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SAVE $100: As of April 9, the Garmin Instinct 2 45mm smartwatch is on sale at Best Buy for $199.99, 33% off its list price of $299.99.

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If you're looking for a way to stay on top of your health and fitness goals this year, it's worth looking into a fitness tracker or smartwatch. If you've been on the hunt for a good option to buy, there are a few great deals floating around right now that are worth checking out. This includes a nice discount on the 45mm Garmin Instinct 2 at Best Buy.

The 45mm Garmin Instinct 2 has been marked down $100 at the retailer, dropping its price from $299.99 to $199.99. If this discount has caught your eye, it's worth keeping in mind that Best Buy notes on the sale page that the deal ends on April 11, so you'll want to act fast to pick it up at this price while it's still live.

SEE ALSO: The Garmin vívoactive 5 just got its biggest discount this year at Amazon

The Garmin Instinct 2 is a great fit for those with an active lifestyle, featuring a variety of built-in sports apps for running, swimming, and biking, to name a few. Not to mention it has several different health-related features including heart rate tracking, sleep tracking, and more. All of this on top of a great battery life that can last up to 21 days in smartwatch mode.

Looking for more fitness tracker and smartwatch deals? Also at Best Buy, you can score some sweet discounts on the 40mm Samsung Galaxy Watch7 and the Fitbit Charge 6 today as part of Best Buy's Deal of the Day.

SAVE $40: As of April 9, the Fitbit Charge 6 is on sale at Best Buy for $119.95 as part of its Deal of the Day, 25% its list price of $159.95.

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Fitness trackers are a great investment for those looking to stay on top of their health and fitness goals. Especially if you're spending more time outside in the springtime weather, they can be a helpful workout companion. At the moment, there are some nice deals floating around on fitness trackers that are worth checking out, including this discount on the Fitbit Charge 6 at Best Buy as part of its Deal of the Day.

The Fitbit Charge 6 has received a $40 discount at Best Buy, dropping its price from $159.95 to $119.95. This deal applies to multiple colors available as well, so you can save on the obsidian, coral, and porcelain models. Not to mention, your purchase also comes with six months of Fitbit Premium for free.

SEE ALSO: Ready to upgrade? The Google Pixel 9 is on sale for $650 at Amazon.

The Charge 6 is a tracker that's ready to help you hit your health and fitness goals. It tracks a variety of different things, from your heart rate to sleep to how many calories you've burned. It also has over 40 exercise modes and a built-in GPS that's great for tracking distance, especially if you're doing more activities outdoors with the warmer weather. And with Fitbit Premium, you can get access to the Daily Readiness Score, which shows how ready you are to take on the day.

We consider the Charge 6 to be the best fitness tracker for everyday tracking in our roundup of the best fitness trackers, saying, "Fitbit is the name in activity trackers, and the Fitbit Charge 6 is the top device when it comes to everyday health and fitness needs. More of a band than a watch, it will suit regular gym goers and offers a competitive range of specs."

Don't miss out on $40 off the Fitbit Charge 6 at Best Buy as part of its Deal of the Day.

If you're on the hunt for more fitness-related deals, the Beats Fit Pro are discounted right now at Amazon and the Samsung Galaxy Watch7 (40mm) has been marked down at Best Buy, if you're looking to upgrade to a smartwatch instead.

Ed Sheeran and Jimmy Fallon don wigs and dark sunglasses for an NYC busking session in the Tonight Show clip above, singing a rendition of Chappell Roan's "Pink Pony Club" before they reveal their true identities.

What follows is a fairly cheerful live performance of Sheeran's new son "Azizam", with Fallon bouncing around in the background hitting a tambourine.

SAVE $30: As of April 9, the Bose SoundLink Flex Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen) is on sale at Amazon for $119, 20% off its list price of $149.

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If you're starting to spend a bit more time outside in the spring weather, a portable speaker is a great item to have with you to blast some music, enjoy a podcast, or get caught up on an audiobook while enjoying the sunshine. If you're on the hunt for one to have this year, Amazon has had some great deals recently, including a nice discount on the Bose SoundLink Flex Portable Speaker.

The Bose SoundLink Flex Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen) has received a 20% discount that's dropped its price from $149 to $119. There are multiple colors available to choose from as well that have been marked down to this price, including the black speaker, alpine sage, blue dusk, petal pink, and sandstone. This price is also only a couple dollars away from its lowest-ever price of $117.81, so there's no better time to pick it up.

SEE ALSO: Enjoy $70 off the Beats Solo 4 headphones for a limited time at Amazon

This Bose SoundLink Flex speaker offers big sound in a smaller build that's perfect for taking on any adventures you go on this year. It boasts up to 12 hours of battery to keep you listening to your favorite sounds for longer and is even waterproof and dustproof, so no matter where your journeys take you it can handle the environment you're in.

Amazon has it listed as a limited-time deal, so if the Bose SoundLink Flex Portable Bluetooth Speaker (2nd Gen) has caught your eye you'll want to act fast to pick it up at this price.

