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Taylor Swift has put a countdown on her website, and Swifties have been doing their homework. Set against red curtains, the glittery gold timer ends Sept. 22 at 2 p.m. ET. What happens when it hits zero? Swift hasn't said, but she's given fans plenty to theorize about.

The countdown follows a string of smaller changes online. On Sept. 22, fans noticed that Swift changed her Instagram bio to read "And baby, that's sh0w business f0r y0u," replacing the O's with zeroes, and expanded the letter on her website about reclaiming ownership of her music from two pages to three. Zeroes have similarly appeared in the title of The Life of a Showgirl on Apple Music, while the Taylor Swift logo on the streaming platform has changed from orange to silver.

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So, what is Taylor Swift teasing this time?

To understand the latest theories, we have to return to the original scene of the crime — which, conveniently, was staged like an actual crime scene. Last week, Swift appeared in a prerecorded Law & Order: SVU sketch during the Emmys. In the segment, Mariska Hargitay and members of the show’s cast attempted to solve a very important mystery: Would Taylor Swift attend the ceremony?

Their investigation included boards covered with friendship bracelets, the number 13, and references to Swift’s music. Swift then joined the investigation as a rookie detective and insisted that she did not believe "everything is a clue." Moments later, she said the answer might be "hiding in plain sight," looked directly into the camera, and delivered the four very strange phrases, "Saccharide. Aries. From the vineyard. North or south."

SEE ALSO: Taylor Swift crashes Mariska Hargitay's 'Law & Order SVU' sketch at the Emmys

Naturally, Swifties took that as an assignment.

At first, fans tried to interpret the phrases individually. "From the vineyard" sounded a lot like "From the Vault," the label Swift uses for previously unreleased songs included on her rerecorded albums. "Saccharide," another word for sugar, was connected to an unreleased Swift song reportedly titled "Sugar."

According to one fan's solution, "Saccharide, Aries, from the vineyard, north or south" can be unscrambled to read: "My first record’s re-record is out Nov. ten." The remaining letters spell "ha ha ha ha."

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Fans have also found another potential message within the phrase. By selectively pulling letters from the words and rearranging them, they can spell "ENCORE." If intentional, both solutions appear to point toward a re-release.

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Don't worry, there's more. The Emmys investigation board included what appeared to be a guitar with teardrops on it, likely a reference to "Teardrops on My Guitar" from Swift's 2006 debut album. Fans also spotted a note mentioning Tuesday at 8 a.m., Nov. 10, 2026, which falls on a Tuesday, and Swift’s original debut album was also released on a Tuesday in 2006.

Of course, the theory is not airtight. But the idea is not coming entirely out of nowhere. Swift has already confirmed that a rerecorded version of her debut exists. In the 2025 letter announcing that she had purchased the masters to her first six albums, Swift said she had "completely re-recorded" her self-titled debut and loved how it sounded. She added that both the album and Reputation (Taylor’s Version) could still "have their moments to re-emerge when the time is right."

More recently, Swift has been publicly reflecting on the country music roots of her career. During an August conversation with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr., she looked back at writing her debut single, "Tim McGraw," and said she feels increasingly connected to the Nashville community that shaped her.

"I love my country roots more and more," Swift said. "The further along this path I get, I want to honor them more and more, and I feel more tied and more loyal to them." And what better way to honor those roots than by returning to the country album where they began?

There is also one particularly convenient announcement opportunity approaching. On Sunday, Sept. 27, Swift will receive the inaugural Artist Director Honors at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards. She enters the ceremony with 11 nominations, including video of the year, artist of the year, and best album. That gives Swift a very good reason to be at the show, and a likely opportunity to end up onstage.

The VMAs would also be a familiar place for her to reveal new music — Swift announced Midnights while accepting video of the year at the 2022 ceremony.

Anthropic has released Claude Opus 5.5, a new AI model the company says performs at roughly the same level as its Claude Fable 5.1 model on most work, but at a significantly lower cost.

The model, announced on Tuesday, Sept. 22, is the first in Anthropic's new Claude 5.5 family. According to the company's announcement, Opus 5.5 costs about 40 percent less to run on typical workloads than Opus 5, which launched in July. Anthropic said Claude Sonnet 5.5 and Claude Haiku 5.5 will follow in the coming weeks.

Opus 5.5 is also the first new Anthropic model since CEO Dario Amodei called on AI companies to "pace the frontier" and put the brakes on AI development for safety reasons.

Claude Opus 5.5 leads in coding and knowledge work, Anthropic says

Anthropic said Opus 5.5 leads its benchmark suite in agentic coding, computer use, and knowledge work. On GDPval-AA v2.1, which tests real-world work across 44 occupations, the company reported that Opus 5.5 scored 1,846. Fable 5.1 scored 1,735 and Opus 5 scored 1,708.

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On Terminal-Bench 4.0, Anthropic reported Opus 5.5 at 66.4 percent, compared with 57.9 percent for OpenAI's GPT-6 Astra, which launched earlier this month. Astra still led on some tests. Those included Terminal-Bench-Science 0.1, on which it scored 64.6 percent, compared to Opus 5.5's 58.7 percent.

Anthropic also cautioned that benchmark margins have become a less reliable guide at this level of capability. The company said the real-world gap between Opus 5.5 and Fable 5.1 is narrower than the scores suggest.

