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CNET Editor at Large Andrew Lanxon hosts a panel discussion about the latest generative AI demos we saw at Google I/O 2026. Who is this for and why does Google think it's so important?

Google unveiled its Android XR intelligent eyewear at I/O 2026, but major details remain unknown. CNET’s Andrew Lanxon leads a discussion on what Google revealed, what’s still missing, and what consumers can realistically expect from the upcoming glasses.

Spotify recently released a new feature that is not surprising, given its recent string of updates, but it is still something overdue since last year. With the Spotify-Claude integration, Spotify may be setting up for a better overall listening and discovery experience for users.

Sam Altman's OpenAI may be losing money to the tune of $1 billion a month. It may be struggling to convert more than 5% of ChatGPT users to paid customers. And it may be losing ground to rivals like Anthropic (makers of the highly-teased Claude Mythos) and Google (makers of the freshly updated Gemini).

But OpenAI investors still believe they can cash in — perhaps to the tune of $1 trillion — if the company launches on the stock market soon.

And now that Elon Musk's lawsuit (which claimed OpenAI defrauded him during its conversion to a for-profit company) has been dismissed at trial on a technicality, the launch window appears to be opening.

Sources at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley told reporters at the Wall Street Journal that the OpenAI IPO would be filed with regulators as early as this Friday. And though plans remain "fluid," the Journal warned, that would mean you'll likely see OpenAI shares debut on the NYSE as soon as September.

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Musk, meanwhile, says he plans to appeal the trial verdict; a bonanza IPO for a company still nominally governed by a nonprofit board may help bolster his case. Ironically, Musk is currently distracted by his own pending IPO bonanza; SpaceX, fresh off its acquisition of xAI, is also reportedly ready to file paperwork with regulators this week.

So, Altman, increasingly Musk's AI nemesis, may be taking a little of his rival's thunder here. But exactly how much Altman will take home from an OpenAI IPO remains a mystery.

The CEO confirmed in the courtroom what has been an open secret for some time — that Altman does have investments in the company, via a fund at the Silicon Valley incubator he used to run, YCombinator.

In 2023, Altman told the U.S. Senate he had no financial stake in the company, per The Atlantic. He's now the target of a probe led by GOP members of the House Oversight Committee, which is looking into OpenAI's habit of making deals with other companies Altman has investments in.

In other words, Altman's long-documented reputation for telling people what they want to hear may be catching up with him, while the wheels are wobbling a bit on the OpenAI bandwagon. And yet, at the same time, a payday of unknown magnitude approaches.

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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 I/O 2026 gave us plenty to talk about, but what about the things Google didn't say? Join CNET Editor at Large Andrew Lanxon and a panel of top tech experts as they dig into the biggest missing pieces, delayed features and skipped announcements from this year's keynote.

I have used Docker for over half a decade now, and the vast majority of that time I've used Docker Run commands. I recently switched to Docker Compose, and it made my homelab so much easier to manage.

Kickstarter is walking back recent changes to its content guidelines, which users lambasted as blanket censorship.

Kickstarter announced the new adult-oriented content guidelines last week, prohibiting pornographic imagery, projects and reward tiers tied to sexual pleasure or gratification, and marketing of products designed for "insertion and penetration."

SEE ALSO: Child safety organizations accuse Roblox of violating FTC rules

The changes were made to better reflect policies set by Stripe, the platform's payment processor.

Kickstarter had previously come under fire for similar restrictions on sex toy companies, which were later amended. But as of last week, those policies were back on the table. Indie companies and artists who rely on the crowdfunding site decried the move, arguing that the new guidelines limited creative expression and impacted their businesses. Many suggested moving to competitor sites like Patreon.

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"Honestly? We botched it. The rules didn't land the way we intended, and the response from our community let us know loud and clear that we got it wrong," wrote Kickstarter COO Sean Leow in a May 19 blog post. "The decision we made was an abandonment of the core counterculture, f*ck the establishment spirit of Kickstarter, and it left our community vulnerable."

According to Leow, the new guidelines — which merged existing Kickstarter rules and Stripe prohibitions — were intended to provide a more streamlined experience for users who may eventually face roadblocks in their campaigns due to Stripe's e-commerce constraints. "Over the past several months, we've seen a growing number of campaigns that had already been approved by Kickstarter get suspended by Stripe mid-funding," he wrote.