Looking for more portable speaker deals? Also at Amazon, you can save on the JBL Clip 5 right now and the Sony ULT Field 1 portable speaker has been discounted as well.

SAVE $89: As of April 9, the Garmin vívoactive 5 is on sale for $210.52 at Amazon. That's a 30% discount on list price.

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If you're looking for a fitness tracker that has a full range of lifestyle and fitness tracking features, you'll love the Garmin vívoactive 5. It's currently down to its cheapest price so far this year, with a savings of $89.

As of April 9, you can buy it for $210.52, down from $299.99.

The vívoactive is a popular model, with this edition being released in late 2023, bringing a stark upgrade from the vívoactive 4. Unlike its predecessor, the 5 benefits from a bright AMOLED display, making colors incredibly vibrant and much more noticeable. It also has a much-improved battery life, boasting 11 days when in smartwatch mode.

Stats-wise, it's packed with advanced health-tracking features, including heart rate monitoring, SpO2 tracking, stress tracking, and in-depth sleep insights. The sleep insights have also had an upgrade, now featuring sleep coaching. Sports tracking includes running, cycling, swimming, and more.

However, if you're looking for in-depth training stats such as training status and readiness, these are not available on the vívoactive 5. For these, take a look at the higher spec watches, such as those in the Forerunner range.

Head to Amazon to grab this great Garmin deal.

SAVE $20: As of April 9, the Apple Pencil (2nd Gen) is on sale at Amazon for $109. This deal saves you 16% on the list price.

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If a new iPad stylus has been on your wishlist for some time, you're in luck. Amazon's Daily Deals has treated us to another bargain, this time on the Apple Pencil (2nd Gen). As of April 9, it's down to $109, saving you $20.

This Apple stylus is a noticeably more improved design than the 1st gen, especially for those who love to sketch, take notes, or use their iPad for lots of intense editing. The stylus benefits from a magnetic attachment, so it's nice and easy to both store and charge. Double-tap gestures let you switch tools effortlessly, and it’s incredibly responsive, so whether you’re drawing fine details or jotting down quick notes, it feels just like using a real pen or pencil.

It works with various iPads, including: iPad Pro 12.9-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation), iPad mini (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (1st generation), iPad Air (4th generation), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (4th generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (3rd generation), iPad Pro 11-inch (2nd generation), iPad Air (5th generation).

Compared to its predecessor, The Apple Pencil (2nd Gen) features a much sleeker design. The 1st Gen also doesn't have the magnetic attachment for charging and storage, nor the customizable double-tap gestures, so if these are important for you, the 2nd Gen is the stylus for you.

Get this deal from Amazon before it runs out.

SAVE $20: As of April 9, the Amazon Fire Stick 4K Max is on sale for $39.99 at Amazon, saving you 33% on list price.

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Amazon's beloved Smart TV device, the Fire Stick Max, is back on sale. For those not in the know, the Fire TV Stick is a streaming device that plugs into your TV (or laptop) and lets you access platforms like Prime Video, Netflix, Hulu, and more, basically turning your TV into a smart TV.

And as of April 9, you can save $20 on the list price with the reduced price of $39.99.

It has a remote with Alexa built-in, helping you turn any TV into a Smart TV. (Top tip: use Alexa to search for your favorite movie saves time and effort.)

There's no over-the-top setup to worry about, these handy remotes are so simple to use. Really, anyone can do it. Just pop the device into your TV's HDMI port, and that's it. You have instant access to a range of streaming platforms as well as many live channels.

The Max has 16GB of storage — double that of the Fire TV Stick 4K and other streaming sticks, so this is the one to choose for big downloads.

This is only a limited-time deal at Amazon, so move fast if you don't want to miss out.

SAVE $160: As of April 9, TCL Alto 8 Plus 2.1.2 Channel Dolby Atmos soundbar is available for $99 at Walmart. That’s $160 off its usual $259 price.

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If your TV’s audio sounds like it’s coming from inside a tin can buried under your floorboards, you’re not alone. Most built-in TV speakers are fine. But “fine” doesn’t cut it when you’re trying to hear whispered dialogue over booming music and car crashes. Enter the TCL Alto 8 Plus, now on sale for just $99 at Walmart. That’s less than what some people pay for HDMI cables, which is its own problem.

This soundbar actually brings some substance. It supports Dolby Atmos, which means sound doesn’t just hit you from the front, but also floats around you with a bit more spatial flair. There’s a wireless subwoofer included too, so you get that satisfying rumble during explosions or when someone dramatically slams a door. And no, you don’t need a surround sound PhD to set it up.

SEE ALSO: Apple announces WWDC 2025 dates

It works especially well with TCL Roku TVs, letting you adjust settings using your TV remote. But it’s not limited to that setup. There’s HDMI eARC, optical, USB, and Bluetooth support, so you can hook it up however you like. It’s a 39-inch bar that won’t dominate your space but will absolutely dominate your TV’s weak built-in speakers.

