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If you've upgraded to a new router, you don't have to get rid of the old one. Instead, you can turn it into an access point or Wi-Fi repeater, or even use it as a secondary network node if you've got two routers from the same brand that both support the same proprietary mesh software.

SAVE $352: As of May 6, the Hisense 55-inch Canvas S7N QLED 4K TV is on sale for $647.99 at Amazon. That's a savings of 35% or over $350.

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Top brands are emptying out their 2025 TV reserves to make room for the latest and greatest models, which means it's the perfect time to score a great TV deal. And if you're specifically seeking a TV with Art Mode, your search ends here. The Hisense Canvas TV — Samsung The Frame's arch nemesis — is on sale for over $350 off.

As of May 6, the 55-inch version of the Hisense Canvas S7N QLED 4K TV is down to just $647.99 at Amazon for a savings of 35%. That's its second-best price ever and only $48 away from its all-time low. Best Buy also has the same TV on sale for just $2 more for anyone who prefers not to shop at Amazon.

Like Samsung The Frame, Hisense's Canvas TV is a QLED display treated with an anti-glare, hi-matte finish to display curated artwork (or your own pictures). It comes with a teak wood magnetic frame (more options sold separately) and an ultra-slim wall mount that lies flush to make the TV itself look as close as possible to framed artwork.

"Despite often being minimized to a Frame dupe, the Hisense Canvas is actually a better value than The Frame in a lot of ways," Mashable TV expert Leah Stodart writes, noting its higher refresh rate (144Hz versus 120Hz) and two HDMI 2.1 ports (versus one). It features Google TV's interface, which is much more intuitive and responsive than the Samsung interface. Not to mention, Samsung charges a monthly fee to access artwork, whereas Hisense's digital art library is free.

If an art TV is on your wishlist, this is the one to buy. While the 55-inch model offers the biggest discount, other sizes are also on sale to suit your space.

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.

An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.

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If you find yourself stuck at any step of today's Hurdle, don't worry! We have you covered.

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A hole in the ground.

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DITCH

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Immense sadness.

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GRIEF

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Hurdle Word 3 hint

Found in tile.

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GROUT

Hurdle Word 4 hint

Cooked in oil.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

FRIED

Final Hurdle hint

Turn.

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TWIST

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SAVE $100: As of May 6, get the 55-inch Samsung M80H Mini LED TV for $597.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $697.99. That's a discount of 14% and the lowest price we've seen.

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Looking to give your living room entertainment setup an upgrade? Or maybe you're just ready to add a new TV to another room, but don't want to break the bank. Either way, we've got you covered with a TV deal that you won't want to miss out on, especially if you want built-in streaming and a high-quality picture.

As of May 6, get the 55-inch Samsung M80H Mini LED TV for $597.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $697.99. That's $100 off and a discount of 14%. It's also the lowest price we've seen.

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This mini LED TV is powered by AI so it can offer the best picture possible, with intelligent processing to give you a better, more dynamic picture as AI analyzes and enhances each scene. Its Pure Spectrum Color features over one billion colors for bright hues and deeper shades of black to give you realism and scenes that pop. AI will take old shows and movies and make them look like new, essentially.

Plus, its variable refresh rate with 144Hz to work with is perfect for smoother sports and gaming, working to eliminate screen tearing.

If it's streaming content you want, this model also gives you plenty of free channels with a free Samsung account so you can browse hundreds of pieces of content and live streaming stations with all your favorite shows and movies on tap whenever you like, all for the low price of zero.

If you're ready for a new TV that won't cost you an entire paycheck, be sure to grab this model while it's still discounted.

There are some smart home sensors that you only truly appreciate when the worst happens. I had a water leak sensor in my home and assumed that it was keeping me protected. I found out the hard way how wrong I was.

SAVE 9%: As of May 6, you can get the Asus ROG Strix 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor for $996.25 at Amazon, down from $1,099. That's a 9% discount, or $102.75 in savings.

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If you're a gamer, like a serious gamer, then you're probably well aware that *real* gaming equipment comes with a hefty price tag. The good news? Amazon randomly discounts monitors, keyboards, and other accessories almost every day. The hard part is finding the good stuff, which is exactly why I'm here.

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As of May 6, you can get the Asus ROG Strix 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor for $996.25 at Amazon, down from $1,099. That's a 9% discount, or $102.75 in savings. And while a measly 9% doesn't sound like much, that's still a Benjamin back in your pocket. Also, to put things in perspective, the all-time low for this monitor is $909, which it hit just two weeks ago.

It has a 32-inch TrueBlack Glossy WOLED display, which is basically two monitors in one thanks to a dual-mode feature that lets you switch between 4K at 240Hz and FHD at 480Hz. It also features a 0.03ms response time, G-SYNC compatibility for smooth gameplay, and a built-in OLED Care Pro system with a proximity sensor that auto-dims the screen when you step away to prevent burn-in.