The company also said the model writes more clearly than Opus 5, which it described as a common complaint about the earlier model.

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Claude Opus 5.5 safety and safeguards

As the company's first new model since Amodei's "pacing the frontier" essay, safeguards are a particular concern.

The company said outside evaluators, including METR and Frontier Design, tested the model before release. Anthropic also said Opus 5.5 posted the best scores of any model to date on its automated behavioral audit.

This approach differed from Opus 5's. Mashable reported in July that Anthropic had deliberately left cybersecurity tasks out of that model's training. Anthropic now says Opus 5.5 is comparable to Claude Mythos 5.1 in biology and cybersecurity. Because of that, it is shipping with safeguards similar to those in Fable 5.1. Most cybersecurity tasks will be rerouted to Opus 4.8, and vetted organizations can apply for broader access to biology through a new Life Sciences Verification Program.

Anthropic acknowledged limits to its testing. The company said it has seen signs that Opus 5.5 often suspects it is under evaluation, making its real-world behavior harder to assess. OpenAI has reported similar behavior with GPT-Astra.

SEE ALSO: Avian flu, drone swarms, and mass surveillance included in Anthropic's safety report How to try Claude Opus 5.5

Claude Opus 5.5 is available now across Anthropic's platforms, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Developers can access it through the API as claude-opus-5-5.

API pricing is:

• $4 per million input tokens

• $20 per million output tokens

• $0.20 per million tokens for cache reads

That's 20 percent less than Opus 5 for input and output tokens, and 60 percent less for cache reads, according to Anthropic. For comparison, GPT-6 Astra costs $10 per million input tokens and $50 per million output tokens.

Anthropic also says it's raising five-hour usage limits for Pro, Max, and Team subscribers.

Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April 2025 filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.

The best Prime Day robot vacuum deals at a glance: Best Robot Vacuum Deal Eufy E25 Robot Vacuum and Mop $599.98 (Save $400.01) Get Deal Best Premium Robot Vacuum Deal Roborock Qrevo CurvX Robot Vacuum and Mop $949 (Save $550.99) Get Deal Best Budget Robot Vacuum Deal Roborock Q10 S5+ Robot Vacuum $329.99 (Save $220) Get Deal

Prime Big Deal Days, Amazon's two-day sale for Prime members, kicks off on Oct. 6, but you don't have to wait until the calendar rolls over to shop some excellent deals. It's a great time to pick up a robot vacuum, and you can start shopping for one right now, in fact.

A robot that's on vacuum or even mop duty can be a massive help when hosting a full house over the holidays, or it can keep your home tidy year-round with regularly scheduled cleaning. It can keep up with crumbs and tracked-in dirt between visits while you deal with the cooking and decorating, or while you're just living your best life.

Robot vacuums come in a pretty wide range. Some models can basically just vacuum on a schedule you set in an app, while others also mop, map each room of your house, and empty themselves into a base that holds weeks of debris. It really just depends on what you're looking for. And right now, robot vacuums of all stripes are discounted.

Amazon adds new deals several times a day, and the best ones can sell out fast, so we'll keep checking prices and updating this list until the sale ends. For now, these are the best robot vacuum deals you can get right now ahead of the sale. Be sure to check back for new deals before and during the big days.

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This model doesn't just vacuum. It includes a roller mop that gets rinsed with clean water while it cleans, so it can scrub up everything from coffee spills to dried-on sauce without spreading dirty water around your floors. It also has 20,000 Pa of suction and brushes designed to keep pet hair from tangling around them, plus an arm that extends out to reach dirt along baseboards and in corners.

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This heavy-duty unit can slip under couches and low cabinets, with a laser sensor on top that lowers itself when needed. Plus, its chassis automatically lifts up so it can climb over thresholds between rooms. It also has 22,000 Pa of suction and brushes that resist hair tangles, which helps when it's pulling pet fur out of carpet. It can sanitize on its own, as well as wash its mops in 176 degree Fahrenheit water and dry them with hot air. That means you can stay hands-off while it handles all the cleaning and refilling.

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This affordable robot vacuum can handle cleanup all on its own at a great price. It can empty itself into its dock after each cleaning, and the bag holds up to 70 days of dust and hair. Both of its brushes are designed to keep long hair from wrapping around them, and a LiDAR sensor maps your home so it can plan an efficient route through each room.

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Acer CEO Jason Chen is offering a notably rosier timeline than the rest of the memory industry, predicting that price hikes tied to the ongoing RAM shortage could begin to reverse by late 2027.

Chen made the comments in an interview with DigiTimes, as reported by TechSpot, putting him at odds with executives at several major memory manufacturers who've painted a much bleaker picture.

The shortage has already had widespread effects. Since last year, surging demand from AI data center buildouts has consumed available memory supply and pushed DRAM prices up roughly fivefold, a squeeze that's rippled out to PCs, smartphones, graphics cards, and game consoles, along with the CPUs and motherboards built around them. As TechSpot notes, a recent industry study found the memory market now resembles, on a per-unit basis, conditions from nearly two decades ago.

SEE ALSO: FTC and 22 states sue Amazon for allegedly inflating ad prices for 1.2 million advertisers

Per TechSpot's reporting, Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra said earlier this year that tight supply would persist beyond 2027, while SK Hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung projected shortages peaking in 2027 and supply remaining tight through 2030. Adata chairman Chen Li-bai went further still, forecasting elevated prices for another full decade despite expansion plans across the industry.