• Price: $99.00 $259.00

• Retailer: Walmart

• Channels: 2.1.2 with Dolby Atmos

• Subwoofer: Wireless

• Audio Output: 300W peak

• Connectivity: HDMI eARC, HDMI, Optical, USB, Bluetooth

• Compatibility: Roku TV Ready

• Dimensions: 39.4 x 4.8 x 2.6 inches

• Weight: 14.7 pounds

• Color: Black

• Model Number: TS8212-NA

• Power Source: Corded Electric

At $99, it’s less of a splurge and more of a mercy upgrade for your ears. Honestly, your TV’s sound could probably use the help.

SAVE $700: As of April 9, Motorola razr+ 2023 (256GB, unlocked) is on sale for $299.99 at Best Buy. That’s a $700 discount off the usual $999.99 price.

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Motorola razr+ was one of those phones I wanted to love but couldn’t justify buying. It was cool, sure. It folded in half and had a massive external screen, but at $999.99, it felt like Motorola was charging extra for nostalgia. Now it’s $299.99 at Best Buy, and suddenly I’m seeing my current slab-style phone as a creativity-blocking brick.

There’s something very satisfying about snapping a phone closed after a call, and the razr+ makes that tactile joy feel futuristic instead of dated. The 3.6-inch external display is actually useful, not just decorative, letting you check messages, change songs, or snap selfies without opening the thing. When you do flip it open, you’re met with a 6.9-inch pOLED screen that runs at 144Hz. That’s smoother than it needs to be, but I’m not complaining.

SEE ALSO: Apple announces WWDC 2025 dates

It runs on a Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 processor, which was Qualcomm’s top chip until recently. That means apps launch quickly, multitasking doesn’t stutter, and the AI features (yes, those are a thing now) feel snappy rather than slapped-on. You also get 256GB of storage and 8GB of RAM, which is more than enough space for your photos, memes, and unplayed mobile games.

• Price: $299.99 $999.99

• Retailer: Best Buy

• Storage: 256GB

• RAM: 8GB

• Display: 6.9-inch pOLED main display (144Hz), 3.6-inch external screen

• Processor: Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1

• Front Camera: 32MP

• Rear Camera: 12MP main, ultrawide lens

• Battery: 3800mAh with 30W TurboPower and wireless charging

• Operating System: Android 13

• Network: Unlocked, 5G-compatible

• Durability: IP52 water and dust resistance

• Weight: 6.63 ounces

• Color: Infinite Black

• Warranty: 1 year parts and labor

The battery life is respectable. It’ll get you through a full day, and when it doesn’t, there’s 30W TurboPower charging and wireless charging as backup plans. The cameras are decent, not mind-blowing, but that external screen lets you take proper selfies with the main sensor, which is genuinely useful.

At $299.99, this is the kind of discount that makes me reconsider everything I thought I wanted in a phone. It’s fun, surprisingly practical, and finally priced like Motorola wants people to actually buy it.

One of the weirdest things about owning an iPad, if you're an Instagram user, is realizing that there is no native Instagram app for Apple's tablet.

What makes this especially weird is that the iPad feels like the perfect platform for Instagram and similar, extremely visual apps, as it allows you to see the posts on a far larger display than the one on your phone.

With Instagram's owner Meta being one of the largest companies in the world, it's hard to justify this as a cost-saving measure. And given that both the iPad and Instagram launched in 2010, it's not like Instagram or Meta never had time to build an app. Puzzlingly, Instagram head Adam Mosseri once said that the group of people who want an Instagram app for the iPad isn't large enough, despite admitting that the company gets asked about it "a lot."

This is made even worse by the fact that Instagram's web app still isn't as good as the native version (seriously — what's up with posts being tiny with no possibility of making them larger?). And yes, you can use the iPhone app on iPad, but it's just not the same.

This is finally changing. According to The Information (via MacRumors), Instagram is finally working on a native Instagram app for the iPad.

SEE ALSO: Instagram pulls the plug on Content Notes

Unfortunately, that's pretty much all we know at this point. No details about the app itself or when it may launch have been revealed. However, The Information claims that Meta's motivation to cave in and build a native Instagram app has to do with the looming TikTok ban, so maybe it launches sooner rather than later.

SAVE $160: As of April 9, Amazon Fire TV 43-inch 4-Series 4K UHD smart TV is on sale for $209.96 at Amazon. That’s a 43% discount from its usual $369.99.

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I already own a TV. It turns on, plays things, and occasionally asks if I’m still watching like it’s judging me. So no, I don’t need another one. But then I saw Amazon’s 43-inch Fire TV 4-Series is on sale for $209.96, a full 43% off, and suddenly I’m wondering if my perfectly functional setup is really enough.

This is the kind of deal that makes you question your sense of restraint. The Fire TV 4-Series might not be the flashiest screen on the market, but for just over 200 bucks, it doesn’t need to be. It’s a 4K smart TV with HDR10, HLG, and Dolby Digital Plus. In plain English: you’ll get a sharp picture, decent sound, and you won’t have to squint at washed-out colors when you’re watching something dark and dramatic (which, let’s be honest, is half of Netflix).

