Friday, November 26, 2021

Technology News and More for a Friday!

Technology News and More!




Enlarge / Microphotograph of thalassiothrix frauenfeldii, Thalassionemataceae, phytoplankton. (credit: De Agostini Picture Library | Getty Images) On November 19, 1969, the CCS Hudson slipped through the frigid waters of Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia and out into the open ocean. The research vessel was embarking on what many of the marine scientists on board thought of as the last great, unchart



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When TechCrunch asks Flowrite if it’s ‘Grammarly on steroids’, CEO and co-founder Aaro Isosaari laughs, saying that’s the comment they always get for the AI writing productivity tool they’ve been building since late summer 2020 — drawing on early access to OpenAI’s GPT-3 API, and attracting a wait-list of some 30,000 email-efficiency seeking prosumers keen to get their typing fingers on its beta.



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If there’s one thing we’ve come to learn , it’s that you cannot trust the British Government to get anything right about popular culture (or anything else , really ). But the latest bit of genre farce from the halls of Westminster in the UK might just be taking the biscuit for its most ludicrous entry into the culture… Read more...




Gizmodo / 12min
For years, I believed Indiana Jones was immortal . I saw Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade when it was first released in theaters and, since he’d taken a drink from the holy grail before he rode off into the sunset, I thought Indiana Jones would live forever. It wasn’t until years later that the explanation on how… Read more...



100+The Points Guy / 16min
Editor’s note: This is a continually updated story Due to a spike in new COVID-19 cases across Paris, face masks are now required in certain outdoor spaces following an order issued by the Paris Police Prefecture on Nov. 26. The police order requires people to wear masks outside in many public spaces, even just waiting in line, including entering markets, schools/universities, places of worship,



Engadget / 24min
Parenthood, while constantly entertaining, is also one of the most eye-ball meltingly frustrating experiences I’ve personally ever had. At the end of the day, I do not have patience for any additional extra hassles, be it an unresponsive device, lagging apps or diaper wipes that come out 15 at a time. There are some parenting gadgets that are actually worth your money because they can make life w



We’ve all been there: Waiting for what seems like an endless amount of time for your customs and immigration documents to be examined, whether you’re abroad or arriving back to the United States. At New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport ( JFK ), one of the nation’s busiest, wait times for customs screening on a recent Friday afternoon shortly before Thanksgiving was as long as an hour.



Mashable / 50min
Bad Lip Reading took on the movie Dune and the results were predictably great. The YouTube account takes well-known video clips — athletes talking, famous movies, political debates — and inserts audio that somehow matches the mouth movements of the people in the videos. It most recently reworked the dialogue in the Timothée Chalamet-driven sci-fi flick Dune . The video is full of good jokes, an a



Over the last several years, there has been a significant push in the automotive industry to prevent distractions that force drivers to look away from the road to operate their vehicle’s systems. This drive has ushered in a number of features in modern cars, such as voice control systems for infotainment and other car functions. Increasingly common are head-up displays, … Continue reading



26Wired / 1h
Keep your belly full, your kids busy, and your digital life secure with these Black Friday deals on subscription services.



Many of us were hoping that with the release of the Animal Crossing: New Horizons - Happy Home Paradise DLC, we might see some coveted Animal Crossing Nintendo Switch deals this Black Friday . Not only does the dock feature some very cute artwork of Tom Nook and his protégés, Timmy and Tommy Nook atop an island in a pastel blue sea, but this special edition of the Switch also comes with some aest



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T-Mobile will no longer be able to advertise its 5G network as the 'most reliable' in the US according to a new ruling from the National Advertising Division (NAD) of the Better Business Bureau. In a new press release , NAD recommended that the company discontinue all claims that it has the most reliable 5G network based on third-party testing from the Accenture-owned advisory firm umlaut . Howev



