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Hybrid models have become the default recommendation for anyone looking to save money at the pump. Automakers continue to expand their electrified lineups, and many buyers assume that impressive fuel economy now requires some form of battery assistance.

Documentaries have quietly become one of the most reliable genres to watch on streaming. And whether they're delivering everything from tabloid-worthy court cases and gorgeous concert epics to soaring music biographies and a fish-out-of-water series that shouldn't be good but is, a good doc mixes the best parts of journalism, entertainment, and storytelling.

Storage is one of those parts of Linux that most people only think about when something breaks. You pick a file system during install, trust it with your files, and then forget it exists. It sits under everything: your OS, your home folder, your logs, your downloads, your work, and all the small mistakes you make while changing things. For years, that mostly means one thing: when a file changes, the old data is overwritten by the new data, and you move on.

Not all Android smartwatches are created equal. The Pixel Watch has a few exclusive features that you won’t find on a Galaxy Watch or any other Wear OS device. If you have one on your wrist, you should be sure to know the benefits.

Australia's teen social media ban has been in effect since December, and the government's verdict on how it's going is pretty clear: not well enough.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced this week that Australia will double the maximum penalty for violating its social media minimum age law, raising the fine ceiling from $AUD49.5 million ($US33 million) to $AUD99 million ($US68.2 million). The government is also moving to expand the eSafety Commissioner's powers to compel platforms to hand over evidence of what they're actually doing to keep under-16s off their services.

SEE ALSO: The next social media ban? Austria looks to block kids under 14 from social media

The news comes roughly six months after Australia's Online Safety Amendment Act took effect, banning platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, Facebook, X, and YouTube from allowing users under 16 to hold accounts, as Mashable previously reported. More than five million accounts have been removed, deactivated, or restricted since Dec. 10 — but according to Albanese, that's not good enough.

"It is clear that social media platforms are adopting tricks straight out of the big tech playbook and doing the bare minimum to get by," said Minister for Communications Anika Wells in the government's statement.

The eSafety Commissioner is currently investigating potential non-compliance across five platforms: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, and YouTube.

The new legislation would also extend the Commissioner's reach to third parties like age-verification and app-store providers — closing a loophole that let platforms point fingers elsewhere when their enforcement fell short.

The DC Universe has a new hero, and her name is Kara Zor-El. Supergirl, the second movie in James Gunn's new DCU, is now in theaters nationwide. House of the Dragon's Milly Alcock plays the titular hero, who teams up with a young girl and embarks on a quest for vengeance. The reviews have been mixed, with Alcock garnering praise for her performance, while the story itself has been subject to criticism.

A few years ago, I went through a device upgrade for a family friend that required finding device information very quickly. My carrier sent me some information about finding the IMEI on my device. When I learned there were essentially secret codes on different Android models, of course, I wanted to test a few of them out.

The 2027 Chevrolet Silverado and 2027 GMC Sierra landed in quick succession in June 2026, both highlighted by a pair of sixth-generation Small Block V8 engines that include a 6.6-liter, the largest naturally aspirated V8 in the half-ton truck segment.

TL;DR: Live stream South Africa vs. Canada in the 2026 FIFA World Cup for free on ITVX. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN, an Official Supporter of the FIFA World Cup 2026.

With the 2026 FIFA World Cup group games now in the history books, all eyes are on the knockout stages. First up is South Africa vs. Canada in the Round of 32.

It's been a hugely eventful tournament for Canada. They picked up their first-ever World Cup point with a draw in the opener, then scored their first-ever World Cup win when they defeated Qatar 6-0. As co-hosts, they have big momentum despite taking a loss to Switzerland in the final group game.

South Africa, on the other hand, seemed unlikely to reach this point after losing their opener and having two players red-carded. But a subsequent draw and a win have got them to the knockout rounds.

If you want to watch South Africa vs. Canada in the 2026 FIFA World Cup from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is South Africa vs. Canada?

