Sydney Sweeney in "Euphoria." Credit: HBO

One element of Euphoria that carries over to Season 3 is its gleeful pushing of the envelope, particularly when it comes to sex. In Season 3, Levinson is focused on sex work, a subject he's already explored in part (but with very little sensitivity) in Kat's (Barbie Ferreira) Season 1 cam girl storyline. This time around, sex work takes center stage in multiple storylines. Rue helps run one of Alamo's strip clubs. Jules (Hunter Schafer) becomes a sugar baby. Cassie makes forays into OnlyFans, all in the hopes of earning enough money so she can pay for her dream flowers at her and Nate's wedding.

Euphoria Season 1 portrayed Kat's cam girl journey as primarily empowering, with very little consideration to the fact that she was underage at the time. Season 3 flips the script, turning a now-adult Cassie's OnlyFans ambitions into an over-sexualized humiliation gauntlet. If you thought Season 2's embarrassment of her was relentless, her Season 3 introduction alone blows that out of the water. Dressed as a dog, she perches atop a mini dog house and laps water from a bowl, desperate for validation online. Between this and "Wuthering Heights," it's a big year for Elordi characters dominating women through pet play. Fitting, as both Emerald Fennell and Levinson thrive on the empty provocation of throwing taboos at the wall and seeing what sticks.

Cassie's sex work has no depth to it, and in her "right-wing suburban bubble," everyone heaps shame on her, from her fiancé to her friends. Euphoria doesn't interrogate these biases or examine the intricacies of sex work further. Instead, it's happy to keep the shame coming, using Cassie's aspirations as a springboard from which it can launch suggestive images designed to stir up the most controversy: Cassie draped in a sopping wet American flag shirt, or posing as a baby. That it's Sweeney — herself a cultural lightning rod — in these tableaus makes Euphoria's desire for outrage even more clear. And while I clearly feel some of that outrage the show is gunning for, what I feel more is exasperation. Exasperation that a show with such incredible potential, and such undeniable talent in front of and behind the camera, keeps opting for lazy shocks.

These shocks even spill into Rue's storyline, which has usually been Euphoria at its best and most introspective. In Season 3, Rue experiments with religion and surrendering herself to a higher power, a quest that stems from a diner conversation with Ali (Colman Domingo). Euphoria wisely knows that when it sticks Zendaya and Domingo in a booth and lets them play off one another, it gets magic. That's why Rue's special episode, "Trouble Don’t Last Always," is a series highlight. Yet in the first three episodes of Season 3 sent to critics, Rue's journey to fulfillment often falls to the wayside to make more room for what Euphoria knows will get people talking most: mess and controversy. In Rue's case, those manifest in her work at a strip club, which is populated less by fully-formed characters and more by tragic sex worker archetypes.

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But even in non-overtly sexual situations, Euphoria finds a way to ogle its cast. An early sequence sees Rue and her co-conspirator Faye (Chloe Cherry) swallow golf-ball sized bags of drugs to smuggle out of Mexico. The camera lingers on their throats and their spit, while their gulps ring out loud and desperate. It's a needlessly suggestive spectacle, and the same goes for what happens when the drugs need to come out the other end.

Unfortunately, it's scenes like these that linger in the brain and get immortalized thanks to the meme treatment. Euphoria knows this, which is why it's all too happy to keep humiliating Cassie and providing surface-level looks at controversial topics in Season 3.

There's a great show lurking in here somewhere. So much of Rue's journey proves it. Yet Euphoria keeps smothering that greatness with something far grosser, and that's something no amount of reinvention can hide.

Euphoria Season 3 premieres Apr. 12 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

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These 5 power tool myths are costing you money (why modern tools changed the game)

How-To Geek - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:45

Power tools aren't like they used to be, but our ideas about them haven't changed. These old beliefs can detemine which tools you buy, how you use them, and what to expect. But those are just old workshop stories, and now it's time to ditch the misinformation because it's costing you money and time.

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The Anker Solix C1000 with a 200W solar panel is half off at Amazon — one of my favorite models for summer camping

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:39

SAVE $898.01: The Anker Solix C1000 portable power station with a 200W solar panel is on sale at Amazon for $649.99, down from the normal price of $1,548 at Anker. That's a 58% discount.

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It's time to make camping plans for the summer. If you've heard about portable power stations but haven't bought one for yourself, make this the year. Snagging one means you'll have plenty of campsite power to keep phones charged up and brew some morning coffee. If this sounds ideal, check out this nice bundle deal at Amazon.

As of April 8, the Anker Solix C1000 portable power station with a 200W solar panel is on sale at Amazon for $649.99, down from the normal price of $1,548 at Anker. That's a 58% discount that saves you a massive $898.01.