Black Friday is a day that brings a lot of great laptop deals... and a lot of terrible laptop deals too - trust us, we know. Every year we literally sort through thousands of listings to find the creme of the crop for our big Black Friday deals roundup. That page is great, but with over 300 recommendations it can be hard to find what you're looking for quickly. So, here are the very best Black Fr



It's curious that Lego decided to release its brand-new Star Wars AT-AT on Black Friday , but the lack of deals on the priciest-ever Lego set clearly hasn't stopped people buying the set. You can see the brand-new AT-AT here , which costs $799 / £699 / AU$1,299 - but if you're in the US or Australia, you'll find the kit has already sold out. In the UK there's stock left but we imagine there are o



LG Cho New Ceo Kwon•
LG has appointed a new CEO to lead its electronics business. Starting December 1st , current Chief Strategy Officer William Cho will take over for Bong-seok Kwon as the CEO of LG Electronics. Meanwhile, according to The Korea Herald , Kwon will head up LG’s main holding company. Cho has been with LG Electronics since 1987. Prior to his most recent role, he served as the president of LG Canada, an



SAVE $45 : There's a rare deal on the Apple TV 4K live at Walmart for Black Friday. Its $179 price tag is usually hard to justify, but you can slash 25% off and get it on sale for $134.18 while supplies last. Sound the alarm! While the Apple TV 4K usually inspires clicking to a new tab due to its steep price tag , we've finally found a deal that makes it worth it. For Black Friday, you can slash



Many people will be searching for discounts on big-ticket items this Black Friday — high-end headphones, game consoles, fancy smartwatches and the like. But there are plenty of tech deals out there today that won't burn a hole in your wallet — and not only can they make good gifts, but some are also solid purchases for yourself. If you're in need of a new charging cable, an extra SD card for your



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Crime! I love it. You love it. Star Wars really, really loves it . The civilized age is in when it comes to the galaxy far, far away lately, and now more than ever we’re rich in stories of smugglers, bounty hunters, and all sorts of splendiferous Star Wars scum. With Boba Fett making a play at the underworld in his own… Read more...



Editor’s note: This is a recurring post, regularly updated with new information. During the holiday shopping season, you may have a long list of presents to buy for your family and friends. Since you’re reading The Points Guy, I certainly hope that you’re giving careful consideration to which credit cards earn you the best rewards and protections for these purchases. Today, I want to go through m



Love to learn? The Unlimited Lifetime Learning Subscription Bundle ft. Rosetta Stone makes it easy to learn new languages, pick up new coding skills, and much more. And you can save an extra 20% with the coupon BFSAVE20 for a limited time during our Black Friday Sale! Rosetta Stone For nearly 30 years, Rosetta Stone has been the gold standard for language learning, plunging students into full imm



Bitwig is still something of an upstart in the world of digital audio workstations (DAW), but the rate at which it keeps improving and expanding its powers is truly impressive. With the official release of Bitwig Studio 4.1 the company is leaning hard into the sort of unpredictable and generative musical ideas it already excels at. The big news in 4.1 is a collection of eight new Note FX bringing



Just a few weeks after eliminating country-specific travel bans in favor of a vaccine requirement for foreign visitors , the United States is once again introducing country-specific travel bans… United States bans travelers from seven countries As of Monday, November 29, 2021, the United States will restrict travel from seven African countries, over concerns of the new omicron coronavirus variant



Black Friday is officially underway, with plenty of RTX 3060 gaming laptops deals available for PC gaming enthusiasts to snap up. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU isn't the most powerful mobile graphics card, but it offers a great balance of affordability and performance thanks to features like DLSS , helping you to play the best PC games at a higher quality and frame rate than you might ha




South Africa UK Covid•
In the face of the new Covid-19 variant identified in South Africa, the U.S. is banning travel from South Africa along with Botswana, Namibia, Lesotho, Eswatini, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Malawi. This only applies to non-citizens (U.S. citizens can’t spread the new variant?). And it doesn’t start until Monday (we’ve asked the virus to wait before spreading because of the holiday weekend). Continu



