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It seems like since AI came into our world, creators have put a lead foot down on the gas. However, according to a new policy document, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg might slow or stop the development of AGI systems that are deemed "high risk" or "critical risk."

AGI is an AI system that can do anything a human can do, and Zuckerberg promised to make it openly available one day. But in the document "Frontier AI Framework," Zuckerberg concedes that some highly capable AI systems won't be released publicly because they could be too risky.

The framework "focuses on the most critical risks in the areas of cybersecurity threats and risks from chemical and biological weapons."

SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg doubles down on Meta's submission to Trump

"By prioritizing these areas, we can work to protect national security while promoting innovation. Our framework outlines a number of processes we follow to anticipate and mitigate risk when developing frontier AI systems," a press release about the document reads.

For example, the framework intends to identify "potential catastrophic outcomes related to cyber, chemical and biological risks that we strive to prevent." It also conducts "threat modeling exercises to anticipate how different actors might seek to misuse frontier AI to produce those catastrophic outcomes" and has "processes in place to keep risks within acceptable levels."

If the company determines that the risks are too high, it will keep the system internal instead of allowing public access.

SEE ALSO: Mark Zuckerberg wants more 'masculine energy' in corporate America

"While the focus of this Framework is on our efforts to anticipate and mitigate risks of catastrophic outcomes, it is important to emphasize that the reason to develop advanced AI systems in the first place is because of the tremendous potential for benefits to society from those technologies," the document reads.

Yet, it looks like Zuckerberg’s hitting the brakes — at least for now — on AGI’s fast track to the future.

The internet giant reported sales that narrowly missed Wall Street’s estimates and worried investors about the company’s A.I. business.

Valentine's Day shopping for your wife should be easy. You've known her forever. You hear her talk about her interests on a daily basis. But finding something to showcase how much she means to you is more of an enigma than it seems. How do you nail romance without being too cliché or too vague? We scoured the internet to find gifts with the perfect combination of thoughtful and practical. For even more ideas, check out our guides to the best Valentine's Day gifts for her, Valentine's Day gifts for your girlfriend, and gifts for your wife.

The billionaire has used the social media site to boast of victories, lash out at enemies and conduct polls for the initiative he calls the Department of Government Efficiency.

Chris Jericho, Ayisha Issa, and Lowell Dean break down how Dark Match uses themes, tropes and blends genres to make this unique film.

Dark Match is in theaters now.

An internet browser with built-in mindfulness and meditation tools? Sounds a little like buzzword fodder to me. However, I'm a tired, jaded journalist who'll try anything to feel more alive, so I tested the early access release, mindfulness-focused Opera Air and found its features straightforward and genuinely beneficial in the short period I played around with it.

Built by Norwegian browser maker Opera, Opera Air claims to be "the first browser built around the concept of mindfulness." Opera has released thematic versions of its own browsers in the past, including a gaming-focused browser with a “Panic Button,” and a crypto browser. The latest, Air, is designed as a browser that both functions like Chrome, Firefox, and Safari but also "helps its users manage stress, enhance their focus, and maintain emotional clarity throughout their day."

SEE ALSO: How to choose a meditation app that's right for you

Tech platforms, apps, and wearables aimed at boosting mindfulness have made companies and startups a mint for years, so it's understandable why eyebrows disappear into hairlines when a shiny new one comes along. However, the internet is a truly shitty place of late, a veritable tidal wave of misinformation and tech bros getting rich off unbridled abuse and harassment. We're all on it, day after day, so a browser pinging me to "Take a Break" on the regular doesn't seem like the worst thing in the world. So I tried it out.

Opera Air is instantly recognizable as a modern mindfulness offering

When you first install Opera Air, you'll meet the requisite verdant landscape of rolling hills and a lone hiker, overlaid with an inspirational Jon Kabat-Zinn quote: "You can't stop the waves, but you can learn to surf." Drenched in that overt earnestness, let's take a look around. You can choose a different wallpaper from mountaintop clouds, a meditation rock in a forest, or the company’s signature bubble overlaid on some naturescapes.

