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This 'must buy' console is the perfect stocking stuffer, and it's going cheap for Black Friday with 12 free games The Super Pocket is heavily discounted for Black Friday and the perfect impulse buy.
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Google launches Nano Banana Pro, a massive leap in AI image editing powered by Gemini 3 Pro Built on Gemini 3 Pro, Nano Banana Pro uses Gemini’s state-of-the-art reasoning and real-world knowledge to visualize information better than ever before.
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You can get a MacBook Air M4 for just $200 at Best Buy this Black Friday - here's how Combine a record-low discount and trade-in rebate to get a seriously cheap MacBook Air M4 at Best Buy this Black Friday.
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Boy Genius Report |
The James Webb Space Telescope Discovered A Supermassive Black Hole Just when you think you understand black holes, the James Webb Space Telescope goes and discovers something that no one has ever seen before.
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Business Insider |
The best electric blankets of 2025: Top heated throws and bedspreads Heated blankets keep you toasty if you run cold. The best electric blankets from SunBeam, Pure Enrichment, and Bedsure balance comfort and safety.
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Mashable! |
I test robot vacuums for a living and would avoid Roomba Black Friday deals other than these few Roombas are on sale at Amazon and iRobot ahead of Black Friday. Some deals are decent, but Roombas may not be worth buying this year.
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Business Insider |
5 long-lost cities that were buried for centuries — and the surprising ways they were rediscovered Dirt, ice, and greenery can all conceal hidden or forgotten cities. Here are five cities that were rediscovered through technology or by chance.
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TechPowerUp |
PUBG Dev Launches Roguelike with Gen-AI World PlayerUnknown Productions, a new game studio started by Brendan Greene, the mind behind PUBG, has launched its first game in Steam Early Access. While Greene is best known as one of the grandfathers of the battle royale genre, the new game, Prologue: Go Wayback! flips the script entirely, promising an open-world, single-player, survival roguelike. The biggest differentiating feature of Prologue: Go Wayback! is its AI-generated open world and exploration. While Go Wayback is a single-player game,...
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Nanoleaf's Black Friday sale is live: including up to 50% off our favorite smart lights Nanoleaf's Black Friday sale has arrived with big savings, including up to 50% off our favorite smart lights
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PetaPixel |
Hundreds of SmallRig Photo and Video Products Are Up to 30% Off SmallRig has rolled out its most extensive Black Friday promotions yet, offering significant discounts across tripods, batteries, lights, phone cages, mobile accessories, and rigging tools. With savings of up to 30%, creators can upgrade key pieces of kit at some of the lowest prices of the year. [Read More]
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BetaNews |
Logitech opens its first U.S. experience store in San Francisco, with a giant MX Master 4 mouse Logitech is preparing to open a pop-up store in San Francisco’s Union Square, giving visitors access to its latest products and a closer look at its MX line. The walk-in hub will remain open until late December. A preview session for media and creators is planned for the first afternoon, offering early access to the layout and product stations. The store will allow Logitech to show how its MX products fit into creative and productivity workflows, and the MX Master 4 mouse is placed at the cent...
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ReadWrite |
Saudi crown prince jokes about prediction bets during White House visit Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud made light of his involvement in prediction markets during a presidential event… Continue reading Saudi crown prince jokes about prediction bets during White House visit The post Saudi crown prince jokes about prediction bets during White House visit appeared first on ReadWrite.
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Business Insider |
Best Black Friday electric razor deals: Get $123 off the best Braun shaver I've ever used Black Friday is a great time to save on electric razors and shavers, whether you're shopping for yourself or looking for a gift.
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The Register |
Thunderbird 145 finally adds ‘native’ Exchange support EWS-powered email only for now, with calendars and contacts still on the to-do list It's easy to forget in the FOSS world, but Exchange still runs most corporate email – and the new version of Thunderbird can talk to it directly.…
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Business Insider |
The best Black Friday mattress sales happening right now from Leesa, Mattress Firm, Saatva, and more Mattress brands save the best promos of the year for Black Friday. Find savings up to 65% off our favorite beds from Leesa, Saatva, Avocado, and more.