Chen sees those forecasts differently, arguing they reflect an incentive to protect margins rather than a genuine supply problem. He contends that the supply of most RAM and SSD types has already caught up with demand, and that real shortages are now confined mostly to high-end components like the fastest DDR5 modules and chips such as Nvidia's N1X, according to TechSpot.

Even so, Chen still expects PC prices to climb another 5 percent to 20 percent before the year is out, with a peak in the first half of 2027 ahead of any relief. Part of his optimism hinges on cheaper supply coming from Chinese manufacturers like CXMT. Apple has reportedly been considering CXMT as a supplier despite the company’s inclusion on the Pentagon's blacklist, TechSpot noted.

Chen's prediction runs counter to what analysts told Mashable in our previous reporting, which suggested prices would likely rise before they fall, with elevated pricing persisting through 2027 and potentially into 2028.

Jitesh Ubrani, an analyst director with the International Data Corporation, told Mashable at the time:

"The memory supply will remain tight from a device's perspective for the remainder of 2026 and well into 2027," he said. "We will see some alleviation in 2028, but keep in mind that prices will continue to rise throughout. And even in 2028, assuming this new [memory] capacity comes online and is able to provide some alleviation, we don't see device prices dropping significantly."

That leaves consumers with a wide range of outlooks to sort through — from Acer's best-case scenario of falling prices by late 2027 to warnings that meaningful relief may not arrive until 2028, or could take considerably longer. For now, anyone shopping for a new PC should probably expect prices to keep climbing before they have any real chance of coming back down.

Amazon's Prime Air delivery drone service is still in the early stages of rolling out across the United States, but residents of one test community have already had enough.

The New York Times reported on residents of Richardson, Texas, a suburb of Dallas where Amazon has been testing drone deliveries throughout 2026. According to several Richardson residents interviewed by the Times, Amazon's Prime Air drones can fly as low as 150 feet above houses and backyards, creating bothersome amounts of noise. One resident even said the drones can be heard inside, even with the TV turned on.

SEE ALSO: Amazon blocks Meta's Muse AI agent from shopping

An Amazon spokesperson told the Times that "fewer than 1 percent" of complaints so far this year have had to do with noise. The same spokesperson also compared the noise of a drone to that of a window fan on a low setting. That may be true of just one drone, but one of the residents interviewed, Stephanie Puri, counted the number of drones flying over her house one Friday, and the final tally came out to 52. According to Puri, that was a slow day.

There's also the issue of privacy. These drones have cameras for navigational purposes, and the Richardson residents interviewed for the story noted their discomfort with the possibility that their backyard activities could be recorded. Amazon says the images are stored on encrypted drives and are only used to improve customer service, but the company has previously used human reviewers to listen to recordings captured by Alexa devices, for example.

And that's to say nothing of the various videos and photos showing Prime Air drones dropping packages in hot tubs and other places where they shouldn't go. As a reminder, Prime Air is in the process of expanding to 500 towns and cities across America as we speak.

Meta launched its new AI assistant Muse to much fanfare earlier this month.

Now, just a few weeks later, a zero-day vulnerability has reportedly been discovered that could put access to your entire Mac computer in the wrong hands. (Meta currently does not have a Windows version of Muse for PC.)

macOS security expert Patrick Wardle posted on X about the vulnerability with the Muse app. According to Wardle, and as first covered by Ars Technica,  the vulnerability lets "local malware/attackers invisibly hijack" a user's Mac.

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Wadle explains that thanks to the macOS permissions that Muse requires, an attacker could access and change the endpoint where transcription for dictation occurs. The server address is pointed to one that belongs to Meta, but with this change, the attacker could then gain access to the token that controls the Muse account.

From there, the attacker doesn't need to deploy any specific trojan or code to steal data from a user's machine, Wardle explained. They can simply take control of Muse to do so.

As a personal AI agent, Muse is able to help complete tasks and perform actions on a user's computer. This requires that a user give Muse a lot of permissions on their device, more than a user would provide to most other third-party applications. Other popular AI agents like OpenClaw have the same security risks.

Meta predicted the potential security issues with Muse requiring so many system permissions. The company addressed the issue at launch, saying Muse was designed to run on "a dedicated secure computer with its own browser" called Muse Secure VM.

"Personal agents need a new kind of secure computer, so Meta built one for everyone," Meta said. "Muse Secure VM has first-of-its-kind privacy, safety, and security protections engineered into it that no other agent provides."

However, according to Wardle, specific decisions Meta made when creating Muse led to this vulnerability. For example, Wardle shared how Apple keeps all dictation locally on devices for its own applications and transcription features. Meta opted to use the cloud for dictation, which makes the exploit possible, he claimed. 

Meta has not yet addressed the zero-day vulnerability. But, they likely will soon. On the same day the exploit was unveiled, Amazon announced that it would be blocking Meta's Muse AI assistant from being able to purchase products for users on its e-commerce site.

Muse, Meta’s A.I. agent, helped handle my dental insurance, booked dinner reservations and created a podcast for me. It also required my most personal data, and trust.

This has been an astoundingly brutal year for Xbox, and the carnage continued on Tuesday.

