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Theragun percussion massagers are up to $110 off right now

With the world the way that it is, it can’t hurt to have a massage gun on hand. And now’s a good time to snag one. Wellbots has an exclusive deal for Engadget readers on three popular Therabody models. Save up to $110 today on that tempting Theragun you’ve been eyeing.

You’ll save the most on the top-of-the-line model. The Theragun Pro Plus G6 is a powerhouse with a 16 mm amplitude. (That’s how far it can travel with each pulse.) Its motor delivers up to 60 lbs. of force. That should be more than enough to pound out whatever ails you.

The Theragun Pro Plus G6 supports vibration, heat and LED light therapy. It comes with five attachments: standard ball, dampener, thumb, micro-point and wedge. The device has an ergonomic grip, so you can easily reach those shoulder and back muscles. It’s long-lasting: up to 300 minutes on a single charge. The gun even integrates with the Therabody app, where you’ll find guided routines.

This model usually costs an eye-popping $650. But can get it for $540 with our exclusive code. Enter ENGADGET110THERA at checkout.

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Although impressive, the high-end model is overkill for most people. You can also save on a model that’s great for casual users. The Theragun Relief G6 is a lightweight massage gun (1.37 lbs.) that’s easy to throw into a gym bag.

It has a 10 mm amplitude, which feels less like hard pounding and more like a pleasant vibration. This one doesn’t support heat therapy. But it still includes three attachments: standard ball, dampener and thumb.

The Theragun Relief G6 retails for $160. But our code ENGADGET30THERA slashes it to $130.

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For something between the first two options, you can also save on the Theragun Prime Plus. Like the first model we covered, this one has an impressive 16 mm amplitude. It’s 95 percent quieter than its predecessor, so it won’t disturb anyone.

This model also supports heat therapy. It includes four attachment heads: standard ball, dampener, wedge and heated percussive plus. You can also use it for cold and vibration modes, but those heads are sold separately.

The Therabody Prime Plus typically costs $430. But Engadget’s code lets you save $60. Enter ENGADGET60THERA at checkout to bring it down to $369.

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The Gmail app can automatically summarize those long email threads

Gmail will now automatically show you a summary card for lengthy email threads if you check a Google Workspace account on the iOS or the Android app. The company introduced AI summaries last year when it rolled out Gemini side panels for Docs, Sheets, Slides, Drive and Gmail. However, you’d have had to manually tap the “Summarize this email” option at the top of emails before if you wanted to see a thread’s contents at a glance. Now, the summary will show up at the top of the email the moment you open a thread.

Google’s AI assistant will write up key points from multiple messages and include them in the summary. It will keep re-generating that summary and keeping it up to date as more replies come in. At the moment, however, the feature will only work for emails written in English. Also, your personalization smart features in Gmail, Chat and Meet, as well as smart features in Google Workspace, have to be switched on. As The Verge notes, Google didn’t say whether it will also make auto-summaries available on non-Workspace accounts and Gmail on desktop. But you can always tap the “Summarize this email” option at the top whenever auto-summary isn’t available for you.

In addition to summarizing emails, Gemini in Gmail can help you draft new emails and help you find information from within your inbox or from your Drive files. At I/O 2025, Google CEO Sundar Pichai introduced Personalized Smart Replies, an upcoming feature that can look at your past emails and files to draft a response containing relevant information in the tone you typically use when you write.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/the-gmail-app-can-automatically-summarize-those-long-email-threads-120023369.html?src=rss

The Morning After: Apple might skip iOS 19, straight to iOS 26

According to Bloomberg, the next versions of Apple’s operating systems may be labeled by year, starting now. It makes sense. At this point, we’ve got VisionOS 2, watchOS 11, macOS 15, iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Instead, they might all be tagged 26 — even if they launch this year.

It’s not the first tech company to align new products with the year of release. Samsung started naming its phones by year of release in 2020 with the S20, which followed the S10. We’ll learn for sure in under two weeks: WWDC kicks off June 9.

— Mat Smith

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PlayStation’s DualSense Edge wireless controller is cheaper than ever

Sony is discounting consoles, accessories, games and subscriptions.

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One of the standout deals of this year’s Days of Play sale is the PS5 DualSense Edge controller. You can pick one up for $169, which is 15 percent off its usual price. The deal is available on Amazon and directly from Sony.

