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In an Emmys speech simmering with Sir Ian McKellen in Extras energy, John Mulaney successfully showed the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards what it's all about: raising awareness for the historical lack of representation of men onscreen.

Presenting Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series — no disrespect to The Pitt's Noah Wyle, who won the award — the comedian used his couple of intro minutes to rally for the cause.

"This is the best part of the night: Lead actor in a drama. This award is for the guys. Just men being men. Finally, something for the fellas. And what a crop of prom kings we have. They're not soft like the dad on Bluey. Guy's a joke," Mulaney said onstage.

SEE ALSO: The complete list of 2026 Emmy winners

"Since the creation of television, men have been historically unrepresented. For the first three years TV existed, there were no men on it. It was just beauty contests and children talking to hand puppets until the early '60s, until a man walked out and said, 'Enough! My name is Fonzie, and the president's been shot.'

"But let's talk about these bros tonight. These sweathogs. Some of the men in this category do method acting, and some do regular, less annoying acting. But no matter what, when these fellas hit their mark, they know all their lines. Why? Because they started looking at their sides earlier that morning. These men give it all in every single take, unless the coverage is on the other actor, and then they might bounce early, but that's OK."

Watch the speech above, and if you need to catch up on the full list of Emmys 2026 winners, we've got you covered.

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Alex Bores, who lost a congressional primary contest that revolved around A.I. regulation, is trying to position himself at the center of the conversation for the next presidential election.

For music that sounds as complicated as YOASOBI's, the tech behind it is surprisingly simple.

The Japanese pop duo's songs are built to move. Ayase's productions pile bright piano melodies over electronic beats and unexpected sonic flourishes, often changing direction before you've had time to settle in. Then there's ikura's voice, gliding through even the most densely packed arrangements.

That relationship between music and technology predates YOASOBI. After spending his teenage years chasing rockstar dreams in a band, Ayase turned to Japan's thriving Vocaloid scene, where a laptop and voice-synthesizing software like Hatsune Miku could effectively turn one person into an entire production studio. He could compose, produce, and give voice to his songs largely on his own — a practice he continues today.

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When he began working with ikura, the voice became human, but the ambition of his compositions didn't necessarily shrink with it. Ayase's intricate melodies can sometimes sound as though they were written without worrying about the limitations of human lungs. Luckily, ikura is more than capable of keeping up.

And yet, the bigger YOASOBI has become, the more compact Ayase's toolkit seems. When Mashable asked the duo during a Los Angeles press day to name the five pieces of technology essential to making their music, Ayase's list included just five items. In fact, after naming the first four, Ayase struggled to come up with a fifth.

"I don't really use anything other than these," he said.

It's a lean setup for the producer behind songs as maximalist as "Idol," the dizzying Oshi no Ko theme that's racked up over 688 million views on YouTube and ricochets between musical ideas with seemingly little interest in obeying the conventions of pop structure. But that's also what makes Ayase's list interesting. There isn't one mysterious piece of technology responsible for the YOASOBI sound. The tools themselves are mostly things available to anyone with a laptop and an internet connection. It's what Ayase does with them that makes the music unmistakably his.

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Even the most specialized piece of equipment on the list — the high-end Sony microphone now used to record ikura's vocals — sits alongside technology considerably more ordinary. Splice gives Ayase access to a vast digital library of sounds. Logic Pro is where he puts everything together. And then there are the EarPods. Yes, EarPods. Not AirPods.

The wired Apple earbuds, which feel increasingly like a relic of the pre-AirPods era, remain one of Ayase's essential production tools. And he doesn't use them because he's stubbornly holding onto the headphone-jack days of yore. For Ayase, their relative simplicity makes them useful. Expensive studio speakers can tell him how good a YOASOBI song can sound. His EarPods help him understand how it might sound to everyone else.

That's ultimately the through-line of YOASOBI's straightforward setup. The duo may make some of the most meticulously constructed pop music around, but Ayase doesn't need an endless arsenal of technology to do it.

He just needs the right five tools.

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Ayase didn't need much time to think about his first essential. "The first thing that's absolutely necessary is a MacBook," he said. More specifically, a MacBook Pro.

It's the center of his production setup, the place where the many moving parts of a YOASOBI song begin coming together. For a producer whose music can sound so densely constructed, there is something almost funny about how quickly the answer arrived. There are no secret weapons in Ayase's tech arsenal, just a laptop.