It's no secret Anker Solix makes an incredible lineup of portable power stations. The Solix C1000 is a great all-around model that combines a 1,056Wh battery, plenty of ports, and a lightbar. You get six AC ports, two USB-C, and two USB-A ports on the C1000 and it has quick recharging. Get back to 80% power with just 43 minutes of standard wall charging.

SEE ALSO: Chill out as temps rise with these fans from Shark, Dreame, and Dreo that are already on sale

However, today's deal includes a 200W solar panel, so you'll be able to recharge via the sun at the campground this summer. When testing the Anker Solix C1000, I became a huge fan of the Solix app. It's simple and clean design make it a breeze to use, and it's great for monitoring battery power without standing next to the unit.

Another major benefit of the original C1000 is the built-in lightbar. Brands have been getting away from this design, but I love to have a light source on the power station for illuminating the stairs when carrying it around during a power outage. It's also excellent for creating ambient light while camping.

While it's on a major 58% discount, upgrade your summer camping experience by snagging the Anker Solix C1000 portable power station with a 200W solar panel. As long as the sun comes out, you'll be in line for unlimited power.

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Home Depot revives its Halfway to Halloween sale: Shop the spooky drop before it sells out

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:28

The Home Depot has resurrected its annual Halfway to Halloween sale. The home improvement retailer surprise-released a selection of its popular Halloween decorations on Wednesday, April 8, marking nearly six months until the spooky holiday.

The items went live on the Home Depot's website around 7 a.m. ET and are only available for purchase while supplies last. All of them have a limit of one per order.

The Home Depot's "Lethal Lily" witch animatronic has been upgraded with smart features for 2026. Credit: The Home Depot

This year's Halfway to Halloween drop includes 14 props — some new for 2026, some returning from previous years. Among them are a nine-foot Tyrannosaurus Rex skeleton; two undead horses; a menacing bunny animatronic; and a new app-controlled version of "Lethal Lily," a witch animatronic that the Home Depot last sold in 2023 and 2024. Here's the full list:

Both of the clowns are at risk of selling out first: Less than 500 of them were available at the time of writing.

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A Home Depot representative told Mashable that all returning items are priced the same as they were originally. The updated Lethal Lily is only $50 more than her non-app-controlled predecessor.

Notably absent from the drop is "Skelly," the viral 12-foot-tall skeleton that the Home Depot has sold every year since 2020. Wannabe owners will just have to be patient: The company's rep confirmed that Skelly will return in stores and online later this year.

The Home Depot's Knight Frostbane animatronic stands 8.5 feet tall. Credit: The Home Depot The nine-foot T. Rex animatronic can roar at trick-or-treaters. Credit: The Home Depot

The Home Depot typically releases its full Halloween collection in mid-July, though last year it arrived in early August. The retailer previewed several new additions to its 2026 lineup on Instagram in mid-March, including a giant mummy, skeleton pirates, a decaying velociraptor, and an app-controlled version of Skelly.

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With this year's Halfway to Halloween sale, the Home Depot's seasonal programming has returned to its regular schedule. Mashable previously reported that the company canceled the sale last year amid fluctuating tariffs that threw the entire Halloween decor industry into uncertainty. The sale normally features a limited selection of brand-new items from the Home Depot's annual Halloween collection, serving as a teaser to its full summer drop. Its 2025 hiatus disappointed Skelly and friends' zealous fandom.

This year's Halfway to Halloween sale is happening just a little earlier than usual. In 2022, 2023, and 2024, it was scheduled for late April.

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These top-rated Soundcore headphones just dropped to a near-record low at Amazon

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:25

SAVE 43%: As of April 8, you can get the Soundcore by Anker Q20i for $39.99, down from $69.99, at Amazon. That's a 43% discount or $30 savings.

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Dropping $300 on a pair of headphones is just something I won't do. I know a lot of other writers here would disagree, but there's really no reason to when there are budget-friendly options that'll do everything you need them to do for way less. (If you're an audiophile, look away.)

Right now, you can get the Soundcore by Anker Q20i hybrid active noise-cancelling headphones for just $39.99 — that's an insanely good price for a pair of top-notch headphones. (They have +59K reviews!) It's also just a couple of bucks more than its all-time low price of $37.99.

SEE ALSO: The 12 best headphones of 2026 — we tested the top contenders from Sony, Apple, Bose, and Beats

I mean, obviously, I'm not recommending you get headphones from a third-party seller, but Soundcore is one of our favorite budget-friendly brands. Mashable Shopping Reporter, Samantha Mangino, for example, just reviewed the Soundcore Space One and Space One Pro headphones, and she says they're comparable to the Bose QuietComfort lineup and look great on.