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If you buy one PS5 accessory this Black Friday, make it the Razer Quick Charging Stand at a staggering 58% off I'm in disbelief as Razer just slashed 58% off its DualSense Quick Charging Stand before Black Friday's even begun.
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TechCrunch |
Blue Origin reveals a super-heavy variant of its New Glenn rocket that is taller than a Saturn V The nine-engine variant can carry larger payloads and more closely matches the capabilities of SpaceX's largest rocket, Starship.
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Business Insider |
Blue Nile's Black Friday sale: Save up to 40% on 14k gold jewelry and lab-grown diamonds Before Black Friday officially begins, Blue Nile is offering fine jewelry for up to 40% off. Find discounted diamonds, 14k gold, and precious gems.
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TechCrunch |
Letterboxd to launch new movie rental feature in December Letterboxd is entering the movie rental business with a new digital video store that allows users to rent titles directly on the platform.
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GeekWire |
Grab your GeekWire Gala tickets! Last chance for early bird rate for Seattle’s big holiday bash Early bird tickets for the GeekWire Gala are going fast, and today is your last chance to secure discounted pricing… Read More
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AppleInsider News |
Two new U.S. states agree to bring driver's licenses to Apple Wallet soon Drivers in Arkansas and Virginia will be able to add their driver's license to Apple Wallet — but it's not clear exactly when.Two new states are joining Ohio and others in offering digital driver's licensesWhile both of these states already have digital driver's licenses, they're limited in one key way. Drivers must use dedicated apps to view them.That will all change when Arkansas and Virginia allow those same licenses to be added to the Apple Wallet app. The licenses will then be available v...
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PetaPixel |
Photographs Reveal Generations of Immigrant Life in New York City The New York Historical will open an exhibition this fall that explores the importance of photography in documenting and understanding the immigrant experience of New York City. [Read More]
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Boy Genius Report |
Gemini AI Is Now Your Copilot In Android Auto Google Gemini is rolling out to Android Auto. The AI will act as your voice assistant and work with apps including Maps, Messages, Gmail, YouTube, and more.
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Tom's Hardware |
New Chromebook owners are getting an exclusive free Nvidia GeForce Now subscription for one year — Fast Pass gives Chromebook gamers ad-free priority access to cloud servers Chromebook buyers are getting a new exclusive GeForce Now subscription with no ads and priority access to Nvidia's cloud servers. The subscription comes with new Chromebooks starting November 20th, for free for a year.
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Ars Technica |
“Hey Google, did you upgrade your AI in my Android Auto?” Conversational AI from your phone cast to your car should be about to get better.
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TechCrunch |
Gemini starts rolling out to Android Auto globally Gemini will replace Google Assistant and give drivers the ability to make playlists, access email, and learn about a city — all through voice.
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Business Insider |
Walmart execs are 'optimistic' about holiday sales — but 'keeping an eye' on this group of customers' spending Walmart expects upper- and middle-income shoppers to keep spending this holiday season, CFO John David Rainey said.
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You can get an RTX 5060 gaming PC for just $799 thanks to Newegg's massive Black Friday sale Looking for a super cheap gaming PC for Black Friday? This ABS with an RTX 5060 is just $799 at Newegg today.
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Save $250 with this Apple MacBook Air deal – grab it while it lasts The 15-inch MacBook Air (M4) is the perfect lightweight laptop to slip into your bag and provide stellar everyday performance. Now $250 off while sales last.
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TechPowerUp |
(PR) MagStor Announces LTO-10 40TB Solutions MagStor, a recognized leader in tape storage solutions, today announced availability of LTO-10 40 TB media for all product lines including Thunderbolt, Desktop, Rackmount, and Tape Libraries including PetaByte Machines, enabling capacities exceeding 21.6 Petabytes of storage in a single library. MagStor LTO-10 enhanced media details The new 40 TB capacity for LTO-10 is made possible by a media upgrade. Whereas LTO-10 standard media supports 30 TB Native capacity (up to 75 TB compressed), the n...
