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Are you tired of untangling cables and chargers just to plug your phone or tablet in? I was, and I decided to finally do something about it. After adding retractable cables to my arsenal, I realized this was the upgrade I had been needing, and there's no going back for me.

For years, buying a luxury SUV meant paying a premium for the badge as much as the vehicle itself. If you wanted a quieter cabin, better materials, and the latest technology, brands like BMW, Mercedes-Benz, and Cadillac were the obvious destination.

If you've used Anthropic's AI chatbot Claude, and shared any of your Claude conversations with friends, those chats may have been publicly available via Google.

That's what emerged this weekend when Reddit users noticed that shared Claude conversations were being indexed by Google Search. Seemingly private conversations between users and the AI chatbot, in other words, were publicly searchable on Google.

According to Reddit, those affected included a Claude user who was creating a crypto wallet and accidentally exposed keys to the currency, and a lawyer asking the chatbot for legal advice on whether they had to self-report a breach of conduct.

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Anthropic has since addressed the issue. Google appears to have de-indexed and removed all shared Claude conversations from its search engine as of this writing.

How did this happen?

By default, Claude conversations are private. However, there is a feature which lets users share specific Claude chats. When doing this, Anthropic creates a static page that allows users to share the chat with others — and also made it indexable by search engines.

Simple "noindex" tags can be included in a web page's code, telling search engines not to index a page. It does not appear that Anthropic used those tags. That means each shared Claude conversation had the potential to be indexed by Google.

Reddit users were able to find shared Claude conversations by searching for "site:claude.ai/share." This query would pull up all indexed pages using that URL structure, which every shared Claude conversation utilized.

Does AI have a privacy problem?

The shared Claude chats have since been removed from Google. But this isn't the first time we've seen insecure AI chatbot conversations.

Last year, ChatGPT users experienced the same issue; their shared conversations were also being indexed by Google. OpenAI pulled the feature once users began finding shared conversations in Google Search.

The same thing happened with Claude before too. Just one month after the ChatGPT incident, shared Claude conversations were discovered in Google Search. Anthropic was able to remove them from Google and addressed the issue at the time, saying it had blocked search engine crawlers. Yet it seems shared Claude chats were still being indexed.

Mashable has reached out to Anthropic for more information, and we will update this piece if we hear back.

How can I check privacy on my Claude conversations?

If you've never shared a Claude conversation, you have no need to worry. This wasn't a leak of private conversations, which is what all Claude chats are by default. The issue affected only shared Claude chats. 

If you have shared Claude chats, then there's a chance your conversation was publicly available via Google Search.

To manage that feature, simply login to your Claude account, go to Settings, followed by Privacy, then Shared Chats, and click on Manage. You should see a list of all your shared chats, and sharing can be turned off for all of them.

Kevin Hart has become one of Netflix's most valuable stars. His latest comedy movie, 72 Hours, quickly shot to No. 1 on Netflix, and I don't see that changing anytime soon. Perhaps one of these thrillers will surge into the Top 10 this week.

Influencers have been barred from cafes, prevented from filming inside workout classes, and blamed for overwhelming picturesque towns. Now, a Nantucket craft store has condensed that years-long backlash into two words: "No influencers."

The sign hangs inside the Four Winds Craft Guild, which has sold handcrafted Nantucket baskets, purses, artwork, and carvings on the island since 1948. When the store shared a photo of it on Instagram over the weekend of July 26, the post revived a familiar debate over what businesses gain — and what customers, employees, and residents may lose — when creators turn physical spaces into content.

SEE ALSO: Why are cafes, restaurants, and even towns banning influencers?

Influencers have become increasingly important in modern advertising. A single TikTok video or Instagram post can introduce an independent shop, restaurant, or destination to prospective customers without the business having to pay for a traditional ad campaign.

In a 2025 Sprout Social survey, 32 percent of consumers said they had purchased something through an influencer’s sponsored post within the previous year. That figure climbed to 53 percent among Gen Z and 48 percent among millennials. Businesses can easily track at least some of those purchases through personalized discount codes, affiliate links, and in-app storefronts.