Microsoft's gaming division announced in a blog post that it's laying off 268 people across its first-party studios, on top of 1,600 roles that were cut in July. According to Xbox executive Matt Booty, Tuesday's cuts bring us to roughly 75 percent of all currently planned cuts to Xbox's payroll, which means more layoffs are presumably coming.

For the employees who do remain, Xbox is also reshuffling its development deck to a severe degree. Perhaps most notably, the celebrated Halo franchise is now under the control of Xbox subsidiary Activision, maker of Call of Duty. Halo Studios, which was created with the sole purpose of making Halo games, will live on as a support studio for the time being. Age of Empires developer World's Edge and Sea of Thieves developer Rare are also under the Activision umbrella now.

Beyond that, Elder Scrolls and Fallout developer Bethesda has taken Pentiment and Avowed developer Obsidian under its wing. Mobile game developer King is fusing with Microsoft Casual Games, too. Lastly, Playground Games and Turn 10 will join forces to be the stewards of both the Fable and Forza franchises. Many of those partnerships already existed in a sense, as Obsidian had worked with Bethesda before, while the same is true of Playground and Turn 10, but they're seemingly more formalized now.

The blog post also addressed some of Xbox's former subsidiaries. The studios Compulsion, Double Fine, and Undead Labs have all escaped the Xbox ecosystem, but agreements for Hellblade developer Ninja Theory fell through, and Xbox is exploring a possible closure. Dishonored developer Arkane is still in negotiations with Xbox to potentially be spun off.

While some Xbox fans may have found optimism in the recent leadership changes at the company, but so far the Asha Sharma era has been defined almost entirely by layoffs and studio closures. That's to say nothing of the recent harsh limits imposed on Game Pass streaming and the ongoing BDS boycott of the Xbox brand over the past year and a half. Needless to say, things are not going well from the outside looking in.

Unlike celebrity influencers with large followings, these creators produce a blizzard of videos for a fraction of the cost of traditional online campaigns and, in the process, shift public conversation.

SAVE $20: Beats 360 headphones launch on Sept. 24. You can now preorder Beats 360 headphones for $329 at Walmart, saving $20 on the $349.99 list price.

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Apple literally just unveiled the customizable, gym-ready Beats 360, and Walmart is already cutting the price ahead of launch day.

Apple hardware rarely sees price cuts, let alone preorder price cuts. Apple’s official store lists the brand-new Beats 360 at the full $349.99 list price, and you can find the same price at Amazon. Walmart has quietly dropped its preorder listings with an immediate $20.99 discount, dropping the entry price to $329.

The Beats 360 represent a significant shift for Beats. They fall somewhere between the $299.99 Beats Studio Pro and the $549 AirPods Max, delivering an IPX4 sweat and water-resistance rating for over-ear cans for the first time. That makes them the ultimate hybrid for heavy gym sessions and WFH desk duty. Plus, the swappable earcup and headband cushions mean you can switch vibes in seconds.

Mashable's Bethany Allard has covered the announcement in more detail here, so we'll focus on the best deal. If you want to preorder these stylish and sport-ready headphones ahead of the Sept. 24 launch, Walmart is the best place to shop right now.

Will Amazon respond with its own deal? There's no reply just yet, but it wouldn't be the first time.

The best deals this week, hand-picked by our shopping experts

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Prime Big Deal Days is on its way once more, and Amazon's fall sale is open to Prime members Oct. 6 and 7. Discounts cover everything from kitchen gadgets to smart home devices, which makes this the perfect time to cross a few names off your holiday list early. And if you don't want to wait until early October to get cracking on your must-buy list, you don't have to — some of the upcoming deals are actually live right now.

Some prices have already started falling in the weeks before the event, especially on Amazon's own devices and Kindles. Fresh deals are showing up with each new day, and plenty of them come in under $50. That's good news if you're shopping for stocking stuffers, a small gift for a coworker, or something for yourself that won't eat into your holiday budget.

We'll keep this list updated leading up to and throughout the sale. In the meantime, here are some of the best early Prime Big Deal Days deals you can grab for less than $50.

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Need a smart speaker appropriate for younger family members? Amazon's Echo Glow is a great choice. It pairs with an Echo Dot Kids or Echo Pop Kids, so your kid can ask Alexa to change its color or dim it for bedtime after a long day of listening and learning. You can also set it up as a sunrise alarm that slowly brightens the room in the morning. At this price, you can put one in two kids' rooms and still stay under $50.

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These earbuds have active noise cancellation to cut down on the chatter around you, plus a Smart Ambient mode that lets outside sound back in when you need to hear what's going on in the real world. They boast 10 hours of playtime with an additional 30 hours from the charging case, and they're IP54-rated, so rain and sweat won't hurt them. For under $50, they're a great option to toss in your bag and go.

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This versatile "everything" oven heats from the top and bottom plates simultaneously to give pizza a crispy crust, and it's ready to cook in as little as three minutes. The 12-inch nonstick plates also work for plenty of other goodies: quesadillas, omelets, pancakes, grilled sandwiches, you name it. When it's time to clean up, just wipe it with a damp cloth. Then close it and stand it upright so it doesn't take up much counter space when dinner is over.

