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TL;DR: Live stream Colombia vs. Peru in World Cup qualifiers for free on SBS On Demand. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Colombia need a positive result against Peru in their upcoming South American World Cup qualification fixture. Peru are languishing near the bottom of the standings, so Colombia will be looking at this game as an opportunity to climb towards the top. They are sixth ahead of this round of fixtures, but only three points behind Equador in second.

If you want to watch Colombia vs. Peru in World Cup qualifiers for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Colombia vs. Peru?

Colombia vs. Peru in World Cup qualifiers kicks off at 4:30 p.m. ET on June 6. This fixture takes place at the Estadio Metropolitano.

How to watch Colombia vs. Peru for free

Colombia vs. Peru in World Cup qualifiers is available to live stream for free on SBS On Demand.

SBS On Demand is geo-restricted to Australia, but anyone can access this free streaming service with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Australia, meaning you can access free live streams on SBS On Demand from anywhere in the world.

Access a free live stream of Colombia vs. Peru 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 Australia

4. Visit SBS On Demand

5. Stream Colombia vs. Peru for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Colombia vs. Peru in World Cup qualifiers without actually spending anything. This clearly isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream select World Cup qualifiers before recovering your investment.

If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming sites from around the world, 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 SBS On Demand?

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

• Servers in 105 countries including Australia

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

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also 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 $12.95 (including money-back guarantee).

Live stream Colombia vs. Peru in World Cup qualifiers for free with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Unblock Pornhub from Arkansas with a VPN. The best service for unblocking porn sites is ExpressVPN.

You might think that you can navigate the online world with total freedom, but your access is not always guaranteed. There are restrictions and blockades all over the place, and sometimes your favorite site will be behind a wall.

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This content originally appeared on Mashable for a US audience and has been adapted for the UK audience.

Dating is a competitive game, and you should do everything you can to give yourself a chance of success. Looking your best and smelling fresh is a good place to start, but nothing shortens your odds of success like signing up to a dating site.

The problem with this tactic is that there are just so many dating sites out there to consider, each with a different set of features that will suit some people better than others. It's difficult to know which site is best for you, and you could easily spend hours researching all of the sites on offer without a definitive answer.

We know that you don't have time for all of that, so we've set out to make things a little easier for you.

What are the benefits of using dating apps?

By subscribing to a dating site, you're shortening your odds of finding a connection. It's as simple as that.

Dating sites and apps let you get your information out there to a massive network of like-minded individuals, and provide the opportunity to test out a potential relationship on an app before actually meeting in real life.

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Subscribing to dating apps and sites is also a way less intimidating way of meeting someone compared to a face-to-face situation. If you find the idea of meeting people slightly terrifying, these apps can help you face your fears from the comfort of your own home.

Is online dating worth the hassle?

Sentiments aside, we have some hard data to back our reasoning for Why Online Dating Is Worthwhile™: Statista predicted that the online dating audience will grow to 53.3 million by 2025, compared to 44.2 million users in 2020. A study from Stanford released in 2019 asserted that online dating is officially the most common way for couples to meet, rounding out at nearly 40 percent of couples having first met online.

This pre-pandemic prediction came before the COVID-era dating app sign-ups surge. Though people are eager to get back to doing as many things IRL as possible now, dating apps are still a great place to find someone, whether you want a relationship or are just looking to get nasty.

And yes, though there are algorithms that dictate what profiles pop up on your screen, we firmly believe that the stars aligning still comes into play. After all, the person who signs up on the app and is looking for love at exactly the same time you are is up to fate and the universe, proving that online dating romance is very much alive and well.

Because it's not 2007 anymore, the need for mobile-friendly online dating isn't just a millennial thing — people over 40 don't have time to sit around at their home desktops, either. Dating sites that are older than most members of Gen Z (like Match and eharmony) have been forced to give serious attention to their smartphone counterparts if they don't want to be outgrown.

However, that statistical promise still requires patience and a game plan, the game plan is choosing the dating app with features that best fit your lifestyle — and the lifestyle of the type of person you're looking for. Are you looking for an app strictly for sex or an app more serious than Tinder but less serious than eharmony? Or maybe, you'd just really love to find an app where queer women aren't relentlessly sexualized by creeps and pestered by unicorn hunters.

Should you use free dating apps?

The good news is that there are a lot of free dating sites and apps out there, and the likes of Tinder and Hinge are good examples of free apps with massive networks of users.

The bad news is that a lot of free apps simply don't cut it. You get what you pay for with dating sites and apps, and for the best experience with the greatest possibility of finding exactly what you're looking for, you are going to have to cough up the cash.

You can still find something worth your time with a free app, but if you're looking for compatibility tests, chat rooms, videos, and a greater level of control, we recommend upgrading. Paid sites provide access to premium features that give you the best chance of finding something special.

What is the best dating site?

We're sorry to break it to you like this, but there isn't a single dating site that is better than the rest. Instead, there are a lot of sites and apps with similar features and packages, and the best option for you really comes down to your own set of preferences.

To make the decision process a whole lot easier for everyone, we have lined up a selection of the most popular sites in the dating game, including leading sites like Match, and Eharmony. All you need to do is pick a favourite from the bunch.

These are the best dating sites in 2025.

"I spend every waking hour scrolling, swiping, texting, and it's all just hurtful or meaningless."

In one brief venting moment, over a couple of Gimlets in a crowded Manhattan bar, And Just Like That… Season 3 takes aim at dating in 2025. In episode 2, Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) and her former neighbour Lisette (Katerina Tannenbaum) are catching up in a New York hotspot, when Lisette expresses her frustration at how involved technology is with her dating life.

"It's actually not about him, it's about this," she says, pointing to her iPhone. "My phone is who I am in a relationship with…I'm so sick of it, I'm so done." To drive home the point, Lisette then accidentally tosses her phone across the bar and conveniently hits a handsome stranger, who then buys them both Gimlets, wheels in motion. It's not a subtle message: meeting IRL is the way.

Lisette's not alone at this moment; she's embodying dating app fatigue.

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"Is it any wonder 79 per cent of Gen Z daters and 80 per cent of millennial daters feel burnt out by dating apps, according to a 2024 study by Forbes Health?" writes Mashable's Rachel Thompson in her book, The Love Fix.

"This is unsurprising given that these apps are now engineered to keep people active on these apps for as long as possible. To the apps, you're at your most valuable when you're an active user — trapped in the revolving door of swiping, matching, chatting. Where's the incentive to make dating apps work better, to allow your most valuable assets to break free?"

