• Ukraine's autonomous interceptors stalk and destroy Russian Shaheds without human controls
• Ukraine compressed years of drone development into twelve battlefield months
• Brave1's interceptor automates 95% of the kill chain — the human only picks the target

Ukraine has cleared its first autonomous drone interceptor for battlefield deployment following combat testing completed recently in the Kharkiv region.

The system was developed under the Brave1 defence accelerator specifically to counter Shahed drones, which Russia increasingly launches in coordinated saturation attacks against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure.

Those attacks rely heavily upon volume and timing because large numbers of incoming drones can gradually overwhelm conventional air defence systems and human reaction speeds simultaneously.

Autonomous interceptors reach combat testing

Ukraine’s response now involves reducing how much of the interception process still depends upon direct human control during active battlefield engagements involving multiple aerial threats.

According to Ukrainian officials, the interceptor automates roughly 95% of the engagement sequence from launch through terminal destruction of the incoming drone.

Human operators still decide which drone should be engaged before the interceptor assumes responsibility for navigation, recognition, pursuit, and strike execution independently afterward.

That operational structure allows crews to supervise engagements instead of manually piloting interceptors through every stage of aerial combat under high-pressure battlefield conditions.

Ukrainian officials believe reducing operator workload could become increasingly important during large nighttime bombardments involving several incoming drones approaching defended airspace simultaneously.

The manufacturer reportedly moved from prototype development toward verified combat deployment within less than twelve months under continuing wartime operational pressures across Ukraine.

That unusually compressed timeline appears closely connected to Brave1’s institutional and financial backing, which reduced delays commonly associated with traditional peacetime procurement procedures.

Officials argue wartime conditions leave little opportunity for prolonged development schedules because interception delays increasingly determine whether drones successfully reach populated urban areas.

“We continue to systematically strengthen the defence of the sky,” the ministry stated while discussing interceptor systems already tested under active combat conditions recently.

Scaling ambitions meet an unverified record

Ukraine now says it is expanding production and deployment of these interceptors as part of broader efforts to increase domestic military drone manufacturing capacity nationwide.

Publicly available information regarding actual kill rates and long-term battlefield reliability remains extremely limited outside official Ukrainian statements.

Evaluating the system also becomes more difficult because Russia has continuously modified its Shahed drones throughout the conflict, using changing flight profiles and components.

Autonomous interception could become even more complicated once electronic interference, airborne decoys, civilian aircraft, and friendly drones begin sharing the same contested airspace simultaneously.

Because no independent technical assessment has yet been released publicly, the actual battlefield accuracy of the interceptor system remains difficult to verify externally.

The Kharkiv deployment nevertheless establishes an early proof of concept showing Ukraine’s growing interest in partially autonomous air defence systems during modern drone warfare.

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It's Amazon Prime Day, and one of my favorite deals of day isn't actually a huge discount, but I think it's a really worthwhile buy at the lower price. It's the WiiM Amp Ultra, which is available for $449 at Amazon US (down from $529), or you can get it for £425 at Amazon UK (down from $499).

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I have the WiiM Amp Ultra at home, and it's an amazing streaming amp for this price. It's really well-built and looks at home among nice furniture, with a solid metal finish — and it's shockingly compact, considering that it provides up to 100W per channel, so it can work with some really hefty speakers,

Most importantly, it sounds excellent, and there's support for nearly every music service you could want (but I'll come back to that "nearly), plus useful inputs for a turntable and so on.

I use it with a pair of Dali Oberon 5 bookshelf speakers, and the combination is off the charts for a hi-fi system that barely takes up any space. Obviously, floorstanding speakers are tall, but the Oberon 5 only have the same footprint as bookshelf speakers, so these three boxes overall can be used even in space-starved homes, but sound like you've got a much bigger, beefier setup.

When I started this configuration, I auditioned it against using the Amp Ultra with a pair of Dali Oberon 1 bookshelf speakers, and against a pair of Sonos Era 300 speakers (a pair of which costs about the same as getting the Amp Ultra and Oberon 5 speakers).

The Oberon 1 bookshelf speakers crushed the Sonos Era 300 when it came to detail and dynamic response in music, but they were equally crushed by the Sonos for bass depth and dispersion of sound in the room.

However, the Oberon 5 are the best of all worlds with the WiiM powering them — big and controlled bass, fantastic detail in the mids and treble, superb dynamic attack, and great dispersion in the room.

So I'd recommend the WiiM Amp Ultra generally, but if you're thinking that you'd like a whole magnificent hi-fi setup for under £1,000 in the UK, here's my recommendation today — if you're in the US, scroll down, because I've got a recommendation for you right after.

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Today's best UK WiiM Amp Ultra and speaker deal combination

Some speakers are quite a lot more expensive in the US than in Europe, and Dali speakers are chief among this category. So when looking for an equivalent system to suggest with the WiiM Amp Ultra in the US, I wanted to find something that was also a huge bargain, and that's just as good, and the ELAC Debut 2.0 F6.2 is the perfect option, because their bookshelf version also got five stars from What Hi-Fi? in their review.

The downside to the WiiM Amp Ultra

There is one thing I want to note about the Amp Ultra: it's not 100% ideal for Apple Music households, despite its aluminum look and slick design. It lacks any kind of Apple support outside of Bluetooth — not just Apple Music (which is normal for streaming amps, only Sonos has this natively), but even AirPlay 2, which nearly every other music streaming device on the planet supports.

It doesn't have a USB audio input either, which seems like an odd omission for an 'Ultra' device — and it's annoying that it rules out using your Apple device's USB port to send Hi-Res Audio to it.

Now, Spotify is the most popular service, and that's supported. I have a Tidal subscription, so I'm all good. This is far from affecting everyone, but there are plenty of people who are deep in the Apple system, who use Apple Music only, and the Amp Ultra is oddly hostile to those people.

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Most portable power stations force you to choose among capacity, speed, and longevity. The Anker Solix F2000 is $749 (regularly $899) at Anker, and it doesn’t ask you to make that compromise.

With 2048Wh of LiFePO4 capacity, 2400W of continuous AC output, a 10-year rated lifespan, and a 0–80% recharge time of just 1.4 hours, it’s one of the most complete portable power stations you can buy at any price. And at $749 in Anker's own Prime Day sale, which guarantees the best price compared to other retailers, the value case is hard to argue against.

For home backup, charging devices and driving appliances during power outages or summer trips, this is a top pick. For more Anker products, we've rounded up the 12 best Anker Prime Day deals you can get right now.

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The core of the F2000 is its LiFePO4 battery chemistry, which underpins everything else the machine does well. LiFePO4 cells are chemically stable, fire-resistant, and certified for indoor use — unlike cheaper lithium-ion packs that can overheat or degrade significantly within a few hundred cycles.

The 2400W continuous output and 3600W surge ceiling via SurgePad mean this machine doesn’t just charge laptops and phones — it runs appliances. A 1500W space heater, a fridge, a microwave, power tools, a CPAP machine with heated humidifier, a coffee maker. You name it.

HyperFlash fast charging is the spec that changes how you think about using the machine. Most 2000Wh+ power stations take five to eight hours to recharge from a wall outlet — long enough that you plan your entire trip or outage around their recovery time. The F2000 goes from 0 to 80% in 1.4 hours, so you can drain it overnight during a blackout, plug it in at 7am, and have it substantially recharged before you head to work. For RV users, that means you can top it up at a campsite hook-up in the time it takes to have breakfast.

The port selection is among the most practical at this price. The dedicated TT-30 RV port is a genuine differentiator — it means F2000 owners with an RV don’t need an adapter, and it signals that Anker designed this machine for actual vehicle use rather than as an afterthought. The three 100W USB-C ports will simultaneously fast-charge three laptops or a laptop plus two tablets. The four AC outlets, two car outlets, and two USB-A ports round out a panel that handles every real-world device combination without requiring port juggling.

Solar charging supports up to 1000W input via an XT-60 connector, compatible with Anker’s own 200W and 400W panels as well as most third-party panels in the supported voltage range. This makes the F2000 a genuinely off-grid-capable system when paired with panels — useful for extended camping, van builds, and off-grid cabins. The Anker SOLIX app handles remote monitoring of battery level, charging time, and power usage over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, with a clean interface that reviewers have found intuitive.

If you need serious, reliable backup power for a home, RV, or extended off-grid use, the Anker SOLIX F2000 is one of the strongest offers available in the 2000Wh class right now. Check out more options in our guide to the best portable power stations.

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I wasn't sure what to expect from the Dreame Z50 Station vacuum cleaner when it first launched earlier this year, but its spec sheet was impressive. With industry-leading 330 air watts of suction power, I was hoping it would clean better than the 315AW Dyson V16 Piston Animal... and, boy, did it impress!

It put that high suction to good use and, in my Dreame Z50 Station review, I couldn't help but say it can put both Dyson and Shark to shame. My only complaints were its overall weight (it's the heaviest stick vacuum I've ever tested) and its steep price tag.

However, that premium price is now a lot more achievable as Dreame has discounted it down to AU$999 (from AU$1,499) directly on its site. You won't find the Z50 Station sold at other retailers, so this offer can be easy to miss and yet it's the one EOFY deal you shouldn't — I consider the Z50 Station to be one of the best vacuum cleaners in Australia right now.

Admittedly you'll get a Dyson for less than AU$999 (like the Dyson V15 Detect now AU$799 or the Dyson Gen5detect for AU$898), but the Dreame Z50 Station easily justifies the higher price for a couple of key reasons that even the best Dyson vacuums can't compete with.

Firstly, that suction power of 330AW. I admit that this spec isn't a standard used across the industry and a lot of that suction capability is dependent on the airflow through the machine, but Dreame seems to have done it well. From the design of the floorhead that can suck while moving back or forth to the volume of air moving into the onboard dust cup, the Z50 definitely is very sucky indeed. In my tests, it cleaned up messes in one move, two at the most, a touch less than any Dyson I've reviewed personally!

Then there's the self-emptying functionality that's a default part of the machine. The Station is just as powerful and can empty the dust cap as soon as the stick vac is placed onto the dock. I did notice that a thin layer of fine does get stuck around the top rubber washer inside the dust cup, but it's remarkably easier to dismantle the handheld unit for regular maintenance — a lot easier than Dyson's design of the dust cup in my opinion.

I should call out the telescopic tube that, again, you won't see on a Dyson. Oh, and said tube is bendy too, so you can get under furniture (you'll need to buy a separate attachment from Dyson to do that).

You will have to consider the ongoing cost of the dust bag but, given its 3L volume, you may not need to throw it out as often as smaller bags and it could prove economical.

If you've got the budget, this is arguably the best premium cordless vacuum I've tested this year and I would absolutely skip the Dyson for this one.

• The Sopranos: The Complete Series is a limited edition 4K Blu-ray release
• 86 episodes over 28 discs including 2 bonus Blu-rays
• December 2026 (US), $149.99

One of the greatest TV dramas of all time is coming to 4K Blu-ray. The Sopranos: The Complete Series box set is available for pre-order in the US and Canada, and will be released at the end of 2026.

This far from the first Sopranos box set: in addition to the DVD box set I've got on the shelf, there was a Blu-ray box in 2014, plus a 25th anniversary Blu-ray box set in 2024, which included The Many Saints of Newark as well. So this is the first time it's all available in 4K.

This edition delivers a brand new and currently untitled featurette with Sopranos creator and writer David Chase. That featurette is on one of the two bonus discs that also include hours of extra material including a two-part documentary, seven behind-the-scenes featurettes, and all of the bonus content previously released on The Sopranos: Complete Series Blu-ray release. And it's all delivered in hardcover lay-flat book packaging.

For fans of the show, this looks like the ultimate release: the best-looking, most pristine way to see one of the most influential TV shows ever.

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The Sopranos tells the story of depressed mob boss Tony Soprano, who's going to therapy in secret because he knows that if word gets out about his "weakness", he's a dead man walking. It's as much about family as it is about mafia families, and it features stellar performances throughout.

During its run the show amassed multiple well-deserved awards including 111 Primetime Emmy nominations and 21 wins, 5 Golden Globe awards, and Emmys for cast members James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Michael Imperioli, Drea de Matteo, and Joe Pantoliano.

I'm not being hyperbolic when I tell you that The Sopranos began a golden age of TV drama. Without The Sopranos, there would be no Breaking Bad, Mad Men or any of the other premium shows we love so much.

It was pivotal in shifting the view that TV was inferior to cinema, and that our relatable protagonists couldn't be awful people. And it was really, really, really good: the writing, the performances and the cinematography were all superb.

While much of the praise for The Sopranos centers on the cast, and rightly so, the work of cinematographer Alik Sakharov was crucial too. The cinematography was groundbreaking in how it contributed to the story, and there's a fascinating article about it on No Film School. And if that's the kind of thing you find interesting, then this new 4K box set was made for you.

The Sopranos 4K Blu-ray box set has a release date of 8 December 2026 in the US and a recommended price of $149.99.

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The AI industry may have found its next battle, and it’s not model training, GPU availability or data centers expansion. It’s actually how artificial intelligence is being framed in the first place.

For the past couple of years, AI coding assistants have been marketed as productivity boosters, promising to help across code generation, debugging and testing.

But the recent SpaceX acquisition of AI coding platform Cursor shows just how important AI coding systems can be in AI. While coding tools are generally considered from the developer’s point of view, software generation is increasingly being seen as a strategic capability for future autonomous systems.

Whether managing infrastructure, coordinating logistics or automating business processes, tomorrow’s coding agents will need to create, edit and maintain software instead of just helping developers to write code.

AI’s impact on code generation is trust

In other words, AI coding agents are less about being tools and more about being infrastructure layers through which organizations can build, operate and even govern their tech – similar to how we see cloud, networking and security today.

