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Cloudflare suffered a major outage on Nov. 18, and it took many major platforms down with it. OpenAI, Spotify, X, and Canva were among just some of the websites and services that went down Tuesday morning.
Feel like you're experiencing deja vu? Well, you're not.
The recent Cloudflare outage is not to be confused with the recent Microsoft Azure outage, which resulted in Xbox, Minecraft, and other platforms going down. And don't forget the other major incident that occurred in October, when issues at Amazon Web Services (AWS) led to Amazon, Reddit, Snapchat, and other big platforms going offline. It's also completely separate from the June outage, when Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and Cloudflare took down swaths of the internet
OK, so the internet's biggest websites and platforms have been going down a lot lately. What's going on here?
Why do so many websites go down at the same time?Those big social media platforms, e-commerce websites, and gaming networks are all using the same few major service providers to host and deliver their content, with Cloudflare being one of them.
Cloudflare is one of the largest Content Delivery Networks (CDN), which is a system that manages web traffic. When Cloudflare functions normally, it manages web traffic and protects platforms from attacks.
"CDNs are distributed infrastructures that accelerate content delivery and enhance user experience by caching and serving web content closer to users," explained Angelique Medina, Head of Internet Intelligence at the network intelligence company Cisco ThousandEyes, to Mashable. "They essentially serve as the 'front door' to websites and applications, with users connecting to Cloudflare’s servers instead of those of its customers."
"When this 'front door' becomes unavailable, users lose the entry point to many sites and applications," Medina said. "Given the large number of customers and sites that they service, any meaningful disruption in their ability to deliver content could effectively render large parts of the internet unreachable to users."
Basically, the internet has consolidated, and we're all reaping the rewards of that consolidation.
“This isn’t just another technical setback," said Ramutė Varnelytė, CEO of IPXO, a leading IP resource management platform in Europe, in a statement provided to Mashable. "It’s further proof of how exposed [the] digital economy is to various malfunctions in just a few of the digital infrastructure service providers."
Are internet outages occurring more frequently?Back in the earlier days of the internet, there were countless web hosting providers, and many companies even ran their own dedicated servers. Now, companies big and small are all utilizing the same few cloud service providers, whether it be AWS, GCP, or Azure. Cloudflare makes the internet even more vulnerable to disruption, as the company has no one-to-one direct competitor.
"The incident further emphasizes the inherent danger of the entire internet infrastructure relying on a few service providers," Varnelytė said.
But, is that it? And are these services really going down more than usual? According to Cisco ThousandEyes, which tracks outages and maps them, that's correct. Web downtime is actually not happening more than usual, even if it seems that way.
"Cisco ThousandEyes has not seen an increase in the frequency of service outages in cloud and other Internet infrastructure providers; however, the number of sites and applications dependent on these services has increased," Medina shared. "Because these services are increasingly a point of centralization — with a small number of companies handling large swaths of the Internet — if something goes wrong, it can lead to the disruption of many sites and applications around the globe."
In short, the number of disruptions isn't increasing. Rather, the shockwaves of individual incidents are getting bigger.
Meta has emerged victorious in its years-long legal battle with the Federal Trade Commission, which accused the company of maintaining an illegal monopoly over social networking.
In an opinion released Tuesday, Judge James Boasberg of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., ruled that the FTC failed to prove its case. The agency first filed the lawsuit five years ago, arguing that Meta's ownership of Instagram and WhatsApp gave it outsized control over the market. But Boasberg wrote that even if Meta once held monopoly power, the FTC could not show that the company still "continues to hold such power now."
SEE ALSO: Apple rebukes Elon Musk’s App Store monopoly claimsBoasberg previously dismissed the case in 2021, saying the FTC did not provide enough evidence that Facebook, as the company was then known, had market power. The FTC later filed an amended complaint citing user metrics and comparisons to competitors like Snapchat, Google+, and MySpace, allowing the case to move forward. The long-delayed trial finally began earlier this year.
Meta's chief legal officer, Jennifer Newstead, praised the ruling in a statement to outlets, saying, "The Court's decision today recognizes that Meta faces fierce competition. Our products are beneficial for people and businesses and exemplify American innovation and economic growth."
At the center of the case were Meta's high-profile acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The FTC sought to unwind both deals and argued that users lacked meaningful alternatives to Meta-owned platforms for connecting with friends and family.
But Boasberg sided with Meta's position that the social media landscape has transformed dramatically since the early Facebook era. Apps like TikTok and YouTube now compete for the same time, attention, and content, undercutting the government's monopoly claim.
"While each of Meta's empirical showings can be quibbled with, they all tell a consistent story: people treat TikTok and YouTube as substitutes for Facebook and Instagram, and the amount of competitive overlap is economically important," Boasberg wrote.
I write about all things laptops here at Mashable, and whenever a family member or friend comes to me for shopping recommendations, I always tell them this: "Unless it's an emergency, don't buy anything until Black Friday."
My logic is simple. The year-end shopping season is when I see the deepest discounts on laptops emerge across Amazon, Best Buy, and other major tech retailers. It's partly because these stores know that people are looking for good, giftable buys ahead of the holidays, but it's also because they're trying to offload their current inventories ahead of next-gen refreshes at the start of the following year. Enter: Record-low prices on MacBooks, Windows laptops, and Chromebooks. Voila: An upgrade that's normally out of your budget is suddenly affordable.