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Lisette even projects assumptions about single women "having it better" when courting in the 19th century — a trend that rears its head every time a new season of Bridgerton lands. When Carrie mentions that her house in Gramercy was built in the 1840s and that she loves picturing the women who lived there before her, Lisette cannonballs into venting about dating in 2025, describing being stood up by a psychiatrist whose text messages are deeply patronising.

"It must have been so much easier to be single back then," Lisette says. "I mean, it's such a messed-up time to be dating."  

"It's no secret that singles have been disenchanted with dating apps lately," Mashable's Anna Iovine writes. "Users complain that apps are copying each other with similar features and encourage bad behavior like ghosting, and they're trying to branch out into IRL activities instead (even dungeon sound baths)."

Sex and the City has long been tentative about tech and dating Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, and Cynthia Nixon in "And Just Like That..." Season 3. Credit: Craig Blankenhorn / Max

Sex and the City and And Just Like That… have always dipped a toe in the relationship between sex, dating, relationships, and technology, though the former ended in 2004 before the dating app boom of the 2010s. Sex and the City dabbled in the online dating space in Season 2, episode 12, when Carrie's best friend Stanford (Willie Garson) met user "Bigtool4u" in a chatroom as "Rick9+" then IRL at a bar.

And Just Like That… tried its hand with dating app discourse in Season 1. In episode 7, Carrie, a longtime tech agnostic, tries dating apps for the first time after the death of her husband (her publisher Amanda (Ashlie Atkinson) encourages her to go on a date to give her readers "some element of hope" at the end of her book on grief). Signed up by Seema (Sarita Choudhury) to an ambiguous dating platform, she swipes through a couple of profiles before she matches with 53-year-old widower Peter (Jon Tenney) and goes on a decent date with him (yes, it ends with them puking in the street, but it's still nice).

Here, And Just Like That... missed an opportunity to connect with modern dating as it actually stands, as Carrie's experience really doesn't do justice to the real dating app fatigue users might identify with. Swiping through countless profiles has become synonymous with dating apps, with some apps like Tinder adding swiping limits and others like Bumble prone to cutting you off if they think you're on a swiping frenzy As Thompson writes in her book, "Dating, especially online dating, often feels like a numbers game — with emphasis on 'game.'"

And luckily for Carrie, her experience doesn't include the complex "talking stage," the pressure around meeting up IRL, and the possibility of being ghosted, cloaked, or stood up. It's pretty breezy, right up until they both vomit in the gutter together.

Seema (Sarita Choudhury) has a terrible experience with an IRL matchmaker. Credit: Craig Blankenhorn / Max

Despite flouting real 2025 dating woes, Season 3 of And Just Like That… seems to be actively spurning all forms of digital connection at every turn. In the first episode, Seema quite literally sets her apartment on fire while waiting for a video call from her long-distance partner. But dating IRL doesn't get much easier for our characters — Miranda's (Cynthia Nixon) "dating bingo" goes terribly initially, and Seema's decision to use an in-person matchmaking service is a very disempowering experience for her. 

Entirely defined by Aidan's (John Corbett) set boundaries of communication, Carrie's long-distance relationship is portrayed as awkward and solitary — and mostly played out on smartphone. For the most part, branded with an unattainable "easy breezy" Cool Girl energy this season, Carrie is allowed fleetingly human moments of frustration over Aidan's lack of contact, constantly checking her phone for responses that come in mere emoji form.

"Texting and emojis are not a relationship," Carrie vents to Miranda. "A relationship is standing across from someone and saying, 'What you do think?' and then they say, 'What do you think?'"

Phone sex is deeply unsexy in Season 3, with a cringeworthy scene between Carrie and Aidan in the first episode. Thrown off by her staring kitten, Carrie fakes an orgasm on a call with Aidan and feels uncomfortable afterwards, deeming herself disingenuous. "I faked phone sex…and now I feel dishonest," she says to Miranda and Charlotte. 

Essentially, nobody wins when it comes to technology, sex, and relationships in And Just Like That... Season 3. It's reminiscent of a broader fatigue beyond the show, and may have people throwing their phones across bars just to fuck around and find out.

And Just Like That... Season 3, episode 2 is now streaming on HBO Max, with new episodes out Thursdays.

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.

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

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To begin.

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START

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Blazing.

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FIERY

Hurdle Word 3 hint

Huge.

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GIANT

Hurdle Word 4 hint

Marine.

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NAVAL

Final Hurdle hint

A twig.

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STICK

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TL;DR: Live stream Chile vs. Argentina in World Cup qualifiers for free on SBS On Demand. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Argentina are totally dominating the South American World Cup qualification campaign, and they'll be confident of beating bottom side Chile in their next fixture. Chile have only won two games so far, but anything can happen in international competition. They'll need to be at their absolute best to take anything from Argentina, but the passionate home support should help.

If you want to watch Chile vs. Argentina in World Cup qualifiers for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Chile vs. Argentina?

Chile vs. Argentina in World Cup qualifiers kicks off at 9 p.m. ET on June 5. This fixture takes place at the Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos.

How to watch Chile vs. Argentina for free

Chile vs. Argentina in World Cup qualifiers is available to live stream for free on SBS On Demand.

SBS On Demand is geo-restricted to Australia, but anyone can access this free streaming service with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Australia, meaning you can access free live streams on SBS On Demand from anywhere in the world.

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If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming sites from around the world, 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 SBS On Demand?

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

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

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also 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 $12.95 (including money-back guarantee).

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TL;DR: Live stream Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers (Game 1) in the 2025 NBA Finals for free on YouTube. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The 2025 NBA Finals are finally here, with the Oklahoma City Thunder taking on the Indiana Pacers for a place in the history books.

Both teams have looked incredibly dominant throughout the playoffs, and the prospect of these fast paced and youthful teams going head to head is fascinating. Sure, the Thunder are favorites with most people. But the Pacers have already upset the odds on their journey to the Finals.

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When is Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers (Game 1)?

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers (Game 1) starts at 8:30 p.m. ET on June 5. This game takes place at the Paycom Center.

How to watch Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers (Game 1) for free

Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Indiana Pacers (Game 1) in the 2025 NBA Finals is available to live stream for free on YouTube.

This content is geo-restricted to India, but anyone can access this free live stream with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in India, meaning you can live stream the 2025 NBA Finals from anywhere in the world.

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TL;DR: Live stream Paraguay vs. Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers for free on SBS On Demand. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Paraguay started the South American World Cup qualification campaign really poorly, but they've slowly turned things around. Paraguay are now unbeaten in their last eight games, and have beaten the likes of Argentina and Brazil in recent outings.