But in dehumanizing software generation, we’re uncovering the next challenge. Software development used to be limited by the speed at which humans can review, test and validate code before it goes into production, but it’s now all about trust and verification.

With AI now capable of generating code at lightning pace, questions around quality, security, compliance and governance are now being raised.

Acknowledging that code generation has been vastly democratized, Qodo CEO Itamar Friedman now believes what sets companies apart will be verification and governance. The winners will be the ones to deploy trustworthy software at scale, not the ones to launch it fastest.

To better understand what SpaceX’s Cursor acquisition means for the future of software engineering, how AI coding platforms are evolving from tools to infrastructure, and how we can tackle the next bottleneck that is trust, I spoke with Friedman.

• Does this acquisition signal that AI coding tools are becoming strategic infrastructure rather than just developer productivity tools?

Yes, and the price tag makes it explicit. You don’t just pay $60B for a productivity feature, you pay that price to have complete control over the coding mechanism your engineering teams run every day.

When the tool sits in the path of every change that ships, it is infrastructure, with the same reliability, security, and governance expectations as the rest of your stack.

• What does SpaceX's interest in Cursor say about the role AI coding tools will play in the next generation of AI-native companies?

AI-native companies want to own their means of production. SpaceX is not buying a chat window, it’s buying the ability to shape how code is generated across an organization that writes mission critical software.

What the next generation of tools is signaling is that the coding layer is too important to rent on someone else's roadmap. Instead, companies need to treat code generation, review, and governance as core infrastructure they direct, not as a third party relationship they hope holds up.

• Why might companies building highly complex or mission-critical systems want greater control over the AI coding layer?

In a high-stakes environment, you never let the builder be its own reviewer. When a single system both writes code and judges whether it is correct, you get a biased feedback loop where the AI is grading its own homework.

Greater control means being able to insert independent verification, enforce your own standards, and produce an audit trail of every decision.

• How should enterprises think about evaluating AI coding tools after a major ownership change or acquisition?

Enterprises should evaluate for independence and continuity, not for features. They must ask who controls the roadmap now, whether your data stays in your environment, and whether the tool still works alongside the rest of your stack or quietly steers you into another owner's ecosystem.

During an acquisition, a tool that was neutral yesterday may be optimized for its new parent tomorrow. The durable choice is the layer you can keep running on your terms regardless of who owns the model underneath it.

• As AI generates more production code, what new challenges does that create for engineering teams?

As code volumes skyrocket, the bottleneck moves from writing code to verifying it. The hard part about software was never producing more lines, it is confirming the code does what it’s intended to do, holds to your architecture, and meets your standards at scale.

When AI writes thirty percent of your codebase and rising, line-by-line human review can’t keep up and trust becomes the scarce resource. The challenge is building verification that runs with near-perfect precision and recall across hundreds of quality dimensions, automatically, on every change.

• What will differentiate the winners in the AI coding market over the next few years: better code generation, better governance, or something else?

Generation is commoditizing. High-fidelity output already looks more and more similar across the major models, and that gap will keep closing.

Then, differentiation moves to the quality layer: governance, verification, and the ability to enforce standards with the precision an enterprise can actually trust.

Better governance is the moat: those enterprises that succeed will be the ones that make AI-gen code safe to ship, not the ones that generated it faster.

• What should developers and engineering leaders be watching for as the AI coding market continues to consolidate?

Watch out for vendor lock-in disguised as integration. As the market consolidates, the pressure will be to buy generation and verification from the same owner, which is exactly the conflict of interest that erodes trust.

Leaders should keep their verification layer independent from whoever writes the code, protect the portability of their data and standards, and avoid betting their SDLC on a single vendor's incentives.

Motherboard deals at this level of discount don’t come around that often. Right now, Amazon has the MSI PRO X870-P WiFi at $152 (was $170) for AMD Ryzen and the MSI B760 Gaming Plus WiFi at $133 (was $200) for Intel in the Prime Day sale.

Both are well-regarded ATX boards with built-in Wi-Fi, and both represent meaningful savings if you’re mid-build or planning an upgrade. And both punch above their discounted price.

The two boards target different platforms entirely — one is AMD AM5, the other Intel LGA 1700 — so this isn’t a true apples-to-apples comparison. Think of them as two separate opportunities: one for Ryzen 7000/8000/9000 builders, and one for 12th/13th/14th Gen Intel builders.

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More on the PRO X870-P WiFi — AMD AM5

At this price, the PRO X870-P Wi-Fi sits in an interesting spot: it’s the X870 chipset — AMD’s current-gen platform with full PCIe 5.0 support — at a price that previously would have bought you a mid-range B650 board. The X870 chipset brings wider PCIe 5.0 support and Wi-Fi 7 as a platform requirement (rather than an optional add-on), and AMD has committed to AM5 support through at least 2027, which means whatever Ryzen processor you pair with this board today will have a clear upgrade path for several years.

The connectivity package at this price is genuinely impressive. Wi-Fi 7 with its 320MHz channel width delivers noticeably lower latency and higher throughput than Wi-Fi 6E — the kind of upgrade you notice on a busy home network. The 5Gbps Ethernet port, USB4 at 40Gbps, and Thunderbolt 4 are the kind of specs that usually appear on more expensive boards. Three M.2 slots (including one Gen5) gives you flexibility for fast SSDs now and room to expand later.

MSI’s PRO series is positioned more toward productivity and professional use than the flashier gaming-branded boards, which means the design is restrained — minimal RGB, clean silver heatsinks, no aggressive aesthetics. Whether that’s a positive depends entirely on what you want your build to look like. Best Buy reviewers have praised it as straightforward to install and stable from the first boot, with multiple builders noting it’s working well with everything from Ryzen 7700X to the 9800X3D.

One honest note: the PRO X870-P is tuned more for stability and accessibility than aggressive overclocking. If you’re planning to push DDR5 kits to their absolute limits or run a flagship Ryzen 9 chip at sustained all-core maximum TDP, a higher-end X870E board would give you more VRM headroom. For the majority of builds — including enthusiast setups — it handles everything without issue.

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The B760 Gaming Plus WiFi is the more straightforward recommendation of the two — it’s a well-established board with a substantial real-world track record. The 840+ reviews on Amazon at 4.4/5 tell a consistent story: this board works reliably, installs without drama, and delivers good performance across a wide range of Intel builds.

Intel’s LGA 1700 platform supports 12th, 13th, and 14th Gen Core processors, which means there’s a wide choice of CPUs available at various price points — everything from a budget Core i3 to the Core i9-14900K. It’s worth noting that Intel has moved on to the LGA 1851 socket for its newest Arrow Lake generation, so this platform won’t support 15th Gen CPUs. That said, for builds centered on a 13th- or 14th-Gen processor, the B760 remains a very solid foundation.

Wi-Fi 6E built-in is a practical inclusion at this price — it saves you from buying a separate wireless adapter and keeps the build clean. 2.5 Gbps Ethernet provides fast wired connectivity for those who prefer a cable. Two M.2 Gen4 slots comfortably handle primary and secondary NVMe SSDs, and PCIe 4.0 x16 is more than adequate for any current GPU.

Reviewers have specifically praised the B760 Gaming Plus WiFi for its stability across sustained workloads — one reviewer noted it handled “AAA applications and multitasking effortlessly” over ten months of use without a single stability issue. The reinforced PCIe slots and robust VRM heatsinks contribute to a build quality that feels more substantial than budget Intel boards at a similar price.

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If you're an Xbox One or Xbox Series X owner, then the Amazon Prime Day deals represent the perfect time to stock up on new games.

I test the console extensively whenever I'm experimenting with new Xbox accessories as part of my job here at TechRadar Gaming, so I have a strong handle on the best titles on offer.

• View all of Amazon's current prices and deals on Xbox games this Prime Day

Below you will find a selection of games that I recommend, spanning all the way from massive adventures like Crimson Desert to recent spy thriller 007 First Light. These are the releases that I'm spending the most time in right now, so I can personally vouch for the quality of each one.

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• Paraguay vs Australia Kick-Off time: Friday, June 26 | 3am BST / 10pm ET (Thu) / 12pm AEST
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Paraguay and Australia meet in San Francisco to thrash out who finishes second and third in Group D at the FIFA World Cup 2026, and you can live stream the game around the world for free.

Both sides lost to co-hosts USA and beat Turkey in their opening two matches, so this fixture will decide who progresses to the knockout stage as runners-up and who will have to keep their fingers crossed that they can squeeze through as one of the best third-place teams. Paraguay are in a slightly shakier position on account of their 4-1 defeat by the USA in their first game, which means that even after a 1-0 win over Turkey they still have a goal difference of -2. They play their second successive game in San Francisco knowing a defeat could leave their hopes of reaching the last-32 in the balance, forcing them to rely on results elsewhere to qualify in third place.

Australia currently occupy the runners-up spot by virtue of having a goal difference of 0, so they will finish second if they avoid defeat. The high of their 2-0 win over Turkey gave way to reality as they were beaten by the same scoreline against the USA last time out and it will be interesting to see how Tony Popovic sets his side up here. The head coach is aiming to become the first person in Socceroos history to reach the World Cup knockout stage as a player and a manager, having done so as part of the squad in 2006. If Australia clinch second place, the prize is a meeting with the Group G runners-up – currently Iran – next Friday in Dallas.

So, read on as we show you exactly how to watch Paraguay vs Australia for free in the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Paraguay vs Australia: Team News

Paraguay XI: Gill; Cáceres, Velázquez, Gómez, Alderete, Maidana; Gomez, Cubas, Galarza, Enciso; Avalos

Australia XI: Beach; Circati, Souttar, Herrington; Behich, O’Neill, Irvine, Bos; Metcalfe, Volpato; Irankunda

How to watch Paraguay vs Australia for free

Paraguay vs Australia is available to watch for free in multiple countries, including the UK, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and Turkey.

• 🇬🇧 UK: ITV (English commentary)
• 🇦🇺 Australia: SBS On Demand (English commentary)
• 🇧🇷 Brazil: CazéTV's YouTube (no account required)
• 🇧🇪 Belgium: RTBF / VRT
• 🇩🇪 Germany: Das Erste
• 🇮🇪 Ireland: RTÉ Player (English commentary)
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands: NOS
• 🇵🇾 Paraguay: GEN / Trece
• 🇪🇸 Spain: RTVE
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland: SRF Play / RTS Play / RSI Play
• 🇹🇷 Turkey: TRT

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How to watch Paraguay vs Australia in the US

US viewers can watch Paraguay vs Australia on FS1 and Telemundo (Spanish comms).

You can watch every World Cup game on Fox, FS1 and Telemundo, which are available on cord-cutters like YouTube TV (FREE trial), Hulu+Live TV, Sling (select markets), Fubo or DirecTV.

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How to watch Paraguay vs Australia in the UK

UK customers are in luck as they can stream Paraguay vs Australia for free on ITV. Live coverage is on ITV4 and ITVX.

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How to watch Paraguay vs Australia in Australia

Paraguay vs Australia will be shown for free in Australia on SBS On Demand.

The streaming platform has every game of the tournament for free, making it the perfect place for your World Cup viewing.

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How to watch Paraguay vs Australia in Canada

In Canada, TSN will be broadcasting Paraguay vs Australia.

You can live stream via the TSN+ streaming platform, which costs CA$8 per month or CA$80 per year.

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• Lenovo replaces traditional applications with thousands of downloadable AI functions
• Lenovo AI Host Mini ships with access to over 8000 skills
• Lenovo's proprietary marketplace sits at the centre of the experience

Lenovo has launched a mini PC which replaces much of the traditional software model with downloadable artificial intelligence functions from its own marketplace.

The company says users can access more than 8000 AI Skills instead of relying exclusively on conventional desktop applications and services.

Unlike conventional software stores operated by third parties, those AI functions are distributed through Lenovo's own proprietary marketplace integrated into the Tianxi Claw platform.

A computer built around downloadable AI functions

The AI Host mini can be configured by scanning a QR code with a smartphone before enabling additional functions through the Skills marketplace.

After completing the configuration process, users can deploy AI tools through the Skills system.

Lenovo says the platform arrives with more than 20 preinstalled Skills while allowing access to thousands of additional capabilities afterwards.

Those functions can connect with QQ, WeChat, and Feishu, allowing the system to interact with existing communication platforms and workflows.

This system feels more like an app store for AI services, although whether users prefer buying AI skills over traditional software remains uncertain.

Also, multiple Claw instances can operate simultaneously while supporting access from several users sharing one device.

Compact hardware powers Lenovo's experiment

The Lenovo AI Host Mini supports developer mode and ships with Ubuntu, although support for Windows appears uncertain at this stage.

Under the hood, the device uses the Cixin P1 CD8180, a 6nm Arm processor featuring a 12-core CPU designed for computing tasks.

Developed by China's Cixin Technology, the processor reportedly delivers performance comparable to several older high-end Intel mobile chips.

The chip also incorporates a 10-core GPU based on Arm's Immortalis G720 architecture for handling graphics and visual workloads.

Alongside the graphics hardware sits a dedicated NPU rated at 30 TOPS, contributing to Lenovo's claimed total of 45 TOPS.

Supporting those components are 8GB of LPDDR5 memory operating at 6000MT/s, together with a 256GB SSD for local storage.

Despite carrying dedicated artificial intelligence hardware, the system occupies just 0.48L of space within its compact enclosure.

The chassis measures 100 x 100 x 48.65 mm, weighs approximately 0.373 kg, and can fit easily onto crowded desks.

For connectivity, it includes two USB 3.2 ports, two USB-C ports, HDMI 1.4, DisplayPort 1.4, and integrated 2.5GbE networking.

Lenovo has opened pre-orders in China at 2,999 RMB (about $444), but this device will remain limited to the Chinese market for now.