But the attention creators generate can also lead to crowded rooms, tripods blocking walkways, customers recording strangers, and elaborate photo shoots unfolding while employees try to do their jobs. For businesses in small or already crowded destinations, an influx of visitors can create more disruption than revenue.

The sign quickly sparked reactions in Four Winds's Instagram comments, including from Paige Paul, the influencer and Dairy Boy founder formerly known as Paige Lorenze, who took her husband's surname after marrying tennis player Tommy Paul. Paul, who launched her own Nantucket storefront for Dairy Boy in May, pushed back against the sign, arguing that it dismissed an industry in which women have built businesses and gained economic independence.

"If you call yourself a feminist but proudly put up a 'No Influencers' sign, it’s worth asking who you are attempting to delegitimize, and why," Paul wrote. "Mocking women when they become powerful in a new industry isn’t new. It’s just a strange message coming from a store that celebrates a craft with such a rich history of women shaping the island and its economy."

“For those who don't know, the creator economy is overwhelmingly driven by women," she continued. "One woman with a loyal audience can successfully launch a business at a scale that would have once required corporate backing and massive advertising budgets. That’s a win. This sign isn’t."

Four Winds did not back down from the controversy. Although the store deleted its original Instagram post, it shared a notice indicating that its account had been reported and responded through its Instagram Story, according to Page Six.

"Imagine being so bored with life that you spend your pastime trying to report a photo on IG that makes you feel uncomfortable," the business clapped back.

Businesses are still setting boundaries around influencer filming

The disagreement did not begin on Nantucket. Businesses have spent years attempting to capture the benefits of social media exposure without allowing their spaces to become unrestricted sets.

In 2023, Mashable reported that Dae, a design shop and cafe in Brooklyn, had introduced a no-photo-shoot policy after creators began bringing tripods into the space and staging elaborate productions. Customers could still take quick pictures of their food and drinks, but larger shoots were no longer allowed.

SEE ALSO: The Mashable 101: The creators defining the internet in 2026

"We love food and drink photos (clearly),” Dae wrote on Instagram at the time, "but the TikToks and Instagram photoshoots have gotten a bit out of control for us."

Similar conflicts have unfolded elsewhere. After an influencer requested a free stay in exchange for coverage, a hotel in Ireland banned all bloggers. A cafe in Taiwan prohibited influencers after customers began staging disruptive photo shoots. In Pomfret, Vermont, officials temporarily closed roads near popular fall foliage locations after residents complained about traffic, trespassing, property damage, and visitors blocking roads to take pictures.

As marketing director Sarah Blocksidge told Mashable at the time, "The reality is that some businesses just aren’t suited for the influx of people an influencer can attract, which can wind up hurting the business more than helping it."

2026 brought more of the same conversation. In May, Tracy Anderson Method studios began prohibiting drop-in visitors from filming during workouts. Monthly members, who reportedly pay around $900, could still record. Steven Beltrani, president of Tracy Anderson’s studios, said the policy was intended to reduce disruptions, preserve the studio environment, and protect members’ privacy, though some found it hypocritical and "insane."

Nantucket is already confronting the effects of online attention

Nantucket residents and officials are still grappling with how to manage the island’s growing number of visitors.

That debate surfaced again in May, when Paul opened Dairy Boy’s first permanent store on Nantucket over Memorial Day weekend. Videos and photos soon showed customers lining up outside, prompting residents on the r/Nantucket subreddit to debate whether businesses like Dairy Boy were capitalizing on the island’s social media appeal — and making it feel more “commercialized and trend-driven” in the process.

The island received another burst of buzz on July 9, when Peacock released The Five-Star Weekend, an adaptation of Elin Hilderbrand’s 2023 novel set on Nantucket.