However, in the face of widespread criticism, Leow said the platform would reverse course, reinstating former policies that simply prohibit pornography and illegal content — but this also means campaigns can once again face suspension at any point in time, Leow explained.

While Kickstarter goes back to the drawing board, users can consult the platform's mature content review guide, which includes an explanation of common suspension triggers and ways to request an exception.

At last year's Google I/O event, we (and most outlets) modestly declared that the Google Search we had known for the past 20 years was dead. Fast forward a year, and it's still really, really dead. Not to beat on a dead horse or anything, but with I/O 2026, Google firmly established that Search is and will be built on Gemini and artificial intelligence.

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Search is no longer a place you go to find a link. It's becoming a place you go to have an AI handle the whole thing for you. Based on everything Google announced at I/O 2026, the way people find information on the internet is about to look fundamentally different. Whether any of this is actually useful depends on the person being asked, but Google wants to fundamentally change how we navigate the internet.

Publishers are in trouble

AI Overviews have been chipping away at web traffic since they launched, and everything Google announced this week accelerates that trend. When Search agents are scanning the web 24/7 on your behalf, when AI Mode is handling your follow-up questions, when the search box is expanding to accept entire paragraphs of context — the implicit promise is that you won't need to click through to anyone's website to get what you need.

Google gets the query, Google surfaces the answer, and the publisher who wrote the piece that informed that answer gets nothing.

This fight between online content publishers and Google has been raging since last year, when the whole thing was dubbed the "traffic apocalypse." Google, of course, has pushed back on the framing that publishers are getting the short end of the stick, arguing that users who do click links after seeing AI Overviews engage more deeply with those sites. That may be true in a narrow sense, but it sidesteps the larger issue — fewer people are clicking at all.

SEE ALSO: Common Crawl accused of feeding paywalled content to AI companies

That pushback comes from a Wall Street Journal report from June 2025. In it, Neil Vogel, CEO of Dotdash Meredith — the company behind People and Southern Living — told the Journal that Google search went from driving roughly 60 percent of their traffic at the time of their 2021 merger down to about a third. The floor, based on everything announced at I/O this week, hasn't been found yet.

Publishers are responding by pivoting toward direct relationships with readers — newsletters, events, apps, subscriptions — anything that doesn't depend on Google as a middleman. That's a reasonable long-term strategy, but a fundamental restructuring of how digital media works.

A new search box

The AI Search Box — the first redesign of Google's search bar in over 25 years — is built for conversations now. You can drop in images, files, videos, and Chrome tabs alongside a long-form prompt and let Google figure out what you're actually asking.

Obviously, this is a massive shift in how we search on the internet. Google searching used to be about compression. To ask our questions in the fewest possible words. The entire discipline of SEO was built around the assumption that people type short, imprecise fragments into a box, and that it's Google's job to interpret them. "Flights NYC to LA." "Best running shoes 2026." "Symptoms of strep throat."

Now Google is actively dismantling that habit. With the expanded search box, Google wants you to stop translating your thoughts into keyword-ese and just talk to it. Tell it you're planning a trip, attach your calendar, upload a photo of the hotel you're considering, and let Gemini piece it all together. The idea being that the more context you give it, the more helpful the AI is.

And that's true to an extent, but it's more information you're giving Google, and more data for them to collect. The company spent $68 million earlier this year settling a lawsuit after it was alleged that Google's Google Assistant recorded "private conversations without permission."

Whether users are ready to hand over that level of context — and whether Google has earned that trust — is a question the keynote didn't really address.

The hallucination problem isn't going away

For all the polish Google put on its AI features at I/O, one thing conspicuously absent from the keynote was any serious reckoning with accuracy. AI Overviews have a documented history of surfacing confidently wrong information, and the new conversational follow-up feature essentially lets you go deeper into an AI-generated summary without necessarily verifying the foundation it's built on.

Gmail VP Blake Barnes touched on this in his conversation with Mashable's Haley Henschel, noting that Gmail Live is being built with sourcing so users can check which emails informed the AI's response. That's a reasonable approach for a personal inbox tool. But for a broader search across the entire web, the bar for scrutiny needs to be higher due to the risk of misinformation and disinformation. As Google hands over more of the search experience to AI, the burden of fact-checking shifts more squarely onto users. That's worth keeping in mind every time an AI Overview tells you something with complete confidence.

