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Tokyo's Haneda airport, also known as Tokyo International, was the third busiest airport in the world in 2025. More than 91 million passengers flew through the airport in 2025. It's the primary hub for Japan Airlines, and for almost 100 years its had to keep up with increasing passenger demand. So, here come the robots.

Announced on April 27, a new pilot will bring humanoid robot baggage handlers to Haneda's tarmac to address ongoing labor shortages across the country. The trial period begins in early May and will run through 2028, deploying robots to do rote tasks within the airport's ground services team.

SEE ALSO: Honor's humanoid robot shows off impressive dancing skills at MWC

"While airports appear highly automated and standardized, their back-end operations still rely heavily on human labour and face serious labor shortages," explained Tomohiro Uchida, president of GMO AI and Robotics.

The airport's ground service president, Yoshiteru Suzuki, told the press that the robots would "inevitably reduce the burden on workers and provide significant benefits to employees." The 4-foot-tall robots are manufactured by Unitree, makers of the infamous quadruped "robot dogs" recently tested for their military applications.

The pilot's first phase includes mapping the airport and human worker patterns to determine where robots can operate. Then, the robots will work in simulated airport environments before moving on to the real thing. The airport robots will only get to do some of what their human counterparts are tasked with on a day-to-day basis, including moving baggage onto conveyor belts and, eventually, custodial tasks like cleaning airplane cabins. Humans will continue to oversee key tasks, like safety management.

The robots will also get more breaks than their sentient co-workers: Each unit can only work for two to three hours at a time before needing a recharge.

It's official: Amazon is moving its annual Prime Day sale from July to June, the retail giant announced in a blog post on Wednesday.

Amazon doesn't usually confirm the timing for Prime Day so far in advance of the sale. The news first appeared in the company's first-quarter earnings statement on Wednesday afternoon. A blog post confirming the June timing followed less than an hour later.

In a section about recent company updates, the earnings results included this tidbit: "Shared that Prime Day will take place in most countries in June." Strangely, this news had not been shared publicly before.

The sale announcement did not include the exact dates when Prime Day 2026 will take place in June, but an Amazon spokesperson told Mashable that the retailer would share more details soon.

Amazon's decision to reschedule its flagship sale is a big shakeup for the summer retail calendar. Other major retailers like Walmart, Target, and Best Buy typically run competing sales alongside Prime Day.

The blog post announcing the change stated:

Prime Day is back! Amazon's annual deals event for Prime members returns this June, with discounts on some of the hottest brands, socially trending items, creator favorites, and Amazon-exclusive products to make this June's event even more valuable for members.

Bloomberg first reported the rumors that Amazon would be moving up Prime Day 2026 in mid-March, citing "people familiar with the matter."

"Each year, we work with our teams around the world to determine the best timing for Prime Day," an Amazon spokesperson told Mashable. "This year, we felt holding the event earlier in the summer was the right choice for our customers. We’ll have more details to share soon."

This is a developing story...

UPDATE: Apr. 29, 2026, 5:09 p.m. EDT This story was updated with a comment from an Amazon spokesperson.

For years, midsize pickups have pretty much followed the same playbook—body-on-frame builds, off-road toughness, and a reputation for lasting forever. At the center of that world is the Toyota Tacoma, a truck known for durability and strong resale value. But as buyer needs shift, that old formula doesn’t feel quite as untouchable as it used to.

Motorola has a new batch of foldables for your consideration, but their specs might not attract as much attention as their prices.

Per Motorola, the next generation of its folding phones will be available for pre-order on May 14 and on shelves on May 21. The 2026 lineup includes the familiar entry-level Razr, the Razr+, and the Razr Ultra, all three of which come in a clamshell form factor (or flip phone-style, as we like to call it), which should be very familiar to Motorola enthusiasts. We also got some new information on the previously announced book-style Razr Fold, via Bloomberg.

The early versions of the Motorola Razr foldables left a lot to be desired, but our tech editor recently called the Razr Ultra "the most underrated phone of 2025."

