Snipping Tool is the default app for screenshots in Windows 11. There's a lot more to the app than that, however: With it, you can take screen recordings, extract text from images or websites that disable copying, and use a reverse image search tool. While ShareX is still my favorite app for taking screenshots in Windows, I think Snipping Tool has reached a point where it's great for both beginners and power users. Here are 10 essential Snipping Tool hacks that every Windows 11 user should know.

Use 'Scan Text' to copy text from images

Copying text from images is one of the most common uses of screenshot tools, and Snipping Tool does it quite well. You can right-click any image in Windows 11, and go to Open with > Snipping Tool. Once the photo opens, you can click the Scan Text button to select all the text in the image. Windows will take a few moments to identify all the text in the photo, and, when it's ready, you can click Copy all text from the popover menu. You're also free to select a single sentence or block of text by clicking and dragging the cursor over it, and you can right-click this selection to reveal the Copy text button.

Use Text Extractor to copy text without taking screenshots

If all you want to do is copy text from sites that disable copying, interface elements in an app, or PDFs of scanned pages where you can't select the text easily, then you should use Snipping Tool to select and copy text without even taking a screenshot. This allows you to reduce unwanted image clutter by skipping the "taking a screenshot" step, and jumping straight to extracting text. To try this, open the Snipping Tool app in your Windows PC, and click the Text extractor button in the toolbar. You can click and drag over an area of the screen that contains text, and the app will automatically select it in a moment or two. Click Copy all text in the popover menu, and you're done.

Use this setting to automatically redact sensitive information from screenshots

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Snipping Tool allows you to do some basic image editing, which you can use to automatically redact sensitive information from screenshots. Open any screenshot in Snipping Tool, and click Scan text. Once the tool scans for text, a popover menu will appear. You can select Quick redact here to automatically hide all phone numbers and email addresses in the screenshot. It's pretty accurate and puts a black bar over sensitive information, which is much safer than blurring phone numbers and email addresses.

Use the timer to set up your screen before taking screenshots

Setting up an elaborate screenshot on your PC can be frustrating since Snipping Tool takes the screenshot instantly by default. In these instances, you can set a delay of three to 10 seconds before you capture the screen. If you have the Snipping Tool open, right-click its icon in the taskbar to quickly take a timed screenshot. Three buttons let you take a screenshot in three, five, or 10 seconds. You can also set up the Snipping Tool to always add a delay before capturing a screenshot. Open the app, and click the camera icon in the toolbar. Then, click the timer icon in the toolbar, and select the delay you wish to add.

Use Snipping Tool for screencasts to help others solve tech issues

When my friends or family members call for help with tech issues, I often send them a screencast with commentary to show how to fix the issue. In Snipping Tool, you can toggle a setting to include microphone audio by default when you record the screen. This lets me record my voice while I'm demonstrating how to solve the problem, and I use the mouse pointer to highlight what to click. Once you set up Snipping Tool to record your audio by default for screen recordings, this process hardly takes any time. Open Snipping Tool in your PC, and click the three-dots icon in the top-right corner. Select Settings, and enable Include microphone input by default when a screen recording starts.

Use this feature to produce social media-ready screenshots

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When you capture screenshots, you can make Snipping Tool automatically add a solid color border to each image. This is great for posting to social media, as it makes screenshots look uniform and fit your aesthetic. Go to Snipping Tool settings and enable Add border to each screenshot. Select the Color block to pick the color you want for the border, and use the Thickness slider to adjust the width of the border.

Use the Freeform tool to capture screenshots in irregular shapes

The Freeform tool lets you draw an area on the screen, and captures a screenshot of everything inside that area. You can draw any shape you like, and the tool automatically closes small gaps in the shape to complete the screenshot. I like the fact that the Freeform tool is forgiving enough to smooth out poorly drawn shapes, which means you don't necessarily need to have steady hands to capture useful screenshots. To use this tool, open Snipping Tool, and click the camera icon in the toolbar. Next, select the rectangle icon, and choose Freeform. When you take the next screenshot, Snipping Tool will let you draw an irregular shape on the screen.

Disable automatic saving to stop screenshots from piling up on your PC

If you disable auto-save for screenshots, it directly copies screenshots to the clipboard. You can then make edits and send them to the app you need, or hit the save button to store the edited screenshots. This stops screenshots from piling up and adding to the clutter on your hard drive. I only need to save around one in 10 screenshots I capture, which makes this particularly useful for me. To try it out, go to Snipping Tool settings and disable Automatically save original screenshots.

Use this tool to hide people's faces from photos or screenshots

Snipping Tool has a "Shapes" option, which is meant to hide people's faces from images or screenshots. Here's how it works: Once you open an image in Snipping Tool, you'll see a bunch of editing tools in the toolbar. Select the Shapes tool, which is next to the Eraser tool, and you'll see a series of options. Select the Emoji tool to add an emoticon over faces. Alternatively, you can select the Square or Oval tools, but be sure to use the color fill option to hide private information thoroughly. Select Fill, and choose a color. You can also disable the Outline if you wish to, as it adds a border to the shape you draw on the screenshot. Then, you can draw a rectangle, square, circle, or an oval on the screenshot, and you'll find a solid color block that can hide sensitive information.

Use the built-in reverse image search to identify objects in the screenshots

Snipping Tool has a reverse image search feature that uses Bing to locate objects, places, or elements from your screenshots or images. You can use this to identify subjects in an image, or to check if a scammer has copied a profile picture from a different person's profile. To use this feature, open an image in Snipping Tool, and click the three dots in the top-right corner of the app. Select Visual Search with Bing, and it will open Bing's reverse image search results in your default browser.

AI agents are always getting better at finding things, which includes sensitive information like your passwords, financial information, and API secrets if they are left exposed in obvious places. You may have been following the recent news coverage on OpenAI’s rogue agent attacking the Hugging Face servers during an evaluation. But you may not have noticed that tucked in OpenAI’s public disclosure on the hack is an admission that its AI models have been targeting publicly exposed online credentials even before this incident. The day after OpenAI’s disclosure, Anthropic came forward with a report of similar incidents with multiple Claude models dating as far back as April of this year.

A few years ago, Security Magazine reported on a study that found up to 24 billion username and password combinations circulating on the dark web in 2022. This doesn’t even begin to account for all the exposed tokens, secrets, and API keys sitting in public repositories across GitHub or Hugging Face. All of this information is accessible to anyone with an internet connection—but thanks to the processing power of agentic AI, they can now be discovered and executed at record speed. 

Info stealers who specialize in this kind of breaching regularly use AI-powered tools to scrape publicly exposed user credentials. Now—as we have just seen with OpenAI—apparently large language models can even find and use these exposed logins of their own volition. So how does one protect their user accounts on online platforms? First, you have to see if your credentials have been exposed. Then you have to take immediate steps to remediate them.

Why the OpenAI agent went rogue

OpenAI public disclosure on Hugging Face security breach Credit: OpenAI

According to OpenAI, one of its GPT-5.6 Sol agents was being evaluated on a platform called ExploitGym, which benchmarks large language models by asking them to write proof-of-concept security exploits for known vulnerabilities. Normally, ExploitGym is designed to be a closed ecosystem for proof-of-concept testing only, and AI agents shouldn’t have access to the internet while being evaluated. 

But this agent found a zero-day vulnerability in a package registry tool called Artifactory, then used it to gain access to the web. From there, the OpenAI agent gained access to Hugging Face’s company systems using publicly exposed credentials across four separate services. It went on to spend two days inside the company’s internal systems, managed to secure root access to several production servers, and even enrolled 181 attacker-controlled devices into Hugging Face’s corporate network. 

As for how the AI agent was able to get past the model’s usual safeguards, OpenAI noted that due to the nature of the ExploitGym evaluation, the agent was operating on instructions that reduced cyber refusals to successfully evaluate the model. OpenAI’s disclosure notes that this issue isn’t limited to Hugging Face: It’s since found instances where its agents found and used leaked credentials across different platforms. Now the AI company is collaborating with Hugging Face to uncover more details about the attack and prevent further instances like this one. 

