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SAVE OVER $70: As of April 1, the Jackery Explorer 300 is on sale for $188.99 at Amazon. That's a 27% discount on the list price.
Opens in a new window Credit: Jackery Jackery Explorer 300 $188.99 at AmazonThe Big Spring Sale may be over, but the discounts on portable power stations are still going strong. As of April 1, there are still great deals to be found on models like the Jackery Explorer 300. In fact, this unit is down to its lowest-ever price, with the price dropping from $259 to $188.99 for a limited time.
This portable power station is a great choice if you want something compact, yet still capable. It has a 293Wh capacity and 300W output, with two pure sine wave AC outlets alongside multiple other ports, including a 60W USB-C input/output, USB-A, and a DC car port.
Mashable Deals Be the first to know! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Loading... Sign Me Up By signing up, you agree to receive recurring automated SMS marketing messages from Mashable Deals at the number provided. Msg and data rates may apply. Up to 2 messages/day. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of purchase. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Thanks for signing up!Recharging is fast, getting to about 80% in two hours when using a wall outlet and USB-C simultaneously. There are also additional upgrade options for car charging or with solar panels. It weighs just 7.1 pounds, so if you'd like to take it camping or on the road with you, it’s designed for easy transport. It even has a useful handle to help you lug it around.
This unit comes with the power station, an AC adapter, a car charging cable, and a user guide. Find this Jackery deal at Amazon right now.
SAVE $30: As of April 1, the Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 are on sale for $139.95 at Amazon. That's a 22% discount on the list price.
Opens in a new window Credit: Shokz Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 $139.95 at AmazonAmazon's Big Spring Sale officially came to an end after March 31, but if you're looking for a deal on running earbuds, the Shokz OpenRun Pro 2 are still heavily reduced. As of April 1, they are $40 off, down from their list price of $179.95 to $139.95. All colors are at this low price, so you can choose between black, blue, orange, and silver.
According to price tracker camelcamelcamel, this is the best price for these earbuds in 2026.
Mashable Deals Be the first to know! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Loading... Sign Me Up By signing up, you agree to receive recurring automated SMS marketing messages from Mashable Deals at the number provided. Msg and data rates may apply. Up to 2 messages/day. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of purchase. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Thanks for signing up!These Shokz open-ear headphones use bone conduction and air conduction technology. The open-ear design is famed for keeping you aware of your surroundings while minimising sound leakage. So, as the name might suggest, these are ideal for running (but also cycling and any outdoor activity).
They're built with a lightweight, secure frame and ergonomic ear hooks to help them stay in place during exercise. And let's not forget the actual sound quality, which is truly impressive thanks to the AI noise reduction algorithm which blocks out annoying background sounds.
You can find this deal available at Amazon right now.
SAVE OVER $100: As of April 1, the Insignia 55-inch Class F50 TV is on sale for $179.98 at Amazon. That's a 49% discount on the list price.
Opens in a new window Credit: Insignia Insignia 55-inch Class F50 TV $179.98 at AmazonAmazon's Big Spring Sale officially came to an end on April 1, but if you're lucky, you might still find some discounts lingering.
We've checked out everything still live, and this deal on the Insignia 55-inch Class F50 TV is worth a close look. As of April 1, this TV is down to its best-ever price of $179.98 — almost half off (49% off to be exact).
Mashable Deals Be the first to know! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Loading... Sign Me Up By signing up, you agree to receive recurring automated SMS marketing messages from Mashable Deals at the number provided. Msg and data rates may apply. Up to 2 messages/day. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of purchase. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Thanks for signing up!This TV offers impressive quality, with 4K Ultra HD streaming, 2160p resolution, and HDR10 support. This is true of the audio quality, with the DTS Virtual:X creating a more immersive sound experience. It also has HDMI eARC support for higher-quality audio output. Not bad for under $180.
On the inside, you'll be getting Fire TV, so access to streaming apps including Prime Video, Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, and more is nice and easy. You'll also get free, ad-supported channels and Alexa built-in. Use this to browse through multiple platform catalogs at once, look things up online, or even control other smart home devices.
Finally, this TV includes multiple connectivity options such as three HDMI ports, USB, Ethernet, and WiFi. It's a really solid all-rounder at a low price.
With Amazon's Big Spring Sale officially over, this deal could expire at any point. If you're interested, act fast to save.
The good news? Riz Ahmed is hosting SNL UK this weekend. The bad? He's apparently very, very method.
In the promo skit above, cast members Ayoade Bamgboye and George Fouracres enter the Bait star and creator's dressing room to find him dancing to music while holding a small chest of sweets. But the tone abruptly shifts when Fouracres asks him about his performance in Aneil Karia's 2025 version of Hamlet, prompting Ahmed's smile to vanish.
"I wasn't playing Hamlet, I went full method," says Ahmed. "I became Hamlet."
"What, you went on a real life murderous rampage to avenge the death of your father?" asks Fouracres.
