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GeekWire |
Ai2 releases Olmo 3 open models, rivaling Meta, DeepSeek and others on performance and efficiency
The Allen Institute for AI (Ai2) unveiled Olmo 3, a new generation of open language models that it says outperforms rivals while using far less computing and offering more transparency. Read More
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Mashable! |
The 30+ best early Black Friday Apple deals: We already found best-ever prices on AirPods and MacBooks
Mashable has dug up the best early Black Friday Apple deals, including year-round lows on AirPods and MacBooks.
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Boy Genius Report |
Samsung XR Smart Glasses Leak, Teasing A New Competitor For Meta Glasses
Samsung is working on Android XR smart glasses that will compete against products like the Ray-Ban Meta and other AI-powered smart glasses.
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Mashable! |
The Kindle Colorsoft is finally under $200 — Black Friday is the only time to buy this e-reader
Get the best Kindle deals in the Amazon Black Friday sale. The Kindle Colorsoft is down to its best-ever price for Black Friday.
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AppleInsider News |
Apple partners on limited edition iPhone grip tailored for disabled users
Apple is back with another limited edition iPhone accessory, this time a far more reasonably priced ergonomic grip that doubles as a stand for disabled users made by designer Bailey Hikawa.The new accessibility iPhone grip and stand by Bailey Hikawa — image credit: AppleFollowing the collaboration with a Japanese fashion house to make the iPhone Pocket, Apple has now teamed up with Los Angeles artist Bailey Hikawa. She already makes esoteric stands, grips and cases for the iPhone, and now one ...
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Tom's Hardware |
Nvidia releases emergency driver update for Windows 11 25H2 and 24H2 — fixes reduced gaming performance driven by botched Windows updates
Nvidia's latest hotfix will help you reclaim FPS lost taken by a buggy Windows update.
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TweakTown News |
Kingbull Black Friday 2025: Big Deals on Urban & All-Terrain E-Bikes
Kingbull's Black Friday 2025 deals slash up to $900 off select e-bikes, with bonus gifts and an extra $250 off when buying any two models.Continue reading at TweakTown
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MacRumors |
HomePod Gets Rare Discount at Best Buy
Best Buy is discounting Apple's second generation HomePod to $269.99 this week, down from $299.00. This deal is available in both Midnight and White color options, and right now we're only tracking a discount at Best Buy.Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running.Discounts on the HomePod have been extremely rare, with the last notable discount occurring in t...
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Boy Genius Report |
Never Do Any Of These 12 Things To Your iPhone
Are you harming your iPhone without realizing it? Avoid these 12 common mistakes to protect your device, improve battery life, and keep it running smoothly.
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MacRumors |
Apple Watch Users Claim Workout App Is Now Worse in Every Way
Apple Watch owners have been voicing their frustration online over changes to the Workout app that Apple introduced in watchOS 26, with many finding the redesigned interface makes starting exercises difficult and exasperating.
When Apple launched watchOS 26 in September, the Workout app went from large, easily tapped workout tiles to a scrolling, corner-button interface. Instead of tapping a workout once to begin, users now select the workout type, and then tap a smaller play button that ap...
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AppleInsider News |
Best AirPods Black Friday deals: Amazon slashes AirPods Pro 3 to $219, AirPods 4 with ANC $109, AirPods Max $120 off
Amazon's AirPods Pro 3 price drop delivers the lowest price to date as Black Friday Deals Week kicks off. Plus, grab AirPods 4 with ANC for $109, a staggering $70 discount.AirPods Pro 3 dip to lowest price ever during Amazon Black Friday Deals Week.Apple AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for $219.99 at Amazon during Black Friday Deals Week, reflecting a $30 discount off MSRP.Save up to $120 on AirPods Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Boy Genius Report |
Google Launches Nano Banana Pro AI Image Generator Powered By Gemini 3 Pro
The Nano Banana 2 AI image generator that went viral recently is now official: Meet Google's Nano Banana Pro, built on Gemini 3 Pro technology.
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Neowin |
Sins of a Solar Empire II's Diplomatic Repercussions update delivers major reworks and more
Stardock has a massive Sins of a Solar Empire II update incoming that aims to overhaul the diplomacy system, improve AI opponents, and more.
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Boing Boing |
Don't miss this incredible deal! A 2020 Dell laptop with Microsoft Office Professional 2021 could be yours for $275
TL;DR: Get a Grade A refurbished Dell Latitude (2020) and Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for only $274.99 (MSRP $1,019.98).