The agentic push across everything Google announced this week, like Spark running your life in the background, Search agents monitoring the web on your behalf, and AI that can call businesses, make purchases, and book reservations, is the early infrastructure of something that looks a lot like what the AI research community means when it talks about AGI-adjacent systems.

Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis described Gemini Omni at I/O as a meaningful step toward AGI — artificial general intelligence, the theoretical point at which an AI system can perform any intellectual task a human can. That framing was almost a throwaway line in the context of a video generation demo, which is exactly what makes it worth paying attention to.

Google's answer to the obvious concern about that — what stops it from doing something you didn't want — is the Agent Payments Protocol and a set of configurable limits that give administrators ultimate control over the AI. Josh Woodward, VP of Google Labs, described the philosophy as being like handing a teenager their first debit card. That's a candid framing, and in some ways a reassuring one. But it also acknowledges that the trajectory is toward more autonomy, not less. The guardrails are explicitly described as temporary.

Right now, when Gemini gets something wrong in a search summary, the stakes are relatively low. As these systems take on more — scheduling, purchasing, monitoring, acting — the cost of a confident wrong answer goes up considerably. Google wasn't having that conversation on stage at I/O. That's the one worth having now.

The Mercedes-AMG GT line has been defined by monstrous gas engines, but that ends today. The 2027 Mercedes-AMG GT 4-Door Coupe has become an EV, and it's using next-gen motor and battery technology to rival the performance of Tesla's Model S Plaid and other top-tier electric sports cars.

If you want an e-reader but don't want anything to do with Amazon, the alternative is a Rakuten Kobo e-reader. Kobos are speedy, easy-to-use, and a great value, but now, they're teaming up with another bookish company for the ultimate reading integration. The Storygraph, a platform for tracking everything you read, is now coming to all Kobo devices in June.

The integration syncs Kobo e-readers and apps to a Storygraph account. That means your reading progress will automatically be captured in your Storygraph account, so when you finish a book, it's marked as read without any additional effort from you.

"Our mission is to make reading lives better, and removing the friction from tracking is one of the most direct ways we can do that," says Nadia Odunayo, Founder & CEO, StoryGraph. The new partnership between Rakuten Kobo and Storygraph further cements both brands as anti-Amazon alternatives.

So much of the book industry is dominated by Amazon. The mega-brand makes Kindles, the most popular e-readers, and is a major online bookseller of physical and e-books. Since 2013, Amazon has owned Goodreads, the original book tracking platform. Kindles and Goodreads are already integrated, offering features similar to those in the Kobo and Storygraph integration, including progress tracking.

But with plenty of readers feeling resistant to Amazon and the impact it has had on independent bookstores, there's a desire for alternatives, whether that be with e-readers or a place to track reading.

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Lincolns often get written off as just fancy Fords, but that really undersells what they’re trying to do. Sure, they share parts underneath, but Lincoln usually goes all-in on making things feel quieter, softer, and more premium inside.

For many years, Plex has been one of the go-to options for anyone looking to curate a server for all their downloaded media. Unfortunately, it's about to become much more expensive to guarantee lifetime access to its best features.

Plex announced in a blog post on Tuesday that its Lifetime Pass subscription (a one-time payment that locks you into its highest premium service tier for life) will increase from $249.99 to $749.99 on July 1. As Android Authority pointed out, this comes only about a year after Plex had previously more than doubled the price from $119.99 to $249.99. In a little over 12 months, the service has increased in price by 525 percent.

SEE ALSO: Nintendo Switch 2 officially gets a $50 price hike in the US

That's pretty staggering, but one tiny silver lining is that the change doesn't go into effect for several weeks, so you have some time to decide if you want to lock into a lifetime of Plex premium service for $250 or invest in an alternative. Plex is one of the most popular services for storing downloaded media like movies and TV shows, and the paid tier offers more flexibility for downloads, remote streaming for all users, and other bonuses that might make it worth $250, if not necessarily $750.

If that cost is too high for you, it might be worth looking into something like Jellyfin. I know my friends who care a lot about media server curation have some fondness for that one, and it definitely won't cost as much as a decent smartphone to set up.

Google I/O 2026 was all about improvements in AI. Gemini is getting smarter, faster and more customized. See what was presented at this year’s event, from a more intuitive Gemini Omni to the realization of Android XR with consumer products coming in the fall. We’ve got the highlights.