Next up for Paraguay is Uruguay. These teams are tied on 21 points, so we're expecting a really close game between two strong sides.

If you want to watch Paraguay vs. Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Paraguay vs. Uruguay?

Paraguay vs. Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on June 5. This fixture takes place at the Estadio Defensores del Chaco.

How to watch Paraguay vs. Uruguay for free

Paraguay vs. Uruguay in World Cup qualifiers is available to live stream for free on SBS On Demand.

SBS On Demand is geo-restricted to Australia, but anyone can access this free streaming service with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Australia, meaning you can access free live streams on SBS On Demand from anywhere in the world.

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If you want to retain permanent access to free streaming sites from around the world, 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 SBS On Demand?

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

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

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A one-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $99.95 and includes an extra three months for free — 49% off for a limited time. This plan also 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 $12.95 (including money-back guarantee).

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A private space firm from Japan did not stick its moon landing on Thursday, which makes this the second failed attempt to get to the lunar surface for the company in the past two years. 

The mission, dubbed Hakuto-R by the company ispace, tried to touch down around 3:15 p.m. ET on June 5 after a long 4.5-month meandering journey to save on fuel. But the team lost communication with the lander with less than two minutes to spare — a foreboding sign that something went wrong.  

UPDATE: Jun. 6, 2025, 10:21 a.m. EDT Executives at ispace have called the mission off, stating it was unlikely they would be able to restore contact with the Resilience lander. The team is continuing its post-flight investigation to nail down what caused the failure.

Ispace invited the public to watch alongside its Tokyo-based mission control, where it was already the early morning hours of June 6. The landing sequence lasted about an hour as the robotic spacecraft Resilience performed a braking engine burn and followed automated commands to adjust the lander's orientation and speed.

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The livestream showed a stoic crowd of engineers piled into the mission control room, staring intensely at their consoles for updated information on the spacecraft's status. Some were holding their faces with nervous looks.

"Telemetry figures are not coming," one of the broadcast commentators said through an English interpreter. 

After minutes of waiting, the broadcast ended with ispace spokespeople saying they would try to have answers at a news conference later in the day. Hours later, company executives said they assume the spacecraft crashed because it didn't slow down as much as they had expected during the descent.

Mission controllers await confirmation on Resilience lander during a livestream of the moon landing attempt on June 5, 2025. Credit: ispace screenshot

"Given that there is currently no prospect of a successful lunar landing, our top priority is to swiftly analyze the telemetry data we have obtained thus far and work diligently to identify the cause," said ispace founder and CEO Takeshi Hakamada, in a statement.

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The Resilience lander was targeting a northern location on the moon's surface, a relatively easier site than the dark, heavily cratered south pole, where many other spacefaring countries and companies want to go. The area is known as Mare Frigoris, aka the "Sea of Cold," which stretches across the near side's top.

NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, which previously took a snapshot of the landing spot, could help ispace get visual confirmation of the crash as it flies over the region. The spacecraft was able to perform this service following the company's first mission. The pictures were released about a month after the failed landing.

Resilience was supposed to deliver a tiny European rover, dubbed Tenacious, to the moon's surface. The robot is smaller than a toddler's Big Wheel and armed with a scoop for collecting soil. If everything had gone as planned, it could have been the first European spacecraft to drive on the moon. 

The lander was also carrying a miniature replica of a traditional Swedish house. The red dollhouse with white trim, called the Moonhouse, would have been placed on the surface, for no other purpose than art.  

Ispace engineers pack the lander in 2024 for its shipment to Cape Canaveral, Florida, ahead of the launch to space. Credit: ispace

Landing on the moon remains onerous — demonstrated by numerous flopped landings. Though Firefly Aerospace succeeded in landing in March, another U.S. company, Intuitive Machines, didn't fare as well, ending up on its side in a crater less than a week later. 

The difficulty arises from the lunar exosphere, which provides virtually no drag to slow a spacecraft down as it approaches the ground. What's more, there are no GPS systems on the moon to help guide a craft to its landing spot. Engineers have to compensate for those challenges from 239,000 miles away.

Ispace's first Hakuto-R lander crashed in April 2023 because it ran out of fuel on the way down, unable to control its landing. It was unclear immediately after the second attempt on Thursday if the lander had faced the same fate.

The mission is just one of many other commercial missions expected to attempt this feat, most of which are an outgrowth of NASA's Commercial Lunar Payload Services Program. The program was established in 2018 to recruit the private sector to help deliver cargo to the moon. Ispace couldn't directly participate in the NASA program because it isn't an American company, but it is collaborating on one of the contracts led by Draper Technologies in Massachusetts, expected to land on the moon as early as 2027.

These upcoming missions will support the U.S. space agency's lunar ambitions, shipping supplies and experiments to the surface ahead of astronauts' arrival in 2027 or later. They're also supposed to kickstart a future cislunar economy, the perceived market opportunity for business ventures on and around the moon.

"We need to never quit the lunar quest," a commentator's interpreter said.

TL;DR: Live stream Ecuador vs. Brazil in World Cup qualifiers for free on SBS On Demand. Access this free streaming site from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Ecuador have been the surprise package in the South American World Cup qualification campaign. Argentina are way out ahead of the competition, but Ecuador are second in the standings ahead of the next round of fixtures. They are even two points ahead of Brazil, but that could all change as the sides meet in Guayaquil.

If you want to watch Ecuador vs. Brazil in World Cup qualifiers for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Ecuador vs. Brazil?

Ecuador vs. Brazil in World Cup qualifiers kicks off at 7 p.m. ET on June 5. This fixture takes place at the Estadio Monumental.

How to watch Ecuador vs. Brazil for free

Ecuador vs. Brazil in World Cup qualifiers is available to live stream for free on SBS On Demand.

SBS On Demand is geo-restricted to Australia, but anyone can access this free streaming service with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Australia, meaning you can access free live streams on SBS On Demand from anywhere in the world.

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Ecuador vs. Brazil in World Cup qualifiers without actually spending anything. This clearly isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream select World Cup qualifiers before recovering your investment.

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Folks, we’re finally here. The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally showing up on people’s doorsteps, while others braved the lengthy lines at midnight launch events that spanned the globe. 

Because I have a cool job, I actually got the console a day early. And after spending about 24 hours with my new Switch 2, I’ve got plenty of early thoughts to share. I know some gamers are on the fence about spending $450 on a new Nintendo console (and $80 for the new Mario Kart World), especially in tough economic times. My full Switch 2 review will come later, but for now, let’s dive into my first day of gaming.

