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The best Walmart Fall Deals to shop: TVs, headphones, devices, and toys at steep discounts

The best Walmart Fall Deals: Best TV deal LG 77-inch C5 Series OLED evo AI 4K Smart TV $1,797 (save $1,902.99) Get Deal Best earbuds deal Apple AirPods Pro 3 $179 (save $70) Get Deal Best gaming deal Super Mario RPG $34.87 (save $24.13) Get Deal Best Lego deal Harry Potter Hogwarts Castle and Grounds (76419) $136.99 (save $33) Get Deal Best vacuum deal Shark Navigator Lift-Away Upright Vacuum (NV3…

The top 15 noise-cancelling headphone deals for October Prime Day: Save 53% on Bose QuietComfort

The best October Prime Day noise-cancelling headphones deals: Best Overall Bose QuietComfort headphones (2nd gen) $319 (save $40) Get Deal Best Sony Headphones Deal Sony WH-1000XM6 Active Noise-Cancelling Headphones $378 (save $81.99) Get Deal Best AirPods Deal Apple AirPods Max 2 $429 (save $120) Get Deal Best Nothing headphones deal Nothing Headphone (a) $129 (save $70) Get Deal Best ANC earbuds…

The 40+ best Prime Day deals on trading cards: Pokémon TCG, Magic: The Gathering, and One Piece

The best Prime Day trading card deals: Best Pokémon TCG deal Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box (invitation only) $159.99 Get Deal Alternative Pokemon 30th Celebration ETB deal Pokémon TCG: 30th Celebration Elite Trainer Box $184.16 ($21.83) Get Deal Best MTG deal Magic: The Gathering The Hobbit Play Booster Box $161.99 (save $49.12) Get Deal Best One Piece deal On…

The best headphones and earbuds deals on October Prime Day, including my favorite Bose headphones

The best October Prime Day headphones and earbuds deals: Best headphones deal Bose QuietComfort headphones (1st Gen) ✅ $169 (save $190) Get Deal Best Apple deal Apple AirPods Pro 3 $179 (save $70) Get Deal Best earbuds deal Panasonic Technics EAH-AZ100 wireless earbuds $234.99 (save $65) Get Deal Best budget headphones deal JLab JBuds Lux headphones $41.99 (save $58) Get Deal Just like that, fall…

Almost two thirds of UK workers have received no training on spotting AI-driven cyber threats

Most UK workers receive no training on AI-driven cyber threats despite growing risks Younger employees now report lower confidence spotting AI scams than older workers Researchers warn organizations face both cybersecurity and AI literacy skill gaps Despite AI-powered cyber-threats making headlines every day, most workers have not received any sort of training or education on how to spot these att…

GoTo and Grab face pressure to offer drivers better deals; GoTo's share price has fallen 90% from its 2022 peak, while Grab's has fallen 50% in the past year (Financial Times)

Financial Times : GoTo and Grab face pressure to offer drivers better deals; GoTo's share price has fallen 90% from its 2022 peak, while Grab's has fallen 50% in the past year — Asia's market leaders Grab and GoTo face squeezed margins over push to offer better deal to workers

October Prime Day 2026 live: Updates on the latest deals on AirPods, Lego, Kindles, and Yeti coolers

Amazon is hosting its annual Prime Big Deal Days sale on Oct. 6 and 7, and Mashable shopping experts are bringing you live updates on all of the best October Prime Day deals . If you're looking to restock on everyday essentials or desperately need some relief from this year's tech price hikes , then this is your chance to save some serious cash. We know that shoppers are keeping an eye on the buil…

Turba Labs, which develops tech for optimizing AI infrastructure by creating digital twins of data centers, emerges from stealth with $52M seed and Series A (Sarah Klearman/Wall Street Journal)

Sarah Klearman / Wall Street Journal : Turba Labs, which develops tech for optimizing AI infrastructure by creating digital twins of data centers, emerges from stealth with $52M seed and Series A — The data center build-out is exploding across America. But what if AI didn't need more—more chips, more energy, more resources …

