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When it comes to wireless Bluetooth speakers, there’s something for everyone. Wireless Bluetooth speakers are available in all shapes, sizes and colors, and generally range in price from $20 to $500 — with a handful of truly premium models costing even more. Some speakers are better than others — and some are better values, which is an important factor when we consider what products make our list of best Bluetooth speakers. We also evaluate sound quality, battery life and design, with a speaker’s water-resistance and durability key attributes we look at. After all, these are portable speakers that should ideally be able to hold up to the elements.

CNET’s audio experts have tested all the Bluetooth speakers on this list and we update the list regularly as new speakers hit the market and some products become outdated. As I said, some of the premium models can get pretty expensive. But we also have a number of value picks for those on a tighter budget.

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Apple, Samsung, Motorola and many other companies release new flagship phones every year, and it’s a problem that needs to stop. It’s a drain on the environment and I believe it’s a big reason why the mobile phone industry feels stagnant and boring right now. By switching to a two- or even three-year update cycle, phones could become exciting again and we’d be doing the planet a massive favor. Let me explain.

It’s become standard practice that flagship phones from almost all brands are refreshed every year. We expect Apple to release new iPhones in September, Samsung to launch new Galaxy S-series phones in January or February and Google to debut new Pixels in October. The industry runs like clockwork, and it means that there’s always a flashy new product to buy whether you’re upgrading from a five-year-old handset or simply want the latest, greatest tech available.

It is, of course, a money-making exercise, designed to make you crave the next best thing and give more of your hard-earned cash to both the phone manufacturers and the cellular network providers you’re likely buying from.

The biggest problem with these quick update cycles is the environmental drain it causes. The electronics industry is a dirty one. From the mining of rare earth minerals to be used in all manner of device components, to the factories and production lines, to the shipping of the products themselves, the environmental impact of your phone is huge. And while most companies now boast various amounts of recycled materials in their phones, the bigger help in reducing that impact would simply be to release new models less often.

If you look after your phone then you can reasonably expect it to last several years. Manufacturers including Apple, Samsung and OnePlus even support their phones for up to five years, meaning a phone you buy today should still be going strong in 2028. Releasing phones less often would encourage people to hold onto their devices for longer, keeping devices out of landfills and requiring fewer resources to produce and ship brand new phones every year.

But the other problem I feel we’re facing is how boring and predictable phones are these days. Bigger screens, higher-resolution cameras and more powerful processors are the headline features year after year, and genuine innovation seems to have been abandoned in favor of box-ticking incremental upgrades. The Galaxy S23 Ultra is a great phone, but it’s barely any different than the S22 Ultra. The iPhone 14 Pro — is it much different to the 13 Pro? I hoped that foldable phones might spark some excitement in the industry, but that hasn’t happened yet. Meanwhile Motorola’s Razr line skipped 2022 in most of the world, and returned with a vengeance this year with a refreshed model that debuted a more useful cover screen ahead of Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip 5.

With a two- or three-year update cycle, companies could hold on to those new features for longer, making the eventual launch of a new model seem like a bigger deal, with more valuable upgrades that we’d be excited to get hold of. I just sat through Samsung’s Unpacked event where the Galaxy Z Fold 5 was unveiled. It’s a slight upgrade over the Z Fold 4 but when I compare it to the original Fold launched in 2019 the difference is huge. It’s even worse at OnePlus, where last year the company released the OnePlus 10 Pro and OnePlus 10T within months of each other, making the latter a questionable purchase.

Phone companies could adopt a similar model to the games console or camera industry. PlayStation took seven years to fully replace the PS4 with the PS5, while Canon replaced its 2016 5D Mark IV with the EOS R5 in 2020. And both the PS5 and the Canon R5 offered vast upgrades over their predecessors, dramatically changing the ways we used them and justifying the expense in upgrading. I spent thousands buying my Canon R5 when it launched. I wouldn’t have done that if I knew it would simply be replaced next year.

Few of us replace our TVs every year, or our cars, or our laptops, instead waiting for meaningful moments to change things up when that new technology — be it electric power in your car or 8K HDR in your TV — means we’ll really see a benefit. These are items we may keep for at least five years before upgrading and the same should be true of our phones. Dutch company Fairphone is one of the few phone-makers taking this idea to heart: Its 2021 Fairphone 4 is still the company’s most recent phone and it allows for basic repairs using a screwdriver. However its reach is fairly limited, with the phone only recently getting a US release.