And because you've waited long enough, here's my early verdict: It's awesome, though not without its setup quirks.

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Remember: This is definitely not a full review of the console, as again, I’ve only had it for a little over 24 hours at the time of writing. My impressions and reviews of games like Mario Kart World and Rune Factory will also have to wait. These are my unfiltered thoughts on the hardware and user experience so far. You can also check out my first impressions of the new Game Chat features.

Setup is easy enough but not perfect Your Switch 2 main menu will look a lot like this right after the first boot. Credit: Joe Maldonado/Mashable

Let's start with good news: Getting the console up and running on the initial startup is quite simple. You turn it on, log into your Nintendo account if you have one (you should probably have one), connect to the internet, and then you’re more or less good to go. I mean, you won’t be able to play any games right away unless you have physical copies because downloading games takes time, but all things considered, I found this process pretty painless.

The only caveat I’d add to all of that? There’s a (by all accounts) lengthy and involved data transfer process if you want to transfer over everything from your Switch 1 to your Switch 2. This is obviously useful if you have a bunch of old Switch games you’re currently in the middle of playing, or if you want to grab your save data the old-fashioned way. Nintendo Switch Online members have access to cloud saves, and for almost every game, downloading them takes just a few seconds on the home screen the first time you boot the game up.

Attaching and detaching the magnetic Joy-Con 2 controllers feels so good the first time you do it. Just trust me.

I should note that I didn’t try the data transfer because I didn’t have my Switch on me at the time and I needed to start playing games ASAP, but everything I’m hearing from other gamers makes it sound like kind of a mess. Former Mashable superstar Adam Rosenberg went through his experience in a thread on Bluesky, in which he said the process took two hours. His Switch 2 tried to transfer everything instead of giving him an easy way to decide what to bring over and what to leave behind.

He’s not the only person I know who expressed frustration with the Switch 2 transfer process. I would normally recommend skipping the data transfer process, but there are two factors that might make that a bad idea for some of you. First, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and Animal Crossing: New Horizons lack support for cloud saves, so if you want to keep playing those games on Switch 2, you should do the transfer.

Second, it sounds like you only get one shot at the transfer, weirdly enough. Hat tip to Kotaku for bringing that to my attention; if you have any interest whatsoever in transferring data, don't skip it at setup just assuming you can do it later. I've reached out to Nintendo for clarification on this and will update the article if/when an answer arrives.

The hardware itself is an immediate and profound step up The new Joy-Cons are much better. Credit: Joe Maldonado/Mashable

Strange setup quirks aside, the Switch 2 is so, so much better than the first console once it’s actually in your hands.

The new 7.9-inch, 1080p display has a 120Hz refresh rate and is a colossal improvement over the 6.2-inch, 720p, 60Hz original. There’s one more caveat here, though; it’s an LCD display, meaning it is, in one specific way, inferior to the Switch OLED. I was never a Switch OLED owner, so I can’t say authoritatively that the lack of OLED is a huge problem on the Switch 2. The new display looks pretty darn good to me, though I suppose it could be a bit more vibrant in certain spots. That said, your mileage may vary if you’re used to looking at an OLED display.

Beyond that, the new Joy-Con 2 controllers are substantially bigger than before, making them much better suited to adult-sized hands. The new analog sticks have a bit more travel to them and feel a little more responsive overall, though it remains to be seen if stick drift will be a big problem on Switch 2, given the lack of Hall Effect sensors.

The new dock does its job well. Credit: Joe Maldonado/Mashable

I’d also like to shout out the new magnetic attachment mechanism for the Joy-Con controllers. On the first Switch console, the Joy-Cons slid on and off via a vertical rail. This was fine for 2017, but over time, it became clear that a better solution was needed. Switch 1 Joy-Con controllers have a bit of wiggle to them, even when attached. That’s been entirely eliminated on Switch 2, based on my experiences so far. Attaching a Joy-Con 2 to the unit is as easy as slapping it into the open slot and letting magnets take over from there. Thankfully, there’s a release lever you have to pull to detach them, making it functionally impossible to detach them accidentally. (At least, that's been my experience so far.)

Attaching and detaching the magnetic Joy-Con 2 controllers feels so good the first time you do it. Just trust me.

The new dock, which looks and works similarly, is also worthy of some praise. The new dock can output at up to 4K resolution and has a new built-in fan for heat dissipation. Crucially, it also has a built-in ethernet port now. Please, please wire up your dock if you can. Your experience will be so much better.

Virtual game cards are weird

The Switch 2 introduces “virtual game cards,” a new feature Nintendo has added to both Switch consoles. This essentially turns any games you’ve purchased digitally into a commodity that can only live on one console at a time. At any time, you can scroll to the new virtual game card section in the main system menu and load any games you own digitally onto the console. In fact, you have to do this to bring over any Switch 1 games you plan on playing. Once that’s done, you can’t play it on any other Switch console unless you boot that machine up and do the same thing over there.

For a single and childless person like me, this is only mildly inconvenient. I’m not going to complain too much about having to press an extra button to tell the Switch 2 to download a Switch 1 game I own. However, I can imagine this being nightmarish for multi-Switch households. Users have the ability to “loan” virtual game cards to other users for up to two weeks, but as I understand it, that means the loaner loses the ability to play that game while it’s in the hands of the loanee. 

While some games now support “GameShare” (a new feature that allows users to play multiplayer games with only one copy of a game), that’s not universally supported. There are definitely good use cases for loaning digital games to other people, to be sure, but this is also a lot of extra management that’s foisted upon every Switch 2 owner. I can imagine it’s going to create entirely new ways for siblings to fight with each other, too.

SEE ALSO: You can already find 100+ Switch 2 eBay listings. We don't recommend them. Storage is going to be an issue in the long term I had to grab my virtual game cards for all of these. Credit: Joe Maldonado/Mashable

Obviously, I’ll do a deeper dive into the console once I’ve had more time with it, but the final first impression I’ll share is that the Switch 2’s internal storage capacity of 256GB might not be enough for serious gamers.

When it was first announced, I thought it was fine. I mistakenly made the assumption that game file sizes wouldn’t balloon too much from the OG Switch, but I was wrong. In fairness, first-party Nintendo stuff has been fine so far; Mario Kart World is a manageable 22GB, and the only other thing I saw that crossed the 20GB threshold from Nintendo itself is the Switch 2 version of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Third-party games are a different story, however. Hitman: World of Assassination is 58GB, or roughly 22 percent of the internal storage capacity. That at least makes sense, as that’s three entire games in one package, and frankly, it’s a lot bigger on other platforms. Street Fighter 6 is 48GB, which is pretty big, but again, that’s a big game on other platforms, too.