For the budget-conscious, a laptop purchase can be a real pain point, especially with all the bells and whistles. However, there are still some good deals out there — you've got to check out this bundle for a Grade A refurbished Dell Latitude (2020) and Microsoft Office Professional 2021 for only $274.99 (MSRP $1,019.98). — Read the rest...
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Mashable! |
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping teaser has arrived
The story of young Haymitch comes to theaters in 2026, starring Joseph Zada and directed by Francis Lawrence.
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Thurrott.com |
OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Teachers
OpenAI launched yesterday ChatGPT for Teachers, a new experience tailored for the classroom that will be free for verified U.S. K–12 educators through June 2027.
The post OpenAI Launches ChatGPT for Teachers appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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GeekWire |
As Trump targets state AI laws, a new Seattle startup sees opportunity
Reports emerged Wednesday that the White House is preparing an executive order directing federal agencies to challenge or block state-level… Read More
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9to5Mac |
iOS 26.2 is coming: Here are my three favorite new features
iOS 26.2 is launching for all users next month, but I’ve been using the new update for a few weeks already in beta. Here are my three favorite new iOS 26.2 features so far.
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GeekWire |
Palo Alto Networks paying $3.3B to acquire observability startup Chronosphere, which has roots in Seattle
Cybersecurity giant Palo Alto Networks announced Wednesday it will acquire Chronosphere in a deal valued at $3.35 billion. Founded in… Read More
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Mashable! |
Charli XCX shines in trailer for A24 music industry satire The Moment
A24 has released 'The Moment' trailer starring Charli XCX, from writer/director Aidan Zamiri.
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Boing Boing |
Border Patrol secretly monitors millions of Americans using hidden cameras and algorithm
U.S. Customs and Border Protection is running a secret mass surveillance program that monitors millions of American drivers using hidden license plate cameras and a secret algorithm that flags "suspicious" travel patterns — even for people driving hundreds of miles from any international border. — Read the rest
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The Register |
Education boards left gates wide open for PowerSchool mega-breach, say watchdogs
Privacy cops say attack wasn't just bad luck but a result of sloppy homework
Canadian privacy watchdogs say that school boards must shoulder part of the blame for the PowerSchool mega-breach, not just the ed-tech giant that lost control of millions of student and staff records.…
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AppleInsider News |
Amazon Black Friday Deals Week starts now, Apple gear on sale from $9.98
From blowout prices on Apple Watches to savings of up to $500 off Macs, Amazon's Black Friday Deals Week is off to an aggressive start, and we've rounded up the deals worth buying.Amazon's Black Friday Deals Week slashes prices on Apple - Image credit Amazon, AppleSave up to 51%: Amazon's Black Friday Deals Week offers holiday discounts on Apple products, third-party electronics, and more. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Neowin |
Matter 1.5 brings support for cameras, soil sensors, and closures to your smart home
The Connectivity Standards Alliance has released its latest smart home update, Matter 1.5, bringing support for cameras and other device categories.
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Tom's Hardware |
Intel cuts price of Core Ultra 9 285K for Black Friday by nearly a third – Arrow Lake flagship available at lowest-ever price of $429 on Amazon
With strong all-around performance, extensive overclocking features, and a steep price cut, the Core Ultra 9 285K is one of the best-value high-end CPUs available right now.
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Mashable! |
Apple AirPods 4 have never been cheaper at Amazon — score these popular earbuds for $109.99 this Black Friday
Apple AirPods 4 on offer in the Amazon Black Friday sale. Apple AirPods 4 are on sale for their best-ever price at Amazon.
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Mashable! |
The best Black Friday Amazon device deals: Fire TVs and tablets at record lows
Several staple Amazon devices are on sale for Black Friday. Save on Fire tablets and Echos.
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ReadWrite |
Three mobile game companies warned by UK regulator for misleading lootboxes ads
The British Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken action against Hutch Games Ltd (F1 Clash), Kabam Games Inc (Marvel Contest… Continue reading Three mobile game companies warned by UK regulator for misleading lootboxes ads
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MacRumors |
Apple Announces 2025 Black Friday Event, Here's What You Can Get
Apple's annual four-day Black Friday through Cyber Monday shopping event is returning on Friday, November 28 through Monday, December 1 in many countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, Thailand, and others.
During the shopping event, customers can get an Apple gift card with the purchase of an eligible product at an Apple Store, in the Apple Store app, and on Apple.com. Howeve...