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Even before filming began, members of the Nantucket Select Board worried that a major television production could disrupt the island and ultimately draw even more visitors during its already crowded summer season. The board approved the production but revised Nantucket’s filming policy after the shoot concluded.

Officials have also introduced restrictions at the Sconset Bluff Walk, a scenic public path that passes through the yards of privately owned homes. Residents have reported visitors leaving the path, trespassing, damaging landscaping, and gathering near homes for photo shoots. Influencers are not solely responsible for those problems, of course, but viral photos and videos shared online have introduced the location to a much larger audience.

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Enforcing boundaries around that attention is becoming more difficult. Producing content no longer requires a tripod or professional camera. A smartphone, or even camera-equipped smart glasses, can record an entire visit without attracting much notice.

Four Winds has not said whether the sign represents an actual ban, a rule against filming, or simply a joke about disruptive visitors. Without that explanation, the sign became the center of a much bigger debate over whether influencer attention helps businesses — or creates more problems for the people around them.

And in the process, Four Winds received exactly the kind of online attention its sign appeared to reject.

Your private chats with Anthropic's Claude might be very public. Searchers have discovered that many Claude conversations are searchable in Google, some of them containing sensitive information.

Automakers have made infotainment a major selling point, and during a test drive, dealers are quick to point out the size of the screen, the built-in apps, the voice controls, and all the connected features packed into the dashboard. I understand why. Technology helps make a car feel newer and more advanced, especially when two models are otherwise difficult to separate.

Save 30%: As of July 27, you can grab the Sonos Ace headphones in black for $279 at Amazon, knocking $120 off their $399 list price.

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Many flagship headphones prices would suggest otherwise, but it is actually possible to get ultra-comfortable headphones with top notch sound quality and not pay over $400.

Part of the play? Knowing when to shop. As of July 27, the Sonos Ace headphones are just $279 at Amazon, which puts them $120 below their $399 list price. While not their most rare price drop, it's still an excellent value for headphones that look great and have the performance to match.

In the long line of headphones Mashable's team has tested, the Sonos Ace stand out as one of the most comfortable pairs, alongside options like the Bose QuietComfort Ultras. In her review of the Aces, Mashable's Miller Kern wrote that they compared to Sony in terms of sound quality, stand out for their Sonos soundbar compatibility, and an excellent battery life (at 30 hours per charge, it is on par with the aforementioned Bose's and the Sony XM6 headphones).

Other notable features include on-ear tactile controls, replaceable ear cups for future proofing, and solid ANC. At the time of writing, the deal is only available on the black colorway of the headphones.

Your router is one of the most important devices you use regularly, but unless you purchase a prosumer router, you probably can't do that much with them. The firmware is locked down, security updates are issued on someone else's timetable, and they often have remote management features enabled that you can't get rid of.

You might not have to go with SpaceX's Starlink to get full satellite service on your phone. Amazon has requested approval from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to launch satellites for a Leo Direct-to-Device service with deployment starting in 2028.

SAVE 26%: As of July 27, you can get the Ecovacs Goat A3000 LiDAR Pro robotic lawn mower for $1,849 at Amazon, down from $2,499.99. That's a 26% discount or $650.99 in savings.

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Pushing a heavy lawn mower through thick grass in the peak of summer heat is nobody's idea of a good weekend. If you've been waiting for a reason to hand off your yard chores to a robot, now's the time to pull out your wallet.

SEE ALSO: If you're heading off-grid this summer, grab DJI's portable power station while it's half price

Amazon's running a limited-time deal (you have about 14 hours left) on the Ecovacs Goat A3000 LiDAR Pro robotic lawn mower. Right now, you can get it for $1,849 at Amazon, down from $2,499.99. That's a 26% discount or $650.99 in savings.

Unlike older robotic mowers that require you to bury perimeter wires around your property, the Goat A3000 uses wire-free HoloScope 360 Dual-LiDAR navigation and an AI camera. It automatically maps yards up to 3/4 acre and maintains positioning accuracy within less than an inch, even under dense tree cover or along shaded fences.