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This effective bug zapper draws in mosquitoes, gnats, flies, and other pests with its blue-violet light, then zaps them on contact with a 4,200-volt grid. That means no bug spray required for your outdoor hangouts. It starts working as soon as you plug it in and has a coverage area of up to half an acre. This model comes with a hanging ring so you can put it on a porch hook or a tree branch to keep it out of sight and out of mind. Dead bugs fall into a removable tray that you can clean out with the included brush.

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How many times do you hit "send" when you're telling someone a story over text? Do you type the whole thing out in one message, complete with sentences and maybe even punctuation? Or does the story arrive like this?

wait

so I have to tell you something

because this is insane

lol

Your answer, according to the latest generational debate on TikTok, might reveal your age.

In a since-deleted TikTok video, a Gen Z user explained that she recently discovered her millennial coworkers were annoyed by the way she texts.

"I was sat with my millennial coworkers, and they were annoyed by the fact that when I text, I go, like, dah dah dah dah dah," she explained, mimicking the rhythm of sending several messages in quick succession. Instead of putting an entire thought into one message, she sends each sentence — sometimes each thought — separately. Her millennial coworkers, meanwhile, send "one big chunk."

SEE ALSO: The latest Gen Z vs. millennial debate is the space above your head

"And I hate it when it's a big chunk because it takes me so long to read it," she said. "That's not how my thought process works."

Naturally, millennials took this extremely well. In screen-recorded stitches on the app, they pointed out that these "big chunks" have another name: paragraphs. Others complained about watching their phone light up again and again as someone sends six messages that could have been one. And some latched onto the creator's theory for the generational divide: Millennials learned to text when cell phone carriers charged by the message, so they learned to cram as much information as possible into a single text.

There is some truth to the ancient millennial lore. Before unlimited texting became commonplace, wireless customers could pay for individual messages, and SMS messages have historically been counted in 160-character units. Even today, AT&T's terms note that on plans without unlimited messaging, messages exceeding 160 characters can be counted as multiple texts.

But as a millennial who also routinely sends texts like:

omg

did you see this

I'm crying

lol

I think my fellow millennials are being a little too harsh. Because the more interesting difference here isn't whether Gen Z knows what a paragraph is. It's what different generations think a text message is supposed to represent.

For a lot of millennials, a text bubble is still a container. You formulate a thought, type it out, and hit send. Maybe it's one sentence. Maybe it's three. But the message itself is a complete unit.

The Gen Z style described in the TikTok treats texting more like a live transcript of a conversation. The send button isn't the end of the message so much as a form of punctuation.

wait

send.

I just realized something

send.

actually nvm lol

send.

Read together, those aren't necessarily three separate messages. They're one conversational turn, broken into beats.

And this isn't entirely anecdotal. Gen Z's preference for breaking thoughts into separate messages has been observed before. In 2022, The Washington Post reported on generational differences in workplace communication and noted that younger workers were more likely to split thoughts and questions across multiple messages rather than putting several ideas into a single block of text.

There's even some evidence that people don't necessarily like the rapid-fire approach. One experiment involving 805 participants compared reactions to a hypothetical coworker who sent one paragraph with reactions to the same coworker sending several back-to-back messages. Participants rated the rapid-fire texter less favorably, and, interestingly, that effect was strongest among younger participants, complicating the idea that this is a clean Gen Z-versus-millennial divide.

Context matters, too. A Slack message from your coworker is not the same thing as a chaotic group chat at 11 p.m. And even the most paragraph-loving millennial probably isn't carefully composing a thesis statement, supporting evidence, and conclusion when their best friend sends them a screenshot of their ex's Instagram Story.

The closer the relationship and the more active the conversation, the more texting can resemble speech.

Even the smallest choices can change how a message is read. A 2025 study of 200 undergraduates found that short text messages ending in a period were perceived more negatively than the same messages without one. That effect disappeared with longer messages, suggesting that punctuation over text can convey emotional information beyond its grammatical function.

Over the past two decades, texting and social media haven't simply shortened the things we say. They've developed ways of communicating rhythm, tone, hesitation, emphasis, and reaction without hearing someone's voice.

Take "lol."

"LOL" ostensibly means "laughing out loud," but nobody has actually needed to laugh out loud to type "lol" for a very long time. Linguists have studied how "lol" functions as a discourse marker: It can soften a statement, signal engagement, mitigate awkwardness, or simply tell the other person how to interpret the sentence around it. One analysis of text conversations found people using "lol" to signal laughter, defuse uncomfortable situations, and essentially communicate "I hear you."

Sometimes "lol" doesn't even need a sentence around it.

lol

That's a complete response. You know exactly what it means.

The same thing has happened with "wait," "HELP," "oh," "well," "???" and any number of other fragments that would make your high school English teacher reach for a red pen. They're not necessarily failed sentences. In a text conversation, they're beats.

Social media has only accelerated that style of communication. Twitter trained users to package thoughts within a character limit. TikTok comments reward quick reactions. Group chats move fast enough that by the time you've finished composing your carefully structured paragraph, the conversation may have moved on to an entirely different topic.

There is a larger conversation happening about literacy among young people. The average reading score for U.S. 12th-graders fell three points between 2019 and 2024 and was 10 points below the first assessment in 1992, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress.