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AppleInsider News |
Apple's holiday deals reward loyal buyers, but shoppers can save more elsewhere As it always does, the Apple Store has a gift card offer with iPhone, Mac, iPad, or AirPods purchase. Like it always has been, there are better Black Friday sales elsewhere that actually save you cash.Apple starts its shopping event for Black Friday 2025Apple's Black Friday & Cyber Monday shopping event runs from November 28 to December 1 and covers nearly every current device Apple sells. The promotion centers on Apple Gift Cards, the value of which varies by product.Qualifying purchases get a ...
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PetaPixel |
Ulanzi Enters Audio Market With $50 A200 Mini Mic Ulanzi is expanding into dedicated audio products with the introduction of the A200 Mini Mic. The new microphone aims to offer creators a compact, affordable solution while delivering performance typically found in higher-end models. [Read More]
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Today's best Black Friday air fryer deals: up to 50% off Ninja, Philips and Dreo I've hand-picked all today's hottest and tastiest Black Friday deals on air fryers from brands you can trust.
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Slashdot |
Disney Loses Bid To Block Sling TV's One-Day Cable Passes A federal judge in New York denied Disney's request to block Sling TV's short-term passes, which give viewers the ability to stream live content for as little as one day. From a report: In a ruling on Tuesday, US District Judge Arun Subramanian ruled that Disney didn't prove that Sling TV's passes caused "irreparable harm" to the entertainment giant, as reported earlier by Cord Cutters. Disney sued Sling shortly after the live TV streaming service started allowing viewers to purchase temporary...
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The Register |
Fired techie admits sabotaging ex-employer, causing $862K in damage PowerShell script locked thousands of workers out of their accounts An Ohio IT contractor has pleaded guilty to breaking into his former employer's systems and causing nearly $1 million worth of damage after being fired.…
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Mashable! |
Somehow, AirPods are only $79.99 for Black Friday — lowest ever price For Black Friday, you can pick up AirPods 4 wireless earbuds for only $79.99, the lowest price we've ever seen on these Apple buds.
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Three of 2025's best new HBO Max shows just got renewed for season 2 – but only one has a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score HBO has confirmed five of its TV shows will be back for another season – and one hasn't even been released yet.
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PetaPixel |
The Peak Design Pro Tripod Series Hits Retail Shelves Today Peak Design's heavy-duty, pro-oriented tripod series -- which raised $4.6M on Kickstarter earlier this year -- is rolling out to store shelves for general availability starting today. [Read More]
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PetaPixel |
50 Photos From RPS Awards, the World’s Oldest Photography Prize The Royal Photographic Society Awards are the world's longest-running photography prize, and the fantastic 2025 winners have been unveiled. The recipients exemplify significant talent and contribution across the art and science of photography. [Read More]
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Neowin |
Google announces Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro) image generation and editing model Google has launched Gemini 3 Pro Image (Nano Banana Pro), a new state-of-the-art image generation model that leverages real-time Google Search data.
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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 on
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There's no faster laptop under $700 than this $430 Core i9 monster with a CPU that crushes the M4 in the $999 Apple MacBook Air Core i9-12900H powered Hasee X5 15.6 laptop is now just $429.99 for Black Friday, $370 off its usual price.
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We’ve already seen one fantastic Black Friday Meta Quest 3S deal sell out – don’t miss this one The Meta Quest 3 is my usual go-to VR headset, but this Black Friday means there's a new king in town.
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Business Insider |
The list of major companies laying off staff this year includes Verizon, IBM Amazon, Starbucks, American Airlines, and more Layoffs have hit companies from American Airlines to Meta to Intel this year amid a backdrop of cost-cutting and technological change.
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Amazon charging $666 for 64GB of RAM is downright devilish - check out my top Black Friday RAM deals instead You might not find much luck finding cheap RAM options for your PC build, but Black Friday may change that.
