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Home Depot is one of the first major retailers to start its early Labor Day sale, and if you're looking for deals on major appliances, tools, or gardening equipment, it's the place to look. The discounts are already in effect, and the sale will continue until Sept. 9, though some choice bargains may disappear sooner.

Below, I've rounded up some of the best deals on tools and appliances I've found so far. (And I've used price-tracking tools to make sure these "sales" are actually a bargain.)

The best deals on appliances during Home Depot's early Labor Day sale

Right now, Home Depot also has an extra discount on top of its Labor Day deals. For select appliances (refrigerators, washers and dryers, freezers, ranges, wall ovens, cooktops, dishwashers, and over-the-range microwaves), you can get an additional $50 off when you spend $698; $100 off when you spend $998; $150 off when you spend $1,298; and $250 off when you spend $1,498 or more. You'll know the appliance is eligible when you see the "Buy More, Save More" banner under the price. Here are some of the best ways to score this double discount:

  • A stainless steel over-range microwave: Right now, the Whirlpool 1.7 cu. ft. Over-the-Range Microwave is $229 (originally $410) after a 44% discount. This microwave has two fans that help mask the odor of whatever you're cooking.

  • An LG gas range: If you're in the market for a new gas range, the LG 30 in. 6.3 cu. ft. Smart Oven is now $1,425 (originally $2,499), a 40% discount. (This early deal expires at 3 a.m. ET on Friday, Aug. 28.)

  • A Whirlpool French door refrigerator: The best deal on a 33-inch fridge at Home Depot right now is the Whirlpool 22 cu. ft. French Door Refrigerator, currently going for $1,799 (originally $2,599). This is the cheapest this fridge has been in months.

  • This oversized Bespoke fridge: For those who need a bigger fridge, the 36-inch Bespoke Refrigerator is also $1,799 (originally $3,199) after a 44% discount. It holds 29 cu. ft. inside with a four-door French-door design.

The best grill deals during Home Depot's early Labor Day sale

Wood pellet grills can produce a lighter wood-fire taste that charcoal or gas grills can't match. This Traeger Pro Wood Pellet Grill can fit about four chickens, five rib racks, or about 28 burger patties with its 27 inches of depth. You can get it for $389.99 (originally $549.99) right now.

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The best leaf blower deals during Home Depot's early Labor Day sale

Fall is around the corner, and if you're looking for a leaf blower to help you manage your yard, you can get this Milwaukee M18 FUEL cordless handheld blower for $149 (originally $199).

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The best tool deal during Home Depot's early Labor Day sale

This Ryobi ONE+ 18V Cordless 5-Tool Combo Kit is perfect for those who need a solid foundation of tools to get started with DIY projects. This set comes with a drill, a reciprocating saw, a circular saw, a multi-tool, a hand vacuum, batteries, a charger, and a bag. It's selling for $179 (originally $466.88) after a 62% discount.

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The best security camera deal during Home Depot's early Labor Day sale

This Ring Outdoor Floodlight Security Cam Plus is a wired camera with 2000 lumens—bright enough to light up most backyards—and it has a 105dB alarm that will wake you up (and probably your neighbors, too). You can get it for $119.99 (originally $199.99).

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Two men from Western Australia have been charged after police allege they were part of TeamPCP, a cybercrime group that planted malicious code in open-source software, then used it to break into organizations around the world.

TeamPCP hackers arrested

The Australian Federal Police (AFP), working with the FBI and Western Australia Police Force (WAPF), arrested a 21-year-old from Cottesloe and a 23-year-old from Mandurah on August 26.

The 21-year-old Cottesloe man was charged with eight offences, including possessing and supplying data for use in computer offences, unauthorized modification of data, failing to comply with a section 3LA order, and dealing with proceeds of crime worth $100,000 or more. The charges carry maximum penalties ranging from three to 20 years in prison.

The 23-year-old Mandurah man was charged with six computer-related offences, including possessing and supplying data for use in computer offences and unauthorized modification of data. The offences carry maximum penalties of up to five years in prison.

