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Ars Technica |
Oops. Cryptographers cancel election results after losing decryption key. Voting system required three keys. One of them has been "irretrievably lost."
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Malaysia's Palm Oil Estates Are Turning Into Data Centers An anonymous reader quotes a report from Bloomberg: Malaysia's palm oil giants, long-blamed for razing rainforests, fueling toxic haze and driving orangutans to the brink of extinction, are recasting themselves as unlikely champions in a different, potentially greener race: the quest to lure the world's AI data centers to the Southeast Asian country (source paywalled; alternative source). Palm oil companies are earmarking some of the vast tracts of land they own for industrial parks studded with...
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Blue Origin Will Make Its New Glenn Rocket Even Bigger to Rival SpaceX The new super-heavy rocket will be capable of carrying 70 metric tons to low Earth orbit.
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MakeUseOf |
You should never toss your MacBook and iPad boxes — try these brilliant ideas instead Unleash your creativity and give new life to your old Apple packaging.
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Elon Musk on the future of jobs and AI, 'My prediction is that work will be optional' Musk predicts that AI and robotics will wipe out the need to work and currency.
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I review laptops for a living, and a record-low price on the 16-inch MacBook Pro is actually worth seeing Best Buy is running a solid deal on the 16-inch MacBook Pro (M4 Pro), bringing it to its lowest price ever.
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Mashable! |
I cant believe it, but Apple AirPods with ANC are now just $99 — the lowest price ever We've been watching AirPod prices closely during Amazon's Black Friday sale, and the new AirPods 4 with ANC just hit a new low price.
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Tuxedo Gives Up on Snapdragon X Elite-Powered Linux Laptop Tuxedo Computers, the brand known for making high-performance Linux laptops powered by its own TuxedoOS, has officially announced that it has stopped work on a planned Qualcomm Snapdragon X1 Elite laptop, citing development difficulties as the reason for stopping the project. Some of the issues Tuxedo ran into were caused by incompatibility and a lack of driver support, while others were seemingly just platform limitations and a lack of platform maturity. One of the main complications Tuxedo cit...
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MacRumors |
Get Apple TV for $5.99 Per Month in Black Friday Deal Just ahead of Black Friday, Apple is offering an Apple TV promotion for new and returning subscribers. Eligible customers can get six months of Apple TV for just $5.99 per month. After the six-month period, the subscription price will increase to $12.99, which is the regular price for the Apple TV service.At $5.99 per month, Apple is discounting Apple TV by over 50 percent. The deal will be available from November 21 to December 21 on the Apple TV website.Existing subscr...
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Gizmodo |
‘Frankenstein’, ‘Nosferatu’, and the Antidote to Hollywood’s Franchise Obsession In a languid era where every studio exec is still chasing shared universe unicorns, recent horror has provided a framework that eschews much of contemporary franchise filmmaking.
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Techdirt |
Why People Don’t Demand Data Privacy, Even As Governments & Corporations Collect More Personal Info When the Trump administration gave Immigration and Customs Enforcement access to a massive database of information about Medicaid recipients in June 2025, privacy and medical justice advocates sounded the alarm. They warned that the move could trigger all kinds of public health and human rights harms. But most people likely shrugged and moved on with their day. Why is that? It’s […]
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Business Insider |
How to watch The Ashes 2025: Live stream Australia vs. England cricket free from anywhere Australia and England's cricket teams face off once again. We'll show you how to watch The Ashes in 2025.
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BetaNews |
Nearly every UK company hit by supply chain attacks despite big spending BlueVoyant has released its sixth annual State of Supply Chain Defense report, offering a detailed look at how third-party risk is handled across regions, industries, and maturity levels. The findings show widening gaps between investment and outcomes, rising breach rates, and growing use of AI to support vendor oversight. The research surveyed one thousand eight hundred senior IT leaders across eleven countries, including three hundred from the UK, and reveals how UK organizations compare with ...
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Firefox 147 Will Support The XDG Base Directory Specification Phoronix's Michael Larabel reports: A 21 year old bug report requesting support of the XDG Base Directory specification is finally being addressed by Firefox. The Firefox 147 release should respect this XDG specification around where files should be positioned within Linux users' home directory. The XDG Base Directory specification lays out where application data files, configuration files, cached assets, and other files and file formats should be positioned within a user's home directory and ...
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Ars Technica |
Why you don’t want to get tuberculosis on your penis While tuberculosis can attack anywhere, it's extremely rare on the penis.