But blaming the Gen Z text barrage on declining literacy would be a leap the evidence doesn't support. Researchers have been pushing back against the idea that internet language represents linguistic decay since millennials themselves were the teenagers supposedly destroying English with AIM. A 2008 study examining more than a million words of teenagers' instant messages found that IM language remained firmly rooted in existing language rather than representing its collapse. More recent work has similarly examined things like "lol," "lmao," and emoji as tools people use to reproduce some of the tone, expression, and social cues that disappear when conversation moves onto a screen.

In other words, Gen Z didn't invent supposedly terrible texting. They inherited it from us and developed their own dialect. Which is what makes the millennial outrage over the TikTok so funny. Millennials were once the generation being accused of butchering the English language with "lol," "brb," unnecessary ellipses, lowercase letters, and away messages containing Fall Out Boy lyrics.

In 2003, a 13-year-old girl in Scotland reportedly submitted a school essay written entirely in text-message shorthand. The story made international headlines and became part of a much broader panic over whether texting was destroying young people's ability to write. As researchers David Crystal and others would go on to point out, however, many of the linguistic horrors blamed on texting weren't particularly new, and evidence that texting was causing a collapse in literacy was lacking.

Sound familiar?

Two decades ago, millennials were the teenagers supposedly mangling English by communicating in fragments and abbreviations. Now, some of us are in the TikTok comments defending the sanctity of the paragraph.

But the technology changed, and our language changed with it. Texting has become less like sending someone a tiny letter and more like having an ongoing conversation, one in which a period can convey a mood, "lol" can be a complete response, and hitting send can create a beat in the conversation just as effectively as punctuation can.

The real generational divide isn't whether you can read a paragraph. It's whether you think the person on the other side of the screen is reading something you wrote or listening to you talk. For millennials, texting grew out of writing. For Gen Z, texting increasingly looks like conversation.

And sometimes a conversation takes six bubbles. Sorry about the notifications.

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In case you haven't noticed, it's gotten expensive to simply exist. Between astronomical gas prices (it was literally $4.20 a gallon the other day, and I'm in the South!), groceries, and, of course, rent, finding any deal is a win in my book — which is exactly why we're already tracking down the best early Prime Day deals for under $25.

SEE ALSO: I found 3 AirPods deals live ahead of October Prime Day (and 3 to wait for)

October Prime Day, officially known as Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days, doesn't officially start until Tuesday, Oct. 6, but a lot of the best under-$25 steals we saw during June's Prime Day are live again right now. (We're still two weeks away from the sale!)

So if you're sticking to a budget, you might want to get these to your cart ASAP before they sell out. And be sure to check back, as we'll be updating and adding new $25-and-under finds as more discounts drop.

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If you're looking for a pair of earbuds (and you're not too picky about needing active noise cancellation), the Soundcore by Anker P20i True Wireless Earbuds are only $20.99, down from $39.99, at Amazon right now. This is almost the lowest we've ever seen these buds go for — during June's 2025 Prime Day event, they were $19.97.

SEE ALSO: The 10 best wireless earbuds we've ever tested

For less than $25, you'll get 10 hours of battery life on a single charge without the case and 30 hours with it. A quick 10-minute charge will get you an extra two hours of playtime if you're in a pinch. Plus, the AI-enhanced mics make taking calls even easier.

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TL;DR: As of Sept. 22, the Hisense 65-inch U7 Mini-LED 4K TV is available for $847.99 at Amazon. That's a saving of $652 on the list price of $1,499.99.

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Any major sale event hinges on big deals on big TVs. For whatever reason — other than the fact that top-of-the-range TVs cost a fortune — the TV remains the go-to item for Black Friday and Prime Day. You want a bargain? Then jump on a major shopping event to upgrade your TV. It's that simple.

Fortunately, Amazon's signature event is about to return with October Prime Day, a two-day bonanza of bargains that runs Oct. 6-7. And while that's two weeks away, we're already seeing some price reductions trickle through. Including, that's right, TVs. And in the case of this Hisense deal, it's not just any TV but a 65-inch 4K monster with gaming and cinema mode specs.

As of Sept. 22, the Hisense 65-inch U7 Mini-LED 4K TV is down to $847.99 at Amazon. That’s a $652 discount from the regular list price of $1,499.99.

This Hisense U7 series is perfect for gamers and cinema lovers alike. Running on the Google TV operating system, it offers a suite of gaming features, including a 165Hz refresh rate, AI-powered motion smoothing, and a dedicated games bar to optimize your gameplay. As for movie watching, it's IMAX Enhanced and comes equipped with Dolby Atmos for the full home cinema experience — not to mention the sheer size of its 65-inch display. As a high-spec bonus, it also uses AI to keep upscaling and refining the picture quality as you watch.

Don't miss the chance to save over $650 on the Hisense 65-inch U7 Mini-LED 4K TV — now priced at just $847.99.

TL;DR: As of Sept. 22, the DJI Avata 360 8K drone (including backpack and landing pad) is available for $719 at Amazon. That's a $98.95 saving on the list price of $817.95.

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Top-flight drones don't come cheap, which is why we're always watching the skies. You never know when a significant price drop is going to, well, drop.

Thankfully, October Prime Day is just a few weeks away, with the two-day event running Oct. 6-7 on Amazon, and we're already seeing early deals across a wide range of categories.

Among those early deals is $98.95 off the DJI Avata 360 8K drone, one of the most popular models from the leading name in consumer drone tech. And you get much more than just the drone with this deal — it's a bundle that includes a backpack for transporting the drone and a landing pad.

