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Google has announced several new Gemini-powered features across its Workspace apps, integrating its generative AI model in Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Drive. Intended to make starting projects easier, these new AI features enable Gemini to generate drafts with information pulled from your emails, chats, and files.

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"So, for example, for Google Docs, very often, the first step of starting any new writing project is all the manual prep," Google VP of Workspace Yulie Kwon Kim said in an interview with Mashable. "You spend a lot of time gathering your notes, digging through your emails, bringing together, hunting down all of the different files or sources, and all of that just to get to the first draft on the page. And so now, what we're doing is Gemini handles that for you."

Fortunately, Gemini won't dive into your personal correspondence uninvited. Users will first have to direct it to grab that information from your Gmail, Drive, or Chat via a prompt entered into a new text bar in each Workspace app. One prompt example provided by Google: "draft a newsletter for our neighbourhood association using the meeting minutes from my January HOA meeting and the list of upcoming events." In addition to telling Gemini whether to draw from your emails and files, you can also have it pull from resources online.

"So with a single prompt, in a new bottom bar on the bottom of Google Docs, you can basically tell Gemini what you want to do, and it will actually draw on your own Google Drive, your Gmail, your chat, to pull in information that can actually, in one shot, output a super helpful first draft, that you can then co-edit together with Gemini," said Kim.

"First, when you're actually first writing the prompt, you can actually indicate which sources you want Gemini to be able to source from. And then, at the output level, after it's generated, say that first draft of your [Doc], you can actually see exactly which emails or docs were used to generate the output. And then you can actually go in there and see. So it gives you two levels of visibility, when you're working with Gemini on this."

Here are all the new Gemini-powered AI features in Google Workspace.

Google Docs Credit: Mashable screenshot: Google

In addition to generating first drafts from users' data as mentioned above, Gemini can also edit sections of a document to "refine" and help "strengthen your message and build on your ideas." Users can highlight a section, click "refine," then give Gemini a prompt such as "make this doc more professional while keeping the tone energetic." This will generate a rewrite of the text you've highlighted guided by your prompt.

Google Docs' new Gemini features also enable it to alter sections of a document so that its tone, voice, and style is consistent with the rest. You can further generate a document to match the formatting of a different reference document — a tool directed at users who tend to base new documents on copies of older ones. 

Google Sheets Credit: Mashable screenshot: Google

Similarly to Google Docs, Google Sheets will allow users to generate entire spreadsheets which pull data from your emails, chats, and Google Drive based on a prompt. In a prompt example provided by Google, users can ask Gemini to "organise my upcoming move to Chicago. Create a checklist for packing by room, a contact list for utilities and a spreadsheet to track moving company quotes from my inbox." 

Gemini will also enter data into existing spreadsheets following plain English prompts, so you don't have to spend the type typing it in manually.

Google Slides Credit: Mashable screenshot: Google

Google Slides' Gemini-powered upgrade won't allow you to generate an entire slide deck from a prompt just yet (though the company states that this feature is coming soon). However, it does enable you to generate individual slides for a preexisting deck, pulling data from Gmail, Drive, and the internet as directed. 

You can then edit the generated slide manually or ask Gemini to do so with prompts such as "make this match the colours of the rest of my deck."

Google Drive Credit: Mashable screenshot: Google

While Google Drive is used for storing and sharing files rather than creating them, it's getting the generative AI treatment as well. Specifically, Google Drive's search will now produce a Gemini-powered AI Overview summarising information from files it considers relevant to your inquiry (including citations). A feature previously introduced to Gmail, the AI Overview will appear at the top of your search results.

Google Drive is also getting a new "Ask Gemini in Drive" feature, which allows you to ask the chatbot questions about files, emails, calendars, and online content you select. For example, Google states that you could select your tax-related files and ask Gemini, "what should I ask my tax advisor before I file this year's tax returns?" These can be conversations rather than one-off inquiries as well.

"So, it's a really helpful and fun way, I think, to use Gemini, and what, I think is especially powerful, is that it's right there in your Google Doc," said Kim. "You don't need to go anywhere else to be able to have this level of Gemini capability. You don't need to learn another app, go toggle back and forth between two places. It's all right there, for you in Docs."

Google's new Gemini-powered features will begin rolling out in beta today, with Google AI Ultra and Pro subscribers the first to receive them. The new Docs, Sheets, and Slides features will be available in English globally, while the Drive features are only coming to the U.S. for now.

Google has been going in hard on Gemini recently, adding new AI features to everything from its Chrome browser to its Maps app. Though as always, you should never depend entirely on AI, and certainly not for important matters. While the technology may appear impressive, generative AI algorithms aren't perfect and remain prone to errors, which can have severe consequences when humans trust them uncritically. Remember that AI is known to hallucinate, inventing fake data that sounds real, so always double check what it tells you no matter which model you use.

After Apple unveiled the MacBook Neo, two competing opinions started to spread in the tech world. The MacBook Neo, with its fun colors and killer price, would either disrupt the entire Windows laptop market, or it would be an under-powered waste of space with a measly 8GB of RAM.

After trying it for myself, I'm sticking with my first impression: If I were a Windows laptop that cost under $1,000, I'd be shaking in my boots.

The MacBook Neo brings the premium features of a MacBook — Liquid Retina Display, the intuitive macOS, a sleek aluminum design — to an entirely new market segment: the budget laptop.

A lot of commentators are hung up on the fact that this device only has 8GB of RAM, but in my testing, it performed surprisingly well. Available starting March 11 for $599 — a version with Touch ID and 512GB costs $699 — I have zero doubt that Apple is going to sell millions of these things. And if you qualify for the $499 education discount, this is truly a laptop with no viable competition, full stop.