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Business Insider |
Apple TV Black Friday deal 2025: Save over 50% on your first six months The Apple TV Black Friday deal can help you save over 50% on Pluribus, The Morning Show, Severance, and other hit programming.
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VentureBeat |
OpenAI is ending API access to fan-favorite GPT-4o model in February 2026 OpenAI has sent out emails notifying API customers that its chatgpt-4o-latest model will be retired from the developer platform in mid-February 2026,. Access to the model is scheduled to end on February 16, 2026, creating a roughly three-month transition period for remaining applications still built on GPT-4o.An OpenAI spokesperson emphasized that this timeline applies only to the API. OpenAI has not announced any schedule for removing GPT-4o from ChatGPT, where it remains an option for individu...
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9to5Mac |
Apple to present multiple studies and AI demos at the NeurIPS 2025 conference next month Today, Apple published the list of studies it will present at the 39th annual Conference on Neural Information Processing Systems (NeurIPS) in San Diego. Here are the details.
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Ars Technica |
Science-centric streaming service Curiosity Stream is an AI-licensing firm now Curiosity Stream's owner has more content for AI companies than it does for subscribers.
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I stopped using USB flash drives for transfers because this is so much faster Flash drives are convenient but NVMe SSDs are in a different league.
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TechCrunch |
Bret Taylor’s Sierra reaches $100M ARR in under two years The startup’s rapid growth suggests that enerprises are embracing AI agents.
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Black Friday scams are everywhere now – here are the 5 best ways to stay safe Here are 5 ways to keep fraudsters at bay this Black Friday and ensure your money stays out of scammers’ reach.
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Mashable! |
Get a lifetime of piano lessons on your own terms for just $100 Get lifetime access to Skoove Premium piano lessons for $99.97 (reg. $299.99), including 400+ interactive lessons, real-time AI feedback, and unlimited learning.
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BetaNews |
Tuxedo halts Linux ARM laptop project over Snapdragon X Elite issues Tuxedo Computers has paused development of its planned Linux ARM notebook based on Qualcomm’s first-generation Snapdragon X Elite chip, bringing the eighteen-month project to a halt. The company says the device won't now move forward in its current form due to technical limitations that prevent it from meeting the standard expected of a Linux-first laptop. The decision follows repeated challenges during development and the imminent arrival of Qualcomm’s next gen Snapdragon X2 Elite, which is...
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I've found your best first drone for a record-low price, the DJI Mini 4K at Amazon DJI's best drone for most beginners hits an all-time low price on Black Friday, starting from $239 / £215
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Notepad update begins rolling out to Windows Insiders Microsoft has begun rolling out a new Notepad update to Windows Insiders in the Canary and Dev Channels. The update introduces two big additions to the Windows 11 text editor: table support, and faster streaming-style output for its AI writing tools. The update, released as version 11.2510.6.0, expands Notepad’s lightweight formatting features while also customizing how AI responses appear. Table support is the most visible change in this new version. While it's probably not something that (m)...
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Google Must Double AI Serving Capacity Every 6 Months To Meet Demand Google's AI infrastructure chief told employees the company must double its AI serving capacity every six months in order to meet demand. In a presentation earlier this month, Amin Vahdat, a vice president at Google Cloud, gave a presentation titled "AI Infrastructure." It included a slide on "AI compute demand" that said: "Now we must double every 6 months.... the next 1000x in 4-5 years." CNBC reports: The presentation was delivered a week after Alphabet reported better-than-expected third-qua...
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TechPowerUp |
Signs Point to Prince of Persia: Sands of Time Remake in 2026 Ubisoft first announced that it would be remaking Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time back in 2020, but the game has faced a troubled development cycle, with multiple delays since the reveal trailer and announcement—this includes when Ubisoft transferred the game from its studios in India to Ubisoft Montreal. Now, thanks to a recent Ubisoft earnings call, it seems as though the remake will launch as soon as Q4 2026. This timeline checks out, since four to five years in development makes sense ...
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PetaPixel |
Hasselblad X2D II 100C’s Dynamic Range Exemplifies Medium Format’s Biggest Advantage The Hasselblad X2D II 100C is a fantastic new medium-format mirrorless camera. It introduces many compelling new features and breaks new ground not only for Hasselblad but for the medium-format photography space in general. It also nearly took the dynamic range crown away from the Fujifilm GFX100 II. [Read More]
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Steve Jobs Hypes Up ‘Toy Story’ and Pixar in Unearthed Interview To celebrate the 30th anniverary of 'Toy Story,' the Steve Jobs Archive shared an interview of Jobs singing Pixar's praises.