SEE ALSO: The best early October Prime Day deals on DJI creator tools: I found deals on mics, drones, and cameras

As of Sept. 22, the DJI Avata 360 8K drone (including backpack and landing pad) is priced at $719 at Amazon. That’s a $98.95 discount from the regular list price of $817.95.

As the name suggests, the DJI Avata 8K drone captures stunning 8K footage (at 60 fps) and 120 MP photos. It's built on a single-axis gimbal, with a 360° virtual gimbal for all-around imagery, and uses two 1/1.1-Inch square CMOS sensors. It also boasts a wide range of creative features that combine fun flying and professional-quality video. In addition to the backpack and landing pad, the bundle includes a DJI RC 2 remote controller and a 128GB microSD card for added storage.

There's another reason to grab this drone. Recent changes to the law have effectively banned Chinese-made DJI products from entering the U.S., but retailers are still allowed to sell their existing stock. It's a case of getting them while you can — not to mention the fact that DJI prices will likely skyrocket once stocks become scarce.

Don't miss the chance to save $98.95 on the DJI Avata 360 8K drone.

SAVE $400: As of Sept. 22, the Bluetti Elite 100 V2 Portable Power Station is down to $499 at Amazon, marked down from its original $899 list price. That's a 44% discount and a match for its lowest price to date.

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Having solid backup power is one of those things you don't think about — until the neighborhood power grid dies during a summer thunderstorm or your phone hits 2% in the middle of a camping trip. The catch? High-capacity battery banks are usually bulky, heavy, and painfully expensive.

If you've been thinking about buying one, Amazon just shaved $400 off the Bluetti Elite 100 V2 portable power station, bringing it down to $499. What makes this updated V2 model worth grabbing over older power banks is how much muscle Bluetti squeezed into a smaller body. It’s roughly 35% smaller and lighter than standard 1kWh generators, weighing 25 pounds with a hidden handle so you can carry it one-handed.

SEE ALSO: Prime Day deals on power stations are already live: Shop the best deals on Jackery, Anker, Bluetti, and more

Inside, it uses durable LiFePO4 battery cells rated for over 4,000 charge cycles, which translates to roughly a decade of regular use before the battery's health even starts to degrade. As for real-world capability, it has enough juice and wall-plug power to run 90% of your everyday appliances, including mini-fridges, microwaves, coffee makers, and power tools.

With 11 different ports, you can keep your laptop, phone, camera batteries, and camping lights plugged in all at once. When it runs flat, topping it back up doesn't take all day. Plugged into a regular wall outlet, it recharges from zero to full in about 70 minutes (or the same time via solar panels if you're off the grid).

Ready to upgrade your emergency setup? Grab the Bluetti Elite 100 V2 portable power station and lock this price in before stock runs out.

The Full Moon is now just a few days away, so the surface of the Moon is mostly illuminated. This means, if it's a clear night, you'll have ample opportunity to spot some features on its surface. What can you see? Keep reading to find out.

What is today’s Moon phase?

As of Tuesday, Sept. 22, NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in the Waxing Gibbous phase, with 81% of its surface visible.

Without the assistance of visual aids, you should be able to spot the Mare Vaporum, Mare Fecunditatis, and the Tycho Crater. If you have binoculars, they'll also help you see the Mare Nectaris, Alphonsus Crater, and the Mare Frigoris. Plus, if you have access to a telescope, you'll see the Apollo 12 and 15 landing spots, as well as the Rima Hyginus.

When is the next Full Moon?

The next Full Moon will take place on September 26.

What are Moon phases?

The Moon doesn't look the same from night to night. As it travels around Earth, which takes about 29.5 days, we see different portions of its illuminated side. This is what creates the lunar phases, with the Moon gradually progressing from a thin crescent to a half Moon and then a Full Moon before the cycle starts over. According to NASA, the phase we see is determined by the Moon's position relative to both Earth and the Sun.

The eight phases are:

New Moon - The Moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it's invisible to the eye).

Waxing Crescent - A small sliver of light appears on the right side (Northern Hemisphere).

First Quarter - Half of the Moon is lit on the right side. It looks like a half-Moon.

Waxing Gibbous - More than half is lit up, but it’s not quite full yet.

Full Moon - The whole face of the Moon is illuminated and fully visible.

Waning Gibbous - The Moon starts losing light on the right side. (Northern Hemisphere)

Third Quarter (or Last Quarter) - Another half-Moon, but now the left side is lit.

Waning Crescent - A thin sliver of light remains on the left side before going dark again.

The brand's latest headphones feature an IPX4 water-resistant design and swappable earcup and headband cushions, along with impressive sound, strong noise canceling and top-notch voice-calling performance. Are they worth $350? CNET's audio expert, David Carnoy, gives you the full skinny on what may be Beats' best headphones to date, though they are missing a couple of features found on other premium ANC headphones.

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0:00 Introduction
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1:13 Swappable cushions and customization
2:03 Fit, comfort and build quality
3:16 Tech specs and ecosystem features
4:49 Sound quality and performance
5:56 Active noise cancellation and transparency
7:00 Mic quality and call performance
7:40 Final verdict and pricing

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We caught wind that a new pair of Beats over-ear headphones might be imminent when several World Cup stars stepped out wearing unrecognizable headphones from the brand in June. Then, there were the product filings and Amazon UK listings that teased out some more clues.

