Blogroll

Meta can't build AI data centers fast enough, so the company behind Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp has resorted to running these computing facilities inside tents.

According to data center tracker Cleanview (as reported by TechCrunch), Meta is currently running six AI data centers just outside of New Albany, Ohio in recently erected tents. 

Michael Thomas, founder of Cleanview, posted photos on X showing the construction and finished tents. Thomas said it appeared that Meta had scrapped its original plans to build out the data center buildings and instead went with "rapid deployment structures" as they're officially called.

"The AI race has officially entered its Mad Max phase," Thomas posted on X alongside the photos.

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

According to Thomas, he reviewed city permits that show that Meta began building five 125,000 square foot tents between April and June. In contrast, the first five buildings that Meta built as part of its original plans in New Albany, Ohio took approximately two to three years to build out.

Thomas says Meta has also signed a decade-long deal to build off-grid power plants to power the data centers. The power plant construction started last year and is almost built.

As TechCrunch points out, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg previously told The Information that the company was going to build weatherproof tents for its data centers. Meta isn't done utilizing tents for its AI data center construction strategy either. According to Thomas, the company is building data center tents at its AI data center site in Tennessee as well.

Big Tech companies like Meta have announced massive increases in capital expenditures to build new data centers to power AI products. However, a growing backlash to data centers, combined with normal bureaucratic obstacles, has put some data center rollouts behind schedule, the Wall Street Journal recently reported.

You probably don’t think about your subscriptions until the moment you do—and when you finally add them up, it’s never a comfortable number. The good news is that you can replace many of these subscriptions with free, open-source software. Here are three FOSS apps that can help you save money by canceling some of the subscriptions you’re probably paying for right now. The only catch is the setup, which can take a couple of hours—but that’s exactly what weekends are for.

NASA astronauts briefly sheltered in their SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule on Friday during a Russian repair attempt on a leaky transfer tunnel of the International Space Station. 

The work was later halted for further analysis, and the crew resumed their normal tasks on the space station, which orbits about 250 miles above Earth.

The cracks in the Zvezda service module's transfer tunnel, known as PrK, are the latest sign of aging infrastructure at the 26‑year‑old outpost, which has already weathered a separate coolant leak on a docked Soyuz spacecraft. These incidents have forced NASA and Russia's Roscosmos space agency to coordinate on protecting the crew and keeping the station operational.

SEE ALSO: A NASA orbiter around Mars suffered an abrupt demise

The PrK tunnel on Russia's Zvezda service module "has suffered from cracks and leaks for some time, and has been mitigated by Roscosmos as much as possible to date," NASA press secretary Bethany Stevens said in a statement on X. She said the cracks "have always been a concern that NASA watches very closely."

New leaks led Roscosmos to start a more extensive structural repair on June 5, prompting NASA to direct the four Crew‑12 astronauts — Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Russia's Andrey Fedyaev, and Europe's Sophie Adenot — and NASA's Chris Williams, who flew to the space station separately in November 2025, to take shelter inside the Dragon capsule as a safety precaution. 

This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.

In an update about one hour later, Stevens said Roscosmos had paused the repair effort to take measurements and assess the data. With hands‑on work interrupted, NASA told the crew they could go back to business as usual.

"We continue to work with our Russian counterparts, along with the rest of the international community that supports the space station, to arrive at a more permanent resolution," she said, adding that NASA intends to work with Roscosmos on a collaborative approach to address the leaks.

In a separate incident involving different hardware about 3.5 years ago, NASA and Roscosmos juggled a coolant leak on the Soyuz MS‑22 spacecraft docked to the station, which investigators attributed to a likely micrometeoroid strike on an external radiator line. Russia launched a replacement Soyuz to get the crew home. 

NASA plans to operate the space station through 2030 before deorbiting it into the Pacific Ocean, while Roscosmos has committed to the partnership until at least 2028. Both agencies plan to transition to new destinations.

SAVE $300: As of June 5, the Ecovacs Goat O1000 RTK robot lawn mower is on sale at Amazon for just $699.99 instead of $999.99. That's 30% off and matches its lowest price ever on record.