Whether you're a VPN newbie or have been taking advantage of their web traffic encrypting, geo-restriction avoiding, app unblocking skills for years, Black Friday is always a great time to get one on the cheap. And they don't get any cheaper than what PureVPN has pulled out of the bag this year. With our exclusive Tech15 discount code, you'll bring the price for a full-year five years of VPN down



We've rounded up the best deals for MacBooks as of Nov. 26 — here are some of our top picks. The MacBook Pro (M1, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD) offers nice processing power and a decent amount of storage, without totally breaking the bank — $1,299 $1,499 (save $200) The MacBook Air (M1, 8GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is the perfect affordable entry to the MacBook universe, especially for those looking for a more stan



We're watching the best Black Friday deals on Roombas at Amazon These models have the best discounts (and are still in stock) as of Nov. 26: OUR TOP PICK: The iRobot Roomba 692 offers a standard, reliable cleaning for under $175 — $174.99 $299.99 (save $125) Amazon is possibly the best destination to find deals on Roombas year-round, with or without an internet-wide shopping event fueling those d



South Africa UK Covid•
U.S. officials will impose travel restrictions on travelers from eight countries in Southern Africa, the latest nation to implement travel restrictions in that region in response to the new B.1.1.529 variant, according to Reuters. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter! The new restriction will restrict non-U.S. citizen travelers from South Africa



Black Friday has proved to be a great time to invest in a new iPhone with retailers across the UK dropping prices, launching big promotions, or generally offering fantastic tariffs. But, one area that feels slightly lacking is EE deals. Most UK retailers are now unable to stock EE iPhone deals but, the retailer Affordable Mobiles still has them, and luckily, there are actually some really great c



Microsoft is working on a new update for Microsoft Teams designed to improve the guest user experience in its increasingly popular online collaboration tool . For those unfamiliar, guest access allows businesses to provides access to teams, documents in channels, resources, chats and applications to those outside of their organization while still maintaining control over their corporate data. Gue



When you’re a gamer, you’ve always got an eye out for good deals on your favorite titles . For hardware and accessories it’s a bit trickier though — they don’t go on sale as often, and it’s hard to tell what will serve your needs best. However, we’ve found a few intriguing picks worth checking out this Black Friday, either because you’re in the market to upgrade your battle station, or you just w



While not directly travel related, Starbucks is a brand that I largely associate with being on the road. That’s because I rarely visit Starbucks while at home, but I visit all the time while traveling. I don’t go to Starbucks because the coffee is the best in the world, but rather because Starbucks is reliable, open early, etc. Starbucks is overpriced, though fortunately there are often promos th



Around the world, we’ve seen countries adopt different strategies and timelines for reopening their borders. Some welcomed back tourists just months after the virus came stateside, and others took much longer. Despite one of the world’s most aggressive vaccine rollouts, Israel has been one of the slowest to reopen. Throughout much of the pandemic, the country was closed to tourists, only allowing



yeoldenews : A group on a road trip somewhere in Michigan, 1917.



For the past few decades it’s been de rigueur for science fiction stories to be set in virtual worlds, from the early neon-lined stylings of Tron to the hedonistic pop cultural temple of Ready Player One . The stories once treated these places like a fantasy world on par with Middle Earth or Hyrule, but as we’ve edged closer to them existing in reality they’ve gotten a lot more humdrum, maybe eve



The Apple iPhone 13 has predictably been one of the most sought after products of Black Friday 2021 , and the deals have been...OK. We haven't seen the kind of jaw-dropping discounts of years gone by, but there have definitely been savings to be made. If we were buying one (and we may very well do!), we'd probably go for one of the two best options that Mobiles.co.uk are pushing this year. Starti



The Black Friday iPad deals are never any good, but in 2021 they've somehow failed to clear that laughably low bar, and we've still been surprised by just how poor the Apple-tablet discounts are this year. Seriously – we're talking just $50 / £50 off super-power iPad Pros , and sometimes no discounts at all on entry-level or Mini tablets – and this outlook very likely won't change for the Cyber M