"When I first spotted them out in the wild, I thought they were a pair of Beats because they looked like the Studio Pros," she writes. "Turns out, the Soundcore and Beats logos just look remarkably similar."

While the Space One models Mangino tested are definitely solid deals, the Q20i is even cheaper. They also have three times the reviews, with most shoppers saying the battery life is nothing short of "impressive." You'll get up to 40 hours of playtime with active noise cancellation turned on, and just five minutes on the charger will get you an extra four hours of listening time.

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Stop buying Jeep accessories: 5 things you can 3D print instead

How-To Geek - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:15

You don’t have to spend a ton of money to get fun accessories for your Jeep. 3D printing is a great way to get fully custom gear to mount to your Jeep (or hang on your wall) for just pennies worth of plastic. Here are five fun things that you can 3D print for your Jeep.

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Claim a free Anker fast-charging block with Soundcore Sleep A30 earbuds — heres how

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:12

GET A FREE CHARGER BLOCK: As of April 8, when you grab the Anker Soundcore Sleep A30 Special earbuds at Amazon for $199.99, you can claim a free Anker Nano USB-C fast-charging block (a $19.99 value). Here's how.

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Free stuff isn't easy to come by in 2026. Unless, of course, you know where to look. Amazon likes to hide free stuff in plain sight, like this Anker Nano charging block.

As of April 8, when you purchase a pair of Anker Soundcore Sleep A30 Special earbuds at Amazon for $199.99, you can claim a free Anker Nano USB-C fast-charging block. Once you add the Sleep A30 buds to your cart, head to this promotional page or click on "How to claim" underneath the Prime logo where it says "Get 1 free item when you buy 1 select item(s)." Since you've already added the earbuds to your cart, go ahead and tick the box for "Benefit items" on the left side of your screen (in the middle if you're on mobile). Then add the Anker Nano USB-C charger block to your cart. You'll see the savings reflected at checkout.

Obviously, that's a lot of money to spend just to get a free charging block. But if you're already shopping for a premium pair of sleep earbuds, you might as well take advantage of the free gift.

The Sleep A30 Special earbuds are our favorite amongst sleep earbuds. Not only do they offer active noise cancellation, but also decent battery life (8-10 hours with ANC), Calm app integration, and a design that's comfortable for side sleepers. Mashable's tester Bethany Allard writes, "They're certainly the best overall pick for anyone looking for sleep earbuds suited to most any sleep setting."

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Snag the new M5 MacBook Air for its lowest price yet at Amazon

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:03

SAVE $150: As of April 8, get the Apple MacBook Air (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $949 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,099. That's a discount of 14% and the lowest price we've seen.

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If you're shopping for a new laptop, there's an easy recommendation we can make: one of Apple's new MacBook Air models. Despite releasing nearly a month ago, this M5-equipped version of the laptop has dropped to the lowest price we've seen, which means it's time to pick one up.

As of April 8, get the Apple MacBook Air (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) for $949 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $1,099. That's $150 off and a discount of 14%. It's also the lowest price we've seen.

SEE ALSO: Regularly $999, score a MacBook Air for $200 with this limited-time deal

This M5 version of the popular M4 Air isn't leaps and bounds ahead of its predecessor, but it's a great pick if you're ready to bring home a new computer. It's the perfect place to start with its expansive base storage, Apple's N1 wireless chip for WiFi 7 and Bluetooth 6 support, and of course, the M5 chip.

It's kitted out with all the niceties you'd expect from the M4 Air as well, including the 60Hz Liquid Retina display, 12MP Center Stage webcam, Thunderbolt 4 ports, and a lengthy 18-hour battery life to work with. That makes it a great contender for all the things you might need to get done on the go.

If you want to snag this zippy MacBook Air for an excellent discount this early, now's the time to go ahead and buy in. Lock yours in before the discount disappears.

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CarPlay's hidden weather features will change how you prepare for driving

How-To Geek - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 17:00

Most people check the weather on their iPhone or by asking a smart assistant. Recently, though, I’ve been using a new method: CarPlay. I like knowing what the weather will be when I leave my car, and with these three tips, I’ve found it to be especially convenient.

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Watch out for viral AI videos of the Artemis II lunar flyby

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 16:55

Despite the fact that the Artemis II astronauts have been sending back absolutely stunning photos and videos of the lunar surface, a never-before-seen solar eclipse, Earthrise, and Earthset, viral AI videos of the moon are also going viral.

As with any major news event, AI slop farmers are taking the opportunity to share misleading and fabricated AI videos of the Artemis II mission. And even some of the more obvious examples of fake AI videos are racking up millions of views on platforms like X and TikTok.

We've seen the same phenomenon occur with other recent news events, from lighthearted viral moments like Punch the monkey to much more serious events like the war in Iran.