Midea 5L Induction Rice Cooker review: specialty cooker that’s surprisingly versatile and affordable

Midea 5L Induction Rice Cooker review: two-minute review Midea makes a wide range of home products, ranging from fans, coffee machines, dehumidifiers and even a two-in-one washing machine and robot vacuum cleaner . It also offers a wide range of kitchen appliances, including the 5L Induction Rice Cooker reviewed here, which the brand looks to position as an affordable alternative to specialist ric…

Sources: Singapore distances itself from regulating Hyperliquid, citing its "decentralized nature", even as the crypto futures DEX confirms it is based there (Owen Walker/Financial Times)

Owen Walker / Financial Times : Sources: Singapore distances itself from regulating Hyperliquid, citing its “decentralized nature”, even as the crypto futures DEX confirms it is based there — City-state averse to risk and scandal tries to distance itself from homegrown Hyperliquid Labs and its popular ‘perps’

Filing: China-based Transsion, which commands 53% of Africa's mobile phone market by unit sales, is seeking to raise as much as ~$428M in a Hong Kong share sale (Sangmi Cha/Bloomberg)

Sangmi Cha / Bloomberg : Filing: China-based Transsion, which commands 53% of Africa's mobile phone market by unit sales, is seeking to raise as much as ~$428M in a Hong Kong share sale — Shenzhen Transsion Holdings Co., which dominates the market for smartphones in Africa, is seeking to raise as much as HK$3.36 billion …

Sources: the European Commission considers taxing big US tech companies through a broad levy on large corporations to avoid singling out individual companies (Financial Times)

Financial Times : Sources: the European Commission considers taxing big US tech companies through a broad levy on large corporations to avoid singling out individual companies — European Commission considers a broad levy on all large companies to avoid singling out US digital services groups

The top 10 investors backing Europe’s fastest-growing startups and scaleups

Slush names Europe’s 20 tech talents under 20

European defence tech gets a reality check

'Need for data centres outweighs other considerations': local council in the London commuter belt approves Amazon's massive M25 hub despite air quality fears

Amazon secures approval for a major data centre despite local pollution concerns 27 generators have become central to concerns over the project Buckinghamshire council says data centre demand outweighs several environmental objections Amazon has received planning approval for a major data center beside the M25 in Iver, Buckinghamshire, despite concerns about worsening local air pollution from oper…

Spanner Omni Reaches GA, Replacing Google's Atomic Clocks and File System with Software

<img src="https://res.infoq.com/news/2026/10/spanner-omni-deploy-anywhere-ga/en/headerimage/generatedHeaderImage-1791038786495.jpg"/><p>Google has made Spanner Omni generally available, running its distributed SQL database on-premises, across clouds or on a laptop. Doing so meant replacing Colossus with a Colossus-like abstraction layer and TrueTime with software-based time synchronization. There…

AI startup acquisitions by other AI startups hit 195 through Sept. 29, up 14% from all of 2025, but number of buyers grew just 2%; OpenAI was the most active (Mary Ann Azevedo/Crunchbase News)

Mary Ann Azevedo / Crunchbase News : AI startup acquisitions by other AI startups hit 195 through Sept. 29, up 14% from all of 2025, but number of buyers grew just 2%; OpenAI was the most active &mdash; Some of the AI industry's fastest-growing startups are becoming serial acquirers, buying smaller companies to fill product gaps &hellip;

Hurdle hints and answers for October 7, 2026

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…

How to watch Shanghai Masters 2026: Live Streams & TV Channels for ATP 1000 Tennis

Shanghai Masters 2026: Wednesday, October 7 to Sunday, October 18 Daily start time: 12am ET / 5am BST / 3pm AEST US streams: Tennis Channel Access your usual streaming services with NordVPN Watch Shanghai Masters 2026 live streams , as the Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena in Shanghai, China, welcomes the biggest names in men's tennis for one of the most popular events on tour. Alexander Zverev wil…