Most Linux users never think twice about the kernel running under their system. It just works. But for those who want stronger security guarantees, there's an alternative worth knowing about—and living with it taught me more than I expected.

Tinder's revenue and paying users have been trending down in recent years, but the most recent earnings report suggests that it could be making a comeback.

Tinder's parent company, Match Group, released its Q1 2026 earnings report yesterday, and for the first time in several quarters, there's good news for the dating app — kinda. Monthly average user trends were down seven percent year-over-year, which doesn't sound stellar, but it was the slowest rate of decline in 31 months, according to Match Group's press release.

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The supplemental materials also show that Tinder's direct revenue is up in Q1 2026 compared to Q1 2025, but it's down compared to the rest of 2025.

New user registrations returned to year-over-year growth for Tinder, which may be due to the app's push for something new. In March, Tinder rolled out a host of new features, including AI matchmaking service Chemistry, and Astrology and Music Modes.

"Tinder works better today than it did before. Our product changes are resonating with Gen Z and driving improvements in leading indicators, which is a clear signal that Tinder's ecosystem is strengthening," Match Group and Tinder CEO Spencer Rascoff said in the press release.

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Last month, Rascoff told the Financial Times that Tinder wants more women on the app, which is currently skewed male. He's also more interested in increasing the total number of people on the app, rather than just paid users.

Hinge, meanwhile, continues to make money for Match Group, with a 28 percent increase in year-over-year direct revenue growth. Paying users are also up 15 percent compared to this time last year. Looking at the supplemental materials of Match Group's earnings, Hinge is only trending upward.

"Hinge delivered another strong quarter and launched category-first features for highly intentioned daters that are improving outcomes," said Rascoff.

The earnings report comes a week after Match announced a $100 million investment in Sniffies, a gay hookup app, signaling Match's interest in diversifying its offerings while dominating the dating app space.

AV receivers can be finicky or hard to understand at first, so it's easy to mess a thing up or two during setup. Here are some settings to check if you're having any audio problems in your home theater.

When it comes to reading, I’m kind of the queen of it, at least in my family. You really can’t find me without a book at my side, headphones in my ears blasting an audiobook, or, in this case, an eReader in my hands. My Kindle and I have come a long way since I started, and there have been some great times so far.

TL;DR: Live stream the 2025-26 Champions League for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The top club competition in the world of football has to be the Champions League. There is nothing else that brings the very best teams in the world together in a battle for footballing immortality. Sure, winning your domestic league is great. But winning the Champions League is on another level.

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If you want to watch the 2025-26 Champions League for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

What is the Champions League?

The Champions League is an annual club football competition organised by UEFA and contested by top-division European clubs. This year's tournament begins with a 36-team round robin group stage to determine which sides qualify for the double-legged knockout rounds, followed by a single leg final.

The defending champions are PSG.

When is the 2025-26 Champions League?

The 2025-26 Champions League is the 71st edition of the competition (and the 34th since it was renamed the Champions League). This season's tournament runs from July 8 to 30 May.

How to watch the 2025-26 Champions League for free

It is possible to live stream the 2025-26 Champions League for free on the following streaming platforms:

• Ireland — RTÉ Player and Virgin Media (select fixtures including the final)

• Turkey — tabii (select fixtures)

• UK — Prime Video (select fixtures including semi final with 30-day free trial)

These free streaming platforms are geo-restricted, but anyone can bypass these restrictions with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure servers in other countries, meaning you can unblock free live streams of the Champions League from anywhere in the world.

Access free live streams of the 2025-26 Champions League by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in a location with free coverage of the Champions League

4. Visit RTÉ Player, Virgin Media, tabii, or Prime Video (free trial)

5. Watch Champions League fixtures for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but leading VPNs do tend to offer free-trial periods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can gain access to free live streams of the 2025-26 Champions League without committing with your cash. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you time to watch select fixtures before recovering your investment.

If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming services from around the world, the fact is you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for streaming live sport is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for the Champions League?

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

• Servers in 105 countries

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is always secure

• Fast connection speeds

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month plan for just $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

Live stream the Champions League for free from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Whether you’re sick, playing hooky, or just taking a mental health break, nothing recharges the body’s batteries like a good day of rest. The best way to get that, at least as far as I'm concerned, is to settle in on your couch and binge-watch a good TV show.

When you're busy on a home repair, DIY project, or renovation, do you just reach for the biggest battery pack for your power tools? If so, you might not be doing yourself any favors. If anything, it only weighs you down and makes things more difficult than they need to be.

When you put your car into reverse, it's important that the rearview camera displays what's happening behind you right now, not a while ago. Sadly, a pretty high number of Teslas are at danger of failing on that simple task.