SEE ALSO: Apple announces WWDC 2025 dates

The Alexa Voice Remote Enhanced lets you bark out commands instead of fumbling through menus. If you're the type who always loses remotes in couch cushions or under pets, that might actually be worth the price alone. Fire TV OS gives you access to basically every app in existence, and you don’t need a cable subscription to use it. That is ideal, because paying for cable in 2025 feels a bit like mailing a check.

• Price: $209.96 $369.99

• Retailer: Amazon

• Display: 43-inch 4K UHD with HDR10 and HLG

• Audio: Dolby Digital Plus

• Smart Features: Fire TV OS with Alexa Voice Remote (Enhanced)

• Streaming Access: 1.5 million+ titles, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+

• HDMI Ports: 4

• Return Policy: 30-day Amazon Device return window

• Warranty: 1-year limited

It also has four HDMI ports, which is a surprisingly generous offering for a TV in this price range. You can plug in your game console, soundbar, streaming stick, and still have room to pretend you’ll hook up that old DVD player.

I’m not saying you should buy a second TV just because it’s on sale. I’m just saying that if a very affordable 4K screen happened to show up at your door in two days with free shipping, I wouldn’t blame you.

On her first visit to Morocco’s largest city, a visitor swears off her phone, the internet and even printed guides. Her aim? To get lost, learn as she goes, and reclaim the serendipity of travel.

Apple's new iPad Air is here, but you wouldn't know it just by looking at it.

For this version, Apple decided to leave the tablet unchanged on the outside, save for the new (optional) Magic Keyboard. Inside, however, the Air has Apple's M3 chip, which means it supports Apple Intelligence, the company's AI assistant.

Once again, the iPad Air comes in two sizes, one with an 11-inch display, and the other with a 13-inch display. For my Apple iPad Air (M3) review, I tested the 13-inch version.

Apple iPad Air price and specs

The price and the vast majority of the specifications haven't changed from last year's model. The 11-inch variant of the new iPad Air starts at $599, while the 13-inch version starts at $799. As with other Apple products, you can often find them on sale at retailers like Amazon and Best Buy.

By far the biggest improvement is the new Apple M3 chip, which has an 8-core CPU, a 9-core GPU, and a 16-core Neural Engine. The new chip unlocks Apple Intelligence features, which won't work on some older models but are supported on the 2024 iPad Air.

It's supposedly purple. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

As for the other (unchanged) specs, here's a quick rundown:

• Memory: 128GB, 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB of storage

• Cameras: 12-megapixel rear camera/12-megapixel selfie camera

• Audio: Stereo speakers, dual mics

• Ports: 1 USB-C port

• Display: Liquid Retina

The 11-inch version has a 2,360x1,640 pixel resolution and a 28.93 watt-hour battery, while the 13-inch version has a 2,732x2,048 pixel resolution and a 36.59 watt-hour battery.

Old design, new (Magic) Keyboard

While this is as minor an upgrade as they come, it's worth noting that the iPad Air got a bigger redesign last year, when the 13-inch version was introduced for the first time. For 2025, it makes sense for Apple to bring the Air up to speed with newer silicon and better support for AI while keeping the design and feature set largely the same.

Since the iPad Air is an uninterrupted slab of a screen with a uniform black border, it's hard to imagine a radical redesign. Apple could make the whole device a little thinner, lighter, and reduce the borders a little, but frankly, the Air looks pretty sweet as it is.

The Magic Keyboard has been improved in several ways, but it's still too expensive. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

The display is still beautiful and pretty bright, but the refresh rate only goes to 60Hz. Displays that can do 120Hz — such as the one on the M4 iPad Pro — are just so much smoother and nicer to look at. Had Apple upgraded the display on the iPad Air to support 120Hz, the iPad Pro would become a very tough sell for most shoppers, which is probably why it didn't happen. Bummer.

As for the colors, they haven't changed either: You still get a choice between Blue, Purple, Starlight, and Space Gray. I've tested the Purple version, and like most Apple colors, it's very subtly purple.

Apple's optional Magic Keyboard, which is likely the first accessory most buyers consider, has received a more thorough upgrade. It's a lot better than the previous version, with a larger trackpad, a full row of function keys, and pass-through charging (meaning you can now charge your iPad Air by plugging the cable into the keyboard, while using its own port for something else, such as connecting an external display).

I have just one minor qualm about the new Magic Keyboard; it works great on hard, even surfaces, but place it (with the iPad Air inside) on something soft, like a couch, and it tends to lean back.

Actually, make that two qualms: The Magic Keyboard still costs $269 for the 11-inch iPad, and a whopping $319 for the 13-inch version, which is nearly half the price of the iPad itself.

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Shop Now A chip that does AI...just like the last one

Apple is positioning the new iPad Air with the M3 chip as the one that's built for Apple Intelligence, and yes, the new chip's Neural Engine does make AI tasks faster. But all iPads with an M1 chip or later support Apple Intelligence, meaning that last year's iPad Air will do AI tasks pretty well, too.

Current starting price of $599 for the 11-inch model and $799 for the 13-inch model. It could feel like a bargain if Trump's tariffs make future iPads more expensive. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

As for Apple's take on AI, it's going to be very different depending on how much you need these features, and how much you use other AI models that are out there. For example, I use Cursor for coding, and Apple's AI prowess is no help here. Likewise, some of Apple's AI tools, like image generation, lag far behind more advanced models such as Midjourney or ChatGPT.

