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Uber Introduces Its Own Version of Prime Day: Uber One Member Days

The industry-leading rideshare company is creating a new weeklong event full of deals, promotions and savings to coincide with Memorial Day sales.

If you’re an Uber One member, you’ll be able to take advantage of a massive new promo. The first Uber One Member Days event will run from Friday, May 16, to Friday, May 23, to coincide with Memorial Day sales on other tech shopping platforms.

Uber One Member Days is structured very similarly to Amazon’s various Prime Day sales — paying members will have access to rotating benefits over the course of the event, timed with Memorial Day, compounded with the usual perks of an Uber One membership.

During each day of the Uber One Member Days promotion, you’ll have the chance to access new deals across Uber, Uber Eats and Uber-partnered brands. Uber is one of the best food delivery services, but it can be prohibitively expensive. These deals can help put delivery within reach, at least during Member Days.

While the full list of deals and promos won’t be available until Member Days begins, Uber has offered some insights into what the benefits will look like.

Uber One members will be able to knock 50% off the price of shared rides, 20% off Uber Black and 40% off the Comfort Electric during the Member Days week.

Uber One already offers a breadth of evergreen benefits to anyone who uses Uber and Uber Eats, including $0 food delivery, up to 10% off orders at participating locations, 6% money back on any rides taken and more. The newest benefit alongside Uber One Member Days is that you can get 10% of your Uber One credits back when you use Uber Rent or take Lime rides on Uber, sweetening the membership deal a little bit more.

If you aren’t an Uber One member but you want to take advantage of the exclusive Uber One Member Days deals, you can get a free one month membership by signing up here — just be sure to keep an eye on the payment details if you don’t plan to continue the subscription after your first month.

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Apple’s iPhone 17 Event Is Happening Sept. 9. How to Watch

Here’s what to expect from Apple’s «Awe dropping» event.

Apple’s annual fall iPhone launch event is just around the corner. Last week, the company sent out invites for its fall keynote, which is slated for Sept. 9 at 10 a.m. PT. Apple is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 lineup, which could include a slimmer version of the phone, as well as the Apple Watch Series 11 and the AirPods Pro 3.

The invite shows the title «Awe dropping,» with a glowing Apple logo that seems to reference Siri’s colorful glow. There’s also an interactive element when you view the invite on Apple.com. With a finger (phone or tablet) or a mouse/trackpad pointer (computer), you can move across the logo and watch the colors go from a cool blue to a vivid orange, possibly evoking the Liquid Glass design element in iOS 26, which exhibits light-bending qualities across apps and functions. You can read more theories about what the fall event invite might signify.

The keynote will be held at Apple Park in Cupertino, California. CNET will be covering the announcements live, so be sure to follow along.

Get ready for an awe dropping #AppleEvent on Tuesday, September 9! pic.twitter.com/uAcYp2RLMM

— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) August 26, 2025

How to watch Apple’s iPhone 17 reveal

Technically, Apple has yet to confirm the iPhone 17, but the company’s fall event is where it typically unveils its latest handsets.

You can tune into the iPhone 17 event live by watching the official livestream on the Apple website or via the livestream on Apple’s YouTube channel. Those streams are scheduled to begin at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET on Sept. 9, 2025. CNET’s reporters will also be on the ground and bringing you all the updates.

What might Apple be cooking up?

Rumors for the upcoming slate of iPhones have been plentiful. Stealing the spotlight is the supposed iPhone 17 Air, which could follow in the footsteps of Samsung’s sleek Galaxy S25 Edge and have a slim profile and lightweight design. The Pro model could get a scratch-resistant antireflective display and an 8x telephoto lens, and the Pro Max could pack a bigger battery. The baseline iPhone 17 could also boast a higher refresh rate. It’s possible that all the phones may include an Apple-developed 5G modem called the C1 chip, which debuted on the iPhone 16E, as well as in-house Wi-Fi chips.

We also expect to learn more about the public rollout of iOS 26 later this fall. The new operating system features a Liquid Glass interface that brings a more transparent, lens-like look to the iPhone and other Apple devices. The Camera app also gets a more minimalistic design, Messages lets you create polls in group chats and a new screening tool can better detect spam texts. You can check out all the features coming to iOS 26.

Will there be a Siri overhaul?

What we might not hear as much about is the updated version of Siri that Apple unveiled at its Worldwide Developers Conference last year. The smarter version of the AI assistant has faced repeated delays and may not arrive until next year or even later. But Apple could discuss other Apple Intelligence updates and features arriving on its new devices.

CNET’s reporters will be on the ground on Sept. 9, bringing you all the latest updates and impressions of whatever Apple has in store.

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Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 1, #1535

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle, No. 1,535, for Monday, Sept. 1.

Looking for the most recent Wordle answer? Click here for today’s Wordle hints, as well as our daily answers and hints for The New York Times Mini Crossword, Connections, Connections: Sports Edition and Strands puzzles.

Today’s Wordle puzzle isn’t that tough. I like the ones with common letters, especially vowels. If you need a new starter word, check out our list of which letters show up the most in English words. If you need hints and the answer, read on.

Today’s Wordle hints

Before we show you today’s Wordle answer, we’ll give you some hints. If you don’t want a spoiler, look away now.

Wordle hint No. 1: Repeats

Today’s Wordle answer has no repeated letters.

Wordle hint No. 2: Vowels

Today’s Wordle answer has two vowels.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with L.

Wordle hint No. 4: Rhyme time

Today’s Wordle answer rhymes with a vital ingredient in bread.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to the smallest amount of something.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is LEAST.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Aug. 31, No. 1,534, was PETAL.

Recent Wordle answers

Aug. 27, No. 1,530: TOWER
Aug. 28, No. 1,531: SPLIT
Aug. 29, No. 1,532: GRAFT
Aug. 30, No. 1,533: ELATE

What’s the best Wordle starting word?

Don’t be afraid to use our tip sheet ranking all the letters in the alphabet by frequency of uses. In short, you want starter words that lean heavy on E, A and R, and don’t contain Z, J and Q.

Some solid starter words to try:

ADIEU

TRAIN

STARE

NOISE