“These men are allegedly members of the cybercriminal group TeamPCP, whose malicious code potentially compromised more than a thousand organizations worldwide,” FBI Cyber Division Assistant Director, Brett E. Leatherman, said.

According to the AFP, the investigation started in April 2026 after several cyber threat assessment companies flagged a syndicate that had inserted malicious code into software hosted on an open-source repository. Developers who pulled that code into their own projects unknowingly spread it into systems across government, academia and the private sector.

Once inside those systems, the code let the group harvest sensitive data, including login credentials and authentication tokens. The AFP estimates the campaign hit more than 1,000 organizations worldwide, with over 500,000 credentials stolen and at least 300 gigabytes of data taken. Global remediation costs are estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars.

“Cybercrime syndicates are becoming increasingly organised and often operate like professional businesses,” noted AFP Commander Graeme Marshall.

Investigators say a large amount of seized data is still being examined, and they have not ruled out further arrests.

TeamPCP has allegedly been behind supply chain attacks on GitHub, Telnyx, LiteLLM, Aqua’s Trivy, Checkmarx’s KICS, TanStack, MistralAI and Red Hat, using their self-spreading Mini Shai-Hulud worm to steal credentials and infect further packages.

TeamPCP made headlines after being attributed to a self-replicating worm dubbed Shai-Hulud, which compromised more than 180 npm packages in September 2025 by stealing credentials and using them to spread to new packages automatically. It exfiltrated secrets to public GitHub repositories and turned victims’ private repos public.

“There are absolutely no indications that TeamPCP was behind the original S1ngularity and Shai-Hulud attacks we saw in the summer of 2025. However, they did clone the worm, and it became regularly reported that they were behind the Shai-Hulud attacks. I want to make it clear that they are distinct attacks. We still don’t know who was behind the original attacks, and we may never know,” Aikido researcher Charlie Eriksen wrote.

Eriksen described TeamPCP as difficult to categorize: neither a state actor, an organized cybercrime group, nor a purely ideological one.

“They were also not especially sophisticated. What made them dangerous was their ability to take public exploits, techniques, research, and malware ideas and operationalize them quickly,“ Eriksen added.


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This week, Apple Maps officially launched ads in search. It's not necessarily a surprise, mind you: We learned back in October that Apple planned to roll out ads at some point. But it's still a bit jarring to see Apple actually commit to the plan. Now, most of the mainstream navigation apps come with ads, which makes getting around without dealing with ads difficult—but not impossible.

How Apple Maps' ads work

Once ads hit your app, you'll start seeing them when you search for new destinations. That includes both in the new "Suggested Places" section, as well as within search results as well. Like other platforms that float sponsored items to the top of search results, you'll likely want to be a bit more scrupulous, since the top pick might not actually be the most relevant to your query.

What's more, there's no way to actually disable these ads. There are ad blockers for iPhone, but they're limited, and won't block Apple's own ads. As such, it just doesn't feel very "Apple" to deal with ads on the company's own navigation app—especially if you're already giving Apple money every month. While Apple Maps doesn't have a paid subscription, Apple offers plenty of services at a cost. As YouTuber Quinn Nelson notes, some users are paying $50 per month for Apple One, and still having to deal with ads on Apple Maps. Of course, it's the same story for Google Maps: Google's famous navigation app also has mandatory ads, whether you subscribe to one of Google's services or not. In Apple's view, its approach is better than competitors like Google, as the company is adamant its ads preserve your privacy. But even if that's the case, I'm not sure it's going to sell users on the new approach.

'Organic Maps' is an ad-free alternative to Apple Maps and Google Maps

It's tough to find a good navigation alternative to Apple Maps or Google Maps. That includes Waze, which is also owned by Google and also has ads. However, there is one solid—albeit rather underground—choice for anyone whose top priority is a lack of ads.