Google I/O 2026 just wrapped, and we're breaking down the absolute biggest announcements. Join our expert panel—featuring Andrew Lanxon (CNET), Andrew Gebhart (PCMag), and Timothy Beck Werth (Mashable)—as they analyze everything you need to know about the next generation of Google Gemini, the highly anticipated Android XR Glasses, and more.

If you own a NAS, you’ve probably noticed just how noisy those spinning platters in hard drives can be. Common online advice often suggests spinning them down when they’re not in use to eliminate the noise and save power. On paper, it makes a lot of sense, but real-world use tells a different story—for many people, keeping them spinning actually makes more sense.

The best Memorial Day TV deals at a glance: Best TV deal overall Hisense 75-inch U6 Pro Mini-LED ULED 4K TV $849.99 (save $550) Get Deal Best art TV deal Hisense 65-inch S7 Canvas QLED 4K TV $1,099.99 (save $900) Get Deal Best small TV deal Hisense 43-inch E6 Cinema QLED 4K TV $209.99 (save $140) Get Deal Best splurge Samsung 65-inch S95F OLED 4K TV $2,199.99 (save $400) Get Deal

You probably expect great deals on mattresses and outdoor gear for Memorial Day, but it also happens to be a great time to upgrade your TV. Many of the new releases from CES 2026 are officially on shelves now, and some of those are actually already on sale.

If you prefer an even more budget-friendly option, there's also a ton of last-generation models getting the deal treatment to make way for the newer models. Regardless of your preference, you can definitely score a discount on TVs from top brands like Hisense, Samsung, and LG in all shapes and sizes.

I'm tracking all of the best Memorial Day TV deals leading up to the holiday weekend, so check back if there's a specific model you're hoping to bring home for cheaper than usual.

Best Memorial Day TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: Hisense Hisense 75-inch U6 Pro Mini-LED ULED 4K TV $849.99 at Amazon
$1,399.99 Save $550   Get Deal Why we like it

The U6 Pro is one of Hisense's new mid-range models for 2026 and it's a perfect mashup of performance and value. It packs Mini-LED backlighting, quantum-dot color, AI-driven processing, a peak brightness of 1,200 nits, a 144Hz refresh rate, and 2.1-channel Dolby Atmos audio. Hisense markets it as an easy way to "step into a premium experience without moving into higher-priced tiers." And that's especially true now that the 75-inch model has received its second price drop since its launch earlier this month.

Best Memorial Day Art TV deal Opens in a new window Credit: Hisense Hisense 65-inch S7 Canvas QLED 4K TV $1,099.99 at Amazon
$1,999.99 Save $900   Get Deal Why we like it

Hisense also launched a new version of the extremely popular CanvasTV for 2026, which features a Hi-QLED display with an AI RGB ambient light sensor. Not only is the display upgraded with deeper color accuracy and richer hues, but it can also adjust brightness and color temperature based on the lighting in the room. A new motion detection feature will also wake your display when you enter the room and fade when you walk away in order to save some energy. It still packs the same 144Hz refresh rate, Hi-Matte design, teak frame, and free digital art library to turn your TV into fancy artwork. Amazon and Best Buy both have the 65-inch model for $900 off this Memorial Day.

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43-inch to 50-inch TVs

• Hisense 43-inch E6 Cinema QLED 4K TV — $209.99 $349.99 (save $140)

• Amazon 43-inch Ember 4-Series 4K TV — $269.99 $329.99 (save $60)

• Amazon 50-inch Ember 4-Series 4K TV — $309.99 $399.99 (save $90)

• Amazon 50-inch Ember QLED 4K TV — $419.99 $479.99 (save $60)

• Hisense 50-inch S7 Canvas QLED 4K TV — $798.99 $1,299.99 (save $501)

55-inch TVs

• Insignia 55-inch F50 LED 4K TV — $199.99 $349.99 (save $150)

• Hisense 55-inch E6 Cinema QLED 4K TV — $278.99 $429.99 (save $151)

• Hisense 55-inch U6 Mini LED QLED 4K TV — $399.99 $799.99 (save $400)

• Amazon 55-inch Ember Mini-LED QLED 4K TV — $559.99 $819.99 (save $260)

• Hisense 55-inch U6 Pro Mini-LED ULED 4K TV — $599.99 $849.99 (save $250)

• LG 55-inch B5 OLED 4K TV — $799.99 $1,499.99 (save $700)

65-inch TVs

• Samsung 65-inch Class QLED Q7F 4K TV — $427.99 $499.99 (save $72)