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Boy Genius Report |
Roku TV Users Just Got These Must-Watch New British Channels For Free If you have a Roku TV or a Roku device, check The Roku Channel for a host of new free live channels, featuring some popular British shows.
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You can buy Ray-Ban Meta glasses for their cheapest-ever price thanks to Black Friday Forget every other Black Friday deal: you can get Ray-Ban Meta glasses for 20% off.
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Ars Technica |
Return to the year 2000 with classic multiplayer DOS games in your browser There are fan-made browser versions of Red Alert, Unreal Tournament, and more.
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Mashable! |
The Home Depot is giving away free cordless tools for Black Friday: See the top BOGO deals The Home Depot has some fantastic offers and buy-one-get-one deals for Black Friday shoppers. See the latest cordless tool deals.
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Business Insider |
The best early Black Friday bedding deals you can shop now: Save up to 60% on our favorite sheets, pillows, and more We found the best early Black Friday bedding deals, including up to 60% off brands like Brooklinen, Parachute, Coop Sleep Goods, and Bearaby.
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Black Friday tablet deals are the best I've ever seen, with the lowest prices on the newest iPad tablets, Galaxy Tab, Amazon Fire and plenty of bargain options Black Friday tablet deals span the entire tablet market from the best Galaxy Tab S tablets to the cheapest Amazon Fire tablets, with everything in between. We round up all the best deals here.
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Business Insider |
The best TCL TVs of 2025: How do the brand's top QLEDs and LEDs compare? The best TCL TVs include affordable QD-Mini LED models with great home theater performance and an entry-level LED perfect for casual viewers.
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Business Insider |
Amazon is selling viral Owala bottles, mugs, and cups for 25% off Owala bottles are finally on sale for Black Friday. The deals include a variety of styles and colors, but stock is limited.
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Google Adds Gemini AI-Assistant to Android Auto Gemini is spreading its tendrils to millions of additional vehicles.
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WhatsApp security flaw lets experts scrape 3.5 billion user numbers - here's what we know, and how to stay safe Study finds WhatsApp contact-discovery flaw allowed scraping of 3.5 billion accounts, exposing metadata and encryption key reuse.
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The Register |
Self-destructing thumb drive can brick itself and wipe your secret files away Catch: you have to plug it into a computer first If you’ve ever watched Mission Impossible, where Jim Phelps gets instructions from an audio tape that catches fire after five seconds, TeamGroup has an external SSD with your name on it. The T-Create Expert P35S is a portable USB-powered SSD that comes with a self-destruct button, which wipes all your data and physically renders the device useless.…
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Ars Technica |
How to know if your Asus router is one of thousands hacked by China-state hackers So far, the hackers are laying low, likely for later use.
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Slashdot |
Tech Company CTO and Others Indicted For Exporting Nvidia Chips To China An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: The US crackdown on chip exports to China has continued with the arrests of four people accused of a conspiracy to illegally export Nvidia chips. Two US citizens and two nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC), all of whom live in the US, were charged in an indictment (PDF) unsealed on Wednesday in US District Court for the Middle District of Florida. The indictment alleges a scheme to send Nvidia "GPUs to China by falsifying paper...
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Boing Boing |
Office 2019 for twenty bucks? Not bad for software people still rely on every day TL;DR: Office Professional Plus 2019 for Windows is currently $19.97 (reg. $229) and includes the core programs most people still rely on. Microsoft Office has outlasted just about every trend in productivity software. Each year, people flock to the latest tools, but Word docs and Excel sheets remain essential. — Read the rest The post Office 2019 for twenty bucks? Not bad for software people still rely on every day appeared first on Boing Boing.
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9to5Mac |
New Apple study shows LLMs can tell what you’re doing from audio and motion data Apple researchers have published a study that looks into how LLMs can analyze audio and motion data to get a better overview of the user’s activities. Here are the details.
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Business Insider |
We rounded up 50 unique gift ideas for your best friend that cost $100 or less When considering a gift for a best friend, look for unique, personal details like monogrammed apparel or nostalgic memorabilia.
