Technologies

Last-Chance Labor Day Deal: Grab $300 Off Samsung’s New Galaxy Z Fold 7

This is our favorite foldable phone on the market, and this holiday deal is a rare chance to pick one up for less.

Labor Day is a great time to save on big-ticket items like mattresses and major appliances. But you can still find some amazing deals on smaller, but still crucial tech like smartphones. If you’re looking to upgrade to one of Samsung’s cutting-edge foldable phones, you can grab one for less right now at Amazon.

The online retailer has knocked $300 off the Galaxy Z Fold 7 for Labor Day, which brings the 256GB model down to $1,700 and the 512GB model down to $1,820. There’s not a set expiration for this offer, but we don’t expect a deal this good to stick around for long after the holiday. So if you like what you see, be sure to get your order in sooner rather than later.

Samsung’s unique foldable phones had a bit of an awkward adolescence, but after getting her hands on the new lineup, CNET reviewer Abrar Al-Heet confirms that the latest Z Fold 7 «just feels right.» For one, it’s incredibly sleek at just 8.9mm thick when closed or 4.2mm thick when open, which is so thin you may even forget that this is foldable.

Despite weighing in at just 215 grams, this new foldable features some serious hardware. It has a 6.5-inch cover screen and an 8-inch interior display with a fluid 120Hz refresh rate. It’s equipped with a cutting-edge Snapdragon 8 Elite processor and 12GB of RAM to support tons of helpful AI features and functions, and comes with Android 16 and Samsung One UI 8 right out of the box. The camera system is also pretty impressive, boasting a 200MP rear camera, 12MP ultrawide shooting and a 10MP front camera on both the cover and interior screens. Plus, it’s equipped with a 4,400-mAh battery for all-day use.

MOBILE DEALS OF THE WEEK

Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus 512GB Unlocked AI Phone (Silver Shadow):

$920 (save $280)
Samsung Galaxy A36 5G 128GB Unlocked Phone (Awesome Black):

$350 (save $50)
Samsung Galaxy S24 FE 128GB Unlocked AI Phone (Gray):

$525 (save $125)
Moto G Stylus 5G 256GB Unlocked Phone(2024 Model, Caramel Latte):

$300 (save $100)
Apple iPhone 14 128GB Unlocked Phone (Refurbished, Midnight):

$334 (save $295)

Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this article.

Why this deal matters

With an unbelievably sleek design and cutting-edge hardware, the new Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 is one of the most advanced phones on the market. But it also comes with a staggering $2,000 price tag, and if you’re hoping to get your hands on one, this $300 discount is a way to rack up some serious savings and help cushion the blow of its considerable cost.

Technologies

Credit Bureau TransUnion Hit With Data Breach Affecting 4.4 Million People

The breach was contained within hours, though personal information, including names and Social Security numbers, were exposed.

Major credit bureau TransUnion has suffered a data breach that exposed sensitive information belonging to 4.4 million customers, including names and Social Security numbers.

The data breach took place on July 28. A TransUnion spokesperson told CNET that the incident was identified and contained within hours. The credit bureau is notifying people who may have been affected that their information could be exposed and sharing the actions the company is taking.

Consumer rights law firm Wolf Haldenstein issued an alert on the breach and encouraged those who have received a notice and spot unusual activity on their credit report to reach out.

Don’t miss any of our unbiased tech content and lab-based reviews. Add CNET as a preferred Google source on Chrome.

Two separate state filings shed more details on the situation. A court filing in Maine shows that TransUnion acknowledged unauthorized access from a third-party application that stored personal customer data. While the notice to consumers says that no credit information was accessed, «limited personal information» was exposed. However, another filing from Texas states that names of individuals, Social Security numbers, and birthdates were exposed in the breach.

The TransUnion spokesperson further clarified that the breach involved a third-party application serving its U.S. consumer support operations, but did not include its core credit database or credit reports. The bureau has engaged third party cybersecurity experts for an independent forensics review.

Even if you haven’t received a notice, if you’ve experienced unusual activity on your credit report, you can always freeze your credit for free, enable two-factor authentication or add a security key to your accounts.

Technologies

Today’s Wordle Hints, Answer and Help for Sept. 2, #1536

Here are hints and the answer for today’s Wordle for Sept. 2, No. 1,536

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 could be tricky. It’s one of those where even if you guess the last four letters, you’re going to have a bunch of choices for the beginning letter. 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 one vowel.

Wordle hint No. 3: First letter

Today’s Wordle answer begins with M.

Wordle hint No. 4: Superhero

Today’s Wordle answer is the start of the first word in the name of an animated flying mouse superhero.

Wordle hint No. 5: Meaning

Today’s Wordle answer can refer to power or strength.

TODAY’S WORDLE ANSWER

Today’s Wordle answer is MIGHT.

Yesterday’s Wordle answer

Yesterday’s Wordle answer, Sept. 1, No. 1535 was LEAST.

Recent Wordle answers

Aug. 28, No. 1531: SPLIT

Aug. 29, No. 1532: GRAFT

Aug. 30, No. 1533: ELATE

Aug. 31, No. 1534: PETAL

Technologies

Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Sept. 2 #548

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Sept. 2, No. 548.

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

Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a weird one. But once I caught the theme, the words were short and easy to unscramble. If you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

If you’re looking for today’s Wordle, Connections and Mini Crossword answers, you can visit CNET’s NYT puzzle hints page.

Read more: NYT Connections Turns 1: These Are the 5 Toughest Puzzles So Far

Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Things are starting to take shape.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: Sophomores often take this.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

TETRA, ONLY, MULE, CRATE, RATE, LESS, CRASS, ROTE, MOTE, POLE, MOLE, ANGEL, NICE, VASE, VASES, LANE, TOME, LOIN

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers: