When you think of Memorial Day sales, you probably think of mattresses and other home goods. And while those items are definitely discounted, now is also a good time to purchase tech. Personally, I’m not buying anything right now unless it’s discounted—and fortunately many of our top picks are. Whether you’re shopping for a power bank, a new pair of headphones, or some other gadget, I’ve rounded up the best Memorial Day deals for your perusal. We’ll update this article again over the weekend.

Check out our buying guides for more recommendations, including the best headphones, the best laptops, and the best cheap phones.

Updated May 22: We’ve checked prices, removed expired deals, added ten new deals, and ensured accuracy throughout.

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Sony WH-1000XM5 for $248 ($152 off)

The Sony WH-1000XM5 have a very frustrating name, but they’re the predecessor to our favorite wireless headphones, and they’re still an excellent pick if you don’t want to shell out for the new WH-1000XM6. They go on sale frequently, but rarely drop this low in price, which comes within $5 of their all-time low. If you’re in the market for over-ear headphones, they’re hard to beat. They’re comfortable, portable, lightweight, and stylish, and they’ll make your music sound great no matter what you like to listen to.

I’m torn on the price of the Movestyle, though. I love how affordable it is at $580, putting it within a more mainstream budget than I would have assumed. On the other hand, this is a very unique product, and I think higher-end specs might have been a better choice. This is a VA panel rather than IPS, and that means the color accuracy and saturation are OK, but not the best. Although it’s only rated for up to 250 nits of brightness, it topped out at 310 nits when measured against my colorimeter. But it’s not terribly bright, which could be a problem in a brightly-lit room. The display quality isn’t horrible, and this monitor isn’t made for professional video work.

And yet, in terms of the viewing experience, it doesn’t feel all that high-quality, either. For a similar price, you can get a more capable OLED monitor that’s brighter, faster, more colorful, and capable of HDR. But that doesn’t come with the adjustable, rolling stand. An even higher-end monitor would increase the price by at least a few hundred dollars. The lack of a touchscreen feels like a missed opportunity, too, especially since this could easily be used next to a desk or in a kitchen. There are just some cases where using your fingers is easier than using a remote.

Interestingly, Samsung does sell a more premium Movingstyle monitor that’s even touchscreen-enabled and has a higher refresh rate of 120 Hz for gaming. But it’s a smaller 27-inch panel, comes with a lower-resolution 1440p display, and costs significantly more at $1,200. Whew. Another handy feature of the pricier model is a built-in battery. That means when the cord is unplugged, it doesn’t just immediately die. Speaking of the length of the cord, that does end up being one of the limitations of this design as a whole.

In a lot of ways, that more expensive model feels like what a Movingstyle monitor should be. For my purposes, the larger 32-inch 4K panel matches my needs better.

LG has its own version of this that moves in that direction, the LG Smart Monitor Swing. It comes with a 4K panel, measures 32 inches, and has a screen that can handle touch inputs. At $1,000, it’s priced in between the two Movingstyle monitors. For Samsung, perhaps the solution would be to sell the adjustable stand separately, which would give you the ability to pair it with whatever monitor you want.

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An artificial intelligence (AI) research engineer is taking legal action against Google, claiming the company unlawfully dismissed them for internally raising concerns about its complicity in war crimes.

The engineer, who worked at Google DeepMind, used internal discussion forums, emails and flyers to question the company’s provision of cloud computing services and AI technologies to Israeli military forces, which have been credibly accused of committing genocide in Gaza.

After Google dropped its longstanding pledge to not develop AI-powered weapons and surveillance tools in February 2025, the engineer also signed a petition – alongside several hundred colleagues – calling for the company to reverse this decision.

Following this, the engineer was called into a meeting with Google’s human resources department, where they were “actively discouraged” from making any communications that either criticised the change to Google’s AI principles, or linked the company to Israel’s conduct in Gaza.

Following the engineer’s further dissemination of flyers and posters to colleagues, Google formally dismissed them in September 2025.

“Google fired me for stating the obvious: our work on AI was sold to facilitate genocide,” said the engineer, who is not sharing their name at this stage.

The legal claim – which alleges Google engaged in unfair dismissal, discrimination on grounds of belief and whistleblowing detriment – has been brought against the company in a UK employment tribunal.