It also features a built-in TruEdge trimmer to clean up borders along driveways and garden beds, a 32V power system designed for thick grass types like Bermuda or St. Augustine, and a 7,500 mAh battery that recharges in 70 minutes.

SAVE $400: The 27-inch LG Ultragear OLED monitor is on sale at Amazon for $499.99, down from the list price of $899.99. That's a 44% discount that matches the lowest price we've seen at Amazon.

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It's gaming season at my house. Actually, gaming season never ends, but it does get more action during hot summer months when no one wants to go outside. If you're in the same situation and you've noticed the gaming setup could use some help, check out this deal.

As of July July 27, the 27-inch LG Ultragear OLED monitor is on sale at Amazon for $499.99, down from the list price of $899.99. That's a 44% discount that matches the lowest price we've seen at Amazon.

SEE ALSO: The DJI Power 1000 portable power station is half off right now — buy for under $350

When it comes to a gaming monitor, the quality and specs can make a world of difference. That's quite literal since a lagging monitor can cause the in-game world to end. Instead of dealing with meh specs, go with the assurance of the LG Ultragear OLED. Today's deal applies to the 27 inch with a 240Hz refresh rate and 0.03 millisecond response time.

LG also added anti-glare that helps reduce light reflections that can cause distractions. If you have plans to game until the temperature calms down, consider upgrading to the 27-inch LG Ultragear OLED monitor.

Subcompact SUVs have become one of the hottest segments in the market as buyers look for affordable, practical vehicles that keep ownership costs in check. The Toyota Corolla Cross has long been a default choice thanks to its reputation for reliability, but the competition has caught up quickly, with newer rivals offering more space, technology, and refinement for similar money.

SAVE UP TO 28%: Get the Dyson Purifier Cool Formaldehyde TP09 for $499.99 (down from $691.46) and the Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool HP07 for $549.99 (down from $749.99) at Amazon.

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Summer heat already means spending more time indoors with everyday allergens like dust and pet dander. But with the severe wildfires currently burning up north and affecting air quality across the country, keeping your indoor air safe and breathable is more of a necessity than a luxury right now.

SEE ALSO: The ultimate air purifier buying guide: Match your space, budget, and needs

As of July 27, you can get the Dyson Purifier Cool Formaldehyde TP09 for $499.99 (down from $691.46) and the Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool HP07 for $549.99 (down from $749.99) at Amazon.

As the name suggests, the Dyson Purifier Cool Formaldehyde TP09 continuously detects and destroys formaldehyde released from common household items while using a 360-degree HEPA filter to trap 99.97 percent of pollutants down to 0.3 microns.

If you want a versatile unit to use year-round, the Dyson Purifier Hot+Cool HP07 purifies, heats, and cools your space. Like the TP09, it uses Air Multiplier technology, offers up to 350-degree oscillation, features a Backward airflow mode, and links to the MyDyson app.

It's the last week of the month, and theaters are packed thanks to The Odyssey and soon-to-be-released Spider-Man: Brand New Day. At home, the major streamers are releasing a slew of movies before the calendar turns to August. The best new movie to hit streaming this week—and my top selection—happens to be one of the most shocking movies of the year. It stars two A-list actors and hails from A24. Need I say more?

Players of indie hit Meccha Chameleon have been warned to update the game and steer clear of its original Discord server after malicious Steam Workshop maps infected PCs.

In a report from Dexterto, the issue was first uncovered by independent researcher Feint, who looked into player reports of strange black windows briefly flashing on screen while loading custom maps. Feint traced the problem to a downloadable map called "Laser Tag Neon," which secretly installed a hidden file on players' computers the moment it loaded.

SEE ALSO: Meccha Chameleon: Xbox and phone release plans, where you can try it now

That file is believe to have then quietly reached out to the internet to download a second, more dangerous piece of malware behind the scenes. The map was removed, though another infected one, "Chroma Grid Arena," reportedly popped up in its place. Feint later found that the follow-up malware gave attackers ongoing remote access to infected computers. Feint noted that simply downloading a malicious map wasn't enough to get infected; players had to actually load and play the map.