Ahmed's response is to lift a finger to his lips, whisper "no" and then break into a slightly unnerving grin.
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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.
Released in August 2025, the 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 onto the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.
How to play PipsIf you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity for how Pips is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.
SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 1, 2026The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible – and common – for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.
Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:
Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.
Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.
Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.
Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.
Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.
If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.
SEE ALSO: NYT Strands hints, answers for April 1, 2026 Easy difficulty hints, answers for April 1 PipsNumber (4): Everything in this space must add up to 4. The answer is 4-1, placed horizontally.
Number (1): Everything in this space must add up to 1. The answer is 4-1, placed horizontally.
Number (18): Everything in this space must add up to 18. The answer is 6-6, placed horizontally; 6-0, placed horizontally.
Number (15): Everything in this space must add up to 15. The answer is 4-5, placed vertically; 5-5, placed vertically.
Equal (0): Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 6-0, placed horizontally; 0-0, placed vertically; 0-3, placed vertically.
Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 2-3, placed horizontally.
Number (12): Everything in this space must add up to 12. The answer is 2-3, placed horizontally; 3-3, placed horizontally; 0-3, placed vertically.
Medium difficulty hints, answers for April 1 PipsEqual (6): Everything in this space must be equal to 6. The answer is 1-6, placed horizontally; 6-2, placed horizontally.
Number (2): Everything in this space must add up to 2. The answer is 1-6, placed horizontally; 1-0, placed vertically.
Equal (2): Everything in this space must be equal to 2. The answer is 6-2, placed horizontally; 2-2, placed horizontally; 2-3, placed vertically.
Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 2-3, placed vertically; 4-3, placed vertically.
Equal (5): Everything in this space must be equal to 5. The answer is 4-5, placed vertically; 5-5, placed horizontally.
Equal (6): Everything in this space must be equal to 6. The answer is 6-6, placed horizontally; 6-3, placed horizontally.
Equal (3): Everything in this space must be equal to 3. The answer is 4-3, placed vertically; 6-3, placed horizontally.
Hard difficulty hints, answers for April 1 PipsGreater Than (2): Everything in this space must be greater than 2. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally.
Less Than (6): Everything in this space must be less than 6. The answer is 3-3, placed horizontally; 2-4, placed horizontally.
Greater Than (8): Everything in this space must be greater than 8. The answer is 2-4, placed horizontally; 5-1, placed vertically.
Number (8): Everything in this space must add up to 8. The answer is 1-1, placed vertically; 6-4, placed vertically.
Equal (1): Everything in this space must be equal to 1. The answer is 5-1, placed vertically; 1-4, placed vertically.
Number (7): Everything in this space must add up to 7. The answer is 6-4, placed vertically; 3-0, placed vertically.
Greater Than (3): Everything in this purple space must be greater than 3. The answer is 1-4, placed vertically.
Number (3): Everything in this space must add up to 3. The answer is 3-1, placed vertically.
Equal (0): Everything in this space must be equal to 0. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically; 0-4, placed horizontally.
Greater Than (3): Everything in this orange space must be greater than 3. The answer is 0-4, placed horizontally.
Equal (0): Everything in this dark blue space must be equal to 0. The answer is 0-0, placed horizontally.
Less Than (2): Everything in this space must be less than 2. The answer is 3-1, placed vertically.
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Today's Connections: Sports Edition is for people who love skateboarding.
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 words gets trickier and trickier — so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for the latest Connections solution. 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 What is Connections: Sports Edition?The NYT's latest daily word game has launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake — players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. Here's a hint for today's Connections: Sports Edition categoriesWant a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: Midwest universities
Green: Sick tricks
Blue: Hoop films
Purple: Jims
Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Big Ten Teams
Green: Skateboarding Terms
Blue: Basketball Movies
Purple: Jim___
Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #555 is...
What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?Big Ten Teams - CORNHUSKERS, HOOSIERS, SCARLET KNIGHTS, TERRAPINS
Skateboarding Terms - FAKIE, KICKFLIP, LIPSLIDE, OLLIE
Basketball Movies - AIR, BLUE CHIPS, HUSTLE, SEMI-PRO
Jim___ - CALHOUN, NANTZ, THOME, THORPE
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.
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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.
SEE ALSO: Hurdle: Everything you need to know to find the answers Hurdle Word 1 hintA common prize.
SEE ALSO: Apple’s new M3 MacBook Air is $300 off at Amazon. And yes, I’m tempted. Hurdle Word 1 answerMEDAL
Hurdle Word 2 hintRigid.
SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 1, 2026 Hurdle Word 2 AnswerSTIFF
Hurdle Word 3 hintDamp.
SEE ALSO: NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 1 SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 1, 2026 Hurdle Word 3 answerMOIST
Hurdle Word 4 hintVigor.
Hurdle Word 4 answerGUSTO
Final Hurdle hintAn arm muscle.