Japanese chipmaker Rapidus is partnering with 17 companies, including US-based Synopsys, to help customers design chips; Rapidus has $15B+ in state funding (Reuters)

Reuters : Japanese chipmaker Rapidus is partnering with 17 companies, including US-based Synopsys, to help customers design chips; Rapidus has $15B+ in state funding &mdash; Japan's Rapidus, with $15 billion in state backing, is tying up with chip design firms as it seeks to answer a major question hanging &hellip;

A September 24 cyberattack on Arizona's court system stole PII for 1.3M people, including 30K orders of protection and 150K reports from a foster care board (Associated Press)

Associated Press : A September 24 cyberattack on Arizona's court system stole PII for 1.3M people, including 30K orders of protection and 150K reports from a foster care board &mdash; A cyberattack on Arizona's court system stole personal information for more than a million people and is believed to have started &hellip;

Best October Prime Day Dyson deals: Save $210 on the Airwrap i.d. Multi-Styler

Best Prime Day Dyson deals at a glance: Best hair styler deal Dyson Airwrap i.d. Multi-Styler $499.99 (save $210) Get Deal Best air purifier deal HushJet Compact Air Purifier $299.99 (save $50) Get Deal Best cordless vacuum deal Dyson V15 Detect Origin $589.99 (save $250) Get Deal Best hair dryer deal Dyson Supersonic Nural Hair Dryer $349.99 (save $100) Get Deal I like Dyson , but I'm not a huge…

My favorite heart rate-monitoring sports earbuds are back to their lowest ever price for Prime Day, and if you own an iPhone, your workout regime needs them

Having a quick glance at our Amazon Prime Day deals coverage before a quick 5k? You're a more dedicated person than I am, and that means something. So let me tell you about a set of earbuds I love for that kind of activity — when I actually get around to it — that are also heavily discounted for Amazon's October Prime Day (aka Big Deal Days). You'll probably recognize 'em anyway, because their old…

The phone and laptop charger I use every day makes faces at me, and now is the ideal time to get it for yourself

We've seen all kinds of amazing deals in the last few days, whether on top-tier OLED TVs, laptops, or wireless headphones. But do you know what? My favorite offer so far is on something that may seem far less exciting: a phone charger. Specifically, I'm talking about the UGreen Uno Charger 100W, which is $79.99 (was $56.99) in the US and only £37.86 (was £55.99) in the UK right now, courtesy of th…

A US federal court sentences Michael Smith, who pleaded guilty to using bots to stream AI-generated songs, making $8M+ in royalties, to 18 months in prison (Bill Donahue/Billboard)

Bill Donahue / Billboard : A US federal court sentences Michael Smith, who pleaded guilty to using bots to stream AI-generated songs, making $8M+ in royalties, to 18 months in prison &mdash; Michael Smith admitted earlier this year to using bots to stream fake songs billions of times in a first-ever criminal case over streaming fraud.

Wordle today: Answer, hints for October 7, 2026

Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you always get to the bottom of it. If you just want to be told today's word, you can jump to the bottom of this article for today's Wordle solution revealed. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you. SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: NY…

NYT Strands hints, answers for October 7, 2026

Today's NYT Strands hints will be easy if you're vibrant. Strands , the New York Times ' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters &mdash; up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer…

NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for October 7, 2026

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a theater kid. Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier&mdash;so we've served up some hints…

NYT Connections hints today: Meanings for each word for Oct. 7, 2026

Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers. Of course, Mashable has also provided daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle , and Strands for years, so we can help you if that's also what you need. While we are focused more on meaning…

NYT Pips hints, answers for October 7, 2026

Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalog. Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit. Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you cover…

NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for October 7, 2026

Today's Connections: Sports Edition will be easier for who watch baseball. As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans. Like the original Connections , the game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle , Connections resets after midnight, and each new set of…