The most confusing one I’ve seen is Yakuza 0: Director’s Cut. On a PlayStation 4, Yakuza 0 is 24GB. On a Switch 2, it’s a staggering 45GB. Granted, there’s some new content, like additional cutscenes, a multiplayer mode, and new English voice acting, but nearly doubling the file size is a bit much. 

'Yakuza 0' has a weirdly big file size. Credit: Sega/Nintendo

To make life more difficult, the Switch 2 only has one option for external storage expansion — microSD Express cards. This is a new type of memory card with substantially faster data read speeds than a regular microSD card. Nintendo going to this new standard is a good thing overall because games load way faster than before, but it also means everyone has to buy a new memory card, and they’re pretty expensive and hard to find right now. That won’t be a problem forever, so hopefully people can hold out until there are some good Black Friday sales or something like that.

I feel like I’ve spent most of this piece complaining about some relatively minor quirks with Switch 2, so I want to make something very clear: I think it’s awesome. Most of the games I’ve played have been impressive in one way or another, and the hardware is a clear improvement over the first Switch. It’s not perfect, but nothing is.

Look out for a full review in the near future. In the meantime, I'll be perfecting my grinding skills in Mario Kart World.

Where to buy the Switch 2

As of this writing, the Switch 2 is still sold out at all major retailers, though price gougers are having a good day over at eBay. You can try placing an order through the My Nintendo Store or check the retailers listed below.

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• Buy the Switch 2 at Nintendo

• Buy the Switch 2 at Walmart

• Buy the Switch 2 at GameStop

• Buy the Switch 2 at Best Buy

• But the Switch 2 at Costco

• Buy the Switch 2 at Target (available online June 6)

UPDATE: Jun. 6, 2025, 10:38 a.m. EDT This article has been updated with additional information on the Switch 1 to Switch 2 transfer process.

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Everyone's new favorite murderous doll (sorry, Chucky) is back for another round. M3GAN dominated the box office in its first go, and M3GAN 2.0, which hits theaters later this month, is expected to do the same. This time around, M3GAN's creator Gemma (Allison Williams) is forced to resurrect her after a new AI bot, Amelia (created using the same technology that made M3GAN), becomes a threat to all of humanity. M3GAN 2.0 is faster, stronger, and of course, taller, but otherwise the same dancing diva AI doll you've come to love.

Before you grab your crew and head to the theater this summer for the sequel, you may want to rewatch the original M3GAN — here's what you need to know.

When does M3GAN 2.0 come out?

M3GAN 2.0 hits theaters June 27, 2025, about a year and a half after the AI doll's first murder spree. That gives you some time to brush up on the events of M3GAN before heading to the theater.

Pre-sale tickets are already available at Fandango, and you're encouraged to bring a friend. When you buy one ticket, you'll get a second one for free through June 27.

Check out the official trailer for a glimpse at what's to come. Yes, there's more dancing.

Where is M3GAN streaming?

While M3GAN spent some time on Peacock (which makes sense, as it's a Universal Pictures film), it's now streaming exclusively on Starz. As a lesser-known streaming service, there are fewer options for deals, but they do still exist. Check out the best options as of June 5 below.

Don't want to sign up for another streaming service? You can also rent or purchase M3GAN on digital on-demand retailers like Prime Video or Fandango at Home. Here are some quick links if you choose that route.

Note: Rentals give you 30 days to watch and just 48 hours to finish once you begin.

• Prime Video — $3.99 to rent, $7.99 to buy

• Apple TV — $3.99 to rent, $14.99 to buy

• Fandango at Home — $3.99 to rent, $7.99 to buy

• YouTube — $3.99 to rent, $14.99 to buy

• Google Play — $3.99 to rent, $14.99 to buy

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A Starz subscription usually costs $10.99 per month or $45.99 for a six-month subscription, but with this deal, the price falls to only $17.99 total for six months. That's equal to just $3 per month and saves you $28. In this day and age, $3 per month is a steal for a streaming service.

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If you don't want to commit to half of a year of streaming on Starz, you can opt for a three-month subscription instead and pay just $3.99 per month. That's still $7 per month in savings or $21 total across three months.

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If you don't want to spend a dime watching M3GAN and you're already a Prime Video member, you can sign up for the Starz add-on through Prime Video and get a seven-day trial for free. After the trial runs out, you'll be charged the full $10.99 per month fee, so be sure to cancel ahead of time to avoid it.

A startup promised that their AI assistant would build you an app. But the work was actually done by human engineers.

Builder.ai, a startup backed by Microsoft, pitched itself as an AI-powered way to simplify app development. Clients chatted with the platform's signature AI assistant, Natasha, and received a functional, AI-generated app based on the information they provided. But instead of using AI technology to run the chatbot and create the app, the company hired 700 engineers in India to pose as Natasha in conversations with clients, and then to do the actual coding of the app.

The company's human-run chatbot operation is part of a larger problem in the tech industry today: An issue called "AI-washing," when tech companies purport that their tools use AI a far greater amount than they actually do. It happens remarkably often, like when Coca‑Cola claimed their 2023 product Y3000 Zero Sugar was co-created with AI, but provided no details on how AI was actually involved in the creation of the product, leaving many to speculate that the claim was designed to get more attention and interest from consumers.

As companies scramble to incorporate AI into their offerings — or at least, give the impression that they have done so — consumers may not share the tech sector's unfettered enthusiasm for AI everything.

The Pew Research Center reports that 43 percent of respondents think AI will harm them, in comparison to just 24 percent who think the tech will benefit them. Moreover, "Public optimism is low regarding AI’s impact on work," the Pew report reads. "While 73 [percent]of AI experts surveyed say AI will have a very or somewhat positive impact on how people do their jobs over the next 20 years, that share drops to 23 [percent] among U.S. adults." According to another study, about half of all respondents said they’d rather speak to a real person over AI, in comparison with just 12 percent of respondents who said they preferred to speak with an AI chatbot. A quarter of respondents said it depended on the situation.

But AI washing wasn’t the problem that got Builder.ai in trouble. According to the Latin Times, a lender seized $37 million from the company after discovering it generated just $50 million in revenue — 300 percent lower than its $220 million claim. Linas Beliūnas of Zero Hash accused Builder.ai of fraud in a LinkedIn post, writing: "It turns out the company had no AI and instead was just a group of Indian developers pretending to write code as AI." A former employee sued the company, Business Standard reported. An audit seized millions from the company. Now, it owes Amazon $85 million and Microsoft $30 million for cloud services it never paid for.

