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As a mom of two, I've spent many hours playing with my kids. I pay close attention to which toys and books bring them joy — and which get tossed into a corner. So when compiling this list of the best gifts for toddlers, I went right to the source. Part of our bigger series dedicated to finding the Best Gifts For Everyone, what follows is a list of the best toddler gifts, according to my 4-year-old

SAVE $200: As of Oct. 23, get the iRobot Roomba 104 robot vacuum and mop for $249.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $449.99. That's a discount of 44%.

• Yosemite National Park remains open despite the ongoing government shutdown.
• Though most national parks are open, they're operating with limited staff and services.
• I visited Yosemite at the start of the shutdown and found most things felt pretty normal.

When I visited Yosemite

The Stranger Things series finale will be getting a theatrical release, Netflix revealed today.

Season 5's feature-length final episode will play in over 350 theaters in the US and Canada on Dec. 31, 2025 and Jan. 1, 2026. Screenings start at 8 p.m. ET on Dec. 31, timed to the episode's global premiere on Netflix.

• The US military wants drones like the Iranian-designed Shaheds for future fights.
• A Virginia-based company recently tested a similar drone in Ukraine.
• Auterion, an American drone software company, is now chasing a major Pentagon contract.

The US military is seeking an inexpensive, long

If you've posted a Story on Instagram lately, you may have noticed Restyle — a new AI feature that lets users edit photos directly within Stories.

With Restyle, you can remove unwanted background elements (say, a photobomber or a stray thumb), add new ones, or customize parts of your image — like changing someone's hair color or swapping in a different sky.

Instagram is testing Restyle Text and

Maxi Boch isn’t done with Baby Steps. Boch has enjoyed a productive career in game development and she knows how it feels to be creatively finished with a project. She experienced it at various points with Rock Band, Dance Central, Fantasia: Music Evolved and Ape Out, but on Baby Steps’ launch day, done was not the vibe.

“I've been in the industry for a long time; I shipped broken strumbars for Ro

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I'm closing my eyes and letting AI take the wheel. That's the proposed future for GM, where executives are touting a new "eyes-off" self-driving feature launching in 2028. Nothing like a little cat nap when you're hitting 80 mph on the highway.

In today's big

• Rebecca Coffin is the owner of Hailey's Kitchen Cafe & Bakery in Windham, Maine.
• She's offering free meals to those about to lose SNAP benefits due to the government shutdown.
• She's had an outpouring of offers to help fund free meals.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with bakery owner