Mountains, check. Inspirational quote, check. Credit: Opera Air / Mashable screenshot

You can connect Opera Air with your Chrome or Firefox account, which will bring in all your bookmarks, or you can start fresh. On the homepage, Opera Air features default buttons for leading mindfulness apps including Headspace and Calm, professional creative database Behance, social publishing platforms Medium and Penzu, and mindfulness publisher Mindful.

Mashable asked Opera about whether these buttons were sponsored placements, and the company said they were not: "Currently, we do not have any partnerships or affiliations with other apps or sites. This is a selection of inspiring apps and websites that our users can find helpful. Of course they have full control to remove these sites if they don’t want them and wish to have a more minimalist experience."

Testing the "Take a Break" and "Boosts" features

Probably the most overt mindfulness plug-in here is the "Take a Break" button on the left hand menu. Pressing the icon that looks like three horizontal dashes will bring up a menu of options: breathing and neck exercises (3D-camera enabled or not), and guided meditations including a full body scan. You can actively seek the feature out or set your timer to enable break reminders for as regularly as you'd like (60 minutes seems to be a good ballpark number).

The "Take a Break" menu. Credit: Opera Air / Mashable screenshot

Opera told Mashable the company produced the exercises in-house and the sounds through an agency, all using licensed lo-fi music tracks and ambient sounds — you can change up the ambient sound if you prefer "vinyl record crackling" to "walking in mid shallow water" (I do). You can choose between voice guides (Emma or Alex, both voice actors) and Opera told Mashable they're available in English for now, with Brazilian Portuguese, Polish, and German planned to roll out soon.

These types of meditation are available on many mindfulness and meditation apps, some of which cost money and some which don’t, so this is nothing new. But it's free (for now, and remember the cardinal rule of apps and software: if it’s free, you're probably the product). Conveniently, however, it’s right there in your browser, so if you’re like me, doing a small meditation before heading into a video call meeting might be more likely for you than pulling out your phone. 

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I tried a seven-minute mindfulness meditation to “increase focus, ground the mind, and reduce stress." The meditation uses techniques like controlled breathing, identifying thoughts and emotions and letting them pass by without judgment, checking in with your posture, noticing the space around you, and other long-used hallmarks of the practice. And yeah, I felt focused afterward, and could potentially use this every day to make a real effort to make meditation a habit.

The "Boosts" are binaural beats. Credit: Opera Air / Mashable screenshot

The other mindfulness tool Open Air features is “Boosts," sitting above the “Take a Break” option in the left menu. It’s a menu of binaural beats, a long prevalent auditory technique that generates a unique frequency in the brain when you listen to two different frequencies at once — Opera told Mashable the platform uses pure sine waves and carrier frequencies of 120hz and 240hz to deliver a range of binaural beats between 1hz and 40hz. There are different frequency states, several of which help with focus and attention, some which are associated more with relaxation; Opera Air’s binaural beats offerings are titled Creativity Boost, Energized Focus, Deep Relaxation and more.

Other bits in Opera Air that aren't mindfulness-related

Like its standard Opera browsers, Opera Air also features the company’s ad blocker and Opera’s own free VPN, which you can switch on and off in the Settings. Here, you can also take control of your privacy and data settings.

On the sidebar, there’s also an inbuilt AI chatbot called Aria that’s been built using a combination of AI models GPT-4o, Gemini 1.5, and Imagen 3. Meta platforms WhatsApp and Messenger are also built into this menu, which feels weird to see underneath the mindfulness tools, but hey, this is a browser after all. Plus, you can switch these on or off in the Settings.

As I said, in 2025, with everything simmering online, an internet browser with an in-built mindfulness reminder seems like a pretty good idea. There's plenty of online spaces to get free meditation and mindfulness guidance right now, and this is one of them, one that's close at hand during your work day.

Grubhub, the food delivery service, has been hacked. On Monday, the company confirmed a data breach that affects both its drivers and customers.