Releasing new flagship phones every two or three years would not only reduce the industry’s environmental footprint, but by holding on to and refining those products, the launches would be much more exciting. And I miss the excitement.

Meta, parent company to Facebook, is beginning the process of blocking news in Canada, the company said in a blog post on Tuesday. Google also aims to block links to Canadian journalism later this year for people in Canada in response to a new law that forces technology companies to compensate publishers for linking articles.

With Australia passing a similar measure in 2021, more countries are looking toward compensatory legislation as news outlets continue to layoff journalists in record numbers while Silicon Valley giants rake in hundreds of billions of dollars in revenue.

As we face a potential standoff between lawmakers and journalists on one side and the gatekeepers of the internet on the other, here’s what you need to know about Canada’s Online News Act and how it might impact you.

What’s up with Google, Facebook and Canada?

The Online News Act, which goes into effect at the end of 2023, compels Google and Meta to compensate publishers when linking to news content. It’s part of an effort to inject news publishers with an infusion of cash after the internet revolution upended traditional revenue streams for outlets.

Previously, newspapers relied on subscriptions, advertising and classified sections to keep their newsrooms operational. But with the move to information online, subscription revenue dried up as people began searching news for free, and sites like Craigslist and eBay, rather than newspaper classified sections, were used to sell people’s goods.

Between 2008 and 2021, 450 Canadian news outlets have closed, according to Pablo Rodriguez, the minister of Canadian heritage. He says this has led to public mistrust and the rise of disinformation. At the moment, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation is encouraging Canadians to visit its site directly to catch up on the latest news.

Does this impact people in other countries?

Right now, Google and Facebook’s restrictions will only affect Canadians later this year when the law goes into effect. This means that Americans wanting to read up about news in Canada should still find news results from Canadian publications in Search.

Canada isn’t the first government to push a publisher compensation law. The first was Australia, where in 2021 it passed the News Media Bargaining Code. It’s expected to bring in $130 million annually, with Australia’s Treasury already calling the law a success. Both Google and Meta resisted the Australian law before eventually coming to the negotiating table.

The California state legislature has also advanced a similar law last month requiring Big Tech giants to pay for linking to content, with Meta already threatening to pull news content if the law passes. US senators tried passing a similar law titled the Journalism Competition Preservation Act last year, but it ultimately failed to pass it through Congress. Although, lawmakers resurrected the legislation last month and hope to bring it to the floor for a vote.

How to find news without Google or Facebook

For Canadians wanting to stay up-to-date on news later this year, here are some ways you can still find news.

• World news. The new law only affects Canadian publishers, so searching for news topics in Google will still bring you news from non-Canadian publications.
• Bing. Microsoft said it will continue serving up news links for Canadians on its search engine Bing. “Microsoft supports a strong and independent news and media ecosystem as an essential ingredient for social cohesion, and a foundation of our democratic systems of government,” Microsoft said in a statement.
• Canadian news sites and social media. You can go to Canadian news sites directly, and consider setting a Canadian news website like the CBC or Global News as your default home page on a web browser.
• Social media accounts. You can also follow those news outlets on social media platforms like Twitter. Meta says it’s still assessing how the Online News Act will impact news links on its newly launched Twitter competitor, Threads. There are also website aggregation sites like Feedly that can give you a Twitter-like feed of all the news publications you follow.
• Get a VPN. It should also be possible for Canadians to use a VPN and set their location to the US or another country. This should allow links from Canadian publishers to appear in search and on Facebook. Be sure to check out CNET’s guidance on the best VPN services before subscribing.
• Reddit. For Reddit users, subscribing to the r/Canada subreddit is a good way to find the top stories people are discussing. Cities and provinces like r/Toronto and r/BritishColumbia also have their own dedicated Reddit pages.
• Support Canadian journalism. Post.news is a new website that lets you redeem points to read local articles. You can follow publications in the same way you do on Twitter, and it’ll bring you a feed of all the latest stories. Signing up gives you 50 free points and each point costs less than a cent to buy. Even though the cost is minuscule, using a few points to read articles pays websites far more than a banner ad on the side of a webpage.

How has Big Tech affected journalism?