What is the MacBook Neo? And who is it for? The MacBook Neo in citrus and indigo at the Mashable office. Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable

The MacBook Neo is Apple's first true attempt at a budget laptop, and its first MacBook without an M-series chip since 2020. By raising prices on the new MacBook Air and Pro models, Apple made space for a new type of MacBook — the Neo.

To be clear, the MacBook Neo is not a laptop for professionals like myself. If you need to do heavy-duty photo or video editing, work with 3D modeling programs, or run open-source AI models on your device, you'll want that Air or Pro with the latest M5 chips.

The Neo has an all-aluminum design; Apple matches the color of the keys to the aluminum. Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable SEE ALSO: MacBook Neo vs. MacBook Air (M5): How Apple's new laptops compare

Instead, the MacBook Neo is meant to be baby's first laptop, and I mean that as a compliment. It's a starter laptop you might buy for a high school or college student, who will eventually graduate to the Air or Pro, depending on their needs. But I also foresee another popular use case for this device — the party laptop.

Lots of people, including myself, use two laptops on a daily basis. You have your work laptop — in my case, a MacBook Pro — and then you have what I call the party laptop, which is often a simple Chromebook. When your work day is done, you put away the work laptop with your email and calendar and fire up your party laptop for streaming, music, casual browsing, and retail therapy. The MacBook Neo would be a perfect party laptop or Chromebook alternative, and while it lacks storage and RAM, Apple definitely didn't skimp on the entertainment features.

We gotta talk about the colors Credit: Timothy Werth / Mashable

No tech brand does design better than Apple, at least, not for the mass market. And the MacBook Neo comes in four colors: silver, indigo, citrus, and blush. Now, I will say, the blush is a very subtle pink. I say, if you're going pink, go pink. But in person, the citrus and indigo really pop. Apple also color-matches the keys to the aluminum finish. The Apple team is already having a lot of fun with this product launch, and I think shoppers will, too.

Let's look at the competition: Our No. 1 budget Windows laptop in 2026 is the Acer Aspire 16 AI, which costs $699. It's a good laptop, but it also has a flimsy hinge and plastic components. With the Neo, you get Apple's signature all-aluminum build quality, plus it's $100 cheaper, plus it comes in fun colors, plus it has Dolby Atmos speakers.

MacBook Neo: Performance and battery Be honest, did you notice the home screen artwork says "MAC"? Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable

To be sure, you're not going to edit a professional music video, mix a song, or work on an animation project with 8GB of RAM and the A18 Pro chip, first introduced for the iPhone 16 Pro. But don't believe what the haters are saying online: You can still do a lot with 8GB of RAM.

Here's what people are forgetting: Over the past few years, Apple has quietly made its MacBook Air and Pro laptops way overpowered for the average user. (The same is true for the iPad Air and Pro, as I explain in my M4 iPad Air review.) The original M1 MacBook was a legendary laptop that truly changed the game. Six years later, I know professional film editors who are still working on M1-era MacBook Pros, and have zero complaints about performance or speed.

Apple M-series silicon changed the laptop market for good. Credit: Mashable SEE ALSO: Apple's M series chips are too powerful for their own good

As you can see in this chart, ever since Apple launched the M1 chip in 2020, the company's M-series silicon has progressed by leaps and bounds. At one point, it seemed like Qualcomm's Snapdragon X Elite chip might finally offer some true competition for Apple silicon, but then Apple released a new M chip.

Apple's M series chips have made such massive leaps in performance that you have to be a serious superuser to tax these devices to their limits. So, a simpler MacBook with less firepower makes sense for a lot of reasons. You don't need 16GB of RAM and an M5 chip to stream Netflix, make Word documents, and send emails.

But let's get specific. Let's talk benchmarks.

MacBook Neo review: Geekbench performance and stress tests Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable

When testing a new laptop, Mashable runs a series of standardized tests, including the latest Geekbench 6 benchmark. The MacBook Neo received a multi-core score of 8,770, nearly identical to the 8,783 we recorded for the M1 MacBook Air. We also assessed its single-core performance, since that's a good measure of what we call snappiness, or how quickly it responds in everyday use. And this is where it gets interesting. The MacBook Neo achieved a single-core score of 3,484, significantly higher than most other laptops.

For reference, the Razer Blade 18 with an Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX processor received a single-core score of 3,057. So, it's no wonder I've been able to do a surprising amount with the A18 Pro Chip.

I was able to edit a simple, cheesy video in Final Cut Pro using the MacBook Neo without struggling against the spinning wheel of death. Even when I layered video clips on top of each other and added a series of totally unnecessary transitions, the Neo handled the tasks just fine, as you can see for yourself:

For my MacBook Neo review, I also set up multiple Apple Shortcuts to perform complex tasks. I set up one Shortcut to automatically convert raw image files into JPEGs, crop them into a 16:9 aspect ratio, auto-adjust the color balance, hue, and saturation, and then save them in a specific folder. Using this Shortcut, the Neo edited a dozen massive image files with ease in under 30 seconds.

I set up another Shortcut to automatically convert all my video files into GIFs, also without problems. As I keep testing the Neo, I'm going to try Shortcuts that utilize Apple Intelligence and outside AI models, but Apple seems confident the Neo's A18 Pro chip and Neural Engine can handle it.