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Mashable! |
All the best early Black Friday streaming deals live: Apple TV+, AMC+, Spotify, and more The best early Black Friday streaming deals include Prime Video add-ons for AMC+, Apple TV+, Starz, and more.
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Business Insider |
I tried and ranked every shake at Shake Shack, including the new holiday flavors. A classic earned the No. 1 spot. Shake Shack just introduced three limited-edition flavors for the holiday season. Here's how they compare to the chain's other shakes.
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9to5Mac |
AirPods Pro user found way to unlock iPhone-exclusive features on Android AirPods are designed to work primarily with Apple products, but they also double as basic Bluetooth headphones you can connect to any device. But an open-source GitHub project offers a way to unlock some of AirPods’ iPhone-exclusive audio features on Android and Linux too.
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Fortnite Zero Hour live event start date and time – what you need to know about the Chapter finale event There's a Zero Hour live event that'll start in Fortnite soon, lead into Chapter 7. Here's what you need to know about the Chapter finale.
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Tom's Hardware |
Microsoft unveils Azure Cobalt 200 CPU, in-house chip targets higher performance and deeper integration — Arm-based chip is equipped with 132 cores and manufactured using TSMC's 3nm process Microsoft has revealed its next major in-house server processor, the Azure Cobalt 200, a 132-core Arm-based CPU built on TSMC’s 3nm process.
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Business Insider |
Madewell's Black Friday sale is live, and basically everything is 40% off — including cult-favorite denim Madewell's Black Friday sale includes 40% off sitewide — use code LETSGO before November 29.
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Ars Technica |
Google’s new Nano Banana Pro uses Gemini 3 power to generate more realistic AI images Google's new image-generator model is available to try globally today.
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The Register |
Nvidia pushes out hotfix after Windows 11 October update tanks gaming performance Quick and dirty driver aims to undo slowdown introduced in OS patch The Windows 11 October 2025 Update is still causing headaches for users of Microsoft's flagship operating system.…
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TechCrunch |
The best guide to spotting AI writing comes from Wikipedia Wikipedia's guide to “Signs of AI writing” is a great resource for learning to spot LLM-generated prose.
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MacRumors |
AirPods 4 Black Friday Pricing Arrives With New Low of $79.99 Apple's AirPods 4 have dropped to $79.99 today at Best Buy and Amazon, down from $129.00. This is now the best price we've ever tracked on the base AirPods 4 model, which lacks Active Noise Cancellation.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. 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 get the AirPods 4 with ANC on sale for $109.99 at Amazon, down from $179.00, whi...
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Boing Boing |
Billie Eilish tears into Elon Musk: "f***ing pathetic p**** b**** coward" Pop star and scourge of billionaires everywhere, Billie Eilish, criticized Elon Musk in a viral Instagram post, accusing him of spending billions on political influence instead of helping humanity. Musk offered one of his trademark weak hits back. Billie Eilish shared an Instagram post from the mychoicemyvoiceorg account blasting likely-trillionaire-to-be Elon Musk for using his money to promote his Nazi-loving politics when he could be doing so much good. — Read the rest ...
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Business Insider |
How Rishi Sunak is preparing his 2 teenage daughters for the workforce as companies replace interns with AI The former UK prime minister said that young graduates would have to work out how to manage teams of AI agents as they enter the workforce.
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PetaPixel |
The Most Expensive Shot in Silent Film History On July 23, 1926, silent film star Buster Keaton crashed a full-sized locomotive into an Oregon river, setting the record for the most expensive shot in silent film history. [Read More]
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Mashable! |
Half-Life 3 announcement: Why people think its happening After nearly 20 years of waiting, the internet seems to believe 'Half-Life 3' is coming soon.