The state of journalism is one of many concerns governments around the world have regarding the power of Big Tech. The industry has largely been unregulated, allowing tech giants to expand rapidly around the globe. Regulators are also noticing the closure of newsrooms and continued layoffs. In the US, 2,500 news outlets have closed since 2005.

As the internet’s matured, major tech platforms like Google and Facebook took the lion’s share of traffic online, being the de facto way people sought out information.

Google, in particular, not only controls the window into the internet for billions of people through Search, Chrome and Android but also the advertising marketplace and associated technology, which is its own US Justice Department-led antitrust lawsuit. This gives Google a huge influence in driving traffic, meaning that for a site to succeed, it needs to optimize its content for Google Search. And as Google has floated more ads to the top of Search, including e-commerce links, that’s had an immediate impact on how much money websites can make.

What will the law do for Canadian journalism?

The Canadian law is estimated to bring in $329 million to Canadian newsrooms. By comparison, Google and Meta brought in $285 billion and $117 billion in revenue last year, respectively. Assuming each company had to pay out $329 million, this would only be 0.11% of Google’s 2022 revenue and 0.28% for Meta.

“Big tech would rather spend money changing their platforms to block news from Canadians instead of paying a small share of the billions they make in advertising dollars,” Rodriguez said in a tweet. “Canadians won’t be bullied. Big Tech isn’t bigger than Canada.”

Google has already shown it’s willing to play the long game, however; Google News backed out of Spain for eight years following the passage of a similar publisher compensation law before coming back last year.

Google didn’t respond to a request for comment. Meta said it had nothing further to add.

After tasting defeat for the first time against Tommy Fury in February, Jake Paul is back to doing what he does best: Boxing aging MMA fighters who are smaller than him.

That’s right, for his comeback fight, Paul is taking on Nate Diaz, and it’s a big deal. Diaz might not represent Paul’s biggest challenge to date, but considering the fame and notoriety of Diaz, this contest could ultimately be Paul’s biggest ever. After a fiery press conference in May, the two are set to battle this weekend.

Here’s how to watch the event live on pay per view from anywhere in the world.

Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz date and start times

Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz is scheduled to take place Saturday, Aug. 5, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT in Dallas, Texas, at the American Airlines Center.

Announced that Paul vs Diaz is also available on ESPN+ PPV in the US. What will they say now? #PaulDiaz
Shout out to DAZN for breaking barriers. pic.twitter.com/1jVwOrOf3l

— Jake Paul (@jakepaul) July 31, 2023

Who is Nate Diaz?

Nate Diaz is arguably one of the biggest stars the Ultimate Fighting Championship has ever produced.

After a solid UFC run — punctuated by a routine title fight loss against Benson Henderson — Diaz somehow wrote himself into the history books with a shock win over Conor McGregor as a last minute replacement at UFC 196. It was the very definition of a “star-making performance” and McGregor’s first loss in the UFC.

It represented a seismic shift for Diaz and the UFC. Almost overnight Diaz was one of the most bankable fighters in mixed martial arts. A rematch against McGregor followed, as did a blockbuster fight against Jorge Masvidal, another unlikely UFC star. He lost both fights, but his star continued to ascend regardless.

Diaz is a wild man. His fights often spill out into press conferences. Both he and his brother Nick are notorious for taking their fights out of the octagon and into real life. Nick Diaz once fought an opponent again, after their MMA fight, in the hospital where they were both being treated.

Point being, regardless of what happens in his boxing match with Jake Paul, you can expect drama both inside and outside the boxing ring.

Who is Jake Paul?

Jake Paul is a social media star, who first made it big on Vine before successfully transitioning to every platform in existence. He’s moved into boxing in recent years after initially fighting on the undercard of brother Logan Paul’s viral boxing match with UK YouTuber KSI. He showed a talent for boxing and has been fighting ever since.

Paul’s biggest win so far was an impressive victory over legendary UFC champion Anderson Silva. Notable because Silva, already known for his incredible kickboxing prowess, had scored some impressive boxing wins, most notably defeating former world champ Julio César Cháves Jr.

Paul, however, lost a decision in his most recent fight, against Tommy Fury, the brother of current heavyweight champ Tyson Fury.

Paul has also successfully moved into boxing promotion, co-promoting a huge fight between Ireland’s Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, one of the biggest female boxing contests of all time.

Nate Diaz and Logan Paul look-alike controversy

On Saturday, April 22, Diaz took part in a wild street fight and was caught on camera choking a man, YouTube personality Rodney Petersen, unconscious on the streets of New Orleans. The bizarre part? Peterson’s claim to fame is being an incredible doppelgänger for Logan Paul, Jake Paul’s brother.

Nate Diaz choked out Logan Paul’s lookalike in New Orleans brawl
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— Bloody Elbow (@BloodyElbow) April 22, 2023

Is this a bizarre publicity stunt for the fight? Possibly, but the New Orleans Police Department released a warrant for Diaz’s arrest. The fighter surrendered to police on a battery charge a few days later.

How to watch or stream Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz from anywhere

If you find yourself unable to view the Paul vs. Diaz fight locally, you may need a different way to watch. That’s where using a VPN can come in handy. A VPN is also the best way to stop your ISP from throttling your speeds on the day by encrypting your traffic, and it’s also a great idea if you’re traveling and find yourself connected to a Wi-Fi network, and you want to add an extra layer of privacy for your devices and logins.

With a VPN, you’re able to virtually change your location on your phone, tablet or laptop to get access to the game. So, if your internet provider or mobile carrier has stuck you with an IP address that incorrectly shows your location in a blackout zone, a VPN can correct that problem by giving you an IP address in your correct, nonblackout area. Most VPNs, like our Editors’ Choice, ExpressVPN, make it really easy to do this.

Using a VPN to watch or stream sports is legal in any country where VPNs are legal, including the US, UK and Canada, as long as you have a legitimate subscription to the service you’re streaming. You should be sure your VPN is set up correctly to prevent leaks: Even where VPNs are legal, the streaming service may terminate the account of anyone it deems to be circumventing correctly applied blackout restrictions.

Looking for other options? Be sure to check out some of the other great VPN deals taking place right now.

How to watch Paul vs. Diaz in the US

Saturday’s big fight is available to stream in the US via pay per view on ESPN Plus.

How to watch Paul vs. Diaz in the UK

How to watch Paul vs. Diaz in Australia

How to Watch Paul vs. Diaz in Canada, Mexico, Ireland, Japan and more

DAZN is carrying the fight live worldwide via PPV, and has different pricing for different countries. Here’s the full list along with supported devices and purchasing instructions.

• Canada: CA$60.
• Mexico: MXN 199.00.
• Ireland: €20.
• Japan: Yen 2,890.00.
• Other countries: Pricing varies.

Paul vs. Diaz full fight card

In addition to the big main event, there are a number of other fights taking place at the American Airlines Center on Saturday night.

• Jake Paul vs. Nate Diaz, 10 rounds, 185 pounds.
• Amanda Serrano vs. Heather Hardy, 10 rounds, for Serrano’s undisputed women’s featherweight title.
• Shadasia Green vs. Olivia Curry, 10 rounds, women’s super middleweights.
• Ashton Sylve vs. William Silva, eight rounds, lightweights.
• Alan Sanchez vs. Angel Beltran Villa, eight rounds, welterweights.
• Chris Avila vs. Jeremy Stephens, six rounds, super middleweights.

Lenovo could be coming out with its own PC handheld gaming device, according to a report Monday from Windows Central.

Said to be named the Legion Go, the device will reportedly have an 8-inch display, run Windows 11 and be powered by a Ryzen chip. There’s no timeline for when it would be available, according to Windows Central, which cited anonymous sources.

According to the report, there’s also the possibility the Legion Go will never make it to store shelves, as an earlier leaked preview of a Lenovo handheld was never launched — the 2021 “Lenovo Legion Play,” which was reported by Liliputing. If the Legion Go does come out, Windows Central says its design could resemble the Legion Play.

Lenovo didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.

Read on for our review of Lenovo’s Legion 5i Pro gaming laptop, the IdeaPad Gaming 3 and for our picks on Nintendo Switch accessories.

Apple’s 2nd-gen AirPods Pro are among the best wireless earbuds around right now. But as great as they are, they can be a bit on the costly side. Not so if you order today, though. Amazon will sell you a brand-new pair for just $199 if you’re quick.

That $199 asking price is 20% off the original $250 one and represents a return to the best price that Amazon has offered for Apple’s high-end earbuds. You don’t need to enter any codes, clip any coupons or jump through any other e-commerce hoops, either. Just click the link and place your order!

This second-generation pair of AirPods Pro comes with the latest H2 chip inside, which ensures advanced audio performance, strong connections to Apple’s devices and long battery life. That battery life runs to around six hours with ANC enabled and that increases to a whopping 30 hours when you use the included charging case.

Features include things like the aforementioned Active Noise Cancellation as well as Transparency mode and personalized spatial audio. Add in support for “Hey Siri” and the charging case’s built-in speaker for easy locating when lost, and it’s very difficult to go wrong.

Oh, and did we mention the MagSafe charging and the fact you can even use your Apple Watch charger to power these things? These 2nd-gen AirPods Pro just keep on getting better and better!

Cut the Rope, the popular physics-based puzzle game, is back with a new installment exclusively on Netflix Games. Netflix released the game Cut the Rope Daily on Tuesday, the same day the Cut the Rope web series Om Nom Stories joined the streaming platform. You can play this game for free and without ads or paywalls with a Netflix subscription (starting at $7, 7 or AU$7 a month) on Android and iOS devices.

Cut the Rope Daily was developed by ZeptoLab, the same company that developed the original game. The original Cut the Rope was downloaded more than 1.6 billion times, according to ZeptoLab, and that popularity led to a few sequels, books and more.

You’ll recognize the mechanics of Cut the Rope Daily if you played the original or any of its sequels. Your goal is to guide a piece of candy down — and sometimes up — into the mouth of the character Om Nom, collecting stars along the way.

In the new game, though, a unique puzzle is released every day, and you can compete with your friends by sharing your score on social media. Players can track how many puzzles they’ve solved with an in-game calendar, too. If you maintain a win streak, you’ll also unlock new costumes for Om Nom.

The game takes players to a new in-game location each month. ZeptoLab said in a news release that every location has distinct visuals, and the first location is the beach, appropriate for a summer release.

You can access this game and others with any of Netflix’s subscriptions, which start at $7 a month. To access Netflix games, open the Netflix app on your Android or iOS device, scroll down the homepage until you see the Mobile Games carousel, and tap into the game you want to play.

Apple and Samsung make some of the most popular phones on the market, but even their basic flagship models start at around $800. If you’re looking for a more affordable alternative, you may want to consider a smaller brand like Motorola. Its latest Moto G Stylus is one of our favorite phones available for under $500, and right now you can snag a previous-gen model for even less. Amazon currently has the blue color variant of the 2022 Moto G Stylus on sale for just $130, which saves you $170 compared to the usual price. There’s no set expiration for this deal, so get your order in sooner rather than later if you don’t want to miss out on these savings.

While this 2022 Motorola phone doesn’t support 5G connectivity, it still boasts some pretty impressive specs for less than $150. It’s equipped with an octa-core MediaTek Helio G88 processor, as well as 6GB of RAM and 128GB of built-in storage, which is more than enough to handle the basics. The screen is a 6.8-inch full HD display, and it has a 90 Hz refresh rate for smooth and fluid visuals. It’s also equipped with an impressive 50-megapixel rear camera, and comes with a built-in stylus, which is great for taking notes, editing photos and more on the fly. And the 5,000-mAh battery means it can last for up to two days on a single charge. This phone comes unlocked, and is compatible with major carriers like Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile, as well as plenty of smaller carriers like Cricket Wireless and Boost Mobile.

And if you’re looking for even more offers and discounts, you can check out our full roundup of all the best phone deals for even more bargains.

Last week’s Galaxy Unpacked event brought the official release of the Galaxy Watch 6, Samsung’s latest smartwatch. How does the new wearable stack up with industry-leading Apple Watch Series 8? Let’s take a look at the specs, features and price.

The big physical difference is that Samsung uses a round face for its watches, while Apple keeps its square look. But both are available in two sizes that are only a millimeter in difference, so there’s little to go on here. Both are waterproof to around 50 meters (roughly 165 feet), use aluminum in their construction and have interchangeable bands.

The features are closely matched too, with both models offering GPS tracking, heart-rate sensing, fall detection, sleep tracking, automatic workout detection and more. Both also offer contactless payments using either Samsung Pay or Apple Pay. The Galaxy Watch offers 16GB of onboard storage for saving songs locally to work out with, while the Apple Watch doubles that to 32GB. Samsung reckons its watch will last up to 40 hours between charges however, while Apple only promises 18. How that stacks up in real-world testing remains to be seen.