According to Grubhub, the malicious actor was able to gain entry into its systems via a third-party vendor that provides services for Grubhub's support team.

The hacker was able to access private information connected to customers, merchants, and drivers who previously interacted with Grubhub's customer service. Campus diners were also affected.

SEE ALSO: AT&T, Ticketmaster data breach hackers charged with stealing 50 billion records

Grubhub says the exact type of data stolen is different for each affected individual. The hacker obtained names, email addresses, and phone numbers. The unauthorized user also stole partial payment card information from some campus diners, which include the card type and last four digits on the card. Hashed passwords for "certain legacy systems" were also obtained.

It's unclear just how big the data breach is.

SEE ALSO: Man leaked classified Pentagon docs via Discord — now he’s sentenced to 15 years in prison

Grubhub says an investigation found that the intrusion was carried out through an account connected to a third-party service provider. Upon noticing the intrusion, Grubhub said they immediately removed the compromised account's access and terminated the service provider entirely from their systems.

Grubhub shared that customer and merchant login credentials and passwords were not breached. Financial information such as full payment card numbers, bank account details, drivers licenses, and social security numbers were also unaffected.

A proposed new law would make it illegal for Americans to download the popular Chinese AI app DeepSeek.

On Monday, Sen. Josh Hawley, the Republican senator from Missouri, introduced legislation that would "prohibit the import from or export to China of artificial intelligence technology."

While the announcement mentions DeepSeek, the bill called the Decoupling America’s Artificial Intelligence Capabilities from China Act doesn't explicitly mention the Chinese AI company. Instead it speaks more broadly about protecting U.S. intellectual property and preventing a foreign adversary from using technology that undermines national security.

SEE ALSO: DeepSeek just taught the AI industry 5 hard lessons

"America cannot afford to empower our greatest adversary at the expense of our own strength. Ensuring American economic superiority means cutting China off from American ingenuity and halting the subsidization of CCP innovation," said Hawley in the announcement, before referencing the "international concern" triggered by the launch of DeepSeek's R1 model.

In a matter of days, R1's arrival battered tech stocks and spooked the AI industry because the large language model (LLM) was reportedly made for a fraction of the cost of AI models like OpenAI's GPT-4, posing a threat to the American AI industry. OpenAI also claimed DeepSeek trained its AI off of OpenAI's data, which the internet found ironic since OpenAI is accused of doing the same thing to develop its own models.

There are also DeepSeek's ethics and privacy concerns. Users have discovered instances of censorship when using R1, such as not answering questions about Tiananmen Square or evading truths about Uyghur oppression. Then there's DeepSeek's privacy policy, which says it collects extensive data from users and stores it on Chinese servers, meaning it's vulnerable to access by the Chinese government.

With potential surveillance and data privacy issues in mind, the DeepSeek frenzy echoes the TikTok ban, which was put into effect for similar reasons. However, unlike the TikTok ban, Hawley's legislation seeks to penalize people for downloading DeepSeek, by making it a criminal act. If passed, the bill would enforce a $1 million fine, jail time for up to 20 years, or both, based on the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.

In addition to the ban of imports and exports of Chinese AI technology, Hawley's bill also proposes the prohibition of American companies "from conducting AI research in China or in cooperation with Chinese companies," and banning U.S. companies from investing in Chinese AI companies.

The language of the legislation is broad, which could be an effort to eliminate any loopholes that led to the rise of DeepSeek in the first place. Part of the reason why DeepSeek was developed so cost-efficiently was because of the U.S. restricted access to Nvidia GPUs imposed on China, forcing the company to work with chips that were possibly smuggled, less powerful, or purchased before the sanctions.

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However, some users on X commented on Hawley's post arguing that a reactionary bill hindering open source AI development could ultimately stifle U.S. innovation or push Chinese companies to find workarounds and innovate new technologies.

China said it had started an antitrust investigation of Google, which works with Chinese companies on smartphones and advertising outside the country.