That said, whether users eventually prefer buying AI capabilities from proprietary marketplaces instead of installing conventional software remains to be seen.

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• Turkey vs USA Kick-Off time: Friday, June 26 | 3am BST / 10pm ET (Thu) / 12pm AEST
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Co-hosts USA will aim to round off a perfect Group D campaign against already-eliminated Turkey at the FIFA World Cup 2026, and you can live stream the game around the world for free.

Mauricio Pochettino's side could hardly have dreamed of a better start to their home World Cup, with a 2-0 win over Australia that clinched top spot in Group D with a game to spare. The USMNT head coach has suggested key figures Folarin Balogun, Tyler Adams, Chris Richards and Antonee Robinson will get a rest, with the quartet all one booking away from a one-game ban. 'Captain America' Christian Pulisic should return after missing the Socceroos win with a calf issue. The US will be keen to maintain their momentum, with Bosnia & Herzegovina almost certain to follow in the last 32.

Of all the 48 teams at this World Cup, Turkey have arguably been the biggest disappointments. A talented side featuring Real Madrid star Arda Guler and Juventus' Kenan Yildiz have failed to score a goal in North America, let alone claim a point, despite taking 62 shots in their opening two matches. After a shock 2-0 defeat by Australia, Vincenzo Montella's men conceded inside two minutes on their way to a 1-0 reverse against Paraguay. Their inferior head-to-head record means they are guaranteed to finish bottom of the group in their first World Cup for 24 years, when they won bronze.

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Turkey vs USA: Team News

USA XI: Turner; McKenzie, M. Robinson, Trusty, Scally; McKennie, Berhalter; Weah, Reyna, Aaronson; Pepi

Turkey XI: Cakir; Elmali, Bardakci, Kabak, Celik; Kokcu, Ozcan; Yildiz, Guler, Aydin; Yilmaz

How to watch Turkey vs USA for free

Turkey vs USA is available to watch for free in multiple countries, including the UK, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and Turkey.

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• 🇧🇪 Belgium: RTBF / VRT
• 🇮🇪 Ireland: RTÉ Player (English commentary)
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands: NOS
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland: SRF Play / RTS Play / RSI Play
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US viewers can watch Turkey vs USA on Fox and Telemundo (Spanish comms).

You can watch every World Cup game on Fox, FS1 and Telemundo, which are available on cord-cutters like YouTube TV (FREE trial), Hulu+Live TV, Sling (select markets), Fubo or DirecTV.

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Good morning! Let's play Connections, the NYT's clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need Connections hints.

What should you do once you've finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I've also got daily Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too, while Marc's Wordle today page covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Connections today (game #1111) - today's words

Today's NYT Connections words are…

• TANG
• CHIP
• BOARD
• PINKY
• DALE
• REDO
• SPLINTER
• NUT
• HOLLOW
• TREE
• GORGE
• BRONZER
• CRACKER
• DELL
• LOG
• PRETZEL

NYT Connections today (game #1111) - hint #1 - group hints

What are some clues for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: Food with mouth appeal
• GREEN: Timber
• BLUE: Earthy
• PURPLE: Added shade

Need more clues?

We're firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today's NYT Connections puzzles…

NYT Connections today (game #1111) - hint #2 - group answers

What are the answers for today's NYT Connections groups?

• YELLOW: CRUNCHY SNACK ITEM 
• GREEN: VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF WOOD
• BLUE: AREAS OF LOW GROUND
• PURPLE: COLORS PLUS A LETTER

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Connections today (game #1111) - the answers

The answers to today's Connections, game #1111, are…

• YELLOW: CRUNCHY SNACK ITEM CHIP, CRACKER, NUT, PRETZEL
• GREEN: VARIOUS AMOUNTS OF WOOD BOARD, LOG, SPLINTER, TREE
• BLUE: AREAS OF LOW GROUND DALE, DELL, GORGE, HOLLOW
• PURPLE: COLORS PLUS A LETTER BRONZER, PINKY, REDO, TANG

• My rating: Easy
• My score: Perfect

I was proud of myself on two counts today. Firstly, in managing to get a purple first and secondly, in managing to resist submitting the four CRUNCHY SNACK ITEMs ahead of the more risky collection of COLORS PLUS A LETTER.

Although I was confident of a connection between REDO and PINKY, BRONZER and TANG felt like a risk — but the gamble paid off.

With eight tiles left, the remainder were easy to split apart and I went with four tiles which I thought described parts of a woodland, rather than AREAS OF LOW GROUND.

Yesterday's NYT Connections answers (Thursday, June 25, game #1110)

• YELLOW: COMPUTER PERIPHERALS MICROPHONE, MONITOR, PRINTER, TRACKPAD
• GREEN: TIGHTLY PACKED COMPACT, COMPRESSED, DENSE, SQUASHED
• BLUE: HAZARDOUS ELEMENTAL METALS FRANCIUM, LEAD, MERCURY, POLONIUM
• PURPLE: STARTING WITH BIRD HOMOPHONES CRANIUM, CROQUETTE, DUCTILE, HOCKEY

Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now more than 1,400 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.

Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles, while Marc's Wordle today column covers the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

Quordle today (game #1614) - hint #1 - Vowels

* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).

Quordle today (game #1614) - hint #2 - repeated letters

Quordle today (game #1614) - hint #3 - uncommon letters

Quordle today (game #1614) - hint #4 - starting letters (1)

If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you're not ready yet then here's one more clue to make things a lot easier:

Quordle today (game #1614) - hint #5 - starting letters (2)

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

Quordle today (game #1614) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle, game #1614, are…

• JUICE
• ARRAY
• BONEY
• SKIFF

Is Quordle getting harder? It certainly feels like it has in the past couple of weeks.

Today was another tricky game, with the appearance of the rarest of letters, J, five vowels and a very difficult to get word in SKIFF.

Daily Sequence today (game #1614) - the answers

The answers to today's Quordle Daily Sequence, game #1614, are…

• MOODY
• VIRAL
• TOKEN
• DIARY

Quordle answers: The past 20

• Quordle #1613, Thursday, 25 June: SHELF, TAWNY, HYPER, SOLVE
• Quordle #1612, Wednesday, 24 June: SOBER, ECLAT, GOOSE, NINNY
• Quordle #1611, Tuesday, 23 June: ARDOR, DADDY, SERVE, SHEAR
• Quordle #1610, Monday, 22 June: WAXEN, APNEA, CHIME, WAVER
• Quordle #1609, Sunday, 21 June: ABBOT, NOTCH, DREAD, LURID
• Quordle #1608, Saturday, 20 June: SLAIN, TAMER, VIPER, FALSE
• Quordle #1607, Friday, 19 June: ALOUD, POINT, GLOBE, GROIN
• Quordle #1606, Thursday, 18 June: LATCH, BRAWL, STEEL, CRUSH
• Quordle #1605, Wednesday, 17 June: HOIST, PLUSH, GROUP, LEMUR
• Quordle #1604, Tuesday, 16 June: SLAIN, PLUCK, PINTO, SLICE
• Quordle #1603, Monday, 15 June: GAUNT, SNEAK, ROUTE, POKER
• Quordle #1602, Sunday, 14 June: WIMPY, WISPY, VIRAL, NYLON
• Quordle #1601, Saturday, 13 June: DEALT, STEED, BELIE, GULLY
• Quordle #1600, Friday, 12 June: TENTH, SHOAL, JELLY, UNIFY
• Quordle #1599, Thursday, 11 June: GAMMA, SPILL, SALVE, RURAL
• Quordle #1598, Wednesday, 10 June: BELIE, TEACH, GUEST, NOOSE
• Quordle #1597, Tuesday, 9 June: VENOM, UNITE, SHIRT, ANGER
• Quordle #1596, Monday, 8 June: CURSE, DROVE, SNOWY, DEBUG
• Quordle #1595, Sunday, 7 June: QUERY, AXION, LILAC, SWORD

Strands is the NYT's latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it's great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.

Want more word-based fun? Then check out my NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games, and Marc's Wordle today page for the original viral word game.

SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don't read on if you don't want to know the answers.

NYT Strands today (game #845) - hint #1 - today's theme

NYT Strands today (game #845) - hint #2 - clue words

Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.

• BEER
• HEAP
• GYRO
• GOAT
• ROAST
• PRIDE

NYT Strands today (game #845) - hint #3 - spangram letters

NYT Strands today (game #845) - hint #4 - spangram position

Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON'T WANT TO SEE THEM.

NYT Strands today (game #845) - the answers

The answers to today's Strands, game #845, are…

• PASS
• HORNS
• THREE
• BROTHERS
• TROLL
• BRIDGE
• SPANGRAM: BILLYGOATSGRUFF

• My rating: Hard
• My score: 2 hints

Today I had to resist the temptation to go in search of things I might “gobble” up, like pizza, peanuts or chocolate (this was after spotting “beer” and “gyro”).

I tried to recall the children’s story that featured the phrase “I’ll gobble you up!” but completely failed due to the fact that virtually all of them do.

It is of course BILLYGOATSGRUFF, as I discovered after two hints gave me PASS and HORNS; a typically horrific tale where the phrase “I’ll gobble you up” is followed by “and put your bones in a sack!” Sleep well, kids!

Yesterday's NYT Strands answers (Thursday, June 25, game #844)

• FACIAL
• AROMATHERAPY
• ACUPUNCTURE
• MASSAGE
• SPANGRAM: SPATREATMENT

If you’re after a pre-built desktop that doesn’t compromise on anything — CPU, GPU, storage, cooling, or aesthetics — the MSI Vision ZS (9NVP-2068US) is $2790 (was $3299) at Amazon for Prime Day.

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The $510 saving is significant, but the more compelling argument is what you’re getting: AMD’s Ryzen 7 9800X3D paired with an RTX 5070 is arguably the best CPU-GPU pairing for an all-around high-performance desktop.

The 9800X3D is AMD’s flagship desktop processor and the current benchmark leader for CPU-intensive workloads. The RTX 5070’s 12GB of GDDR7 memory and DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation support gives the GPU side of the equation equal footing.

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The Ryzen 7 9800X3D is the headline spec here, and it earns that billing. Built on AMD’s Zen 5 architecture and equipped with 96MB of stacked 3D V-Cache, it consistently tops multi-threaded benchmark charts and delivers the kind of sustained performance that creators, developers, and heavy multitaskers notice immediately.

The 3D V-Cache technology — a stack of additional cache sitting directly on the processor die — dramatically reduces the latency involved in fetching data from system memory, which is where the Zen 5 generation makes its most significant generational leap over Zen 4. At 4.7GHz base and 5.2GHz boost, it’s also among the most efficient high-core-count desktop chips available.

The RTX 5070’s 12GB of GDDR7 memory operates at a significantly higher bandwidth than the GDDR6X memory found in last-generation midrange cards, and the Blackwell architecture brings meaningful improvements in ray tracing performance and AI-accelerated workloads, alongside the expected DLSS 4 Multi Frame Generation support. For creators using DaVinci Resolve, Blender, or Adobe Premiere, the combination of the 9800X3D’s multi-threaded CPU performance and the RTX 5070’s GPU compute is a genuinely capable production workstation, not just a desktop built around a single use case.

The 360mm AIO liquid cooler is a meaningful inclusion for a chip with the power envelope of the 9800X3D. Many pre-builts at this tier cut costs by using a 240mm AIO or even a tower air cooler, which limits sustained all-core performance during extended workloads. The 360mm radiator keeps the 9800X3D at optimal temperatures without the fans having to ramp to uncomfortable noise levels — MSI’s specification confirms no thermal throttling under heavy loads, which matters for anyone running rendering jobs or compiling large codebases alongside everything else.

The Vision ZS chassis is one of the more considered aesthetic choices in MSI’s pre-built lineup. The MAG PANO 120R case uses machined mesh panels across the front to maximize airflow into the system, which complements the liquid cooling rather than working against it. MSI Mystic Light RGB runs throughout the build and is controllable via MSI Center software. The result is a machine that looks like a premium desktop without the more aggressive styling that some buyers want to avoid.

The 2TB NVMe SSD is the right storage allocation for a machine at this price. Modern AAA titles regularly exceed 100GB each, and 2TB gives you room for a full game library without immediate juggling. Wi-Fi 6E covers fast wireless on the less-congested 6GHz band, and USB Type-C on the front panel handles fast data transfer and peripheral connectivity without reaching around the back.

Overall, the MSI Vision ZS puts AMD’s current top-performing desktop processor alongside a class-leading GPU in a package that’s easy to recommend for buyers who want maximum performance without the time investment of a self-build.

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My parents just moved into their new home, and my dad asked me for a recommendation for a new big-screen TV. I told him his timing is perfect, as Amazon Prime Day is happening this week, which means big discounts on premium TVs from rival retailers like Best Buy

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He wanted to splurge for an OLED TV. After doing his own research (how dare he, when I work for TechRadar) he asked if he should get our best-rated TV, LG's 77-inch C5 OLED TV.

While it is a stunning TV, I suggested he buy LG's budget OLED display, the 77-inch B5, which is highly thought of (ranked in our best-rated TV guide) and on sale at Best Buy for a record-low price of $1,399.99 (originally $2,999.99)

That's a whopping $500 less than the 77-inch LG C5 (on sale for $1,999.99), and it packs most of the same features, with an excellent picture quality and an easy-to-use smart platform - something that is important to my dad.

My top Prime Day recommendation for a big-screen OLED TV

The LG B5 OLED TV earned four and a half stars in our review and is our best budget OLED display. LG's entry-level OLED TV delivers a stunning picture thanks to the Alpha 8 AI Processor Gen2, which produces brilliant, bright colors and sharp contrast.

