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Almost everyone, at one time or another, gets the urge to find a fun fling, but not everyone wants to dish out money for the privilege. If you're strapped for cash or just want to keep your credit card information to yourself, know that there are a lot of great free hookup apps and sites out there that will work just fine without you paying a premium for membership. 

That having been said, not all these free services operate in the same way, or give you the same amount of freedom. They're businesses, after all, and still trying to turn a profit, so to entice you to upgrade they hide some of their best features behind a paywall while allowing you just enough freedom to experience a taste of what they offer. 

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To help you navigate the world of hookup apps and sites as a non-paying user, we've put together this handy guide that breaks down each service's best features for free accounts.

Tinder

Tinder's mega-popularity probably has a lot to do with how well it has balanced its free and premium features. As a non-paying user, you can create an account, fill your profile with up to nine photos and videos plus a short bio, and swipe, match and chat with singles in your area.

In other words, you can use Tinder's basic features without reaching for your wallet. But restricting yourself to a free account also forces you to experience some serious frustrations, from an ad-laden UI to a limited number of swipes in 12 hours. That doesn't sound too bad on paper until you've spent an hour left-swiping through your local singles when you finally find the profile of your dreams, a person seemingly created to pique your interest, only to discover that you've run out of likes.

To get the most out of a free Tinder account, we recommend splitting up your swiping time into morning and evening sessions, to minimize the impact of their 12-hour right-swipe restriction. If you manage to get matches using this strategy, you're all set and probably don't need to upgrade your account, but if you're dissatisfied with how many matches you get, it might be time to explore Tinder's Gold and Platinum tiers, as these unlock some matchmaking cheat codes, including one monthly profile boost to increase your visibility, plus the ability to see who has liked your profile and even message accounts that you haven't already matched with. 

AdultFriendFinder

AdultFriendFinder is one of the most restrictive dating services when it comes to what it allows free members to do. Not only will you not be able to speak to another person one-on-one with a free account, you won't even be able to view other users' profiles without ponying up some cash on a monthly basis. 

Don't be deterred, though. If you're looking for fast thrills online, a free AFF account can get you plenty far. For one thing, AdultFriendFinder is less a dating service than an entire ecosystem, complete with live webcam shows, chat boards, adult-themed picture contests, and a whole lot of erotic storytelling. With a free account, you can access and even participate in almost all of these public-facing venues, so whether you want to passively observe the live webcam feeds or test your writing skills out in the fiction section, you have options.

On the other hand, if you want to use AFF to actually find a partner in your area of the world, you're probably going to need to upgrade to their paid subscription, which not only unlocks expanded search features and the ability to communicate one-on-one with other members, but also upgrades the quality of the photos and videos you see, which is a dramatic quality-of-life improvement well worth the investment.

Grindr

Like Tinder, Grindr is very generous in the functionality it extends to non-paying users. With a free account, you'll be able to create a profile, search out and chat with other nearby people, and even create a private photo album and send a single expiring photo per day. In one sense, Grindr is even more generous to its free users than Tinder: it allows you to match with one person outside of your immediate location per day, giving you a small taste of the app's reach.  

Best of all, for those desperately eager to connect, Grindr allows free users two Right Now sessions per week, which functions as a kind of temporary (one hour, max) status update to nearby users also in Right Now mode that you're looking for a fast hookup. 

It's not all upside, though. Like Tinder, Grindr subsidizes its free user features by serving them up a whole bunch of ads, which can definitely degrade the user experience, while also limiting their profile's reach to "local" Grindr users, which basically means accounts within your immediate vicinity. If you're in LA or Manhattan, that's not such a problem, but if you're using the app somewhere with less population density, it can be a serious impediment. 

If those limitations seem intolerable to you, you can opt for either the Grindr XTRA or Grindr Unlimited subscriptions to unlock quality-of-life features like the ability to send more expiring photos, a larger grid to explore, and even the ability to see who has liked your profile. 

Pure

In many ways, Pure is the most intriguing hookup app at this moment, a true innovator in design and interface, which makes it no surprise that it's the most popular app for Gen Z singles. Unfortunately, it's extremely restrictive in the scope it gives to free users — unless you're a woman, that is.

On Pure, male and non-binary users have to pay to unlock the app's most useful features, while women get unrestricted access to the app for free. Before you cry foul, though, remember that most dating apps skew heavily male (Tinder users may be 75 percent male, for example), so by enticing women with a free membership, Pure can keep a relatively even gender split among its users. 

As a free user, you'll be able to create a profile and fill out the requisite information, as well as a list of your kinks, but you won't be able to create or respond to ads or chat one-on-one with other users, which locks you out of the app's most fun and interactive features. 

Unlike with Tinder, Grindr or AFF, then, Pure really does require a paid subscription to be at all useful, at least if you're not a woman using the app. 