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Boing Boing |
Images show UPS flight's engine detaching before Kentucky crash Still images from airport surveillance video show the left engine of UPS flight 2976 separating from the wing during takeoff, preventing the jet from climbing higher than 30 feet and dooming it to a fiery crash which killed the three crewmembers and 11 people on the ground in Louisville, Kentucky earlier this month. — Read the rest The post Images show UPS flight's engine detaching before Kentucky crash appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Mashable! |
The best smartwatch for running just got its first-ever discount: Grab a Pixel 4 for $100 off this Black Friday As of Nov. 21, the Google Pixel Watch 4 (41mm, LTE) is on sale for $349.99 at Amazon. That's a 22% discount and the first time this model has ever gone on sale.
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Best Black Friday streaming deals 2025: Save on Disney Plus, Hulu, ESPN, and more The best Black Friday streaming deals are just around the corner, but there are a few sales that you can shop right now.
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Mashable! |
140+ Black Friday deals at Best Buy that arent cheaper anywhere else Mashable's senior shopping reporter rounds up the best Black Friday deals at Best Buy, like $160 Sony headphones and a $550 Asus laptop.
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Ars Technica |
Google tells employees it must double capacity every 6 months to meet AI demand Google's AI infrastructure chief tells staff it needs thousandfold capacity increase in 5 years.
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PetaPixel |
Negative Supply’s New Pro Film Carrier Promises Better Large-Format Film Scanning Negative Supply has launched the Pro Film Carrier 4×5, an all-new sheet-film holder designed to deliver higher precision, improved workflow, and broader format compatibility for photographers digitizing large-format negatives. [Read More]
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Business Insider |
Trump says he'd feel comfortable living in Zohran Mamdani's NYC After meeting in the Oval Office, Trump and NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani sounded a largely conciliatory note.
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Gizmodo |
RFK Jr. Is Now Blaming Vaccines for Peanut Allergies, Despite the Evidence At a recent event this week, the health secretary speculated that aluminum in vaccines is causing children's peanut allergies.
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Gizmodo |
The History of the War That Shaped ‘The Phantom Menace’ Although the 'Star Wars' prequels went on to feature a much more infamous conflict, a crucial battle emerged before 'The Phantom Menace' that would shape galactic politics for a generation.
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Business Insider |
Almost every Dyson vacuum is on sale for Black Friday with rare savings up to 60% off If you've been thinking about upgrading your floorcare, Dyson's Black Friday vacuum deals are the lowest we've seen. Save up to 60% and free gifts.
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TechPowerUp |
Assassin's Creed Black Flag Remake Imminent It's not news that Assassin's Creed Black Flag—one of the most beloved entries into the Assassin's Creed franchise—is getting a remake. Now, however, it seems as though we have a release date. According to reporting by Insider Gaming, the Assassin's Creed remake may launch as soon as March 31, 2026. This is in spite of Ubisoft's potentially rocky future, with a delayed earnings call earlier resulting in speculation that the game studio had been bought out, but had also started fully committi...
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Business Insider |
Wisconsin's 'snowiest' ski resort files for bankruptcy in a bid for survival The owner of Wisconsin's Whitecap Mountains Resort filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy after back-to-back winters of "extremely low" snowfall.
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Ars Technica |
AI trained on bacterial genomes produces never-before-seen proteins Genes with related functions cluster together, and the AI uses that.
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Slashdot |
British Army Will Use Call of Duty To Train Soldiers British soldiers are using computer games such as Call of Duty to sharpen their "war-fighting readiness," an Army chief has said. From a report: General Sir Tom Copinger-Symes, the deputy commander of Cyber and Specialist Operations Command, said the war in Ukraine, where remote-operated drones have become crucial on the battlefield, proved the worth of having soldiers skilled in video gaming. The Ministry of Defence on Friday announced the launch of the International Defence Esports Games (ID...
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Mashable! |
70+ Amazon Black Friday deals: We found record prices on AirPods, Kindles, and Anker power stations The Amazon Black Friday sale has deals on Apple, Kindle, Bose, Lego, Samsung, and plenty more. AirPods 4 with ANC hit a new record-low price as we were typing this story.
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Boy Genius Report |
4 Android Phones More Powerful Than The Google Pixel 10 The Google Pixel 10 launched in August 2025 with decent specs, but it doesn't quite measure up to others at the same price point or its Pixel 10 Pro sibling.