SEE ALSO: The 55+ best early Black Friday deals: Get big savings on MacBooks, Nintendo Switch 2, Keurig, and Samsung gearI should note that most of the absolute best Black Friday laptop deals won't appear until Black Friday proper, which falls on Nov. 28 this year. However, I've stumbled upon half a dozen early offers that I don't expect to get much cheaper next week. (They're mainly MacBooks and Chromebooks so far; I'm not obsessed with any Windows laptop deals just yet — they're fine but not amazing.) If you see a deal featured in my list below, it's because I'd happily add it to my own cart right now if I was in the market for a new PC.
The M4 Apple MacBook AirsApple's latest MacBook Air is lightweight, quiet, and faster than 83% of the laptops in our entire testing database — it's a really impressive ultraportable. The 15-inch model is my top pick for most people, but the 13-inch model is great for college students and other users who want something a little cheaper and more portable. Both sizes were regularly on sale on Amazon for $200 off earlier this fall, and I really didn't think they'd get any cheaper at this point in their life cycles (considering they're still well under a year old). Shockingly, they're now $250 off in the lead-up to Black Friday.
For what it's worth, Costco is the only retailer that's been able to match Amazon's all-time lows on the M4 MacBook Airs thus far, and it's not reserving them for members, either. However, a one- to two-day delivery time à la Amazon Prime will cost you $9.86. (Standard shipping is free, and Costco members get the option of in-store pickup.)
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $749.99 at Amazon and CostcoThe all-new MacBook Pro is my splurge pick if you want an Apple laptop with even more power, a brighter 120Hz display, more ports for creative work, and crazy-good stamina. (At 21 hours and 17 minutes, it has the longest battery life of any MacBook we've ever tried, and our tech editor loved it.) It debuted in mid-October at a starting price of $1,599 and hasn't stopped getting cheaper since. At the time of writing, the base configuration with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage is marked down to just $1,473 — a savings of just over $125.
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD) $1,473 at AmazonIf you're in the market for a dirt-cheap-but-not-too-outdated MacBook, Best Buy has a refurbished 13-inch MacBook Air with last year's M3 chip on sale for only $569.99. (Walmart usually sells the M1 model from 2020 for $599, so this is a genuine steal.) It has a 1080p FaceTime camera and closed-lid support for two external displays, whereas the newer M4 version has a nicer 12MP webcam and open-lid support for two monitors. It also comes with half the RAM as the latest model and runs about 24% slower. Still, it's a fine pick for simple everyday tasks like web browsing and sending emails.
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) - Geek Squad Certified Refurbished $569.99 at Best BuyFor most people, the Alienware 16X Aurora is my new favorite gaming laptop, a mid-range model featuring a 240Hz matte display, one-zone RGB backlighting, an Intel Arrow Lake processor, and Nvidia GeForce RTX 50-series graphics. Notably, it comes with a "Stealth Mode" hotkey that turns down its fan noise and backlighting while boosting its battery life — a nice-to-have when you're not using it for gaming. The variant I tested has a high-end Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX CPU, an RTX 5070 GPU, 32GB of memory, and 1TB of storage; it's already pretty fairly priced at $1,999.99, but Dell is currently selling it for $1,649.99 (or 18% off) as an early Black Friday deal. Other configurations with lesser specs start at just $1,349.99.
Opens in a new window Credit: Alienware Alienware 16X Aurora (Intel Core Ultra 9 275HX, Nvidia GeForce RTX 5070, 32GB RAM, 1TB SSD) $1,649.99 at DellLenovo's convertible Chromebook Plus is my favorite Chromebook for most buyers because of its stellar build quality, decent performance, great speakers, nice keyboard, and 12-hour battery life. There are two configurations available: One with an Intel Core i5-1334U processor and 256GB of storage, and another with a less powerful Intel Core i3-1315U processor and 128GB of storage. They both retail for $599 at full price.
The first configuration is the model we tested, and it's a Costco exclusive (though you can buy it without a membership). It's marked down to $529.99 ahead of Black Friday, which is actually the first time I've ever seen it on sale. The other, more pared-down version is a worse value at full price, but Best Buy is currently selling it for $349 (or $250 off), making it a great option for budget buyers with basic needs.
Opens in a new window Credit: Lenovo Lenovo Flex 5i Chromebook Plus (Intel Core i5-1334U, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $529.99 at CostcoAcer's all-new Chromebook Plus Spin 514 features an unrivaled 18-hour battery life and a fast processor (relatively speaking) with an NPU that supports two exclusive AI features. The version Acer sells on its website has 16GB of memory, a backlit keyboard, a fingerprint reader, and a 2.8K touchscreen display. It's overkill for most people, but it's worth considering if you want a high-end, super-future-proofed Chromebook. It's on sale for $769.99 right now (normally $799.99). That's not a huge discount, but it's never been on sale before.
Opens in a new window Credit: Acer Acer Chromebook Plus Spin 514 (MediaTek Kompanio Ultra 910, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) $769.99 at AcerSAVE $130: As of Nov. 18, get the Shark FlexStyle for $199.99 — its lowest price ever. That saves you $130 for 38% off ahead of Black Friday 2025.
Opens in a new window Credit: Shark Shark FlexStyle in Copper $199.99 at AmazonWorking as a shopping reporter, it's easy to be jaded about deals. I've covered all the big events for years, Prime Day and Black Friday, so it takes a lot to stop me in my tracks, but maybe more so, it takes a lot for me to hit 'add to cart'. Last year, I made exactly one Black Friday purchase — the Shark FlexStyle in the coveted Wicked color. Unfortunately the Wicked collab is no longer available, however, the Shark FlexStyle is back on sale — it just hit its lowest price ever ahead of Black Friday.