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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a rocker.
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—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.
If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. 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 What is Connections?The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.
If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.
SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for April 1, 2026 Here's a hint for today's Connections categoriesWant a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:
Yellow: Crack open a cold one
Green: Iconic groups
Blue: Classic films
Purple: American towns
Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:
Yellow: Beer brands
Green: Rock bands
Blue: Movies
Purple: U.S. city nicknames
Looking for Wordle today? Here's the answer to today's Wordle.
Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.
Drumroll, please!
The solution to today's Connections #1024 is...
What is the answer to Connections todayBeer brands: BLUE MOON, DOS EQUIS, MILLER HIGH LIFE, RED STRIPE
Rock bands: GREEN DAY, PINK FLOYD, THREE DOORS DOWN, U2
Movies: BACK TO THE FUTURE, BLUE VELVET, SINGIN' IN THE RAIN, TOP GUN
U.S. city nicknames: BIG APPLE, BIG EASY, MILE HIGH CITY, SECOND CITY
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.
SEE ALSO: NYT Connections Sports Edition today: Hints and answers for April 1, 2026Are you also playing NYT Strands? Get all the Strands hints you need for today's puzzle.
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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're as quiet as a mouse.
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 — 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. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.
SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on MashableBy providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.
If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.
SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 1, 2026 NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: Don't make a peepThe words are related to a noise.
Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explainedThese words describe tranquility.
NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.
NYT Strands spangram answer todayToday's spangram is Shhhhhhhhhhhh.
NYT Strands word list for April 1Inaudible
Quiet
Noiseless
Shhhhhhhhhhhh
Silent
Hushed
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Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're a soda drinker.
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: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for April 1, 2026 Where did Wordle come from?Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once.
Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.
What's the best Wordle starting word?The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.
What happened to the Wordle archive?The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.
Is Wordle getting harder?It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.
SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for April 1, 2026 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:Carbonated.
Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?The letter Z appears twice.
Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...Today's Wordle starts with the letter F.
SEE ALSO: Wordle-obsessed? These are the best word games to play IRL. The Wordle answer today is...Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.
Drumroll please!
The solution to today's Wordle is...
FIZZY
Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.
Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.
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Last year was one of the hottest years on record, memorialized by the Great Portable Handheld Fan Scramble of July 2025. We'd all be wise to start preparing for likely 2026 heat waves earlier than the week of the heat wave. That means taking advantage of the remaining cooling deals from Amazon's Big Spring Sale instead of waiting until Prime Day in June or July.
SEE ALSO: How to recycle Amazon packaging from your Big Spring Sale purchases (yes, all of it)The Big Spring Sale began on March 25 and ends today, on March 31, at midnight PT. That feels kind of early to be sweating about freakishly high temperatures until you realize that several U.S. states experienced their hottest March days on record this week. So while the Big Spring Sale has been a great time to save on classic spring-y goodies like spring cleaning essentials, fitness trackers, and outdoor gear, it's just as smart a time to save on hot weather staples before the next heat dome hits.
We've rounded up the best Amazon deals on cooling products still live at the Big Spring Sale. Use the table of contents dropdown menu to skip to a specific category, like assorted fans, cooling pillows, or power stations.
Bladeless fan dealsDreame MF10 Bladeless Tower Fan — $199.99 $299.99 (save $100)
Dyson HP07 Hot+Cool Air Purifier — $459.99 $749.99 (save $290)
Levoit Oscillating 5-Speed Tower Fan — $54.98 $74.99 (save $20.01)
Dreo Oscillating 4-Speed Tower Fan — $59.99 $79.99 (save $20)
GoveeLife Oscillating 8-Speed Tower Fan — $84.98 $99.99 (save $15.01)
Dyson Cool AM07 Oscillating Tower Fan — $259.99 $399.99 (save $140)
Jisulife Handheld Portable Turbo Fan — $17.73 $21.99 (save $4.26)
HandFan Portable Handheld Misting Fan — $19.99 $23.99 (save $4)
Momcozy Portable Stroller Fan — $23.98 $29.99 (save $6.01)
Egohome Cooling Gel Memory Foam Pillow — $39.89 $59.99 (save $20.01)
Casper Sleep Essential Cooling Foam Pillow — $47.88 $65 (save $17.12)
Coop Home Goods Cool+ Adjustable Memory Foam Pillow — $119.20 $149 (save $29.80)
Olive + Create Down Alternative Bamboo Cooling Comforter (full/queen) — $99.99 $139.99 (save $40)
Buffy Cloud Eucalyptus Cooling Comforter (full/queen) — $159 $200 (save $41)
Rest Evercool Cooling Comforter (full/queen) — $171.75 $229 (save $57.25)
Rest Evercool Cooling Sheet Set (queen) — $224.25 $299 (save $74.75)
Cozy Earth Bamboo Cooling Duvet Cover (queen) — $230.40 $288 (save $57.60)
Bluetti Elite 10 — $112.98 $199 (save $86.02)
Jackery Explorer 240D — $139 $209 (save $70)
Anker Solix C300 DC — $169.99 $249.99 (save $80)
Bluetti X30 CPAP Battery Backup — $278.99 $329 (save $50.01)
Anker Solix C800 X — $349.99 $649 (save $299.01)
Anker Solix 1000 v2 — $429 $799 (save $370)
Jackery 1000 v2 with 200W Solar Panel — $698.99 $1,499 (save $600.01)
Anker Solix C2000 Gen 2 — $749 $1,499 (save $750)
Jackery Solar Generator 5000 Plus — $2,699 $4,299 (save $1,600)
Tabyik 35-ounce Dehumidifier (280 sq. ft) — $39.02 $59.99 (save $20.97)
Bedred 95-ounce Dehumidifier (1,000 sq. ft) — $59.98 $79.99 (save $20.01)
Whynter Portable Air Conditioner (500 sq. ft) — $427.99 $599.99 (save $172)
Gasbye Dual Hose Portable Air Conditioner (500 sq. ft) — $509.99 $599.99 (save $90)
It’s been a big week for shopping at Amazon, thanks to the Big Spring Sale. Almost every category of the retailer saw some exciting deals and worthy steals that we kept a careful eye on. The sale is coming to a close, but it's not over yet, in case you were looking to do some last-minute retail therapy.