New features on the B5 include AI Search, AI Concierge, and an enhanced AI Chatbot. Gamers will also appreciate its excellent gaming features, thanks to its four HDMI 2.1 ports, NVIDIA G-Sync, and a 120Hz refresh rate.

This deal is a part of Best Buy's rival Prime Day sale and will end this Sunday. If you're like my dad and want a stunning big-screen OLED TV at a reasonable price, then I can't recommend the LG's 77-inch B5 enough.

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I’m not ashamed to admit that I have absolutely terrible desk posture — and I know I’m not alone in hunching over my keyboard and mouse like an old man at the steering wheel.

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The global workforce stands at around 3.7 billion people, and as much as 20% of that total are employed in desk-based jobs. In a recent survey of over 5,000 desk workers, 56% of respondents said they finish their workday experiencing pain or discomfort, and if we apply that figure to the entire planet, as many as 400 million people would say the same thing. Yikes.

Thankfully, there are several ways to alleviate desk-based pain, and while I’d recommend checking out our guides to the best office chairs and best standing desks if you’re struggling with neck and back discomfort, I can personally vouch for two inexpensive products that have genuinely improved my wrist pain: the Logitech Lift mouse and Wave Keys keyboard.

I’d originally planned to write about these two accessories, which I started using in May, in July (so I could say I’d tested them for a full two months), but I’m jumping the gun here because both are currently on sale for Amazon Prime Day.

In the US, the Logitech Lift is now just $56.99 (was $79.99), while the Logitech Wave Keys is $54.13 (was $69.99). In the UK, the Logitech Lift is now £45.99 (was £69.99), while the Logitech Wave Keys is just £51.99 (was £69.99). Take it from me: these are small prices to pay for accessories you will use almost every day.

Let’s start with the Lift mouse. I didn’t have a problem with traditional mice for the best part of 20 years, but at the beginning of 2026, I began to notice aching pain in my elbow and wrist after using my mouse for only a few hours. A quick Google search revealed that palm-down mice force our forearms into a twisted, unnatural position, which can lead to repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), as well as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.

I definitely have a case of the latter — I’m always resting my elbow on the arm of my chair, compressing my ulnar nerve in the process — but I sought to avoid the constant torsion of my forearm by switching to a vertical mouse, hoping that this was the cause of at least some of my wrist pain.

Vertical mice like the Logitech Lift neutralize wrist and forearm alignment, putting your hand at a 57-degree angle and in what Logitech calls a “natural handshake position.” There’s definitely a learning curve to get used to this new position. Initially, I found myself subconsciously gripping the Lift in a palm-down orientation (yes, like a normal mouse), and I struggled with a perceived lack of clicker accuracy. I also worried that it was a little too small for my hands (Logitech recommends the Lift for “small to medium hands”).

But once I learned to move with my forearm, and not bend my wrist side-to-side, the Lift became objectively more comfortable to use than my regular mouse. I’m not going to sit here and say it’s eliminated all my wrist pain — again, I still (stupidly) rest my elbow on the arm of my chair, which messes with my ulnar nerve — but I’m definitely able to work for longer periods before needing to pull up a two-minute wrist stretch routine on YouTube.

The Logitech Wave Keys keyboard is the perfect companion to the Lift mouse. It’s essentially a keyboard with a raised section (a ‘wave’) above the space bar and a width-spanning cushion for your wrists.

The idea is the same: the Wave’s design places your hands and forearms in a more natural typing position, and you can rest your wrists on a surface that’s much more comfortable than a hard desk. There’s also almost no learning curve with this accessory, since the change versus a normal keyboard is more subtle, but as such, I’d say it’s not as crucial a purchase as the Lift (so if you’re choosing between the two, go for the mouse).

Comfort aside, the Wave keyboard is genuinely satisfying to use. The keys have a nice level of feedback to them, and a nostalgic typewriter-style sound, but the keyboard as a whole is still very much built for modern wants and needs: the function keys, for instance, are customizable, and you can even create shortcuts for repetitive actions.

In other words, you can tweak the Wave keyboard to your specific working habits, and if you pair it with the Lift mouse, you’ll be working faster and more comfortably.

As a reminder, both products are on sale now in the US and UK for Prime members, and Amazon’s Prime Day sale ends at midnight on Friday, June 29, so you’ll need to move fast if you’re keen to add either to your basket. Happy shopping!

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The iPhone will go down in history as one of the most iconic technologies that any business has introduced to the world. But not everybody, including Microsoft's former CEO Steve Ballmer, thought it would be a hit.

Disrupting the market

Steve Jobs' iconic presentation revealing the iPhone in January 2007 had an air of magic around it, capturing the attention of plenty of commentators and technologists.

But there were also plenty queuing up to label it a fad that would never take off. Steve Ballmer, Microsoft's CEO at the time, was among them.

In an interview with USA Today, a grinning Ballmer laid into the new device, criticizing its expensive pricing and the lack of a physical keyboard. This is a feature that Microsoft supported with its Windows Mobile operating system that it licensed to third-party developers like Motorola, which itself was selling a $99 Motorola Q – something that Ballmer considered a much better business alternative.

The iPhone marches on

To be fair to Ballmer, he did say in the same interview that the iPhone could end up selling really well. But he certainly failed to catch onto its appeal not only as a popular device but one that businesses would embrace.

Businesses appreciate the intuitive mobile device management (MDM) system backing iPhone in the workplace and the interoperability between Apple devices is something many also find useful. That's not to say Android devices aren't suitable for businesses — but Apple indeed tops the rankings for the highest number of shipments among enterprises.

Ballmer has since conceded that he made the wrong call – and it just goes to show how tricky predicting the future could be.

Before I start, yes, I know that I am personally responsible for listing the Apple Watch Ultra 3 as our best smartwatch overall. And yes, I know that the Apple Watch Ultra is currently at a lowest-ever price in the Amazon Prime Day deals (it's now down to $649 (was $799) in the US).

But hear me out: it might not be the right Apple Watch deal for you.

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While there are certainly some people who get a real kick out of its adventuring features, if you asked most current Apple Watch Ultra 3 owners how often they go on long trail runs or orienteering hikes, necessitating satellite communications and advanced maps features, or how often they go scuba diving, I'd say the answer wouldn't be very many.

Likewise, many users don't use the watch's LTE functionality, which lets you add it to a phone's data plan. I'm sure lots of people also wish it came in a smaller size.

The bottom line is that, when looking for the best value Apple Watch deal for you, I'm also considering all the features you might not use, which end up costing you money at the point of purchase. If you're a keen exerciser looking for a good Apple Watch, it's likely the Series 11 is what you're after, especially since it's at its lowest-ever price right now.

The Series 11 starts at $279 (was $399) in the US for the 42mm GPS-only model, and $309 (was $429) for the 46mm GPS-only model. Check out both deals along with the Apple Watch Ultra 3 below.

Because you have a choice of size and whether to add the Cellular connectivity or not, as well as not having adventuring features most users won't get a lot of mileage out of, the Apple Watch Series 11 does come across as a better value Apple Watch pick for most people. However, some power users and hardcore exercisers will still get a real thrill out of the comprehensive featureset of the Apple Watch Ultra 3.

More Prime Day deals in the US

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• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
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• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
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More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

Amazon Prime Day has already delivered some exceptional deals on all kinds of tech, including huge savings on some of the greatest products we've tested. But sometimes, what you really want is a brilliant bargain buy. So, I've compiled a list of the 25 best tech deals available under $25.

• Browse the full Amazon Prime Day sale

Here, you'll find unmissable offers on everything from phone chargers to desktop fans, and from noise-canceling earbuds through to wireless gaming controllers. There really is something for anyone, no matter what you're searching for.

You'll need to be an Amazon Prime member to access some of these deals, but many are open to all. We're entering into the latter stages of Prime Day now, so be sure to snap up these great deals while you still can!

Today's best Prime Day deals under $25

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
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• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

When people ask me what the best Prime Day deals are, I always give the same answer. The best and biggest discounts are on Amazon's own smart home devices.

• Shop Amazon's full Prime Day sale

You can save over 50% on already affordable tech gadgets, like Fire TVs, Blink security cameras, Echo speakers, Kindle e-readers, and Fire TV Sticks. As a deals editor who's covered tech sales for over 8 years, I've rounded up the 25 smartest Amazon device Prime Day deals, all of which are on sale for their lowest price ever. They're all best-selling, handy smart home gadgets at ultra-affordable prices.

A few of my favorite Prime Day device deals that I already own and can't imagine living without include the Echo Spot alarm clock and speaker for $44.99, Amazon's popular Fire TV 4K Plus for only $24.99, and the rarely discounted Kindle Paperwhite for $124.99.

Shop more of the best Prime Day tech deals below, and keep in mind Amazon's 4-day sale ends tomorrow at Midnight. Amazon's smart home devices are rarely on sale and won't find discounts like this until November's Black Friday deals event.

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• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
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• Tunisia vs Netherlands Kick-Off time: Friday, June 26 | 12am BST / 7pm ET (Thu) / 9am AEST
• Watch free on BBC (UK) / SBS (AUS) / CazéTV's YouTube (Brazil)
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Netherlands will aim to seal their FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout place in style against a leaky Tunisia defence in Kansas – and you can live stream the game around the world for free.

Despite a 5-1 hammering of Sweden last time out, the Dutch still have work to do to ensure they finish top of Group F. Japan's 4-0 win over Tunisia means Ronald Koeman's side are above the Samurai Blue only on goals scored, so they could need a heavy victory in Kansas to retain their place at the summit. The good news is that if you need goals, Tunisia are the team to play – no side conceded more than their tally of nine in the opening two rounds of matches, as they were eliminated at the earliest opportunity. More good news for Netherlands is that they have several forwards in sparkling form, with Cody Gakpo, Brian Brobbey and Crysencio Summerville all on two goals for the tournament already. The trio will see no reason why they can't boost their tallies here.

Tunisia's World Cup could hardly have gone worse, with a 5-1 defeat by Sweden followed by a 4-0 mauling at the hands of Japan which sealed their fate. Throw in the fact that they sacked manager Sabri Lamouchi following their opening game and replaced him with Hervé Renard – only to suffer the same result in their second match – and the Eagles of Carthage probably can't wait to fly home. They do have pride to play for, though, and will be desperate to avoid a third heavy defeat out of three against the Dutch.

So, read on as we show you exactly how to watch Tunisia vs Netherlands for free from anywhere in the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Tunisia vs Netherlands: Team News

Tunisia XI: Dahmen; Valery, Talbi, Abdi, Ben Hmida; Skhiri, Khedira; Ben Slimane, Mejbri, Gharbi; Mastouri.

Netherlands XI: Verbruggen; Dumfries, Van Hecke, Van Dijk, Ake; Gravenberch, De Jong, Reijnders; Malen, Brobbey, Gakpo.

How to watch Tunisia vs Netherlands for free

Tunisia vs Netherlands is available to watch for free in multiple countries, including the UK, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and Turkey.

• 🇬🇧 UK: BBC (English commentary)
• 🇦🇺 Australia: SBS On Demand (English commentary)
• 🇧🇷 Brazil: CazéTV's YouTube (no account required)
• 🇧🇪 Belgium: RTBF / VRT
• 🇫🇷 France: M6
• 🇩🇪 Germany: Das Erste
• 🇮🇪 Ireland: RTÉ Player (English commentary)
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands: NOS
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland: SRF Play / RTS Play / RSI Play
• 🇹🇳 Tunisia: Al Watania
• 🇹🇷 Turkey: TRT

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How to watch Tunisia vs Netherlands in the US

US viewers can watch Tunisia vs Netherlands on FS1.

Cord-cutters can access Fox through live TV services like YouTube TV (free trial), Hulu+Live TV, Sling (select markets), Fubo or DirecTV.

Those looking for a streaming service instead can watch Tunisia vs Netherlands on Fox One (3-day free trial).

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How to watch Tunisia vs Netherlands in the UK

UK customers are in luck as they can stream Tunisia vs Netherlands for free on the BBC. Live coverage is available on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.

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How to watch Tunisia vs Netherlands in Australia

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Tunisia vs Netherlands: Match Information

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Apple has just announced major price rises on a huge range of its products, and among them are its two HomePod models. The price of the HomePod mini is rising from $99 / £99 to $129 / £129, which is a 30% increase.

The full-size HomePod 2 is also getting a price change, but it's a more palatable 17%, meaning that it's changing from costing $299 / £299 to now $349 / £349.

I think the HomePod 2 can take that price rise, even though I'd obviously rather we were still in an era when products came down in price over time; the big HomePod is already a more premium product, and still sounds very good for the price.

But I think this change is devastating to the HomePod mini. I reviewed it when it came out, and I was so impressed by the dynamic range of its sound and its detail, bearing in mind not only the price, but the size. For ages, I had a pair as my desktop speakers out of choice, even though, as an audio editor, I can get my hands on pretty much any stereo setup I want to try.

As a result, I've been strongly recommending the HomePod mini since it came out, and advocating for its position as the best 'cheap' option in our list of the best wireless speakers. Being a HomePod, it's very limited as to who it's ideal for (all-Apple households, basically), but it's been in a totally different league to anything else when it comes to value since it's launch, in my opinion — yes, even five years later.

Well, until today.

The problem is that the gap has very suddenly closed between it and the next-best cheaper wireless speaker, which is the freshly released Sonos Era 100 SL.

The Sonos speaker has much bigger sound, Android and iOS support for all streaming services, Bluetooth as well as AirPlay and direct app control, and the ability to connect analog devices via an adapter — it's way more capable, but it was fair enough that the HomePod doesn't do all that considering its lower price.

At the start of this week, there was $90 / £70 between them. Today, the gap between them is $30 / £12.