SEE ALSO: Disinformation on U.S.-Iran war takes over the internet

AI video models have become much more sophisticated over the past year, and it can sometimes be difficult to distinguish between fiction and reality online. However, careful observation can often identify clear tells that you're watching an AI video. In other cases, common sense can be your guide.

As the world watched the Artemis II lunar flyby, some social media users have been sharing fantastical AI videos and images depicting rocks rolling across the lunar surface or impossible geological formations. Other users are representing images of the lunar surface as if they were high-definition videos captured by the Orion spacecraft, dubbed Integrity by its crew.

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As ever, look for AI artifacts that suggest you're watching altered or synthetic content. AI videos also tend to be made up of very short clips, typically eight to 15 seconds in length. Finally, they will typically be posted by low-authority accounts with a history of posting AI slop and engagement bait.

Fortunately, the imagery sent back from Orion has been breathtaking.

So, if you're looking for never-before-seen glimpses of the lunar surface or planet Earth, all you have to do is bookmark the NASA image and video library — or keep an eye on Mashable's space coverage.

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Stop overlooking Milwaukee lights—these 5 deserve a spot in your toolkit

How-To Geek - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 16:45

Whether you're navigating a dark crawlspace or working under a vehicle, proper lighting is just as important as hand or power tools. Milwaukee is a fan favorite, but many users overlook its lighting solutions. Milwaukee LED lights use high-definition TRUEVIEW technology and deliver plenty of brightness in a durable package.

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Save $600 on the Dreame L50 Ultra robot vacuum and mop in time for spring cleaning

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 16:41

SAVE $600: The Dreame L50 Ultra robot vacuum and mop is on sale at Amazon for $799.99, down from the list price of $1,399.99 at Dreame. That's a 43% discount.

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Welcome to pollen season. It happens to coincide with warmer weather that begs for throwing open the windows. That invitation for pollen to drift inside is not ideal if you have seasonal allergies. However, a powerful air purifier and robot vacuum might just mean you can have open windows without major allergies. Check out this robot vacuum and mop combo deal at Amazon today.

As of April 8, the Dreame L50 Ultra robot vacuum and mop is on sale at Amazon for $799.99, down from the list price of $1,399.99 at Dreame. That's a 43% discount that shaves $600 off the normal price.

Instead of worrying about pollen settling on the floors and in the carpet, enlist a robot vacuum to help clean up daily. The Dreame L50 Ultra uses 19,500Pa suction power to clean up dirt, dander, crumbs, and smaller particles like pollen. Plus, it comes with Dreame's obstacle avoidance technology which is programmed to avoid over 180 objects like cables, shoes, toys, and more.

SEE ALSO: The Eufy E25 robot vacuum has dropped to its lowest-ever price at Amazon — save $400 right now

When it comes time to mop up messes, the Dreame uses TripleUp Tech which lifts the side and main brush while lowering the mop pads. Dreame mentions this ensures the vacuuming brushes stay dry. The PowerDock uses hot-water cleaning and drying to make sure the mop pads get clean between uses.

The Dreame L50 is also designed to handle higher thresholds and it's equipped with retractable legs that allow it to climb as high as 1.65 inches. That won't climb stairs, but it will ensure the robot can make it between rooms on the same floor.

While it's on sale for a major $600 discount, equip your home with the powerful and versatile Dreame L50 Ultra robot vacuum and mop. Both the white and black colorways are on sale for under $800.

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Uber and VW will offer robotaxi rides in Los Angeles by late 2026

How-To Geek - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 16:39

You might just step into a robotaxi the next time you want to see a Dodgers or Lakers game. Uber and Volkswagen's MOIA mobility division have revealed that they'll offer rides in autonomous ID. Buzz electric vans in late 2026.

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You can get the brand-new iPhone 17 Pro for literally $0 right now at AT&T

Mashable - Wed, 04/08/2026 - 16:28

TL;DR: Get the iPhone 17 Pro for $0.00 per month at AT&T when you trade in an eligible device and sign up for a qualifying unlimited plan on a 36-month installment agreement.

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If you've been eyeing the new iPhone 17 Pro but your wallet is telling you to wait, we found a deal that might be good enough to change your mind.

Right now, you can get the brand-new Apple iPhone 17 Pro at AT&T for $0.00 per month. That's basically a $1,100 discount. But there's a small catch: You'll need to trade in an eligible device (worth at least $230) and sign up for a qualifying unlimited plan under a 36-month installment agreement.

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Although this deal is probably more appealing to new customers, existing customers on the Unlimited Starter or Starter SL plan can still get up to $830 on the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max with a $130 or higher trade-in value. If you're tied to another carrier, AT&T will offer up to $800 per line to help you break your contract and switch over.

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