The MacBook Neo does have one big flaw The lack of Thunderbolt 4 ports is a big drawback. Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable

In stress testing the Neo, I did find its kryptonite, which won't be a surprise. Because the Neo lacks a Thunderbolt 4 port, it can only offer transfer speeds of up to 10Gb/s, compared to 40Gb/s with the latest MacBook Air. Likewise, the A18 Pro chip offers 60GB/s memory bandwidth, compared to 153GB/s memory bandwidth on the M5 Air.

The A18 Pro chip offers:

• 6-core CPU (2 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores)

• 5-core GPU

• 16-core Neural Engine

The only time I encountered the spinning wheel of death? When importing or exporting large files. M-series MacBooks can multitask while doing this, but as you can see in my screen recording, the Neo really struggled to multitask while transferring large video files.

MacBook Neo battery life

Apple promises "all-day" battery life with the Neo. Specifically, the company promises up to 16 hours of battery for video streaming (and 11 hours for wireless web browsing). In our battery rundown test, we got exactly 14 hours and 50 minutes of battery performance.

If you want the MacBook Neo to last for an entire day of classes or a long travel day, I think it will be up for the challenge.

MacBook Neo: Display and speakers The headphones jack and side-firing speakers. Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable

The MacBook Neo has the same Liquid Retina display tech that you'll find on the $1,099 M5 MacBook Air and other Apple laptops. (The Neo's Display is 0.9 inches smaller than the Air, however.) It can offer up to 500 nits of brightness on its 13-inch, 2,408 x 1,506 resolution display. The color, clarity, and sharpness are as impressive as ever, particularly when you compare them to the average Windows laptop in this price range. It's a premium display in a budget laptop.

The MacBook Neo isn't simply a MacBook Air with a bunch of performance sacrifices, however. Apple actually improved the speaker system for the Neo (further solidifying it in my mind as the party laptop). Apple added two side-firing speakers, which you might mistake for SD card readers at first. The result is a speaker system that's surprisingly loud, clear, and compatible with Dolby Atmos.

MacBook Neo: What's missing? The MacBook Neo has the MacBook's signature all-aluminum design. Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable

The MacBook Neo does make both performance and hardware sacrifices to keep its price low, of course. Before buying the Neo, you need to understand what you're not getting:

• No 12MP Center Stage Camera (the Neo has a 1080p FaceTime HD camera)

• No True Tone technology

• No fast-charging capabilities

• No Thunderbolt 4 ports (it has one USB-C 3 and one USB-C 2 port)

• Only supports one external display

• $599 version only has 256GB of memory and no Touch ID (the $699 version has 512GB and Touch ID)

The MacBook Neo has a Magic Keyboard, but it's not backlit like you're used to. It also features a different trackpad. While it's extra-clicky, it's not quite as nice as a standard MacBook. That's hardly a breaking point, though.

Final thoughts: Is the MacBook Neo worth it? Credit: Joe Maldonado / Mashable

I still want to do more testing, and I'll be updating my MacBook Neo review soon. My next test will be to set up some AI models on the device and see what the Neural Engine can and can't really handle. But as someone who works with a lot of video, photography, and AI tools, the MacBook Neo can handle quite a bit of my daily workflow. First-time buyers will also appreciate how easily it works with the iPhone and iPad. Your files can instantly sync across devices, and AirDrop fills any gaps.

Like I said, if you're comparing the $599 MacBook Neo with a similarly priced Windows laptop or Chromebook, it's going to be really hard to say no to the Neo. Unless Apple seriously stocked up, I wouldn't be surprised if this device sells out in the near future.

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Author Andy Weir has single-handedly shaken up how moviegoers imagine astronauts. For a wide swatch of sci-fi movies, from 2001: A Space Odyssey, The Right Stuff, Gravity, Apollo 13, Interstellar, to First Man, the business of going to space in the movies has been serious stuff. 

Then came Matt Damon as a charmingly goofy botanist in 2015's The Martian, adapted from Weir's award-winning novel. Director Ridley Scott and screenwriter Drew Goddard turned a novel about growing potatoes and doing calculations into a crowd-pleasing comedy that even impressed critics. Now, Weir's work is back on the big screen with Project Hail Mary, which once more has Goddard penning the adapted screenplay. But this time, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, The LEGO Movie) take the helm, and it's Canadian movie star Ryan Gosling (The Fall Guy, Barbie) who's stepping into the spacesuit. Still, this sister film has a satisfyingly similar energy and thrust to its unserious astronaut tale. 

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Imagine The Martian meets Half Nelson meets E.T., and you'll get some idea of the mirthful mash-up that is Project Hail Mary. 

Project Hail Mary offers a world-ending threat.  Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace and Sandra Hüller as Eva Stratt in "Project Hail Mary." Credit: Amazon MGM Studios

Based on Weir's 2022 novel of the same name, Project Hail Mary centers on Ryland Grace (Gosling), a junior high school science teacher with a background in molecular biology. While he is one of the sharpest minds in his field, his people skills are — let's say — lacking. Grace is impulsive, passionate, and prone to making jokes that cause his stern science peers to bristle. So, instead of groundbreaking discoveries, he's patiently explaining to his students about the news reports that an unknown form of electromagnetic radiation is eating our sun. If this continues, the whole world will be uninhabitable in 30 years. 

What's to be done? Cue the stone-faced Eva Stratt (Anatomy of a Fall's Sandra Hüller), turning up to firmly pressure Mr. Grace away from the schoolyard and into a testing facility for the titular Project Hail Mary. All the scientists and governments from around the world are combining resources to launch an exploratory mission to understand this sun-eating "Astrophage" so mankind might stop it.