I'd endorse buying the Shark FlexStyle at any price, it's our preferred Dyson Airwrap dupe here at Mashable, but I'd especially recommend buying it when it's on sale. Right now, the Shark FlexStyle in Copper is down to $199.99 at Amazon, its lowest recorded price. That saves you $130 off of its $329.99 price tag, for 38% savings. This is an objectively stellar deal, but why should you shop it?
I'm not speaking in hyperbole when I say my hair has never looked better since using the Shark FlexStyle. I got the hair styler leading up to my 2025 wedding with the ambition of doing my own hair for the big day — which I did, and the FlexStyle played a huge role. I am certainly no hair expert, I previously used a Revlon One-Step to dry my hair in a pinch, but I never loved it. The Shark FlexStyle makes at-home blowouts a breeze. My hair looks full and frizz-free when using the Shark FlexStyle, especially when I use the oval brush attachment.
Not to mention, I know I can use it in a pinch. Just this morning, I needed to dry my hair but be out the door in 10 minutes. With the Shark FlexStyle my hair was dry and smooth in just seven minutes. The Shark FlexStyle is an incredible hair tool, and it's even better one sale. Ahead of Black Friday 2025, get the Shark FlexStyle for $199.99 and save $130.
On Tuesday afternoon, Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht apologized to the internet.
After Cloudflare resolved an outage that caused widespread problems across the internet ecosystem, Knecht took to X to offer his apologies. The CTO wrote, "I won’t mince words: earlier today we failed our customers and the broader Internet when a problem in @Cloudflare network impacted large amounts of traffic that rely on us. The sites, businesses, and organizations that rely on Cloudflare depend on us being available and I apologize for the impact that we caused."
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.His mea culpa continued: "That issue, impact it caused, and time to resolution is unacceptable. Work is already underway to make sure it does not happen again, but I know it caused real pain today."
Knect also posted an update on the outage on X, promising a full explanation for the underlying issue.
This Tweet is currently unavailable. It might be loading or has been removed.On Tuesday mornings, the Cloudflare outage caused a broad range of services, apps, and websites to go down for many users. The website Downdetector showed user-reported issues at X, ChatGPT, Canva, Spotify, League of Legends, Canva, DoorDash, Claude, Uber, and YouTube. Even Grindr went down temporarily. (Disclosure: Downdetector is owned by Ziff Davis, Mashable's parent company.)
In an emailed statement to Mashable on Tuesday morning, Cloudflare said the problem was caused by a crash in a software system that handled traffic for many of its customers.
"To be clear, there is no evidence that this was the result of an attack or caused by malicious activity," the statement added. "We expect that some Cloudflare services will be briefly degraded as traffic naturally spikes post incident but we expect all services to return to normal in the next few hours. A detailed explanation will be posted soon on blog.cloudflare.com. Given the importance of Cloudflare's services, any outage is unacceptable. We apologize to our customers and the Internet in general for letting you down today. We will learn from today's incident and improve."
If this internet outage feels familiar, it's because it's the third major outage in 2025. Just last month, we reported on a widespread Amazon Web Services outage. And before that, a Google Cloud Platform outage likewise took down swaths of the internet.
Advent calendars are some of our favorite Christmas gifts, and with Black Friday coming up fast, you're running out of time to order. Already, some of the season's most popular Advent calendars have gone out of stock, but there are still plenty of festive countdowns available.
Our favorite Advent calendars: Best Skincare Advent Calendar Kiehl's Advent Calendar 2025 $152 (A $292 value) Get Deal Best Beauty Advent Calendar Sephora Premium Makeup & Skincare Advent Calendar Gift Set $65.60 (a $245 value) Get Deal Bet Lego Advent Calendar Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar 2025 $37.99 (save $7) Get Deal BEST TRADITIONAL ADVENT CALENDAR Lenox Treasured Traditions Days of Christmas Tree and Ornament, Set of 25 $167.99 (save $252.01) Get Deal BEST FOOD COUNTDOWN Fly by Jing 2025 Limited Edition Advent Calendar $98 Get Deal Best for Prime Members Amazon 12 Days of Beauty 2025 Advent Calendar $98 (a $245 value) Shop Now BEST FOR CROCS LOVERS Crocs Holiday Advent Calendar 2025 $34.99 (save $150) Get Deal BEST MINI GIFT Mini Brands Books Advent Calendar by Zuru $24.99 (save $10) Get Deal Best for Kids Bluey Mini Figures 2025 Christmas Advent Calendar $15.99 (save $6) Get DealEven better, thanks to the best early Black Friday deals, you can find popular Advent calendars from top brands like Kiehl's and Williams-Sonoma on sale. Not every calendar will be on sale, but the best ones still represent a great deal, as they let you enjoy hundreds of dollars' worth of products for a lot less than you'd usually pay.
So, whether you're looking for the best beauty Advent calendars, calendars for kids, or something more traditional, we've gathered them all up into one place for you. Keep checking back as we approach Black Friday, as we'll keep adding more products as they go on sale — and crossing off the ones that go out of stock.
The best Advent Calendar to buy during Black Friday Opens in a new window Credit: Lego Lego Star Wars Advent Calendar 2025 $37.99 at WalmartThis Lego Christmas playset comes with 24 toys in total, and it's packed with easter eggs for Star Wars fans, young and old. (BB-8 as a snowman? A Jawa in a holiday sweater? Say less.) Adults can certainly enjoy Advent calendars, but we're not sure we can enjoy them quite as much as a kid eagerly awaiting the arrival of Santa Claus.