The Edge resembles a regular DualSense controller, but there’s a lot more to it. For instance, there are function buttons below each thumbstick and rear paddles, and you can choose between a set of levers or shorter half-domes.

If you haven’t jumped on the PS5 yet, the PS5 Pro also gets a $50 discount.

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The new Opera browser can surf the web for you

It’s not Chrome, Safari or Edge, but if you’re willing to be different…

Opera has launched another… Opera browser. Neon is its first fully agentic browser. That means it’s baked in AI chat with users and can surf the web on their behalf.

It… clicks for you. It can even fill out forms and shop for you. If you’re feeling more ambitious, you can ask Neon to build websites, animations, even games, and it can continue chipping away at big projects while you’re offline.

Will that all be enough to swing you away from all your Chrome plugins or Safari passwords? According to recent figures, just over 2 percent of internet users use Opera. You can try it for yourself now. Oh wait, no, there’s a waitlist.

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This gaming mouse has a tiny fan inside

For the pro gamers.

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Pulsar’s latest competitive gaming mouse features a premium tiny fan from Noctua, the renowned fan brand. (Apparently, no one makes fans quite like the Austrians).

With a skeletal shell designed to enhance airflow, it’s for sweaty-palmed professional gamers. Like the original Feinmann mouse from Pulsar, it has a 32,00 DPI sensor and an ultra-fast 8,000 Hz polling rate. Due to the fan, it’s a little heavier than the original at 65 grams. And the price of dry palm calm? $180.

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This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-121525453.html?src=rss

Disney Plus and Hulu’s new ‘Perks’ feature offers discounts, tickets to movie premieres and more

Disney Plus and Hulu have come up with a new idea to draw in subscribers: an updated “Perks” program. If you sign up for a subscription with either of those services, Perks will give you freebies like a six-month DoorDash membership, discounted stays at Walt Disney World and 20 percent off Adidas shoes. You’ll even get a shot at winning items from Hulu shows, like actual A Handmaid’s Tale robes and wings (which seems a bit on the nose in our current times).

The offer is now available to current and new Disney Plus subscribers and will launch for Hulu on June 2nd. Other companies participating including Microsoft, Pure Green, LG and Funko, with new perks arriving every week this summer. If you subscribe to one of Disney’s Disney Plus and Hulu bundle plans, you’ll get access perks from both programs. An international launch is set for later this year.

Disney Plus counts 126.0 million paid subscribers worldwide as of March 31 this year, thanks to 1.4 million new signups in the first three months of 2025, according to Variety. Paid Hulu subscribers rose by 1.1 million during the same period and now stand at 54.7 million. By comparison, Netflix counted 301.6 million paid subscribers globally at the end of 2024.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/disney-plus-and-hulus-new-perks-feature-offers-discounts-tickets-to-movie-premieres-and-more-123035097.html?src=rss

Ask Engadget: How do I set up an Xbox for my kid?

Q: My question is how best to set up an Xbox for my kid. I want to know how to control use time and whether I should use my email to set up. – Guillermo from Utah

A: You’re in luck! Console parental controls have come a long way from the days of hiding NES systems (or their controllers) from unruly kids. Microsoft, in particular, has made it very easy through its Xbox Family Settings app for iOS and Android, which supports Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One systems. Once you’ve added your kids to your Xbox family group, you’ll be able to manage and see reports of their playtime, restrict access to specific content, require parental approval for purchases and sort incoming friend requests. In typical Microsoft fashion, though, setting up Xbox family accounts can be a bit confusing, so let’s go over it step by step.

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How to set up an Xbox for your child

Turn on your Xbox and sign in with your Microsoft account.

Press the Xbox button on your controller, and head to Profile & system > Settings > account > Family settings > Manage family members.

Choose Add to family > Add new.

Unfortunately, Microsoft requires an email address for new accounts. You can either entire your child’s existing email if they have one, or choose the Get a new email option to create an Outlook email address. (This may seem a bit absurd for younger children, so if you don’t want to create an email for your 6 year old, you may be better off just physically controlling access to consoles like the old days.)

Next, you’ll have to verify the addition of a new family group member. You can do so by either choosing This Xbox on the next screen and entering your Microsoft account details, or selecting Their phone/PC to have an email sent to you. In either case, you’ll have to consent to the new member.

What is a Microsoft child account?

In its documentation, Microsoft says “a child account is defined as any Microsoft account that’s affiliated with an adult Microsoft account when the age of the child or teen is less than the age of majority for their country or region.” These accounts are broken into “Child” and “Teen” categories, which specify age ranges between eight and 12, and 13 to 17. Microsoft notes there can be differences depending on location, like in South Korea where teen accounts range from 13 to 18.

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Are there any issues with Microsoft child accounts?

As useful as the Xbox Family app and child accounts may seem, they can also lead to problems while playing Minecraft, according to comments on Reddit. Reddit user “Microdad_” said they weren’t able to gift a game to their child’s account, they had to deal with a buggy website to allow them to play Minecraft and after all of that trouble their child still can’t play in their realm. User “Electronic_Ocelot825” encountered similar issues, replying, “You are spot on. I go through same [sic] crap and it drives me to the point where I am furious.”

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A fake Facebook event disguised as a math problem has been one of its top posts for 6 months

A nearly year-old Facebook event for a “simple maths competition” has been one of the most viral posts on the platform for six months. The “event” racked up about 51 million views on Facebook during the first quarter of 2025, according to the company’s latest report on “widely viewed content” on the platform.

That would be an impressive stat for any single post, but it’s the second quarter in a row in which the “maths competition” has nabbed the number two spot on Meta’s list of widely viewed content. It also appeared on last quarter’s report, during which time it received about 64.3 million views, according to an archived version of the report.

So why is a random Facebook event that’s not really an event getting more than 100 million views? It would seem to be a repackaging of an old engagement bait tactic. The header image for the event is an image of a piece of paper with the words “only for genius” followed by a seemingly simple equation. When shared as a Facebook post, the image is prominently displayed in a way that may look like a normal image post. The image also has some striking similarities to other seemingly simple math equations that have been going viral on Facebook for nearly 15 years.

A look at the event page itself shows that hundreds of thousands of people have engaged with the event. More than 800,000 people responded to the supposed July 8, 2024 event. Even now, nearly a year later, the event is seeing regular comments from Facebook users — most of whom are intent on earnestly explaining how the equation should be solved (or arguing with others’ interpretation). As Slate noted back in 2013, there’s something irresistible about arguing basic arithmetic with strangers on the internet.

What is a bit of a mystery is why this post has gone so viral months after it was originally posted. I reached out to the account behind the post, a Nigerian-based creator named Ebuka Peter Ibeh and didn’t immediately hear back. The post seems to be far more successful than any other recent posts from Ibeh, who has about 25,000 Facebook followers.

In any case, the post offers an interesting window into the kinds of bizarre content and questionable tactics that still regularly goes mega-viral on Facebook. Meta recently said it would crack down on creators sharing spammy posts on Facebook, though it’s unclear if this type of engagement bait would fall under the category of content it’s explicitly trying to discourage.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/social-media/a-fake-facebook-event-disguised-as-a-math-problem-has-been-one-of-its-top-posts-for-6-months-231852601.html?src=rss

Google Lens is coming to YouTube Shorts

YouTube Shorts is beta testing the addition of Google Lens. Integrating this tech into the short-form video platform will allow viewers to search for more information about what they can see in a clip. The functionality will begin rolling out to all Shorts users this week.

Once it’s enabled on your account, the feature can be accessed by pausing the video, selecting Lens from the top menu and then tapping or highlighting an element of the clip to search about. Visual matches and search results will be overlaid on top of the Short. More details are provided in Google’s support pages.

The post announcing the Lens beta notes that advertisements won’t be shown in the results during the test phase. Additionally, it states that “the Lens experience isn’t available for Shorts with YouTube Shopping affiliate links or with paid product promotions.” While the beta test isn’t going to be tied to commerce, this feels like an integration that could very likely become a Shopping-centric resource in the future.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/youtube/google-lens-is-coming-to-youtube-shorts-221803755.html?src=rss

Tinder is testing height preferences

Tinder helped popularize a modern dating culture that puts looks first, and now the app is trying out a new way to capitalize on it. As part of a test, select Tinder Gold and Tinder Platinum subscribers will be able to set a preferred height range for matches they receive in the app, according to TechCrunch. The feature was first spotted by a Reddit user who noticed the option in the app’s “Discovery Settings.”