Grace is chosen to be an astronaut on this journey. However, upon waking from an induced coma on the ship, he suffers from a memory loss that makes his already complicated mission even harder. But in a cosmic stroke of luck, Grace finds an ally in the stars. Specifically, he meets a brilliant alien, who looks like a spider made of rocks, and thus nicknames "Rocky." 

Featured Video For You Matthew Lillard reveals how he's back in 'Scream 7' — through telepathy Ryan Gosling has great chemistry with an alien puppet in Project Hail Mary.  Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace in "Project Hail Mary." Credit: Amazon MGM Studios

The first hurdle Grace and Rocky have to conquer is how to communicate. They build a bridge with Grace's dance moves and the alien's ability to spin webbing that's basically like his own personal 3D printer. But soon, each of these unusual astronauts uses their respective's ship's resources to innovate a better means to speak to each other. From there, Rocky's voice is human, in English, and performed by James Oritz, who is also the puppeteer behind the rock-based alien's movements. 

Now, it's easy to say something like, "Ryan Gosling is so charming he could have chemistry with a rock." And look, that is true. But truly, Oritz's performance of Rocky is so dynamic and alive that such a cheeky description would undercut his skills here. Grace and Rocky are great together, bouncing off each other with sharp comic timing and an unapologetic silliness and earnestness. 

On a first watch, they're very funny. On reflection, the filmmakers have built a clever character development into this friendship through its comedy dynamics. On Earth, Grace is a genius but also a screwball, who can't take himself seriously. Asked to help on the mission, he bellows at Eva that he's "not an astronaut." He stands out in a room of suits and scientists, not only because he favors a cozy cardigan with animals knit within its design, but also because his energy is eruptive, while they are all dedicatedly composed. 

In space, however, he transforms from a buffoon to the straight man. Rocky, who is a fish out of water among Grace's pop culture references and quips, is the wide-eyed stooge. So, each joke that Grace makes has a one-two punch. The first hits the audience as Grace intends, as we'll catch his references to the movie Rocky, or observational humor about the ways of mankind. The second is Rocky naively misunderstanding such jokes, lost in translation even with super advanced translating tech! 

Through this humor, and their urgent, eager desire to collaborate, both astronauts grow in their abilities scientifically, socially, and psychologically. They become friends, and Grace begins to understand the world — and himself — in a new way. Creepingly the film becomes about who we can be if we take the risk of meeting others where they are. And while I'm reviewing this movie in a chronologically straightforward way, Project Hail Mary is more temporally slippery in its narrative. The timeline slides back and forth between Earth and space, with Grace trying to remember what led him here as he recovers from the memory loss. Beyond that, this device builds in a jolting surprise, that breaks and broadens our idea of the film's hero at a pivotal moment.

Ryan Gosling offers a career-best turn in Project Hail Mary. Ryan Gosling plays Ryland Grace in "Project Hail Mary." Credit: Amazon MGM Studios

Gosling has played an astronaut before in First Man. But his performance in Project Hail Mary is stellar. He shrugs off the austere astronaut attitude, sliding into the rumpled educator angst from Half Nelson. The comical exasperation he brought to the buddy-cop comedy The Nice Guys is folded into the earnest wonder of Barbie's Ken as he discovered Century City. Then, gently Gosling works in a fragile pathos of self-doubt, one that transforms Grace from a quirky astronaut into a flesh-and-blood man, battling his worst fears to give hope to a new friend. In this atmosphere, every laugh and gasp hits right in the solar plexus, rattling our tender hearts with absolute intention. 

Gosling is perfectly cast as this fearful, funny astronaut. And Oritz is a phenomenal co-star, breathing life into an alien unlike any the movies have awed over before. With Weir's incredible story, Goddard has built another astounding crowdpleaser. Lord and Miller craft sci-fi spectacle that is awesome and emotional, while making sure the movie science is easy enough for the layman to follow without getting snagged in the details. Admittedly, the film's final act loses momentum. But overall, the journey and the destination of Project Hail Mary are sensational stuff. Simply put, movies like this demand to be seen in theaters. 

Project Hail Mary opens in theaters and IMAX on March 20.

TL;DR: Amazon has the ASUS ROG Strix 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor on sale for $799, down from $999. That saves you $200 on a premium display with a dual-mode panel that can switch between 4K at 165Hz and Full HD at 330Hz.

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For those seeking a sizable OLED monitor upgrade that’s great for gaming and work, Amazon’s got a great ASUS bargain worth checking out. 

As of March 10, the ASUS ROG Strix 32-inch 4K OLED gaming monitor (XG32UCWG model) is down to $799 at Amazon, marked down from its $999 list price. That’s a straight $200 saving on a display that’s clearly built for shoppers who want high-end gaming performance without stepping into four-figure prices. 

It’s the best price we’ve ever seen for this particular monitor, confirmed when checking price tracker camelcamelcamel. 

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This impressive monitor uses a 32-inch TrueBlack Glossy WOLED panel with a dual-mode setup, meaning you can run it at 4K resolution and 165Hz for cinematic single-player games like Red Dead Redemption 2, then switch over to 1080p at 330Hz when you want a speed-focused setup for competitive shooters like Fortnite and Valorant. 

This ROG Strix model also boasts a 0.03ms response time and G-SYNC compatibility, which adds even more appeal for anyone chasing smoother gameplay.

This model includes ASUS OLED Care Pro and a Neo Proximity Sensor that can detect when you step away, then shift to a black screen to help reduce panel wear over time. That won’t erase every OLED worry, but it does make the feature set feel a little more practical for daily use beyond just gaming sessions.