South Africa vs. Canada in the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on June 28. This fixture takes place at Los Angeles Stadium.

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ExpressVPN's regular 30-day money back guarantee is not available for any subscriptions purchased during the FIFA World Cup between June 10 and July 11. ExpressVPN remains our top pick for sport, but you will need to pay the monthly rate. Alternatively, Proton VPN still offers that all-important money-back guarantee.

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ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on ITVX, for a number of reasons:

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Earlier this year, we reported on the disturbing trend of AI chatbots actually helping individuals plan out violent attacks, and Florida prosecutors have already investigated ChatGPT for its purported role in a deadly shooting, but there's another, even more famous incident that might have been planned out with the help of AI: the Pacific Palisades fire of 2025.

SEE ALSO: ChatGPT’s AI market share slips to a historic new low

According to California prosecutors, suspected arsonist Jonathan Rinderknecht "used ChatGPT like a diary," not only building up a fascination with fire but generating images of cities burning, reports the BBC. In one prompt pulled from Rinderknecht's ChatGPT history, he asked the AI whether he could be held responsible for a fire caused by his fallen cigarette, according to ABC News. 

Rinderknecht was arrested in October of 2025 and charged with one count of destruction of property and one count of arson, with prosecutors seeking up to 45 years of prison time for his alleged role in sparking the fire that destroyed over 6,000 buildings and claimed 12 lives. 

"The evidence is strong that Jonathan Rinderknecht is responsible for igniting the fire on January 1, 2025, which eventually became the Palisades fire," alleged US attorney Bill Essayli on an X social post. 

But when the trial of the United States v. Jonathan Rinderknecht concluded last Thursday, jurors were not persuaded. After two days of deliberation, the jurors informed the judge that they were unable to reach a decision, and a mistrial was declared. "There’s just not enough proof," one juror told a CNN reporter. "A lot of holes."

The drama is far from over, however. The judge has already scheduled a retrial for October of this year, with Rinderknecht to remain in custody until then.

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

Google Maps is ubiquitous and the obvious default for Android users looking to find their way. But excellent alternatives are available, many of which are powered by the OpenStreetMap database.

Having USB ports built directly into your monitor is awesome. They’re in a convenient spot, making it easier to plug in things near the monitor, like light bars or frequently used USB devices such as controllers and flash drives. However, most people aren’t aware of the limitations of monitor USB ports and think they can use them like any other USB port.

When Wi-Fi goes down, the first instinct is usually to reboot the router and hope for the best. That's the first advice anyone will give you, and in all fairness, it does often work. But it doesn't always work, and it also wipes away some of the evidence you may have needed to help explain the problem.

When Amazon first introduced Alexa, I thought it might turn out to be the main way that I interacted with my smart home. The reality was something of a disappointment; Amazon's smart home ecosystem is heavily locked down and nowhere near as capable as alternatives such as Home Assistant. I'd already started to move away from Echo devices, but wanted to see what was going on at a network level.

A new car is already a big enough decision before you start thinking about apps, subscriptions, software updates, and trial features. I was reminded of that recently when my mother-in-law needed to replace her car. She had bought a hybrid a year earlier, and unfortunately, it gave her enough problems that she was ready to move on. So I was enlisted to help with the search.

Matter was supposed to be the protocol that saved the Internet of Things. Instead of smart home devices all communicating using different proprietary protocols, Matter was meant to make all devices interoperable so that devices from one brand would play nicely with devices from any other brand.

Do you find yourself constantly getting distracted even with a deadline hanging over your head? You’re not alone. The modern digital world is designed to be as captivating as possible, which also makes it one of the most distracting environments to work in. So I decided to take matters into my own hands and build a PowerShell script to save myself from all these distractions.