We can all agree that moms and mother figures deserve the world and a little bit more on Mother's Day. But let's be straight: Very few us can afford the kinds of gifts they truly deserve — the diamond necklaces, luxurious weekend trips, or designer gear. Sure, Mom is more than worthy of unwrapping something along those lines on Mother's Day but it's just not realistic.

But is that reason to send Mom a gift card from the grocery store checkout line, or to grab the first bouquet of barely adequate flowers? Absolutely not.

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With Mother's Day 2026 fast approaching, here are more than 20 ideas for inexpensive but thoughtful Mother's Day gifts — all under $50. You can make her feel special without breaking the bank with these gift ideas, which include several products recommended to us by our own moms and mom friends.

There's a lot of pressure when it comes to thinking up great gift ideas for your mom. She's done the hard wok of actually raising you, and it's time to throw some appreciation back her way. Part of our larger series dedicated to finding the best gifts for everyone, this list of gifts for your mom (or any mom or mother figure, for that matter, who all deserve something special) attempts to think outside of the same old generic suggestions that have plagued moms at major holidays for decades.

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Does she have a unique interest or pastime that's a huge part of her life? You could look for hyper-specific items that speak directly to her passions, or pick up an item to finally nudge her towards getting started on that dream hobby. If she'd appreciate a more practical gift, rack your brain for a frustration that she's mentioned more than once — perhaps her coffee machine sucks or she's having trouble relaxing. You can't go wrong with gifting something that'll make her life easier.

Mother's Day is fast approaching on May 10, so there's no better time to pick her a gift. The best gifts will make her feel listened to, valued, or straight-up pampered. Consider what she does when she has no one putting demands on her time — then shop for those moments. And if you get stuck, or your budget's tight, visit our guide to the best gifts under $50 for even more winning ideas.

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.

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Mushrooms.

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FUNGI

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Askew.

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WONKY

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Hurdle Word 3 hint

Scam.

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FRAUD

Hurdle Word 4 hint

A red flower.

Hurdle Word 4 answer

POPPY

Final Hurdle hint

Sofa.

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COUCH

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We're now in the Moon's Waxing Gibbous phase, the last before we reach the Full Moon. There's plenty of its surface illuminated tonight, so keep reading to find out what you can see.

What is today’s Moon phase?

As of Saturday, April 25, the Moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. Tonight, 63% of the moon will be lit up, according to NASA's Daily Moon Guide.

If you're looking at the Moon with just your naked eye, you should be able to catch a glimpse of the Mares Crisium, Tranquillitatis, and Fecunditatis. If you have binoculars, the Mare Nectaris, Posidonius Crater, and Apennine Mountains should also come into view, appearing from halfway up the Moon to near the top. And, finally, with a telescope you'll see all this plus the Apollo 16 landing spot, Rupes Altai, and Rima Hyginus.

When is the next Full Moon?

The next Full Moon is predicted to take place on May 1, the first of two in May.

What are Moon phases?

NASA says that the Moon completes a full orbit around Earth in about 29.5 days, during which it passes through eight stages. Although the same face of the Moon is always turned toward us, the portion illuminated by the Sun shifts as it travels along its path, producing the familiar cycle of full, half, and crescent shapes. These variations are referred to as lunar phases, and there are eight altogether:

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.

Today's Connections: Sports Edition will test your knowledge of multiple sports.

As we've shared in previous hints stories, this is a version of the popular New York Times word game that seeks to test the knowledge of sports fans.

Like the original Connections, 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 the latest 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 launched in association with The Athletic, the New York Times property that provides the publication's sports coverage. The sports 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 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 before 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.

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

• Yellow: We are not the champions

• Green: Keeping score

• Blue: Protect the net

• Purple: You play these at home

Here are today's Connections: Sports Edition categories

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

• Yellow: In the Lowest Position

• Green: NBA Teams on Scoreboards

• Blue: Hall of Fame Hockey Goaltenders

• Purple: Baseball Video Games

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The solution to today's Connections: Sports Edition #579 is...

What is the answer to Connections: Sports Edition today?

• In the Lowest Position — BOTTOM, CELLAR, LAST, WORST

• NBA Teams on Scoreboards — DEN, OKC, SAC, WAS

• Hall of Fame Hockey Goaltenders — BRODEUR, FUHR, PARENT, ROY

• Baseball Video Games — BACKYARD, HIGH HEAT, SLUGFEST, THE SHOW

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new sports Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

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Welcome to your guide to Pips, the latest game in the New York Times catalogue.

Released in August 2025, Pips puts a unique spin on dominoes, creating a fun single-player experience that could become your next daily gaming habit.

Currently, if you're stuck, the game only offers to reveal the entire puzzle, forcing you to move on to the next difficulty level and start over. However, we have you covered! Below are piecemeal answers that will serve as hints so that you can find your way through each difficulty level.