The company filed for bankruptcy in the UK, India, and the U.S. In statement on LinkedIn, Builder.ai wrote that it would be "entering into insolvency proceedings and will appoint an administrator to manage the company’s affairs."

"Despite the tireless efforts of our current team and exploring every possible option, the business has been unable to recover from historic challenges and past decisions that placed significant strain on its financial position," the LinkedIn post read.

Third-party developers currently pay Elon Musk's X as much as millions of dollars per year to in order to access the platform's API.

However, it appears that Musk and company now want a cut of those developers' revenue instead.

X is now planning to change their API pricing scheme to a revenue share model, according to a number of companies and third-party developers that pay for X API access who reached out to Mashable.

X recently began sending out emails to paid subscribers of its Enterprise API plans, which start at $42,000 per month, informing them of the upcoming change. The new API pricing scheme is scheduled to go into effect on July 1. X has not yet shared final details about the change, such as exactly what percentage the revenue share model will be, with its customers.

SEE ALSO: Elon Musk says X is getting new XChat with 'Bitcoin style' encryption

"We are excited to announce that X is now part of xAI holdings, placing us at the forefront of the information revolution unfolding before us," reads the email obtained by Mashable. "In line with our renewed mission and vision, we will be conducting a comprehensive re-review of your use case from a fresh perspective. Additionally, effective July 1, 2025, we will discontinue our existing Enterprise API tiers and introduce a new streamlined v2 API tier accompanied by a new revenue-sharing pricing model."

In the email, X attributes the changing API subscription model to the "rise of Large Language Models (LLMs)" which have "fundamentally reshaped how we approach data, derive insights, and generate code."

"This shift from usage-based to value-based pricing reflects our commitment to leveling the playing field and fostering a fair, consistent ecosystem that drives growth and innovation for all," X said in the email.

Mashable reached out to X for comment on these upcoming API changes and will update this piece if we hear back.

X loses more app developers

However, some of X's API customers strongly disagree with the change. 

The popular no-code automation platform Make, which boasts more than 3 million users, officially removed X integration from its platform at the end of last month. Make tells Mashable that its decision to drop support for X is a result of these API changes.

"Our decision to remove X from our app's offering stems directly from X's revised API policies and pricing," Make VP of Market Strategy Darin Patterson said. "These new terms prevent us from continuing to offer an X integration that is both sustainable for us and provides the reliable value our customers expect.

"We’re disappointed to see that X’s commercial approach is driving a regression in what users can do with the platform," Patterson continued. "X has long been an important part of many users’ workflows, and it’s frustrating to see it become less open and accessible. If conditions change in the future, we’d be glad to explore bringing the integration back. Our commitment to offering a strong suite of other integrations remains through other platforms. We will continue focusing our resources on these to deliver the best possible value."

In addition to Make, Mashable heard from a popular social media management platform that they intend to drop X support, while another platform told us that they are waiting to see exactly what the revenue share details would be before making a final decision.

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As a result, some users of these third-party platforms have already shared their intent to stop posting on X.

"Our automation provider, http://Make.com, has deprecated support for X due to API changes," read a post on X from tech news outlet Six Colors. "This is probably our last post. Follow us on Mastodon or Bluesky or just via RSS. Bye!"

Little remains of Twitter's third-party ecosystem on X

Before Musk's acquisition of the company then-known as Twitter, the platform was beloved by third-party developers who created Twitter clients and other types of apps utilizing the company's generous free API tier. This encouraged app developers to integrate Twitter into their own platforms and, in turn, resulted in even more use of Twitter by its users.

However, just months after Musk's Twitter takeover, the company outright killed many popular third-party Twitter clients by suspending their access to the API. Shortly after that, Musk and company unveiled the end of its free API tier. Musk instituted new API plans with highly restrictive limits that forced most publicly-available third-party apps onto the company's new Enterprise API subscription, which ranged from $42,000 to $210,000 per month.

The new expensive API tiers led to a collapse in Twitter's third-party ecosystem. Many Twitter-based apps, including Twitterific and Tweetbot, announced their shuttering, unable to pay the new expensive API rates. Even major corporations like Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo removed the Twitter integrations from their respective video game consoles as a result of the API changes as well. Musk's X would later introduce a "cheaper" $5,000-per-month Pro plan, below the Enterprise API tiers, but by then many apps had already shut down or removed X from their platforms.

Musk's X further squeezed its API subscribers, already paying tens of thousands of dollars per month, with new fees late last year. In October, X announced that in addition to the monthly API subscription, X would charge developers an additional $1 per month for each X account connected to their app. For example, if a social media scheduling service had 10,000 X users connecting their X account to their platform, the company would have to pay X an additional $10,000 per month.

TL;DR: Live stream Spain vs. France in the UEFA Nations League semi final for free on TF1+ and RTVE. Access these free streaming platforms from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The UEFA Nations League semi finals kicked off with Germany vs. Portugal, but the second match is arguably more interesting.

Spain are taking on France for a spot in the showpiece event. Fans will flock to see the stars on display in this exciting matchup, with the likes of Yamal and Mbappe going head to head. It's going to be fascinating to see which side comes out on top, and you can do exactly that without spending anything.

If you want to watch Spain vs. France in the UEFA Nations League semi final for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Spain vs. France?

Spain vs. France in the UEFA Nations League semi final kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on June 5. This fixture takes place at the MHPArena.

How to watch Spain vs. France for free

Spain vs. France in the UEFA Nations League semi final is available to live stream for free on TF1+ or RTVE.

TF1+ and RTVE are geo-restricted to France and Spain respectively, but anyone can access these free streaming platforms with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in France or Spain, meaning you can access free live streams on TF1+ or RTVE from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Spain vs. France 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 France or Spain

4. Visit TF1+ or RTVE

5. Live stream Spain vs. France for free from anywhere in the world

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Spain vs. France in the UEFA Nations League without actually spending anything. This clearly isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream select UEFA Nations League fixtures before recovering your investment.

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

What is the best VPN for live sport?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on TF1+ or RTVE, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries including France and Spain

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• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

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A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $139 and includes an extra four months for free — 61% off for a limited time. This plan also includes a year of free unlimited cloud backup and a generous 30-day money-back guarantee. Alternatively, you can get a one-month subscription for just $12.95 (including money-back guarantee).

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SAVE $500: As of June 5, the Hisense 75-inch U8 Mini-LED 4K TV is on sale for $1,999.99 instead of $2,499.99. That's 20% in savings. Plus, you'll get a $200 Amazon credit added to your account after purchase.