There are a few unassailable rules of the internet. There's Godwin's law, stating that the longer an online argument goes on, the greater the probability someone gets compared to Hitler. Or there's the simple fact that we, as an online community, are incapable of discussing beans without it turning into a truly stupid meme. Or there's the simple fact that people love, love — love — roasting terri



Check out these AeroGarden indoor planters on Amazon as of Nov. 26: BEST STARTER: AeroGarden Black Sprout — Save $47.31 BEST FOR THE AMATEUR GARDENER: AeroGarden Harvest 360 Indoor Garden — Save $91.16 BEST FOR GROWING SIX HERBS AT ONCE: AeroGarden Harvest — Save $64 An indoor mini garden is a complete game-changer in the kitchen. Growing your own herbs make all your meals taste that much fresher



Look away, Nintendo puritans, or risk being converted to the third-party agenda with some of Amazon's Black Friday Nintendo Switch deals on PowerA controllers. Whether it's the simple black wired controller for just $15.99 , or something a little louder like this PowerA Enhanced wireless Waluigi controller for $36.99 , PowerA has a huge selection currently on sale for Black Friday , with up to 36



Black Friday has already seen a slew of awesome board game deals: yesterday, GameStop announced that over 1,100 board games and puzzles would be on sale today while Amazon and Target also lowered their prices this weekend as well. Among all the deals out there today, though, one stands above the rest – and that’s Gloomhaven by Cephalofair Games at Amazon. Often priced at more than $100 / £100 / A



While Adobe brought out its Black Friday deals on Creative Cloud , saving a big 40% on yearly plans, the deals are ending today at 0:00 GMT globally. (Not in the UK or US? Scroll down for deals in your region). There have also been other deals on Walmart and Best Buy where you can pay a one-off fee at a discounted price, but these may last after Adobe's own deals expire. As Adobe Creative Cloud r



Starting today, Amtrak customers can buy one train ticket and get one free ticket for a friend to travel together via select routes throughout the Northeast as part of the rail company’s annual Track Friday Sale. BOGO tickets can be booked through Nov. 29. For more TPG news delivered each morning to your inbox, sign up for our daily newsletter . Deal basics Union Station in Washington, D.C. on No




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We’d barely heard anything about Rangers of the New Republic since its announcement last year at Disney’s Investor Day briefing. Its future looked even more dire in the wake of Lucasfilm parting ways with Cara Dune actress Gina Carano for a litany offensive statements on social media. Now, we know once and for all,… Read more...



Novation has dropped the price of one of its most recent grooveboxes by 25 percent for Black Friday. Until December 6th, sampler enthusiasts and beatmakers can snag the Novation Circuit Rhythm for $300 , a discount of $100. Buy Novation Circuit Rhythm at Amazon - $300 Circuit Rhythm builds on the simple screen-free workflow that helped make the original Circuit such a hit. This groovebox is focus



SAVE $1200 : If you're in the market for a new gaming laptop, Amazon's got you covered with a steep discount on our number one pick: the Razer Blade 15. The RTX 2070 Super Max-Q configuration is on sale for just $1,399.99 , 46% and $1,200 off its usual cost. When it comes to purchasing gaming laptops, there's a few major factors you should focus on: CPU, GPU, RAM, storage, display, and keyboard.