How to play Pips

If you've ever played dominoes, you'll have a passing familiarity with how Pips is played. As we've shared in our previous hints stories for Pips, the tiles, like dominoes, are placed vertically or horizontally and connect with each other. The main difference between a traditional game of dominoes and Pips is the color-coded conditions you have to address. The touching tiles don't necessarily have to match.

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The conditions you have to meet are specific to the color-coded spaces. For example, if it provides a single number, every side of a tile in that space must add up to the number provided. It is possible — and common — for only half a tile to be within a color-coded space.

Here are common examples you'll run into across the difficulty levels:

• Number: All the pips in this space must add up to the number.

• Equal: Every domino half in this space must be the same number of pips.

• Not Equal: Every domino half in this space must have a completely different number of pips.

• Less than: Every domino half in this space must add up to less than the number.

• Greater than: Every domino half in this space must add up to more than the number.

If an area does not have any color coding, it means there are no conditions on the portions of dominoes within those spaces.

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Greater Than (4): The domino half in this purple space must have more than 4 pips. The answer is 6-1, placed vertically.

Equal (3): Every domino half in this red space must have 3 pips. The answer is 3-1, placed vertically; 3-3, placed horizontally; and 3-5, placed vertically.

Equal (1): Every domino half in this light blue space must have 1 pip. The answer is 6-1, placed vertically; 3-1, placed vertically; and 1-1, placed horizontally.

Less Than (6): The domino half in this yellow space must have less than 6 pips. The answer is 3-5, placed vertically.

Medium difficulty hints, answers for April 25 Pips

Equal (1): Every domino half in this purple space must have 1 pip. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally.

Number (6): The domino half in this red space must have 6 pips. The answer is 6-2, placed vertically.

Greater Than (0): The domino half in this light blue space must have more than 0 pips. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally.

Number (6): Everything in this yellow space must add up to 6. The answer is 2-2, placed horizontally; 4-3, placed vertically.

Number (6): Everything in this dark blue space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically; 4-3, placed vertically.

Number (6): Everything in this green space must add up to 6. The answer is 3-0, placed vertically; 4-3, placed vertically.

Less Than (4): Everything in this purple space must add up to be less than 4. The answer is 4-2, placed vertically; 3-0, placed vertically.

Hard difficulty hints, answers for April 25 Pips

Number (5): Everything in this purple space must add up to 5. The answer is 1-1, placed horizontally; 2-0, placed vertically; and 1-4, placed vertically.

Equal (0): Every domino half in this red space must have 0 pips. The answer is 2-0, placed vertically; 6-0, placed horizontally; and 3-0, placed horizontally.

Number (10): Everything in this light blue space must add up to 10. The answer is 1-4, placed vertically; 6-0, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (1): The domino half in this yellow space must have more than 1 pip. The answer is 2-5, placed horizontally.

Equal (5): Every domino half in this dark blue space must have 5 pips. The answer is 2-5, placed horizontally; 5-5, placed horizontally; 5-0, placed vertically; and 5-1, placed horizontally.

Number (7): Everything in this green space must add up to 7. The answer is 4-3, placed horizontally.

Greater Than (0): The domino half in this purple space must have more than 0 pips. The answer is 5-1, placed horizontally.

Equal (0): Every domino half in this red space must have 0 pips. The answer is 5-0, placed vertically; 0-4, placed horizontally.

Equal (4): Every domino half in this blue space must have 4 pips. The answer is 0-4, placed horizontally; 4-4, placed vertically.

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The NYT Connections puzzle today is not too difficult if you're a police officer.

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.

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SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for April 25, 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: Coatings

• Green: Large groups

• Blue: Cops

• Purple: To fling

Here are today's Connections categories

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

• Yellow: Body coverings

• Green: Masses, in idioms

• Blue: Old-timey slang for law enforcement

• Purple: Starting with synonyms for "Throw"

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The solution to today's Connections #1048 is...

What is the answer to Connections today

• Body coverings: ENAMEL, HAIR, NAIL, SKIN

• Masses, in idioms: CROWD, HAYSTACK, MILLION, OCEAN

• Old-timey slang for law enforcement: COPPER, DICK, FLATFOOT, GUMSHOE

• Starting with synonyms for "Throw": CAST IRON, CHUCK E. CHEESE, HURLY-BURLY, PITCHFORK

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be new Connections for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints.

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Today's NYT Strands hints are easy if you're a shopaholic.

Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game, requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an answer. There's always a theme linking every solution, along with the "spangram," a special, word or phrase that sums up that day's theme, and spans the entire grid horizontally or vertically.

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By providing an opaque hint and not providing the word list, Strands creates a brain-teasing game that takes a little longer to play than its other games, like Wordle and Connections.

If you're feeling stuck or just don't have 10 or more minutes to figure out today's puzzle, we've got all the NYT Strands hints for today's puzzle you need to progress at your preferred pace.