• LG 65-inch 70A QNED AI 4K TV — $429.99 $579.99 (save $150)

• Roku 65-inch Plus Mini-LED 4K TV — $479.99 $649.99 (save $170)

• Hisense 65-inch U6 Mini LED QLED 4K TV — $547.97 $999.99 (save $452.02)

• Samsung 65-inch Q8F QLED 4K TV — $597.99 $899.99 (save $302)

• Hisense 65-inch U7 Mini-LED ULED 4K TV — $949.99 $1,499.99 (save $550)

• Samsung 65-inch S95F OLED 4K TV — $2,199.99 $2,599.99 (save $400)

• Sony 65-inch Bravia 8 II QD-OLED 4K TV — $2,598 $3,299.99 (save $701.99)

75-inch TVs and up

• Insignia 75-inch QF QLED 4K TV — $399.99 $649.99 (save $250)

• TCL 75-inch T7 4K QLED TV — $629.99 $899.99 (save $270)

• Hisense 75-inch S7N CanvasTV QLED 4K TV — $999.99 $2,499.99 (save $1,500)

• Hisense 75-inch U7 Mini-LED ULED 4K TV — $1,199.99 $1,999.99 (save $800)

• LG 77-inch B5 OLED 4K TV — $1,499.99 $2,999.99 (save $1,500)

• Hisense 85-inch U6 Pro Mini‑LED 4K TV — $1,199.99 $1,999.99 (save $800)

• Hisense 100-inch U6 Pro Mini-LED ULED 4K TV — $2,299.99 $3,499.99 (save $1,200)

The best Memorial Day tech deals of 2026: Best headphone deal Nothing Headphone (a) $169 (save $30) Get Deal Best speaker deal Bose SoundLink Micro (2nd Gen) $99 (save $30) Get Deal Best laptop deal Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $999 (save $100) Get Deal Best TV deal Amazon Ember 50-inch 4-Series with Fire TV (2025) $309.99 (save $90) Get Deal Best smartwatch deal CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro $69 (save $30) Get Deal Best smart home deal Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select $14.99 (save $25 with code SELCT4K) Get Deal

Replacing a busted laptop or losing your favorite earbuds is painful enough without having to pay full retail price to replace them. Memorial Day is historically a great weekend to score discounts on big-ticket electronics (and mattresses!), but finding a real deal among all the manufactured holiday markdowns can be confusing, and a little insulting. (Looking at you, inflated list prices!)

SEE ALSO: The best deals this week, according to Mashable's team of shopping experts

To help you find the biggest discounts, I sifted through the sales to round up the best tech deals happening this weekend. I prioritized Mashable's favorite tech — so you get genuinely good, vetted gear, not just whatever inventory retailers are trying to clear out of their warehouses.

Best Memorial Day headphone deal Opens in a new window Credit: Nothing Nothing Headphone (a) $169 at Amazon
$199 Save $30   Get Deal Why we like it

Read our full review of the Nothing Headphone (a).

Mashable's Lead Shopping Reporter is fresh off reviewing Nothing's new mid-range headphones, which she rated a 4.3/5. She thinks they're better than the flagship Nothing Headphone (1) because they offer the same app experience, comparable noise cancellation, and a comfier fit at a lower price. Moreover, they last for up to 135 hours on a single charge (!) without ANC, and their retro design is fun. Amazon has them on sale for a record-low price ahead of Memorial Day, saving you 15%.

More Memorial Day headphone deals

• Sony ULT Wear — $148 $249.99 (save $101.99)

• Bose QuietComfort — $229 $349 (save $120)

• Sennheiser Momentum 4 — $230 $299.99 (save $69.99)

• Nothing Headphone (1) — $238.99 $299 (save $60.01)

• Marshall Monitor III — $248.99 $379.99 (save $131)

• Sony WH-1000XM5 — $248 $399.99 (save $151.99)

• Sony WH-1000XM6 — $398 $459.99 (save $101.99)

Earbud deals

• Anker Soundcore P31i — $34.99 $59.99 (save $25)

• Apple AirPods 4 — $99 $129 (save $30)

• Anker Soundcore AeroClip — $109.99 $169.99 (save $60)

• Apple AirPods 4 with ANC — $148.99 $179 (save $30.01)

• Bose QuietComfort Earbuds — $149 $179 (save $30)

• Apple AirPods Pro 3 — $229 $249 (save $20)

• Bose Ultra Open Earbuds — $229 $299 (save $70)

• Bose QuietComfort Ultra (2nd Gen) — $249 $299 (save $50)

Best Memorial Day speaker deal Opens in a new window Credit: Bose Bose SoundLink Micro (2nd Gen) $99 at Amazon
$129 Save $30   Get Deal Why we like it

Read our full guide to the best Bluetooth speakers.