Even more Advent Calendars on sale Opens in a new window Credit: Urban Outfitters Urban Outfitters Exclusive Beauty Advent Calendar $50 at Urban OutfittersIf fears of an AI bubble bursting were already keeping people up at night, recent comments from Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai certainly won't help.
The Google chief sat down with the BBC for an exclusive interview to talk all things AI — from energy demands to UK investment to the future of jobs. But the most striking moment came when Pichai admitted that if the AI bubble does burst, no one is safe.
"I think no company is going to be immune, including us," he told the BBC.
In the interview, Pichai said that while the AI sector has seen tremendous growth, there's also a lot of "irrationality" fueling the boom as valuations and investments rocket upward. He warned that the industry can "overshoot" during hype cycles like this, drawing a direct parallel to the dot-com boom and bust of the late 90s and early 2000s.
The dot-com era saw early internet companies skyrocket in value on pure optimism, only for the bubble to burst in 2000, wiping out hundreds of companies and countless jobs.
The concern now is that AI may follow a similar trajectory. Big Tech valuations have surged in recent months: Alphabet has reached a valuation of $3.5 trillion, OpenAI has reportedly hit a $500 billion valuation, and NVIDIA has become the first company to ever surpass the $5 trillion mark.
But cracks are beginning to show. In the past few weeks, several major investors have started offloading NVIDIA stock. On Monday, it was reported that Peter Thiel's hedge fund exited its entire $94 million position. Even more eyebrow-raising, Michael Burry — famous for predicting the 2007-08 mortgage crisis — is reportedly betting against NVIDIA and Palantir.
Despite all this, Pichai himself appears largely unfazed.
"We can look back at the internet right now. There was clearly a lot of excess investment, but none of us would question whether the internet was profound," he told the BBC. "I expect AI to be the same. So I think it's both rational and there are elements of irrationality through a moment like this."
I test robot vacuums for a living and have been keeping tabs on robot vacuum deals trends for over half a decade — and I'd say Black Friday's count of robot vacuums on sale beats spring cleaning sales and even both Prime Day. It makes sense: Many brands release their new vacuums for the year at CES in January (or at least near the CES time frame), so Black Friday is often an eleventh hour push to sell the "old" but still great robot vacuums from the past year.
SEE ALSO: I tested 25 robot vacuum and mop combos and found 5 that actually scrubBut I'm noticing something peculiar this year: There aren't as many good early robot vacuum deals as there were at this point in 2024. Last year, the week before Thanksgiving saw a major chunk of Black Friday vacuum deals already live (officially marked with the retailer's "Black Friday deal" tag). In 2025, confirmed early Black Friday prices feel impossible to come by so far — despite Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target being in the thick of their early Black Friday sales.
Below, I've pulled the early Black Friday deals on robot vacuums that are actually worth your money — the ones at record-low pricing or matching their October Prime Day sale price. But my ultimate advice? Use the next few days to read up on what to look for in a robot vacuum and assess the features that are non-negotiables in your home. Then, check back to this post as more deals go live ahead of Black Friday.
Best early Black Friday robot vacuum deal so far Opens in a new window Credit: Dreame Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller $1,199.99 at AmazonThe Dreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller is the most powerful robot vacuum on the mainstream market, and it's back at its record-low October Prime Day price of just over $1,000. Spending that much on a vacuum probably sounds like brain rot to budget shoppers, but think of it this way: The Dreame's 30,000 Pa of suction power is more than 10,000 Pa stronger than the most powerful robot vacuums we saw on sale last Black Friday, and they were still hovering around the $1,000 mark. With the addition of a robust self-rinsing roller mop, this is a real bang for your buck.
I've been testing the Aqua10 Ultra Roller at home for over a month and can personally confirm its efficacy. Its pet hair pickup on rugs has impressed me the most: It has had about a 99 percent pickup rate for large clumps of cat hair that I put in its path and smoosh down into various pile heights. On patterned rugs that camouflage the layer of fur to the naked eye, I've ChomChom-ed the area after the Aqua10 Ultra Roller has done a few passes — and there's barely anything left over to get rolled into the ChomChom compartment. This carpet performance plus a livestream pet camera make the Aqua10 Ultra one of the best vacuums a pet owner could have on hand (robot or not).
More robot vacuums on sale ahead of Black FridayRobot vacuum mop combosYeedi C12 Plus with self-empty station — $239.99 $399.99 (save $160)
Roborock Q8 Max — $179.99 $259.99 (save $80)
Dreame D20 Plus with self-empty station — $296.99 $399.99 (save $103)
Roborock Q10 S5+ with self-empty station — $259.99 $549.99 (save $290)
3i G10+ with dust compression — $255.99 $449.99 (save $194)
Narwal Freo Pro with self-empty and mop washing station — $379.99 $699.99 (save $320)
iRobot Roomba 405 with self-empty and mop washing station — $398.99 $799.99 (save $401)
Roborock Qrevo with self-empty and mop washing station — $399.99 $649.99 (save $350)
Yeedi M12 Pro with self-empty and mop washing station — $359.99 $899.99 (save $540)
3i P10 Ultra with self-empty and mop washing station — $499.99 $1,099.99 (save $600 with Prime)
Eufy X10 Pro Omni with self-empty and mop washing station — $499.99 $899.99 (save $400)
Shark PowerDetect NeverTouch Pro self-empty and mop washing station — $599.99 $889.99 (save $400)
Dreame X40 Ultra with self-empty and mop washing station — $649.99 $1,199.99 (save $550)
Narwal Freo Z10 Ultra with self-empty and mop washing station — $799.99 $1,299.99 (save $500)
Roborock Qrevo CurvX with self-empty and mop washing station — $849.99 $1,499.99 (save $650)
Dreame X50 Ultra with self-empty and mop washing station — $1,049.99 $1,699.99 (save $550)
Eufy E20 3-in-1 robot vacuum and stick vacuum with self-empty station — $349.99 $649.99 (save $300)
iRobot Roomba Plus 504 with self-empty station — $379.99 $749.99 (save $370)
SAVE $49.01: As of Nov. 18, get the Apple Watch Series 11 for $349.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $399. That's a discount of 12% and the lowest price we've seen.
Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Apple Watch Series 11 $349.99 at AmazonLooking to pick up a new smartwatch? There are tons of great choices out there, but for our money, Apple serves up some of the best. One of the best picks you can opt for out of the bunch, in fact, is on sale right now thanks to an early Black Friday deal at Amazon. If it's time to lock in a purchase, this might be the best one.
As of Nov. 18, get the Apple Watch Series 11 for $349.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $399. That's $49.01 off and a discount of 12%. It's also the lowest price we've seen.
SEE ALSO: The 30+ best early Black Friday Apple deals: We found record lows on AirPods and MacBooks alreadyThe Series 11 offers a range of smartwatch-centric features such as calling, texting, and app availability from the App Store of course. But some of its most attractive features are its health and fitness sensors. It can notify you of potential high blood pressure issues, give you a daily sleep score, help you take an ECG any time, track your heart rate, and much more.
It can also track your workouts, help you figure out your training load, connect to Apple Fitness+ for more healthy options to stay in shape, and even measure potential sleep apnea as well as your blood oxygen levels. There's a lot it can do in terms of keeping you in the loop health-wise, so you might want to scoop it up just for that alone.
This watch also boasts up to 24 hours of battery life with normal use, a durable glass display, and a water resistance rating of 50m with IP6X dust resistance. It really does have just about everything you might need, so if you've had your eye on one, now's the time to dive in.
Kristen Stewart has already had a long and varied career, moving from child star in films like Panic Room to teen blockbuster lead in Twilight. From there, she jumped into daring arthouse films, earning critical acclaim and an Academy Award nomination for Spencer, and embracing her status as a queer heartthrob in Love Lies Bleeding. Now, her career continues to evolve as she steps behind the camera for her feature directorial debut, The Chronology of Water.
Based on the memoir of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch, The Chronology of Water stars Imogen Poots. She plays the film's version of Lidia, who escapes from an abusive home and immerses herself in the world of competitive swimming in the 1980s. But when her athletic pursuits come to an end, she finds herself grappling with love, sexuality, addiction, and her penchant for self-destruction, all while discovering herself through writing. The trailer teases the film's fragmented nature, as Lidia moves through flashes of the memories that came to define her.
The Chronology of Water had its premiere at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it received positive reactions. Critics praised Stewart's strong sense of direction and Poots' lead performance.
In an interview with the New York Times out of Cannes, Stewart joked that critics were actually being too kind to the film. "I'm totally willing for people to come for it," she said. "I'm almost wanting it."
The Chronology of Water also stars Thora Birch, Jim Belushi, Earl Cave, Tom Sturridge, Charlie Carrick, and Kim Gordon.
The Chronology of Water hits select theaters Dec. 5, before expanding nationwide on Jan. 9.
SAVE $34.01: A 4-pack of Apple AirTags is on sale at Amazon for $64.99, down from the normal price of $99. That's a 34% discount and just 50 cents more than the lowest we've ever spotted at Amazon.
Opens in a new window Credit: Apple Apple AirTag (4-pack) $64.99 at AmazonAmazon's official Black Friday sale kicks off this Thursday, but we're already seeing deals that worthy of buying now. Shopping early means you'll avoid the chaos of Thursday and your order will already be en route (or delivered) in case of any shipping congestion that might occur. If your holiday plans involve travel, you'll want to tune in to this deal.
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 4 msgs/mo. 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!As of Nov. 18, a 4-pack of Apple AirTags is on sale at Amazon for $64.99, marked down from the normal price of $99. That's a 34% discount that saves shoppers $34.01. This sale price is just 50 cents more than the lowest we've ever spotted at Amazon.
A Bluetooth tracker is one of the smartest items to pack for any holiday travel. One needs to go into checked luggage, but it's also smart to toss one into your carryon items, and get a functional keychain attachment to make sure you can always find those. You can locate missing items by playing a sound on the built-in speaker or find items that are further away thanks to the Apple Find My network.
SEE ALSO: The 30+ best early Black Friday Apple deals: We found record lows on AirPods and MacBooks alreadyThe four-pack is a great one-click purchase compared to buy individual AirTags. A single AirTag is currently on sale at Amazon for $17.97 which would make four come to a total of $71.88, so the four-pack is a much better deal.
Since Amazon's Black Friday sale officially kicks off on Thursday, snagging the 4-pack of Apple AirTags means you can avoid any future shopping chaos. Consider the stocking stuffers bought.
SAVE $47.96: As of Nov. 18, new subscribers can get four months of Spotify Premium for free. Typically $11.99 per month, that saves you nearly $50.
Opens in a new window Credit: Spotify Spotify Premium get 4 months for free (save $47.96) Get DealIf you don't already have a music streaming subscription, now's a good time to hit that subscribe button because Spotify is offering new users four months of its Premium service for free.
Through Dec. 31, if you've never tried Spotify Premium before, you can enjoy four months of unlimited listening without spending a cent. And yes, even as a free trial listener, you'll still get all of the benefits you'd enjoy as a Premium Individual subscriber.