SEE ALSO: Wordle today: Answer, hints for April 25, 2026 NYT Strands hint for today’s theme: On the shopping block

The words are related to consumerism.

Today’s NYT Strands theme plainly explained

These words describe types of shops.

NYT Strands spangram hint: Is it vertical or horizontal?

Today's NYT Strands spangram is horizontal.

NYT Strands spangram answer today

Today's spangram is Storefront.

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NYT Strands word list for April 25

• Corner

• Liquor

• Grocery

• Discount

• Convenience

• Storefront

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Today's Wordle answer should be easy to solve if you're a girl's girl.

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

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Originally created by engineer Josh Wardle as a gift for his partner, Wordle rapidly spread to become an international phenomenon, with thousands of people around the globe playing every day. Alternate Wordle versions created by fans also sprang up, including battle royale Squabble, music identification game Heardle, and variations like Dordle and Quordle that make you guess multiple words at once. 

Wordle eventually became so popular that it was purchased by the New York Times, and TikTok creators even livestream themselves playing.

What's the best Wordle starting word?

The best Wordle starting word is the one that speaks to you. But if you prefer to be strategic in your approach, we have a few ideas to help you pick a word that might help you find the solution faster. One tip is to select a word that includes at least two different vowels, plus some common consonants like S, T, R, or N.

What happened to the Wordle archive?

The entire archive of past Wordle puzzles was originally available for anyone to enjoy whenever they felt like it, but it was later taken down, with the website's creator stating it was done at the request of the New York Times. However, the New York Times then rolled out its own Wordle Archive, available only to NYT Games subscribers.

Is Wordle getting harder?

It might feel like Wordle is getting harder, but it actually isn't any more difficult than when it first began. You can turn on Wordle's Hard Mode if you're after more of a challenge, though.

SEE ALSO: NYT Pips hints, answers for April 25, 2026 Here's a subtle hint for today's Wordle answer:

Not men.

Does today's Wordle answer have a double letter?

There are no recurring letters.

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Today's Wordle is a 5-letter word that starts with...

Today's Wordle starts with the letter W.

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Get your last guesses in now, because it's your final chance to solve today's Wordle before we reveal the solution.

Drumroll please!

The solution to today's Wordle is...

WOMEN

Don't feel down if you didn't manage to guess it this time. There will be a new Wordle for you to stretch your brain with tomorrow, and we'll be back again to guide you with more helpful hints. Are you also playing NYT Strands? See hints and answers for today's Strands.

Reporting by Chance Townsend, Caitlin Welsh, Sam Haysom, Amanda Yeo, Shannon Connellan, Cecily Mauran, Mike Pearl, and Adam Rosenberg contributed to this article.

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Apex is a dizzying film with a tiny cast and a very creepy villain.

But while Baltasar Kormákur's survival thriller has plenty of dazzling action sequences and stunning cinematography, there's also a pretty dark origin story nestled in the cracks.

So what happens, and what does Jeremy Robbins' script suggest is the real motive of the film's serial killer? Let's unpack.

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The film follows Sasha (Charlize Theron), a rock climber struggling to come to terms with an accident that killed her partner, Tommy (Eric Bana). Sasha pays a visit to a remote national park in Australia with the plan to go solo kayaking down a river, but her trip is upended by an encounter with Ben (Taron Egerton), a ranger hell-bent on hunting her to her death — seemingly, at first, just for his own twisted enjoyment.

Fortunately, Sasha is no stranger to surviving in extreme conditions. What follows is a cat-and-mouse chase across water, canyons, and cliff faces that's essentially a brutal hour-long fight for survival.

Credit: Kane Skennar / Netflix How does Sasha escape Ben?

Just as Ben has Sasha cornered in his killing cave (more on that later), she makes a bid for freedom: biting half his ear off and jumping from a ledge into the nearby river. Sasha's hands are bound, and she's attached to a rope Ben was planning to hoist her into the air with; this enables him to attach himself to her while the pair are dragged along by the current. When they finally wash up, Sasha breaks Ben's leg with a rock before he fights her off.

The problem? The only way back to safety is via a large cliff face, which they have to climb in tandem in order to escape. Ben threatens to pull Sasha off the wall if she tries to unclip her harness and leave him behind, but halfway up she manages to do exactly that when she's partly hidden by an overhanging ledge. Ben is thrown to his death while Sasha free solos the remainder of the wall to safety.

A radio news broadcast at the end reveals that authorities have uncovered 20 bodies from Ben's cave, and that he's responsible for numerous disappearances in the area that were previously attributed to the harsh landscape.

Credit: Kane Skennar / Netflix What's Ben's real motive?