The latest SoundLink Micro is our favorite portable speaker in Bose's lineup, and it's never been cheaper before. For only $99 (or 23% off), it delivers rich, clear sound, a solid 12-hour battery life, and great build quality in a compact package. Plus, it comes with a removable strap that makes it easy to attach to bike handles and backpacks. Take your pick from five colors.

More Memorial Day speaker deals

• Marshall Emberton III — $129.99 $179.99 (save $50)

• Bose SoundLink Plus — $209 $269 (save $60)

• Sonos Move 2 — $399 $499 (save $100)

Best Memorial Day laptop deal Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $999 at Amazon
$1,099 Save $100   Get Deal at Amazon Why we like it

Read our full review of the M5 Apple MacBook Air.

The MacBook Neo is only $10 off on Amazon right now, but the brand-new 13-inch MacBook Air is $100 off there — you can get the base model for just $999. This isn't the lowest price we've seen it hit, but it's close: It was $949 on April 6. In our review, Mashable Tech Editor Timothy Werth said the new MacBook Air "takes everything good about the MacBook Air and adds the faster M5 chip."

More Memorial Day laptop deals

• Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) — $1,149 $1,299 (save $150)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,499 $1,699 (save $200)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5, 24GB RAM, 1TB SSD) — $1,749 $1,899 (save $150)

• Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5 Pro with 15-core CPU/16-core GPU, 24GB RAM, 2TB SSD) — $2,399.99 $2,599 (save $199.01)

Best Memorial Day TV deal Amazon Ember 50-inch 4-Series with Fire TV $309.99 at Amazon
$399.99 Save $90   Get Deal at Amazon Why we like it

Right now, you can get last year's Amazon Ember 50-inch 4-Series with Fire TV for $309.99. (If you're a new Xbox GamePass customer, you'll also get a month of the subscription service for free.) That's a 23% discount and not too shabby of a deal for a 2025 TV.

More Memorial Day TV deals

• Hisense 55-inch E6 Cinema Hi-QLED 4K Fire TV — $278.99 $429.99 (save $151)

• Amazon Ember 55-inch Mini-LED QLED 4K TV — $559.99 $819.99 (save $260)

• Samsung 65-inch Q7F QLED 4K TV — $427.99 $629.99 (save $202)

• Roku 65-inch Plus Series Mini-LED QLED 4K TV — $479.99 $649.99 (save $170)

• Hisense 65-inch U7 Mini-LED ULED 4K TV — $696.94 $1,499.99 (save $803.05)

• Hisense 65-inch Hi-QLED S7 CanvasTV 4K TV — $1,099.99 $1,999.99 (save $900)

• TCL 75-inch T7 QLED 4K TV — $629.99 $899.99 (save $270)

• Hisense 85-inch U6 Pro Mini‑LED 4K TV — $1,199.99 $1,999.99 (save $800)

• Toshiba 100-inch Z670 Mini-LED 4K Fire TV — $2,299.99 $3,999.99 (save $1,700)

Best Memorial Day smartwatch deal Opens in a new window Credit: Nothing CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro $69 at Amazon
$99 Save $30   Get Deal Why we like it

Read our full review of the CMF by Nothing Watch 3 Pro.

The Mashable Choice Award-winning CMF Watch 3 Pro features great health, fitness, and sleep tracking tools, and it lasts forever — it's rated at up to 13 days per charge with average use. It's not as sleek as other wearables, but it's an impeccable value at its $99 MSRP: "Please, no one tell Nothing they should be charging a lot more for this watch," writes Mashable Contributor and reviewer Lauren Allain. Right now, it's yours for 30% off.

More Memorial Day smartwatch deals

• Garmin Lily 2 — $199.99 $249.99 (save $50)

• Apple Watch Series 11 (GPS, 42mm) — $299 $399 (save $100)

Best Memorial Day smart home deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select $14.99 at Amazon
$39.99 Save $25 Enter code SELCT4K at checkout. Get Deal Why we like it

Amazon's budget 4K streaming stick has been going on sale regularly since its launch last fall, but it's never been this cheap before. (Be sure to enter the coupon code SELECT4K at checkout.) At 63% off, it's very difficult to see it getting any cheaper come Prime Day.