SEE ALSO: What is Apple Intelligence?

But if you need to quickly erase an unwanted object from a photo, Apple's Clean Up tool will suit you well. Or if you need to create an image of yourself in an astronaut's helmet while wearing a scarf, Apple's Image Playground will do a decent job (and it will be snappier than on an iPhone).

Image Playground isn't perfect, but it's usable in a lot of situations. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

In terms of everyday performance, I have zero complaints. My daily driver is a MacBook with an M1 chip — meaning it lags two generations behind this iPad Air — and it's still plenty fast for me. The iPad Air, which I typically use for reading and gaming, feels overpowered.

For a slightly harder task, I played a variety of games including Hearthstone and PUBG Mobile (yes, on an iPad — sue me), but everything was snappy on the iPad Air.

Geekbench test results confirm this: With a 2,229 single-core score and a 10,498 multi-core score, it's roughly on par with an M1 MacBook Pro, which is plenty powerful for a tablet.

Of course, if you're intent on using the iPad Air as your main productivity machine, my verdict is the same as it is for the best iPads: Don't. The iPad is simply better suited for iPad tasks, which include light work, gaming, reading, and perhaps some light drawing and photo editing. Try to multitask, juggle around a word processor and some tables, create, edit, and move files... and you'll soon find that MacBook is vastly superior for such tasks.

Battery life: Slightly improved

The battery life on the new iPad Air is pretty great, though not dramatically improved compared to the last version. If I use it for reading and browsing, it lasts for days. If I play a graphics-intensive game, it'll only last a couple of hours. For a healthy mix of the two, this new iPad Air will last you a full day.

The new Magic Keyboard has pass-through charging, meaning you can charge it while using the iPad's USB-C port to connect an external display. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

To test it out, I ran Mashable's standard battery test (running a loop of a TikTok video at 50% brightness). I got 14 hours and 46 minutes of battery life, which is about an hour and a half better than last year's iPad Air. That's a tangible improvement, likely due to the M3 chip being more power efficient than its predecessor.

For pretty much everything else, we direct you to our review of last year's iPad Air, because it's all the same. That means the display, the cameras, the speakers, the ports (well, the singular USB-C port on the bottom) are all the same as before. Even the storage options remain unchanged.

Is the M3 iPad Air worth it?

If you already own the 2024 iPad Air with the M2 chip, then there's very little reason to upgrade. The new Air is slightly faster and has slightly better battery life...and that's pretty much it. However, if you're upgrading from an older Apple tablet, then the new iPad Air is still our "best buy" for most Apple shoppers.

Still the "best buy" iPad. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable

For me, the iPad is not, and will likely never be, my primary workhorse (I use my MacBook Pro for the vast majority of my daily work). For this reason, the iPad Pro, while nice, is overkill. The iPad, which still has a phone-grade, A16 chip, is underpowered, so the iPad Air is the best choice for most buyers.

As for that Magic Keyboard...look, it's good, but it's too pricey to make sense. If you're shopping for an iPad Air, combining it with a more affordable, third-party option is probably the way to go.

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So, you want to post videos on TikTok but don't know where to start. Of course, first, you'll need an idea for a video. Then, you'll need some way to record it, and you'll need to ensure it has all the parts of a TikTok video that keep people watching, like a visual hook and an interesting topic.

But one thing sets a good TikTok video apart from a great one: the editing. It can be daunting to get started without previous knowledge of editing tools. However, some TikTok creators have opened the curtain behind how they edit their own videos using CapCut, a video editing app developed by ByteDance, TikTok's parent company.

Here are some helpful guides creators have put together to make editing your TikTok in CapCut a breeze:

Mia's 15-part series 'Confidently Create'

Mia, also known as @floofysocials, created a 15-part series showing her followers how she goes from idea to finished video.

The series spans everything from the importance of making sure all your electronics are fully charged to creating a shot list, filming b-roll, and, of course, editing. She edits using CapCut, which most creators seem to use for short-form video content. CapCut is free, and it's made by the same company as TikTok, so the editing can be pretty seamless within the app, especially in comparison to something like Adobe Premiere, which might allow you to do more but has a bit of a steeper learning curve.

How Meg edits

Meg, also known as @happywithmeg, is a creator mostly known for running content. Yet, she was getting a lot of comments about how she edits her videos, so she answered them in a series all about how she edits — including the art of audio, making a perfect voiceover, perspective, and more.

She also uses CapCut, but she pays for the Pro version and uses Adobe Lightroom Pro for photo editing.

Nat's editing guide

Nat, also known as @natiduplat, is known for her New York City vlogs and, of course, her editing. She uses CapCut and shows her followers how to do things that are a bit more advanced, like putting text behind you in a video, floating font, and animations.

'Editing 101' with Jeslyn

Jeslyn, also known as @jslynb, is mainly followed for her lifestyle content, but her editing prowess can't be denied. She uses CapCut to create most of her videos, and in a series called "Editing 101," she takes her followers through everything from keyframes to shot lists.