USB4 sounds like it should be super simple to navigate (although, in all fairness, all USB standards are really confusing). You buy a USB4 dock, plug one cable into your PC or any device of your choice, and suddenly your monitors, storage, Ethernet connection, keyboard, mouse, and charger all work through one neat little box. If only things were really that simple.

Arch and Arch-based distros get a lot of buzz, and it’s easy to find myself wondering whether I‘m missing out—but I‘ve learned from experience that Arch isn’t for everyone. It’s a phenomenal project, but there are many reasons it isn’t the best option for most of us.

Jessica McCabe started posting on YouTube because she knew she couldn't lose it.

McCabe lost notebooks and phones and was even capable of losing "her own head," according to her mother. So whenever she wanted to revisit helpful articles, research, or her own notes on strategies for living with her ADHD, McCabe didn't have an organizational system that made it easier for her to find (or actually remember) the information. Then, she realized one already existed.

"Anytime I wanted to show people this one really funny video on YouTube, I could find it. So I was like, YouTube. I won't lose YouTube," she told Mashable.

Thus, How to ADHD was born. Now, about 10 years later, the mental health creator has 1.94 million subscribers on YouTube, 100,000 followers on TikTok, a book she wrote called How to ADHD, and a second book in progress. The day before we spoke at VidCon, she gave two presentations at the World Confederation of Cognitive Behavioral Therapists Congress alongside experts, including doctors and research fellows, in the fields of psychology and psychiatry.

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So yes, McCabe is a mental health creator, but she's also a verifiable force in the global mental health community. Mashable sat down with her to learn how her channel transitioned from a place to catalog her findings for herself to a full-fledged business, how she stays organized as a neurodivergent creator and mother, how she can care for yourself while connecting with her audience, and her hopes for the online mental health content creation space.

Tell us about the research process that goes into your videos, both when you first started and how it has evolved over time.

The research process has definitely evolved. It started out as me Googling things, like, "I have ADD. What does that mean?" And I was like, oh, a lot of articles say it's not called ADD anymore. It's apparently all ADHD now. And oh, it doesn't just impact focus. It impacts executive function, too. I didn't know that. Over time, as I was posting this information on the channel, people in the comments would be like, "Do you know about Google Scholar? Do you know about PubMed?" Or eventually it was, "Hey, I'm an ADHD researcher. Would you like help? I see you're trying to disseminate good scientific information about ADHD."

So I started working with researchers. And even then, it took a little bit. The first researcher that I worked with was very pedantic and wanted to use very technical language. And I was like, I'm trying to disseminate to a lay public. I need to simplify a bit. I need to do that without losing important nuance, but I do need to be able to restate it in words that anybody can understand.

The current researcher I work with is Dr. Patrick LaCount. He's now our chief science officer, and he reviews everything on our channel. So if you see that we have the little badge on our channel that says, "We're on the Health Shelf", it means it's a channel from a trusted provider. That's because Dr. Patrick LaCount reviews everything that I put out before I put it out.

That's not a given on every mental health channel. It's amazing that you guys have that.

It's really important to me to ensure the information we're putting out is accurate. Especially the fast pace that you have to go to as a content creator, where you're posting every week or maybe sometimes more often than that. It's really easy for things to slip through the cracks. So it's really important to me to have that review process of, is this accurate? Because if it's not accurate, then what am I doing?

Before you had researchers working with you, how did you handle that while maintaining a consistent posting schedule?

I did have a consistent posting schedule, and I am a recovering perfectionist, but I gave my perfectionism a different target. I was like, "OK, you can get as perfectionistic about this as you want. You can read as many articles to make sure that everybody's agreeing with you and that you're getting the right information as you want, as long as you can get that video out on Tuesday. And that was non-negotiable for me. For a while, I was able to do that, but then, as the amount of information I was trying to include grew, the scripts and videos got longer, and it became harder and harder to hit that mark.