Today's best Sonos Era 100 SL prices

Now, that's a slightly unfair comparison — I'm comparing full price to the Sonos' discounted price — but it's a very practical one, because it's the real choice most people will face when they buy.

The biggest sales for something like the Sonos Era 100 SL happen during sales events. Right now, it's Amazon Prime Day. Soon, it will be the July 4th sales in the US. And obviously Black Friday is huge for selling this stuff — the Era 100 SL will be discounted to this kind of level at all these times, and more besides.

The HomePod mini was very rarely discounted, by comparison, and usually only by a couple of bucks. So once this price rise settles in, and at the times most people are actually thinking about which one to buy, the comparison of the $129 / £129 very limited HomePod mini vs the $159 / £141 chad Sonos Era 100 SL is going to be the choice people will actually face.

And despite being the HomePod mini's strongest advocate since its launch, I'm just not going to be able to recommend it any more.

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
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In the current climate where tech devices seem to be rocketing in price due to the global memory shortage (Apple just annouced some pretty brutal hikes, as has Xbox), buying a new Wi-Fi router has now become one of the most affordable - and impactful - ways to upgrade the devices in your home, and for Prime Day, Amazon has cut the price on a number of its eero routers, including the three-pack eero 6+ mesh Wi-Fi system, which is now $194.99 (down from $299.99).

• Browse the full Amazon Prime Day sale

Mesh routers are fantastic devices for ensuring every device in your home can access your Wi-Fi. Unlike single routers, mesh routers consist of several units that wirelessly connect to one another and help spread their Wi-Fi signal throughout your home.

Because so many devices in our homes need internet connections these days, making sure you have fast, reliable Wi-Fi can boost the performance of a wide range of devices in your home.

And while the likes of laptops, tablets, graphics cards, and other memory-dependent devices are seeing price hikes, mesh routers aren't as affected. So, rather than despairing over constantly rising prices, check out these eero router deals below and upgrade your entire home's internet instead.

Today's best eero router deals

All of these eero systems benefit from an easy, app-based installation process, automatic updates to keep your home secure, and they also act as an Alexa smart home hub, allowing your smart devices to be controlled by an Alexa-capable smart speaker.

Not in the US? Check out these eero deals where you are:

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• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
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• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
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• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
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As TechRadar's Senior Fitness and Wearables Editor, I'm usually testing at least one smartwatch, and sometimes two at once. But occasionally I get overwhelmed with the volley of notifications or the compulsion to check my metrics, and swap the tracker out with something more discrete and screenless.

I'm not the only one. 'Focus' wearables are on the rise, be they fitness bands without screens, smart rings, or something else like hybrid watches. They're different form factors, but they all do fundamentally the same thing — passively track your health and fitness in the background, rather than actively show you information during a workout like the best smartwatches.

Below is a trio of fitness trackers I've personally tested, along with my verdict about what kind of person they're best suited for — and where to find the best deals for Amazon Prime Day.

• Browse the full Amazon Prime Day sale

If you dislike the idea of a smartwatch but still want a useful fitness tracker — maybe you want to wear a proper analog/digital watch — then I would recommend you start your search by looking at these three wearables.

1. Google Fitbit Air

• Best for: everyday exercise, budget buyers

I recently reviewed the Google Fitbit Air and really liked it. The old Fitbits have been redesigned as a screenless fitness tracker, around 12g including strap, with all the information being fed into the app so you can check it at your leisure. There's a haptic alarm you can tap to get rid of, but that's really all the interaction you have with the wristband, other than charging it around once a week.

It's very comfortable to wear during sleep because of its lightweight, and it cleaves very close to chest-based heart rate monitors and the likes of the top-tier Apple Watch Ultra 3. It's very popular because it's cheap too, at just $99.99 / £84.99 / AU$199 — at its base tier.

It does have an AI-powered premium health coach attached, which is an optional extra costing $9.99 / £7.99 / AU$14.99 a month, or $99.99 / £79.99 / AU$140 annually. Without this, you get your base stats such as sleep, steps, recovery, heart rate, and workout tracking. As you'll see later on in this article, premium tiers and subscriptions are becoming a theme. But whether you choose to subscribe or not, the Fitbit Air remains a solid choice for screenless tracking.

Read our full Google Fitbit Air review

2. Oura Ring 4

• Best for: holistic wellness, sleep tracking

The Oura Ring 5 is out, true, but that just means there are lots of deals on the Oura Ring 4 this week. Another subscription-based wearable, starting at $349 / £349 (less if you snag a Prime Day deal) with a $5.99-in-all-regions subscription attached, the Oura Ring 4 sits firmly at the premium end of the finger.

But it is undeniably impressive. It's even more comfortable than the Fitbit above (and thus a top-tier sleep tracker), boasts accurate metrics, and has an impressive suite of features, including a tag-based system to allow you to add context to your day's metrics and a sophisticated auto-exercise detection feature. It emphasizes holistic wellbeing, with emphasis on balance and mindfulness, even if the option for in-app blood tests is a bit creepy and, for want of a better word, 'biohacky'.

It comes in a range of finishes and colors, so it is a lot more discreet than the cheap plastic Fitbit. Price aside, it's an excellent fitness tracker, and the Prime Day deals should help soften that blow.

Read our full Oura Ring 4 review

3. Whoop 5.0

• Best for: serious athletes, optimizers

The screenless fitness tracking pioneer, Whoop is a wearable for perpetual optimizers. Whoop is designed to effectively be never taken off: the charging puck included with two of Whoop's three membership tiers effectively allows you to charge the device while it's still attached to your wrist, so you need never, ever take it off at all. Whoop collects and organizes an enormous amount of data, spitting it out in the form of all sorts of metrics, from your Whoop Age to its proprietary Strain score.

Its app is fantastic, implementing AI features well and housing an intuitive, comprehensive workout builder for gym rats. It's an excellent device for competitive athletes, casual CrossFit and Hyrox enthusiasts, and weekend warriors.

But Whoop is a premium device which you don't exactly buy: you rent access to it each year, starting at £169 / $199 / AU$299 per year for the Whoop One 5.0 and rising to £229 / $239 / AU$419 per year for the premium Whoop Peak tier, which nets you extra features like Whoop Age.

The highest tier is Whoop Life, which gets you a premium Whoop MG device with medical-grade heart health features, costing £349 / $359 / AU$629 per year. In my opinion, paying that each year in perpetuity doesn't represent good value — unless you can score an Amazon Prime Day deal on it.

Read our full Whoop MG review

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
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• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

• Japan vs Sweden Kick-Off time: Friday, June 26 | 12am BST / 7pm ET (Thu) / 9am AEST
• Watch free on BBC (UK) / SBS (AUS) / CazéTV's YouTube (Brazil)
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Japan vs Sweden, in Dallas, is effectively a Group F playoff to qualify automatically for the FIFA World Cup 2026 knockout phase – and you can watch the game from anywhere for free.

After a useful 2-2 draw with the Netherlands in their Group F opener, Japan all-but secured their place in the knockout stage with a thumping 4-0 win over Tunisia in Monterrey. Striker Ayase Ueda's brace, plus a further assist, stole the show to fire the Samurai Blue into second place in the group, level on points and goal difference with the Dutch. That leaves manager Hajime Moriyasu with a dilemma – a point ensures they stay above today's opponents and finish at least second, so do they take the conservative approach? Or do they press on with the attacking mindset that has brought them six goals in two matches to try to overhaul the Dutch, who play eliminated Tunisia, in top spot?

Sweden's games have had goals in spades. A 5-1 rout of Tunisia was followed by a sobering defeat by the same scoreline against the Netherlands, so which version of Graham Potter's side will we see here? The Englishman will hope it's the former, after he appeared to have found a system that got the best out of star strikers Viktor Gyokeres and Alexander Isak. Sweden know a victory guarantees second at worst, while a draw should also be enough to qualify as one of the best third-place teams, barring an almost impossible sequence of future events.

With both sides desperate to avoid defeat, do not be surprised to see a risk-averse approach.

So, read on as we show you exactly how to watch Japan vs Sweden for free from anywhere in the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Japan vs Sweden: Team News

Japan XI: Z Suzuki; Seko, Itakura, H Ito; Sugawara, Kamada, Tanaka, Nakamura; Doan, Maeda; Ueda.

Sweden XI: Widell Zetterstrom; Lagerbielke, Hien, Lindelof; Bernhardsson, Stroud, Ayari, Gudmundsson; Elanga; Gyokeres, Isak.

How to watch Japan vs Sweden for free

Japan vs Sweden is available to watch for free in multiple countries, including the UK, Australia, Brazil, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Switzerland and Turkey.

• 🇬🇧 UK: BBC (English commentary)
• 🇦🇺 Australia: SBS On Demand (English commentary)
• 🇧🇷 Brazil: CazéTV's YouTube (no account required)
• 🇧🇪 Belgium: RTBF / VRT
• 🇮🇪 Ireland: RTE Player (English commentary)
• 🇳🇱 Netherlands: NOS
• 🇸🇪 Sweden: SVT
• 🇨🇭 Switzerland: SRF Play / RTS Play / RSI Play
• 🇹🇷 Turkey: TRT

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How to watch Japan vs Sweden in the US

US viewers can watch Japan vs Sweden on Fox.

Cord-cutters can access Fox through live TV services like YouTube TV (free trial), Hulu+Live TV, Sling (select markets), Fubo or DirecTV.

Those looking for a streaming service instead can watch Japan vs Sweden on Fox One (3-day free trial).

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How to watch Japan vs Sweden in the UK

UK customers are in luck as they can stream Japan vs Sweden for free on BBC. Live coverage is available on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.

You require a TV license and a valid UK postcode for an account (e.g. SE1 7PB).

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How to watch Japan vs Sweden in Australia

Japan vs Sweden will be shown for free in Australia on SBS On Demand.

The streaming platform has every game of the tournament for free, making it the perfect place for your World Cup viewing.

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How to watch Japan vs Sweden in Canada

In Canada, TSN will be broadcasting Japan vs Sweden.

You can live stream via the TSN+ streaming platform, which costs CA$8 per month or CA$80 per year.

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Japan vs Sweden: Match Information

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The RAM crisis is gradually ruining PC and console gaming, with higher prices, notably with Microsoft increasing prices for its Xbox consoles. Gamers only have AI to blame, as data centers and their demand worsen memory availability.

Fortunately, OLED monitors are not in the category of hardware seeing price hikes as a result of the RAM crisis, and unsurprisingly so, since they don't require RAM.

Affordability is key, and Prime Day has opened the door to cheaper OLED monitors. A prime example is the Alienware AW3425DW OLED ultrawide available on Amazon for £589.33 (was £693.70), providing an immersive visual experience for any PC gamer, especially one upgrading from a 16:9 display.

This model is very similar to my former Alienware AW3424DWF ultrawide, but this AW3425DW model features a faster 240Hz refresh rate instead of 165Hz, and HDMI 2.1 compatibility.

There's so much to enjoy when upgrading from a regular LED display to an OLED, as it completely revitalizes the visual experience when gaming. Scenery that is supposed to be dark will indeed be entirely dark, making games like Resident Evil Requiem even more immersive with its horror.

I've still got my eye on Alienware's 5K2K display, but if you're out for something more affordable, the AW3425DW is the one to opt for.

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

• The Vesuvius Challenge is decoding scrolls hit by the 79 AD eruption
• Another scroll has just been partially read by AI
• This is despite the scroll being rolled up and severely burned

Look at the ancient PHerc 1667 scroll, recovered from the ancient Roman town of Herculaneum that was smothered by the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 AD, and you'd think there wasn't much chance of finding out what was written on it. It's rolled up, burned and blackened, and impossible to open up without destroying most of it.

However, using the latest AI techniques, researchers from the Vesuvius Challenge project (via The Guardian) have now been able to read 20 columns of sealed-off text, describing the stoic philosophy that was much discussed at the time — and how it relates to ethics, art, and human behavior.

Here's how it works: without needing to open up this scroll and others like it, a combination of X-rays and AI algorithms can be used to recognize subtle differences between papyrus fibers locked away in the charred manuscript. That tells researchers where the ink is.

Further AI processing can identify and fill out fragments of lettering, and suggest possibilities for what might be missing. It's then left to human researchers to read through and interpret what the writing actually means — an approach that has seen multiple successes since the Vesuvius Challenge launched in 2023.

Digging into the texts

Experts think that PHerc 1667 may actually date from two or three centuries before Mount Vesuvius erupted, making it an intriguing look into the ancient past. The same cloud of fire and ash that enveloped Herculaneum also (and more famously) covered Pompeii, though the two towns were preserved in quite different ways.

Researchers working on the project say the scroll is one of many thought to be housed inside a library, and part of a luxury Roman villa. Before now, the scroll has already been broken in half — it now measures just 8 cm (3.15 inches) in length — and part of it has disintegrated from previous attempts to tease it open.

Each new discovery reveals more about the scroll collection as a whole, including how these texts relate to each other and who authored them. An initial analysis suggests this particular scroll may have been written by the Greek philosopher Chrysippus, a prominent member of the stoic school.

"People now know that this can be done and now we're exploring what [the texts] actually mean," one of the research team, computer scientist Professor Brent Seales from the University of Kentucky, told The Guardian. "For me that's the World Cup. I just won the World Cup: that's my victory."

Dell has knocked a massive $680 off its Dell 16 Plus Laptop now $750 (was $1430) as part of its laptop sale. But you'll need to be quick - this limited time deal ends in a few hours (seriously, Dell even has a countdown clock running).

• See all laptop deals at Dell

The 16 Plus is a true mid-range machine aimed at business and creative professionals who need real performance. It's thin, lightweight, and even boasts a full-sized keyboard for effortlessly ploughing through work.

