iOS 26.5 arrives soon. Here are the new features to know. | Mashable

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Apple’s latest mobile operating system, iOS 26.5 has just been released for developers. Typically, this means the latest public version of iOS is just around the corner.

So, what new features should iPhone users expect in iOS 26.5? Let’s take a look at what’s new.

Apple Maps: Ads and Suggested Places

Two new features are coming to Apple Maps with the release of iOS 26.5 — that is, if you consider the introduction of ads on the platform as a new feature, as Apple does.

Apple is bringing ads into its proprietary Apple Maps app with the latest iOS. We first reported on this in March, and Apple is now actively seeking advertisers.

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2026 Summer TV preview: Every TV show you need to know about now | Mashable

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What will your summer TV obsession be this year?

Will it be a returning old favorite like House of the Dragon, The Bear, or Ted Lasso? Or will it be a new show, like Netflix’s sci-fi series The Boroughs or Apple TV’s thriller remake of Cape Fear?

Whatever your preference, 2026’s summer TV offerings are here to satisfy any genre craving you may have. Hang out with rock star vampires in The Vampire Lestat, or zip along with superheroes in offerings like Spider-Noir and Lanterns. Get some animated action in with a new season of The Legend of Vox Machina or the upcoming raunchy comedy Mating Season. Looking for romance? Check out the hockey-focused Off Campus or summery drama Every Year After.

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GameStop makes daring bid for eBay, hoping to rival Amazon | CNN Business

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GameStop has offered to buy ecommerce giant eBay for $55.5 billion, a tie-up that the video game retailer’s boss believes could produce a “legit competitor” to Amazon.

The offer comes amid something of a revival at eBay, which has pushed to reinvent itself in the face of rising competition from the likes of Walmart, Amazon, Shein, and Facebook Marketplace.

GameStop — which became a household name during the meme stock craze of 2021 — has offered $125 per share for eBay, half in cash and half in stock, the company announced Sunday. That represents a 46% premium to eBay’s closing share price on February 4, the day GameStop started building a 5% stake in the company.

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You’re paying for the jet fuel shortage when you fill your car with gas | CNN Business

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The global oil market is wildly complex, with thousands of interconnected parts all working seamlessly together to keep the world’s economy humming. Most of the time, no one notices.

Until it breaks.

It’s been two and a half months since the war with Iran ruptured the crude oil market, and the aftershocks are starting to show up in unexpected ways. Among the many quirks: A European jet fuel shortage – that Americans are paying for at the gas pump.

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NASA just released 12,000 more Artemis II photos ‪—‬ here are a dozen of our favorites | Live Science

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For 10 days in April, NASA’s Artemis II crew took a record-breaking trip around the far side of the moon and back. And like any group of friends on an epic spring break odyssey, the astronauts took way too many photos — more than 12,000, to be exact.

We’ve seen some of these photos already, from a rare view of the moon’s far side during a solar eclipse to evocative shots of our planet disappearing behind the lunar horizon. But this weekend, NASA quietly uploaded thousands more to its public archive of astronaut photography. You can view the entire Artemis II gallery here.

Snapped from inside the Orion crew capsule by NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, and Victor Glover and Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jeremy Hansen, the photos capture the crew’s view of the mission from their first day in Earth orbit to their lunar flyby and back. If you don’t have time to scour all 12,000 thumbnails, here are some of our favorites from the vast new collection.

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Yellowstone’s volcano may be fueled in a very different way than we thought | Live Science

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Yellowstone’s famous supervolcano is likely being fueled in a completely different way from what many scientists assumed. New research suggests that Yellowstone’s volcanic activity is actually driven by shifts in Earth’s crust, rather than a deep well of magma underground as previously thought.

This finding could help scientists predict future volcanic activity and better understand how the volcano will behave.

“Our work changes the [understanding of how] the magma plumbing system works, so future eruption models have to take this into account,” study co-author Lijun Liu, a geologist with the Institute of Geology and Geophysics at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, told Live Science.

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When Do You Need a Certified Public Accountant? | businessnewsdaily.com

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As a small business owner, you may find it difficult to gauge when to outsource responsibilities or handle them on your own. This is especially true in the case of a certified public accountant (CPA), especially if you’ve just started your business or if your company has grown beyond an expected size.

While you can certainly take care of the day-to-day accounting yourself – especially if you have a top accounting software – or hire a bookkeeper, there are instances when the expertise of a CPA can help you make sound business decisions, avoid costly mistakes, and save you time.

What is a CPA?

CPAs are tax experts who can file your business’s taxes, answer important financial questions and potentially save your business money. While CPAs have accounting degrees, their certification differs from traditional accountants.

CPAs have passed the Uniform CPA Exam – a rigorous exam testing one’s understanding of tax law and standard accounting practices – and obtained a state license. (The state license includes ethical requirements, too.) They must take professional education courses to maintain their license, and may lose it if they are convicted of fraud, negligence, or ethics violations. Furthermore, CPAs have unlimited representation rights to negotiate with the IRS on your behalf.

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How to Become the Go-To Expert in Your Industry | AllBusiness.com

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When founders tell me they “don’t have time” for thought leadership, I usually ask one question: If your ideal client were choosing between you and a competitor tomorrow, what would they find about you in two minutes on Google?

When over 90% of consumers say they trust recommendations from people they know, and trust peer recommendations more than ads, your reputation as an individual expert is more powerful than your brand’s marketing in 2026.

Thought leadership is not about ego; it is about using your experience to solve real problems in public forums, in a way that builds trust, opens doors, and drives commercial outcomes.

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How to Undersell and Overdeliver | AllBusiness.com

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We’ve all met them. The person who tells you they’ve found the only marketing firm worth hiring, developed the greatest product ever made, or bought the best (fill in the blank!) They speak in absolutes and hyperbole. They radiate certainty. And yet, instead of convincing us, their words plant seeds of doubt.

Why? Because the moment you speak in absolutes, most people stop believing you. The higher and more definitive the claim, the more it feels like an overreach. Overpromising—even with good intentions—almost always backfires.

The smarter, quieter alternative is to undersell and overdeliver. It’s a strategy rooted in humility, realistic self-awareness, and one often-overlooked skill: being approachable.

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