Saturn’s largest moon Titan may be among the most Earth-like worlds in the solar system, covered in lapping rivers and lakes, but new research suggests it likely couldn't support much life — if at all. 

Scientists are interested in Titan because it appears to have the organic ingredients for life — the kinds that humans know about, at least. Whether the moon harbors any microbial aliens has become a top exploration priority, helping to spur NASA's $3.35 billion Dragonfly mission. The helicopter-like robotic spacecraft is expected to visit the moon in the 2030s.

A new study led by the University of Arizona and Harvard University tried to answer that question without the 880 million-mile space trip. Their goal was to figure out how much energy life might be able to get from Titan’s environment.

What they found was unexpected: Titan’s underground ocean could probably only support a few pounds' worth of life, equal to about one small dog.

"Titan's uniquely rich organic inventory may not in fact be available to play the role in the moon's habitability to the extent one might intuitively think," said Antonin Affholder, who co-led the study, in a statement.

SEE ALSO: NASA scientists want to solve a mystery: Why did life "turn left?" A depiction of Saturn's moon Titan, the only other world in the solar system with active rivers, lakes, and oceans. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech illustration

The study, published in The Planetary Science Journal, focused on Titan’s hidden ocean. While those at its surface are made of liquid methane and ethane, the underground ocean, which lies beneath 60 to 120 miles of ice and could be 300 miles deep, is believed to be water.

The research relied on a computer simulation method known as bioenergetic modeling, a way of calculating how much energy living things would need and how much food is available. But rather than imagining some foreign form of biochemistry, the scientists based their model on fermentation, a simple and well-known metabolic process on Earth.  

Fermentation is how yeast helps bread rise and bacteria spoils food. Unlike respiration, which requires oxygen, fermentation only needs organic material. As Titan lacks atmospheric oxygen, the researchers reasoned fermentation makes a good candidate for alien life.

Then they looked closely at glycine, a building block for proteins that is also found in comets, asteroids, and other cosmic objects. Since Titan has similar ingredients, the researchers wondered if tiny microbes could survive on glycine as a food source.

But there's a pretty big obstacle. Most of Titan's organic material is at the surface, not in the underground ocean. Though this same team of researchers has previously suggested that meteorites slamming into the moon could create small pools of water that then sink through the ice carrying nutrients, the amount would be limited. 

All this is to say that, although Titan has lots of organic material, it doesn't necessarily mean it's full of life. And if it does have many living things, the chances of finding them could be like searching for a needle in a haystack. 

Granted, there were limitations to the study. The researchers only focused on glycine, and even primitive life may be able to metabolize a variety of other molecules. Plus, they only considered one potential habitable environment at Titan. Furthermore, there may be other forms of alien metabolisms that Earthlings don't even know about. 

Still, the purpose of the study was to argue for a more nuanced consideration of Titan's potential for life, Affholder said. 

"There has been this sense that because Titan has such abundant organics, there is no shortage of food sources that could sustain life," Affholder said. "Not all of these organic molecules may constitute food sources, the ocean is really big, and there's limited exchange between the ocean and the surface, where all those organics are."

The sci-fi fairytale of de-extinction may become a reality. Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences announced they have revived dire wolves from extinction, unveiling three canines it has genetically engineered to resemble the long-dead species.

On Tuesday, Colossal revealed that two genetically identical male "dire wolf" puppies named Romulus and Remus were born on Oct. 1 last year, with their sister Khaleesi following a few months later on Jan. 30. (Sansa or Arya may technically be more appropriate Game of Thrones-inspired names for a dire wolf, or even Lady or Nymeria, but you can't deny that "Khaleesi" is immediately recognizable.)

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"They're beautiful, they're cute, they're incredible," said Ben Lamm, co-founder and CEO of Colossal Biosciences told Mashable, sounding every bit the enthusiastic new dog parent. "We took a 13,000-year-old tooth and a 72,000-year-old skull, and made puppies."

Created from edited grey wolf genomes, Colossal states that these three canines are proof that a "standardized toolkit for de-extinction" is possible. 

How did Colossal create its dire wolves? Colossal's dire wolf puppies Romulus and Remus at 15 days old. Credit: Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences

Directly using dire wolf cells to clone a new animal isn't currently possible, as such material simply doesn't exist. Instead, Colossal used ancient DNA and comparative genomics, following a methodology similar to the one in its woolly mouse project. Revealed in March, Colossal's woolly mice were created by editing the genome of normal mice to display physical traits similar to those found in woolly mammoths — most significantly their long, fluffy fur.

For its dire wolf project, Colossal began with the aforementioned 13,000-year-old tooth from Ohio and 72,000-year-old inner ear bone from Idaho. Sampling these specimens and building on previous findings, Colossal's team extracted and sequenced dire wolf DNA, assembled genomes, then compared the results to that of living canines. This enabled them to pinpoint where dire wolves' genomes differ from that of other species. In doing so, they discovered that grey wolves share 99.5 percent of their DNA with dire wolves, making them the extinct animal's closest living relative.