The US configuration ships with an Intel Core Ultra 7 256V processor, 16GB LPDDR5X memory, and a 1TB SSD. The 16-inch 2.5K IPS display with ComfortView Plus is a highlight — it's a noticeably more capable screen than you'd typically get at this price. For UK readers, the closest configuration powered by the same chip is the Dell 16 Plus with 16GB RAM and 512GB SSD for £599 (was £1199).

Today's top laptop deal

In our Dell 16 Plus review, we said: "The Dell 16 Plus offers a solid mid-tier laptop experience throughout. Between great general computing performance for any college student or executive and long-lasting battery life, the base $799 options make a ton of sense. Add a thin and lightweight design, and there’s much to appreciate here."

However, it's worth noting that the webcam and speakers were disappointing, and I'd definitely recommend upgrading them with external options. We've added a few picks to our guide on Prime Day home office deals, like the Obsbot Meet and Anker Powerconf.

Overall, though, this Dell laptop proved to be a a quality Windows machine that's thin, lightweight, and seriously portable. We badged this one with a TechRadar Recommends award.

Also consider: More Dell laptop deals

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Catan is a board game icon for a reason. It takes everything you love about childhood classics and serves them with gameplay that's much more satisfying, properly blending luck and skill. But which version should you play?

With Amazon Prime Day US deals serving up so many different versions of Catan it can feel impossible to choose one, thankfully for you I’ve played them all and I know the answer.

The base game is at a phenomenally good asking price of $29.99 — saving you 45% at Amazon if you’re a Prime member — but there are plenty of alternatives and expansions to consider sticking in your basket too.

• View the full Amazon Prime Day sale

Of course, the classic base game is the best starting point, especially with the Prime Day deal Amazon has going on right now. The only issue is that the game can have an awkward number of players at exactly three or four, which is why the five-to-six player expansion is an excellent pickup if, like me, you find your game nights are rarely small enough for the base limit.

Alternatively my partner I have loved the two-player Rivals game as it provides a lot of the same strategic rivalry without needing a group over to get a game in.

If you’ve opted for the classic original, you also have the option to enhance it with one of three expansions (which can be expanded further with components for five or six-player games). My favorite is Cities & Knights as it takes core elements in the base game and makes them a little more complex — such as expanding the role of cities, and giving your army of knights an enemy to oppose — without altering the game so much that it feels inaccessible. Explorers & Pirates alters the game board to include islands to be explored (and harvested), as well as pirates to contend with; much like Cities & Knights, it expands the core elements of the base game without making it feel unfamiliar.

Traders & Barbarians includes several smaller changes in one larger package. There are new two-player rules, you can replace dice rolls with event cards, there are new trading mechanics, and the addition of fishing — a mechanic all games need in my opinion.

Lastly, I’ve included three entirely different standalone versions of Catan. New Energies will feel very familiar except there’s now an energy mechanic, with consequences to contend with as you pollute the world (and benefits to be gained by investing in renewables). Dawn of Humankind introduces a much larger map (essentially the whole globe) and encourages true exploration and travel supported by the game’s familiar resource gathering. Meanwhile, On the Road turns the classic into a portable card game with streamlined rules that make it excellent for playing while traveling.

Dawn of Humankind is pricier than we’ve seen in the past, unfortunately, but I love these Catan alternatives so much that I can’t include them.

Prime Day board game sale — top picks

• All of Amazon Prime Day's board game deals
• Catan Board Game (6th Edition) was $54.99 now $29.99

The best Catan games and expansions

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Back-to-school tech: 48% off laptops, headphones & tablets
• Cheap TVs: Samsung, Sony & LG from $89.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Smartwatches: up to $250 off Garmin & Apple
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

I think it's safe to say that a large majority of the British public have been struggling to get through their daily lives in this extreme summer weather, but if you're a freak for the heat, well, props to you.

Since it's Amazon Prime Day, everyone has been racing to try and get their hands on the best fans before the online retailer is completely ransacked, but we've just spotted this fan and air conditioner hybrid (it's more of an air cooler) for less than £100, and it's quite a steal if you ask me.

• Browse the full Amazon Prime Day

One of the few remaining air coolers on Amazon is the Midea 5L 3-in-1 Portable Air Conditioner, an evaporative air cooler that's now at £89.99 from £93.49. While we haven't had the chance to test it out yet, there's no denying that this is an affordable price point for most people who are searching for the key to cooling their home. But in spite of its undoubtedly handy features, there's something you should know before you add it to your basket.

Today's best Midea 5L Air Cooler deal

Price aside, the Midea 3-in-1 fan does come with some functional perks, the main ones being its fan, humidifier, and cooling settings, giving you a variety of options depending on your need.

Its large 5-litre tank is a plentiful, and when it's filled to the top, you can make the most of its air-cooling properties for up to 12 hours each day before refilling, so that way, you're not constantly patrolling back and forth to fill it up. You can also choose from three speeds and two operation modes, normal and natural, to adjust the air flow to your comfort.

Sounds great for its price point right? And it is, but the only caveat is that it adds moisture to your air which, when it gets quite humid in the summer months, can make the air feel even hotter. Therefore, the more moisture added to the air in your home, the more moisture in the air the heat has to work with.

In short, evaporative air coolers like this one will solve your issues in dry heat, but as for humid heat (which it currently is in the UK), the results may not be the same. If this has swayed you in the opposite direction, here's an alternative dehumidifier we've selected below.

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

AMD has seen its Instinct GPUs continue to get traction in an increasingly competitive marketplace, as it continues to take data center market share from new and existing players and ekes out wins with gaming-centric CPUs in the consumer market.

Its most recent acquisition of MEXT, an AI-centric startup that currently deploys software that allows users to treat NAND flash as DRAM at an operating system level.

AMD says Santa Clara-based MEXT a "pioneer in AI-driven memory optimization technology".

SSD storage to DRAM for data centers?

The idea that MEXT builds on is hardly a new one, but one that it seems to have refined considerably, making it an important acquisition at a time when hyperscalers continue to struggle with limited DRAM availability, even as an even worse SSD crisis looks to be on the horizon.

MEXT's Predictive Memory is essentially a tiering engine that monitors which memory pages applications tend to access, treating regularly accessed sections as "hot" working sets kept in DRAM while offloading "cold" or less frequently accessed sections to SSDs.

This allows for a far lower performance offset than using all of one's flash memory as DRAM, with the latter being an order of magnitude faster for access, even as speed becomes a driving factor for newer chips that are increasingly memory-bound.

There is also an important economic factor at play here: DRAM is nearly 50 times more expensive than the corresponding NAND flash, making cost and scalability key considerations for most data centers looking to avoid an already expensive DRAM market that is slated to only get worse over time.

The move itself is not AMD's first foray into the storage segment, with its consumer-focused StoreMi offering essentially allowing a faster SSD to work as a cache, making up for slower drives on one's system by essentially creating a copy of files that regularly need to be loaded or accessed on the fastest possible storage solution.

Its lesser-known (and since abandoned) Radeon RAMdisk offering allows users to do the exact opposite of what MEXT is offering: creating a very fast virtual disk on existing system memory. even as enthusiasts have replicated the idea on AMD's ultra-fast 3D V-Cache tech.

AMD's purchase makes sense given how deeply embedded its hardware is expected to be in datacenters over the next decade, and one could argue that MEXT's team, which offers expertise in AI infrastructure and memory systems, could be a much more prized acquisition than the underlying technology it offers.

AI and chip talent have become increasingly difficult to lock in, with companies splurging to attract some of the biggest names in both segments, and MEXT's acquisition could help both AMD's short-term and long-term goals in the data center segment.

We now know with more certainty than before that your next iPhone, especially if it's a more affordable model, will probably be more expensive come September.

Allow me to walk you back through my reasoning.

At approximately 8:30AM ET (that's 10:30PM AEST) the RAM crisis reached Apple shores in the form of price hikes across multiple product categories, including MacBooks, Macs, iPads, and HomePods.

It was inevitable and, as Apple told us, the culprit is clear: "The rapid expansion of AI data centers has created an extraordinary surge in demand for memory and storage."

It's the component crunch we've seen repeated over and over again. Everything from the latest gaming rigs to storage and memory is getting more expensive.

And it's only going to get worse.

"We are not at the bottom and will take more time to climb out," wrote Creative Strategies Founder and longtime analyst Tim Bajarin when I asked him via email if this marked a tipping point for our RAM crisis travails. It did feel like Apple held off as long as possible, and I think Bajarin concurs, "Apple had no choice," he wrote to me.

No RAM crisis end in sight

Not only does Bajarin see the issue continuing, but he thinks it could drag on for years. As he wrote in his recent Forbes column, with just a few major memory factories already "maxed out" and those under construction years away from coming online, "I see this memory squeeze at the least lasting another two years," he told me via email.

This aligns, by the way, with reports we've seen elsewhere from those who run these memory plants.

"We expect tight conditions to persist beyond calendar 2027 as a result of AI-driven demand across all segments coupled with structural supply constraints," said Micron CEO Sanjay Mehrotra in a recent earnings report.

We've all been wondering if and when the RAM crisis would affect iPhone prices, and while the fresh price hikes miss out iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods, Apple's comment on why it raised the prices now, makes it clear that they're probablly not done: "We have shielded our customers from these increases so far, but we have now reached a point where we need to begin raising prices on a number of products, including today’s increases for iPad and Mac."

Did you pick up the key phrase? "need to begin raising prices". Apple didn't say, "we've raised the prices," and instead opened the door to further hikes.

Those price increases might come to the full lineups in affected product categories, but I believe that this issue will affect the anticipated iPhone 18 launch in September.

But wait. It gets worse.

An affordability crisis

Bajarin says the price/performance trajectory we've seen for decades (more and faster/better tech for lower prices) is, with this component crisis reversing itself, making it harder to build affordable devices, or rather devices at affordable prices, because one of the key components is exponentially more expensive than ever. We already have some evidence of this with Nothing cancelling its affordable model in response to RAM crisis.

This means that those who usually buy the iPhone Pro, iPhone Pro Max, and iPhone Air might easily absorb higher prices because they can probably already afford them.

It's with base models like the anticipated iPhone 18 where a dramatic increase could push the phone out of reach. This will, by the way, affect Android phones too (see Nothing, above), especially, Bajarin notes, those affordable handsets sold around the world.

You see, they all source their memory from the same handful of suppliers. It's all in shorter supply and more expensive.

In the end, if any of us thought Apple could hold out indefinitely and show the industry a way around this AI-led RAM crisis (the AI boom isn't slowing down, and its demands on energy, water, and memory will probably only increase), they were mistaken. Apple isn't magic, RAM doesn't grow on trees, and we're in for a very rough couple of years.

A look at all the Apple price hikes

• ExtraHop’s Global Threat Landscape Report shows 49% of ransomware victims only detected attacks after data theft, up from 31% last year
• Average dwell time before detection is 2.5 weeks; attackers exploit encrypted channels, valid accounts, and alert fatigue to evade defenses
• Ransom payments fell from $3.6M to $2.8M, but payment frequency rose sharply, with 83% of surveyed victims paying in 2026 vs. 70% in 2025

Criminals are getting better at hiding within their victims’ infrastructure, lurking and stealing files without triggering any alarms whatsoever.

Earlier today, network detection and response experts ExtraHop released the “Global Threat Landscape Report”, based on a survey of more than 1,800 IT and security leaders worldwide. In it, it is said that roughly half (49%) of organizations that were struck by ransomware did not detect the threat until after the data was stolen.

This is up from 31% a year ago, ExtraHop stressed, showing the improvement criminals made within just 12 months.

Several factors

On average, cybercriminals have 2.5 weeks of quiet time before being spotted in ransomware incidents, the report stated. Furthermore, 14% of victims were unaware of an attack until receiving a ransom demand, which is also up from 6% a year ago.

“Prolonged dwell times often parallel a highly complex threat environment where critical alerts are obscured,” ExtraHop said in a press release shared with TechRadar Pro. The researchers uncovered several factors that led to delays in investigating critical alerts, including attackers using encrypted channels (41%), attacker activity mirroring legitimate workflows and processes (38%), using valid, high-privilege account permissions (34%), and alert fatigue (30%). Undermined baseline behavior also enabled anomalous actions to fly under the radar (27%).

The good news is that the average ransom payment dropped year-on-year, from $3.6 million down to $2.8 million. However, the bad news is that the payment frequency spiked. While in 2025 70% of respondents paid a ransom, this year 83% have done the same, at least among ExtraHop’s respondents.

When Chainalysis ran a similar survey recently, it said that in 2025 the number of successful ransomware attacks grew, while the number of payments remained relatively flat, meaning that in absolute numbers - there were fewer companies paying ransomware attackers.

Been on the lookout over Prime Day for some 4K Blu-ray deals? I've been searching through them and have picked offers on discs I've tested as part of our Blu-ray Bounty feature, so I know these discs are worth your time.

• View the full Amazon Prime Day sale

Amazon Prime Day can be a great time for 4K Blu-ray sales and this time is no different. Some highlight discs I've found include Sinners, which is both a picture and audio showcase, especially for Dolby Atmos. There's also Se7en, a fantastic-looking movie with plenty of richly detailed scenes that show off 4K's clarity, which look great on the best OLED TVs.

Sunset Boulevard looks excellent on 4K and shows what new life it can bring to older movies. My final highlight here is F1. If you're looking for a disc to show off your sound system, be that one of the best soundbars or a full surround setup, this is an awesome disc.

Prime Day deals for 6 4K Blu-rays I've tested - US

Prime Day deals for 6 4K Blu-rays I've tested - UK

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Back-to-school tech: 48% off laptops, headphones & tablets
• Cheap TVs: Samsung, Sony & LG from $89.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Smartwatches: up to $250 off Garmin & Apple
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & De'Longhi
• Fans: from £20
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

Amazon's Prime Day has featured some of the best PC hardware deals for top-quality products. This ranges from SSD deals to Nvidia RTX-powered gaming laptops, and yet again, there's another one of the latter to join the party.