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PetaPixel |
Google Vids Makes Advanced Gemini Features Free for All Gmail Users Google has opened up advanced Gemini features in Google Vids that were previously restricted to paid subscribers and made them free to anyone with a Gmail account. [Read More]
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MacRumors |
Two More U.S. States Commit to Offering iPhone Driver's Licenses in Apple Wallet App In select U.S. states, residents can add their driver's license or state ID to the Apple Wallet app on the iPhone and Apple Watch, and then use it to display proof of identity or age at select airports and businesses, and in select apps. Earlier this week, Illinois became the 13th state in the U.S. to offer the feature. Subsequently, we shared a list of additional states that are committed to offering the feature in the future, as previously announced by Apple:Connecticut Kentucky Mississ...
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Mashable! |
When Black Friday sales start and end: Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy, Kohl’s and more All the info you need to know about the big Black Friday sales.
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TechCrunch |
After SEC investigation, Curastory founder resigns, hires replacement Curastory’s founder and CEO, Tiffany Kelly, has resigned from the role and replaced herself with Dave Dickman, former CEO of the influencer marketing platform Tagger.
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AppleInsider News |
Tyler, the Creator seals his biggest year yet as Apple Music Artist of the Year Tyler, the Creator just closed out his biggest year yet with record-breaking streams, two hit albums, and Apple Music's top artistic honor.Image Credit: AppleIn October 2024, Tyler, the Creator released "Chromakopia", his most personal album to date. The album became his most successful album ever on Apple Music by first-day and first-week plays.He would go on to write, record, and release another album, "Don't Tap the Glass," halfway through his "Chromakopia" tour. That album would go on to lan...
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TechRadar - All the la... |
This year's best PS5 Black Friday deals – offers on consoles, accessories, games, and more These are the best early sales and discounts live now, ahead of the Black Friday PS5 deals starting properly tomorrow.
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Boy Genius Report |
Why The M4 MacBook Air Is The Smarter Black Friday Buy Over The M1 While the M1 MacBook Air has been a popular choice for over five years now, here's why buying the M4 MacBook Air is a smarter choice this Black Friday.
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The Register |
AWS under pressure as big three battle to eat the cloud market Google and Microsoft are catching up, while Oracle and neoclouds are growing from a small base The big three cloud companies are all growing thanks to an expanding market, but Amazon is under increasing pressure from Microsoft and Google, while newcomers are on the rise.…
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Ars Technica |
RFK Jr.’s loathesome edits: CDC website now falsely links vaccines and autism The site previously correctly noted that studies have repeatedly found no link.
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Android Police - Andro... |
YouTube TV costs too much, but I can't give up on this underrated feature The one YouTube TV feature that's keeping me hooked
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TweakTown News |
Level up your comfort with the Hbada X7 Smart Ergonomic Chair Hbada X7 Smart Ergonomic Chair features automatic lumbar support that adjusts to you, with a built-in massage and heating system, active cooling, and more.Continue reading at TweakTown
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Mashable! |
45+ 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.
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9to5Mac |
Apple Music launches ‘Best of 2025’ playlists and picks Artist of the Year Apple Music has just launched a diverse lineup of new ‘Best of 2025’ playlists, and also named Tyler, The Creator as its Artist of the Year. Here are the details.
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Boing Boing |
Surfs down in Munich, river dredging kills legendary inland surf spot Munich's beloved urban surf spot, the Eisbachwelle, is dead. Killed not by climate change or capitalism, but by an overachieving municipal cleanup crew with a dredger and apparently no chill. "And it's very sad the wave is not working," says Netzer, staring at where the wave once regularly appeared, just below a bridge that marks the entrance to the city's English Garden. — Read the rest The post Surfs down in Munich, river dredging kills legendary inland surf spot appeared first on Bo...
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TechRadar - All the la... |
Save 25% on the Apple Watch Ultra 2 in Amazon's Black Friday sale – this is your sign to upgrade This Black Friday deal marks the lowest price we've ever seen for the Apple Watch Ultra 2.
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I love this Hisense Dolby Atmos soundbar, and it just won Black Friday with this record-low deal The Hisense AX5125H is one of the best budget soundbars I've tested, and with this Black Friday discount, it should be top of your Black Friday shopping list.