Anthropic issues public notice on three separate security incidents Credit: Anthropic

Following the OpenAI reveal, Anthropic issued a public notice announcing it had begun a large-scale review of its own cybersecurity transcripts, which had already revealed similar attacks aimed at three separate organizations on different occasions, including Hugging Face. The attacks involved a different Claude model each time: Opus 4.7, Mythos 5, and another undisclosed research model. Like the OpenAI Hugging Face breach, Anthropic’s attacks also involved AI agents escaping controlled test environments to gain internet access during model evaluations. 

But in this case, Anthropic claims that the test environments each had a configuration error that left the Claude models with internet access, which was not part of the evaluation protocol. It seems they didn’t even need to uncover or target an exploit in the evaluation environment because the misconfiguration was already there.

Where do AI models find exposed credentials?

Researchers uncover more than 1,500 exposed API keys on Hugging Face Credit: Lasso Security

While using AI to scrape for exposed data is a new problem, the data leaks themselves are not. However, agents make it faster and easier to find leaked credentials because they can go through a large amount of information at record time or even execute hacks on autopilot. There are a few common routes that AI-automated scraping usually happens through, all of it to do with one or another form of human mistake leading sensitive data to become accessible in the first place.

Public data breach dumps

Right after a major data breach or cyber attack, dump files containing huge numbers of compromised usernames, passwords, emails, and other sensitive data end up on dark web forums and marketplaces. They are searchable and often openly accessible, which means agents can find them just as easily as a human attacker can. 

In June 2026, a database with over 24 billion credentials just surfaced on an Elasticsearch cluster, cross-referenced with live vulnerabilities to make it easier for hackers to pick low-hanging targets. There was another major data breach that led to 16 billion leaked credentials in mid-2025.

Exposed credentials in source code

Developers often commit API keys, tokens, and passwords to public coding repositories by mistake, especially when they’re in a rush or using vibe coding tools for assistance. If a human being were to scroll GitHub or Hugging Face, they wouldn’t see these credentials out in the open. But if any hacker or AI agent decides to peek underneath for the source code, those credentials are easily reachable. In 2023, Lasso Security uncovered more than 1,500 exposed API keys on Hugging Face, many of which belonged to major tech companies like Meta and Google. 

Targeted prompt injection attacks

Even if your credentials aren’t exposed in advance, prompt injection has made it incredibly easy to break into someone’s device and scrape for any user credentials and logged-in accounts within reach. Hackers can manipulate AI agents with access to your local storage to search for unprotected passwords and browser session cookies, which can then be fed remotely to attackers who can use them to breach your private accounts. If your AI agent has access to your local device and web browser, you’re especially vulnerable. In some cases, a remote hacker may fully take over your system and quietly run surveillance without you even realizing. 

How to check your current exposure

Have I Been Pwned lets you scan your email and passwords against known data leaks Credit: Have I Been Pwned

You may not even know if your credentials end up on a public database or open source code file, or if you’re the subject of a prompt injection attempt right now, unless you use specific tools and strategies to monitor your data leakage. Based on the three exposure points we discussed earlier, here are some tools and strategies that work for identifying and plugging potential leaks: 

Search your email and password against known data breaches

Have I Been Pwned maintains a continuously updated library of known info steals and data breaches. They pulled 56 million email addresses from stealer logs in a single batch in June 2026 alone. It’s also entirely searchable and free to use. 

You can search by either email address or password to see if your credentials are compromised from a recent data leak. If you’d like to search multiple email addresses across a shared domain that you own, you can get a paid subscription for as little as $4.39 per month. This also gives you access to their API, along with a live monitoring service that constantly checks your domain against new breaches as they happen. 

Scan your code repositories for exposed secrets 

If you write code, own a website, or maintain any public repositories, there’s a good chance that private credentials like passwords or tokens may end up in your public-facing source code files due to human error or technical issues. 

You can run free tools like TruffleHog or Gitleaks against your public repositories, cloud storage systems, wikis, logs, and databases to scan for exposed secrets. They can alert you even if an exposed credential was removed from your live repository but still exists in a publicly accessible version history. 

If you own a WordPress site with lots of plugins or themes, you can find similar vulnerabilities using WPScan. GitHub repositories also have access to their own built-in secret scanning tool, which can scan your repos for compromised API keys in a few clicks. 

Review your AI agents for permissions and connected apps

Prompt injection attacks don’t rely on publicly available or exposed credentials but instead target the AI agents that have access to your devices and applications. For users who rely on platforms like ChatGPT Work, Claude Cowork, Microsoft Copilot, etc., you should regularly review your AI platform to see what files and services it has access to. Generally speaking, it’s always better to restrict privileged access unless the specific job demands it, so your agent can’t just poke around in your file systems or hand over access to connected online platforms that you have accounts with. 

Another thing you should do is review your AI platform’s activity logs to make sure it’s not doing anything that you haven’t authorized, like accessing folders on its own or exchanging data with sources you haven’t approved. If you see anything suspicious, revoke permissions immediately to avoid further damage and change your compromised account credentials. 

What to do if you’ve been exposed to AI scraping

You should decommission your old accounts when you stop using them Credit: LinkedIn

If running these checks triggered a detection, you need to take immediate action to prevent your accounts from being compromised any further. Here’s what to do if you realize you might be exposed to AI scraping.

Reset the password, then sign out of all sessions

If you suspect a password has been compromised, either through public data leaks or prompt injection attacks targeting your device, the first course of action is to log into your account and reset that password. You can use a random password generator to create one that’s hard to guess, ideally with a mix of numbers and symbols along with text. 

Once the password has been reset, look for an option that says something along the lines of “log out of all sessions.” If not, see if your account has a “manage devices” option for individually managing any signed-in device sessions. Make sure that you’re logged out of every device and session, so that attackers don’t retain access in case they have already breached your account. 

Rotate your API keys and tokens the moment a leak is suspected

If your compromised data includes any API keys, tokens, secrets, or other developer credentials in publicly accessible source code, don’t wait until a cyber attack occurs to reset them. It’s best to assume that an attack is likely if it’s not already taken place, so replace your credentials with new ones at once. 

But don’t stop there. Search every bit of your live code, CI/CD logs, chat exports, and shared documents and files to see if the same key or token has been reused elsewhere. If it has, reset each instance of the leaked credential so that attackers can’t run a brute-force attack against all your accounts using the compromised secret.

Use an authenticator app or security key instead of SMS

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a fundamental security stopgap that prevents most account takeover attempts during cyber attacks. Even if a hacker manages to secure a compromised password, they can’t actually get into your accounts unless they also have access to the one-time code from your authenticator app or your private security key. 

For even better security, avoid using SMS authentication when enabling 2FA. SMS messages can be easily intercepted through SIM-swapping, which is less of an issue if it’s just your password that’s been compromised but a much bigger problem if your accounts end up in a massive data dump after a breach at a major company. 

Authenticator apps like Google Authenticator, Bitwarden, 2FAS, Authy, etc. offer much better security because they’re locked to your specific device and account. Physical security keys are also a great option that insulates you from all forms of digital attacks altogether since logging in requires access to a piece of physical hardware. 

Don’t hardcode your credentials into a repository

Even if that GitHub project is just for testing, hardcoding your secrets and tokens into a public repository will make it simple for agents to scrape your login credentials for attackers. Instead of pasting your API keys directly into script files, use environment variables or dedicated secret managers. 

When assigning permissions to AI assistants, follow least privilege principles

AI agents or browsers like ChatGPT Work, Perplexity Comet, Dia, or Claude Cowork live directly on your desktop and execute tasks like coding, file management, and web browsing autonomously. But if you give them blanket access to your whole device, prompt injection attacks can easily steal files that store your credentials or active cookie sessions from logged-in accounts in your browser. 