Of course, what's on that laptop matters just as much.

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Inside Ayase's MacBook Pro is the second thing he considers indispensable: Logic Pro, Apple's music-production software. "The software I use to compose is Logic Pro," he said. "That's absolutely essential."

Logic is where Ayase builds the songs that eventually become YOASOBI tracks, layering together the melodies, rhythms, samples, and electronic elements that characterize the duo's sound.

It's also a setup that feels connected to how Ayase learned to make music in the first place. Long before YOASOBI, he was producing Vocaloid tracks on his computer, part of an internet-native music culture built around people composing, uploading, remixing, and discovering one another online.

Years later, the scale is considerably bigger. The basic relationship between producer and computer remains.

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Then came the most unexpected item. "I have a particular preference for wired earphones rather than headphones," Ayase said. Specifically, Apple's wired EarPods.

They're essential enough that Ayase said he makes music with them. And when Mashable asked why a producer with access to professional studio equipment would rely on one of Apple's most basic listening devices, his answer revealed a surprisingly practical philosophy.

"I think they have the most basic sound," Ayase explained.

Of course, he listens to YOASOBI's music on high-end speakers when he's making final adjustments. But that's not how most people are going to hear it. "There aren't actually that many people who can listen to music on really good speakers," he said.

So, Ayase tries his songs in different environments. He'll listen through a car stereo. He'll play them through good speakers. He'll listen directly from an iPhone. The EarPods function as his baseline.

"Of all the different environments people listen to music in, I think they're closest to the middle," he said. "They give me the most basic sound, so I use them as a reference."

And no, swapping them for AirPods wouldn't accomplish the same thing.

"AirPods are different," he said. "Whether noise cancellation is on or off changes the sound a lot."

The humble wired EarPods remove some of those variables. Ayase isn't using them because they provide the most pristine possible listening experience. He's using them precisely because they don't. For a producer making music that will eventually travel through everything from expensive headphones to phone speakers, that's useful information.

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Ayase's fourth essential is less tangible but gives him access to considerably more sounds: Splice.

"There's a site and app called Splice that has tons of different sounds," he said. The subscription-based platform offers producers a massive library of samples, loops, and other sounds to incorporate into their music. "That's absolutely necessary, too," Ayase said.

For YOASOBI, it's easy to understand the appeal. Ayase's productions rarely sit still for long. Percussion, electronic flourishes, instrumental layers, and other sonic details constantly move in and out of the mix, giving even a single song the feeling of containing several different musical worlds.

Splice gives him a library to pull from while building them. The platform is subscription-based for full access, though a free account offers a limited selection of samples. And after naming it, Ayase again tried to think of what else he regularly relied on.

"What else?" he wondered. The answer, apparently, wasn't much. "I really don't use anything besides these."

Well, almost.

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There was one final essential: the microphone that captures ikura's crystal-clear vocals.

"When we're focusing specifically on making music, there's the Sony C-800G microphone," Ayase said. It's also, by far, the biggest investment on his list. The high-end studio microphone costs nearly $15,000 new — and, importantly, it wasn't always part of YOASOBI's setup.

"I didn't care that much about it before," he said. "But recently I've gotten more particular about it, so I bought one myself." Now, he said, "We've been using it to record YOASOBI songs."

In other words, don't take the C-800G as a prerequisite for making great music. Even Ayase made the investment later, after YOASOBI had already found enormous success. It's less a secret ingredient than an upgrade, one he could make once he knew exactly what he wanted from his recording setup. And if you're after a similar style of tube condenser mic without the five-figure price tag, there are cheaper alternatives.

Still, for all the software, samples, and digital production that go into a YOASOBI track, the C-800G plays an important role in capturing the voice that has to cut through everything Ayase has built.

And that is the entire toolkit. A MacBook Pro. Logic Pro. Splice. A pricey Sony microphone. And a pair of wired Apple EarPods. For music that can sound as though it requires an entire command center to assemble, YOASOBI's essentials are remarkably compact. The complexity isn't necessarily coming from the number of tools Ayase uses. It's coming from what he does with them.

Maybe that's the more useful lesson for creators: You don't need a room full of tech to make something sound enormous. You just need to know exactly what to do with what you have.