Opens in a new window Credit: Ecovacs Ecovacs Goat O1000 RTK $699.99 at Amazon
$999.99 Save $300   Get Deal

While Amazon Prime Day is only a few weeks away (officially running from June 23 through 26), your lawn isn't going to magically halt its growth until then. If you're already sick of mowing season, perhaps you should hand off the work to a robot lawn mower. They're not the cheapest investments, but Amazon just dropped the price of the Ecovacs Goat O1000 RTK robotic lawn mower once again to save you a big chunk of change.

As of June 5, the Ecovacs Goat O1000 RTK robot mower is on sale for just $699.99 at Amazon. That's $300 or 30% off its list price of $999.99 and its lowest price on record.

This IPX6 waterproof mower's advanced mapping system generates a layout of your yard before going to work, ensuring no spot goes unmowed. You can customize it in the app to add or remove zones, split areas, or adjust the cutting height between 1.2 and 3.1 inches. Built-in 3D obstacle detection will keep it away from your pets, their toys, and anything else that may be out in the yard. And don't worry if your lawn isn't completely flat and wide open. The Goat O1000 RTK can climb slopes of up to 24 degrees and squeeze into spaces as narrow as 2.3 feet.

The Ecovacs Goat O1000 RTK is best suited for yards up to 1/4 acre. If your yard is around that size and relatively easy to navigate with segmented zones, this is the robot lawn mower for you. And now's a great time to grab it since it's the cheapest it's ever been.

Dropbox, OneDrive, Google Drive and other cloud sync services are great options if you need to collaborate with other people. However, when you're only syncing files between your own computers, those services are often more overhead than you need.

If you're a Netflix subscriber in the U.S., you likely have your gaze fixed on either J.Lo and Brett Goldstein's new romantic comedy, Office Romance (which Goldstein wrote for Jenny from the Block) or the new season of Tina Fey's dramady series The Four Seasons. But there's also a good chance that you've been waiting for some great new documentaries to appear on the streaming service, and that's where I come in.

Samsung has a new smartwatch coming out, the Galaxy Watch 9. We haven't seen it yet, but the Samsung Health app is already getting ready for its arrival.

The Korean tech giant announced in a blog post on Thursday that Samsung Health is getting an update starting on June 8 that will "showcase the key health features included in the upcoming Galaxy Watch." Of course, we haven't actually seen the watch yet (which we expect to be similar to the Galaxy Watch 8), but all available information suggests it will be announced in late July at a Galaxy Unpacked event in London.

SEE ALSO: A Samsung phone price increase could be on the way. Thank RAMageddon. Here's the Vitals screen. Credit: Samsung

As with the recent Google Health app update, AI is very much at the center of the new Samsung health portal.

“Samsung Health is evolving to connect health data measured by the Galaxy Watch with AI-based insights, enabling users to understand their physical condition more easily and intuitively,” said Hon Pak, Samsung SVP and Head of the Digital Health Team, in a blog post. "Samsung Electronics will continue to expand proactive and personalized health management experiences based on the connected Galaxy ecosystem and digital health innovations."

Anyway, as for the specific Samsung Health update, it brings a UI overhaul and some key new features that might hint at what to expect from the Galaxy Watch 9.

Samsung has "streamlined" (their words) the layout of the app into five key components: Sleep, Activity, Nutrition, Mindfulness, and Vitals. The Vitals display is a new one, as it studies several metrics, including heart rate, skin temperature, and blood oxygen, while you sleep in order to compare them to your baselines and identify any potential problems.

There's also a new Heart Health Score, which combines several heart-related metrics into one easy-to-digest score. The new app also includes a Daily Cardio Load measurement, as well as a Fitness Index that exists to judge the effectiveness of your workouts. In all, it sounds like a pretty substantial update befitting a brand new smartwatch. We'll likely find out more in late July at the rumored Galaxy Unpacked event.

People buy 3D printers for all sorts of reasons. I recently saw someone cite their NERF dart blaster hobby as the catalyst for their printer purchase. The more I dug into the scene, the more I realized that 3D printing and NERF are a match made in heaven.

There was a time when you could get by with a few minor tweaks to the default settings, or even some lightweight de-bloating script when setting up a fresh Windows system. That time was before Windows 11. The vanilla version of Windows 11 is practically unusable for me, and it takes a whole rigmarole to make it usable. This is how I customize my Windows installation.