The Alienware 16 Aurora is now available on Amazon for £899 (was £1,319), with a generous 32% discount, dropping its price effectively as low as Valve's new Steam Machine.

Powered by Nvidia's RTX 5060 laptop GPU, Intel's Core 7 240H processor, and 16GB of RAM, there's plenty to love about the 16 Aurora. While the GPU's VRAM is only 8GB, it can handle a large variety of triple-A games, even the most demanding when using DLSS 4.5 upscaling.

On sale, it's currently within the exact ballpark of the Steam Machine's price, and is ultimately a more powerful system, particularly for games, with better capabilities to handle ray tracing, and superior upscaling quality.

The only major advantage the Steam Machine currently has over the 16 Aurora is that AMD hardware works much better on SteamOS. Nvidia GPUs are yet to be fully optimized, so major aspects such as game mode in SteamOS may not function well, and game performance may not be up to par.

However, Valve has already made significant efforts to improve the Linux operating system for a wider range of hardware — and SteamOS update 3.8 has opened the doors for any PC to install the OS without hassle.

We can only expect that this will eventually be the case for Nvidia GPUs, so if that's an obstacle when considering the 16 Aurora, it shouldn't be a permanent one.

The RTX 5060 in the 16 Aurora isn't a high-end GPU, but for consumers who are just joining the PC space, it's perfectly fine for 1080p or 1440p gaming.

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

Apple can be its own worst enemy sometimes. After shaking up the industry with both the MacBook Air M5 (slim, light and great value for money) and the MacBook Neo (which redefined what we should expect from an affordable laptop), it spurred its laptop-making rivals, such as Dell and Acer, to up their game and compete.

The result is a reinvigorated laptop market with huge amounts of choice, with Apple continuing to lead the pack due to price and quality.

However, Apple has just announced some pretty major price hikes for a variety of its products, including the MacBook Neo ($699 / £699 / AU$1,049, up from $599 / £599 / AU$899), MacBook Air M5 ($1,299 / £1,299 / AU$2,099, up from $1,099 / £1,099 / AU$1,799) and the 14-inch MacBook Pro M5 ($1,999 / £1,999 / AU$3,199, up from $1,699 / £1,699 / AU$2,699).

Those increases, especially for the MacBook Air, are brutal, and make it a lot harder to justify. The MacBook Neo also becomes less of a no-brainer.

The problem for Apple is that these price hikes come at a time when its Windows 11 competitors are steadily bringing out brilliant alternatives - and it means they are now better value propositions in many cases, especially during Amazon Prime Day.

• Browse the full Amazon Prime Day sale

The reason behind Apple's price rises is the global memory shortage, but that means many Windows 11 laptops could see price rises as well (and some have risen in price already).

However, because of the huge variety of Windows laptops that are made by a range of manufacturers, there's a lot more choice for consumers to shop around for — and now Apple no longer has a lead when it comes to price, performance or design, those Windows laptops suddenly become a whole lot more tempting, as the current Prime Day sales prove.

Below, I've picked out some great US and UK deals for MacBook Neo, Air, and Pro alternatives. Fair warning: they do run Windows 11, so you'll need to put up with that, but to be fair, Microsoft's operating system is getting a steady stream of fixes and new features these days.

If you want to stick with Apple, then check out our collection of Apple Prime Day deals that can help you avoid the price rise.

Today's best MacBook Neo alternative deals in the US

Today's best MacBook Air alternative deals in the US

Today's best MacBook Pro alternative deals in the US

Today's best MacBook Neo alternative deals in the UK

Today's best MacBook Air alternative deals in the UK

Today's best MacBook Pro alternative deals in the UK

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

Given that I review audio gadgets for a living, I tend to hoard headphones the way most people collect loose change. But there's only one pair I rely on literally every day: the Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3, which is why I was pleased to see they've gotten an awesome discount this Prime Day.

You can currently buy the Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 for £255 (was £399) at Amazon UK. Not only does it make them much more affordable, but it actually brings them down to their lowest price ever. And don't feel left out if you're based in the US — you can still get a decent discount on them where you are, for $409.99 (was $479.99) at Amazon.

As reviews editor at TechRadar, I've used a ludicrous number of headphones over the years, from the absurdly premium Focal Clear MG to budget bangers like the Cambridge Audio Melomania P100. But there's only one pair that I come back to again and again, that have earned their place as my trusty workhorse when other headphones can't quite fit the bill: the Px7 S3.

So if you're looking to get superb audio without having to pay a premium for it, I definitely think you should check out this deal.

Honestly, this discount makes these headphones a valid contender for some of the best headphones out there. There's a reason we gave them 5 stars in our Bowers & Wilkins Px7 S3 review after all.

The main reason I love the Px7 S3 for everyday use is that I can count on them to punch way above their weight in terms of sonic quality. Thanks to their aptX Lossless connectivity, they're able to stream music at what is essentially CD quality, while the soundstage they offer up feels precise yet spacious. Without spending a significant chunk more, you won't get more deft sound than this.

I also love how faithful their sound is. While I'll admit they don't offer the same driving bass as headphones like the much spendier AirPods Max 2, they also don't neglect some frequencies just to emphasize others, a shortcut many mid-range and budget cans take advantage of. They're faithful enough that I happily trust them for everyday music production, which is not something I can say about a lot of Bluetooth headphones.

And with this massive discount, I'd honestly say you can't lose with the Px7 S3.

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

• Nvidia’s closed-loop liquid cooling system virtually eliminates water waste
• Direct-to-chip cooling transfers heat more effectively than air
• It enables higher performance-per-watt and higher rack densities

Data centers aren’t without their fair share of criticism – energy-intensive compute raises temperatures and giant campuses consume considerable amounts of air and/or water to keep them running optimally.

Land scarcity and financial incentives have also been pushing new developments closer to high-risk areas, including drought-prone regions, ultimately leading to even higher cooling requirements.

But Nvidia knows this, and it knows traditional air cooling has pretty much reached its limits as AI hardware becomes denser and denser.

Closed-loop cooling virtually eliminates water waste

With cooling now a core part of AI infrastructure design, Nvidia’s latest liquid-cooled AI systems promise higher thresholds to reduce the burden, driving down water and energy consumption as a result.

By running coolant at higher temperatures – 45°C or 113°F, to be specific – it enabled simpler cooling systems and lowers electricity consumption. Nvidia’s concept uses 75% water, 25% glycol as a coolant, noting that it can run about 5-7°C higher than hot tubs.

Compared with traditional evaporative cooling towers, Nvidia’s latest proposition involves a closed-loop system where coolant continuously circulates through servers to remove excess heat from chips. The warm coolant then cycles through external dry coolers leaving virtually no water evaporation.

The company boasted that cooling-related water consumption can be reduced by as much as 100% in suitable climates subject to the occasional extreme day, with cooling towers totally eliminated.

“The Nvidia DSX reference design for AI factories has zero water consumption – we have eliminated massive amounts of power usage and pretty much all water usage,” Data Center Cooling and Infrastructure Director Ali Heydari said.

The system’s efficiency primarily comes from direct-to-chip liquid cooling, where liquid flows directly through cold plates attached to CPUs and GPUs. This captures and expels the heat from exactly where it’s produced.

Not only is this more effective than cooling entire rooms, but liquid also promises to transfer heat thousands of times more effectively than air.

Major improvements across water consumption, energy efficiency and Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) all help on the sustainability front, but there’s another layer to the benefits.

Nvidia says it can increase rack density and performance

Nvidia acknowledged that chip power consumption and rack densities continue to rise, so by implementing liquid cooling data center companies can add more GPUs per rack, use higher rack power and ultimately pack in larger AI clusters within the same building footprint.

The company explained that its Rubin systems now fit inside two racks, instead of six, marking a major space saving.

Simultaneously, air cooling has become ineffective. “Once the watts per chip crossed a certain level, liquid cooling became mandatory,” Motivair’s CEO Richard Whitmore said.

Independent testing totally separate from Nvidia’s latest announcement shows that its H100 systems delivered around 17% higher performance when water cooled, compared with air cooling. Under sustained AI workloads, GPU temperatures fluctuated between 41-50°C when water cooled, and 54-72°C when air cooled.

Besides improving immediate and sustained performance, greater thermal efficiency could also boost longevity.

The new, higher-temperature closed-loop water cooling model is set to be used in upcoming Rubin deployments this year.

• Nothing has shown off the design of the Phone (4b)
• This includes a dual-lens camera, an LED light bar, and big bezels
• Fans aren't sold on it, but would buy the concept phone that Nothing also recently showed off

Following a recent tease, Nothing has now shown off the full design of the Phone (4b), even though the handset won’t be fully detailed until July 7.

From this, we know that the Nothing Phone (4b) has a dual-lens camera with vertically arranged lenses, in a large camera block with a textured finish. It also has an LED light bar similar to the Nothing Phone (4a)’s, while around the front there’s a punch-hole camera and a flat screen with large bezels.

It’s a design that seems fine if a little less unusual or inspired than many Nothing handsets, but it’s one that fans largely aren’t impressed by.

Responses to the teaser on X include “most average Nothing design,” and “very disappointing,” while over on Reddit, comments include “looks bad” and a simple “eww.”

So unless the specs or price make up for the design it seems this might not be a big hit for Nothing, and if — as we’ve previously speculated — this was originally intended as a CMF phone, it’s unlikely it will have too much going for it in the specs department, while the Nothing branding will likely mean a higher price than it would have had as a CMF device.

The phone fans want

But Nothing also recently showed off a handset that fans actually are excited about — sadly though this was just a concept device, which is unlikely to ever see the light of day.

The phone in question appeared in a YouTube video, where Nothing designed a handset with the dream features put forward by the brand’s community. These include a small (sub-6-inch) screen, a pop-up selfie camera, a dual-lens rear camera, a headphone port, and a microSD card slot.

The company did note that to make this a reality it would need to be quite thick, and even then probably couldn’t fit in more than a 3,800mAh silicon-carbon battery, so that’s perhaps part of why the team doesn’t seem interested in making this a real device.

But perhaps it should, as reactions to the video included “I would 100% buy this,” “beautiful,” and “forget Nothing Phone 4. Just make this.”

So it seems that — at least among Nothing’s most vocal fans — there’s real demand for this handset, and little interest in the Phone (4b).

• Amazon is hiring 11,000 new workers, mostly new graduates and interns
• Garman says they're more impressionable and willing to adopt AI
• Willingness to learn could be more important than existing skills

Amazon CEO Matt Garman has confirmed the company's plans to hire 11,000 interns and new grads this year despite an ongoing internal push for AI tools.

The news comes around six months after the company warned that 16,000 workers would be losing their jobs, with Garman's cloud business hit hard.

With the latest news, the company looks to be refocusing human resources instead of getting rid of human workers altogether as business priorities change and new opportunities open up.

Amazon to hire 11,000 workers in the same year it laid off 16,000

Speaking with Casey Newton of Platformer in a YouTube interview, Garman explained that white-collar jobs are changing as a result of AI, but they're not being eliminated. He compared AI to Excel spreadsheets, which dramatically increased productivity for accounting and finance work.

"If you look at what your job was two years ago, and what your job is going to be in two years, it's going to be vastly different," he said.

Garman also noted a shift in where humans bring the most value – writing code itself is becoming less valuable, but engineers are still important reviewing AI-generated code, understanding business requirements and designing systems with the AI-generated code.

As for why the company is hiring junior workers specifically, Garman acknowledged that they're among the cheapest labor to hire, but they also learn company culture faster and can embrace AI more positively than older generations.

The CEO previously said that replacing junior employees with AI was "one of the dumbest things I've ever heard."

Without hiring graduates today, companies risk creating a long-term skills gap in the future because they have nobody to train into senior and experienced engineers, he added.

He implied that recruitment is becoming more about a willingness to learn, not the skills that have already been mastered, but the interview ultimately confirmed the continued value of human workers.

Leica SL3-P: One-minute review

The Leica SL3-P is not a camera for everyone, and it knows it. There's no red dot logo on the front — that easy-to-spot symbol of prestige has been deliberately omitted in favor of a clean, all-black anonymity. Only the word 'LEICA' in white block capitals above the lens mount gives the game away. This is a camera built for photographers who'd rather be invisible than show off, and that philosophy runs all the way through it, with minimal controls, a stripped-back UI, and a design language that says a lot through everything it leaves out.

Getting to grips with it takes some patience if you're arriving from a more conventional mirrorless system. With only four labelled buttons on the body, a lot of control is handed off to the touchscreen, which is polished and logically organized once you learn its rhythms. The rear LCD tilts but doesn't swivel, which is an unusual limitation for a camera at this price — and with a serious L-mount lens fitted, the combined weight is considerable. But pick it up, hold it to your eye, and look through that large, crisp EVF, and something clicks. This is a camera that feels like it was made to be used, not admired.

Image quality is exceptional — unsurprising given the 44.7MP BSI sensor, which is of the same type used by the superb Panasonic Lumix S1R II — and battery life is impressive. The autofocus is competent and handles moving subjects well enough, though it won't trouble Sony or Canon on raw speed. At around £5,150 (US pricing TBC), it's an expensive proposition. But as a pure expression of what a modern Leica should be, the SL3-P makes a very strong case for itself.

Leica SL3-P: Price and availability

• Priced at $6,690 / £5,150 body-only
• Also available in three zoom lens kits

It's unlikely to come as a shock to you that the Leica SL3-P is a very expensive camera. Its launch price, for the body only, is $6,690 / £5,150 (Australia pricing is still TBC at the time of writing).