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Jacob Coxon, the 27-year-old researcher who split his time between OpenAI and Anthropic on pre-training research, announced his resignation from Anthropic last week on X with a lethal thread. "Neither company is acting responsibly," he wrote. "They are racing straight to self-improving superintelligence and gambling with our lives."

He said the people building this technology "earnestly believe it could kill us all by the end of the decade." Hundreds of thousands of likes later, Coxon’s post has shaken the world.

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Coxon’s words were like a sudden, violent Mahjong collapse; breaching the fortress walls and upending the entire AI enterprise in a single clattering moment.

First came Congress’s whiplash reaction. Senator Bernie Sanders announced he's introducing legislation to ban superintelligence outright. Then, Senator Richard Blumenthal fired off a letter to OpenAI CEO Sam Altman demanding answers about his AI agents reportedly going rogue. 

Over the weekend came another shock when Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published a massive 3,800-word essay on his website titled "We Must Pace the Frontier," effectively trying to pump the brakes on the entire AI arms race. Altman chimed in on Monday, admitting "we could lose control."

On Saturday at a private fundraiser, Barack Obama threw down a gauntlet for Democrats. The 44th president told his party to stop coasting on AI safety and make it a marquee campaign issue. He was answering House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries's question about Coxon’s stark warning.

SEE ALSO: Anthropic's CEO urges the industry to slow down, and Sam Altman agrees

And on Sunday, President Donald Trump misread the room from a golf course in Ireland. Trump said Coxon’s comments and Amodei’s letter were "very negative forces" and that they were hyping up "things that won't happen." To him, avoiding a civilization-wiping disaster isn't the priority. It’s "whoever wins AI, wins."

The data dump

That's a lot of attention, particularly from the political sphere, for one tech guy's message. However, before Coxon ever hit "post," communities across the country were already revolting against the AI industry's physical footprint. By early September, trackers had counted "more than 300 data center moratoriums, bans, and restrictions across 32 states," with New Jersey, Ohio, Michigan, and Georgia leading the pack, and New York becoming the first state to enact one statewide. 

A recent poll found only 14 percent of Americans would welcome a data center in their own backyard. They were angry long before Coxon came forward. They’re angrier now, and one party senses this anger, while the other ridicules it.

On the last day of August, Trump handed Democrats an opening, warning on Truth Social that towns that say no are choosing to be "backwards and poor," and that if they "kill the Golden Goose," they'll "only have yourselves to blame." This, coupled with his comments in Ireland, is raising the pulse, not checking it, of the average American voter.

I have to imagine that families whose utility bills are spiking didn’t react well to being called backwards and poor. In Georgia, data center backlash and rising electricity rates have already flipped two Public Service Commission seats, and the fight has spilled over to the governor's race and state legislative contests, with GOP-leaning voters reportedly telling one Democratic challenger that data centers "changed how they see every other issue," according to the Economist.

AI goes nuclear

I've watched something like this play out before while working as a congressional press secretary. In the late 1980s and early '90s, when the federal government pushed states to build regional nuclear waste dumps under the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act, Pennsylvania's coal country became a target. 

Corporate scouts assumed struggling steel towns, like those that made up our congressional district in southwestern Pennsylvania, would quietly accept radioactive waste in exchange for economic bailouts. They assumed wrong. They weren’t "backwards," but they were poor, and no amount of radiation was going to make them want to be rich.

Grassroots groups like P.O.W.E.R. packed town halls with furious residents, and the congressman I worked for, Austin Murphy, rode that wave to reelection, even while fending off ethics troubles of his own. 

What’s going on now is identical because ordinary people don't have the bandwidth to parse high-tech language or even begin to fathom the complexities of AI. It was the same with nuclear energy. 

Ordinary people glaze over when tech bros argue about autonomous codebases waging invisible proxy wars. Huh? Come again? But when the headline flips to a visceral, "the end of civilization," everyone hits the panic button.

Prior to trying to bury people in nuclear waste was the disaster at Three Mile Island, coincidentally in Pennsylvania. That accident spoke volumes to the state’s residents. The word "nuclear" meant armageddon to anyone who was only reading the headlines.

What makes this moment different is timing. Data center fights are colliding with a live election cycle, and a viral extinction warning just expanded the potential lethality of those centers. 