Meccha Chameleon co-developer Haganeiro said the underlying flaw was fixed in update 3.1.0, and disabled the malicious code on affected maps even for players who hadn't updated yet.

Despite the update, according to Dexerto, a systems engineer investigating the malware for the developers had their backup computer infected, and the hackers used the compromised machine to access the engineer's Discord account. Per Developer LEMORION, the hackers altered server permissions and banned staff members from the game's roughly 100,000-member official server.

It was also reported that the compromised device had no access to Meccha Chameleon's source code, game files, or Steam developer accounts, and that claims that the hijacked server had infected the official game build itself were disputed.

A replacement community server has since been stood up while the studio awaits a response from Discord's support team.

Everyone is getting in on the smart glasses arms race, including Apple, apparently.

Mark Gurman at Bloomberg has a new report on Apple's planned entry into the smart glasses market, a move that has been rumored for some time. According to Gurman, Apple will unveil the device at next year's Worldwide Developers Conference, a nominally software-focused event Apple holds every June. Presumably, the glasses would then be available for purchase sometime before the end of 2027.

SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy Glasses shown at Unpacked. See the smart glasses now.

It's still unclear exactly what form Apple's glasses would take. Meta and Samsung, among others, have created a template in recent years for glasses that include cameras for photography and video, and for showing the world to an onboard AI assistant, but that obviously comes with plenty of privacy concerns. Gurman said Apple is mulling over removing cameras entirely or removing the ability to take photos and videos, with the cameras serving solely to provide context for an AI assistant.

The glasses will also reportedly not include any displays, which has been true of most existing smart glasses to date.

After the fairly resounding failure of Apple Vision Pro, it would have been reasonable to think that Apple would hold off on releasing any more face-worn devices for a while, but evidently not.

Furious has hit Hulu with three jaw-dropping episodes. The new series from creator Elizabeth Meriwether (New Girl, Dying for Sex) centers on FBI agent Alice Black (Emmy Rossum, who also produces) as she hunts a female serial killer (Lola Petticrew) who's slaying a curious series of men. 

In this trio of premiere episodes, Furious unfurls that this mysterious murderess seems to be targeting a child trafficking ring. However, while this crime drama deals in child exploitation and sexual assault, Meriwether and her team of directors won't use imagery of either horror to tell their story. Instead, she entrusts Rossum, Petticrew, and the rest of the top-notch ensemble to sell the stakes without turning rape into a problematic spectacle. 

Over three in-person interviews, Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko sat down with Meriwether, Rossum, and Petticrew to dig into Furious's curious origins, its shrewd exploration of tough topics and complicated characters, as well as the "superpower" of its central killer. 

Look for more all season long, as Mashable has got plenty more from all three Furious collaborators. 

Furious began as an adaptation of Black Widow.  Chloe Troast and Lola Petticrew in "Furious." Credit: Disney / Sarah Shatz

Nope, not the MCU one. In 1987, director Bob Rafelson debuted a bizarre neo-noir, in which Debra Winger stars as a U.S. Justice Department analyst who's on the tail of a suspected black widow — meaning a hot female serial killer who's offing her husbands, seemingly to collect their fortunes. But despite their cat-and-mouse dynamic, the two women find they have something in common. 

Out of the gate, Furious changes up the details, including the killer's M.O. Meriwether said of her point of inspiration, "A friend of mine told me to watch Black Widow. I did. It's such an interesting movie. You know, it feels like it's really in that world of 1970s and 1980s movies, where there isn't that push to kind of explain everything that the character is doing — in a great way. In fact, there's a Debra Winger scene where she almost makes fun of giving a monologue explaining who she is. And then there's this incredibly weird section of the movie where, after watching this cat-and-mouse female serial killer and female FBI agent dance around each other the whole movie, they just start hanging out at the beach together. 