Using this information, Colossal then employed a gene-editing method called CRISPR to edit the grey wolf's genome to more closely resemble that of a dire wolf. To do this, they made 20 strategic edits across 14 genes, with 15 of the edits recreating extinct gene variants. The nuclei were then removed from the resultant cells and transferred into donor egg cells, creating embryos that Colossal transplanted into surrogates. Leave it to bake, and soon you have a dire wolf pup.

It wasn't a simple process though, and just as in human fertilisation treatments, not every embryo resulted in a pregnancy. Colossal made multiple attempts in an effort to increase the odds of success, completing eight embryo transfers, involving between 30 to 45 specimens each. 

"There were a couple of times where a pregnancy was established early on, but was resorbed, and in the end we ended up with these three animals that are healthy," Colossal's chief science officer Beth Shapiro told Mashable. 

Creating dire wolves from blood A Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences' dire wolf at five months old. Credit: Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences

Colossal also announced that it had developed a new, less invasive cloning method to create its dire wolves, using cells never previously used in such procedures. Specifically, its scientists used endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) gathered by drawing an animal's blood, as opposed to using other cells retrieved via a skin biopsy. 

EPCs aren't undifferentiated stem cells, but they haven't been entirely differentiated either, falling somewhere in between the two. Shapiro told Mashable that the cells Colossal's new blood draw method extracted were of a higher quality than other cells previously used in their research, being healthy and easily grown. 

"These progenitor cells will eventually become the cells that make up the lining of the blood vessels," said Shapiro. "Because they're not all the way down the path to having a very specific job as a cell, it's easier to reprogram them. And we've also found that it's easier to establish really healthy cell lines, so it's great for biobanking." (Biobanking is the collection and storage of biological samples for conservation or research purposes.)

Colossal also used the same method to clone four red wolves — one female and three males. A critically endangered species, it's estimated there are fewer than 20 red wolves currently in the wild. Shapiro said that though they only conducted two embryo transfers for the red wolves, both resulted in successful pregnancies.

"Normally when you're doing this, the reprogramming step is such that it takes many more tries than that to have a successful pregnancy from a cloned cell," said Shapiro. "So we're pretty confident that this is a really great technology that can be used for cloning animals in the future."

"We're pretty excited because we think that de-extinction and species preservation goes hand in hand," said Lamm.

What makes a wolf a dire wolf? Two-month-old dire wolf Khaleesi stretching open her mouth. Credit: Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences

Whether or not Colossal's dire wolves are "real" dire wolves depends on how strictly one defines the species. Technically, Colossal doesn't have any viable material straight from a dire wolf to work with. The company didn't find this an insurmountable obstacle though, working with a grey wolf genome base as an acceptable substitute instead.

"We focus on what genes kind of drive — like, what makes a dire wolf a dire wolf, and then how do we engineer them into the grey wolf," said Lamm "Because they are 99.5 percent the same genetically."

Colossal discovered during its DNA sequencing that dire wolves would have had thick white coats. They were also around 25 percent larger than grey wolves, with wider heads and stronger jaws. Accordingly, Colossal's wolves have a distinctly more muscular build than the leaner grey wolf. They're also already over 80lbs (36kg) at six months old, which is a comparable weight to a fully grown grey wolf. As such, Lamm expects that the dire wolves may end up weighing around 140lbs (64kg) once they reach adulthood.

"When we talk about de-extinction, we're talking about bringing back the core features, the core traits that resemble — that are — the species that used to be alive," explained Shapiro. "There are many different ways that people can consider what a species is. But we're talking about this functional trait. So we're bringing back these functional [traits]. 

"We know that dire wolves were larger, more muscular, that they had this particularly interesting coat, thick coat. And so when we target the DNA that we're going to edit… those 20 edits brought back these dire wolf phenotypes, and the animals that are born are our dire wolves."

This isn't Jurassic Park A Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences' dire wolf. Credit: Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences

Unsurprisingly, Colossal's de-extinction efforts have repeatedly drawn comparisons with the sci-fi film Jurassic Park. This association is only likely to continue now that their first de-extinction project has made a larger, stronger version of a charismatic carnivore. However, Lamm notes that there are important differences between Jurassic Park and Colossal's work, and that its real scientists have very different goals from the movie's fictional ones. 

"The three reasons why we built the dire wolves in the first place was: One, we were working with some Indigenous tribes here in the United States that actually asked us to bring back the dire wolves," said Lamm. "They said it was akin to the Great Wolf in their culture, they said it has ancestral knowledge and it's spiritually important to them. So I don't think they did that in Jurassic Park."

Specifically, Lamm noted that the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation (MHA Nation) was Colossal's biggest partner on its dire wolf project. They also partnered with the Nez Perce Tribe, the Karankawa Tribe of Texas, INDIGENOUS LED, and the Wind River Tribal Buffalo Initiative.

"Number two, we were working on building technologies for conservation of wolves, and to specifically save the red wolves from the brink of extinction that it's on," Lamm continued, referring back to Colossal's cloning of the endangered species. "Unless there was a subplot I missed in Jurassic Park, I don't think that they were focused on the conservation aspects. 