All of these doomsday prophecies and the data center proliferation could be a genuine bellwether, and perhaps the first stage of how fear — and use — of AI shapes the midterms and the 2028 presidential election, and how those calling for a slowdown might be on the right side of history.

This article represents the opinions of the writer.

John Casey is a columnist at Raw Story, the Advocate, Daily Beast, and Outsports. He's also the author of Love: The Heroic Stories of Marriage Equality.

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Home to Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, and more, Disney+ offers a library that's stuffed with shows and films to keep both adults and kids entertained. With Disney+, you can watch movies like The Mandalorian and Grogu or Toy Story 5 (which is set to start streaming on Sept. 23), the upcoming third season of Percy Jackson and the Olympians, and much more.

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Over the past 31 years, video games have changed a lot, especially in the realm of big-budget console releases. Chasing high scores has fallen by the wayside to an extent, and there's sort of an expectation that everything adopts RPG elements, or chases the high of an open-world, or otherwise follows some other recent trendy design choice.

Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve is not interested in most of that, judging from a short demo I got to play prior to the game's launch on Oct. 2 for PS5, Xbox Series consoles, and PC. Over the course of two of the game's single-player missions (online multiplayer is not available for testing yet), my main takeaway was: Yep, this is still Ace Combat. Not much has changed, and that's for the best.

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Since its 1995 debut, Bandai Namco's dogfighting franchise has accumulated a dedicated fanbase of flyers, but I still find that a lot of people around me have no idea what this series is all about. Let me briefly explain.

Nearly 100 percent of gameplay is focused on flying around real, licensed fighter jets, but most of these games add an extra layer of personality by taking place in a fictional world that has been affectionately dubbed "Strangereal" over the years. Strangereal is culturally and technologically very similar to our world, but all of the landmasses and the countries contained within them are fake.

Most importantly, wars are still primarily fought in the skies, and becoming a fighter pilot in this society is considered the most noble thing a person can do. These stories are often melodramatic and overwrought in a good way, with a bona fide radio drama usually playing out in your comms during missions. Ace Combat 8 changes the formula a bit by adding some first-person cutscenes, but I didn't get to see any of those in the demo. I did get to see one quick cutscene where a gruff video game man described the ocean as "a cradle of endless solitude," though, so the energy that's always permeated the series is still there.

The first mission I played was the game's tutorial, which quickly told me most of what I needed to know. The basic controls are exactly the same as Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown, the only other title in the series I've finished. Though you control real jets, which can be customized and unlocked between missions, these are not flight simulators. The action here is decidedly arcade-like, with a score counter in the upper left and a turbo-fueled sense of danger as you speed past enemies in the air.

That is not a real aircraft, as far as I know. Credit: Bandai Namco/Steam

I should note that, like previous entries, Ace Combat 8 allows for two control schemes, Standard and Expert. With the former, pressing left on the analog stick will make your plane turn left, and so on. With the latter, you need to consider pitch and yaw, like flying a real plane. I played the demo in Expert mode because that is the true way to play Ace Combat.

After finishing the tutorial, I jumped into a later level that revolved around taking down six gigantic, fictional aircraft that each had several propellers, AA guns, and escorts equipped with radar jammers to deal with before they could be dispatched with. The jamming mechanic here was neat, as I had to follow the big planes' enormous contrails to find them among Ace Combat 8's frankly astounding-looking 3D clouds. Shooting down the escorts fixed this problem, naturally.

It was during all of this that I entered a sort of zen flow state and became a much more capable virtual pilot than I was aware I could be. I was pulling off reckless (but extremely cool) maneuvers, scoring sweet kills, and taking down the big fellas with stunning efficiency. That's the magic of Ace Combat; very few other video games are as adept at making you feel like the coolest person in the world.

Needless to say, it was incredibly fun, and I can't wait to play more.

That's nothing new, though This is all 'Ace Combat' has ever been, and all it ever needs to be. Credit: Bandai Namco/Steam

The thing is, all of the above could be said about basically any other entry in the Ace Combat series. This formula has been fun for almost as long as I've been alive, and there's no need to change it. Sure, different levels will have different objectives, and there's room for innovation there. But the basic act of flying around and taking down targets is as timelessly pure now as it was during the Clinton administration.

That's not to say the developers have changed nothing, though. Obviously, it's a visual feast, using modern hardware to make probably the best-looking planes, clouds, and ground targets the series has ever seen. You can also carry two special weapons into battle instead of just one, which adds an extra layer of strategy. If you voluntarily only bring in one special weapon, you'll have more ammo to play with, so there's a cool trade-off to consider.