Relegate your AI agent’s access permissions to a single controlled file system or folder. For everything else, approve requests on a per-task basis to avoid automatic prompt injection attacks from executing. 

Decommission old accounts when you stop using them

When you stop using online accounts but don’t actively delete or decommission them, they continue to sit in a company database along with your old password, payment details, and other personal information. These dormant accounts on online platforms are a favorite target for AI-augmented info stealers, who find them easier to exploit due to reduced security measures and outdated authentication. 

When you stop using an account, make sure to use the platform’s built-in "close account" or "delete account" option to permanently remove your information from their database. If these options aren’t available in the platform’s UI itself, it might be worth shooting an email to their customer support team to get the account decommissioned, even if that feels like a bit of extra hassle. 

Some companies will still keep your data on file for compliance reasons for a set period after decommissioning the account, but that’s usually not an indefinite amount of time, and your account won’t be sitting open to exploitation in the meantime. 

If you don't spend hours every day working in spreadsheets, you may know only the basics of what Google Sheets can do: add, subtract, and sort data. But Sheets has a lot of powerful features that make data management simpler for even the casual user. Here are 10 hidden Google Sheets tricks everyone should know.

Edit shareable links in Google Sheets to make documents into clean copies or downloadable CSVs

One of the best features of Sheets and other Google Workspace apps is that collaborators can make and view changes in real time. In some cases, though, you may not want to share your live spreadsheet, instead providing a clean copy or a downloadable CSV. With editable sharing links, you don't need to make copies or export manually. Simply replace /edit at the end of the link with /copy (for a clean duplicate) or either /export?format=pdf or /export?format=csv (for file downloads).

Create cell links to direct collaborators to specific cells or data blocks

When you want collaborators to review a specific part of a large dataset, you don't need to provide a cell number or range for them to find manually. Instead, send them a link directly to an individual cell or cell block. Highlight the cell or cell range, right-click, and select View more cell actions > Get a link to this cell/range. The link will be copied to your clipboard so it can be easily shared.

Create in-cell mini charts in Google Sheets to see trends

Sheets has powerful data visualization features, but if all you need is a simple trend line, you can do that within a cell for an at-a-glance look at data over time. This also keeps your spreadsheet clean, so you don't have multiple charts and graphs overlaying the rest of your data. Type =SPARKLINE into a cell, select your range, and hit Enter.

Apply conditional formatting’s custom gradients to see high and low values at a glance

Conditional formatting applies colors to your cells based on specific rules—for example, color-coding project statuses or deadlines based on due dates or turning negative currency amounts red while positive amounts display green. An extra layer of conditional formatting is custom gradients, which shades values based on a scale so you can see high and low ends of the range at a glance. To set this up, go to Format > Conditional formatting > Color scale and select the cell range, min and max values, and color gradient. Then press Done.

Use Smart Chips to insert interactive elements and Drive files for live collaboration

Smart Chips are interactive, clickable elements in Google Workspace that allow you to tag contributors, link files, insert tables or status dropdowns, or quickly add dates and emojis to your spreadsheet. When you add a Drive file, for example, clicking the cell will pull up a preview of and link to the document, which is far cleaner than copying and pasting the full URL. Simply type "@" into any cell to pull up the Smart Chip menu.

Set up custom terms and dropdown shortcuts in Sheets to simplify typed inputs

While Sheets doesn't have the same native text substitution feature as Docs (allowing you to set up shortcuts that automatically turn into longer text), there is a workaround using dropdowns. This way, you can quickly add longer inputs that you frequently find yourself typing out and formatting, such as addresses, phone numbers, category labels, and brand names. Go to Insert > Dropdown and enter the text you want to appear in the Option box. You can add multiple choices and color code them as well. (Alternatively, you can use the Smart Chip hack above and select Dropdown from the menu.)

Another text tweak in Sheets and across Workspace is the personal dictionary, which keeps Google from marking words as spelling errors. Add brand-specific terms, names, and other commonly used words and phrases via Tools > Spelling > Personal dictionary.

Use IMPORTHTML to scrape and auto-refresh web data

If you want to pull publicly available data into your spreadsheet but don't want to go through the potentially tedious process of copying, pasting, and reformatting, use the IMPORTHTML command to have Sheets do all of that for you. Paste =IMPORTHTML("url", "query", "index") and fill in the URL of the page you want to pull from, whether it's a "table" or "list" in the query field, and the table number on the live page. The data refreshes each time you open or refresh your spreadsheet, so you don't have to update them manually. Note that this function only works on public websites that don't require a login to access.

Turn on data cleanup to remove duplicates and extra spaces from raw data imports

If you do need to import raw data from external sources (like CSVs) into your spreadsheet, Sheets can take care of some of the cleanup, so you don't have to manually remove duplicates from a huge dataset. Go to Data > Data Cleanup and select from Remove duplicates, Trim whitespace, or Cleanup suggestions.

Link your spreadsheet to a Google Form to organize responses

Google Forms feed responses into Sheets, but you can also go in reverse and link a new form to your existing spreadsheet. For example, within your master budget spreadsheet, you can create a new tab for each month, and then use a Google Form with basic questions like transaction date, amount, and expense type to submit charges that autopopulate back to that tab instead of dealing in the spreadsheet directly. Go to Tools > Create a new form. This will pull up a form response tab in your spreadsheet (which can be renamed for the specific month) and an editable Google Form. Note that you'll need to publish the form in order to use it. If you have Workspace AI features, you can also have AI generate the form for you.

Use Google Translate commands to quickly translate cell contents

Sheets has a built-in Google Translate function, which allows you to convert text from one language to another without copying and pasting into another tool. Use this when you travel to create a dynamic, side-by-side phrase dictionary or apply it to a Google Form feedback sheet that receives inputs in multiple languages. Paste the command =GOOGLETRANSLATE(cell, "auto", "target_language") in which "auto" is the current language ("en" for English, for example). Then, highlight and drag across the row or down the column as needed.

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If you're looking for a Bluetooth tracker to keep tabs on your stuff, your choice may be platform-dependent. Over in the Apple ecosystem, your first (and perhaps best) choice is an AirTag, made by none other than Apple itself for its Find My network. On Android, you have more options, but not in quite the same way as Apple: Samsung has a tracker that works best with its Galaxy devices, while Tile has its own proprietary network. You would think the best choice would come from Google directly, seeing as the company also develops Android—but that isn't the case.

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Not only is Google not the default option here, it isn't an option at all. Despite creating Android and maintaining its Find Hub network (similar to Apple's Find My), the company doesn't have a tracker device of its own. It's a missed opportunity, as not only Pixel users could benefit, but all Android users on Find Hub. As it turns out, that might be about to change.

The Google Pixel Tag may be on its way

9to5Google reports that it obtained an image of the "Google Pixel Tag," at the same time the purported product has appeared in online listings. As of this article, no U.S. stores appear to have Google Pixel Tag listing; though 9to5Google points to two international listings for the tracker. You can see the tracker in the outlet's hero image attached to the X post below:

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Google being Google, the Pixel Tag is a bit unique from other trackers on the market. While Apple's AirTag is a disc, Google's is an oval; it's somewhat similar to Samsung's SmartTag, though Samsung's take comes with a large circle for attaching items to the tag. Google's is solid all the way through. 9to5Google compares it to a Fitbit Air without the band, which isn't that far off.

We're in the earliest stages of leaks and rumors here, so it's not clear whether this really is the Google Pixel Tag, or whether Google even plans to release a tracker. That being said, this image seems very legit, and is something I wouldn't be surprised to see Google put out. In addition, Google is getting ready to announce the Pixel 11 in just a couple of weeks, which would be the perfect time to announce a companion product like the Google Pixel Tag.