SAVE $50: The Nintendo Switch – OLED Model (Geek Squad Certified Refurbished) is on sale for just $299.99 at Best Buy as of Feb. 4. That's 14% off its $349.99 MSRP and $20 better than its price in the My Nintendo Store.

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Best Buy has the best deal on a current-generation Nintendo Switch ahead of its successor's release later this year: As of Feb. 4, a white OLED system in Geek Squad Certified Refurbished condition is on sale there for just $299.99, or $50 off its usual sticker price. It works like new and has a 90-day warranty.

For comparison's sake, the same refurbished Switch is going for $319.99 in the My Nintendo Store, Nintendo's official online storefront, though it comes with a one-year warranty. It's also worth noting that this particular Switch is the only discounted Switch that's still in stock at Best Buy: All of its bundle deals and other refurbished models listed for $10 to $50 off were sold out at the time of writing. (That includes the OLED Switch's neon blue/neon red counterpart.)

SEE ALSO: Nintendo Switch 2: Every new feature and game spotted in the announcement

Released in 2021, or four years after the original Switch console, the OLED variant features a sturdier kickstand, better speakers, and twice as much built-in storage (64GB) compared to its predecessor. The OLED in its name refers to its 7-inch OLED display, which is crisper and more colorful than the OG model's 6.2-inch LCD display. It's effectively a Switch 1.5.

Shortly after it launched, then-Senior Games Reporter Adam Rosenberg called the OLED model "the best Switch yet" while cautioning existing Switch owners against rushing to upgrade. That's probably still the case, but if you're running into issues with an existing console, this is a tough deal to beat. First-time Switch owners and those with a handheld-only Lite model would also be wise to consider it.

If you're waiting for an even more substantial upgrade, it could be worth holding out for the upcoming Switch 2, which will have an even bigger screen and new controllers that might function like computer mice. But just know that all signs point to it being around $100 pricier.

SAVE $50: Through Feb. 18, signing up for a year of ad-supported Peacock Premium is only $29.99 with code WINTERSAVINGS. That's more than 50% off the usual $79.99 annual price.

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The "a year of Peacock for $20" deal we saw on Black Friday probably won't happen again until next Black Friday, but Peacock's winter sale gets pretty damn close.

Through Feb. 18, a year of Peacock Premium is only $29.99 when you use code WINTERSAVINGS. That's still more than half off of the usual $79.99 annual price, and only $10 more than the Black Friday deal. New and returning users are eligible for the deal, but current Peacock Premium and Premium Plus subscribers are not.

SEE ALSO: Proof that Best Buy has the best cheap QLED TV deals ahead of the big game

Having a precious, precious Peacock password lets you watch viral originals like Yellowstone and The Traitors, classic shows like The Office and Vanderpump Rules, plus a ton of movies and unique documentaries. While there's no official word yet, Peacock is likely to be the streaming destination for Nosferatu — that's where most Focus Features films land when they finally hit streaming.

It's also a good streaming service to have for watching sports: you'll get access to select live events like college basketball and football games, NFL games, Premier League matches, WWE fights, and more.

SAVE $39.01: The 10-inch Skylight Frame is on sale at Amazon for $119.99, down from the list price of $159. That's a 25% discount which matches the lowest ever at Amazon.

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If you're searching for a thoughtful Valentine's Day gift, but don't feel like opting for flowers that'll wilt in a week or candy that'll get you in trouble at the dentist, you'll have to get a bit more creative. If you need a thoughtful gift for a partner, a great friend, or your parents, check out this deal at Amazon.

As of Feb. 4, the 10-inch Skylight Frame that displays digital photos is on sale at Amazon for just $119.99, marked down from the usual price of $159. That means you'll get a 25% discount on the frame, saving $39.01. The sale price also matches the lowest we've ever seen at Amazon.

SEE ALSO: The Ember Mug 2 is one of the best gifts I've received — and it's currently on sale for $40 off

There's nothing sweeter than gifting memories which is exactly what the Skylight Frame is does. Displaying a rotation of digital images, the Skylight offers a perfect way to share memories with loved ones. The 10-inch color touchscreen lets users pinch, crop, and zoom right on the screen.