Printers are pretty old tech made for a job that's already losing relevance in many contexts. They really don't need to do anything other than connect to the devices we want to print from. So, imagine my surprise when I fired up my router logs one boring Sunday and saw my office inkjet chatting away to a bunch of servers I never asked it to talk to. As suspicious as it seems, this is apparently what printers do now: constantly send data back to the mothership. Pretty cool, I suppose. Or is it?

Gone are the days when we would willingly put Instagram filters on our photos because we thought they looked good. Now, your photos are still being edited, even if you're not the one doing it. Most people don't even know what a real photo taken on a smartphone (with zero processing) would look like. Thankfully, I've found an app that lets me snap away with no processing — and I'm shocked by the results.

Even astronauts have down days.

Kellie Gerardi, the director of human spaceflight at the International Institute for Astronautical Sciences and the 90th woman to fly to space, is also just a working mom juggling it all.

When she’s not parenting or teaching astronauts-in-training about microgravity, Gerardi documents her fertility challenges and motherhood journey on Instagram — the research astronaut recently gave birth to her second daughter, who was conceived through IVF.

In June of 2026, at just 8 weeks postpartum, Gerardi returned to work and became the first woman to pump breastmilk in microgravity during a parabolic flight for the IIAS. (Her device of choice was a breast pump from Willow's lineup.)

For those who find the science interesting [and] want to understand why it matters to research," Gerardi wrote alongside a recent Instagram post, "breast milk contains bioactive lipids that reflect things like maternal metabolism, inflammation, stress responses, and overall physiologic adaptation during the postpartum period. So studying how those molecules change in response to a controlled physiologic stressor like microgravity / high g can help us gain a better understanding of how maternal physiologic stress is reflected in milk during postpartum recovery."

After more than eight years of secondary infertility, the birth of her daughter was a vision finally realized. As a way to give back to her community, Gerardi teamed up with online registry site Babylist to establish a pair of IVF grants.

Gerardi, 37, is happy to serve as a role model for her 2.5 million followers on Instagram and TikTok, but not in the my-life-is-perfect way. Gerardi literally reaches for the stars, but also remains completely down to Earth about the heaps of expectations placed on women.

"I gained about 60 pounds across my most recent round of IVF and through this pregnancy,” Gerardi posted recently. "Those pounds are mostly still with me and I suspect they might be for a bit, and it’s such a relief to know I just… don’t have to spend mental energy feeling any sort of way about that.”

Two and a half years after visiting space on Virgin Galactic’s Galactic 05 Mission, Gerardi was recognized for her achievements when a Barbie doll was created in her likeness as part of a celebration of International Women's Day.

Gerardi had the perfect Instagram caption to mark the occasion: “When you worked your butt off the past 20 years so your daughter(s) can say Mommy is an astronaut AND a Barbie."

A throughline to much of Gerardi's online content is her belief that women — and girls — contain multitudes. It's not just something that she says, though; it's something she lives.

From YouTubers and TikTok stars to streamers and podcasters, Mashable talks to creators about how they built their platforms, the gear they swear by, and the trends they see coming next. Read more of our creator coverage or see more of this year’s Mashable 101 to discover the internet's most exciting voices. 

If you're a fan of made up holidays, today's a day worth celebrating. June 5 is officially National Donut Day — something everyone can get behind — which means you can enjoy free or discounted donuts at restaurants and retailers across the nation.

The holiday was created by The Salvation Army in 1938 to honor the women who served up donuts and other treats to soldiers during World War I. It's celebrated annually on the first Friday in June.

If you're looking to participate in the sweet celebration of delicious pastries today, there are some very tempting deals from chains you know and love. We've rounded up some of the best freebies and discounts we could find below. Cheers.

National Donut Day deals and freebiesDunkin'

Dunkin' customers can enjoy a free donut with the purchase of any beverage for National Donut Day for the 16th year in a row.

Krispy Kreme

It wouldn't be Donut Day without an offer from Krispy Kreme. Customers can get a free donut of their choice in stores on June 5 (with select specialty and limited-time donuts excluded). No purchase necessary. The offer is limited to one donut per person, so don't be greedy! Krispy Kreme is also offering $2 Original Glazed Dozens when customers purchase any regularly priced dozen.