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The Register |
TP-Link accuses rival Netgear of 'smear campaign' over alleged China ties Networking vendor claims rival helped portray it as a national-security risk in the US TP-Link is suing rival networking vendor Netgear, alleging that the rival and its CEO carried out a smear campaign by falsely suggesting, it says, that the biz had been infiltrated by the Chinese government.…
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Mashable! |
Gift Lab We tracked gifting trends and analyzed the topics that resonated most with readers in 2025 to come up with this list. Use the filters to explore our holiday hub and find the perfect present for this holiday season.
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Slashdot |
American Kids Can't Do Math Anymore An anonymous reader shares a report: For the past several years, America has been using its young people as lab rats in a sweeping, if not exactly thought-out, education experiment. Schools across the country have been lowering standards and removing penalties for failure. The results are coming into focus. Five years ago, about 30 incoming freshmen at UC San Diego arrived with math skills below high-school level. Now, according to a recent report from UC San Diego faculty and administrators, ...
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WordPress plugin with over a million installs may have a worrying security flaw - here's what we know A critical WordPress plugin flaw allows threat actors to run arbitrary PHP commands, potentially taking over entire websites.
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NYT > Technology |
To Meld A.I. With Supercomputers, National Labs Are Picking Up the Pace A.I. has added urgency to the U.S. national laboratories that have been sites of cutting-edge scientific research, leading to deals with tech giants like Nvidia to speed up.
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Neowin |
Turn-based roguelike Zoeti is free to claim on the Epic Games Store The weekly free games offer from the Epic Games Store is back. PC gamers can now claim a copy of the turn-based roguelike Zoeti.
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Boing Boing |
Protect your identity online with Surfshark VPN TL;DR: Surfshark VPN is only $83.99 (MSRP $430) for a 3-year subscription. Your parents were right — it's safer to stay anonymous on the net. Unfortunately, there are all kinds of bad actors out there looking for your information even if you don't put your full name out there (or use your birthday as your password for everything). — Read the rest The post Protect your identity online with Surfshark VPN appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Mashable! |
The latest Anker Solix C1000 power station is under $350 for Black Friday — get the best-ever price on Amazon Get the best Black Friday deal on power stations. The Anker Solix C1000 Gen 2 is on sale for $349 in the Amazon Black Friday sale.
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9to5Mac |
Black Friday Week deals: AirPods Pro 3 all-time low, M4 Mac mini $479 ($200 off M4 Pro model), iPads from $280, much more The official Amazon 2025 Black Friday Week deals are now live and they are not playing around. We are getting the best price ever on the new AirPods Pro 3 down at $220 alongside a new Amazon all-time low on AirPods 4 with ANC at $110 shipped. On top of that we have the return of all M4 MacBook Air configurations starting at Amazon all-time lows with $250 in savings and a particularly notable price drop on the entry-level M4 Mac mini at $479 (one of the best prices ever) as well as $200 off the 2...
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MacRumors |
Get the 14-Inch M4 MacBook Pro for $1,299 ($300 Off) B&H Photo is hosting a new Black Friday sale, which includes a few record low prices on Apple's 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro. B&H Photo provides free two-day shipping to most residences in the United States.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with B&H Photo. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.You can get the 16GB RAM/512GB SSD 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro for $1,299.00, down from $1,599.00, and the 24GB RAM/1TB ...
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MacRumors |
'Tyler, The Creator' Named Apple Music's Artist of the Year Apple today announced that Tyler, The Creator has been named Apple Music's Artist of the Year in 2025 for his "outstanding impact on both music and culture." Tyler, The Creator received a physical Apple Music Award, featuring a custom silicon wafer.Apple said Tyler had his best year ever on Apple Music, with fans around the world logging more than 75 million hours of listening time between November 2024 and October 2025. His album "DON'T TAP THE GLASS" topped the Apple Music charts....