"It's really strange," she mused, "but also, I found it really moving. Because I see these two women as just so desperate for connection with each other. And in some ways, they are the only ones that can really see the real person underneath [their façades]. And I wanted to take that and put it into this show."

She continued, "I think if you're adapting a movie into a TV show, there needs to be a why. Why do that? Like, you have to bring something to the project. So, I knew I needed to dive into the psychological parts and try to figure out why these two women became the women that they are. That led me, sort of inevitably, to an idea of being a victim of violence. I did a lot of research on female serial killers, which was, like, really terrifying and interesting. A common theme — not surprisingly — is that they are victims of violence, and then they become perpetrators of violence.

"I got excited about the possibility of just complicating all of that and showing how the experience of violence can get in your bones and come out in very strange, self-sabotaging ways," she explained. "And it can also come out in violent ways to other people."

Why does Furious not have flashbacks?  Emmy Rossum in "Furious." Credit: Disney / Sarah Shatz

In dialogue, audiences learn that both Alice and the mysterious killer have been victims of violence. The former was battered by her ex-boyfriend, a Brooklyn detective (Jake Lacy); the latter was trafficked as a teenager. 

Meriwether said of the show's lack of flashbacks, "I think that it was important to me to keep the focus on these two women now, in the present moment, and not go back and show everything, you know, that happened to them."

Rossum expanded on this, saying, "Liz was emphatic from the drop that she wasn't interested in flashbacks. She was much more interested in the effects of the violence on both of our female characters and how it influences how they behave now."

Emmy Rossum speaks on Alice's trauma in Furious.  Scoot McNairy and Emmy Rossum in "Furious." Credit: Disney / Sarah Shatz

"For Alice," Rossum continued, "she's become very disconnected from herself. She doesn't believe she can get justice for herself. And so she's really obsessed with getting justice for others — even at the expense of taking care of herself." 

The actor went on to address an outward element of Alice's trauma, saying, "[She's] unable to shower. We know that she smells, which I think is so brave for anybody to put in anything, because people smelling bad in our culture is really [representative of] a sense of shame. And it's something that we see exists for Alice."

As to how her trauma impacts Alice's work and sex life, Rossum said, "She has become such a machine in this job that she invites these strangers into her house to fight. Which is something that, when you read it the first time, knowing that we like victims of violence to fit in a certain box? I was scared of doing that scene.

"I didn't understand it," she continued. "I really had to work with a psychologist to understand the parts of myself that were resistant to it, the parts of myself that overlapped with the character... how to understand the separation between myself and the character, the ways in which we were different, to remember those, and also to understand that for this character, love and sexuality, violence and control have existed within the same relationship [for her]. And so I think we were really interested in an unflinching look and a fresh look at what a victim of violence would look like, both for my character, the agent, 'the good guy,' and 'the bad guy,' the serial killer. Who are, I think, on this collision course — we'll realize [they] are more similar, and there's, like, an invisible thread of sisterhood that kind of ties them together."

Lola Petticrew on understanding Furious' mysterious killer.  Lola Petticrew in "Furious." Credit: Disney / Sarah Shatz

One of the most enticing elements of Furious is Meriwether's approach to her killer. Rather than the gold-digging black widow that was an inspiration point, Petticrew's character is a shapeshifter who has a girly streak even as she's drugging the men on her kill list. Even her name is a mystery as she shifts from Jinny to Vanessa and eventually Catherine.  

Asked about understanding their role on Furious, Petticrew said, "Even when I read the first two scripts, very early on, you get an idea of who she is. And then, as I signed on, Liz obviously revealed more. So, we definitely knew the heart and the crux of Catherine before we started shooting, and her motivation."

Over the course of the first three episodes, viewers see Catherine switch personas several times. One moment, she's skipping down the streets of New York City with girlish abandon. The next, she's acting scared to get access to a domestic violence shelter, or seducing an expensive lawyer with a vixen act, or rushing to a cozy house for her shift as a nurse's aid.  

