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In a battle royale of Critical Role PCs, who would come out on top? The cast draft their ultimate teams to find out for sure.

Connections: Sports Edition is a New York Times word game about finding common sports threads between words. How to solve the day's puzzle.

The New York Times' latest game, Pips, brings domino fun to your desktop. How to play Pips as well as hints in case you get stuck.

Answers to each clue for the December 31, 2025 edition of NYT's The Mini crossword puzzle.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope spotted a giant, lopsided planet-forming disk, showing that worlds may grow in chaotic environments.

What’s new to streaming for the week of Jan. 1, 2026, on Netflix, Pluto TV, and Disney+? We've got you covered.

Get Microsoft Visio Professional 2021 for Windows as a lifetime license for just $9.97. (reg. $249.99).

Get three years of Surfshark VPN for $67.19 instead of $430, plus take an additional 20% off with code SURF for added savings.

Mashable readers can get 50% off their first box at Factor, plus a free Withings smartscale with the third box with an exclusive coupon code. This offer only lasts until Feb. 28.

From "Greenland 2: Migration" to "Avengers: Doomsday," and everything must-see in between, here's the 2026 movie preview.

See the moon phase expected for January 1, 2025 as well as when the next full moon is expected.

Connections is a New York Times word game that's all about finding the "common threads between words." How to solve the puzzle.

The NYT Strands hints and answers you need to make the most of your puzzling experience.

Here's the answer for "Wordle" #1656 on January 1 as well as a few hints, tips, and clues to help you solve it yourself.

Hints and answers to today's Hurdle all in one place.

As of Dec. 31, get $50 off the Google Pixel Watch 4 at Amazon.

Save 90% on a 1min.AI lifetime subscription, now $24.97 instead of $234 through Jan. 31 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

This year had its share of negative news, but here's our selection of the good, positive, upbeat and uplifting stories you may be craving.

A 30-page document outlining the agency's "flood the market" strategy explains a wave of ICE recruitment ads over the last few months.

Self-care New Year's Resolution deals include a BOGO at Solawave, sales on TheraGuns, and sleep earbuds.

Score the self-emptying Shark AI Ultra Robot Vacuum for just $249.99 (save 55%) at Amazon.

The 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve' 2026 special airs live on Dec. 31 on ABC. Here's how to watch without cable.

As of Dec. 31, save $150 on the the Dyson Ball Animal 3 vacuum at Amazon.

Whether you take your tree down on New Year's or Candlemas, this 47% off ZOBER storage bag deal at Amazon makes the cleanup easy.

Fitness and wellness apps for your 2026 New Year's resolutions — if you even have them — including Strava, Hevy, habit tracker, calm, and Apple Fitness.

You can get a new, unlocked Apple iPhone 14, 15, 16, 16e, or 16 Plus at Best Buy for up to $180 off in its year-end sale.

Save up to $150 on space heaters at Amazon from brands like Vornado, Shark, Dreo, Lasko, and more.

Users made some interesting things with Google's Nano Banana image generator in 2025. Here are some of the most popular prompts.

Social media users are trying out this viral strategy to make losing Wordle nearly impossible.

As of Dec. 31, get $15 off a $100 Uber Gift Card at Best Buy, just in time for a New Year's Eve ride.

As of Dec. 31, you can get the Oral-B iO Series 5 electric toothbrush for $99.99, down from $149.99, at Amazon.