Although the film doesn't tell us everything about Ben, we're given enough clues go on. The fact that he's a serial killer is indisputable, but while his initial motive appears to be a desire to hunt human prey, the scene in the cave reveals a darker secret: Ben is actually a cannibal who hoists his victims up like animals, eating parts of them and making other parts into a homemade jerky he sells at the nearby store.

"There are native tribes that say to capture the spirit of your prey, you have to consume its liver," Ben tells Sasha. "The trick is finding a spirit worth capturing, I suppose."

It's unclear what set Ben on this horrendous path, but his frequent mentions of his mother seem to be our best clue that he's been this way for a long time.

"She was special," Ben tells Sasha when she asks about the photo of him and his mom. "She was the first one. Do you understand? Now she's always with me. I'm gonna keep you with me too."

Ben, it seems, has become obsessed with the warped idea of hunting and consuming human prey as a means of growing more powerful.

Apex is now streaming on Netflix.

The Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max and Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra go head-to-head in a real-world camera test. Both deliver top-tier results but differ in color, detail, and processing. Here’s how the shots compare across scenarios.

Catch the top moments from the Google Cloud Next keynote presentation, featuring CEO Thomas Kurian on AI breakthroughs, along with key announcements and real-world applications.

Both the Sony WH-1000XM6 and AirPods Max 2 are great over-ear, noise-canceling headphones that cost a lot of money. So which should you get? CNET executive editor David Carnoy compares their designs, features, performance and sound quality to help you make a decision.

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That may as well be the motto for the AI arms race, which is unfolding across multiple dimensions in 2026. There's the competition between Silicon Valley AI labs like Anthropic, OpenAI, and Google DeepMind, the race for chips and compute power, and, of course, the fierce competition between the U.S. and China.

In the latest salvo in the East vs. West battle for AI supremacy, Chinese artificial intelligence company DeepSeek has released a preview of its latest model, DeepSeek V4.

Here's what we know about the new model, and how it stacks up against other new models like OpenAI's GPT-5.5 and Anthropic's Claude Opus 4.7.

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SEE ALSO: OpenAI’s GPT-5.5 vs Claude Opus 4.7: Which is better? What is DeepSeek V4?

DeepSeek V4 Preview is a new open-source AI model. And that's the biggest difference between DeepSeek and its rivals from U.S. companies — it's a true open-source model.

Anthropic, OpenAI, xAI, and other U.S. companies fiercely protect their frontier models, whereas DeepSeek is available for anyone to download and modify under an MIT license.

Two versions of the new open-source model are available for use. Users can also access the new models via chat.deepseek.com.

• DeepSeek-V4-Pro: A 1.6-trillion parameter model

• DeepSeek-V4-Flash: 284-billion parameter total

DeepSeek cements China's edge in open-source AI.

Just days before the launch of DeepSeek V4, another Chinese AI company, Moonshot AI, released the open-source model Kimi K2.6, though early testers say DeepSeek V4 is clearly the better model. The full system card is available via Hugging Face.

SEE ALSO: AI is causing a zero-day bug discovery crisis, and it's getting worse DeepSeek V4: Performance and benchmarks

DeepSeek says its newest open model makes great strides in agentic tasks and coding. The company also says "DeepSeek-V4 is seamlessly integrated with leading AI agents like Claude Code, OpenClaw & OpenCode."

DeepSeek released benchmark results that indicate the new models achieve similar results as the latest frontier models from OpenAI, Google, and Anthropic.

DeepSeek V4 benchmark performance comparison. Credit: DeepSeek

On popular AI leaderboards such as Arena and Artificial Analysis, DeepSeek V4 currently lags behind the top frontier models, though that could change in the days and weeks ahead.

DeepSeek V4 is far more economical than the competition

You may remember when DeepSeek burst onto the AI scene in Jan. 2025, when the company announced its R1 model. That model sent shockwaves through the U.S. AI industry by proving it was possible to build powerful models much more efficiently and cheaply.

DeepSeek V4 is also priced far lower than Gemini, ChatGPT, and Anthropic. That could give DeepSeek a huge edge in adoption.

Here's how the API pricing compares:

• DeepSeek V4 costs $1.74 per 1 million input tokens and $3.48 per 1 million output tokens (1 million context window)

• GPT-5.5 costs at $5 per 1 million input tokens and $30 per 1 million output tokens (1 million context window)

• Claude Opus 4.7 costs at $5 per 1 million input tokens and $25 per 1 million output tokens (1 million context window)

• Google Gemini 3.1 Pro costs $2 per 1 million input tokens and $12 per 1 million output tokens

As you can see, DeepSeek is about one-sixth the cost of the latest U.S. models, which is a huge edge. Even the more affordable Gemini 3.1 Pro is at a serious cost disadvantage.

So, a task that would cost you $5.22 with DeepSeek V4 would cost you $35 with GPT-5.5, or about 85 percent less.