"And then the third thing is… we do want to inspire the next generation, get kids excited about the science and whatnot," said Lamm. "Maybe Jurassic Park tried to do that in their 'theme parks.' But it's definitely a very different set of goals."

What happens to Colossal's dire wolves now?

Colossal's dire wolves won't simply be released into the wild to repopulate. They're currently being kept on an enclosed, protected preserve measuring over 2,000 acres, with potential plans to eventually move them to a larger such space on Indigenous land. The company further noted that the preserve is certified by the American Humane Society, and registered with the United States Department of Agriculture.

The wolves further have a 10-person team looking after them, and are constantly monitored with cameras and drones like a dire wolf Truman Show. This team manages factors down to the wolves' social dynamics and moves them through feeding cycles.

"They have 24-hour veterinary care," said Shapiro. "These animals can't get a splinter without us knowing about it. So they're not exactly living like wild wolves. They're living the luxury style of life for wild wolves."

One of Colossal's dire wolf pups being handfed with a bottle at 15 days old. Credit: Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences

They're also being hand-raised by humans. While Romulus, Remus, and Khalissi were initially cared for by their surrogate mothers, Colossal eventually separated them due to concern the dog parents weren't up to the task of caring for their large dire wolf pups.

"The mother was getting a little overzealous, she was like over-cleaning them, moving them away," said Lamm.

There were also issues with the surrogate mothers disturbing the puppies' sleep by continually waking them to feed, as well as concerns regarding the amount of nutrition the mothers' milk could realistically provide.

"[The dire wolf puppies] were larger than a standard grey wolf, and we wanted to make sure that they were getting enough food," said Shapiro. "The surrogates were large hound domestic dogs, so… they might not have produced as much nutrition as a large wolf would have needed. So we were just being overly careful [by separating them]." 

A three-month-old dire wolf holding a stick in the snow. Credit: Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences

There is the issue of how the dire wolves will learn to be dire wolves, considering that there aren't any animals of the same species to teach them how. The wolves' human parents can't very well pass on skills such as how to take down a deer. However, Shapiro told Mashable that the dire wolves are already displaying innate behavior similar to that seen in wild wolves or those raised in captive or semi-captive environments.

"A lot of what we see is behavior that we predicted to see in these wolves," said Shapiro. "That's another thing that's really great about this group as our first de-extinction project, because we can watch these animals sort of interact with their habitat and see how they learn from each other, what they pick up from each other and from other animals with which they interact in their habitat, and we will gradually make their experience in life more and more similar to the wild. 

"But mostly what we're focused on right now is making sure that they're healthy. We want to make sure that they are growing the way they should grow. We want to keep tabs on this because we really want to understand the impact of the edits that we made on their growth patterns and their physiology and their behavior."

This includes the dire wolves' social dynamics. Though Khaleesi is currently being kept separate from her brothers, Shapiro told Mashable that she's getting old enough to be introduced to them soon.

A dire wolf puppy at one month old. Credit: Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences

Colossal is also being cautious to avoid unintended dire wolf puppies. Having the dire wolves reproduce au naturel would no doubt be exciting in theory, and the company is indeed planning on creating three to five more of them to build the pack dynamics it wants. However, any such additions must be carefully planned and monitored.

As such, in addition to tracking the animals' reproductive cycles and keeping them strategically separated, Colossal has also administered wolf birth control in the form of subdermal hormonal contraception.

"We really need to manage the population, study them, decide what the long term plan is with rewilding, [and] on what size area," said Lamm. "Potentially on Indigenous land, on MHA Nation, for example. And then we'll go from there."

A three-month-old dire wolf in the snow. Credit: Colossal Laboratories and Biosciences

In the meantime, Romulus, Remus, and Khalissi are apparently living relatively pampered lives by wolf standards. Lamm told Mashable that the wolves initially ate colostrum and milk, first from their mothers and then synthetic versions. Now they're eating a combination of horse, bison, and elk meat, as well as some dry food. Colossal is also planning to introduce carcasses soon to enable the dire wolves to figure out socialisation and behavior surrounding mealtimes.

While the dire wolves haven't hunted for themselves yet, Lamm stated that their future diet would likely be a combination of hunted and supplied meals. Though technically, all of the meals would be supplied.

"It's not like we're going to let them out to compete with grey wolves," said Shapiro. "They're on a protected reserve, so if they are introduced to hunting it will have to be because we've put animals or the trainers or the handlers have put animals there."

"They're starting to exhibit hunting-like behaviors," said Lamm. "So they're starting to act more and more wolf-like by the minute."

Though it may be beneficial for the dire wolves to learn to hunt from a development perspective, they're unlikely to ever genuinely need the skill, living out their days under researchers' watchful care. Colossal doesn't have a definitive idea of its dire wolves' life expectancies, however Lamm noted that regular wolves can live for 10 to 15 years. 

It's a fair estimate. Even so, exactly how long genetically engineered dire wolves live is something we'll only find out through lengthy observation. These are the first ones, after all.

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