Deciding that you prefer matches who are 5’10” and up won’t necessarily weed out the short kings in your area, but it will influence the recommendations the app offers as you swipe. Tinder has long included ways to spell out your preferences in your profile, and plenty of people go further in their bio, signaling that they only swipe right on people with specific features or interests. Making height preference part of the official settings just formalizes things.

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Given how dating apps are already associated with superficiality, though, this feature seems intended to be a bit provocative. It could also reflect how Tinder is approaching its paid subscriptions going forward: not just as a way to increase the reach of your dating profile, but as the official method for exerting granular control over who you match with.

“This is part of a broader effort to help people connect more intentionally on Tinder. Our new product principles guide every decision, and this one speaks directly to a few: prioritizing user outcomes, moving fast, and learning quickly,” Tinder’s VP of Comms Phil Price Fry tells Engadget. “Not every test becomes a permanent feature, but every test helps us learn how we can deliver smarter, more relevant experiences and push the category forward.”

Whether being able to set a height preference becomes a real feature, it doesn’t stop people from lying in their dating profile. Though, as TechCrunch notes, Tinder has joked about implementing height verification in the past.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/apps/tinder-is-testing-height-preferences-212414694.html?src=rss

The Zune’s creator is leading a secretive team at Amazon

J Allard, a former Microsoft executive and the mind behind the Zune, is leading a new team at Amazon, CNBC reports. Allard is officially the vice president of Amazon’s ZeroOne, which, based on at least one Amazon job listing, is “a special projects team dedicated to inventing breakthrough consumer product categories.”

What ZeroOne is actually working on remains a bit mysterious, but CNBC was able to find another listing for a “Senior Applied Scientist” role that suggests the team will be “conceiving, designing, and bringing to market computer vision techniques for a new smart-home product.” Computer vision is the umbrella term for technologies that allow computer systems to “understand” images and video — for example, the ability for a Ring Video Doorbell to identify when a package is on your door step.

Depending on your taste in MP3 players, Allard’s role in the creation of the Microsoft Zune could justifiably give you pause. Microsoft’s failed MP3 player looked distinct, but was no match for the popularity of the iPod. The Zune was one of several interesting, if unsuccessful projects Allard led at Microsoft, including the Microsoft Kin, and the Courier, a book-style tablet that was later reimagined as the Surface Neo. Allard also co-created the original Xbox, arguably his biggest claim to fame at the company.

ZeroOne will exist inside Amazon’s larger devices and services division, which is led by Panos Panay, another Microsoft expat. Panay joined Amazon to lead the division in 2023, after several years overseeing the development of Surface hardware and Windows 11 at Microsoft. Since Panay joined the company, Amazon has launched a new lineup of Kindles and introduced Alexa+, its integration of generative AI into the well-known voice assistant. Hiring both Allard and Panay suggests Amazon plans to lean even harder into product development going forward.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/the-zunes-creator-is-leading-a-secretive-team-at-amazon-194136949.html?src=rss

Germany is considering a 10 percent digital service tax on US tech giants

Under new Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Germany could impose a new 10 percent tax on major online platforms such as Google and Facebook. Reuters reported that political factions in the country struck a deal earlier this year to pursue these fees for digital service companies.

“These corporations do billions in business in Germany with extremely high profit margins and benefit enormously from the country’s media and cultural output as well as its infrastructure — but they pay hardly any taxes, invest too little, and give far too little back to society,” Germany’s Culture Minister Wolfram Weimer said of the draft rule during an interview with the magazine Stern.

Other nations around the world have also explored and enacted taxes on online revenue generated by the largest internet tech companies. Britain, France, Italy, Spain, Turkey, India, Austria and Canada have similar legislation to the draft rule Germany’s culture minister is proposing, according to Reuters.

If the tax is passed, Germany could see retaliation from President Donald Trump‘s administration. Trump had said in February that he would seek tariffs on nations that impose a digital service tax on US tech businesses.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/germany-is-considering-a-10-percent-digital-service-tax-on-us-tech-giants-195705330.html?src=rss