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BetaNews |
One in 11 new Black Friday websites is malicious
Retailers aren’t the only ones to want to make the most of Black Friday, it’s a boom time for scammers too. New analysis by Check Point reveals that one in 11 newly registered Black Friday-themed domains is classified as harmful. October saw 158 new Black Friday related domains, a 93 percent increase over the 2025 monthly average. Early November intensified that growth, with more than 330 new related domains appearing in only the first 10 days. Brand impersonation remains a primary tactic, w...
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The Register |
Google and Westinghouse lean on AI to speed US nuclear plant builds
Pair say digital twin-powered scheduling will cut costs, shrink timelines for 10 planned reactors
Google and atomic power biz Westinghouse Electric claim that AI will speed construction and cut the cost of building the new US power plants it is planning in response to rising demands for energy to fuel AI.…
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Boing Boing |
MAGA staffer paid $500 to get lacerations and "TRUMP WHORE" scrawled into her stomach then staged fake hate crime, says DOJ
A staffer for New Jersey Republican Rep. Jeff Van Drew staged an elaborate fake hate crime, paying a body modification artist $500 to cut her body with a scalpel, federal prosecutors allege.
Natalie Greene, 26, a Rutgers law student who worked as a constituent services representative, appeared in federal court on Wednesday, charged with conspiracy to convey false statements and making false statements to the FBI. — Read the rest
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Mashable! |
Wow, Apple AirPods Pro 3 are down to a new record-low price for Black Friday — save over $20 at Amazon
Get the best AirPods deals in the Amazon Black Friday sale. Apple AirPods Pro 3 are on sale for their best-ever price at Amazon.
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MacRumors |
AirPods Pro 3 Drop to New Low Price of $219.99 on Amazon
Apple's AirPods Pro 3 have hit a new all-time low price of $219.99 today on Amazon, down from $249.00. This is only the second time we've tracked a deal on the brand new earbuds, and today's deal beats Amazon's previous low price by about $20.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.The AirPods Pro 3 have 2x better Active Noise Cancellatio...
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Boy Genius Report |
Does Nuclear Waste Ever Go Away?
Nuclear power has a lot of potential when it comes to clean energy, but what happens to the waste? It depends, because not all nuclear waste is created equal.
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The Guardian |
French authorities investigate alleged Holocaust denial posts on Elon Musk’s Grok AI
X chatbot suggested gas chambers at Auschwitz-Birkenau were ‘designed for disinfection’ not mass executionsEurope live – latest updatesFrench public prosecutors are investigating allegations by government ministers and human rights groups that Grok, Elon Musk’s AI chatbot, made statements denying the Holocaust.The Paris public prosecutor’s office said on Wednesday night it was expanding an existing inquiry into Musk’s social media platform, X, to include the “Holocaust-denying comm...
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MacRumors |
Apple Reportedly Canceled Orders of Chinese iPhone 17 Pro Displays
Apple has reportedly reassigned BOE's planned OLED panel allocation for the iPhone 17 Pro to Samsung after the Chinese supplier failed to resolve reliability issues ahead of mass production, according to a new report from ZDNet Korea.
BOE was preparing to supply up to 10 million OLED panels for the iPhone 17 Pro in the Chinese market after receiving initial mass-production approval from Apple early in the third quarter of 2025. The supplier's progress apparently stalled due to u...
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PetaPixel |
Leica Q3 Monochrom Review: Q3 is Back in Black (and White)
Leica is by far the leading company to create monochromatic versions of its most popular camera models, and that is because, love it or hate it, black and white exclusive cameras sell really well. Now the Leica Q3 gets the Monochrom treatment that we've seen in the recent Q2 and M11 models. It comes with a higher price at $7,790 and the limitation of only shooting monochromatic images, but it also comes with some image quality improvements.
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PetaPixel |
The Leica Q3 Monochrom Has a Dedicated Black-and-White 60MP Sensor
Leica is bringing monochrome back to the Q-series with the Q3 Monochrom. It is largely the same as the original Q3, but it features a version of the 60-megapixel sensor without the color Bayer filter, which results in what Leica claims are sharper photos with far better noise performance.
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Tom's Hardware |
MSI MPG X870I Edge Ti Evo Wifi Review: Three M.2’s and smokin’ fast memory support
MSI’s X870I Edge Ti Evo Wifi is a premium Mini-ITX board, and the only one from this generation with three M.2 sockets. It comes handsomely equipped, but the $449 price is tough to swallow.