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It may not traditionally be the best time to buy a TV, but it is arguably the best time to buy the Hisense 75-inch U8 Mini-LED ULED 4K TV.

As of June 5, not only is the Hisense 75-inch U8 Mini-LED ULED 4K TV on sale at Amazon for $1,999.99 — down 20% from its usual $2,499.99 — but buyers will also receive a $200 Amazon credit after their purchase. It's basically like being rewarded for upgrading your TV. The promotional credit will be automatically added to your account 30 days after shipment, and you'll receive an email from Amazon so you don't miss it.

The 2025 U8 Mini-LED TV is a step up from last year's model, with a 165Hz native refresh rate (vs. 144Hz), up to 5,000 nits of peak brightness (vs. 3,000), and up to 5,000 local dimming zones (vs. 2,000). Besides the variable refresh rate, it also supports AMD FreeSync Premium Pro, Auto Low Latency Mode, and Low Latency MEMC, making it an excellent choice for console gaming. Even casual gamers will notice how seamless and fluid gameplay feels.

SEE ALSO: Roku's 65-inch QLED TV is half off at Amazon

It's not just for gamers, though. Movie lovers and sports fans will also appreciate the incredibly bright, punchy colors with strong contrast, as well as the 4.1.2 multi-channel surround sound with built-in subwoofer. The Hi-View AI Engine Pro automatically optimizes the picture and sound based on the content you are watching. It detects, analyzes, and adjusts the details, depth, and appearance, helping you hear every whisper, see every shadow, and catch every call from commentators.

Of course, if the sound doesn't live up to your standards, you can always use the $200 Amazon credit you'll receive from your purchase to snag a soundbar. Upgrade your TV, save 20%, and a get some free money while you can.

The best TV deals to shop this week

• Roku Ultra 4K Ultimate Streaming Player (2024 Release) — $79.99 (List Price $99.99)

• Amazon Fire TV 4-Series (43 inches, 2024) — $329.99

• 55-inch Sony Bravia 3 4K LED Smart Google TV (2024 Model) — $648.00 (List Price $699.99)

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This week, OpenAI announced that free users will now have access to the ChatGPT Memory feature, which remembers your past conversations to better answer your future prompts. But now, after a new judge's ruling, OpenAI has been ordered to remember all chats for all users — even the deleted ones.

The court order is the result of lawsuits against OpenAI brought by news organizations such as the New York Times. (Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.)

In a May 13 ruling, United States Magistrate Judge Ona T. Wang, a federal judge in New York, ordered OpenAI to "preserve and segregate all output log data that would otherwise be deleted on a going forward basis until further order of the Court." (Emphasis in original ruling, as reported by ArsTechnica.)

While the ruling came weeks ago, the news has only recently come to light now that OpenAI is challenging the order. And according to ArsTechnica, OpenAI is now "demanding" oral arguments to block the judge's order.

The plaintiffs (the New York Times and other news organizations) argued that OpenAI could delete incriminating ChatGPT chat logs that could show, for example, ChatGPT users bypassing paywalls by asking the chatbot to summarize articles. For its part, OpenAI argues this is speculative.

In a court filing this week reported by Bloomberg, OpenAI lawyers argued the order would create a "substantial burden" and "require OpenAI to make significant changes to its data infrastructure." By forcing the company to preserve all deleted chats, the ruling could even require OpenAI to violate its own privacy policies. Per Bloomberg, OpenAI is ready to fight the "sweeping, unprecedented order."

If the new ruling stands, then ChatGPT users will have to assume that all of their conversations with the chatbot are now being preserved, raising serious privacy concerns for millions of people.

The Nintendo Switch 2 console officially launched in the United States on June 5 at midnight. But even hours before the console was handed over to early shoppers at midnight launch parties, we identified more than 100 eBay listings for the Switch 2.

So, how did eBay sellers list the Switch 2 for sale before they actually possessed the physical device?

Many U.S.-based sellers are only promising to sell the console after their "confirmed preorder" arrives. Some sellers are using alleged screenshots of Walmart and Target preorder confirmation pages or shipping tracking details. And now that launch day has arrived, we are seeing the first genuine listings for Switch 2 consoles on eBay. I know these listings can be tempting, but as Mashable's Tech Editor, I recommend purchasing through the retailers themselves.

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Learn More SEE ALSO: Where to buy Nintendo Switch 2 online: Hurry, it's in stock at Costco

We reached out to eBay to ask if the pre-launch Switch 2 eBay listings violated any of their policies, and a company representative confirmed that listings like this do not violate eBay’s Presale Policy. While eBay does have a price gouging policy, it only applies to essential items, not video game consoles. If you do purchase a Switch 2 from eBay, check the seller's reviews first. If something does go wrong, eBay sales are covered under the company's Money Back Guarantee.

Nintendo expects to sell 20 million Switch 2 units in the next year, but preorders have been very hard to come by for many gamers. (Check the latest stock ahead of the launch.) Post-launch, the console is still listed as "Out of stock" at most retailers. Still, don't give the hoarders and price gougers what they want.

Most eBay listings for the console are priced between $650 and $750, which is a lot to ask considering that most of these sellers don't even have the console in hand yet. Remember, even gamers with confirmed preorders may still have to wait days or weeks for their console to arrive.

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Nintendo has actually taken steps to discourage this type of opportunism — at least, in Japan. In Nintendo's home country, the game company is working directly with third-party seller platforms like Mercari and Rakuten to ban Switch 2 listings after the launch, according to The Verge. Unfortunately, those plans don't include the United States.

I would be extremely skeptical of these listings, at least for now. The only Switch 2 units we know for certain have been delivered so far are review units, like the one received by Mashable earlier today.

So, while you can try your luck on eBay listings, we recommend exercising a little patience. Hopefully, once the console officially launches, retailers will have a steadier inventory available for sale. Plus, we never want to encourage hoarding and price gouging.

Where else can you buy a Switch 2 online?

In the meantime, keep checking Nintendo and its official Switch 2 retailers to see if they have the console in stock yet:

• Nintendo

• Target

• Walmart

• GameStop

• Best Buy

• Costco

UPDATE: Jun. 5, 2025, 12:11 p.m. EDT This article has been updated with more details about the Switch 2 launch; it was previously updated with a response from an eBay representative.

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Eminem documentary Stans leaves you in no doubt, that if you're not a fan around here, you can GTFO.

While the Shady Films-produced movie does include cultural commentators, famous friends, and music journalists, the doc quite literally centers devoted fans as the primary lens through which to examine Marshall Mathers' life and cultural impact — those who've treasured every album, demo, and mixtape, travelled the world to cheer at concerts, and even had Eminem's face tattooed 22 times on their body.