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The Guardian |
The 15 best tech gifts in the US, picked by a gadget reviewer who’s used hundreds From Apple AirPods to VR headsets and the ultimate travel backpack for hauling gadgets, these are the tech gifts they’ll still be using years from nowThe 18 best Black Friday deals – plus picks for travel, home and kitchenSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsTech enthusiasts can be notoriously picky to buy for: they have strong opinions about brands, operating systems, even standards like surround-sound formats. And the tech world moves fast. ...
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Boing Boing |
The Deadliest Place on Earth? Fifth death hits Walt Disney World in one month Five guests have died at Disney World properties in just the past month, a surprising tally for a vacation destination built on magic and memory. The incidents? Two suicides, two medical emergencies, and one death were found at a resort. A fifth person died at a Disney World property on Nov. — Read the rest The post The Deadliest Place on Earth? Fifth death hits Walt Disney World in one month appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Mashable! |
Googles Pluribus Easter egg is a little too good Try typing "Pluribus" into Google. It's freaky.
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Mashable! |
Shop the best early board game deals now ahead of Black Friday Score the best early Black Friday board games deals in 2025.
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Tom's Hardware |
Netherlands suspends Nexperia takeover order as China eases export curbs — de-escalation could be welcome break for automotive industry The Dutch government has suspended its emergency order to oversee chipmaker Nexperia, returning operational control to Chinese parent company Wingtech.
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Mashable! |
Best Buy Black Friday ad: The best deals you can buy online today Best Buy Black Friday Ad. Browse the best deals from Best Buy's Black Friday sale in 2025.
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Mashable! |
The best Black Friday Kindle deals are finally here: I found Kindle e-readers starting at $80 I test Kindles for a living, and ahead of Black Friday, I'm tracking deals on popular Kindles, bundles, books, and accessories.
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ReadWrite |
Google announces expansion of offline gambling restriction ads across 35 countries Google has recently announced an expansion of its Gambling and Games policy on Wednesday (November 19). It comes only weeks… Continue reading Google announces expansion of offline gambling restriction ads across 35 countries The post Google announces expansion of offline gambling restriction ads across 35 countries appeared first on ReadWrite.
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Boing Boing |
When your district is drawn to save you, popularity gets a head start Congressperson Marjorie Taylor Greene's support appears unshaken by her public spat with the Orange Menace. Pouring through interviews in Georgia's 14th Congressional District, voters say they're still behind her; it seems as though her territory was drawn almost entirely to protect her. — Read the rest The post When your district is drawn to save you, popularity gets a head start appeared first on Boing Boing.
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Neowin |
Get the powerful OnePlus 13 now at its lowest price on Amazon If you've been thinking of getting the OnePlus 13, it's now at its lowest price on Amazon, at just $699.99. It has 16GB RAM and 512GB storage.
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Thurrott.com |
Google Releases Nano Banana Pro Across its Stack Google announced the release of Nano Banana Pro, its most powerful image generation and editing model yet. The post Google Releases Nano Banana Pro Across its Stack appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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9to5Mac |
iOS 26 gave AirPods Pro seven feature upgrades, here’s what’s new iOS 26 is a major update for iPhone, but it also adds a bunch of new AirPods features—especially for anyone with AirPods Pro 3 or AirPods Pro 2. Here’s everything new.
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9to5Mac |
Apple TV subreddit to hold AMA with character ‘Carol Sturka’ from Pluribus For the second time in a few months, Apple will host a Reddit AMA with someone in character from an Apple TV show. This time, it’s Carol Sturka, played by Rhea Seehorn on Pluribus. Here’s how to join in.
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Boing Boing |
"It is what it is": Coinbase shrugs off "donation" to the Epstein Memorial ballroom Asked if Coinbase's donation to Trump's $300 million White House ballroom was meant to curry favor, company president Emilie Choi replied: "Sure." She added, "Frankly, I don't even have a problem with it." That's one way to keep the crypto waters warm. — Read the rest The post "It is what it is": Coinbase shrugs off "donation" to the Epstein Memorial ballroom appeared first on Boing Boing.
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