Ace Combat 8 also brings back squad commands, something that existed in some of the prior entries but not the last one. Using the D-Pad, you can issue basic commands like "cover me" and "use special weapons" to your crew, whose planes you get to choose before each mission. It's not the deepest thing in the world, but it gives the player more to think about on a moment-to-moment basis than Ace Combat 7 did, so it's a welcome change.

Still, even with some little alterations here and there, Ace Combat 8 is still Ace Combat as hell. That's what I want, and it's what I imagine most hardcore fans of the series want, too. Sometimes video game franchises need to evolve to survive. Zelda became open-world to stave off staleness, while Grand Theft Auto is leaning into life simulator systems with its latest entry.

But sometimes, all you need is a fighter jet, some lock-on missiles, and enemy targets to have a good time.

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Mariska Hargitay kicked off the 78th Emmys with style on Monday, performing an entertaining musical parody of Joan Jett & the Blackhearts' "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" — with cameos aplenty.

In the video above, the Law & Order SVU star sings "I Love TV Screens" with a little help from the likes of Hacks' Jean Smart, the New York Knicks' Jalen Brunson, and a particularly entertaining appearance from Jennifer Coolidge wielding a boba tea.

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We break down all of the new features of the new Apple Watch, including its most controversial: Live Rewind.

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0:00 Introduction & Apple event overview
0:18 S11 chip & Apple Intelligence
0:46 Sound recognition & accessibility
1:00 Live rewind privacy concerns
1:25 Siri recap & ambient listening
1:48 Apple’s privacy defense
2:08 Real-world privacy risks & unknowns
2:52 Redesigned heart rate sensor & HRV
3:26 AI workout insights & Vitals app
3:56 Series 12 colors & ceramic finish
4:19 Apple Watch Ultra 4 features & battery life
5:08 Pricing & final verdict

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Host: Owen Poole
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Video editor: Dillon Payne
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TL;DR: Watch Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur in the 2026 EFL Cup for free on ITVX. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Two Premier League teams are in action today as Liverpool host Tottenham Hotspur in the third round of the EFL Cup.

It's been a sluggish start to the Premier League for Liverpool, with just a single win from four games. The EFL Cup presents an opportunity to build some excitement and momentum — and the Reds will certainly go into this game expecting a win. That's because Spurs are yet to score a single goal in the league, following last season's tense relegation battle. Spurs did get through the second round of the EFL Cup with a 5-1 win, so perhaps this competition will bring them better luck.

If you're interested in watching Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur in the 2026 EFL Cup from anywhere in the world, we've got all the information you need.

When is Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur?

Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur in a 2026 EFL Cup kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on Sept. 15. This fixture takes place at Anfield.

How to watch Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur for free

Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur in the 2026 EFL Cup is available to live stream for free on ITVX.

ITVX is geo-restricted to the UK, but anyone can secure access with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in the UK, meaning you can livestream Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur for free from anywhere in the world.

Livestream Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur for free by following these simple steps:

1. Sign up for a streaming-friendly VPN (we recommend ExpressVPN)

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4. Visit ITVX

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but they do tend to offer generous money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Liverpool vs. Tottenham Hotspur without committing your cash. This is obviously not a long-term strategy, but it gives you enough time to stream this fixture before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for ITVX?

ExpressVPN is the best choice for bypassing geo-restrictions to stream live sport on ITVX, for a number of reasons:

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TL;DR: Score the 30th Anniversary Mewtwo promo card for free by spending $15+ on Pokémon TCG products at select retailers. This special offer starts from Oct. 2.

If you're a Pokémon card collector, you know the absolute nightmare that is fighting off secondary-market scalpers the second a limited-edition card drops.

There is another way.

To celebrate three decades of pocket monsters, The Pokémon Company is dropping a limited-edition Mewtwo promo card starting Oct. 2. Instead of forcing you to drop $100+ on a massive Elite Trainer Box, you only need to spend $15 or more on any Pokémon TCG products to trigger the gift-with-purchase.

The card features an exclusive "Pokémon 30" foil stamping that won't appear in standard booster packs. Plus, every promo card comes with a secondary QR code card that links directly to the Pokémon Night Out event experience. It's valid both online and in-store, but given how quickly anniversary merch disappears, you'll want to lock in your order without delay.