So we're still trying to figure it out. What that means for me now is that I'm not researching a brand-new topic every week like I did in the beginning. I've played around with different ways of doing it. One was like, "For this month, I'm learning about this topic, and all the content will be about it." Now it's a lot of, "Oh, I already know this stuff. I've already researched this stuff. I can make another video about the same topic." But at first, I was killing myself because it was a new topic every single week, and I had to research from scratch.

That's intense.

I don't recommend it, but I did learn a lot. And now I have a book as a result.

So tell me a little bit more about the workflow you developed and how it came about.

So the workflow evolved quite a bit, too. When I first started, I was planning to do it by trial and error, like, OK, I struggle with organization or cleaning my house, so I'm going to try this strategy for a week. I'm going to film it and then edit it. Then I quickly realized that's not actually doable in a week. You can't figure out the strategy once a week, try it for a week, then edit it.

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Instead, what I did was, OK, let me learn about this thing. I had a format that I used every single time: introduce the problem, explain the problem, introduce the solution, and explain the solution. I just did it on a blue wall and added graphics afterward. That worked really well. What didn't work well was me trying to do it off the cuff because I learned really quickly I'm very hard to edit. I've gotten better. Hopefully, this is not terrible.

So, quickly, my process went from "let me try and speak off the cuff about what I've learned" to "that's not going to work, that's going to be impossible to edit" to "what if I outline?" But then I would look at the outline, and my mind would go blank because there would be all this pressure to like say whatever it was that I meant when I had that bullet point written down. So then I was like, I need to script. I just need to script.

The problem is that as an actor, I didn't do very well, partly because I had such a hard time memorizing lines. So very early in the process, I had a giant whiteboard, and I printed out every single word in giant, like 36-point font, and I just taped it to this whiteboard. I used what was my strength, which was I got really good at cold reading, but really bad at memorizing lines. Anytime I went into an audition as an actor, I was like, "Let me cold-read." So I'd glance down, glance up, and say the line, glance down, glance up, and say the line. So some of it was happy accidents. Like our punch-in, punch-out style was to cover the fact that I had to look down between the lines.

For the part of your workflow that involves other people, at what point did you decide you needed to build out your team, and how did you approach that process?

That evolved over many, many years. At first, it was my boyfriend at the time, like, "Hey, you're an editor. Can you throw a couple of graphics on this?" Once I edited it, I was like, here you go, make it pretty, and he would take like a few hours to punch it up.

Over time, it became clear that what I was doing was really meaningful to people and could turn into something, right? More than just a personal project. So he did more and more until I was like, OK, I've got to pay this guy. I actually ended up hiring him full-time before I was full-time.

I was still waiting tables, but I was like, I need an editor. I will work for free 24/7. He will not, understandably. Eventually, I was able to go full-time as well. Then, when that marriage fell apart, I had to hire a team. There were a couple of people that I actually met at VidCon who were like, "Oh yeah, we can do some editing for you, and we can do some animations."

Digital organization was such a big struggle for me as someone with ADHD that I ended up hiring somebody literally to organize my shit. Our community manager had been volunteering on our Discord for a long time, and finally, after a couple of years, I was like, "We should hire you, though." Basically, my whole strategy was that whenever I wanted to hire a new person, I brought one on. Now I have a pretty robust team.

What's having a team like? Because content creation and running a team are very different skill sets.

It is a very different skill set. Also, moving from "I'm going to have people I know help me with this thing" to "oh, I am hiring for a position, and I need to vet that person" was interesting.

An ADHD creator friend of mine, Dani Donovan, recommended a recruiter that she had worked with because she was also in the same boat of hiring friends. So for the first time, we used a recruiter who found us our current producer, and I was like, this person is amazing.

If I could go back in time, I'd work with a recruiter. It's really important as a creator to work with people. I made the mistake early on of prioritizing the hard skills. How good are you at animating? How good are you at editing? How good are you at these skills? And I didn't prioritize the soft skills — how are you collaborating with the rest of the team? Are you an easy person to work with? Can you take feedback? Now I really prioritize soft skills.