One of the biggest differences, though, is the price: the Apple Watch Series 8 costs nearly $100 more than Samsung’s Galaxy Watch 6, in both sizes. We’ll be putting these through their paces in the full review soon to see whether it’s worth savingthat money, but you can check out the full specs comparison below.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 6 vs. Apple Watch Series 8

	Samsung Galaxy Watch 6	Apple Watch Series 8
Shape	Round	Square
Watch size	40mm, 44mm	41mm, 45mm
Materials/Finishes	Aluminum	Aluminum, Stainless steel, Ceramic, Sapphire glass
Display size, resolution	40mm: 1.3-inch, 432×432 Super AMOLED; 44mm: 1.5-inch, 480×480 Super AMOLED	41mm: 1.7-inch, 352×430 45mm: 1.9-inch, 396×484
Dimensions	40mm: 38.8 x 40.4 x 9.0 mm; 44mm: 42.8 x 44.4 x 9.0 mm	41mm: 41 x 35 x 10.7mm 45mm: 45 x 38 x 10.7mm
Weight	40mm: 28.7g; 44mm: 33.3g	41mm: 31.9g (aluminum, GPS) 45mm: 38.8g (aluminum, GPS)
Colors	40mm: Graphite, Gold; 44mm: Graphite, Silver	Midnight, Starlight, Silver, Red
Always On	Yes	Yes
Interchangable bands	Yes	Yes
GPS	Yes	Yes
Automatic workout detection	Yes (running, walking, rowing)	Yes
Compass	Yes	Yes
Altimeter	Yes	Yes
Water resistance	5ATM, IP68	50 meters
Calls	Yes	Yes
Microphone	Yes	Yes
Speaker	Yes	Yes
Voice assistant	Yes (Google Assistant, Bixby)	Siri
Mobile Payments	Yes (Samsung Wallet)	Yes (Apple Pay)
Sleep tracking	Yes	Yes
Period tracking	Yes	Yes
Sensors	Optical Heart Rate + Electrical Heart Signal + Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis, Temperature Sensor, Accelerometer, Barometer, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor	Electrical heart sensor, Blood oxygen sensor, accelerometer, gyroscope, light sensor,
Emergency features	Emergency SOS, fall detection	Emergency SOS, fall and crash detection
Compatibility	Android 10 and above	iOS
Software	WearOS 4	Watch OS 9
Processor	Exynos W930 Dual-Core 1.4GHz	Apple S8
Connectivity	LTE6, Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 2.4+5GHz, NFC, GPS/Glonass/Beidou/Galileo	LTE, UMTS, Wi-Fi 2.4+5GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, GPS/Glonass, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou
Memory and storage	2GB memory + 16GB storage	1GB memory + 32GB storage
Power	Faster wireless charging over USB-C	Faster wireless charging over USB-C
Battery life	Up to 40 hours (Always On Display off) / Up to 30 hours (Always On Display on)	Up to 18 hours
Battery capacity	40mm: 300 mAh; 44mm: 425 mAh	308 mAh
US price	40mm: $300 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth); 44mm: $330 (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)	41mm: $399 (GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth) 45mm: $429 (GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth)
UK price	From 289	From 419
Australian price	From AU$549	From AU$629

NASA will be launching its own streaming service later this year, the US space agency said Thursday.

The service, called NASA Plus, will livestream NASA missions. It will also feature original video series, including new shows being produced for the streaming service.

It’s launching later this summer, the NASA Plus trailer says. According to the trailer, the titles of some of the series and channels will be NASA Talks, Space Out, The Color of Space, NASA Kids, NASA Explorers, WEBB Space Telescope, First Light, NASA En Español, Lucy, Mars Is Hard, NASA Explorers: Osiris Rex and Artemis I: Path to the Pad.

“Transforming our digital presence will help us better tell the stories of how NASA explores the unknown in air and space, inspires through discovery and innovates for the benefit of humanity,” said Marc Etkind, associate administrator for the agency’s Office of Communications.

NASA Plus will be free and have no ads. It’ll be on streaming media players including Apple TV, Fire TV and Roku, as well as on the iOS and Android NASA app and on desktop.

NASA also said an update of its website and app are coming. “This new web experience will serve as an ever-expanding yet consolidated homebase for information about the agency’s missions and research, climate data, Artemis updates and more,” NASA said in a blog post. You can see the beta version of the new website here.

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