Organic Maps is a free and open-source app that prioritizes privacy for navigation. According to the developer, the app works entirely offline, and does not track people as they use it. (How refreshing.) As such, you could download your maps, disable cellular services, and still have the ability to navigate—of course, you can use it while connected, as well. The app supports a number of features that you'll find on other more mainstream platforms, including cycling and hiking routes, turn-by-turn directions, public transit maps, and dark mode.

Organic Maps uses OpenStreetMap to provide its navigation data. While the benefit of OpenStreetMap is that it's also open-source, so users all over the globe can add their own data points, it likely isn't as robust as Apple's map data, not to mention Google's decades of data. Still, users have generally positive reviews on the iOS App Store, suggesting that OpenStreetMap's data offers an adequate alternative to Apple Maps. Now, if you're used to scrolling through restaurant reviews or checking out Street View, you'll miss that here. While Organic Maps does have a search function, it's lacking compared to other platforms. This is definitely a navigation-first app, rather than a full Apple Maps or Google Maps replacement. Still, if you're looking for an ad-free alternative, there are few better options out there at this time.


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The Eufy Security EufyCam S4 four-camera kit is down to $999.99 from $1,399.99 on Amazon; price trackers show that this is its lowest price so far. Each camera gives you a wide 4K view for keeping an eye on the whole scene, while a separate 2K pan-and-tilt lens can follow someone moving through it and zoom in when you need a closer look. That could mean watching the entire driveway while still following someone walking toward the garage, or keeping a broad view of the backyard without losing detail when something moves near the fence.

Also, since each camera comes with its own 5.5W solar panel—and Eufy says about one hour of direct sunlight per day is enough to keep the battery topped up, under typical conditions—you can mount a camera on a detached garage, shed, fence line, or far side of the house without planning the installation around a nearby outlet. The system is also wire-free, so moving a camera later is much easier than relocating a hardwired setup. You also get color night vision, which should make it easier to see what is happening around the property after dark, while radar and passive infrared sensors help make those recordings more useful by narrowing down motion alerts.

That coverage is also easier to manage because you're not relying on a cloud subscription to keep your footage. The included HomeBase S380 stores recordings locally on 16GB of built-in storage and can be expanded with a 2.5-inch drive for up to 16TB more, so you can keep a much larger archive without adding a monthly fee. It also handles facial recognition and cross-camera tracking locally, which means someone moving from the driveway toward the backyard can be followed across multiple cameras as one continuous event (as opposed to a series of unrelated clips). The main tradeoff is the high upfront cost, and a four-camera system is excessive for a small apartment or single-entry setup. For a smaller setup, Amazon also has a two-camera bundle on sale right now.

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Amazon currently has the Insta360 Flow 2 Pro Ultimate AI Tracker Bundle for $159.99, down from $227.99, and price trackers show that as its lowest price so far. The main reason to consider a phone gimbal like this is not just smoother footage, but having a setup that can keep you in frame even when there's nobody behind the camera—its three-axis stabilization helps take the shake out of walking shots and handheld clips, while the built-in tripod and selfie stick make it easy to set the phone down for a vlog, workout, livestream, or travel video without carrying separate accessories.

On the iPhone, Apple DockKit support allows subject tracking across more than 200 compatible apps, while the included AI Tracker brings similar hands-free tracking to Android and iPhone users across supported apps. That tracking is where this bundle earns its higher price over a basic gimbal—it can rotate continuously through 360 degrees, so you can move around without repeatedly walking back to reposition the phone, and its multi-person mode can keep a group framed instead of locking onto one face. The AI Tracker can also follow subjects while zoomed in, with the Flow 2 Pro supporting tracking from 1x to 15x.

Its built-in fill light also helps when the lighting is poor, while its Free Tilt Mode gives you more freedom to move the camera up or down while keeping the shot stable. None of those tools will make your phone camera better by themselves, but they can make it much easier to get usable footage without repeatedly reshooting a clip. It's not waterproof, so rain, poolside filming, or other wet environments require more care than an action camera would. And some of its smarter tracking features also depend on the phone, app, and shooting mode you're using, so the experience isn't identical across every device. Still, for solo travelers, vloggers, sports parents, or creators who regularly move around while filming themselves, this $160 bundle gives you a lot more control without needing a second person behind the camera.