I would love to talk about your relationship with your audience. I imagine it has grown, but I feel like, especially being a mental health creator, there's an extra weight to that, and people come a lot with their personal experiences. So how do you navigate that?

It's tough because I started out as a peer in my community. I was somebody who was learning about my ADHD for the first time; they were learning about theirs. We kind of came up together, and that was a really cool experience.

It also meant that if someone was struggling, it was almost like I was struggling too. We were in the same boat. And my boat was starting to float, and I didn't want to let their's to sink. I wanted to respond to every comment. I wanted to help everybody. As the channel grew, I couldn't anymore. I would get to the point where I would be overwhelmed with taking on a lot of people's pain and needs. I would need to step away for a little bit, but then I would come back, and there would be so many messages.

Facebook was really the first place where this was overwhelming for me, all of the direct messages that you would get. One day, I went to respond to a message, and by the time I got through like five messages, that person had already responded, so I was in a conversation with them. And I went — it's not just that I'm procrastinating or avoiding or like not doing the right thing by not responding. I can no longer respond to people.

So that's when I had to evolve it to let me read the comments and hear what people are saying. Then I need to make content that speaks to that struggle, content that will be for more than just that one person. That was a tough evolution for me in moving away from that one-to-one relationship.

I imagine there could have been some guilt there. Like, you're letting a version of a relationship go.

It was painful moving into this parasocial space where I don't know everybody in my community anymore. We don't have regular conversations, but I still very much care and want to be there for people. I just can't in the same way. So one of the things we're doing now that I'm really excited about is that I'm going to start coaching people one-on-one.

I can get the one-on-one I really value, but then we put that content online so other people can benefit, too.

Since becoming a mom, do you feel that the way you approach the content itself, or the way you approach the work of creating the content, has changed?

It has changed. The first change is obviously having to take a break. As a content creator, you're producing content week after week after week, maybe day after day after day. But maternity leave is a thing that is apparently important! So I had to figure out how to keep putting out content while I'm away and set my team up for success to do that.

Even then, it was really rough that first year to create content, because it felt like my brain had been hijacked by this new passion, this new child. My brain had literally been rewired. It also coincided with finishing my book and putting that out into the world. I finished my project of learning everything I could about my ADHD brain, putting it somewhere I could find it again, and making it available to other people, and I was embarking on a new one: motherhood.

And suddenly, my entire hyperfocus was on being a mom, and I did not have a channel for it. I don't want a channel about being a mom. So most of what I was learning no longer made sense to share with my community. That was a big, big shift for me because I had to figure out how to keep making content for this community when that's not where my head is at. So we changed up how we were doing content. I was no longer just a talking head on a blue wall. We also hired the wonderful new producer I was telling you about, and he's local, so we were able to start filming skits in my house and doing wild projects like having Cas from Clutterbug come down and help me reorganize my entire house. We were able to do different kinds of content.

But it was very much an exploration of what kinds of content my brain can focus on. What kind of content do I want to make?

What are your hopes for the mental health content creation space going forward? And as a second part, who are the creators in that space now that you think more people should be watching?

Therapy in a Nutshell is great. Dr. Tracey Marks is great. Also, Daniel from The Aspie World. He's great for anybody who's dealing with autism. A lot of people who watch my channel are like, can you do this, but for autism? And I'm like, I don't have autism. But my friend does!

There are a lot of great mental health creators. But what I'm hoping for in this space is that we get more people with lived experience connecting with people who have research-backed, evidence-based information, and then we disseminate that. There are many academic researchers speaking to it, and many speaking from personal experience. But I would love to see more people doing what I'm doing, which is speaking about their personal experience as a vehicle to share evidence-based information, so it's not just, "This one thing worked for me." It's, "This is what works for a lot of people, and it worked for me. Maybe it would work for you, too."