"That is sort of Catherine's superpower," Petticrew said. "For anyone who is a woman — or socialized as a woman — as a kid, you learn very early on to read emotional temperatures of rooms. It's a socialized thing, because you have to, whether that's for safety or so that you're not underestimated. And I think for Catherine and Alice, particularly, it's a trauma response. And so I think everything that she does is led by that. And it's what she's really good at. Unfortunately, it comes from something quite dark and horrible. But she's able to harness it and use it to achieve her means."

The first three episodes of Furious are now streaming on Hulu, with new episodes every Monday through Aug. 31. 

The memory shortage persists, and the experts say it's not gonna get better anytime soon. That means buying now, before prices jump even more, might be the best option. Since current prices are painful, shopping deals has become even more pertinent. Fortunately, there are some decent deals out this week, including a World Cup model.

Check out our top picks if you're in the market for an SSD upgrade.

Best overall SSD deal Opens in a new window Credit: Sandisk Sandisk Portable SSD 1TB World Cup Edition $159.99 at Walmart
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Sure, the World Cup is over, but since there's still a deal on a World-Cup branded SSD, we're all for it. The Sandisk Portable 1TB SSD is on sale for $159.99 at Walmart, down from the list price at Sandisk of $215.99. That makes for a nice $92 discount.

Sandisk says this model comes with transfer rates that reach up to 800MB per second. The lightweight 0.09 pound SSD is also highly portable. Since this is a World Cup edition, we suspect stock is dwindling, so hop on this deal quickly if it suits your needs.

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One of the hardest elements of storage management is where to put all of the photos that currently live on your phone or an always-full Google account. If you need some help with easy photo storage, the Sandisk Creator Phone Drive with 256GB is on sale for $94.99. You can easily transfer content from your phone to a laptop or tablet thanks to the USB-C. Plus, the size makes it travel-friendly.

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If 1TB won't cut it, check out the Lexar 2TB ES5 Magnetic External SSD. It's on sale at Amazon for $329.99 for an 18% discount off the list price of $399.99. Compatable with MagSafe, the Lexar SSD has an impressive read and write speed of up to 2,000 MB per second. With speeds like that, it's great to see Lexar added a thermal control to make sure everything stays cool.

More SSD deals to shop this week

• Lexar 512GB SL260 Air Portable SSD — $129.99 $149.99 (save $20)

• Sandisk 1TB Extreme Fit USB-C Flash Drive — $219 $312.99 (save $93.99)

• Samsung T7 Portable SSD 2TB — $429.99 $549.99 (save $120)

FREE GIFT CARD: Through Aug. 1, Target is giving out free $15 gift cards to anyone who spends $50 on select household essentials (in stores or online). That includes things like toilet paper, laundry soap, cleaning supplies, and more.

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Running low on household essentials like toilet paper, laundry soap, and trash bags? Before you run to just any store to grab them, you might want to check out this deal at Target.

Through Aug. 1, you can get a free $15 Target gift card when you spend $50 on select household essentials — from paper towels and paper plates to laundry soap and dishwasher pods. Just load up your Target cart with items from the promotion until you reach the $50 threshold and the gift card deal will automatically be applied at checkout. Once your items ship, the gift card will appear in your Target account to spend however you please. The offer is also valid in stores, if you prefer to do your shopping in person.

The list of products included in the promotion is incredibly long, so there's a pretty good chance it includes items you use regularly and need to stock up on anyway. There are plenty of well-known brands like Arm & Hammer, Mrs. Meyer's, Bounty, Glad, Clorox, Angel Soft, and Dawn. But Target's own brands, like up&up, Dealworthy, and Everspring are also included. There are over 50 pages worth of household essentials, but you can filter by brand or product type to save you time.

Despite household essentials (and everything else in 2026) eating away at your wallet, you still need them. So why not get rewarded for stocking up with free money? Be sure to shop by the end of the day on Aug. 1 to get your gift card.