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Anyone who follows Apple news knows the company has some big announcements on the horizon. While we don't know the exact date yet, Apple typically hosts a big fall keynote in September to announce brand new products—including the latest generation of iPhones. This year should prove especially monumental, as the world expects Apple to reveal its first foldable iPhone, the iPhone Ultra.

But while I expected to wait until next month to learn about Apple's newest devices, I was surprised to find Mac news on my feed Tuesday morning. Apple being Apple, the company made a few new announcements well ahead of its expected keynote, signaling both its enthusiasm for the Mac in this age of AI, but also that its fall event is likely going to be focused squarely on the iPhone. Here's what's new.

If you like making predictions about what products and services Apple will announce this year, make sure to check out Lifehacker's Big Guessing Game, which is currently in its third round. The winner will win the latest Apple Watch.

Apple's new Mac mini is more powerful (and expensive) than ever

The star of the show today might just be the new Mac mini. Apple's tiny Mac has been all the rage lately, with users buying them up to power AI agents like OpenClaw. While the previous generation of Mac mini was getting harder to find, Apple's refreshed models might make them more accessible—so long as you're willing to pay the inflated price tag.

At first glance, the new Mac mini looks the same as the previous Mac mini. Of course, the core upgrade is internal: Now, the Mac mini comes with one of two of Apple's M-series chips: the brand-new M6 and the existing, more powerful, M5 Pro. The M6 chip has a 12-core GPU (two more cores than the previous generation) with a 16-core NPU. Apple says that M6 has up to four times the AI performance as the M4 Mac mini, double the storage speeds and graphics, and up to 40% faster CPU gains. (Apple seems keenly aware that its core market for the mini is now AI users.) The M5 Pro, on the other hand, can ship with a CPU up to 18 cores and GPU up to 20 cores. You can upgrade the M5 Pro with up to 64GB of RAM, double the maximum memory of the M6.

Whichever Mac mini model you get, Apple says the machine comes with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and 2.5Gb Ethernet—though you have the option to upgrade to 10Gb Ethernet, as well. You get two USB-C ports in the front with a headphone jack, as well as genlock support via USB-C for better sync between the display and your camera.

The new Mac mini is available to pre-order today. The M6 model starts at $899, while the M5 Pro model starts at $1,699. Both models are now $100 more than their previous-generation counterparts, which isn't surprising, seeing as the global memory crisis is pushing companies to raise prices across the board. Apple itself had already raised prices ahead of this release.

Apple's new Mac Studio comes with the new M5 Ultra

Apple's offer for users who want more power out of their Macs is the new Mac Studio. Again, this model looks similar to the previous one, but it's what's inside that's different.

The new Mac Studio comes with either Apple's M5 Max or its brand-new M5 Ultra chip. Apple says M5 Max offers 3.9 times faster AI performance than the previous generation, with an 18-core CPU and up to a 40-core GPU. The company claims the new Neural Accelerators are now 50% faster than the last Mac Studio, and you can configure it with up to 128GB of RAM.

Apple says M5 Ultra offers 4.3 times the "peak AI compute performance of M3 Ultra." If you're coming from M1 Ultra, Apple says you can expect up to 9.8 times more performance. You can configure a Mac Studio with M5 Ultra with a CPU with up to 36 cores, and a GPU with up to 80 cores, which Apple says is its most powerful graphics processor ever. At launch, you can configure the M5 Ultra with up to 256GB of RAM, but Apple says you'll soon be able to upgrade to 512GB.

The Studio has a full array of I/O components, including four Thunderbolt 5 ports, Ethernet, two USB-A ports, HDMI, and a headphone jack. You can connect it with up to eight displays, or up to four Studio Display XDRs.