With Spotify Premium, you'll ditch ads for good, be able to download music to listen to offline, enjoy listening with friends in real time, get full control over your music (unlimited skips, playlist organization, etc.), and finally enjoy lossless audio with sound quality up to 24-bit/44.1 kHz. You'll also unlock things like Discover Weekly, which helps you find new artists and songs based on your previous listening habits, as well as "Daily Mix" playlists, mood-based "daylists," those famous Wrapped stats, and new weekly listening stats.
Premium accounts also get 15 hours of audiobook time per month, so you can tap into your TBR list without spending a fortune on new books or waiting in the queue on the Libby app.
One thing to note: Your account will automatically be charged $11.99 per month after the trial is up. So if you decide you want to cancel, do it before the four-month period is up. You have until Dec. 31 to secure the deal.
Pour one out for the doubters. When Universal announced director Jon M. Chu would be breaking the hit Broadway musical Wicked into two films, there was a lot of grumbling that this was a cash-grab decision that would not be justified in the storytelling.
Sure, the end of 2024's Wicked, had a terrific climax, ending with Elphaba's escape from Emerald City and the show's greatest song, "Defying Gravity." But how do you make Act Two, a wobblier construct with new characters and jarring reveals, work as its own movie? Chu shows us how with Wicked: For Good.
SEE ALSO: 'Wicked: For Good' trailer: Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande return to conclude Elphaba and Glinda's storyThe screenplay, written by the Broadway show's book writer Winnie Holzman and screenwriter Dana Fox, smartly builds out elements glossed over in the bustling second act of the theatrical production. The film features dynamic action sequences, heavy-handed flashbacks, and two new songs, one for Academy Award nominee Cynthia Erivo and another for Academy Award nominee Ariana Grande-Butera (as she's credited). Now, some of this certainly plays as filler. But much of it bolsters Chu's cinematic vision of this reimagined Oz.
Once again the double act of Erivo and Grande sets a dizzyingly high bar, one that will thrill movie audiences and inspire generations of theater kids to defy gravity of their own.
Wicked: For Good paints a dystopia — but with brighter colors. Credit: Universal PicturesCritics of Chu's first Wicked (me included) jeered the toned-down colors of Emerald City and the plethora of poppies. For much of Wicked: For Good, he's course corrected — or color corrected — to better revel in the vibrant hues of Nathan Crowley's meticulous production design and Paul Tazewell's glistening costumes of Oz. Elphaba's black robes strike a sharper contrast in visuals and tone against the emerald of the Wizard's realm and the princessy pinks of Glinda's garbs. As the film gets emotionally darker for its heroines, Chu gives over to the grey again, seemingly covering the film in a dull veil that frustratingly obscures the focus and faces of his stars. However, there are still many opportunities for them to stand out.
Wicked: For Good picks up with the not-so-wonderful Wizard (Jeff Goldblum) using enslaved, near-voiceless animals as beasts of burden to construct the Yellow Brick Road, while sneering human guards whip the critters without mercy. Naturally, Elphaba (Erivo) soars in, pulling off a superhero landing to free her fellow Ozians and scare off the violent guards, unavoidably feeding into the Wizard's smear campaign that has her as Oz's public enemy #1.
Featured Video For You How director Jon M. Chu made 'Wicked'Back in the glittering glory of Emerald City, Glinda (Grande-Butera) is a celebrated public figure being gifted her famous mechanized bubble, courtesy of a scowling Madam Morrible (Michelle Yeoh). Such whimsical transport will help complete the masquerade that Glinda the Good (as she's been branded) possesses incredible magic. And to complete the picture, the Wizard and Morrible have plotted a marriage between their poster girl and their debonair captain of the guard Fiyero (Jonathan Bailey).
While Elphaba fights single-handedly for the freedom of animals and the overturning of the Wizard's regime of lies, she suffers the heartache of having lost her best friend, her beau, and her connection to her sister Nessa (Marissa Bode). In For Good, she reconnects with each, making sparks and spells fly, resulting in the turns very familiar to fans of The Wizard of Oz.
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande-Butera are spectacular in Wicked: For Good. Credit: Universal PicturesWith the first film, Erivo was unconvincing as an insecure ingénue. Her strong physicality and booming vocals are better suited to Wicked's second half, where Elphaba has metaphorically found her voice. Here, Erivo channels a radiant intensity into every step, every lyric, and every glare.
Grande-Butera is her pitch-perfect foil. Where Elphaba's attitude reflects the darkness overtaking Oz, Glinda's bubbliness mirrors the citizens' blithe and oblivious attitude toward their Wizard dictator. In terms of balancing comedy and drama, Erivo and Grande-Butera work as a terrific team. Erivo broods and belts, while Grande-Butera bubbles and…also belts.
Even within the grimmer turns this sequel takes, Grande-Butera finds in-character moments for lightness and comedy. The "tap to bubble" bit teased in trailers is undeniable fun. But even as Glinda lays down heavy truths, Grande-Butera finds notes of "dumb blonde" bounciness that enrich without distracting.
Credit: Universal PicturesWhen these two friends and foes face-off in a physical fight, there's an emotional charge but a comic tone, as they fight not like powerful witches, but like frenemies ready to rip each other's hair out. (Think when Colin Firth and Hugh Grant fight in Bridget Jones's Diary.)
It almost goes without saying that both Erivo and Grande-Butera crush the vocals, not only for the well-known Wicked numbers, but also for the Elphaba song "No Place Like Home" and Glinda's "The Girl in the Bubble." However, neither song is as strong as those from the Broadway soundtrack.