Leica is also releasing the camera in three kit bundles, each of which includes at least one Vario zoom lens. The SL3-P with a Leica 28-70mm lens is $7,790 / £6,100; with a Leica 24-70mm it's $8,390 / £6,480; and with both the 24-70mm and a 70-200mm it's $10,995 / £8,560.

Leica SL3-P: specs

Leica SL3-P: design

• All-black, badge-free design with minimalist controls
• Premium full-metal construction with IP54 weather sealing
• Large, comfortable EVF with twist-barrel diopter adjustment

The absence of Leica's red dot is the first thing you notice, and it sets the tone for everything that follows. The SL3-P is clad entirely in black, with only 'LEICA' in white block capitals on the EVF housing to identify it. Four buttons across the whole body are labelled (one of which is the power button). It's a stealthy, understated thing — clearly designed for people who want to use a Leica but aren't fussed about being seen with one.

The German-made full-metal body felt exactly as solid and premium as I'd expect from the brand, and comes with IP54 weather sealing for extra outdoors reassurance. There's a large grip covered with a textured material that provides a secure hold even when conditions aren't ideal, and the supplied neck strap is thick and well-padded, which I appreciated given how much weight a serious L-mount lens adds to the equation.

With so few physical controls, much of the camera's operation is routed through the touchscreen. The UI is stylish and well organized, with photo and video modes color coded distinctly in red and yellow respectively. And while the layout takes some adjusting too if you're used to a more button-heavy system, the logic is coherent, and settings are never difficult to locate. Touch-to-focus on the screen works exactly as expected, and custom button assignments help flatten the learning curve further.

The EVF is large, crisp and comfortable thanks to its 5.76-million dot resolution and 0.76x magnification, and as a glasses wearer I really liked the satisfying diopter mechanism that simply requires twisting the EVF barrel rather than hunting for a small dial.

The top-plate display is a genuinely useful feature, giving you a quick rundown of current settings without you having to lift the camera to your eye. The rear LCD, however, only tilts: up to 90 degrees upward and around 45 downward. That covers most tripod and arm's-length scenarios, but there's no forward-facing position for self-shooting, and no side-to-side articulation, which feels like an unusual limitation at this price.

On a practical note, I will say that the SL3-P is not a lightweight system, especially when teamed with some high-quality glass. The Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 lens I used with it added over a kilogram to the body, and while the grip is secure and comfortable, a long day of handheld shooting (covering a child's birthday party, in my case) does become fatiguing. That's less a criticism — after all, there are plenty of heavy cameras around — and more of a warning about how and when it can be used.

Leica SL3-P: Performance

• Exceptional image quality from a 44.7MP BSI full-frame sensor
• Competent hybrid autofocus with broad subject detection, including birds
• Impressive battery life and extensive video options including 8K and ProRes

The SL3-P shares its 44.7MP BSI full-frame CMOS sensor with the Panasonic Lumix S1R II — a camera I've tested and rate very highly — and the image quality is, predictably, exceptional.

Raw files processed in Lightroom offer tremendous latitude, with smooth tonal gradation, wide dynamic range and excellent high-ISO performance. JPEGs are very good straight from camera too, and five film-look presets — three color, two monochrome — add some welcome creative options. The high-contrast black-and-white preset is particularly striking, and feels authentically Leica in character.

Video capabilities are more extensive than the camera's photographer-first positioning might suggest: 8K Open Gate, ProRes to 5.8K, 4K at 120fps, L-Log, 12-bit RAW and 4:2:2 10-bit are all available. It's a serious toolkit, even if the handling feels more naturally attuned to stills.

The hybrid autofocus combines 315 contrast AF points with 819 phase detection points, with human, animal (including birds) and car detection. Tracking held up well in practice; testing on an active cat, the camera maintained focus through erratic movement without significant trouble.

Outright acquisition speed with the Summilux 50mm f/1.4 in AF-C is where it falls short of class leaders; it's capable rather than decisive, and anyone shooting fast action should look elsewhere. For portrait, street or documentary work, though, it certainly gets the job done.

Five-axis IBIS rated at up to five stops works quietly and effectively, and battery life is a genuine highlight. After a full charge I shot well over 100 frames across a lengthy session, and the indicator remained full. That seems in line with Leica's claimed 383 shots per CIPA standard cycle.

Should you buy the Leica SL3-P?

Buy it if...

Don't buy it if...

How I tested the Leica SL3-P

• Leica loaned me a sample for over a week, along with a 50mm prime lens
• I used it indoors and outdoors for several days, shooting photos and video
• All sample photos were shot in raw and processed in Adobe Lightroom

Leica loaned me a review sample of the SL3-P camera to test out in real-world use, a few weeks ahead of the official release.

I reviewed the Leica SL3-P over the course of a week, using it exclusively with the Leica Summilux-SL 50mm f/1.4 ASPH. prime lens. My shooting covered a wide range of scenarios: street photography and candids outdoors, landscape work, and indoor shooting in both natural daytime light and normal interior lighting at night — the latter without flash or studio lighting assistance of any kind.

All sample images were captured in raw format and processed in Adobe Lightroom.

First reviewed June 2026

It's Amazon Prime Day (well, week), and it's great news for physical media fans: there are tons of great deals on 4K Blu-rays, regular Blu-rays and DVDs. It includes big box sets and individual movies — there's way more there than I could hope to summarize here.

• Amazon US: See all 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Prime Day deals
• Amazon UK: See all 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Prime Day deals

So on this page, I've specifically picked out movies that I know to be excellent home theater showcases, either through spectacular visuals, super-immersive soundtracks, or both.

And I've limited the price to options under $15 in the US, and £17 in the UK, since that seems to be the sweet spot right now, though there are some excellent movies cheaper than that. You'll find the US options just below, or click here to jump to the UK options.

Options include modern showpieces such as Sinners, beautifully restored classics such as 2001: A Space Odyssey, and not reference-quality discs including Blade Runner 2049.

If you want more Prime Day options beyond movies, you can look at our on-going Prime Day live blogs, constantly updated with new deals and price changes — here's our US Prime Day live round-up, and here's our UK Prime Day UK live round-up.

• View the full Amazon Prime Day sale

Amazon's 4K Blu-ray sale — see all options

• Amazon US: See all 4K Blu-ray and Blu-ray Prime Day deals
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US 4K Blu-ray deals

UK 4K Blu-ray deals

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Back-to-school tech: 48% off laptops, headphones & tablets
• Cheap TVs: Samsung, Sony & LG from $89.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Smartwatches: up to $250 off Garmin & Apple
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Amazon Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & De'Longhi
• Fans: from £20
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

Operations tech leader Samsara has unveiled a host of new hardware and tools aimed at making fleet management more intelligent than ever, as well as boosting driver efficiency and safety.

At its Samsara Beyond 2026 event in Las Vegas, the company revealed its new 360 camera, designed specifically for heavy equipment and operations usage, making it easy to navigate around crowded sites and factories.

It also revealed an expansion to its dash cam platform which will now include two-way voice capabilities, allowing dispatchers or even AI agents to communicate easily with workers in the field.

Smarter cameras

Samsara says its new device is the first 360-degree camera built for operated equipment, and looks to address one of the most annoying pain points for workers everywhere.

On crowded sites, depots or factories, navigating huge and heavy equipment or delivery trucks can often be incredibly tricky, leading to possible safety risks and dangers for workers.

However the new camera can now provide a full 360-degree view from a single mount point, including the ability to pan and zoom even in harsh weather conditions, giving insight to any risks in real-time, and allowing safety managers to track incidents in detail.

Samsara also revealed new AI multicam capabilities which can provide a worker with a birds eye view, looking top-down on their immediate situation, allowing them to spot any tight situations, or avoid collisions with people or equipment, vital for vehicles like school buses, garbage trucks, yellow iron, and box trucks.

Elsewhere, new Rear Collision Warning and Vehicle in Blind Spot Detection tools will provide dynamic audio and visual alerts when a driver is reversing or changing lanes, in real time.

And to give an extra oversight to dispatchers and bosses, the company has added two-way voice communication through its dash cam, meaning AI and human co-workers can stay in contact whenever needed.

Say a driver has forgotten a vital piece of kit for a job site, or needs to detour to another depot to pick up additional hardware - the dispatcher can now call them directly, without the driver being distracted by engaging with a smartphone, or worrying about poor reception in remote areas. The system can also deliver AI alerts such as changing weather conditions, a lower speed limit, or parking restrictions at a site.

“By combining the power to see everything with the automation to act on it, we are shifting into the next gear on safety,” said Johan Land, Chief Product Officer at Samsara.

“The 360 Camera brings first-to-market visibility to operated equipment, AI Multicam gives road fleet drivers sharper awareness of what surrounds them, and two-way voice means the AI can respond the moment a question arises. Millions of frontline workers show up every day to keep our world running, and we are fully committed to helping get every one of them home safely.”

Well, we saw this coming: Apple just announced major price hikes across its product portfolio, meaning popular devices like the MacBook and iPad are getting more expensive.

• Browse the full Amazon Prime Day sale

In fact, they’ve already gotten more expensive — the Apple store went offline this morning and reappeared an hour later with the new product prices. These increases are a response to “an extraordinary surge in demand for memory and storage,” Apple confirmed to TechRadar, adding that “we have shielded our customers from these increases so far, but we have now reached a point where we need to begin raising prices.” Sigh.

As TechRadar’s Phones and Tablets Editor, I’m particularly irked by the fact that the iPad Air now starts at $749 / £749 — that’s a $150 / £100 increase over its former $599 / £599 starting price, which taints its appeal as an affordable all-rounder.

The iPad Air has long been my go-to tablet recommendation for most people, but at this new price, I’m more inclined to recommend the iPad 11-inch (2025), which continues to start at a comparatively cheap $349 / £329.

The good news among all this doom and gloom is that Amazon’s annual Prime Day sale is happening right now, and several excellent Prime Day iPad deals are live in both the US and the UK. The iPad Air is among these discounted Apple tablets, so if you’ve been considering buying one, I’d recommend doing so ASAP — it may never be this affordable again.

For more details on Apple's iPad price increases, head to the bottom of the page.

Today's best iPad deals in the US

• iPad 11-inch (2025): was $349 now $299
• iPad mini 8.3-inch (2024): was $499 now $399
• iPad Air 11-inch (2026): was $599 now $519.99
• iPad Air 13-inch (2026) (256GB): was $899 now $789
• iPad Pro 11-inch (2025): now $999 now $899
• iPad Pro 13-inch (2025): was $1,299 now $1,199

Today's best iPad deals in the UK

• iPad 11-inch (2025): was £329 now £310
• iPad mini 8.3-inch (2024): was £499 now £475
• iPad Air 11-inch (2026): was £599 now £578.99
• iPad Air 13-inch (2026): was £799 now £768.99
• iPad Pro 11-inch (2025): was £999 now £944
• iPad Pro 13-inch (2025): was £1,299 now £1,242.25

Full iPad price changes

Here's a rundown of Apple's iPad price changes in full:

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34

More Prime Day deals in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

Robot vacuum deals this year aren't quite as good as they used to be; as interest wanes due to lofty list prices and continued difficulties to raise the bar of cleaning quality, robovacs can be a tough sell. That being said, some are outstanding, and this year for Amazon Prime Day, the best robot vacuum I've personally tested is on sale.

• See all of today's best Amazon deals

Right now, you can save big on the Dreame X50 Ultra Complete, which launched at $1,799 last year before its price drop to $1,149.99; and right now it's $884.99 at Amazon. In the UK it launched at £1,199, then dropped to £749, and it's now £659 at Amazon.

While the list price drops contribute massively to the savings, a $265 / £90 discount is still noteworthy. That being said, it's still an expensive purchase, and if you don't need an "all the bells and whistles" robovac, you could be better off with one of the below models under $500 / £500.

Best Dreame X50 Ultra Complete deal today

Dreame's X50 Ultra Complete was the best robot vacuum I tested last year, earning it a near-perfect 4.5-star rating in my review, and at this hugely discounted price, it's the deal to beat this Prime Day in the premium robovac category.

If you don't need something as high-specced as the Dreame X50, check out my top three picks below, which have all been tried and tested by team TechRadar.

Best budget-friendly alternatives in the US

Best budget-friendly alternatives in the UK

• Amazon Prime: get a 30-day free trial
• Amazon Devices: Fire, Ring & Blink from £13.99
• Amazon Haul: up to 30% off
• Apple: up to 33% off AirPods & Apple Watch
• Appliances: up to 45% off Ninja & Tefal
• Beauty: up to 60% off Philips & Oral-B
• Essentials: household goods from £5
• Fans: from £20
• Fashion: up to 50% off
• Gaming: £90 off PlayStation 5
• Headphones: up to 50% off Beats & Sony
• Laptops: from £149
• Tablets: Samsung & Lenovo from £79.99
• Toys: up to 25% off Lego and Tonies
• TVs: from £129.99
• Vacuums: up to 40% off Shark & Roborock
• Wearables: up to 30% off Garmin & Oura

More Prime Day deals in the US

• Amazon Devices: Fire Sticks & Echo from $18
• Amazon Haul: viral gadgets, tech & appliances from $1.99
• Apple: MacBooks, AirPods & AirTags from $29
• Beauty: 50% off toothbrushes & hair tools
• Cheap TVs: smart TVs from $69.99
• Garden: tools, mowers, planters from $24.99
• Headphones: 50% off Beats, Bose & Samsung
• Laptops: Apple, HP & Dell from $199
• Mattresses: Sealy, Serta & more from $186
• Patio: outdoor furniture, rugs & decor from $19.99
• Sports: 50% off fitness gear, treadmills & clothing
• Vacuums: Dyson, Shark & Bissell from $34