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

If you were watching YouTube in the late 2000s, chances are you came across the sketch comedy stylings of The Lonely Island and BriTANick. The Lonely Island is made up of Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer, and Jorma Taccone, who are now Saturday Night Live comedy legends in their own right. They brought us the iconic music videos "Lazy Sunday," "I'm on a Boat," and "Dick in a Box."

Around the same time, inspired by The Lonely Island, came another massively popular sketch group out of NYU made up of longtime friends Brian McElhaney and Nick Kocher. They called themselves BriTANick. Their fast-paced absurdist minds gave us legendary video sketches such as "Boys Night In," "Academy Award Winning Movie Trailer," and "Sexy Pool Party."

Mashable's Executive Producer Mark Stetson met up with BriTANick and The Lonely Island's Jorma Taccone to talk about their new film, Over Your Dead Body, a remake of Tommy Wirkola's Norwegian dark comedy The Trip. McElhaney and Kocher wrote the script, while Taccone directs; the result is a comedic remake that stays delightfully close to the original while adding their own unique spin.

Samara Weaving and Jason Segel star as Lisa and Dan, a married couple who have grown absolutely sick of each other. Sure, to their friends or family, it seems like they're planning a weekend getaway to Dan's dad's cabin to romantically reconnect. But really, what Dan has planned is what true crime fans would call an "alpine divorce," meaning he's plotting to murder his wife and make it look like a climbing accident.

Taccone and BriTANick took us on their career journeys starting out as sketch comedians making what are now-famous comedy videos for "$15 and some Mini DV tapes." The Lonely Island had to borrow their camera from Bill Hader's then-wife, director Maggie Carey, to film "Lazy Sunday," while BriTANick had to do every bit of production themselves. According to McElhaney, "Now, everyone can do it. Back then, you had to know someone who had a FireWire cord and had a camera, and you had to know how to export from Final Cut Pro. Only the nerds knew how to do it."

Taccone added, "It's so nice that the barrier of entry has lowered so anyone can do it and be creative. But also because there is so much of it, the prices have all gone down. There is more you can do for not a lot of money. Which is why it's so nice when you have the stamp of IFC, who is going to give you this amount of money to do something. You can actually do a substantial thing."

Over Your Dead Body is now in theaters.

The long-awaited foldable iPhone should arrive in 2026. So far, Apple has kept a very tight lid on its first-ever foldable phone, but all signs point to a fall or winter 2026 release.

Early adopters already love foldables — and they have plenty of options — but Apple's been notably absent from the genre. However, don't count Apple out. The company has a history of showing up late to the party and then absolutely cornering the market, as it did with AirPods and iPhones.

So, as we await official details, here's everything we know about the first foldable iPhone, including the latest rumors, possible specifications, release date, and pricing information.

When will the iPhone Fold be released?

We think the iPhone Fold will arrive in fall 2026 alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max. Numerous rumors pointed to this over the last year. However, while Apple traditionally releases all of its new iPhones in September, the Fold might not be ready by then.

A tech analyst named Tim Long recently claimed that shipments of the iPhone Fold will begin in December of this year, not September, though Bloomberg's Mark Gurman threw cold water on this rumor. And Gurman seems to have a crystal ball looking right into Apple headquarters these days.

Still, given the ongoing global memory shortage, last-minute delays are always possible, so we'll have to wait and see.

SEE ALSO: Apple's iPhone Fold is on track, but it might be pricier than we thought What will the iPhone Fold specs look like? What would you want to see in a foldable iPhone design? Let us know in the comments. Credit: Zain bin Awais / Mashable

The iPhone Fold remains a mystery to some extent, of course, but we do have a very rough idea of what it could offer. Based on all the rumors and leaks, the iPhone Fold will have a wider design than the Pixel 10 Pro Fold, Galaxy Z Fold 7, and the upcoming Motorola Fold.

Bloomberg's Mark Gurman predicts that the foldable iPhone will be a book-style foldable with four cameras — two on the back, one on the inside, and one front selfie camera. Gurman also predicted it would use Touch ID like the iPad Air and Pro, even though iPhones typically use Face ID. All the recent leaks back up Gurman's reporting.

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In fact, the smartphone market is already adapting to the expected size of the iPhone Fold, and a Samsung Z Fold 8 Wide model recently leaked. Huawei was the first to market with a wide foldable, though the new Pura X Max is only available overseas.

The iPhone Fold specs could look something like this:

• Displays: 7.8-inch inner OLED display, 5.5-inch outer OLED display

• Thickness: 9.5mm unfolded, 4.5mm when folded

• Security: Touch ID

• Processor: A20 processor

• Cameras: Dual rear cameras (48MP), dual inner/outer front cameras

• Price: $2,399

• Battery: At least 5,088 mAh

We've seen several reports claiming that Apple is committed to making the iPhone Fold's display the best it can possibly be. It should be very durable, super thin, and without a visible crease. Samsung Display is reportedly producing the OLED displays for the iPhone Fold, as Samsung's got the best flexible display tech in the game. There's a reason Samsung released the Galaxy TriFold while the world is still waiting on the first foldable iPhone.

Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo reported earlier this year that the iPhone Fold would have a 7.8-inch inner display, a 5.5-inch outer display, and measure in at just 9 to 9.5mm of thickness. We heard another rumor in September 2025, which claimed the iPhone Fold would look like two iPhone Airs put together, with a similar thickness of 5.6mm. Why the discrepancy between the two reports? It could be the difference between the device's thickness when folded and unfolded.

There's also talk about Apple using innovative tech to make the iPhone Fold lighter and more durable than most foldables. These rumors include a report that the company is using liquid metal for the phone's hinge, which should improve durability.

What will the foldable iPhone be called?

Up until now, most of the tech world has simply called the unannounced device the "iPhone Fold." However, since it's not a confirmed product yet, it's very possible that the phone will have a different name at launch. Some outlets, such as 9to5mac, have lately taken to calling it the "iPhone Ultra" or "iPhone Ultra Fold."

While that would be a cool name (and may actually be the name when it comes out), we're going to stick with "iPhone Fold" for now, just for the sake of simplicity.

How much will the iPhone Fold cost, and will people buy it? A hypothetical rendering of the rumored iPhone Fold. Credit: Zain bin Awais / Mashable

The iPhone Fold is likely to be expensive. An early estimate from research analyst Arthur Liao suggested the price tag for the Fold — gulp — could come in around $2,399. That's in line with expectations in a new report from International Data Corporation (IDC). Last year, analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said the iPhone Fold is likely to retail between $2,000 and $2,500.

Despite the sizable cost (the flagship Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is priced at $1,999.99), sales expectations remain high. The IDC report estimated Apple would siphon one-third of the spending in the foldable market in 2026.

"But the real game-changer for the category comes at year-end when Apple enters the foldable space, projected to capture over 22% unit share and a staggering 34% of the foldables market value in its first year, thanks to an expected average price point of $2,400,” read the report.

In March, Mark Gurman claimed that Apple could classify the iPhone Fold as an "Ultra" product, putting it in a higher price tier than other devices in its portfolio alongside other high-end machines like the Apple Watch Ultra. If the phone ends up costing at least $2,000 as expected, this would make sense.

The latest iPhone Fold leaks

In December 2025, we saw lots of alleged iPhone Fold renders circulating on social media, which all share a similar design. We'd take these with a grain of salt, of course.

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In February, a leaker known as Instant Digital posted some alleged renders of the iPhone to the Chinese social media site Weibo. Like most leaks, especially the ones pertaining to Apple, we can't confirm their authenticity. However, they line up with earlier reports of the overall look of the phone.

More recently, Apple leaker Sonny Dickson shared another potential iPhone Fold render in March 2026.

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Dickson shared more purported dummy units of the iPhone Fold in April, giving those renders a bit more physicality than they had before.

April has been fairly bounteous in terms of iPhone Fold leaks. Aside from Dickson's dummy units, YouTuber Vincent Zhong got his hands on the newly released (in Asia) Huawei Pura X Max Wide. This Chinese phone is one of the first real "wide foldables" that we've seen hit the market, and its screen dimensions are almost exactly the same as the alleged dimensions of the iPhone Fold.

While the iPhone Fold will almost certainly look different from Huawei's device, Zhong's hands-on video gives us a decent idea of what to expect from the iPhone Fold as a physical object in your hands.

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We've also gotten some interesting dummy photos from tech leaker Majin Bu on X in April. In these photos, the dummy units look very similar to what we've seen in other recent leaks. In other words, it looks like a shorter, more book-style foldable than previous foldables. It looks like it'll also support MagSafe cases.

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Instant Digital makes some interesting claims. Most notably, the report says the iPhone Fold will have the largest-ever iPhone battery. (For reference, the iPhone 17 Pro Max is estimated to have a roughly 5,088 mAh battery.)

"The volume buttons are not on the left side," reads a translation of the post. "Instead, they are placed directly on the top of the right-side frame (similar to the volume button layout on the top of the iPad mini). This may take some getting used to for users’ typical phone habits."

The post also stated, "The rear dual camera + right-side microphone + flash are arranged horizontally. The camera module appears to be fully black and does not match the body color. Currently, the only confirmed color is white, but it is expected that Apple will launch two color options."

What else do we know about the iPhone Fold?

Beyond physical design, another recent report suggested you'll be able to run multiple apps side-by-side when the phone is unfolded, sort of like multitasking on iPadOS 26. However, by all accounts, this device will run iOS, not iPadOS, so you won't exactly get a full iPad experience from the iPhone Fold. (Apps that are designed to run natively in iPadOS, for example, would not be compatible.)