As we await Apple's first foldable phone later this year, here's what we know about the latest crop of Android foldable phones.

SEE ALSO: Motorola’s newest Razrs add battery life but subtract more from your wallet You can thank the RAM crisis for the higher mobile prices This is a familiar sight for Motorola-heads. Credit: Motorola

Before we get to the specs, we need to talk prices.

Bloomberg is reporting that the default Razr is $800, the Razr+ is $1,100, the Razr Ultra is $1,500, and the Razr Fold is a whopping $1,900. That means the entry-level model is $100 more expensive than last year, while the Plus and Ultra models are $200 more expensive. And the Razr Fold is in the same ballpark as the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7, which retailed for $2,000 at launch last year.

Motorola has lately been a purveyor of relatively affordable phones, but the affordability is a lot more relative in 2026.

Thanks to an AI-driven global memory crisis, virtually all tech gadgets are getting more expensive in 2026, and we'd be surprised if upcoming mobile releases from Samsung and Apple don't also carry higher-than-usual prices.

Motorola Razr, Razr+, and Razr Ultra: Specifications Credit: Motorola

Like last year's models, the new Motorola foldables have impressive displays and batteries.

Here's how the new Motorola Razr flip phones compare.

Motorola Razr Ultra:

• Processor: Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform

• Battery: 5000mAh battery / 36 hours

• Display: 4-inch pOLED cover display / 7-inch AMOLED inner display

• Cameras: 50MP wide, 50MP ultrawide, 50MP inner camera

• Charging: 68W charging, reverse charging, 24 hours battery in 8 minutes

• Special features: Pantone Validated display, HDR peak brightness of 5000 nits, 10-bit color, Corning Gorilla Glass Ceramic 3

• Price: $1,499.99

Motorola Razr+:

• Processor: Snapdragon® 8s Gen 3 Mobile Platform

• Battery: 4,500mAh battery / 31 hours

• Display: 4-inch pOLED cover display / 6.9-inch pOLED

• Cameras: 50MP wide, 50MP ultrawide, 32MP inner

• Charging: 45W charging, 15W wireless, reverse charging, 24 hours battery in 11 minutes

• Price: $1,099.99

Motorola Razr:

• Processor: MediaTek Dimensity 7450X processor

• Battery: 4,800mAh battery / 36 hours

• Display: 3.6-inch pOLED cover display / 6.9-inch AMOLED inner display

• Cameras: 50MP wide, 50MP ultrawide, 32MP inner

• Charging: 30W charging, 24 hours in 15 minutes

• Price: $799.99

Both the Razr+ and Razr Ultra have 4-inch external displays with 165Hz refresh rates, making them potentially very nice to use without opening the phone. If you do choose to unfold the devices, you'll find a 7-inch internal display on the Ultra and a 6.9-inch internal display on the Razr+. The entry-level Razr's external display is smaller, at 3.6 inches, but the 6.9-inch internal display matches that of the Razr+, at least in terms of size.

It fits right in your hand. Credit: Motorola

Razr Ultra will have the fastest processor of the bunch, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform, while the Razr+ runs on a Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chip, and the regular Razr runs on a MediaTek chip.

Cameras have also been upgraded here, with the three flip-style Razr phones all having 50MP main shooters and 50MP ultrawide lenses. The Razr Ultra also comes with a 50MP selfie camera, for good measure.

Finally, Motorola Razr users will have access to a wide range of AI tools, including Google Gemini, Moto AI, Perplexity, and Microsoft Copilot.

