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The best Prime Day AirPods deals are still live: Grab AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2 at lowest-ever prices

AirPods 4
(save $40)

Apple AirPods Pro 2
(save $100)

Apple AirPods Max (USB-C)
(Save $99.01)

Beats Solo 4 wireless headphones
(Save $101.96)

Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 Wireless Bluetooth Earbuds
(save $70)

Okay, folks, this is it. Amazon's mega sale ended on Friday, July 11 at midnight (PT), and with it some truly epic Prime Day AirPods deals for the ages. Oh, AirPods Max headphones for $399 — we hardly knew ye. However, if you're looking for Apple's wireless earbuds, then we have good news: The best AirPods deals are still live as of this writing, but we don't know for how much longer.
Amazon did not mess around for Prime Day 2025, delivering record-low prices on the entire lineup of AirPods. The new AirPods 4 earbuds dropped to a historic $89, somehow. The AirPods Pro 2 fell to $149. And Beats, the AirPods' cool little sibling, also went on sale (FYI, Beats deals are still going strong for the post-Prime Day weekend).
This year, AirPods topped our list of the best Prime Day deals of 2025, and they appeared twice on our list of best-selling products.
So, you have one last chance to score these Prime Day AirPods deals, plus select offers on Beats noise-cancelling headphones and earbuds. You can also check out our guide to the best headphones deals still live after Prime Day 2025.
Best AirPods deal
Why we like it
Check out Mashable's full review of the AirPods Pro (USB-C).
We used to get excited when these buds went on sale for $159, but Amazon knocked an extra $10 off the sale price for Prime Day 2025, putting them down to $149. With this deal, the Pros are down to a record-low price. With excellent sound quality and active noise cancellation, these are a solid pair of earbuds to pick up, on sale or not.
Now, we are hoping to see new AirPods Pro 3 in the fall, but if you need new wireless earbuds and you need them now, we heartily recommend this deal.
More AirPods deals
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Apple AirPods 4 — $89 $129 (save $40) 🔥
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Apple AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation — $119 $179 (save $60) 🔥
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Apple AirPods Pro 2 — $149 $249 (save $100) 🔥
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Apple AirPods Max (USB-C) — $449.99 $549 (save $99.01)
Best Beats deals
Why we like it
Beats is an Apple brand, and the technology used in Beats headphones isn't too dissimilar from that of the AirPods. Both have that instant connectivity with iPhones and Macs that Apple fans won't live without, and sometimes, even the processors are identical. Beats just do it for several hundred dollars less — and they're great for clear sound on phone calls outside or on the go.
For a little while longer, you can grab the Beats Solo 4 wireless headphones on sale for under $100. While these on-ear headphones don't offer noise cancellation, we know some users prefer to stay in touch with their surroundings. These award-winning headphones have excellent sound and a mighty impressive 50-hour battery life. And if you do want active noise cancellation, you can still pick up the new Beats Studio Pro ANC headphones on sale for under $200.
Beats earbuds deals
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Beats Flex — $39.95 $69.95 (save $30)
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Beats Solo Buds — $49.95 $79.99 (save $30.04) 🔥
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Beats Studio Buds + — $89.95 $169.95 (save $80)🔥
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Beats Powerbeats Pro 2 — $179.95 $249.95 🔥
Beats headphones deals
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Beats Studio Pro ANC headphones — $169.95 $349.99 (save $180.04) 🔥
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Anthropic reportedly cut OpenAI access to Claude

It seems OpenAI has been caught with its hands in the proverbial cookie jar. Anthropic has reportedly cut off OpenAI’s access to Anthropic’s APIs over what Anthropic is calling a terms of service breach.
As reported by Wired, multiple sources claim that OpenAI has been cut off from Anthropic’s APIs. Allegedly, OpenAI was using Anthropic’s Claude Code to assist in creating and testing OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-5, which is due to release in August.
According to these sources, OpenAI was plugging into Claude’s internal tools instead of using the chat interface. From there, they used the API to run tests against GPT-5 to check things like coding and creative writing against Claude to compare performance. OpenAI allegedly also tested safety prompts related to things like CSAM, self-harm, and defamation. This would give OpenAI data that it could then use to fine-tune GPT-5 to make it more competitive against Claude.
Unfortunately for OpenAI, this violates Anthropic’s commercial terms of service, which ban companies from using Anthropic’s tools to build competitor AI products.
“Customer may not and must not attempt to access the Services to build a competing product or service, including to train competing AI models or resell the Services except as expressly approved by Anthropic,” the terms read.
OpenAI responded by saying that what the company was doing was an industry standard, as all the AI companies test their models against the competing models. The company then went on to say that it respected Anthropic’s decision but expressed disappointment in having its API access shut off, especially considering that Anthropic’s access to OpenAI’s API remains open.
A spokesperson told Wired that OpenAI’s access would be reinstated for “benchmarking and safety evaluations.”
It’s not the first time this year that Anthropic has cut off API access. In June, the company cut off Windsurf’s API access after rumors that it was being sold to OpenAI. That deal ultimately fell through, but Anthropic’s cofounder, Jared Kaplan, told TechCrunch at the time that “it would be odd for us to be selling Claude to OpenAI.”
Anthropic has also tweaked its rate limits for Claude, which will take effect in late August, with one of the reasons being that a small number of users are violating the company’s policy by sharing and reselling accounts.
Disclosure: Ziff Davis, Mashable’s parent company, in April filed a lawsuit against OpenAI, alleging it infringed Ziff Davis copyrights in training and operating its AI systems.
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Amazon is toying around with putting ads in Alexa+

It’s the end of another quarter, which means it’s time for yet another earnings call with concerning ideas for generating more revenue. This time around, it's Amazon CEO Andy Jassy, who told shareholders on Thursday that there’s “significant financial opportunity” in delivering ads through Alexa+, the company’s new AI-powered voice assistant.
“I think over time, there will be opportunities, you know, as people are engaging in more multi-turn conversations to have advertising play a role — to help people find discovery and also as a lever to drive revenue,” Jassy said, per the investor call transcript.
Since launching earlier this year, Alexa+ has reportedly reached millions of users. Unlike the original Alexa, which mostly turns off lights and sets timers, Alexa+ is designed to be more conversational, context-aware, and AI-driven. It can help you plan your date night, entertain your kids, and even dabble in basic image and video generation — all under the banner of your $14.99/month Prime subscription.
But so far, Amazon Alexa has been an ad-free experience. It's also more than 10 years old, and it doesn't make money; thus, it's been deemed a "colossal failure" by those within the company.
Of course, Amazon isn’t alone in trying to figure out how to make AI pay for itself. Both Google and OpenAI have explored ad integration in their AI products as a way to generate revenue. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, in particular, has made a notable pivot: once firmly against advertising in his chatbot, he’s since reversed course, possibly opening the door for ads in future versions of ChatGPT.
Whatever the motivation, injecting ads into Alexa+ would mark a major shift in both user experience and Amazon’s strategy, especially given the assistant’s long history of being expensive to maintain and hard to monetize. Ad-supported Alexa+ could be Amazon’s attempt to finally turn its once-money-burning smart assistant into a revenue machine, without hiking the subscription fee (at least for now).
Alexa+ is still new, and what an ad-supported experience would actually look like remains unclear. According to Jassy, the idea is to frame ads as helpful, something to assist customers in discovering products they might be interested in buying.
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