There are so many deals in the last few hours of the sale ringing in at just below $100. The following items, like this portable monitor or this DJI gimbal, are usually well over $100 (and they could make great gifts). Check out the following deals under $100 currently on Amazon for the Big Spring Sale.
(Looking for even lower prices? We're also tracking the best Amazon deals under $50.)
Amazon is often generous with discounts on its own devices during sales like these, and, as you will see from the list below, there were a lot of excellent deals this week. The Amazon Echo Dot stands out among the crowd in particular because it’s almost reduced to half-off and it packs so many features into one purchase. Plus, you can even get a limited-edition Star Wars Tie Fighter stand for it (which is pretty awesome and also on sale for the spring sale).
Other Amazon devices on sale for under $100Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max — $34.99 $59.99 (save $25)
Kasa Smart Dimmer Switch (3 pack) — $46.99 $55.99 (save $9)
Star Wars TIE Fighter Stand for Amazon Echo Dot — $49.99 $59.99 (save $10)
Amazon Echo Pop Kids — $29.99 $49.99 (save $20)
Amazon Echo Dot Kids — $39.99 $59.99 (save $20)
Amazon Echo Spot — $49.99 $79.99 (save $30)
Amazon Echo Show 5 — $69.99 $89.99 (save $20)
Amazon Echo Dot Max — $74.99 $99.99 (save $25)
Gekvive RF Remote Control Page Turner — $9.99 $12.99 (save $3)
Magipea Gooseneck Stand — $16.12 $25.99 (save $9.87)
PopSockets Kindle case — $34.18 $40 (save $5.82)
Anker Paperwhite Signature Edition Wireless Charging Dock — $39.99 $44.99 (save $5)
The Ninja Nutri Blender is one of the best deals we've found under $100 in the kitchen category. The blender comes with three separate cups and lids, which is convenient for taking your blended beverage on the go. The device has not seen a dip below $100 since earlier this year and likely won't until another big sale. The highly reviewed blender is widely beloved by customers for its strength, speed, and durability.
Other kitchen deals under $100Chefman Obliterator — $69.99 $149.99 (save $80)
KitchenAid 9-Speed Hand Mixer — $84.99 $114.99 (save $30)
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We've made it to the final hours of Amazon's Big Spring Sale, which means the pressure is on to pick up any last-minute savings.
The weeklong sale officially ends March 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT. How to shop during those remaining hours? You could frantically sort through page after page on Amazon, or go the slightly less overwhelming route of looking up lists of hundreds of the best deals (we're partial to our own). Both are valid approaches — but might we recommend a more curated option, like this list of the 10 best deals worth grabbing before midnight?
SEE ALSO: How to recycle Amazon packaging from your Big Spring Sale purchases (yes, all of it)To create this list, we not only chose category bests on everything from headphones to beauty tech to robot vacuums. We also considered how frequently these items go on sale. For instance, the Apple AirPods Pro 3 didn't make the cut, because while $199 is a solid price to grab them for, they also drop down to that price with enough regularity that you don't need to worry about grabbing them before midnight. If you're in the market for some noise-cancelling headphones, we recommend checking out the Sony XM5s ahead.
You'll find more info on that, along with nine other of the best last-minute deals available, below.
Best headphones dealIf folding ear cups aren't a must for you on a pair of headphones, the Sony WH-1000XM5 headphones are actually a much better value than the Sony WH-1000XM6 (seriously, we put them head-to-head). That's especially the case with the XM5 headphones down to an impressively low $243 (saving you 39%), while the XM6 headphones are back up to their full price.
Opens in a new window Credit: Sony Sony WH-1000XM5 Get Deal Best Dyson beauty dealThe Dyson Supersonic Nural is an excellent hair dryer that feels luxe, has temperature-adjusting features, comes with quality magnetic attachments for tailored styling, and dries hair as fast as we've ever seen a dryer do it. That said, it's also expensive as hell. However, with this Amazon deal it's slightly less expensive, clocking in at $350 instead of $450, and bringing it closer to the prices of other premium hair dryers.
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Opens in a new window Credit: Dyson Dyson Supersonic Nural Get Deal Best open earbuds dealThe Shokz OpenDots One earbuds are our absolute favorite open earbuds for most people, thanks to their great sound quality, wear, and design that's as tailored to daily use as it is to exercise. Shokz products can be harder to catch on sale, so you'll want to grab these while they're still $40 off.
Shokz OpenDots One $159.94 at AmazonAmazon sales are the best time to grab Amazon products. We've already seen the regular Kindle jump back up to its full price once during the Big Spring Sale — you'll want to make sure you grab it while it's still down to $95.
Amazon Kindle (16GB) $94.99 at AmazonOur resident robot vacuum expert, Leah Stodart, called out the Eufy C28 as the best overall robot vacuum deal, especially if you're looking to spend under $1,000. On this robovac, she writes, "It's still a 2026 premium robot vacuum and mop combo that rocked during my testing, and it's likely the most affordable mainstream roller mop robot vacuum you'll find this season."
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Eufy C28 $499.99 at AmazonLego fans know those plastic bricks can get expensive quick, especially for more involved sets. Thankfully, the Big Spring Sale brought savings to this Starry Night set, which at $136, is officially down to its lowest price ever.
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Lego Ideas Vincent Van Gogh The Starry Night $0 at AmazonYou could pick up a new M5 MacBook, or you can grab this M4 15-inch MacBook Air for $300 off before the spring sale ends. Our resident laptop expert, Haley Henschel, points out that it's not all that different from its newer counterpart — and at $1,099, it's down to its lowest price ever.
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Apple MacBook Air, 15-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $1,099 at AmazonAs I mentioned with the Kindle, Amazon's sales are a great time to grab the brand's own devices on sale. The Echo Spot is an excellent option for anyone who wants their smart speaker to take up minimal space and also function as a great alarm clock. At $50, it's just $5 away from its lowest price ever.
Amazon Echo Spot (2024) $49.99 at AmazonRice cookers are a kitchen powerhouse, ideal for cooking everything from rice to entire meals. This three-cup option from Zojirushi is simple and best suited for one or two people, but its no-frills approach means you can get it for just $43.99. The brand is known for making great rice cookers, making this option a steal if you have somehow managed to get through life without a rice cooker so far.
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Zojirushi 3-cup rice cooker $43.99 at AmazonThe Fitbit Inspire 3 doesn't go on sale too often — typically during a sale event, making this a prime time to pick one up. At $69.95, it isn't a massive investment. Plus, our reviewer called it the "budget-friendly fitness tracker of our dreams."
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Fitbit Inspire 3 $69.95 at WalmartTL;DR: MeetScribe Pro is on sale for $67 (reg. $584), offering real-time transcription, summaries, and action items to help you keep track of meetings across platforms like Zoom, Teams, and Google Meet.
Opens in a new window Credit: YaseenAI, Inc. MeetScribe Pro: Lifetime Subscription $67Most of the time, meetings could have just been emails. But when they do happen, they tend to generate more information than anyone can realistically keep track of. If you’ve ever left one with indecipherable notes and a vague sense of what was decided, you’re not alone. MeetScribe Pro is designed to fill in those gaps, and its lifetime subscription is on sale for $67 (reg. $584) for a limited time.
Keeping up with a meeting is one thing, but keeping a reliable record of it is another. MeetScribe works as an AI-powered meeting assistant that transcribes conversations in real time, so you’re not trying to write everything down while also paying attention.
Mashable Deals Be the first to know! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Loading... Sign Me Up By signing up, you agree to receive recurring automated SMS marketing messages from Mashable Deals at the number provided. Msg and data rates may apply. Up to 2 messages/day. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of purchase. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Thanks for signing up!Beyond transcription, it organizes what was said into something more usable. It can generate summaries, highlight key points, and pull out action items, so you’re not digging through a full transcript later just to find who said what. It works across platforms like Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, and Slack, and integrates with tools like Notion, Jira, and Asana, so notes and tasks don’t just sit in one place.
Where MeetScribe can help:
Real-time transcription: Transcribes conversations as they happen
Smart summaries: Breaks down key points and decisions
Action item tracking: Identifies tasks, deadlines, and responsibilities
Speaker detection: Keeps track of who said what
Integrations: Sends notes and tasks to tools you already use
Local processing: Handles transcription and summaries with privacy in mind
Make no mistake. MeetScribe is not a replacement for being present in meetings, but it does take some of the pressure off trying to capture everything at once. If you’re already sitting through them anyway, this is a way to leave with something more useful than scattered notes.
Formerly $584, grab a lifetime subscription to MeetScribe for only $67.
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TL;DR: Get full Microsoft 365 access for a month at $7.99 — ideal for finishing projects without a long-term commitment.
Opens in a new window Credit: Microsoft Microsoft 365 Personal: 1-Month Subscription $7.99Not every project needs a long-term subscription. Sometimes you just need the right tools — right now — to get something done.
A 1-month Microsoft 365 Personal subscription is on sale for just $7.99 (reg. $9.99). It’s a simple, low-commitment way to access the full suite of Office apps without locking yourself into ongoing costs. Think of it as a productivity fast pass.
Mashable Deals Be the first to know! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Get editor selected deals texted right to your phone! Loading... Sign Me Up By signing up, you agree to receive recurring automated SMS marketing messages from Mashable Deals at the number provided. Msg and data rates may apply. Up to 2 messages/day. Reply STOP to opt out, HELP for help. Consent is not a condition of purchase. See our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. Thanks for signing up!For one month, you get access to Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and more — plus 1TB of OneDrive storage to keep everything organized and accessible across your devices. Whether you’re wrapping up a report, building a presentation, managing spreadsheets, or organizing files, everything is there when you need it.
This setup works especially well for short-term needs. Freelancers finishing a contract, students wrapping up assignments, or anyone tackling a specific project can jump in, use the tools, and move on without paying for months they don’t need.
It also includes newer features like Microsoft Copilot, which can help with writing, summarizing, and generating ideas — boosts that can make tight timelines easier to manage.
The key here is flexibility. Instead of committing to a full year or juggling free tools that don’t quite match up, this gives you a straightforward way to access professional-grade software exactly when you need it.
Use it, finish your work, and move on. Get a one-month Microsoft 365 Personal subscription on sale for just $7.99
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The Amazon Big Spring Sale may be winding down, but that doesn't mean there aren't still plenty of deals to scoop up while you're making your final selections. On the contrary, there are still great price cuts to be had. One particular department in which you can save plenty of cash is smartwatches, particularly from Garmin.
We've sifted through the remaining deals that are still live to shop right now, which can save you some serious cash on some of Garmin's best and most popular smartwatches and fitness trackers. So if you've been thinking about picking up a new wearable to keep on your wrist while you're out and about, you might want to consider one of Garmin's offerings.
SEE ALSO: Live updates on Amazon Big Spring Sale 2026: Last chance to grab Apple MacBooks, DJI drones, Sony headphones on saleBelow, find some of our favorite picks from the Garmin lineup on sale right now. But act fast, as you'll have a limited amount of time to claim these deals, with March 31 being the final day of the Big Spring Sale.
Best Amazon Big Spring Sale Garmin smartwatch deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Garmin Forerunner 55 $162 at AmazonWhether you're a runner or working up to become one, this smartwatch has a wide range of metrics and options to help you train to be your best. It offers features like PacePro for GPS-pace guidance, race time predictions, finish time estimates, and much more. Use its heart rate monitor to ensure you're at your best in terms of conditioning, and rely on its other sensors for help with marathon prep, as it has two weeks of battery in smartwatch mode and up to 20 hours when you use its GPS. It's perfect for setting and smashing running goals, but it's also a fantastic pick for anyone looking for a Garmin smartwatch.
Best Amazon Big Spring Sale Garmin solar smartwatch deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Garmin Instinct 2 Solar $184 at AmazonThis solar-powered smartwatch is all about helping you get more done while saving battery, with three hours of sun-powered charging each day giving you essentially unlimited battery. It's got just about everything you could need to really stay on top of your fitness as well, with built-in sports apps, heart rate tracking, a compass and barometric altimeter, GP, pulse ox, respiration tracking, and much more. It's an excellent alternative to the metrics that an Apple Watch Ultra 2 might provide, but you'll pay far less. This is the rugged watch for anyone who wants to get serious about training, and its sub-$200 price right now is nothing to sneeze at.
Best Amazon Big Spring Sale Garmin budget smartwatch deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Garmin Vivoactive 5 $178.49 at AmazonThis bright and fashionable Garmin watch comes with a crisp, large AMOLED display as well as a battery life of up to 11 days, so you can keep an eye on your health even when you're without a charger for a while. It uses Body Battery energy monitoring to offer advice on when your body has enough oomph to power through the day or when you need to take some time off. And with its sleep score, personalized sleep coaching, and 30 built-in workout tracking modes, you can stay chic while keeping an eye on how many naps you take, your fitness age, heart rate, and much more, all at your fingertips. You can also use it as a regular smartwatch with its text notifications and app alerts.
More Garmin smartwatch dealsGarmin Forerunner 265 — $370 $449.99 (save $79.99)
Garmin Venu 3S — $376.99 $449.99 (save $73)
Garmin epix Pro (Gen 2) — $549.99 $1,099.99 (save $550)
While most TVs are smart TVs in 2026, they aren't always the most user-friendly. And the built-in smart platforms are often kind of clunky. That's where a streaming stick comes in. Amazon Fire Sticks are probably the most recognizable name in the streaming device world — and for good reason. They're ultra-portable, making them ideal for travel, and they're easy to use. Plus, they regularly go on sale.
During the Amazon Big Spring Sale, we've seen particularly steep discounts on Fire TV Sticks, as well as some competitors. The sale officially ends tonight, so if you're in the market for a new streaming device for 2026, head over to Amazon ASAP and claim yours.
Here are our picks for the best Fire TV Stick deals (and alternatives) in the Big Spring Sale.
Best Fire TV Stick deal Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select $17.99 at AmazonPrevious iterations of the Amazon Fire TV Stick were kind of laggy, so we were thrilled when the 4K Select was announced with the new Vega operating system. It still features the same plug-and-play design and puts all your favorite apps under one convenient umbrella, but is more "responsive and highly efficient," according to Amazon. It delivers vibrant 4K picture quality with support for HDR10+, as well as Alexa+, Amazon Kids+, Amazon Luna, Xbox Game Pass, and NordVPN. While the current discount isn't quite as epic as the $9.99 deal we saw during Black Friday, it's still a total steal.
Not to mention, select Amazon customers can redeem the code FTV4K to drop the cost an extra $3 at checkout. If you see the promo code on the product page, congrats. That means you're eligible.
More Fire TV Stick dealsAmazon Fire TV Stick HD — $16.99 $34.99 (save $18)
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Plus — $24.99 $49.99 (save $25)
Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Max — $34.99 $59.99 (save $25)
Fire TV Stick 4K Plus + Luna Controller cloud gaming bundle — $64.98 $119.98 (save $55)
Amazon Fire TV Cube — $99.99 $139.99 (save $40)
Roku Streaming Stick HD — $17.99 $29.99 (save $12)
Roku Streaming Stick Plus — $29 $39.99 (save $10.99)
Roku Streaming Stick 4K — $35.98 $49.99 (save $15)
Roku Ultra — $79 $99.99 (save $20.99)
Google TV Streamer 4K — $79.99 $99.99 (save $20)
Maybe it says something profound about the human condition that a series of AI-generated talking fruits ripping off reality TV can rack up tens of millions of views. Or maybe it says nothing at all, and we just have to sit with that.
What I'm talking about is Fruit Love Island — a series of TikTok videos starring AI-generated anthropomorphic fruit recreating its IRL namesake. As the intro to episode one breathlessly announces: "Welcome to Fruit Love Island, where eight single fruits flirt, fight, and tryst" (tryst? trust? the AI narrator is doing its best). The page, run by an account called Ai Cinema, went obscenely viral, amassing three million followers in nine days flat. It even had a fan out of pop singer Zara Larsson, who posted about her obsession with the show before (sort of) backtracking after fan outrage.
SEE ALSO: Viral hit 'Your AI Slop Bores Me' is more than a jokeWhether those followers are real humans making conscious choices or bots almost doesn't matter at this point. Enough actual, warm-blooded people are watching that multiple outlets have now published earnest reported articles asking what Fruit Love Island means, why it exists, and perhaps most troublingly, why so many of us apparently enjoy it.
We may not have the answers here, but we can certainly try.
What is Fruit Love Island?As reported by CBC, Fruit Love Island is one of many creations likely spawned by Object Talk, a custom GPT built inside ChatGPT by a group called AI Century, which generates scripts that can be fed directly into AI video generators. It's a slop pipeline, essentially, and Fruit Love Island isn't even where this started.
AI fruit content has been quietly populating TikTok for a while now, beginning innocuously enough as educational videos, according to CBC, before someone inevitably made it worse with the cheating romance stories.
The genre quickly metastasized into a reliable formula involving some combination of interracial (inter-botanical?) fruit infidelity, surprise pregnancies, and a frankly alarming amount of domestic violence. The most popular example — and I cannot stress enough that these are real words in a real order — involves different variations of a Strawberry woman cheating on her Strawberry husband with her Eggplant boss. She becomes pregnant. The husband is thrilled. The baby is an eggplant. The husband is now upset, having been cucked by daddy eggplant (the racial coding is not subtle).
The absurd, scandalous appeal seems to be the point, with videos basically ripping off the most threadbare daytime soap opera tropes. My least charitable reading — which, given that the eggplant (sometimes a watermelon) is, in my opinion, meant to represent a Black man, is not very charitable at all — it's AI being used to produce racial cuckoldry content for mass consumption. Plus, with many of these videos involving a pregnancy of some sort, it's almost reminiscent of the Elsagate drama that dominated YouTube several years back.
For those too young to remember, Elsagate was a YouTube and YouTube Kids scandal in which algorithmically-optimized channels churned out millions of videos featuring beloved children's characters (like Spider-Man, Elsa, and the Peppa Pig cast) in increasingly disturbing, violent, or sexual scenarios, apparently designed to slip past content filters and autoplay their way into children's feeds.
AI fruit slop isn't quite the same. But generally, reactions on X are very negative, with people making fun of those who enjoy this content or pointing out its weirdness.
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The problem is that "coherent show" is doing a lot of heavy lifting when your coherence comes from directly lifting someone else's content. Fruit Love Island has been straight-up raiding Love Island USA for plotlines and dialogue, most notably recreating — line for line — the breakout moment from Season 7 when Huda Mustafa tells Nic Vansteenberghe that she's a mom. A genuinely sweet, viral television moment, now retold by a Cherry named Cherrita and an Orange named Orangelo. And that's not even getting into the Watermelon character having a blaccent. I literally can't right now.
Why are people watching AI fruit slop?So why are tens of millions of people actually watching this? Escapism, mostly. As content creator Caroline Deery told the New York Times, the fruit videos offer a momentary off-ramp from doomscrolling — it's either AI strawberries having affairs or going to bed convinced the world is on fire.
The Wall Street Journal noted that the fandom has grown, with spinoffs, recap accounts, fan communities, and human-made parodies, which is the clearest possible sign that something has crossed from novelty into actual cultural foothold. Justine Moore, a partner on the investing team at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, told the Journal that the viewership numbers were the inflection point AI entertainment investors (like herself) had been waiting for, and that demand for this kind of content would only grow.
Meanwhile, over on Reddit's r/DefendingAIArt, the show's supporters are less philosophical about it: one commenter pointed out that many people had never even heard of Fruit Love Island until others started loudly complaining about it, which, as always, is a very effective promotional strategy. However, over on r/antiai, the top-voted response to the question of why anyone watches this was simply "because some people are morons." Other commenters offered more measured takes, suggesting that a significant chunk of those millions of views are just short-form swipes that count as views after three seconds, or bots watching bot content in an ouroboros of synthetic engagement.
After its improbable rise to millions of followers, TikTok deleted Ai Cinema's account — for reasons that remain officially unclear, though bot followers and copyright violations are both on the table. The account has since been reinstated, which means Cherrita and Orangelo live to flirt another day.
Make of all that what you will.
Mere days after Bluesky announced its new AI product, Attie, the coding helper has already become the second most blocked account on the platform.
The Attie profile was given the cold shoulder by 125,000 users already, TechCrunch reported. With just 1,500 followers, that means 83 times more users blocked Attie than followed it — that number is higher than the official White House account, the Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) profile, and is second only to Vice President JD Vance, according to open source data.
SEE ALSO: Google researchers just put a new expiration date on BitcoinAttie was announced at the Bluesky-sponsored ATmosphere AT protocol conference by former CEO and now chief innovation officer Jay Graber. As Graber and co-host Paul Frazee, Bluesky CTO, explained, Attie is an agentic app that lets users "vibe code" their own social feeds. It's a tool that the platform believes will help cut down on low-quality, AI-generated slop and misinformation that is proliferating across the internet.
Following widespread derision from Bluesky users, who denounced Bluesky's investment in generative AI products and flatly rejected Attie's integration on the open source platform, Graber posted a response:
"We hear the concerns about AI. Our goal is to use this technology to give people greater control, not to generate content. Attie uses AI to help you create custom feeds without having to know how to code.
We’ll look into ways to take into account the preferences expressed by people who’ve blocked @attie.ai. The team has been making progress towards private accounts. There was a lot of good feedback on the tech at ATmosphereConf this week, and we’ll have more to share soon."
DEAR BLUESKY: WE DON'T WANT ATTIE, WE WANT AN EDIT BUTTON WE DON'T WANT ATTIE - WE REVILE AI & "VIBE-CODING" AND REALIZE ALL "AI" / LLM TECH IS BUILT ON THEFT AND DEPLETES RESOURCES WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO DISCOVER THINGS HERE ORGANICALLY WITH *HUMAN,* NOT MACHINE-ASSISTED LLM INTERACTIONS
— ⛧ Mother Suspiria ⛧ (Stina Marie) (@stinasdemons.com) March 29, 2026 at 11:29 AMSick of seeing all this Attie slander from people who aren’t in a deep emotional relationship with Attie and planning to marry her
— pixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” (@pixelatedboat.bsky.social) March 30, 2026 at 11:23 PMI give attie permission to do this.
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"please stop blocking attie" is 2026's "don't let 'skeets' happen"
it's too late, girl.
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If you haven't already blocked Attie and instead have an open mind toward the app's vibe coding possibilities, you'll probably have to wait a bit longer. It's still in invite-only closed beta. Sign up for the waitlist on the Attie website.
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