You can pre-order Mac Studios today, starting at $2,499 for the M5 Max model, or $5,499 for the M5 Ultra model. (Though you can certainly pay a lot more if you upgrade the components.) The M5 Max price is technically unchanged, but it is the price Apple increased the Studio line to back in June. The M5 Ultra is now $200 more than it was before.

Apple quietly upgraded other products today, too

While Apple's official announcements were focused on its two new Mac models and M-series chips, it quietly updated some other products, as well. If you go to buy a new Magic Keyboard from Apple today, you'll notice some of the keys are different, replacing the text with glyphs (e.g., an arrow icon instead of "caps lock" text). While the keyboards are functionally the same, these small updates bring the design in line with Apple's latest laptops.

Apple's much-memed "Polishing Cloth" is also changed today, but for the better. While the product itself is the same, it now costs $9, rather than $19. It feels a bit more reasonable to drop it in your cart now, even if it is just a cloth with the Apple logo embossed in the corner.


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Garmin has just unveiled two new premium adventure smartwatches: the Fenix 9 and the Fenix 9 Pro. The product announcement came earlier today in a YouTube live event called "Play Harder"—clearly taking a page out of the Google or Apple playbook for product launches.

The Garmin Fenix 9 starts at $999.99 and costs up to $1,149.99 depending on size and color combinations. The Fenix 9 Pro and Pro Solar start at $1,099.99 and go up to $1,249.99, depending on size and color. Both watches are already listed on Garmin's site, and orders officially open on Aug. 28. Here's what we know so far about these latest additions to the Garmin lineup.

What we know about the new Garmin Fenix 9 and Fenix 9 Pro

Marketed as Garmin's "most advanced training, mapping, and connectivity experience yet," here are the most notable features we learned from today's livestream about the Fenix 9 and 9 Pro. Starting with design and style:

  • A brighter AMOLED display reaching up to 3,000 nits (for context, the Fenix 8 AMOLED is 1,000 nits).

  • A new 1.5-inch display option on the 51 mm Pro model (larger than Fenix 8 Pro's 1.4 inches).

  • The Fenix 9 Pro is the first Fenix smartwatch to feature a titanium watch case.

  • New ComfortFit accessory bands with a stretchy fabric design.

Here are the software updates that caught my eye:

  • Garmin Epic (not to be confused with its Epix line) is a new feature in Garmin Connect that lets you group multiple activities and training blocks into a single, shareable story.

  • New stamina tracking features—including stamina zones and stamina curve—show athletes how their endurance changes over time.

  • Additional indoor rowing insights and expanded rucking features (a nod to the growing rucking and hybrid-training crowd).

  • With 64 GB of memory, you can download twice as many maps as the Fenix 8, and store up to 7,000 songs.

  • Built-in routable maps that Garmin claims are "smoother and more intuitive than ever before." With 50% more RAM than the Fenix 8, map panning will allegedly get up to 30% faster.

  • For the first time, connectivity with inReach (Garmin's satellite communicators) is available on all Fenix 9 Pro size options.

  • The Fenix 9 Pro also offers the option for solar-charging displays.

Notably, the optical heart rate sensor hasn't changed—it's still the Elevate Gen 5 sensor from the last generation, so anyone hoping for a sensor bump will have to wait for a future release.

What this means for Garmin fans

As is no surprise these days, the steep pricing here suggests Garmin is positioning this as an evolutionary release for its most dedicated users, rather than a reasonable way for casual Fenix 8 owners to immediately upgrade.

The 16% thinner titanium case could be a big draw for existing Fenix fans. That said, as with any product launch, the marketing demos and spec sheets only tell part of the story. Things like real-world battery life, fit and comfort, and software stability tend to reveal themselves over weeks of actual use, so stay tuned for my full review after I get the chance to put this watch through its paces.

There's also a silver lining here: The Fenix 9's arrival has already pushed Fenix 8 prices down from $1,099.99 to $849.99. If you don't need titanium or the latest mapping engine, last year's model could be today's savvy value buy.


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