On top of that, the monitor checks a lot of boxes for hybrid use. It supports DisplayHDR 400 True Black, covers 99% of the DCI-P3 color gamut, and includes true 10-bit color, so it has some real value for photo and video editing in addition to gaming. Connectivity is solid too, with DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.1, and USB-C with 15W Power Delivery.

If you’re looking for a monitor that’s slightly bigger, the 39-inch LG Ultragear curved gaming monitor is still on sale for under $900. Meanwhile, you can also grab a stunning 52-inch MSI curved gaming monitor for around $750 at Amazon.

TL;DR: Amazon has the Magic: The Gathering Secrets of Strixhaven Play Booster Box up for preorder at $149.99, down from its $164.70 list price. That saves you $14.71 on a 30-pack box ahead of its April 24 release.

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Magic The Gathering Booster Boxes can fluctuate in price almost as much as any other trading card game, but preorders occasionally offer good value for money before launch. 

As of March 10, Amazon has the Magic: The Gathering Secrets of Strixhaven Play Booster Box listed for $149.99, down from the list price of $164.70. That knocks $14.71 off the cost before release. This not only takes it below its TCGplayer market price, but it's also the lowest that Amazon has seen so far — confirmed with price tracker camelcamelcamel. 

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What you are getting here is a full 30-pack Play Booster Box, with each booster containing 14 Magic: The Gathering cards. Each pack includes one to five rares or higher, three to six uncommons, five to eight commons, and one land, with one card of any rarity guaranteed to be a Traditional Foil. What’s more, every pack includes a Mystical Archive instant or sorcery card with special art and a showcase frame, which gives this box a little more pull than the usual rare-chasing angle.

The set itself returns players to Strixhaven and its five colleges, leaning hard into the mage-school theme while mixing in the kind of collectible extras that make sealed boxes tempting even if you are not planning to draft right away.

Among other great Magic The Gathering deals going on right now, the Magic: The Gathering Marvel's Spider-Man Gift Bundle is still around $60 at both Amazon and Walmart, while supplies last. Walmart is also still selling Magic: The Gathering Final Fantasy Play Booster Boxes for only $174.99 right now.

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Donald Trump attended a dignified transfer to honor the fallen U.S. troops in Iran on Saturday, and there's been a fair bit of criticism for what he chose to wear during the event.

"We've now lost seven American lives in Trump's war on Iran, and paying respect to troops who sacrificed everything as a result of a decision you made is one of, if not the, most important things a president does," says Jimmy Kimmel in the clip above. "But God forbid he just do it normally and respectively. On Saturday Trump made history becoming the first president to attend a dignified transfer while wearing his own merch on his head. He wore a gold Donald Trump brand USA hat."

The fallout from that choice, as Kimmel goes on to point out, had a ripple effect, with Fox News coming under fire for using old footage of the president during coverage of the event — something the network later apologised for.

"I know that if any president did something that was deemed to be disrespectful — I'm sure if Obama or Biden or even a vice president, Kamala Harris, did that — if one of them ran afoul of military protocol, I'm sure Fox would look the other way on that too, right?" asks Kimmel.

Cue a montage of Fox News presenters slamming Obama for saluting while holding a cup of coffee and Biden for checking his watch during a dignified transfer.

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At a moment when the internet feels like a constant stream of bad news alerts, many people online have found a surprisingly gentle escape: Pokémon Pokopia.

Even if you're not a gamer, it's hard to miss. I don't own a Nintendo Switch — let alone the new $500 Switch 2 — and yet cute clips from Pokopia keep appearing on my feeds anyway. Thanks to my algorithm, I'm vicariously living through them. Honestly, I want a cozy Pokémon island of my own to maintain, a little Eevee to befriend. Across platforms like TikTok, Reddit, and X, players are sharing snapshots and videos of the game's miniature towns, peaceful gameplay, and unexpectedly tender character stories.

SEE ALSO: Hands-on: The irresistible cuteness of 'Pokémon Pokopia', my favorite Pokémon game in years

In Pokopia, the stakes are low, the world is soft and colorful, and even its Pokémon seem more interested in helping their neighbors than battling anyone.

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In other words, Pokopia is exactly the kind of game the internet seems to need right now. On social media, some users say they even bought a Nintendo Switch 2 just to play the $70 game exclusive to the device. (According to reports, it's more than worth it.)

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Pokopia trades the traditional Pokémon formula of gyms, battles, and elite trainers for something far slower and softer. Set in a tiny town where Pokémon live together in a close-knit community, the game puts players in the role of a shapeshifting, human-like Ditto. Instead of traveling the world to catch them all, your job is much simpler: help neighbors around town, complete small tasks, and slowly build relationships with the Pokémon who live there. You can even ask the Pokémon to live with you, which is how you end up with this roommate situation:

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The pace is intentionally relaxed, drawing easy comparisons to Animal Crossing. There's less pressure to compete and more encouragement to simply exist in the world: talking to neighbors, exploring cozy corners of the town, and watching the daily routines of its Pokémon residents. It's less about becoming a champion and more about becoming part of a community.

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Much of Pokopia's viral attention has centered on its characters, particularly a small, pale Pikachu whom players online have quickly embraced as the game's emotional mascot. I barely know her, and I would die for her.

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According to her Pokédex entry, Peakychu once shared much of her electricity with her friends to help them recover from an illness. The effort permanently altered her body, leaving her unable to generate electricity on her own. She can still manipulate electricity if another source charges her, but the story has resonated widely with players as a surprisingly tender moment in the game's world. And it's a perfect example of the game's emphasis on community.