Motorola Fold: Specifications

And here are the specs for the book-style Motorola Fold:

• Processor: Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset

• Battery: 6,000mAh

• Displays: 6.6-inch pOLED cover display (up to 165Hz refresh rate) / 8.1-inch LTPO OLED (up to 120Hz variable refresh rate)

• Cameras: 50MP wide, 50MP ultrawide, 50MP telephoto, 20MP inner camera, 32MP cover camera

• Charging: 80W charging, 50W wireless, reverse wireless charging

• Price: $1,900

As for the Razr Fold, you can expect a 6.6-inch outer display and an 8.1-inch inner display, per Bloomberg. Since it's a more premium device, it comes with a more powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 chipset, at least 512GB of storage, and 16GB of memory. The 6,000mAh battery is also a big selling point, as the Galaxy Fold 7 only had a 4,400mAh battery by comparison.

There's the Fold. Credit: Motorola

Lastly, the Razr Fold has a trio of 50MP shooters on the back, including a telephoto lens, with a 32MP internal selfie camera and a 20MP external selfie camera to give users plenty of options.

Of course, you'll have to spend a little more money than you're used to spending on a Motorola device.

Again, the phones will be available for preorder starting May 14 and on shelves May 21. Read more about the upcoming launches at Motorola or check out first impressions from our colleagues at CNET.

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You probably assumed Micro USB was dead—quietly retired sometime around 2024 after the EU mandate. But then you bought something recently—maybe a fitness tracker or an IoT device—and there it was: that familiar flat little port staring back at you. It’s not a manufacturing error or leftover clearance stock. Micro USB is still very much in production, and there’s a surprisingly logical reason why.

For years, the formula for picking a sports sedan was pretty simple: big horsepower, quick 0–60 times, and serious track cred. If that was your checklist, the BMW M3 usually ended up near the top.

Most TVs ship with default picture settings that are anything but optimized for home viewing. What you get instead is a blown-out, oversaturated image that may look great at a glance in a store but is simply too much for enjoying movies and TV shows in the comfort of your home.

Navigation is not the only thing you can do with Google Maps. In fact, you can even travel between different points in time! Maps is known for having hidden gems that you can access daily, but they come in clutch when you need them.

The warmth of May is starting to seep through the cracks, you've opened the lid on your barbecue for the first time since November, and soon you'll be off the couch and digging in the garden. But there are still a few weeks of evening and weekend movie nights left, and Netflix has a bad habit of ghosting titles without warning. Consider this your nudge to get caught up before the titles below are gone for U.S subscribers.

Keeping your home, garage, shop, and even vehicle clean is all about finding the perfect vacuum. A big part of that task is having a capable shop vac that'll handle jobs you don't want to tackle with your household vacuum. While Ryobi is most known for its wide array of 18V ONE+ tools, the company also makes excellent accessories, including this new tiny shop vac.

Using an AI chatbot to draft a document, build a table, or sketch out a structured project plan means spending the next ten minutes copy-pasting the result into a real document. Getting the output into a usable file hasn’t been as seamless as using the AI itself. Now, Google is addressing this pain point with a new feature in Gemini that can generate files you can actually download and use.

The Volkswagen Golf GTI has long been the benchmark for drivers who want practicality, performance, and everyday refinement in one compact package. Its blend of sharp handling and premium feel has made it the default choice for enthusiasts who still need a usable daily driver. But one Japanese hatchback is quietly offering a different kind of appeal, one that makes the GTI feel less like the obvious answer.

The Motorola Razr 2026 lineup includes the Razr, Razr+, Razr Ultra, and Razr Fold, with upgrades across performance and design. The devices continue to refine the foldable experience with features like camcorder mode. Battery life also sees improvements across the range. The lineup remains positioned firmly in the premium Mobile category.

Motorola has unveiled a wave of new Razr foldable phones for 2026, including a release date and price for its flagship Razr Fold. The top-tier device will be available in the U.S. on May 21 for $1,900, with pre-orders starting May 14 at Best Buy and Motorola's website.

The three-pointed star on the hood of a Mercedes-Benz has always been associated with luxury and status. Yet as new-vehicle prices continue to climb to all-time highs, a shift has occurred in which mainstream brands are designing vehicles with powertrains, infotainment features, and interiors that rival those of established luxury manufacturers.