In the documentary, these fans are deemed proud stans (though they differentiate themselves by not being "too much like Stan"). Stan is a cultural term around fan culture that's evolved from being somewhat derogatory to gently celebratory, but one that was ultimately born from Eminem's 2000 hit "Stan," in which the artist takes on the perspective of an obsessive fan who murders his girlfriend. "You're just like me," the famous refrain goes.

SEE ALSO: Social media feeds toxic fandoms. Is there a solution?

It's an interesting, unapologetically reverent tactic taken by director Steven Leckart and producers Paul Rosenberg and Tony DiSanto: almost completely tracking an artist's life and career through the deep knowledge and analysis of fans. It's an ode to the connection between artistic empathy and mental health, a compelling exploration of fandom itself and parasocial relationships, and — specifically thanks to Eminem's final line — a middle finger to anyone who has anything negative to say about it.

Stans, ultimately, safeguards itself from criticism. Because if it's not for you, it's not for you.

Stans puts fans to the front, keeping the line in mind.

The true heart of Stans, beyond its famous subject, is the collection of Eminem fans interviewed throughout the film. Each proudly takes a seat in front of the camera, introducing themself (of course) with "My name is..." and sharing their stories of discovering and following Eminem's work. One example is Zolt Shady, a dedicated fan since 2001, whose presence is one of the highlights of the entire documentary, showing us around various Detroit sites from Eminem's life like a tour guide. These fans share his wins, mourn with him, and simply want him to succeed. Each fan is treated with genuine respect, volunteering their time in the hope that their idol will potentially see their explanation for why they're fans at all. Importantly, the idea of actually meeting Eminem is not the point here; they just want him to know.

SEE ALSO: Meet the stans who DM their faves about their day

Stans quite literally provides a definition of parasocial relationships here, with each fan speaking about Eminem as friend. The artist himself admits a certain discomfort with the fact that fans visit sites like that of his now-demolished childhood home, saying, "It's cool that people care, but it's weird because it's me." However, Eminem does self-reflect on his own idols like LL Cool J, who also appears in the documentary, and defines parasocial relationships himself: "You're like their best friend, and you don't even know it."

Despite the titular song being entirely about the topic, Stans pulls back on the very real impact of specifically toxic fandoms, when parasocial relationships go scarily wrong — something Tegan and Sara documentary Fanatical managed with finesse. Any analysis of harmful celebrity worship and harassment is kept relatively contained to a look at the song "Stan" itself, a few comments from Eminem and his famous friends, some thoughts from a fan about what the character Stan would be like in the age of social media, and a montage of some pretty alarming fan letters demanding access and communication.

Instead, the film remains focused on what non-toxic fandom can look like, how people connect with an artist's work and even survive by it, finding solace in shared experience and their unapologetic "standom."

Stans is a wild ride through Eminem's career with zero criticism.

While taking a different approach, Stans is still a chronological music documentary, moving through Eminem's turbulent childhood in Detroit, Michigan, to his early mixtapes and being "discovered" by Dr Dre and Interscope Records' Jimmy Iovine, through his supercharged path to fame, including the Oscar–winning, box office-topping film 8 Mile (based loosely on Eminem's own life). As well as assessing Eminem's impact on hip-hop and the music industry, the film highlights some of the more rapscallion antics of Eminem's career in Stans, featuring many a bare butt cheek. It feels like you're moving through an energetic YouTube session — remember when Eminem did/said that? Fans do.

The film mainly tracks Eminem's discography through fan commentary, with each connecting their own experience to releases including his seminal, controversial second album The Marshall Mathers LP, towering seller The Eminem Show, to his post-hiatus releases Relapse and Recovery. Eminem and his collaborators speak to some of the writing and production of his work, and the toll that being so forthcoming with your own experiences can take. As Eminem says, "I was an open book, and sometimes you want to be able to close that book."

However, the film for the most part has fans reflecting on how each album has impacted them personally. It's an intriguing strategy, handing the critical analysis to those who have pored over each lyric with an emotional magnifying glass, and it leads the film to some really touching reflections about loneliness and the power of creative connection.

Through Eminem's own words and the analysis of the fans, Stans unpacks the onstage persona Slim Shady and how "uncancellable" the artist is behind such a character. However, what Stans refuses to do is adequately examine Eminem's more controversial statements and homophobic and misogynistic lyrics, whether delivered as Slim Shady or himself. "Anybody with half a brain is going to be able to tell when I'm joking and when I'm not," Eminem says. The documentary also doesn't engage any music journalists or cultural commentators with anything critical to say; it's the Eminem documentary, produced by Eminem, and foregrounding Eminem and his fans. The only music journalist in the entire documentary is Anthony Bozza, Rolling Stone journalist and author of the book, Whatever You Say I Am: The Life and Times of Eminem, and the film pointedly takes pains to patronise past Eminem coverage from the New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd.

Instead, the main talking heads beyond the fans are Eminem's close collaborators and admirers — Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine, Ed Sheeran, Carson Daly, Adam Sandler — all of whom provide insight into Eminem's impact. But it's the artist himself who gives the most raw opinions of himself in his darkest days.

Stans makes room to explore fame, mental health, and addiction.

Unfortunately, one of the most consistent turns in music documentaries often sees the artist struggling with fame and the pressure of celebrity, which can often lead to problems with mental health and substance abuse. It's a sadly common tale that seems to come with the territory.

Stans treats its subject, Eminem, with respect throughout this section of the documentary — namely because the artist himself leads the conversation. Through interviews down the camera, bolstered by commentary from his concerned fans, Eminem speaks to his own experience with addiction, which saw the artist almost lose his life after the shocking loss of his best friend and D12 member, MC Proof, who was shot and killed in a club on Detroit's Eight Mile in 2006.

One of the most raw moments of the documentary sees Eminem speaking frankly about his experience with addiction, revisiting painful memories with regret and determination. The film pairs this with commentary from Dr. Dre about the impact Eminem's own lyrics about mental health have had on rappers after him, pushing a trend of being open and vulnerable in hip-hop to promote authenticity.

It's this reverence for Eminem's authentic expression and persistence through struggle that remains at the core of both his collaborators' comments and the reflections from fans. Though an overtly reverent documentary, Stans is a compelling, respectful exploration of one of the world's most successful and famous artists mainly through the experiences and opinions of his fans.

And if you don't like it, according to Eminem, you can "s*** a fat d***." For real.

Stans was reviewed out of its global premiere at SXSW London. It will premiere on Paramount+ globally later this year.