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Pokopia's rise also reflects a broader pattern in internet culture: when the world feels overwhelming, people gravitate toward softer, more comforting media.

The "cozy game" boom has been building for years. Games centered on farming, decorating, community building, and slow daily routines — from Animal Crossing: New Horizons to indie hits like Stardew Valley and Unpacking — have drawn millions of players looking for a gentler alternative to competitive shooters or high-stakes RPGs. On TikTok alone, the hashtag #cozygames has amassed hundreds of millions of views, with creators sharing everything from title recommendations and relaxing gameplay loops to aesthetic virtual town tours.

Pokopia taps directly into that mood. Its tiny world feels safe. Its conflicts are small. Most importantly, its characters care about each other.

And lately, that softness feels especially appealing. Scroll through social media for more than a few minutes, and it's easy to feel swallowed by the constant churn of headlines: political tension, economic anxiety, climate disasters, the rapid rise of AI, war. Pokopia offers the opposite emotional experience — a place where the biggest problem might be helping a neighbor fix something around town.

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That sense of repair is baked into the game's premise, too.

Beneath its pastel towns and cozy routines, Pokopia carries a surprisingly reflective setup. The game takes place in a post-human world, where the ruins of an old civilization dot the landscape. Players slowly restore the environment by crafting, building, and farming their way through abandoned spaces with the ultimate goal of creating a new utopia for Pokémon. There's something quietly hopeful about the idea of building connection amid structural collapse.

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For decades, Pokémon games have been about adventure — leaving home, battling rivals, and becoming the very best. Pokopia quietly flips that formula.

Here, the goal isn't to conquer the world. It’s simply to live in it together. And for many people scrolling through their feeds right now, that small, cozy vision of community might be exactly the kind of fantasy that feels most comforting.

TL;DR: Amazon has the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box listed for $97.99, which is just $3.27 above its current market price and about $7 cheaper than Walmart.

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New Pokémon Elite Trainer Boxes tend to retain high prices long after release, which is what makes Amazon’s latest deal on Phantasmal Flames the best option right now.

As of March 10, the Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box is now listed for $97.99 at Amazon, down from $106.89. What’s more, that’s only $3.27 above its market price of $94.72 on TCGplayer. Amazon’s new price beats listings on TCGplayer when shipping costs are added. This also undercuts Walmart’s cheapest listing by about $7.

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Like other ETBs in the trading card game, the Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box is stacked. Inside, you’re getting nine Mega Evolution Phantasmal Flames booster packs, a full-art foil Charcadet promo card, 65 card sleeves, 40 Energy cards, a player’s guide, six damage-counter dice, a competition-legal coin-flip die, a plastic coin, six dividers, a collector’s box, and a code card for Pokémon TCG Live.

Phantasmal Flames leans heavily into dramatic Mega Evolution-era cards, with Mega Charizard X ex and Mega Gengar ex some of the most valuable chase cards, alongside Mega Sharpedo ex, Mega Lopunny ex, and more. 

For more savings on Pokémon TCG products, you can still grab the Pokémon Day 2026 Collection for around $30 at Walmart. As for new expansions, you can get the Pokémon TCG Perfect Order Booster Bundle for under market price at Amazon. 

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

The world of porn continues to be impacted by age-verification laws. Early in 2025, more than a third of U.S. states introduced age verification laws for online adult content. Pornhub responded by blocking users from those locations. A similar situation took place in France and the UK, and now Australians are facing the same set of challenges.

The porn blocks arrived just days before new online safety codes came into effect, requiring organisations to verify the ages of users. It's the same story, with the same workaround.

If you want to unblock porn sites like Pornhub for free from Australia, we have all the information you need.

How to unblock Pornhub for free in Australia

VPNs are useful tools that can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to secure servers in other locations. This straightforward process bypasses geo-restrictions so you can access sites like Pornhub from anywhere in the world.

Unblock Pornhub from Australia by following these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a 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 a location that supports access to Pornhub

4. Visit Pornhub

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The best VPNs for unblocking porn sites are not free, but most do offer free-trial peiods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can unblock porn sites like Pornhub without spending anything. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you the opportunity to temporarily retain access to Pornhub before recovering your investment. The situation may have changed before the free trial comes to an end.

If you want to retain permanent access to sites like Pornhub, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for bypassing content restrictions is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for Pornhub?

ExpressVPN is the top choice for unblocking porn sites like Pornhub, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

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

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is always secure

• Fast streaming speeds free from throttling

• Up to 10 simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan 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 $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

Unblock Pornhub for free in Australia with ExpressVPN.

SAVE $200: As of March 10, the Sony 65-inch BRAVIA XR8B OLED 4K TV is back to its lowest-ever price of $1,198 at Amazon. This deal saves you $200 off its list price of $1,398.

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If buying a new TV has been on your mind this year, it's worth having a look at what's on offer at Amazon. The retailer has some excellent deals available at the moment, including a standout discount on the Sony 65-inch Bravia XR8B OLED 4K TV. As of March 10, this sleek TV is back down to its lowest-ever price of $1,198.

Usually it's listed for $1,398, so this is a great opportunity to pick it up for $200 less than usual. Plus, since it's back at its lowest-ever price, there's truly no better time to buy. It is currently listed as a limited-time deal, so you'll want to be quick to take advantage of this offer before it's gone for good.

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If screen size is important to you but you don't want something too big that takes up all your wall space — or, alternatively, something that feels too small compared to the rest of the room — this 65-inch Sony TV is a great middle-sized offering. Movies and shows will look great hanks to 4K resolution and an OLED display that provides stellar color and contrast.