The participating retailers are as follows:

• Barnes & Noble

• Best Buy

• BoxLunch

• Five Below

• GameStop

• Hot Topic

• Macy’s

If you're trying to figure out what to buy to hit that $15 spend limit, the actual 30th Celebration expansion lands worldwide on Sept. 16.

The set is a massive trip down memory lane, featuring remastered artwork, classic card reprints, and an unprecedented gimmick: every single booster pack contains a guaranteed rare Pikachu card out of a set of 30 unique designs. Grab a four-pack of individual booster sleeves or a single Booster Bundle at checkout, and you'll hit that $15 threshold for the Mewtwo card. It's that easy.

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert won the Emmy for Outstanding Variety Series on Monday, honouring the cancelled late night talk show for the final time. Accepting the award, host Stephen Colbert took the opportunity to try securing his staff new jobs.

"If you like the comedy tonight, my old writers wrote it tonight," said Colbert. "Ariel Dumas, my head writer, is the head writer of tonight's Emmys."

CBS cancelled The Late Show earlier this year, abruptly ending it after over three decades on air. The unexpected decision forced hundreds of people who worked on the show back onto the job market, with The Late Show's final episode airing in May. 

"The thing about these late shows is that — besides being a really good steady job — is that they require so many people that they're a fantastic incubator for young people to come in to learn to work professionally, on a deadline, in cooperation, in collaboration, and that is the future of our business that we have to look after," Colbert said in his Emmys acceptance speech.

"I got some great news: They are all tech avail. Hire them. They will make your show better and they will make your day easier."

Colbert also thanked The Late Show's audience and the many guests he's interviewed over the years, then in a sweet moment singled out his "favourite guest:" his wife Evie.

"Thank you for being my only crew and my only guest during COVID, my only audience and the only audience I really care about," said Colbert. "Yours is the laugh that I want for the rest of my life. I love you."

At the time of The Late Show's cancellation, CBS executives stated that it was "purely a financial decision" and was "not related in any way to… other matters happening at [parent company] Paramount." Days earlier, Colbert had accused Paramount of paying a "big fat bribe" to President Donald Trump, noting that it needed the administration to approve its merger with Skydance Media. Trump reacted to The Late Show's cancellation with glee, having been vocal about wanting talk show hosts who criticise him to be taken off air.

TL;DR: The Motorola Razr+ is available for free with T-Mobile. To qualify for this promotion, simply activate a new line on an Experience Beyond plan.

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Everyone needs to breathe. We know that Apple's event was a lot. We got announcements of new iPhones, Apple Watches, AirPods, and much more. There was a lot to take in, but now that the dust has settled, we can all get back to normality. And by normality, we mean free deals on foldables (no, not the iPhone Duo).

We're talking Motorola, specifically the new Motorola Razr+. This foldable phone is available for free right now with T-Mobile, and you don't even need to trade in anything to qualify. The process of claiming is actually pretty straightforward.

To get the new Motorola Razr+ for free with T-Mobile, simply activate a new line on its Experience Beyond plan. The total cost is covered via 36 monthly bill credits. If you cancel or switch carriers before the two-year mark, you’ll owe the remaining balance on the phone’s full retail price. You will need to pay taxes and a one-time $35 connection charge, but that's a small price to pay for a "damn fine phone."

If you really do need to get your hands on the latest tech from Apple, you have choices. The new Apple iPhone 18 Pro is available for free when you trade in a qualifying device and activate a new line on T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond plan. New customers who switch to T-Mobile and keep their existing number can also qualify.

Opens in a new window Credit: Amazon Buy a vehicle through Amazon Autos From Sept. 15 through Oct. 7, eligible Prime members who buy a new car through Amazon Autos will get a $1,500 Amazon.com gift card. Shop Now

We've officially reached the point where you can buy literally anything on Amazon, including a whole ass car.

Personally, I'd never buy a vehicle online like this. The anxiety of checking out an SUV next to paper towels is just too much for me to process. But Amazon's trying to normalize it ahead of Prime Big Deal Days (the fall version of Prime Day and the precursor to Black Friday), and they're using digital cash to do it.