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GeekWire |
AI bargaining bill returns as Washington lawmakers weigh new rules for public employers This story first appeared in the Washington State Standard. Washington state lawmakers next year are set to again discuss whether… Read More
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The Register |
Researchers get inside the mind of bots, find out what texts they trained on RECAP agent overcomes model alignment efforts to hide memorized proprietary content If you've ever wondered whether that chatbot you're using knows the entire text of a particular book, answers are on the way. Computer scientists have developed a more effective way to coax memorized content from large language models, a development that may address regulatory concerns while helping to clarify copyright infringement claims arising from AI model training and inference.…
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Business Insider |
Amazon's Black Friday sale features Loop Earplugs, iPad Pros, and Vitamix blenders Amazon's Black Friday sale is going all week with all-time low prices on AirPods, coffee makers, and more.
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Business Insider |
The Dyson Airwrap is now on sale for Black Friday: Save $130 on the notoriously pricey hair styling tool The Dyson Airwrap i.d. is on sale for Black Friday from $649.99 to $519.99. This hair styling wand works its magic with new Bluetooth capabilities.
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AppleInsider News |
Grab AirPods 4 with ANC at a record low price of $99 this weekend An AirPods price war is in full swing, with AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation falling to a record low $99.99 while supplies last.Save $80 on AirPods 4 with ANC during Amazon's Black Friday Deals Week.Amazon is slashing $80 off AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation, resulting in the lowest price to date. Pick up a pair for yourself or as a holiday gift — the $99.99 price is a 44% discount off MSRP.Pre-Black Friday AirPods deals Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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9to5Mac |
AirPods Pro 3 and AirPods 4 drop to their best prices yet for Black Friday Week [Updated] Apple just unveiled its annual holiday gift card offers, but you’re certainly not going to find deals on AirPods Pro 3 or AirPods 4 in there. And with Amazon’s Black Friday Week 2025 sale now in full swing, we are now getting the best online prices ever on what might very well be the two of the popular items on everyone Black Friday holiday shopping list.
Amazon has now dropped the price on AirPods Pro down to its lowest ever and we are getting an arguably even more impressive deal...
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MacRumors |
iPad Air 2026: All the Rumors Several iPads are slated to get updates in 2026, including the iPad Air, low-cost iPad, and iPad mini. The iPad Air could be updated early in the year, sometime around the March or April timeframe. We've heard a limited amount about the new tablet, but it sounds like there won't be a major overhaul, with Apple primarily focusing on internals.Design and Display No design changes are rumored for the iPad Air, so we can expect the same 11-inch and 13-inch size opti...
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9to5Mac |
Apple TV launches 50% off Black Friday deal: $5.99/month for 6 months Apple TV is launching a Black Friday deal for over 50% off that kicks off today, letting new and returning subscribers get the streaming service for just $5.99/month for six months. Here are the details.
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Neowin |
Six months with the ThinkPad X9 15 Gen 1 Aura Edition A deep dive into Lenovo's ThinkPad X9 15 Gen 1 Aura Edition reveals major changes. Is its new design enough to attract new users as well as satisfy long term ones of the brand? Read on to find out!
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Techdirt |
Defense Contractor Lobbyists Are Trying To Kill Army ‘Right To Repair’ Reforms With A Bunch Of Lies And Bullshit So we’ve noted repeatedly how there’s a real push afoot to implement statewide “right to repair” laws that try to make it cheaper, easier, and environmentally friendlier for you to repair the technology you own. Unfortunately, while all fifty states have at least flirted with the idea, only Massachusetts, New York, Minnesota, Colorado, California, and Oregon, and […]
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Gizmodo |
Do Not, Under Any Circumstance, Buy Your Kid an AI Toy for Christmas Somehow worse than screens.
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CyberScoop |
Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers The lawsuit concerns the removal of apps like ICEBlock, Red Dot and DeICER from online playstores that provide real-time tracking of immigration raids. The post Privacy group sues feds over talks with tech companies on ICE raid trackers appeared first on CyberScoop.
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TechPowerUp |
Microsoft Will Preload Windows 11 File Explorer to Fix Bad Performance Microsoft has acknowledged that File Explorer on Windows 11 has performance issues, which is concerning for such a crucial application within an operating system. To address this, Microsoft is considering preloading File Explorer in the background to enable quicker access when users open the application. In the Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26220.7271 (KB5070307) available in the Dev & Beta channels, Microsoft stated, "We're exploring preloading File Explorer in the background to hel...
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Neowin |
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 is free to claim for the next couple of days on Steam Fatshark is celebrating 10 years of horde 'Tide' games with a giveaway, offering PC gamers copies of Warhammer: Vermintide 2 to keep.