On top of that, this TV also supports Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos for enhanced picture and sound quality. PlayStation 5 owners can also enjoy exclusive features for optimizing picture quality since this is a Sony TV: Auto HDR Tone Mapping and Auto Genre Picture Mode help make games look even better. Plus, it's a smart Google TV, so accessing your favorite streaming apps is quick and easy.

This deal may not last for long, so act fast to save on the Sony 65-inch Bravia XR8B OLED 4K TV at Amazon.

SAVE $600: As of March 10, the Roborock Qrevo CurvX is on sale for $899.99 at Amazon. That's a 40% discount on the list price.

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We're always on the hunt for great deals on robot vacuums. And as of March 10, we've found a deal on a model that can vacuum, mop, self-empty, and cope with pet hair. Meet the Roborock Qrevo CurvX. Right now, this model is down to its best-ever price at Amazon (as per camelcamelcamel), giving you a sweet saving of $600 on list price.

If you want floor cleaning to stay at the back of your mind, this is the vacuum for you. This Roborock model is built for deep, hassle-free cleaning. It has a seriously powerful 22,000Pa HyperForce suction and a Zero-Tangling design, so it can tackle everything from deep carpet debris to long, buried pet hair. And because of its ultra-slim 7.98 cm design, it can reach under couches, cabinets, and other hard-to-clean spots, so no dirt goes unmissed.

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It's built with smart tech too, using reactive AI to detect and avoid 108 types of objects. Plus, the AdaptiLift Chassis adapts to thresholds and furniture legs, and the RetractSense LiDAR system makes sure it efficiently maps your home. But the smartest part is its multifunctional Thermo+ dock. Here the vacuum handles mop washing, warm-air drying, auto-emptying, and refills, so you never have any work to do.

There's also clever features for pet owners, including a real-time video and two-way voice interaction, plus automatic pet detection to keep your furry friends safe.

This limited-time deal is live now at Amazon.

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

In the early stages of 2025, the world of porn was rocked after a number of states introduced laws that required visitors to upload ID before accessing sites. Pornhub battled back by banning visitors from these states from accessing their website.

That wave of restrictions feels like a long time ago, but the blocks are still very much in place. Fortunately, there is a simple workaround that anyone can employ.

If you want to unblock porn sites like Pornhub for free from Montana, we have all the information you need.

How to unblock Pornhub for free in Montana

VPNs are useful tools that can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to secure servers in other locations. This straightforward process bypasses geo-restrictions so you can access sites like Pornhub from anywhere in the world.

Unblock Pornhub by following these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a 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 a location that supports access to Pornhub

4. Visit Pornhub

Opens in a new window Credit: ExpressVPN ExpressVPN (1-Month Plan) $12.99 only at ExpressVPN (with money-back guarantee) Get Deal

The best VPNs for unblocking porn sites are not free, but most do offer free-trial peiods or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can unblock porn sites like Pornhub without actually spending anything. This is obviously not a long-term solution, but it does give you the opportunity to temporarily retain access to Pornhub before recovering your investment.

If you want to retain permanent access to sites like Pornhub, you'll need a subscription. Fortunately, the best VPN for bypassing content restrictions is on sale for a limited time.

What is the best VPN for Pornhub?

ExpressVPN is the top choice for unblocking porn sites like Pornhub, for a number of reasons:

• Servers in 105 countries

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

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is always secure

• Fast streaming speeds free from throttling

• Up to eight simultaneous connections

• 30-day money-back guarantee

A two-year subscription to ExpressVPN is on sale for $68.40 and includes an extra four months for free — 81% off for a limited time. This plan 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 $12.99 (with money-back guarantee).

Unblock Pornhub for free in Montana with ExpressVPN.

TL;DR: Turn your devices into a scanner with this lifetime subscription to the iScanner App, now just $25.97 through April 12.

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Before you buy another bulky gadget, check your pocket. The iScanner App turns your iPhone or iPad into a portable scanner, so you can digitize documents on the go. And right now, you can secure a lifetime subscription for only $25.97 through April 12.

We can do a whole lot on our smartphones, and now we can scan documents, too. iScanner is an app that turns your device into a scanning machine that lets you digitize anything, anywhere — from handwritten notes to forms you need to fill out. It works on your iPhone or iPad, so you can keep a scanner on hand at all times.

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Curious how it works? Just point your camera at the page you want to scan, and the app’s AI-powered features will detect and adjust the document’s borders and provide you with a top-quality scan. If you need to adjust anything afterward, the app includes color correction and noise removal tools.

Once you scan, you can save it as a PDF, JPG, DOC, XLS, PPT, or TXT file. If you choose PDF, you can easily sign, add text, or auto-fill it right within the app, so there’s no need to buy an extra tool.

iScanner also doubles as a document manager, keeping your scans organized. If you’re working with sensitive information, you can add a PIN to files for privacy. The app’s technology can also help you with text translation, object counting, measurements, and more.

Join over 55 million people taking advantage of the iScanner App with this lifetime subscription to the iScanner App, now $25.97 through April 12.

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TL;DR: Upgrade your work presentations with this lifetime subscription to PowerPresent AI Presentation Generator, on sale now for just $79.99 (reg. $240).

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We’ve all been there — standing in front of higher-ups, sweating bullets before giving a painfully average presentation. If you’re in need of some help designing pitch-perfect slides, it’s time to check out PowerPresent. This AI presentation generator helps you take ideas and transform them into eye-catching presentations, and right now a lifetime subscription is just $79.99 (reg. $240).