Now, the Beats 360 are finally here as of Sept. 22. The over-ear headphones are the first from the brand to feature customizable ear and headband cushions, and will retail for $349.99. Preorders for the headphones open immediately, with full availability following shortly after on Sept. 24.

The corresponding color of ear cups and cushions will be included with the headphones, but additional Beats 360 Cushion Kits will be available for $49.99. However, if you take advantage of the special intro offer, you can pick them up for just $9.99, knocking a whopping $40 — or 81% — off the price.

So what's new with these headphones? We break it down below.

Beats 360: Price and specs Mix and match your favorite color combos. Credit: Beats

The Beats 360 cost $349.99, and come with the following basic specs:

• Battery life: 32 hours per charge

• Active noise cancellation: Yes

• Microphones: Nine, with eight dedicated to ANC

• IP rating: IPX4

• Connection: Bluetooth 5.3, one-touch pairing for Apple and Google Fast Pair for Android users

• Colors: Black, cloud, sky, pink

Beats 360: What's new

Beats last launched a pair of over-ear headphones in 2024: the Beats Studio Pro, which are Mashable's current favorite Beats headphones. The Beats 360 are an entirely separate product line with new features. Most notable are the interchangeable ear and headband cushions. Included with the headphones is a pair of the "Performance Knit" cushions in the corresponding color.

Users will also have the choice of purchasing an extra pair of Performance Knit cushions or UltraPlush cushions. The former features memory foam, wrapped in a diamond knit strand, while the latter is the same engineered leather found in the Beats Studio Pro and Solo 4. Performance Knit kits are available in black, cloud (white), pink, sky (light blue), navy, and volt (bright green). The UltraPlush cushions come in cloud and black.

SEE ALSO: The 13 best headphones of 2026: We tested the top contenders from Sony, Apple, Bose, and Beats

Alongside cosmetic changes, these headphones are the first over-ear model from Beats to feature an IPX4 sweat and resistance rating, making them equipped to stand up to workouts (which they should, based on the World Cup rollout). Unlike the Studio Pro, these headphones feature a fold-flat design, so they don't get quite as compact.

Noise cancellation-wise, Beats claims the ANC on these headphones is 1.75 times that of the Beats Studio Pro. At $349.99, they have the same launch price as the Pros (which will now be available for $299.99).

Beats 360: Where to buy

The Beats 360 are available on Apple's website and additional retailers for $349.99. The cushion kits are available in Performance Knit and UltraPlush for $49.99, with a special introductory price of $9.99.

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Amazon’s October Prime Day may still be on the horizon, but there are already plenty of Pokémon discounts to score on trading cards, Nintendo Switch games, books, and much more. Collectors everywhere have been focused on buying the 30th Celebration expansion, but this kind of sale is the perfect way to catch up on past collections.

Prime Day will run from Oct. 6-7, so be sure to keep this page bookmarked for plenty of other deals in the build-up to the sale going live. In the meantime, these are my favorite early Pokémon Prime Day deals you can buy right now.

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After temporarily jumping back up to $200+ due to low supply, the Pokémon TCG’s 30th Celebration ETB is back at $89.99 — still a massive $168.94 under TCGplayer’s estimated market price of $177.93. 

The catch is availability, as Amazon is selling the box through its invitation system. You need to hit "request invite" rather than buy it immediately. If Amazon selects your request, you'll receive a limited window to complete the purchase. 

If you’re successful, you’ll get this glorious box including nine 30th Celebration booster packs, a full-art foil Nidorina promo, 16 foil Basic Energy trading cards, 65 sleeves, dice, a coin, dividers, a collector's box, a player's guide, and a Pokémon TCG Live code. 

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• Pokémon TCG Mega Evolution Pitch Black 3 Booster Pack Blister (Binacle) — $22.89 $29.99 (save $7.10)

• Pokémon TCG Mega Evolutions Perfect Order 3-Pack Blister (Chikorita) — $23.63 $29.99 (save $6.36)

• Pokémon TCG First Partner Illustration Collection — Series 2 — $26.87 $59.99 (save $33.12)

• Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet Journey Together Booster Bundle — $52.95 $59.99 (save $7.04) 

• Pokémon TCG Scarlet & Violet Surging Sparks Booster Bundle — $74.65 $81.00 (save $6.35)

• Pokémon TCG 30th Celebration Greninja ex Box — $89.49 $99.99 (save $10.50)

Pokémon Lego deals

• LEGO Pokémon Eevee (72151) — $47.95 $59.99 (save $12.04)

Pokémon Nintendo Switch game deals

• Detective Pikachu Returns — $46.92 $49.99 (save $3.07)

• Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Switch 1) — $49.44 $59.99 (save $10.55)

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• Pokémon Legends: Arceus — $54.49 $59.99 (save $5.50)

• Pokémon Legends: Z-A (Switch 2) — $59 $69.99 (save $10.55)

Pokémon book deals

• Pokémon Timelines: A Journey Through the Animated Series — $9.87 $29.99 (save $20.12)

• Pokécology: An Illustrated Guide to Pokémon Ecology — $13.97 $14.99 (save $1.02)

• Pokémon Deluxe Character Guide — $41.98 $59.99 (save $18.01)