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Parker Hall

100 Best Prime Day Deals Under $100 (2025): LifeStraws, Tech, and More

From headphones to water filters, here are the best products we've found for under a Benjamin.

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Joel Khalili

Tornado Cash Made Crypto Anonymous. Now One of Its Creators Faces Trial

Roman Storm, one of the developers of crypto-anonymizing tool Tornado Cash, will stand trial in New York starting July 14. His supporters claim the freedom to develop software is under threat.

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Aarian Marshall

5 Big EV Takeaways From Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

The new US legislation isn’t great for electric vehicles. But experts have advice for how the EV-curious buyer might navigate this tricky moment—and there’s even some good news to be found.

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Can’t stop reading? These book apps help me keep track

Maybe you've seen a bunch of BookTok recommendations fly by without saving them, madly scribbled down titles talked about in your go-to podcasts, or have tried to remember the book your friend recommended over that third glass of Bourgogne aligoté? Sure, you could write them down in a notebook, but there's also a bunch of apps that let you track books you'd like to read, are currently reading, or want to read in the future.

And, maybe you'll find like-minded book pals on there too.

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Learn Italian with Rosetta Stone teach before you go on vacation

TL;DR: It’s only $148.97 (reg. $399) to get a Rosetta Stone lifetime subscription right now.

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Stop paying endless subscription fees for a PDF editor — this one is only $30 for life

TL;DR: Replace Adobe Acrobat with PDF Reader Pro, a PDF editor that lasts for life for only $30.

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This bundle gives you Windows 11 Pro and helps you skip the learning curve

TL;DR: If you need a new operating system, right now you can get Windows 11 Pro and a training bundle for only $20 (reg. $237).

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Speak 11 languages confidently with science-based tools and AI coaching

TL;DR: Get lifetime access to MosaLingua Premium for just $85.97 and learn up to 11 languages at your own pace — with no subscription fees, ever.

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Will there be a Murderbot Season 2? Heres what we know.

One of the most fun shows of the summer has been Apple TV+'s Murderbot, a charming adaptation of Martha Wells' beloved sci-fi series The Murderbot Diaries.

The series centers on rogue security android Murderbot (Alexander Skarsgård), who doesn't do much murdering but does do quite a bit of TV binge-watching. (Shout out to The Rise and Fall of Sanctuary Moon.) Over the course of the season, Murderbot goes from hating "asshole" humans to forging an unexpected bond with the humans it's been...

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Astronomers think newly discovered comet may be way older than the sun

A giant comet spotted days ago hurtling through the solar system may be the most ancient one ever seen — and may be loaded with frozen water.

The icy traveler, called 3I/ATLAS or Comet ATLAS, was discovered on July 1 by the NASA-funded ATLAS survey telescope in Río Hurtado, Chile. This enormous space snowball came from the direction of the constellation Sagittarius and is about 300 million miles from Earth right now. 

After running a new kind of computer simulation, scientists believe the...

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Ive never wanted AirPods, but this record-low Prime Day price is seriously tempting

RECORD-LOW PRICE: Apple AirPods Pro 2 are on sale for $149 in Prime Day 2025. That's the lowest-ever price we've seen on Amazon.

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BLUETTI’s Elite Solar Generator is a jaw-dropping $1,000 less for Prime Day

SAVE $1,000: As of July 11, Prime members can grab the BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 Solar Generator for just $699 — down from $1,699.

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Best Shark robot vacuum Prime Day deal: Save $400 right now

SAVE $400: As of July 11, the Shark Matrix Plus Robot Vacuum is on sale for $299.99 at Amazon. That's a 57% savings on the list price.

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YouTube is ditching Trending to get niche with Charts

YouTube is ditching its Trending page to expand Charts into more specific categories.

Set to be removed "in the next couple of weeks," YouTube's Trending list and Trending Now page will be replaced with more niche lists on YouTube Charts, according to a company blog post.

SEE ALSO: YouTube turns 20: How one video at the zoo changed the internet forever

YouTube currently has daily and weekly charts for trending music videos and artists, songs on...

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Is Prime Day the last chance to get $89 Apple AirPods 4? I hope so.

SAVE $40: As of July 11, Apple AirPods 4 are on sale for $89 in Prime Day 2025. That's the lowest-ever price at Amazon.

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Emily Guy Birken

What’s your investment psychology?

Understanding how your cognitive biases affect your investment decisions can help you avoid expensive mistakes.

Douglas Adams’ brilliant novel The Restaurant at the End of the Universe describes Milliways, the fine dining establishment built in a time bubble and projected forward to the precise moment of the End of the Universe. Meals at such a singular restaurant are ridiculously expensive–but diners can easily pay for them.

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Sara Daw

What is fractional leadership, and why is it booming now?

The traditional C-suite model isn’t for everyone.

More and more senior executives are stepping out of high-powered roles and opting to work for multiple companies on an access pay-as-you-go basis as fractional leaders. This raises the question: Why are executives taking this step, and why is it booming now? 

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Tory Patrick

The future of transit isn’t flashy, it’s functional

The top priorities for Americans when it comes to urban mobility are affordability, reliable public transit, and accessibility

When it comes to the future of urban mobility, it’s not the sci-fi fantasies that will shape our cities. It’s functional solutions for the everyday. While tech visionaries promote high-speed concepts like ET3’s vacuum-sealed capsules, true transformation will come from transportation solutions that are accessible, reliable, and affordable—like modernizing...

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Jack Nicas and Ana Ionova

Behind Trump’s Decision to Tax Brazil to Save Bolsonaro

Right-wing Brazilians wanted sanctions against the judge prosecuting Brazil’s former president. President Trump opted for something far bigger — tariffs.

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Shawn McCreesh

Trumps to Visit Texas Flood Sites, Where Search for Missing and Dead Continues

The president and the first lady were set to tour areas devastated by flooding in Central Texas. The administration has faced scrutiny over its level of preparedness and its disaster response.

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