After several harrowing encounters with "snow sharks" and "Jerk-O-Lanterns," Stranger Things: Tales from '85 ended with a decisive victory over the monsters of the Upside Down — or so the Hawkins party thinks. That's because Tales from '85 leaves the door open for more tales, which would still take place before the start of Stranger Things Season 3.

SEE ALSO: 'Stranger Things: Tales from '85' review: This baffling prequel won't cure the Season 5 hatred

From a possible Season 2 to the truth about the monsters and the fate of Nikki (Odessa A'zion), here's what you need to know about the ending of Stranger Things: Tales from '85.

Who created the Queen in Stranger Things: Tales from '85? Credit: Netflix

Tales from '85's monstrous foes aren't like Stranger Things' Demogorgons or the Mind Flayer. They're constantly evolving, and it's all because of human experiments.

Dustin (voiced by Braxton Quinney) initially suspects substitute science teacher Anna Baxter (voiced by Janeane Garofalo) of creating the monsters, including the Queen who controls them. The evidence adds up: She's a science teacher obsessed with evolution, and she's working on cutting-edge research that can reanimate dead plant life. Plus, the view of the radio tower from her house matches up with the image that the monsters' human victims remembered seeing after being swallowed.

SEE ALSO: Gaten Matarazzo hoped 'Stranger Things' fans would be conflicted about Dustin in Season 5

However, Anna was just a red herring. The culprit is actually her partner Daniel Fischer (voiced by Lou Diamond Phillips). Before he was a store clerk beefing with Dustin over change, he was a scientist at Hawkins lab. While he didn't have high-level clearance, he did get his hands on a dead vine from the Upside Down. He brought it back to life using green goo similar to what Anna used in her experiments, and from there it evolved into the deadly monsters the Hawkins party faced off against. He thought he'd made a viable, controllable sample with the flower-like "Queen." But turns out, her roots were growing deep below Hawkins, extending her and her offspring's influence. When Dustin shows Dan the truth, the Queen transforms into a massive, almost unstoppable beast who tries to open a gate back to the Upside Down and return to her place of origin.

I say "almost" because Eleven (voiced by Brooklyn Davey Norstedt) manages to stop the Queen by telekinetically slamming the gate on her, chopping her in half. Not before the beast can eat Dan, though.

That's the end of that saga, right? Wrong.

Stranger Things: Tales from '85 sets up a Season 2. Credit: Netflix

The final scene of Tales from '85 reveals that we may not have seen the last of this new breed of Upside Down beastie. Right before the credits roll, we see the corpse of the Queen lying prone in the Upside Down. While she's dead, something within her isn't: A small blue flower bursts from her skin, letting out a screech from its Demogorgon-like petal mouth. Funnily enough, the entire scene is set to Vera Lynn's "We'll Meet Again," which also scores a haunting Stranger Things Season 3 sequence involving the Mind Flayer's growing army of human hosts.

SEE ALSO: 'Half Man' review: Is Richard Gadd's new series as good as 'Baby Reindeer'?

Could this new flower be linked to Dan's life source, since he was swallowed by the Queen and might still be in her corpse? Or is it just another stage in these creatures' evolution? Either way, it's clear that these monsters are sticking around a while longer. However, given that they're not a threat in Stranger Things Season 3, or any future seasons, for that matter, you can guess that they'll die out eventually. Tales from '85 leaves the "how" of that open for the future. (Maybe Vecna does some weed whacking?)

What happens to Nikki in Stranger Things: Tales from '85? Credit: Netflix

Speaking of characters who never come up in the rest of Stranger Things, let's talk about Nikki. She's the latest addition to the Hawkins party, which also comes to be known as the Hawkins Investigation Club in Tales from '85. (Again, not something that comes up in the flagship series.)

Since Nikki isn't involved in later seasons of Stranger Things, it's clear she's out of the picture by Season 3. However, Tales from '85 keeps her firmly in the picture in its finale. While Nikki and her mother Anna were originally going to move away from Hawkins, they end up staying and moving into a new house, one without any spooky secret laboratories. (That we know of, anyway.) Nikki joins in on the group Dungeons & Dragons game, and everything seems hunky-dory.