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NYT > Technology |
The Fate of Google’s Ad Tech Monopoly Is Now in a Judge’s Hands A judge queried lawyers about whether a breakup made sense during closing arguments on how to fix the tech giant’s dominance in online advertising.
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Mashable! |
One of the best Assassins Creed games might get a remake very soon 'Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag' is shockingly old enough that Ubisoft might release a remake in the next dew months.
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Business Insider |
An exclusive Saatva Black Friday deal for BI readers: Take $400 off orders of $1,000 or more Save $400 off $1,000 with our exclusive Saatva discount for Black Friday. The Saatva Classic mattress is our go-to for luxurious comfort.
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Business Insider |
Here are the 20 best cities in the world to live in or visit Resonance ranked the best cities in the world according to factors like livability, lovability, and prosperity. London, New York, Paris, and Tokyo fared best.
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Gizmodo |
Google Exec Claims Company Needs to Double Its AI Serving Capacity ‘Every Six Months’: Report The tech giant has made it known that it wants to grow its AI business by leaps and bounds.
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The 17 biggest controversies in the history of Miss Universe In its 74-year history, the Miss Universe pageant has faced numerous scandals, from women losing their crowns to the wrong winner being named onstage.
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Mashable! |
I wait all year for these 27 classic Black Friday deals — Yeti coolers, cordless drills, and Sony headphones on sale It just wouldn't be Black Friday without classic deals on LifeStraw, Crest Whitestrips, Samsonite luggage, and Coleman camping tents.
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Gizmodo |
The Writer of ‘Wicked For Good’ Has the Perfect Hook for a Third Movie Dana Fox, who co-wrote the 'Wizard of Oz'-inspired musical adaptation, has a specific line in mind if the story were to continue.
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MacRumors |
AirPods 4 With ANC Hit $99.99 Low Price Apple's AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancellation just hit a new record low price on Amazon, now available for $99.99, down from $179.00. With this steep $79 discount, Amazon's sale is now one of the all-around best Black Friday deals we've seen so far this season.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.You can also still get the AirPods 4 without ANC fo...
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Ars Technica |
Tech company CTO and others indicted for exporting Nvidia chips to China Four arrested and charged with illegal exports, smuggling, and money laundering.
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Business Insider |
The best slow cookers of 2025, tested and reviewed We found the best slow cookers for cooking up your favorite soups and dips. Our top picks include Instant Pot, Ninja, and Cuisinart.
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MacRumors |
Google Promotes Apple TV Series Pluribus With Secret Search Message Apple has enlisted Google to promote new Apple TV series Pluribus, with a hidden message appearing when looking up the show's name with Google search. At the top of the search interface after typing in "pluribus," you'll see a Pluribus-themed scrolling message: "What are you searching for, Carol?"In the series, Carol is one of the only people on earth not infected with a mind-melding virus, and humanity as a collective is determined to make her happy. Part of that effort includes consta...
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Gizmodo |
SpaceX’s Next-Gen Starship Booster Explodes During Test SpaceX is prepping Starship V3 for the rocket's first orbital flight in 2026.
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Business Insider |
A '2008 global financial crisis' hoodie that costs $180 is sold out The financial crisis hoodie is described as "hurt and mangled" with "extreme distressing" by streetwear brand Praying.
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9to5Mac |
Apple’s Black Friday deal stacks very nicely with these Apple Card perks Apple unveiled its Black Friday 2025 deal earlier this week, with an offer of free gift cards up to $250 each for buying certain products. If you plan to shop at Apple on Black Friday, there are two perks of using Apple Card you should absolutely keep in mind.
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Ars Technica |
Data-driven sport: How Oracle Red Bull Racing and AT&T move terabytes of F1 info Since the last time we spoke to the F1 team, its cars have 3 times as many sensors on them.
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PetaPixel |
Arri’s Move to Exit Lighting Might Be a Last-Ditch Effort to Get Acquired Earlier this week, Arri announced that it would be closing two facilities, both of which were focused on lighting production. Seeing Arri significantly reduce or outright exit the lighting industry makes a lot of sense if it wants to get acquired. [Read More]
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Boy Genius Report |
Amazon Users 'Love' This Samsung Android Tablet Now Just $160 - Over 50% Off One of Samsung's best Android tablets on Amazon has had its price slashed by over 50% as Black Friday approaches, but it's only on sale for a limited time.
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