But one of the best features of gifting the Skylight Frame is that you're able to upload a gallery of photos without even unboxing the frame. This option makes it a perfect gift for someone who's less tech savvy. Viewing these pre-loaded photos also doesn't require a WiFi connection. However, if you want to upload new photos, you'll need the frame connected to the Internet.

The Skylight Frame can hold up to 8,000 images thanks to its 8GB storage capacity and it accepts images in JPEG, BMP, PNG, and GIF formats.

On the Mashable roundup of the best digital picture frames, the Skylight Frame earns the accolade of the best option for non-tech savvy people.

If you like the idea of gifting something your friend or family member will enjoy every day for years to come, the Skylight Frame fits the bill while also being a great way to stay in touch. Thanks to Amazon's sale price, the frame is discounted to just $120 today. That comes out to about 33 cents per day over one year of sharing memories, which is pretty priceless.

SpongeBob SquarePants' worst frenemy steps into the spotlight in Netflix's upcoming Plankton: The Movie.

That's right: Sheldon J. Plankton (voiced by Mr. Lawrence) is getting his own film. But SpongeBob (voiced by Tom Kenny) and his friends are still very much involved — much to Plankton's dismay.

Plankton: The Movie returns us to Bikini Bottom, where Plankton's constant failed efforts to take over the world have strained his relationship with his supercomputer wife Karen (voiced by Jill Talley). Finally, she decides to take matters into her own hands and goes for world domination all by herself — and based on the trailer, she gets further than Plankton ever has. (Maybe Plankton: The Movie doubles as a cautionary tale about AI?)

SEE ALSO: The 'SpongeBob' cast reflects on the show's legacy

To save the world and reconnect with his beloved wife, Plankton will have to do the unthinkable and team up with SpongeBob, Patrick Star (voiced by Bill Fagerbakke), and Sandy Cheeks (voiced by Carolyn Lawrence). Watch the chaos — including a handsome Plankton makeover — unfold above.

Plankton: The Movie hits Netflix March 7.

SAVE $10.40: As of Feb. 4, get the Anker Zolo Portable Charger for $15.59 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $25.99. That's a 40% discount.

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How many times have you been out and about, only to find that your phone is suddenly sitting at a dangerously low battery percentage? If you don't carry a charging cable or brick with you, you've got to scramble to find a place to juice back up. But there's a better way — one that doesn't require you to even carry around a cable.

As of Feb. 4, you can get the Anker Zolo Portable Charger for just $15.59, down from its usual price of $25.99, at Amazon. That's $10.40 off and a discount of 40%.

SEE ALSO: Amazon deal of the day: The Sonos Ace headphones are back on sale for $100 off

This power bank boasts a 10,000mAh battery that can provide you two full charges for your iPhone 15 and 1.94 charges for a Samsung Galaxy S24. But it can also charge up your MacBook, iPad, and much more. It does so with an all-in-one, easy to use device that uses 30W fast charging that can get you from 0 to 57% in just 30 minutes.

Best of all, this charger has its own built-in USB-C cord that folds in on itself. The braided cable is rated for 10,000 bends, so you can rest assured it'll last long enough to actually use your charger more than a couple of times while out and about before it's time to get another.

No one wants to be caught out without the use of their phone, so grab one (or a couple) of these chargers, and you'll be good to go no matter what happens.

GET 3 FREE MONTHS OF PEACOCK PREMIUM: As of Feb. 4, buy any Samsung phone or tablet and get 3 free months of Peacock Premium.

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If you're thinking about buying a new Samsung phone or tablet in the coming days, Peacock is looking to sweeten the deal, or at least give you some content to enjoy on your new tech. You can take advantage of this limited-time deal to catch up on some of the shows and movies you've been wanting to watch with this offer, and it's super easy to sign up.

As of Feb. 4, you can get three free months of Peacock Premium when you buy any Samsung phone or tablet. You'll be saving $7.99 a month with this deal. All you need to do is visit the offer page and download the Peacock app from the Samsung Galaxy Store with your new device. You must be a new Peacock subscriber. The offer is valid through June 4, 2025.