Full disclosure: I'm all-in on the Apple ecosystem, and I don't necessarily plan to switch anytime soon—but that doesn't mean I don't peek at what could be. I have few complaints about my aging Apple Watch, but, I'll admit, Android smartwatches can be pretty cool. While I don't think I'd be doing a whole lot of web browsing on my watch, the fact that the Galaxy Watch has a dedicated browser is a great feature. (For the uninitiated: Apple Watches have a built-in web browser that only appears when watchOS deems a search relevant. There is no Safari app for the Apple Watch.)

If you have a Galaxy Watch, you probably already know you can install Samsung Browser on your device. What you might not know, however, is that your wearable web browser just got an excellent upgrade that makes it function even more like a desktop web browser. As reported by SamMobile, Samsung Browser for Galaxy Watch now lets you download images from webpages. That means if you stumble across a picture on the web, you can download it directly to your Galaxy Watch, rather than switch to your phone, tablet, or computer to save it.

How to download images on your Galaxy Watch's Samsung Browser

First, update Samsung Browser to its latest version, then open it and navigate to a webpage of your choosing. When you find an image you want to download, long-press on the image, and you'll see a new "Download Image" option. Tap it, and your image will save on your watch. You can find all downloaded images in the "Downloads" folder on the Samsung Browser home page.

SamMobile notes that this option doesn't seem to work until the website has fully loaded. As such, you may need to wait a bit longer than you might expect before you're able to download an image. In addition, there are some limitations: You can download PNG, JPEG, JPG, and GIFs up to 10MB. If you come across a different file type, or the image in question is too large, you won't be able to download it.

This should work on any Galaxy Watch that can run the latest version of Samsung Browser. However, if you're in the market for an upgrade, Samsung recently announced the Galaxy Watch 9 at its July Unpacked event. The watch is due out Aug. 7, so you can preorder it now or wait until it comes out to see if older Galaxy Watches come down in price.

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When your compatible iPhone, Mac, iPad, and Apple Watch update to the "27" era later this year, you'll notice a huge upgrade to your digital assistant. Siri is now "Siri AI," and, through the assistance of Apple Intelligence, can now do a lot more than the previous Siri could. While that means your assistant can now answer questions regarding what's on your screen and provide responses similar to ChatGPT, I'm personally hoping the simple commands are more reliable. (Please stop checking my contacts for the weather, Siri.)

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The best of Siri AI may cost you

You might be excited to try out Apple's take on ChatGPT and Gemini, and Apple knows it. During Apple's earnings call on Thursday, outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook acknowledged that he thinks people will want to take advantage of Siri AI and Apple's new AI features "a lot." AI, of course, puts a huge demand on system resources. If your Siri AI use is on-device, that burden is placed solely on your iPhone, Mac, or iPad. But Siri AI isn't entirely on-device: Plenty of its features need to outsource processing power to the cloud in order to function. The more customers use Apple's AI programs and tap into the company's cloud servers, the more expensive it is for Apple to maintain those systems.

Tim Cook has a solution here. In the earnings calls, Cook said, "we will have some kind of upgrade possibilities on iCloud+ where people can buy up the stack." Cook didn't elaborate, but it's clear where this is headed: Apple, like other tech companies, will let you pay more to access higher usage limits and, potentially, prioritized processing speeds.

This isn't entirely a surprise. When Apple officially announced Siri AI and its newest Apple Intelligence features, the company did mention that there would be usage limits on some of its most demanding processes—including, notably, image generation. Image Playground, Apple's AI image generator, is supposed to get a big upgrade this year, and that apparently won't come free of charge. This is the first time Apple has acknowledged that Siri AI may be paywalled in some way, shape, or form. At the time, Apple said "increased access is available with most iCloud+ subscription plans." That could still be the case, and most iCloud+ users could access Siri AI as part of their plan—or you may have to upgrade your plan further to access those best usage limits.

While most Apple users likely won't want to pay for more Siri AI and Apple Intelligence access—plenty of us refuse to pay for iCloud storage, after all—there will undoubtedly be users who will try it out. It would be just one more perk Apple can advertise to add to its revenue stream, which is proving to be quite lucrative indeed. As The Verge highlights, the company posted $30.74 billion in revenue from services alone. If Apple can make more money from users interested in pushing Siri AI to its limits, all the better.

We don't know how much these usage limits will cost

That said, we don't know what Apple plans to charge here. At this time, iCloud+ plans range from the following:

• 50GB: $0.99

• 200GB: $2.99

• 2TB: $9.99

• 6TB: $29.99

• 12TB: $59.99

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Gilmore Girls is pure comfort viewing. We all wish our lives were filled with more sparkling, quick-witted dialogue spiced with deep pop culture references, and that we lived in a warm, quirky place like Stars Hollow—and that’s why it’s one of those shows that folks binge over and over again. It’s like getting together with some old friends—it never gets old. But true fans know that to keep up with the Gilmores, you have to absorb a lot of pop culture. If you’ve already watched the shows that fans of Gilmore Girls will love, it’s time to hop over to the movies that Rory and Lorelai would approve for movie night.

Why fans of Gilmore Girls should watch Mermaids

Mermaids is set in the 1960s, but the similarities with Gilmore Girls are strong. Winona Ryder plays Charlotte, a 15-year-old whose mother, Rachel (Cher), has a habit of moving to a new town every time she breaks up with a boyfriend. Adding to Charlotte’s growing sense of disruption is the fact that Rachel, who had Charlotte when she was just 16 herself, acts like her friend instead of her mother. When Rachel moves with Charlotte and her younger sister, Kate (Christina Ricci), to the small town of Eastport, Massachusetts, things begin to change.

If you loved the dynamic between Rory and Lorelai on Gilmore Girls, you’ll love Charlotte and Rachel. The show is pitched a little higher on the drama scale, but the funny, sharp dialogue between the women and the deep love between them is very Gilmore-esque. Like Rory, Charlotte is precocious and smart, though she’s a bit more prone to fantasy; despite being Jewish, she becomes obsessed with Catholicism, which causes her a lot of distress when she crushes on the local convent’s caretaker, Joe. And like Lorelai, Rachel is a strong woman who finds love in a small town without sacrificing her sense of self and independence. Their comic timing is flawless in this film.

That small-town, East Coast vibe in Eastport will also appeal to fans of the show. Eastport is depicted as a vibrant, tight-knit place where the locals are kind and weird in the best ways. When Rachel meets Lou (Bob Hoskins), the local shoe salesman, she resists falling in love for fear of losing her independence, but their blooming relationship is sweet and satisfying, and the town is populated by memorable characters just like Stars Hollow.

If you’re looking for banter, romance, and a town you wish you lived in just like Gilmore Girls, go watch Mermaids.

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More movies for fans of Gilmore Girls

Mermaids is terrific, but it’s not quite two hours long—so you’re going to need to add more movies to your list. Here are a few more that Gilmore Girls fans will love.

His Girl Friday (1940)

One of the many films directly name-checked in Gilmore Girls, His Girl Friday is way ahead of its time and the perfect match. The story, about a newspaper editor (Cary Grant) using a variety of shady (and, from a modern POV, kind of sketchy) tricks to win back the woman who is both his best reporter and his ex-wife (Rosalind Russell), is surprisingly gender-blind for a film released in 1940. And the dialogue—racking up an astounding 240 words per minute, on average—is so fast, so sharp, and so overlapping you’ll have to watch it three times to catch every joke and reference. If you come back to Gilmore Girls for the banter, you will love this movie.

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Juno (2007)

Another movie known for its sharp, rapid-delivery dialogue, Juno is also the perfect choice for Gilmore fans because of its main character, Juno MacGuff (Elliot Page). Sixteen years old and finding herself surprisingly pregnant, Juno navigates the emotional and social fallout with a sharp tongue and a bright mind that’s very much how you might imagine Rory dealing with a teen pregnancy. Juno agrees to let a childless couple (played by Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) adopt her baby, but as she grows closer to the husband, the film digs into complex relationship dynamics that fans of the show will appreciate.