SEE ALSO: Here's how to milk Amazon's 'Young Adult' Prime membership for all it's worth

From Sept. 15 through Oct. 7, eligible Prime members who buy a new car through Amazon Autos will get a $1,500 Amazon.com gift card. If you're somehow brave enough to buy a car on the internet, that's a pretty good chunk of change to blow when the October deal event kicks off.

Wait, what's Amazon Autos?

In case you haven't stumbled across it yet, Amazon Autos is the retailer's online car shopping marketplace. It lets you browse cars, trucks, SUVs, hybrids, and EVs, compare features, and set up your financing or lease terms directly on the site.

Amazon then connects you with a local participating dealership to handle the test drive, sign the final paperwork, and get the keys.

Here's how the $1,500 Amazon Autos promo works

You don't need a special code or anything like that; Amazon will auto-apply the promotion to qualifying purchases at checkout.

The offer is available nationwide, but you'll need to be a Prime member purchasing a new vehicle. Once you pick up your new ride, Amazon will email you the gift card redemption code within two weeks, which you can add to your Amazon account and use for anything else you need. (Might I recommend some Chemical Guys supplies? It's what I use to clean my truck.)

The gift card doesn't expire and has no limitations once redeemed, so you could easily save it for December holiday gifts or a spring clean haul next year.

Today, Amazon announced that its annual Prime Big Deal Days event will run from Tuesday, Oct. 6, through Wednesday, Oct. 7. The 48-hour sale for Prime members, often referred to as "October Prime Day," serves as the retail giant's unofficial kickoff for the holiday shopping season.

Amazon moved up its flagship Prime Day sale from mid-July to late June this year, reportedly because of the timing of the FIFA World Cup and the U.S. 250th anniversary. But Prime Big Deal Days is happening during its usual fall time slot.

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Prime Big Deal Days is a two-day, members-only sale that Amazon puts on every year in early October, a little over a month before Black Friday.

Amazon held its first fall Prime event in 2022, positioning it as "a chance to kick off the holiday shopping season early." That year, the event was called the Prime Early Access Sale. In 2023, Amazon renamed it to Prime Big Deal Days and expanded its scope to cover "everything Prime members need for Autumn," including early holiday offers and deals on seasonal household essentials like groceries.

Other retailers like Walmart, Best Buy, and Target typically run their own sales alongside Prime Big Deal Days. At the time of writing, none of them had announced their counter-programming just yet.

What kinds of deals will be available during Prime Big Deal Days?

Prime Big Deal Days' deepest discounts typically go to Amazon devices like Kindle e-readers, Fire TVs, and Echo smart speakers. (It is an Amazon event, after all.) Shoppers can also usually take advantage of extended free trials for Amazon services like Amazon Music Unlimited.

SEE ALSO: I tested all of Amazon's e-readers, and this is the best Kindle to buy

Beyond the Amazon of it all, Prime Big Deal Days normally features deals on products from popular brands like Apple, Bissell, Bose, Dyson, Eufy, Keurig, KitchenAid, Lego, Ninja, Samsung, Shark, and Sony. That includes gadgets like headphones, earbuds, laptops, tablets, TVs, gaming gear, and robot vacuums.

We expect Prime Big Deal Days tech deals to be especially popular this year, given the ongoing RAM shortage that's forced extensive price hikes across the market. Just last month, Amazon itself raised the prices of over 20 of its devices due to "significant increases in memory and storage component costs," a company rep told Fortune.

Early Prime Big Deal Days offers could start to pop up as soon as this week.

Do you need to be a Prime member to shop the sale? Credit: Amazon

Like summer's main Prime Day sale, Prime Big Deal Days is only open to members of Amazon's Prime program. However, you're still eligible for the deals even if you're only on a trial Prime membership. Most people get 30 days free, but college students and those ages 18 to 24 get six whole months of Prime for free through the Prime for Young Adults program.

Visit amazon.com/amazonprime to sign up for Prime. Just remember to cancel your membership before the trial period expires to avoid having your account converted to a paid subscription. (Amazon currently charges $14.99 per month or $139 per year; Prime for Young Adult members receive a 50% discount.)

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The Moon is finally becoming visible again. Its crescent is growing a little more each night, so we're beginning to see more of its features once again.

What is today’s Moon phase?

As of Tuesday, Sept. 15 NASA's Daily Moon Guide tracker tells us the Moon is in the Waxing Crescent phase, with 18% of its surface visible.