Of course, that's sure to come crashing down in any future seasons of Tales from '85, as Nikki has to exit eventually. Maybe she and Anna will end up moving away. Or maybe she'll join Barb, Bob, Alexei, and Eddie in the ranks of beloved Stranger Things characters who were killed off. For now, though, she's embracing her role in the group after years of being too afraid to make any long-lasting connections.

Will there be a Stranger Things: Tales from '85 Season 2?

Netflix has confirmed that Stranger Things: Tales from '85 will be returning for a second season this fall. The exact date has yet to be confirmed.

Stranger Things: Tales From '85 is now streaming on Netflix.

UPDATE: Apr. 29, 2026, 1:57 p.m. EDT This article has been updated to include new information about "Stranger Things: Tales from '85"s renewal.

Flowers are a classic Mother's Day gift for a reason — they're pretty! — but they're not exactly the most unique or lasting way to show Mom your appreciation. Enter: The Bouqs Co. x Lego Botanicals collection, which bundles real flower bouquets with matching brickified blooms that won't die in a week.

Bouqs is offering three limited-edition gifts sets as part of the collab. Take your pick from sunflowers, tulips, or a mixed bouquet of roses, mums, and carnations. They range in price from $114 to $159, though you can save up to 30% and snag free shipping if you sign up for monthly Bouqs flower deliveries (a sure-fire way to become The Favorite Child).

Credit: The Bouqs Co. Credit: The Bouqs Co.

Plenty of pre-Mother's Day delivery dates were still available at the time of writing, but don't wait too long: Bouqs x Lego Botanicals bundles are prone to selling out, per Apartment Therapy. (Mother's Day falls on Sunday, May 10 this year, in case you don't have it circled on your calendar yet.) Here's a closer look at your options in order from cheapest to priciest:

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This bundle features a 191-piece Lego set that builds into two sunflowers. It's geared toward ages 8 and up, so Mom can assemble it with the help of her kids or grandkids. The bouquet itself contains sunflowers, roses, and carnations.

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Bouqs pairs a pastel mini-bouquet with a 373-piece Lego set featuring six different kinds of spring flowers. This is another kiddo-friendly option: It's meant for ages 9 and up.

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With this gift set, Mom gets a real bouquet of farm-fresh tulips and a lookalike bouquet of Lego tulips. It's an adult-oriented build containing 576 pieces that the two of you can assemble together in an afternoon.

One of my top shows on Disney+ (or any platform for that matter) for April has been Maul: Shadow Lord, a dark animated Star Wars series that will have its season finale, fittingly, on May the Fourth. It's a good thing, then, that Disney+ and Hulu have a whole new lineup of shows and movies ready for the taking for United States subscribers to the streaming services in the month of May.

There’s no denying that modern smartphones are more powerful and versatile than ever. You can easily go half a decade without upgrading, thanks to the sheer performance of the hardware and the long-term software support many vendors now provide. Phone cameras have matured to the point where most of us no longer need a dedicated shooter, and you can even use your Android phone as a desktop computer that’s powerful enough to get real work done without feeling limited by its hardware.

TL;DR: Live stream Atlético Madrid vs. Arsenal in the Champions League for free on RTÉ Player. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Champions League final is calling to Atlético Madrid and Arsenal, but only one team can book a spot in that showpiece event. The first leg takes place at the Metropolitano Stadium — Diego Simeone will be expecting his side to secure an advantage to take back to London.

We're not expecting the same level of entertainment as PSG vs. Bayern Munich. That would be almost impossible. It's going to be a tense battle between two highly-organized sides.

If you want to watch Atlético Madrid vs. Arsenal in the Champions League from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Atlético Madrid vs. Arsenal?

Atlético Madrid vs. Arsenal in the Champions League kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on April 29. This fixture takes place at the Metropolitano Stadium.

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