The National ​Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Wednesday that Tesla is recalling 218,868 vehicles ​in the U.S. (via Reuters). The issue is as follows: when the car is put into reverse, the rearview camera display might be delayed "for up to 11 seconds."

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The recall covers a number of Model 3, Model Y, Model ‌S, ⁠and Model X vehicles.

Tesla has already fixed the issue via an over-the-air software update, so owners needn't do anything aside from accepting the update.

Interestingly, this is not the first time Tesla has recalled vehicles over rearview camera issues. In 2024, the company recalled nearly 200,000 Model S, Model Y, and Model X vehicles over a bug that could prevent the rearview camera image from displaying at all.

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Ever tried building a second brain, only to abandon it three weeks in? I have—more times than I’d like to admit. Capturing ideas is the easy part; organizing, tagging, and maintaining everything is where it falls apart. But I’ve found a cheat code: using Obsidian to capture ideas while Claude handles the organization. Here’s how my system works—and the exact prompts I use.

It's easy to spend a lot of money on your home network in an attempt to make it faster, more stable, or more flexible. Faster Wi-Fi standards and upgrading to a mesh router system can all give your LAN a big kick in the pants.

Earlier this year, Pixel phones got several cool new features. Aside from finally giving the Now Playing feature its own app, there were also a number of Gemini upgrades, but buried under all those additions was one small feature that noticeably improved the experience of using my Pixel phone: Comfort View.

We've all been there. Your PC starts to feel sluggish, or you're staring at a "low storage" warning, and the first instinct is to reach for a third-party cleanup tool. I've done it more times than I'd like to admit. Install it, run a scan, watch a bunch of "issues" pop up, and hope it magically fixes everything.

Focusing on a flock determined to crack the case of their slain shepherd, Sheep Detectives is a new movie that's a ton of fun. To celebrate its theatrical release, Entertainment Editor Kristy Puchko sat down with three of the film's stars, Hugh Jackman, Chris O'Dowd, and Nicholas Braun, to play Mashable's Pop Mash.

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Puchko provides Jackman, O'Dowd, and Braun with a movie description that actually pulls details from two separate films. What these two movies have in common is one word in their titles; when the movies are combined, you get a new mash-up title.

For example: Nicolas Cage plays a lovestruck heavenly creature in this drama, wherein he helps an L.A. baseball team to victory. 

The answer: City of Angels in the Outfield.

For Sheep Detectives, Puchko customized the clues so that at least one title in each description stars Jackman, O'Dowd, or Braun.

Here's the Pop Mash puzzles they faced:

• This Wallace & Gromit spinoff focuses on a fluffy farm animal who leads a murder investigation when his beloved shepherd turns up dead. 

• In this wild comedy, Steve Martin stars as the titular patriarch, who's going mad as his daughter — played by Kristen Wiig — grapples with how to be the maid of honor at her best friend's wedding. Chris O'Dowd co-stars as a kindly cop. 

• Nicolas Braun plays Jim Henson and Andy Kaufman in this showbiz dramedy about what happens when zombies invade a comedy sketch show. George Romero directs. 

• Featuring songs like "This Is Me," this rousing musical stars Hugh Jackman as a circus founder who wears a red cape as he battles for Metropolis as a superhero. Michael Shannon co-stars as the villainous General Zod.

• Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz fall in love in this wacky rom-com about a magical English nanny who comes back to visit a family that once saw her fly away with her umbrella. 

• Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson play a Neil Diamond cover band in this David Lynch neo-noir, where Dennis Hopper is a deranged gangster who huffs poppers. 

• A school for superpowered teenagers could be where teen Will Stronghold finds his inner hero. But how will he handle it when a vengeance-seeking cowboy challenges him to a shoot-out at 12 PM? 

• In this comedy anthology, Hugh Jackman plays a man who has balls hanging below his chin, while Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson play a trio of eligible bachelors who are overwhelmed by the duties of caring for an infant. 

• The god of Thunder returned for this critically panned sequel, which earned an Oscar nomination for John Lithgow's performance of a transgender ex-footballer. 

• This Pixar movie about a young girl who can transform into a big fluffy animal surprised audiences and critics with its mature subject matter. Written and directed by Kevin Smith, this film veers into the story of a Christian cult, armed with hot girls and lots of guns.

How many of these did you get right? Were you faster than the sharp minds of Sheep Detectives?

Sheep Detectives opens in theaters on May 8.

Finding yourself with a bit of extra cash is a great feeling. Maybe you landed a raise or a promotion at work, put in a few extra hours on a side hustle, or spent a weekend helping a friend or family member move. When that unexpected money hits your account, it’s good to pay down debt when and where you can, and your vehicle is a good place to start.