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Booksmart (2019)

One of the great things about Gilmore Girls is that it’s a show that celebrates intelligence and knowing things. The Gilmores and the people they surround themselves with are smart, and they enjoy being smart. So do Amy (Kaitlyn Dever) and Molly (Beanie Feldstein) in Booksmart: They’ve skipped so many parties and hangouts in order to excel at school and get into Ivy League schools, and their quick, hilarious dialogue reflects how smart they are. When they learn that their hard-partying, much lazier classmates also got into great schools, they suffer what can only be termed a mild existential crisis, with hilarious results.

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Before Sunset (2004)

The Gilmores often display an enviable dynamic: relaxed, affectionate, and challenging. Rory and Lorelai like to debate, to converse, to dig into their assumptions and have real conversations—the kind we all wish we were having on the regular. If you ever wished some of those conversations in Gilmore Girls would go on for, oh, a few hours, check out Before Sunset—it’s almost all conversation. It’s the sequel to Before Sunrise (the trilogy—itself basically one enormous conversation—ends with Before Midnight), but the second film is a closer match to the deep relationship between Rory and Loralei that makes the show special. The story sees author Jesse (Ethan Hawke) reunited with Céline (Julie Delpy), once again spending a day together in Paris nine years after a 24-hour conversation changed their lives, chatting in a way few people ever get to.

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Waitress (2007)

Quirky small town vibes, a loving found family, and an unplanned pregnancy—Waitress is what Rory or Lorelai’s life might have been like with some different choices or simple bad luck. Jenna Hunterson (Keri Russell) is a small-town waitress trapped in a miserable marriage; her plans to save up money and flee are complicated when she finds herself unexpectedly knocked up. She begins an affair with her new obstetrician (Nathan Fillion, so: understandable) and learns that she has more friends—and better friends—than she imagined.

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The Roborock Saros 10R is on sale for $899.99, down from $1,599.99—and price-trackers show this is its lowest price so far. It is still a major purchase, but part of what you are paying for is the amount of upkeep it handles on its own. After each cleaning run, it returns to the dock to empty its dustbin, refill its water tank, and wash and dry the mop pads. You will still need to replace the dust bags, refill the dock’s tanks, and clean the brushes from time to time, but there is less to deal with between runs.

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It is especially useful in homes where low furniture and everyday clutter tend to cause problems for robot vacuums—instead of using the raised navigation tower found on many competing models, Roborock built the sensors into the body. That keeps the vacuum just over three inches tall, allowing it to clean beneath beds, sofas, and cabinets that taller robots may not reach. It can also work around toys, cords, and other objects without constantly getting stuck or losing track of where it has already cleaned. It is similarly capable when moving between rooms, lifting its wheels to cross raised thresholds and changes in flooring, while an extending side brush and mop pad help it clean closer to walls and into corners.

That mobility helps the Saros 10R cover more of the floor, but its cleaning performance varies by surface. The mopping system handles fresh spills, footprints, and light marks well, though older, dried-on stains may still need to be scrubbed by hand. Vacuuming is also less consistent. As noted in our review, it picks up crumbs and other debris well from hard floors, but fine dust can remain along carpet edges and in corners. Pet hair embedded in carpet may also require several passes.

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Samsung’s 65-inch S90H OLED TV is down to $1,997.99 from $2,697.99, saving you $700, or about 26%. The sale price is easier to justify when you consider that this is a new 2026 model—plus, Amazon is also including room-of-choice delivery, which usually costs $19.99. (Note that while the delivery team will carry the box into the room you choose, it will not unpack or install the TV, remove the packaging, or take away your old set.) If the 65-inch model does not suit your space, Samsung also sells the S90H in 42-, 48-, 55-, 77-, and 83-inch versions, and the other sizes are discounted as well.

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The S90H is easiest to recommend for a living room where sunlight, lamps, or overhead lighting often reflect across the TV—its matte screen softens those reflections, so dark movies and daytime sports remain easier to see without closing the curtains. You still get the deep blacks, vibrant colors, and clean contrast expected from an OLED screen, with no obvious glow around subtitles or bright objects. The picture also holds up well from the side, which helps when your seating is spread across the room. The tradeoff is that the matte coating can make the image look slightly softer than it would on a glossy OLED.

Gaming gives the S90H another reason to consider it. All four HDMI 2.1 ports support 4K at up to 165Hz, variable refresh rate, and low input lag, so you can connect a gaming PC, multiple consoles, and a soundbar without constantly moving cables around. Its fast response also keeps quick camera movements and sports looking clear, while the wide viewing angle works well for local multiplayer games. The S90H is therefore best suited to someone who needs one TV for daytime viewing, movies, sports, and gaming. Buyers who care more about Dolby Vision and home-theater performance may prefer LG’s competing C6.

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If you own an Android phone, it's more likely to be a Samsung Galaxy handset than anything else—Samsung is comfortably ahead of the likes of Google, Xiaomi, and others when it comes to global market share. And if you've got a Galaxy, you've got access to a selection of features you won't find on other Android devices.

Samsung has added a bunch of its own ideas and settings on top of Google's mobile operating system, and if you want to make the most of your Galaxy, you need to know about them. Here are some of the best ways to hack your Samsung Galaxy experience.

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Automate your life with Routines

Why keep changing the settings on your phone if your phone can do it for you? Routines is a Galaxy utility that will wait for certain triggers and then take certain actions—one example would be turning on Do Not Disturb mode whenever you reach the office, then turning it off again when you leave.

Head to Settings then pick Modes and Routines. The first screen is Modes—specific notification settings for sleeping, working out, gaming, and so on—but if you switch to the Routines tab you can start adding some new automations.

The available triggers include times, places, specific wifi networks (like home or the office), connected devices (such as headphones), and events (like incoming notifications). Actions to take cover everything from specific Do Not Disturb modes and display settings to tasks inside apps (such as creating calendar events) and accessibility options.

Get to your favorite contacts from the Edge Panel

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If you haven't explored the Edge Panel feature much, you might not have realized just how capable it is. It's not just for shortcuts to apps—you can also add shortcuts to your favorite contacts, which is potentially even more useful.

From Settings, select Display > Edge Panels, then activate the feature via the toggle switch and tap Panels. Make sure the People panel is selected, and use the Edit button to select specific contacts. Tap the three dots then Reorder to put the contacts panel first.

There are plenty more Edge Panel customization options on these screens as well. You can choose which side of the screen it shows up on and how transparent it is, for example.

Create an ambient photo wallpaper

Samsung Galaxy phones can take one of your photos, apply it as the wallpaper on your device, and then dynamically adjust it based on the time of day and weather conditions—dimming the backdrop and covering it with raindrops if there's a storm at night, for instance.

You can configure this from Settings by tapping Wallpaper and style, then Change wallpapers > Create with AI > Weather. You'll need to pick an image and allow location access, and the new wallpaper will be applied to the lock screen. To make further changes to the lock screen, press and hold on it while your handset is locked. You're able to then adjust elements like the shortcuts and widgets on the display, as well as the wallpaper.

Enhance streaming videos with extra brightness

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Galaxy phones come with a special brightness and vibrancy boost for watching video content, whether it's something you've saved locally or something you're streaming. From Settings, tap Advanced features > Video brightness, select Bright, and then use the toggle switches to select the apps it applies to.

Add light effects to notifications

Besides beeps and vibrations, notifications on Galaxy handsets can have some cool lighting effects associated with them as well. It's a fun way to make sure you see your incoming alerts, and it also can give you a quick idea of what the notifications are for.

Open Settings, then select Notifications > Notification pop-up style > Add lighting effect. You've got a choice of styles and colors to choose from, and you can set the duration for the lighting effect. For the lighting effects where you can choose a color, you can change that color based on matching keywords by selecting Lighting effect color by keyword. You could put in a contact's name and assign them a special color, for example.