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VentureBeat |
Tome's founders ditch viral presentation app with 20M users to build AI-native CRM Lightfield
Lightfield, a customer relationship management platform built entirely around artificial intelligence, officially launched to the public this week after a year of quiet development — a bold pivot by a startup that once had 20 million users and $43 million in the bank building something completely different.The San Francisco-based company is positioning itself as a fundamental reimagining of how businesses track and manage customer relationships, abandoning the manual data entry that has define...
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Mashable! |
Critical Role fans, heres your first look at The Mighty Nein Origins on WEBTOON
Dark Horse and Critical Role's "The Mighty Nein Origins" hits WEBTOON Nov. 23.
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Tom's Hardware |
Korea's Fair Trade Commission reportedly raids Arm's Seoul office amid Qualcomm licensing dispute — stems from allegations of unfair market practices
The raid is purportedly tied to Qualcomm's allegations of unfair market practices by Arm in several jurisdictions.
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AppleInsider News |
Amazon slashes iPad 11 to just $279 for Black Friday Deals Week
Apple's 2025 iPad 11 is discounted to $279.99 as Amazon's Black Friday Deals Week kicks off. Plus, save up to $293 on iPad Air and iPad Pro models.Amazon's iPad deals start at just $279.Amazon's Black Friday Deals Week runs November 20-28, and includes fresh price drops on numerous Apple products, including the iPad 11 for $279.99. This special price reflects a $70 discount off retail on the standard 128GB Wi-Fi configuration.Grab the $279 iPad 11 deal Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss...
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PetaPixel |
Photographer Sues Rapper Future for Using His Copyrighted Image on Album Cover
A photographer has sued rapper Future for allegedly using his copyrighted picture without permission on his album cover.
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Ars Technica |
Attack, defend, pursue—the Space Force’s new naming scheme foretells new era
Ars is first to reveal how the Space Force will name its weapon systems.
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Tom's Hardware |
Nvidia hints at early Vera Rubin launch — on track for $500 billion in GPU sales by late 2026 despite losing China
Nvidia's Vera Rubin AI/HPC platform is now slated for a Q3 2026 launch, which will be instrumental for the company's $0.5 trillion GPU sales target despite losing the Chinese market.
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Boy Genius Report |
EU Proposes Major Changes To Cookie Pop-Ups And AI Rules
The EU has proposed some major changes to website cookies and AI rules that could change how often pop-ups appear. Here's what the proposal says.
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Mashable! |
The Kindle Paperwhite is back to its best-ever price for Black Friday — save over $30 at Amazon
Get the best Kindle deals in the Amazon Black Friday sale. The Kindle Paperwhite is down to its best-ever price for Black Friday.
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TechPowerUp |
NVIDIA GeForce Hotfix 581.94 Addresses Windows 11 Game Performance Bug
NVIDIA has pushed out a new GeForce hotfix driver to address performance drops affecting some games on Windows 11. The issue appeared after Microsoft's October update (KB5066835), and some GeForce users have reported noticeably slower frame rates since installing it. NVIDIA doesn't list which games are affected, only that some titles may run slower or feel less smooth. If you've seen sudden performance dips over the past month, this hotfix may help.
The new GeForce Hotfix Driver 581.94 is based...
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CyberScoop |
Why Anna Gomez believes the FCC is letting telecoms off easy after Salt Typhoon
Commissioner Gomez told CyberScoop the agency is poised to eliminate “the only meaningful regulatory response to Salt Typhoon that I have seen.”
The post Why Anna Gomez believes the FCC is letting telecoms off easy after Salt Typhoon appeared first on CyberScoop.
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AppleInsider News |
Apple TV's 'The Hunt' has disappeared days before its premiere
"The Hunt" was set to debut on December 3, 2025, but it's been removed from the Apple TV app and elsewhere with no explanation as to why."The Hunt," or "A l'ombre des forets," has disappeared from Apple TV listingsThis comes just weeks after Apple TV also postponed the premiere of "Savant" shortly before it was set to air. At the time, it was rumored that the decision was made following the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk.Now, it appears that another Apple TV show has been cann...
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BetaNews |
Over 71 percent of in-house IT builds fail to deliver
A survey of over 2,000 IT and security decision-makers finds that 71 percent of in-house IT builds are eventually abandoned. In heavily regulated industries like manufacturing and finance this rises to 83 percent, which underscores how complexity and compliance pressures make homegrown systems difficult to sustain. The study from Exclaimer calls this ‘The DIY Mirage’, a false sense of control and efficiency that fades as maintenance demands, compliance risks, and long-term costs grow. “We ...
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Ai2 releases Olmo 3 open models, rivaling Meta, DeepSee...