After nights of no visibility, tonight you can finally spot some lunar features again. Without any visual aids, you'll be able to see the Mare Crisium and the Mare Fecunditatis. Add binoculars or a telescope to also see the Endymion Crater.

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.

If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.

An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.

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If you find yourself stuck at any step of today's Hurdle, don't worry! We have you covered.

SEE ALSO: Hurdle: Everything you need to know to find the answers Hurdle Word 1 hint

Speeds.

Hurdle Word 1 answer

ZOOMS

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Diameter.

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GIRTH

Hurdle Word 3 hint

Stranger.

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ODDER

Hurdle Word 4 hint

Problem.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

ISSUE

Final Hurdle hint

Another sense.

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SIXTH

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Looking for spoiler-free NYT Connections hints or just wondering why Connections is trending today? We've got what you need to understand the clues for today's puzzle without spoiling any of the answers.

Of course, Mashable has also provided daily hints and answers for Connections, Wordle, and Strands for years, so we can help you if that's also what you need.

While we are focused more on meanings than hints in this story, sometimes learning that many of the words have completely unrelated meanings is a clue in and of itself. Connections frequently includes clues that involve words within words and other visual clues.

SEE ALSO: NYT Connections hints today: Clues, answers for September 15, 2026 Caboose meaning

A railroad car attached to the back of a freight train to shelter and house the train crew.

December meaning

The last month of the year.

Dessert meaning

A sweet treat typically eaten after dinner.

Epilogue meaning

A final section or speech at the end of a book, play or film.

Handle meaning

To manage or control something.

Lid meaning

A removable or hinged cover used to close the top of a container.

Spout meaning

A small pipe on a container used to pour liquids.

Whistle meaning

A clear high-pitched sound made by blowing air.

Coach meaning

A person who trains a sports team or teaches a skill.

Direct meaning

Doing something with any intervention.

Guide meaning

A person or thing that leads, directs or gives information to help find or understand something.

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Train meaning

A connected line of railroad cars running on tracks..

Asset meaning

Something owned by a person or company tha has monetary value.

Mole meaning

A hidden spy who works for an organization or government for a long time.

Plant meaning

A living organism that grows in the ground.

Sleeper meaning

A spy who moves to another country and lives undercover for years before taking action.

Have you learned the meanings and still want the things? Check out the hints and answers for today's NYT Connections puzzle.

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

The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a tea drinker.

Connections is the one of the most popular New York Times word games that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

If you just want to be told today's puzzle, you can jump to the end of this article for today's Connections solution. But if you'd rather solve it yourself, keep reading for some clues, tips, and strategies to assist you.

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The NYT's latest daily word game has become a social media hit. The Times credits associate puzzle editor Wyna Liu with helping to create the new word game and bringing it to the publications' Games section. Connections can be played on both web browsers and mobile devices and require players to group four words that share something in common.

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Each puzzle features 16 words and each grouping of words is split into four categories. These sets could comprise of anything from book titles, software, country names, etc. Even though multiple words will seem like they fit together, there's only one correct answer.

If a player gets all four words in a set correct, those words are removed from the board. Guess wrong and it counts as a mistake—players get up to four mistakes until the game ends.

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Players can also rearrange and shuffle the board to make spotting connections easier. Additionally, each group is color-coded with yellow being the easiest, followed by green, blue, and purple. Like Wordle, you can share the results with your friends on social media.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for September 15, 2026 Here's a hint for today's Connections categories

Want a hint about the categories without being told the categories? Then give these a try:

• Yellow: To lead

• Green: A good cuppa

• Blue: A spy

• Purple: Finish line

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Here are today's Connections categories

Need a little extra help? Today's connections fall into the following categories:

• Yellow: Instruct

• Green: Parts of a whistling kettle

• Blue: Undercover operative

• Purple: Things that appear at the end

Ready for the answers? This is your last chance to turn back and solve today's puzzle before we reveal the solutions.

Drumroll, please!

The solution to today's Connections #1191 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Instruct: COACH, DIRECT, GUIDE, TRAIN

• Parts of a whistling kettle: HANDLE, LID, SPOUT, WHISTLE

• Undercover operative: ASSET, MOLE, PLANT, SLEEPER

• Things that appear at the end: CABOOSE, DECEMBER, DESSERT, EPILOGUE

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