Change what the side button does

This one is simple but useful: You can change what a double tap on the side button does by opening Settings and choosing Advanced features > Side button. You can have it launch the camera, the flashlight, or a specific app, for example. On the same screen, you can also adjust what a long press on the side button does—you can have it either launch one of the digital assistants installed on the phone (like Bixby or Gemini) or bring up the power menu.

Switch to one-handed mode

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There are likely to be multiple situations where you're trying to use your Samsung phone with one hand rather than two (walking the dog, carrying groceries), and that's where one-handed mode comes in.

It's enabled from Settings via Advanced features > One-handed mode, and you can then activate it by swiping down at the bottom of the screen to get a smaller, more reachable interface. Repeat the gesture again to go back to normal.

Multitask better with two apps on screen together

Multi Windows is another useful feature available on Samsung Galaxy phones—though it's likely to be most useful on the biggest phone displays. It lets you get two apps on screen at the same time, so you can read messages while watching a video, or whatever you want.

Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to the center to bring up the carousel of recently used apps, then swipe to your first app. Tap the app icon at the top, then Open in split screen view. You'll then be asked to choose another app to pair with it.

Adjust the screen resolution

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One of the lesser-known options on Samsung Galaxy phones is the ability to change the pixel resolution of the screen—a higher resolution means sharper text and graphics, though it will also drain your phone battery faster too, so bear that in mind.

You can configure this by selecting Display > Screen resolution from Settings. The options you'll see will depend on the specific model of handset you're using, but above the options you can see a preview of the difference each one will make.

Check the wifi coverage around your home

It's a little odd that Samsung has hidden this menu away, but it's a suite of wifi diagnostics tools that you can use to check signal strength around your home, troubleshoot network problems, and check data usage. To enable the menu, which is called Connectivity Labs, open Settings and pick Connections > Wi-Fi. Tap the three dots (top right), then choose Intelligent Wi-Fi, and tap Intelligent Wi-Fi at the bottom of the screen seven times to add the extra menu.

Open Connectivity Labs and you'll see there are a host of options and features to work through. One of the most useful is the Home Wi-Fi inspection feature: Select this and your phone will guide you in measuring wifi signal strength around your home.

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TCL has been pushing the boundaries of QLED TVs, making some of the best in the market at very competitive prices. This year, the company released its QM8L model, introducing a new design and impressive features and specs to a series that isn't even their flagship. Right now, the 65-inch QM8L is $1,497.99 (originally $2,499.99), its lowest price since it launched in April, according to price tracking tools.

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One of the first things you'll notice about the QM8L is the “Zero Border” bezel design, which gives it a modern, minimalistic look. When you turn it on, you'll likely note how bright this TV gets, which is a huge advantage QLEDs have over OLEDs. TCL claims it reaches 6,000 nits, and seeing as the brightest OLED TV on the market only reaches 700 nits, no OLED can come close to this unit's brightness. Another important spec to note here is the local dimming zones: TCL claims this TV has up to 4,000, which means it gets top-tier backlight control, limited light blooming (thanks in part to TCL's "Halo Control"), and incredible contrast levels that some might not be able to distinguish from an OLED.

While many of us won't manually calibrate our TVs, the picture modes you can switch to in the settings here will be most people's go-to. This TV's "Filmmaker mode" provides accurate color and picture, and, if you're a gamer, you can use the native 144Hz high-refresh rate. If you don't already have a surround sound system at home and want to keep a minimalist setup, the QM8L comes with Dolby Atmos-ready Bang & Olufsen speakers, which offer above-average audio output compared to most TVs. You can read more about these features on CNET's 8.8/10 review. If 65 inches isn't quite right for your home theater setup, take a look at the QM8L's other sizes, which are also discounted right now.

Google makes both Gemini and Docs, so it's not surprising that you'll find plenty of the former's features while using the latter. Gemini has a ton of Google Docs integration, including reading your text out loud, searching and summarizing your Docs in Drive, and a "Gemini bar" embedded into the app for prompting anytime. It's to the point that it's tough to avoid, which isn't great news for Google Docs users uninterested in AI features.

Of course, that won't stop Google. The company continues to add new Gemini features at a steady clip, and this week is no exception. As Android Authority notes, Gemini is now rolling out new image creation and editing abilities available directly in Google Docs. Google announced the changes in a Workspace update on Tuesday, highlighting how Docs users can tap into Gemini to create and edit images, diagrams, and infographics in their documents.

How Gemini's new Google Docs features work

According to Google, Gemini has three new functions Workspace users can take advantage of. First, users can create infographics or diagrams that summarize the doc in question. You could ask Gemini to do something like "add a diagram that explains the proposal at the top of this doc," or "create an infographic that summarizes the doc visually." Google says Gemini will pull from the context of the doc for these graphics, so these images should reflect what you have written in your doc—excluding the odd hallucination, of course.

In addition, Gemini can "refine existing visuals." You can ask Gemini to adjust the images in your doc with requests like, "change the aspect ratio of this image to 4:3," or "match the image's style to the other images in this doc." Finally, you can also ask Gemini to generate or edit multiple images at once. You could request the AI to create infographics in each section of your doc, or update all images at once.

Who has access to these new Gemini features?

These new additions to Google Docs aren't rolling out to everyone. Instead, they're exclusive to Workspace users, which includes Google AI Pro and AI Ultra subscribers. If you pay for Google's AI features, you can try these out once they roll out on your end. If your school, work, or organization uses Workspace, the same applies. Here's the full list:

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Stuart Fails to Save the Universe might be the most surprising series on TV right now. Another spinoff from the wildly successful The Big Bang Theory, the show’s focus on bit players from the original series and an enthusiastic embrace of its gonzo multiverse plot shaped a fun, fast-paced, and inventive sitcom that both scratches the nostalgic itch for more of that universe and offers something completely fresh and new in it. If you’re looking for more sci-fi hijinx and humor that embraces the multiverse with wit, imagination, and a robust supply of heart (and you’ve already burned through the shows that offer a similar vibe), then there’s precisely one movie you should watch immediately: Everything Everywhere All at Once.

After Stuart Fails to Save the Universe, watch Everything Everywhere All at Once

Written and directed by Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert (aka the Daniels), Everything Everywhere All at Once is the story of Evelyn Quan Wang (Michelle Yeoh), an unhappy, middle-aged immigrant from China who runs a failing laundromat and is struggling in every aspect of her life, from her relationships with her father (James Hong), husband (Ke Huy Quan), and daughter (Stephanie Hsu) to her upcoming audit with the IRS. At her IRS interview, her body is suddenly controlled and she finds herself face to face with an alternate version of her husband, Waymond, who informs her that there are multiple universes and versions of her, and that she must access the skills and life experience of those alternate versions in order to save the multiverse from destruction by Jobu Tupaki—an alternate version of her daughter, Joy.

If you love the wild ride that Stuart Fails to Save the Universe offers as the gang regularly slides into a new alternate world, Everything Everywhere All at Once is the perfect match. As Evelyn struggles to comprehend the nature of her existence in a multiverse and figure out how to survive the bizarre and mind-blowing attacks Jobu Tupaki sends her way, we are treated to a dizzying range of insane universes. We see Evelyn as a martial arts movie star (not unlike Yeoh in real life), a scientist, a teppanyaki chef, a woman with hot dogs for fingers (in a universe where everyone has hot dogs for fingers) and, in one of the most moving moments, as a literal rock.

If you’re digging the emotional core of the show as Stuart seeks a universe where he is worthy and hasn’t ruined everything, the core premise of Everything will hit you right in the feels. Evelyn has been chosen because she’s the worst version of herself—the version that has consistently failed in everything she’s tried, and thus the version with the most stored potential. Her emotional journey from nihilism and anger to love and acceptance as she learns to fight for what she loves is powerfully moving. Like the show, the movie leverages the character-building aspects of a multiverse, letting us see how a normal, regular person with normal, regular problems might face a terrifyingly abnormal challenge.