Control Resonant composer says 'it was a great relief that we exited The Oldest House' but it was key that he 'tried not to re-do Inception' as it would have been 'a tad tacky' and 'reduced Remedy’s concept to something less worthwhile'

Control Resonant composer Petri Alanko says the game's "nightmarish" open environment influenced his approach to creating the soundtrack He says he "tried not to re-do Inception " because "That would’ve been a tad tacky" and "reduced Remedy’s concept" Alanko says "Accentuating Dylan’s starting point" was the origin point for conceptualizing the music within the open-world environment Control Reson…

Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon executive Rohit Prasad, who spent 12 years helping build and expand Alexa, as its CEO (Samantha Kelly/Bloomberg)

Samantha Kelly / Bloomberg : Boston Dynamics appoints former Amazon executive Rohit Prasad, who spent 12 years helping build and expand Alexa, as its CEO &mdash; Boston Dynamics appointed former Amazon.com Inc. executive Rohit Prasad as chief executive officer to lead the Hyundai Motor Co.-controlled company into its next era &hellip;

GLM-5.3's open release has yet to produce major attacks despite Anthropic's warnings about its Mythos-level cyber risk, undercutting calls to ban open models (Nathan Lambert/Interconnects AI)

Nathan Lambert / Interconnects AI : GLM-5.3's open release has yet to produce major attacks despite Anthropic's warnings about its Mythos-level cyber risk, undercutting calls to ban open models &mdash; Open-weights, ideology, and acknowledging trade-offs. &hellip; Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade.

"US could be writing its own losing ticket": Amazon warns against 100+ AI data center bans as it pledges $1 billion to defuse AI backlash

Amazon says over 100 pending proposed moratoriums could threaten America's lead in AI Amazon pledges over $1 billion across five years to data center communities Amazon abandons Maryland data center campus beside Calvert Cliffs after community opposition Amazon has warned that mounting resistance to AI data centers could weaken the United States' ability to maintain its lead in a rapidly developin…

Cheap Pokémon, discounted Mario, and more — Amazon's big blowout sale shows Switch 2 games don't have to be expensive

Nintendo Switch 2 games have a bit of a reputation. They're normally expensive, retailing at $69.99 or more in many cases, and don't often go on sale — especially if they're the latest entries in major first-party Nintendo franchises. This Amazon Prime Day , it looks like things are finally changing, however. There are some amazing Nintendo Switch 2 game deals in the US, including mega discounts o…

October Prime Day is loaded with some of the best travel deals weve seen all year

Best October Prime Day travel deals at a glance Best luggage deal Travelpro Maxlite Air V2 Carry-On $121.60 (save $38.40) Get Deal Best travel headphones deal JLab JBuds Lux ANC Headphones $39.80 (save $45.19) Get Deal Best travel packing deal Cadence Travel Containers (5-pack) $110.40 (save $27.60) Get Deal Best Bluetooth tracker deal Apple AirTag (2nd Gen) $24 (save $5) Get Deal Best sleep earbu…

Protect your investment with the best Prime Day iPhone 18 Pro case deals

The best Prime Day iPhone 18 Pro case deals Best iPhone 18 Case Deal Apple iPhone 18 Pro TechWoven Case with MagSafe $59 (Save $9) Get Deal Best Rugged iPhone 18 Case Deal OtterBox iPhone 18 Pro Defender Series Case $42.48 (Save $7.51) Get Deal Best Clear iPhone 18 Case Deal Spigen Clear Case for iPhone 18 Pro $12.47 (Save $2.52) Get Deal Best Anti-Drop iPhone 18 Case Deal Mous Limitless iPhone 18…

Disney+ subscriptions just dropped to their lowest Aussie prices since November 2025

We’ve reached a point where subscribing to all the various video streaming services has become outrageously expensive — so it’s a very welcome move to see Disney Plus handing out a generous discount on its annual subscription tiers. The move is unexpected to say the least and I, for one, am jumping on this opportunity so I can catch up (and rewatch) my favourite shows. In fact, this discount is si…