Wicked: For Good goes surprisingly hard into the darkest turns. Credit: Universal PicturesFans of Gregory Maguire's novel or the long-running Broadway musical that was born from it won't be surprised by the revealed origins of Dorothy and her Yellow Brick Road-trekking friends. However, they might still marvel at the costume and makeup transformations that bring these iconic figures to life anew. (Save for the Cowardly Lion, voiced by a theatrical trembling Colman Domingo, who is a fluffy CGI gesture.)
Ethan Slater brings a sharp viciousness to cursed Munchkin Boq, while his Nessa finds her inner wicked witch. As for Bailey, he is every inch the dashing hero when the script calls for it. But it's a love scene with Erivo that will have fans swooning — and likely launch untold crushes. (That Chu not only has this strapping man baring his chest hair and rocking some rolled up shirt sleeves, suggests the director understands female desire better than scads of his peers.) Even after a fateful transformation, Fiyero is a charmer. Simply put, Bailey is living to his recently earned Sexiest Man Alive title — even when his vocal range seems strained by the demands of a duet opposite Erivo.
Elsewhere, Yeoh is satisfyingly snarling as the vicious Morrible. Goldblum is beguiling as the Wizard, but admittedly one-note, choosing to play the "corn-fed" villain as dedicatedly decorous even in the face of his darkest secrets. Fans of the comedic treasure that was the team-up of Bowen Yang and Bronwyn James will be disappointed, as their Pfannee and Shenshen appear in only one brief sequence. (They do get laughs though!) Overall, the ensemble is good as gold.
Where Wicked: For Good fumbles is in its insistence to look back. The new song numbers give the audience a deeper insight into the internal struggles of Elphaba and Galinda. The flashbacks, however, are indulgences. One features a small army of adorably dressed children in an insufferably simplistic explanation of why Glinda would lie to please people — as if that wasn't clear by this point in the story. The other flashback is more useful because the show has been split into two parts, so it's helpful in connecting a potentially lost thread. But this sequence also features a CGI de-aging that is distractingly poor. These moments highlight how Chu is struggling to pace the final chapter of his Wicked adaptation. But none ruin the fun, just the flow.
In the end, Wicked: For Good is sure to enthrall fans of the Broadway show, the first movie, and just about anyone who loves a splashy movie musical. Despite its faults, it's still good.
Wicked: For Good opens in theaters on Nov. 21.
Meta is continuing its crackdown on copycat content.
The company is introducing a new tool for Facebook Reels creators that protects creators' content from being reposted from other accounts without permission.
On Monday, Meta announced a tool called content protection, which helps users "safeguard your reels and maintain control over your creative work." It's located in the Professional dashboard in the Facebook app, and currently the only users who are eligible for the tool are creators in the Facebook Content Monetization program "who meet enhanced integrity and originality standards." Users can check to see if they're eligible in their Feed, Professional dashboard, and profile.
"Your original work is your voice, and you should have the tools to protect it," Meta said in a press release about the change. "That's why we built content protection — a powerful yet simple new tool in your Professional dashboard in the Facebook app that helps you safeguard your reels and maintain control over your creative work. It’s part of our ongoing focus this year to help authentic creators break through on Facebook."
Once users enroll in content protection, they allow their reels to be scanned by the same matching technology as Meta's Rights Manager for matches. If the tool detects matches — be that full or partial — Facebook will notify the creator, who can review the content and decide to take action or not.
If the user decides to take action, they can choose to either track, block, or release. Tracking is the default setting and keeps the matching reel visible, but the user can stay informed about its performance.
"You can always revisit and take a different action at any time," Meta said about the tracking option. "You can also add attribution links to select eligible tracked matches on Facebook, which puts an 'original by' label on the reel that links back to your Page or Profile."
Users can also block, which makes the matching reel not visible without taking disciplinary action against the other account, or users can release their claim. They can also grant permission to certain accounts to use their content, which adds them to an "allow list" and makes it so that their matching content won't be flagged.
This is all part of an ongoing attempt from Meta to stop copycat creators. In July, the company said it took down 10 million profiles impersonating other content creators and "took action on" 500,000 accounts engaged in spammy behavior.
For the second time this year, Cloudflare has experienced major issues — this time disrupting a wide range of platforms after what the company called an "unusual spike in traffic."
If you're not familiar with Cloudflare, you're not alone. Often described as "the biggest company you've never heard of," Cloudflare manages and secures traffic for roughly 20 percent of the web.
SEE ALSO: Cloudflare outage cause revealed: This is what happened. What is Cloudflare?Cloudflare is an internet infrastructure and cloud computing provider that functions similarly to Amazon Web Services. The company hosts numerous online services, but it's best known as a global Content Delivery Network, which speeds up websites by routing them through servers located closer to users. In practice, Cloudflare acts as a giant internet middleman — the thing that makes a U.S.-hosted site load quickly even if you're browsing from halfway around the world.
Cloudflare has servers everywhere, and they can cache a huge amount of content. That allows the company to spread traffic across thousands of nodes — individual servers in Cloudflare’s global network — each capable of handling a high volume of requests on its own without passing everything back to the original server. It keeps sites from getting slammed all at once and reduces the chances of an overload.
Your local Cloudflare node is also almost always several hops closer than the server where the site is actually hosted. A hop is just one step in the journey your data takes as it moves through the internet. Fewer hops mean less distance and less time waiting for information to move between points. That shorter path translates to lower latency and faster overall load times.