Peacock Premium nets you access to over 80,000 hours of TV, movies, and sports. You can check out new and old shows, movies, and original content as well as live sports and events and 50 always-on channels in case you get the urge to pretend you're doing some classic channel surfing.

If you were thinking about grabbing either a new Samsung product or Peacock, this is a great reason to go ahead and take the plunge. And if you weren't, this might be a good excuse to go shopping. Peacock has quite the large library of content, and you'll be saving a decent amount by taking advantage of this discount.

Emergency services on Android phones could get a big boost in functionality soon.

Android Authority took a look at the code for Google Messages in an Android APK teardown and found currently dormant lines of code referencing "emergency RCS messaging." RCS, in case you aren't aware, stands for Rich Communication Services, an open standard for mobile instant messaging that has been adopted by both Google and Apple in recent years.

Emergency messaging refers to the ability to text 911 instead of calling in times of danger, which Google said would come to Google Messages last year. That feature is currently available on iPhones.

SEE ALSO: Google offers voluntary buyouts to the Android and Pixel team

On Google's end, it seems RCS emergency texting will carry some significant benefits. Rather than just being able to text your problem to a 911 call center, the code suggests you'll also be able to send photos and videos, as well as sharing your precise location.

There are often times when discretion is required while contacting authorities, and this feature will theoretically allow people to do that.

And since Apple now supports RCS (Android text bubbles are still green, though), iPhones could possibly get access to these upgrades as well. There's no telling precisely when Google will roll these updates out, but if the code is already present in Google Messages, it can't be too long now.

SAVE $100: As of Feb. 4, the noise-cancelling Sonos Ace headphones are on sale at Amazon for $100 off the original price. Snag a pair for $349 while you can.

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The world is too loud these days. Construction outside your window, children screaming bloody murder on planes — sometimes it's tolerable, but other times you really need a way to drown it out unless you want to be in a permanent bad mood for the rest of your life (can you tell that we're passionate about this?).

While you can't control how loud others are, you can control how much you personally hear from them. All you need is a good pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and the Sonos Ace are a great option if you're in the market for some. Right now, they're $100 off the original price at Amazon, just $349 for headphones that are of similar quality to our beloved Bose QuietComfort Ultra.

SEE ALSO: The best noise-cancelling earbuds include the most comfortable buds I've ever tested

The Sonos Ace pack in a ton of features (as they should, considering the price), including high-quality spatial audio, low-latency Bluetooth and USB-C connection, and a whopping 30-hour battery life. They're also big on comfort, with two plush memory foam ear cushions and an adjustable headband. Of course, the star of the show here is the active noise cancellation, which should help you stay immersed and away from outside-world disturbances. And for when you actually do need to pay attention to your surroundings, the headphones also feature an Aware mode.

SAVE 49%: A 4-pack of the Arlo Pro 5S Spotlight Camera is on sale at Amazon for just $249.99, down from the normal price of $492.32. That's a savings of $242.33 and the lowest price we've seen at Amazon.

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Installing a home security system is one of the best smart home upgrades around. Outdoor cameras especially allow you to keep an eye on your home at all times, even when you're away on vacation. If you could use some extra eyes on your home, check out today's deal at Amazon on a great bundle.

As of Feb. 4, a 4-pack of the Arlo Arlo Pro 5S Spotlight Camera is on sale Amazon for $249.99, marked down from the standard list price of $492.32. That means you'll save $242.33 with an impressive 49% discount. This sale price also marks the lowest we've ever spotted at Amazon.

SEE ALSO: Boost your home WiFi setup with this heavily discounted eero Max 7 mesh WiFi system

On the Mashable roundup of the best home security cameras, the older Arlo Pro 4 Spotlight earns the top spot, so grabbing this newer model is a great option. With a wireless design, the Arlo Pro 5S four-pack allows you the opportunity to keep tabs on four areas around your house. Place one at the front door, one facing the driveway, one in the backyard, and another on the side of the house, and you'll be in for whole-home security.