More Memorial Day streaming stick deals

• Amazon Fire TV Stick HD — $17.99 $34.99 (save $17 with code SAVEHD)

• Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus — $24.99 $49.99 (save $25 with code 4KFTVSAVE)

• Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max — $29.99 $59.99 (save $30 with code MAX4KFTV)

Home security deals

• Blink Mini — $14.99 $24.99 (save $10)

• Blink Mini 2K+ — $25.99 $39.99 (save $14)

• Blink Outdoor 4 Floodlight Camera — $54.99 $99.99 (save $45)

• Blink Outdoor 2K+ — $64.99 $99.99 (save $35)

It doesn’t matter the time of year—I’m always up for a good shark movie. Ever since I saw Jaws as a kid, I have been hooked. To this day, I refuse to go out in open water. There isn’t a boat big enough to make me feel safe, and that’s exactly what you want out of these types of movies.

GET $100 OFF: The Yeedi S20 Infinity Ultra launched today, and you can get it for $100 off with this on-screen coupon.

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Usually, when a tech brand drops a brand-new flagship product, you have to wait months (or until Black Friday) to see any sort of meaningful price drop. But if you've been holding out for a top-of-the-line robot vacuum that can handle a household full of pets, you're in luck. Yeedi literally just launched its next-generation flagship today, and they're rolling it out with a $100 discount.

From now through June 10, you can grab the new Yeedi S20 Infinity Ultra robot vacuum-mop for a promotional launch price of $899.99, down from $999.99. The discount is available on Amazon (there's an on-screen coupon you have to click!) as well as the brand's newly debuted, official direct-to-consumer online store. As an added perk to celebrate the launch, early buyers will also score two free bottles of cleaning solution and two extra side brushes with their purchase.

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Anyone with a pet knows the fresh hell of waking up in the morning to a mystery mess that’s been baking on the kitchen floor overnight. By the time you find it, it’s hardened into concrete, which leaves you with one option: manually spraying it down, letting it soak (probably for hours), and eventually getting on your hands and knees to scrub it off.

The pre-soaking step is exactly what this machine is designed to automate: Yeedi says this robo-vac is the first to feature "FocusJet Pre-Treatment Technology — an industry-first intelligent stain pre-treatment system for robot mopping." Instead of just running a damp pad over a hardened spill and hoping for the best, it uses dual high-pressure atomizing nozzles to spray a diluted cleaning solution directly onto targeted stains. By pre-dissolving and loosening the stubborn gunk first, the wide 27 cm self-washing roller mop can clear the mess in a single pass without leaving a sticky streak behind.

On top of that, it delivers 22,000 Pa of suction power to pull debris out of carpets, includes automatic mop lifting to keep your rugs dry, and features a fast-charging system that gives you a 13 percent battery boost in just three minutes.

SAVE $110: As of May 20, get the Jackery Explorer 500 v2 for $339 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $449. That's a discount of 24%.

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Whether you find yourself in a power outage because of a storm or you're preparing to go off-grid, a portable power station is always a smart buy. These units can be charged and recharged to help keep you online and powered up when electricity is nowhere to be found, and they're particularly useful during the warmer months when storms come raging through and kill the power. We've found one that's well worth investing in as it's on sale right now.

As of May 20, get the Jackery Explorer 500 v2 for $339 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $449. That's $110 off and a discount of 24%.

SEE ALSO: Portable power stations explained

This power station has a 512Wh capacity with 500W rated power and 1000W surge power, all with 2 AC sine wave outlets to help you stay charged up and ready to go, no matter the situation. It can handle charging laptops, cameras, phones, small appliances, and more, so it's perfect for a camping trip, a night without electricity, or living off the grid.

It weighs just 14 lbs, and has a lightweight, streamlined design with a foldable handle. There's also an LED light on the unit itself, so you can see what you're doing even in the inky black darkness.

With a LiFePO4 battery that features 6000 charge cycles, this power station can reliably give you over 10 years of performance, with just 5% battery drain during half a year of storage. And it charges from 0 to 80% in under an hour, so there's less waiting around for it to be ready.

Now that it's on sale, it'd be a smart idea to grab one before the summer storms fully roll in and take over. It's never fun to be sitting in the dark, after all.