Plus, the movie is just fun. How can you watch a scene where mild-mannered Waymond Wang defeats a gang of security guards using multiverse-downloaded fannypack skills and not want to watch the rest of the movie?

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More movies to watch after Stuart Fails to Save the Universe

The multiverse may be infinite, but movies about them aren’t. If you’ve watched Everything Everywhere All at Once and need more fun sci-fi stories, here are a few more movies that catch that Stuart vibe.

The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

Douglas Adams’ classic story of an ordinary guy named Arthur Dent who is rescued by his friend (and secret alien) Ford Prefect when Earth is destroyed to make way for a hyperspace bypass isn’t a multiverse story per se, but it has similar elements. That’s thanks to the Infinite Improbability Drive, which allows for faster-than-light travel by passing through every point in every possible universe simultaneously, resulting in some really, really weird stuff (the hilariously inconsistent timeline resulting from the many variations of the story also contributes a sense of multiversity craziness). It’s an absurdist’s dream, riffing on every conceivable sci-fi trope and delivering a surprisingly sweet story of a man struggling with his sense of unimportance in an increasingly confusing existence.

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Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)

You want a bit more edge to your multiverse humor? Check out Deadpool & Wolverine, in which everyone’s favorite merc with a mouth (Ryan Reynolds) has to skip through various universes to find a replacement Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), who famously and nobly died at the end of Logan in 2017, for, er, reasons. It’s absolutely riddled with hilarious bits, fourth-wall breaks, and hyperviolence—but there’s a gooey emotional core to it, as well.

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The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)

If Everything Everywhere All at Once is a bit too staid and sedate for your tastes, check out this 1984 fever dream of a sci-fi movie. When rock star, scientist, and surgeon Buckaroo Banzai (Peter Weller) tests a device that allows him to pass through matter, he briefly engages with the 8^th dimension—and unwittingly attracts the attention of aliens who wish to use his technology to free their brethren trapped there, putting the existence of humanity at risk. It’s one of the weirdest vibes ever captured on film, but it’s also hilarious and one of the most unique films you’ll ever watch.

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John Dies at the End (2013)

If you love the unexpected twists that Stuart Fails to Save the Universe serves up as he and his friends travel through alternate universes, strap in for John Dies at the End. To say the story is complex would an understatement—it slides between the past, present, and future of various dimensions at a rapid clip—but it kicks off when a man named David (Chase Williamson) is contacted by his recently dead friend, Rob, who tells him about a drug called Soy Sauce that lets folks remember the future and allows entities to creep from one universe into another—and they’re infiltrating David’s universe. It’s wild and often really funny, so if it’s extra you’re looking for, look no further.

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Galaxy Quest (1999)

If you want to lean a bit more into plain old funny stuff, this modern classic is perfect. There’s no multiverse here, but there is a lot of affectionate humor aimed squarely at sci-fi tropes (especially the Star Trek universe and its, er, passionate fans). Galaxy Quest was a Trek-like TV series that aliens called Thermians believe was a documentary. When their civilization is threatened by a villain named Sarris, they kidnap the cast (including Tim Allen, Alan Rickman, Sigourney Weaver, and Sam Rockwell) of the TV series to help them defeat Sarris, and, yes, hilarity ensues. But also a lot of heart and character development, if that’s your bag.

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Smartphone manufacturers rarely innovate these days, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. It's a sign that iPhones and Androids have gotten so good, there's little room left for major advancements and upgrades. When a company like Google announces a new smartphone line, most of us aren't expecting something that will convince us to upgrade from its previous generation; rather, you know that if it's time to buy a new phone, the latest generation will likely be the de facto "best" phone you can buy.

So it seems is the case for Google's upcoming Pixel 11 lineup. Rumors suggest that the company is making small updates in some key areas as you might expect, without changing too much from the Pixel 10. The biggest change, it seems, might just be the phone's price tag. If you're considering upgrading to a new Pixel 11 device, know you might just be paying more for it than ever.

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What's new with the Pixel 11

As highlighted by Engadget, the overall design of the Pixel 11 line is virtually identical to the Pixel 10. That goes for all rumored models, including the Pixel 11, Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and the Pixel 11 Pro Fold. If you have a corresponding Pixel 10 device, the Pixel 11 upgrade will have the same screen sizes, which means the lineup will have the following displays:

• Pixel 11: 6.3-inches (1080 x 2424)

• Pixel 11 Pro: 6.3-inches (1280 x 2856)

• Pixel 11 Pro XL: 6.8-inches (1344 x 2992)

• Pixel 11 Pro Fold: 6.3-inch outer display (1080 x 2342) and 8-inch inner display (2076 x 2160)

The camera bumps will remain unchanged as well, though the hardware itself may get a bit of an upgrade. The Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro Fold may ship with 50 MP main cameras, which is a slight bump up from the 48 MP camera on the Pixel 10. The cameras on the 11 Pro and 11 Pro XL may get new sensors as well.

While it might seem like you wouldn't be able to tell the difference between the Pixel 11 and Pixel 10 by sight alone, you actually will. That's because the rumors suggest Google will introduce new colors for the lineup. The Pixel 11 may ship in Midnight, Fuchsia, and Moss, while the Pixel 11 Pro may come in Dune, Pine, and Sterling. Finally, the Pixel 11 Pro may ship in Midnight or Pine.

Perhaps the biggest upgrade this year will be the Tensor G6 chip. Engadget says that Google's latest SoC (System-on-a-Chip) is built on a 2nm process, which may be the same as Apple's upcoming iPhone 18 series. While we'll need access to the phone for actual benchmarking and real-world tests, the new chip could offer better battery life and power efficiency than the current Tensor G5.

The Pixel 11 may be more expensive than ever

However, new chips are expected with new smartphone generations. Perhaps the biggest shock this year will be how much you actually have to pay to acquire Google's newest phones. Like Apple, Google may drop the 128GB base model options for the Pixel 11 and Pixel 11 Pro, and may instead choose to start at 256GB. While that's good for users who often run out of storage, it takes away the previous base model price tag of $799. Now, the new entry price will be $899: technically the same price, but it will cost $100 more to get a new Pixel than it used to.

The Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold, however, may just get a price increase for no other reason than the ongoing memory crisis. Because of sharp demand for RAM and other computer components across the globe, companies are raising prices across the board. As such, Engadget suggests that the Pixel 11 Pro XL and Pixel 11 Pro Fold may get a €100 increase, which could reflect a $100 increase in the U.S. as well.

If you need the latest and greatest from Google for your next phone, you'll have no choice but to spend the extra money. However, you might be better off finding a good deal on a Pixel 10 or a Pixel 10a. After all, there's not that much difference between the Pixel 11 series to necessarily justify the rumored price increase.

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If you’re sick of dealing with tangled wires or your device doesn’t have nearly as many USB ports as you’d like, a fast-charging station can be a convenient solution—and a cleaner alternative to multiple charging bricks. It’s compatible with all kinds of devices, from Apple to Samsung. One of the most reliable options is the Anker Prime Charging Station, now down to $55.99 (originally $79.99).

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With a powerful 200W output, it can charge up to six devices at once. Four USB-C ports deliver up to 100W each. For context, that’s enough power to charge two laptops at full speed simultaneously, getting them up to 50% in under half an hour. There are also two USB-A ports, which can be helpful for anyone who still has older devices or smaller accessories. Its sturdy GaN design is compact enough for a desktop, nightstand, or travel setup (it weighs 1.24 pounds, so it’s not the lightest option on the market, but still portable). Thanks to Anker’s temperature monitoring and power protections, the station runs safely without overheating.

Keep in mind that there aren’t any AC outlets, as this is primarily a USB charging hub rather than a power strip. Ultimately, if you regularly charge multiple USB-C laptops, phones, tablets, or other accessories and dread a cluttered desktop, the Anker Prime Charging Station is a highly useful option.