Because Cloudflare's software underpins so many businesses, outages like this have a significant impact. Tuesday's disruption rippled across the web, taking down or slowing services including OpenAI's ChatGPT, the social platform X, and even digital tools for NJ Transit.
SAVE $102: As of Nov. 18, you can get NFL Sunday Ticket on sale for just $48 for the rest of the season. That's 68% off its most recent discounted list price of $150 and over $100 in savings.
Opens in a new window Credit: NFL / YouTube TV NFL Sunday Ticket 4 payments of $12/mo Get DealAs football fans know, watching NFL games when you're a fan of a non-local team is the most unnecessarily complicated pastime. As a Ravens fan living in Tennessee, I wholeheartedly relate. The only legitimate and legal way to watch every live out-of-market regular season Sunday broadcast is via NFL Sunday Ticket. And it is outrageously expensive.
Fortunately, if you've gone this long without subscribing, you've been rewarded with a pretty solid Black Friday deal. As of Nov. 18, new users can get NFL Sunday Ticket on sale for just $48 (billed as four payments of $12) for the rest of the season. Typically, the full season costs — gulp — over $300 or $85 per month. However, it was recently discounted to $150 since we're over halfway through the season. That means the latest price drop saves you about 68% or $102.
There are seven weeks left in the regular season. That translates to less than $7 per week of football. Realistically, that's cheaper than going to a local bar (and paying for food and drinks) to watch it, so we think it's worth forking over the cash.
NFL Sunday Ticket is the league's own premium sports package. It broadcasts NFL regular season games that are unavailable on your local channels — specifically Sunday afternoon games on Fox and CBS. You can get it as an individual channel on YouTube or as an add-on to YouTube TV. Both options are available for new users at the $48 discount price through Dec. 1.
SAVE $450: The Narwal Freo Z10 robot vacuum and mop combo is on sale at Amazon for $649.99, down from the normal price of $1,099.99. That's a 41% discount that matches the record low at Amazon.
Opens in a new window Credit: Narwal Narwal Freo Z10 Robot Vacuum and Mop Combo $649.99 at AmazonThe holiday hosting season is about to start. Next week marks the kickoff of holiday gatherings, and if you're feeling overwhelmed, there's help available. Cleaning the floors is a time-consuming task that many of us don't have time for. Instead of waking up even earlier to clean, enlist the help of this deeply-discounted robot.
As of Nov. 18, the Narwal Freo Z10 robot vacuum and mop combo is on sale for $649.99 at Amazon, marked down from the standard price of $1,099.99. That's a 41% discount that takes a sweet $450 off. This matches the record low price at Amazon that we haven't seen since July. Amazon lists this deal as exclusive to Prime members.
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 4 msgs/mo. 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!Robot vacuums have become time-savers for plenty of homes in the last decade, but does your robot also mop the floors? If not, this model might be your solution. With an impressive 15,000Pa suction power, the Narwal Freo Z10 will send itself around your home to pick up the dog food crumbs, spilled flour from baking, and anything else that needs tidying before guests arrive.
When it comes to mopping power, the Narwal extends and then swings to get the best coverage possible, including under cabinets and in corners. Its AI-powered mopping system can reach all the way to 167 degrees Fahrenheit for a hygienic mop or it'll go with 140 degrees for cleaning up any oily messes.
SEE ALSO: This AI-powered Shark robot vacuum is down to its best-ever price before Black Friday — save over $300 right nowThe dual-spinning mopping pads are designed to thoroughly scrub the toughest spills like sticky jam or coffee. Plus, the Narwal has hot-air drying on the mop pads which is a feature you definitely want in a mopping model, otherwise those mop pads can get stinky.
Before the holiday hosting season kicks off, upgrade your floor cleaning routine with the Narwal Freo Z10 robot vacuum and mop combo while it's on sale for $649.99 at Amazon. With any luck, it'll arrive before Thanksgiving and you'll beat the shipping rush that is bound to happen in just a few days when Amazon officially launches the Black Friday event.
SAVE $70: As of Nov. 18, get the DJI Mic Mini (2 TX, 1 RX, and Charging Case) for $99, down from its usual price of $169. That's a discount of 41% and the lowest price we've seen.
Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon DJI Mic Mini (2 TX, 1 RX, and Charging Case) $99 at AmazonIf you've been wondering how some of your favorite content creators across YouTube and TikTok consistently have great sound, here's one of their secrets: the DJI Mic Mini. This small but mighty mic, clipped to a shirt, is responsible for some of the best audio you've probably heard on their videos. And right now, you can score the same mic and accessories for an excellent price.
As of Nov. 18, get the DJI Mic Mini (2 TX, 1 RX, and Charging Case) for $99, down from its usual price of $169. That's $70 off and a discount of 41%. It's also the lowest price we've seen.
SEE ALSO: DJI launches Neo 2 mini drone ahead of potential U.S. ban (updated)This bundle comes with everything you could want to get started with audio recording with DJI: two transmitters, one charging case, four windscreens, one receiver, two magnetic clips, and more goodies. At just 10 grams, it's perfectly portable, and small enough to fit in any pack. Plus, you get about 48 hours of battery life per use when you factor in the charging case, with 5 minutes of charging netting you an hour of power.
The mic can reach up to 400 meters of range so you can move about when recording, and it has two levels of noise cancellation that can help you best tweak the mic for how you plan on using it. Mashable's Bethany Allard took it for a spin and praised it for shining "in noisier settings", with "crisp and clear audio". It's an extremely versatile mic setup that can work for just about anyone, even if you have higher noise levels you're working with.
Whether you're already a content creator or you're looking to become one, this mic package is an excellent start, especally at this price.
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