Each Arlo Pro 5S camera also serves as a spotlight, illuminating the area when motion is detected. Since the cameras are battery-powered, you won't have to struggle with connecting wires. You'll simply need to connect each camera to your home's 2.4 or 5 GHz WiFi network, and you'll be on your way to better home security.

Gift yourself peace of mind by snagging this four-pack of reliable and weather-resistant home security cameras.

SAVE 30% SITEWIDE: As of Feb. 4, all machine-washable rugs at Rugs USA are an extra 30% off with code GET30.

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Finding a low-stakes washable rug doesn't necessarily have to just mean waiting for a Ruggable sale (though those do happen often). You could also try out a Ruggable dupe, like Rugs USA. That selection is inherently cheaper than Ruggable at full price — but with the current 30% off sitewide sale that's going on, bringing home a massive machine-washable 8 x 10 rug could easily cost you no more than $300.

The 30% discount unlocks when you enter code GET30 and applies to everything on the site but clearance. (Rugs already on sale are still safe to get the extra discount as long as they're not officially on clearance.)

SEE ALSO: I've tested 20+ robot vacuums and these are the best for every budget in 2025

With free rein to use this code, you'll be hard-pressed not to find the right rug for you — Rugs USA has serious options. Eligible collections past the classic patterns you're expecting include an extra absorbent, spill-proof series, indoor/outdoor rugs, designer collabs, cute patterns for kids' rooms, plus categories divvied up by feel, like plush or shag. Size wise, there are runners, huge 12-foot x 15-foot area options, round rugs, and everything in between.

Rugs USA has mastered the elusive washable fluffy rug. Credit: Rugs USA

Washing these rugs is as easy as you're hoping. Unlike Ruggable rugs, which require you to separate the rug from the rug pad before washing, Rugs USA rugs are ready to peel off the floor and pop in the washing machine on cold. (You can obviously buy a pad if you want to, but Mashable contributor RJ Anderson wasn't psyched on the constant adjustments required to keep the Ruggable on its pad.) Hang drying is recommended.

TL;DR: Live stream Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul in the Concacaf Champions Cup for free on Tubi. Access this free streaming service from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.

The Concacaf Champions Cup kicks off with an intriguing matchup between Real Hope and Cruz Azul. This first-round fixture sees Haitian side Real Hope FA host six-time winners Cruz Azul. The Mexican side will be favorites to progress, but it's Real Hope's debut in the competition, so you never really know.

If you want to watch Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul in the Concacaf Champions Cup for free from anywhere in the world, we have all the information you need.

When is Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul?

Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul in the Concacaf Champions Cup kicks off at 8 p.m. ET on Feb. 4. This fixture takes place at Estadio Cibao.

How to watch Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul for free

Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul in the Concacaf Champions Cup is available to live stream for free on Tubi.

Tubi is the exclusive home of the Concacaf Champions Cup in Mexico, but anyone can access these free live streams with a VPN. These tools can hide your real IP address (digital location) and connect you to a secure server in Mexico, meaning you can unblock free live streams of the Concacaf Champions Cup from anywhere in the world.

Live stream Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul by following these simple steps:

1. Subscribe to a streaming-friendly VPN (like ExpressVPN)

2. Download the app to your device of choice (the best VPNs have apps for Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, Linux, and more)

3. Open up the app and connect to a server in Mexico

4. Visit Tubi

5. Live stream Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul for free

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The best VPNs for streaming are not free, but most do offer free-trials or money-back guarantees. By leveraging these offers, you can watch Real Hope vs. Cruz Azul in the Concacaf Champions Cup without actually spending anything. This clearly isn't a long-term solution, but it does give you enough time to stream select Concacaf Champions Cup fixtures before recovering your investment.

What is the best VPN for Tubi?

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

• Servers in 105 countries including Mexico

• Easy-to-use app available on all major devices including iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, and more

• Strict no-logging policy so your data is secure

• Fast connection speeds free from throttling

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