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Over the years, I have cracked more phone screens than I'd like to admit. It usually starts as a small crack in the corner, only to eventually spread across the screen like a spiderweb. That's actually how I ended up needing to upgrade to a new iPhone (the 17 Pro) last month. Only this time, I swore I was going to protect it properly.

In the past, I'd avoided bulky cases for silly style reasons. But sleek phones are also, as I have proven again and again, fragile phones. So this time, I went all in: an Otterbox case, a screen protector, and a MagSafe wallet. If I was going to upgrade my phone, I figured I might as well upgrade my whole relationship with it.

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How my Otterbox case immediately saved my phone

I put my Otterbox case and screen protector to the test with truly comedic timing. Within hours of securing my new phone in the Otterbox protections, it fell out of my pocket while I was biking. I am who I am.

I picked the phone up braced for the worst—which was justified, since the screen protector was, in fact, cracked. The actual iPhone screen underneath, however, was completely fine. This is because the screen protector did exactly what it's designed to do: It takes the hit so your $1,000 phone doesn't have to.

I peeled off the screen protector and ordered a replacement for $40. Meanwhile, my actual phone, underneath the Otterbox and now a fresh protector, thankfully remains undamaged.

The MagSafe wallet has turned out to be an upgrade in its own right, too. Now my cards are attached to the thing I am, for better or worse, incapable of losing track of: my phone.

I'll admit there's an irony in taking this long to arrive at the obvious conclusion that protecting your $1,000 device with a $60 case (and $40 screen protector) is a good trade. Now, when I picture my next phone drop—and there certainly will be one—I'm hopeful that worst case, I'm out another screen protector and five minutes of my day. For someone with my track record of cracking phone screens, an Otterbox case (and accessories) are a no-brainer upgrade.

If you’ve been in the market for red earbuds, these Shokz OpenDots One Clip-On Headphones are currently $139.95 (originally $199.95) and the lowest price they’ve ever been, according to price tracking tools. Made of soft silicone, these earbuds are a comfy fit, making them suitable for long calls or listening to your favorite band for hours, while the color gives them a stylish little kick.

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When fully charged, they deliver up to 40 hours of battery life, and a 10-minute quick charge will get you two hours of playtime. The earbuds are interchangeable, meaning each one fits both ears comfortably, and they’re IP54 water resistant, so you don’t need to fret over any splashes. They feature premium Dolby Audio and Bassphere Technology, as well as DirectPitch tech to prevent others from hearing any possible sound leakage. With the Shokz app, switching between devices and controlling EQ modes is simple, as is tracking the battery life of the headphones. Also, should you misplace your buds—as we’ve all done—the app will help you find them.

Although these clip-on headphones come in four colors, only the red are currently 30% off. While that's a bummer if you wanted another color, if you’re cool with red earbuds, these are the way to go.

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Amazon has a four-pack of Apple’s second-generation AirTag for $89 (down from $99)—matching its lowest price so far, according to price trackers. That brings the cost down to $22.25 per tracker, which is a better deal than buying them individually—a single AirTag is currently listed on Amazon for $27.

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The biggest upgrade you’ll find over the first-generation AirTag is Apple’s newer Ultra Wideband chip, which the company says gives Precision Finding up to 50% more range than before. That means your iPhone can start pointing you toward a nearby AirTag from farther away, using on-screen arrows, haptic feedback, and sound as you get closer. Apple has also made the built-in speaker 50% louder, which can be especially helpful once Precision Finding has guided you into the right area—a stronger sound makes the AirTag easier to pinpoint when it is buried under clothes, tucked inside a bag, or wedged between couch cushions.

Apple Watch owners get a nice upgrade too, as Precision Finding now works with the Apple Watch Series 9 and newer and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 and newer, allowing you to track down a nearby AirTag directly from your wrist without reaching for your iPhone. Once your trackers are set up, you can get even more out of them with a few lesser-known tricks, which we cover in our AirTag hacks guide.

That said, the rest of the experience is largely unchanged—it still uses a replaceable CR2032 battery, carries the same IP67 water- and dust-resistance rating, and keeps the same dimensions, so holders and keychains should continue to fit. Owners of the original AirTag probably will not find enough here to justify an upgrade, but for first-time buyers, this $89 four-pack is an affordable way to get the newer model without spending much more than older AirTag multipacks have typically cost.

I'm currently training for a marathon this fall, and today was supposed to be a rest day. Spotify had other plans for me: Today the company launched a new running mode, so I laced up and put it to the test.

This new mode cues up songs based on the different phases of your run and selects tracks based on your preferences and desired tempo. Instead of just shuffling a playlist and hoping the BPM lines up with your cadence, it builds a run around your effort structure: warmup, work intervals, recovery, cooldown. On top of the music, it layers in audio cues at key moments of the run, so you're getting something closer to a coached session, like Nike Run Club is known for.

How to find and use Spotify's Running Mode

Only paid subscribers can currently access this new running mode. Search "fitness" in the app to pull up what it calls the "Fitness Hub," and running mode is right at the top. From there, you can choose from one of 25 presets, or build your own from scratch.

Once you're in running mode, you first pick a workout type: Just Run, Easy Runs, Interval, Pyramid, or Long and Advanced. Then you choose a music genre. For me, the options were pop, hip-hop, EDM, rock, and R&B.

Refining my Running Mode playlist. Credit: Meredith Dietz

I messed around with a few presets before landing on the one I actually wanted to test properly: a Pyramid Rock Run. Here's how I "refined" it:

• Bumped the duration from 30 to 35 minutes.

• Workout type: I chose pyramid, which comes with a helpful graphic showing what the effort structure looks like over the course of the run.

• More genre options showed up at this stage, including house, Latin, classical, and country. There's also a "discovery slider," so I pushed mine to 75% toward new music.

• Turned on the audio coach.

• Toggled on using a target BPM for song selection, set it to 180, and also turned on "adjust song speed to match exactly," though after my test run, I'm not sure what this was supposed to do exactly.

After I locked in those settings, it took Spotify a solid two minutes to generate the playlist. Once it's built, you get options to smart reorder, add tracks, or refine further. Two things I noticed right away: It nailed the 75% new music request (fun!); the run started at 133 bpm (solid), climbed to a peak of 180 (perfect), and then the cooldown had one track sitting at 210 bpm (confusing and bad).

Why Spotify's Running Mode is a great training tool

I thoroughly enjoyed my test run with this new feature today, even though I was supposed to be resting. Beyond the novelty, I think this is a genuinely good tool for runners trying to sharpen their internal sense of pace. Locking music tempo to target cadence gives you something to run alongside, and effort structures like pyramids force you to notice how your stride changes as intensity shifts. The audio coaching reminded me of what I've always liked about Nike Run Club: form cues and, more often than not, reminders to slow down, which is advice most runners need more than they know.

Spotify's AI coach delivers that guidance by way of music, always announcing each song, which I enjoyed. For instance, during the hip-hop playlist, one cue told me to "let the groove loosen my stride, and remember to unclench your fists and drop your shoulders." On the rock playlist, during a peak effort segment, it told me to "keep it snappy, but not forced." My pitch to Spotify here would be to announce the song's bpm, too.

One note worth remembering: the coach isn't actually responding to you in real time—it's all pre-set according to your workout preferences. Still, I approve of these built-in settings. The only real miss was that 210 bpm cooldown track. Everything else about the pacing logic tracked, which made that one outlier stand out more.

My favorite piece of coaching advice was to lock into the kick drum. I tried it during "Misery Business" by Paramore, and according to my Garmin Forerunner 970, I was running at exactly 180 bpm. Even if runners don't love the songs that Spotify selected for them (although I had no complaints personally), I'd still recommend this feature as a fun way to perfect your inner metronome and practice pacing before race day.