If you need some help standing out in the boardroom at work, consider PowerPresent your very own knight in shining armor. This AI-powered tool can turn your topic, prompt, document, or link into a polished presentation in a matter of seconds. It can even take bullet points, rough notes, or outlines and transform them into professional, editable slides.

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The AI can design complete slides for your presentation, built with smart layouts, visuals, and even professional copy. You can pick the template — with options geared toward business, education, startups, and more. There are over 100 designer-made layouts, too.

Curious how it works? Just type in your topic and watch PowerPresent’s smart engine start building your presentation in seconds. From there, you can customize the look by choosing slide themes, picking fonts, and selecting image styles so your presentation remains true to you.

Once you’re done, you can download it as a PPTX or present it directly from the PowerPresent platform. This lifetime subscription to PowerPresent Unlimited Presentations lets you create as many as you like and edit them as much as you need.

Get this lifetime subscription to PowerPresent AI Presentation Generator for only $79.99 (reg. $240).

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TL;DR: As of March 10, get your first month of Proton Mail's Mail Plus plan for just $1. After the promotional period comes to an end, the plan will renew at $4.99 every month.

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Safe communication, particularly through email, is vitally important if you're frequently messaging online. No matter if you're a professional using it for work or just want to keep your private messages under wraps, Proton Mail can set you up with end-to-end encrypted email and much more.

If you're looking to invest in more online privacy, this is a great time to look into Proton Mail, as you can save on monthly and annual plans right now.

If the monthly Mail Plus plan from Proton Mail interests you, you can sign up for just $1 for your first month. After that, it renews at $4.99 every month. Or if you'd rather dive into the full annual plan right away, this will be billed at $36 for the first 12 months, then renewed at $47.88 every 12 months after the promotional period.

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Proton Mail's Mail Plus plan offers a lot besides end-to-end encrypted messaging. With this plan, you'll also get access to a free VPN — it's worth noting that Proton VPN is our favorite VPN overall). Proton Mail also blocks trackers and marketers from spying on you. There's no ads and no data harvesting. A free calendar comes included, and you can create up to 10 email addresses, protect your identity with aliases, and even get 15GB of email and cloud storage.

Considering the price to pay for this plan, that's a great number of features to have at your fingertips. If this level of privacy seems like something you need, this is a great opportunity to sign up for Proton Mail's Mail Plus plan for less.

If you ever needed more evidence that the internet is a strange and disturbing place, Stephen Colbert's got you covered. In the clip above the Late Show host looks into the manosphere and the subsection of the "alpha male" online space concerned with enhancing looks no matter the cost.

"One men's trend, or 'tremend', that's raising some sculpted eyebrows out there is that men are now embracing aesthetic treatments, sometimes to the extreme in a trend called 'looksmaxxing', which is the maximisation of one's appearance," explains Colbert. "Looksmaxxing may include everything from moisturising to cosmetic surgery with tech bros getting face lifts and finance bros opting for filler with particular importance given to jawline, eyes and physique. It's what women know as getting ready to do anything ever, only to be told 'you look tired.'"

If you want to know more about looksmaxxing, Mashable's Chance Townsend has assembled a glossary of terms.

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The Mini is a bite-sized version of The New York Times' revered daily crossword. While the crossword is a lengthier experience that requires both knowledge and patience to complete, The Mini is an entirely different vibe.

With only a handful of clues to answer, the daily puzzle doubles as a speed-running test for many who play it.

So, when a tricky clue disrupts a player's flow, it can be frustrating! If you find yourself stumped playing The Mini — much like with Wordle and Connections — we have you covered.

SEE ALSO: Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more: Play games on Mashable SEE ALSO: How to play Pips, the newest NYT game

Here are the clues and answers to NYT's The Mini for Tuesday, March 10, 2026:

AcrossWriting that lacks substance

• The answer is Fluff.

Pencil in a cosmetics bag

• The answer is Liner.

___ acid (building block of proteins)

• The answer is Amino.

Partner of services, in economics

• The answer is Goods.

Small criticism

• The answer is Nit.

DownWarning sign in a relationship, metaphorically

• The answer is Flag.

Fancy prom ride

• The answer is Limo.

SAG-AFTRA, for one

• The answer is Union.

Luxury fashion house headquartered in Rome

• The answer is Fendi.

Ground coating on a cold morning

• The answer is Frost.

If you're looking for more puzzles, Mashable's got games now! Check out our games hub for Mahjong, Sudoku, free crossword, and more.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

Not the day you're after? Here's the solution to yesterday's Mini Crossword.

SAVE $370.99: As of March 10, the Anker Solix C1000 is on sale for $428.99 at Amazon. That's a 46% discount on the list price.

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Missed out on the last drop of discounts on the Anker Solix C1000? Don't worry, it's back on sale again and this time you can save $370.99 on the list price. As of March 10, this handy power station is down to $428.99 at Amazon.

This portable power station is an ideal choice for most power needs. It's designed to provide reliable backup power whether you're preparing for outages or heading off-grid. It delivers a strong 2,000W output with a 3,000W peak and 1,024Wh capacity, so you can power up to 10 devices at once through a range of ports. With upgraded HyperFlash technology, the unit can also fully recharge in only 49 minutes when set to 1,600W through the Anker app.

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The battery is built for long-term use, with Anker’s InfiniPower technology helping it retain at least 80% capacity even after around 4,000 cycles. It also includes a fast 10 ms UPS switchover, so important devices won't cut out in the event of a power outage.

And despite all this power, it's surprisingly compact. Anker says it's 14% smaller and 11% lighter than similar models.

Get this portable power station deal online at Amazon now.