SEE ALSO: Samsung Galaxy Z Trifold vs Apple foldable iPhone: Specs and rumors

Finally, even though the iPhone Fold is still in the realm of fantasy, there are already rumors about a follow-up, clamshell-style foldable from Apple, potentially called the iPhone Flip. That one probably isn't coming until next year, though.

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Back during CES in January, Amazon revealed its smart TVs were getting a rebrand soon. But if you don't follow CES news as we do, the April 15 switchover to "Ember" in all of Amazon's smart TV listings might have been jarring. It's been a relatively quiet rebrand for a major product line, so it's valid to feel a little confused.

So wait, is Fire TV just called Ember TV now?

Well, sometimes. The rebrand is a title change that will unify all Amazon-branded smart TVs under a single recognizable name — Ember. But the Fire TV operating system and streaming app platform, which is still known as Fire TV, isn't going anywhere.

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Amazon Ember only replaces Fire TV when we're talking about the physical televisions: What were formerly known as Amazon Fire TVs are now Amazon Ember TVs. Those Ember TVs still run the Fire TV OS, so the interface you're used to is still alive and well.

There's no more Amazon Omni line, but the actual TVs are still the same. Credit: Amazon

Fire TV is the name of Amazon's TV operating system and streaming app platform, so Amazon must think it will be less confusing for the TVs to be called something else. (Hey, at least Ember stays on theme with Fire and Kindle.)

The name change feels especially practical when you remember that Amazon isn't the only brand that uses Fire TV. Many models from Insignia, TCL, Toshiba, and Hisense are also marketed as Fire TVs, so the Ember title will quickly distinguish those from in-house Amazon smart TVs. The Ember name change doesn't affect non-Amazon TVs that use the Fire TV OS.

SEE ALSO: Looksmaxxing my bedroom TV with the Hisense Déco: The chic, small, budget QLED TV that blends in with my decor

After the April 2026 rebrand, these are the new names of Amazon's main smart TV series:

• Amazon Ember 2-Series (FHD)

• Amazon Ember 4-Series (4K)

• Amazon Ember QLED Series

• Amazon Ember Mini-LED Series

• Amazon Ember Artline

The pre-existing TVs are the same as they were before the name change — even their reviews carried over.

We aren't expecting any new Ember TVs to launch before Amazon's next Devices & Services event, which usually takes place in the fall.

No, Fire Sticks aren't called Ember Sticks now

Fire TV Sticks and Fire TV Cubes are still called what they were called. In fact, along with the announcement of the Amazon Ember Artline TV, Amazon also announced a new Fire TV Stick coming on April 29.

What's the difference between Ember Artline and The Frame?

So far, the only brand-new TV to come out of the Ember shift is the Ember Artline. Amazon's first lifestyle TV features a matte screen, interchangeable wood and metallic frames, an ultra-thin design, and a mount that lets the TV lie flat against the wall — all hallmark features of TVs that double as art when they're not being watched.

Choose from 10 different Ember Artline frames like teak, pale gold, and matte white. Credit: Amazon

It's hard to not immediately envision an Ember Artline vs. The Frame showdown.

There are advantages and disadvantages to both art TVs: The Ember Artline only comes in two sizes compared to five sizes of The Frame, but the Ember Artline's 55-inch and 65-inch models are $200 and $300 more affordable than Samsung's 55-inch and 65-inch counterparts. One could argue that The Frame's 120Hz refresh rate justifies the steeper cost compared to the Ember Artline's 60Hz. But if you prefer Dolby Vision over Samsung's HDR10+, the Ember Artline might be the obvious choice. (These numbers are based on the latest version of The Frame only.)

But perhaps the Ember Artline's biggest edge over The Frame? The entire Ember Artline art gallery is free. You'll get access to more than 2,000 free pieces of art, while the vast majority The Frame's artwork is behind a $4.99/month paywall. You can totally use The Frame without that subscription, but your artwork selection maxes out at 30 options each month.

After a short preorder window, you can now officially buy the Amazon Ember Artline: Get the 55-inch model for $899.99 or the 65-inch model for $1,099.99.

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TL;DR: Live stream Manchester City vs. Southampton in the FA Cup for free on BBC iPlayer. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

Manchester City are now leading the Premier League after a dramatic victory over Arsenal. That's been the focus for weeks, but the FA Cup is providing a distraction. Man City face Southampton this weekend for a place in the final, and you can watch without spending anything.

If you want to watch Manchester City vs. Southampton in the FA Cup for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Manchester City vs. Southampton?

Manchester City vs. Southampton in the FA Cup kicks off at 12:15 p.m. ET on April 25. This fixture takes place at Wembley Stadium.

How to watch Manchester City vs. Southampton for free

Manchester City vs. Southampton in the FA Cup is available to live stream for free on BBC iPlayer.

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