7-Eleven

7-Eleven 7Rewards and Speedy Rewards members can score classic glazed donuts for just 50 cents a pop at participating 7-Eleven, Speedway, and Stripes stores nationwide. Grab as many as you want — there's no limit.

Shipley Donuts

Customers can enjoy a free Shipley Donut Signature Glazed Donut with any purchase not just on June 5, but every Friday in June.

Voodoo Doughnut

When you sign up for the Voodoo Doughnut Fan Club, you can redeem a free donut on National Donut Day. Note that the offer is not available at Universal CityWalk or airport locations.

Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons U.S. locations are giving out free donuts with the purchase of any beverage through June 7. Customers can redeem the offer once every day through June 7 with the Tims app.

Parlor Doughnuts

Parlor Doughnuts is celebrating National Donut Day by giving customers free French Toast Layered Donuts, topped with maple glaze, cinnamon sugar, and an icing drizzle, with any in-store purchase at participating locations on June 5. The offer is only valid while supplies last, so go sooner rather than later.

Sheetz

Customers can score one free donut with any food or beverage purchase of $5 or more at Sheetz from June 5 through June 9. The offer can be redeemed only once in the Sheetz app, while supplies last.

When you want to do something in Home Assistant, it can often be a time-consuming process. You can spend a long time configuring devices, building dashboards, or making repairs. Wouldn't it be good if there were some shortcuts you could take to make things a little easier?

If you have kids, you know the drill—one school run, one snack in the backseat, and suddenly your car looks like the floor of a movie theater. Cookie crumbs in the seat creases, potato chip pieces ground into the carpet, mystery debris lurking in every crevice.

Given that Live Nation is a monopoly (according to a federal jury, anyway), getting a concert ticket for a decent price has been difficult in recent years. And artists are starting to get creative. Take Madonna, who last night streamed a pop-up performance on the ubiquitous gay hookup app, Grindr.

Madonna announced the surprise show on the app, and a half hour later took over Times Square. She debuted some tracks from her upcoming album, Confessions II, and performed some songs from the OG Confessions on a Dance Floor. Despite the short notice, Times Square filled up with fans. A Grindr bus was also there, naturally.

SEE ALSO: The great Grindr glossary: all terms and acronyms explained

"The LGBTQ+ community has been with me from the beginning. We've inspired, challenged and stood by each other during both dark and joyful times," Madonna stated in a press release shared with Mashable. "Partnering with Grindr feels like a celebration of that connection – safety in numbers."

Credit: Cobrasnake

It's not the only collaboration the singer has done with Grindr. Last week, an interview with Madonna and several others — including Bob the Drag Queen and playwright Jeremy O. Harris — went live on Grindr's YouTube channel. During the discussion, Madonna discussed what it means to be a "mother" (in the slang sense of the word), and reiterated that the queer community has been her ride-or-die since the beginning of her career.

The concert will also be uploaded to Grindr's YouTube channel the week of June 8. Happy Pride!

Regardless of the operating system you're on, you'll notice that they all open applications inside these boxes we call windows. These windows pop up in unpredictable positions on the desktop, and they're not always the same size either. This is one of those things you just accept without ever questioning it. At least, I never did. But there's a better system for these windows. One which helps you stay focused on your work and operate your computer faster. Welcome to the wonderful world of tiling window managers.

Got a few spare hours this weekend? Instead of relying on paper habit trackers that never survive a full week, forgetting when your car is due for maintenance, or juggling handwritten grocery lists, you can turn Excel into a set of simple tools that actually solve everyday problems. These three beginner-friendly projects show just how powerful spreadsheets can be when you move beyond basic data entry.

There’s no arguing that smartphone battery life has improved by leaps and bounds since the early days. Go back just a decade, and most phones needed to be recharged several times a day. Now phones will generally get you through a day, from your morning commute to your evening return home. But what if that’s not enough?

Just got your hands on an ESP32? Don’t dive into a complex first build; start slow with something simple. These projects will introduce you to basics like flashing your microcontroller, adding components with a breadboard, and simple coding.