Intel Druid GPU 2025•
Intel’s Arc Druid graphics cards, which would be the 4th-gen models, following on in alphabetical order from 1st-gen Alchemist, could be out in 2025, an employee has hinted – meaning that Intel could set a seriously fast pace for releasing new product lines in the GPU world. This comes from VideoCardz , which spotted a tweet from Intel’s Arc Community Advocate and Driver Guru, who posted regardin



Walmart PS5 Amazon•
More than a year after the PlayStation 5 launched, it’s still a very hard console to find. With the ongoing semiconductor shortage impacting consumer electronics manufacturers worldwide, it probably won’t get any easier to find a PS5 in the short term, either. We won’t lie: it’s going to be difficult to get a PS5 this holiday season, but these tips … Continue reading



Black Friday typically presents lots of opportunities to smarten up your abode, with everything from connected bulbs to robot vacuums undergoing deep discounts for the holidays. We’ve already seen a few of these items go on sale as part of early Black Friday efforts, and we’ll definitely see more today and over the weekend. These devices include not just the aforementioned bulbs and robot vacuums



Thanksgiving is over, which means the inflatable lawn turkeys will soon be replaced by inflatable lawn candy canes and holiday lights. And for those who celebrate and decorate for Christmas, it’s time to decide whether to chop a real, live outside tree and bring it into their home for a few weeks, or dust off the… Read more...



Ready or not, the holidays are here , and that means twinking lights, garland, hot cocoa, ornate trees, menorahs and — for many people around the world — travel . If you’re looking to make a stop somewhere this year that really gets in the holiday spirit, why not head to a hotel that takes the season seriously by decorating every square inch in tinsel, serving classic and new-aged holiday meals,



Riding a scooter in Paris will soon feel incredibly… slow. The City of Paris has announced that scooter sharing services should restrict the maximum top speed to 10km/h (that’s 6.2mph). That decision comes following a number of pedestrian injuries that involved a scooter. Paris has been an important market for scooter sharing companies. It’s a dense city with an important network of bike lanes. T



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Amidst the ever-growing problems facing the world today, there’s some solace to be taken in the knowledge that someone, somewhere, is diligently working on another new design for a novelty waffle maker that cleverly leverages some pop culture phenomenon. Tetris , it’s time to step up to the breakfast plate . Read more...



The 2021 Autumn Steam sale has arrived. Black Friday may be taking over a plethora of online retailers right now, but Valve's gaming platform is also getting in on the action. Rather than actually taking part in the Black Friday sales , Steam is doing its own thing. Just like every other year, then, really. Still, the Autumn Steam sale is the perfect time to pick up one, two, or even a whole bunc



Kuo Apple AR iPhone•
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Watch out, Mark Zuckerberg. Apple is coming for the Quest 2. Well-known Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo predicted the company will release a mixed-reality headset in 2022, according to MacRumors . The headset will feature two processors, said Kuo, including one as powerful as the M1 chip found in Apple’s new MacBooks. That processing power would free the headset from the need to be connected to a comp



200+Futurism / 3h
Thanksgiving is upon us — and that means endless stretches of soul-crushing traffic jams, if you happen to live in a busy metropolitan area. But Tesla fans have a solution in mind: endure the same soul-crushing traffic jams, except underground. “This reality is insane and here we are in 2021 and this hasn’t been solved,” the Twitter account of the Tesla Silicon Valley Club wrote, accompanied by a



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(credit: Tesla / Aurich Lawson ) Tesla has been forced to turn down more than 1.1 billion euros in European subsidies for its planned battery plant near Berlin after delays to the flagship project breached a key condition of the funding. The electric car maker had applied for the money through an EU program established to develop the battery industry on the continent. The EU requires any sites in



If you’re looking for another great Apple Black Friday deal , we found one for you on the Apple TV 4K (2021) , which just hit a new low price on Amazon. To get a $30 discount on the 64GB model, all you have to do is go to the Amazon product page, hit 'add to cart' and make sure that the extra $19 discount is added at checkout. (Not in the US? Keep scrolling to see the best Apple TV 4K deals in yo



Sure, TVs are great and all, but as anyone who’s ever tried a high-quality projector will tell you, once you’ve experienced watching movies and shows on a huge wall-dominating projector screen, it’s all but impossible going back to the confines of a regular TV. Trouble is, most decent projectors will either hit your wallet pretty hard, or balance out their lower price by serving up a sub-par expe



Kuo Apple AR iPhone•
Mariella Moon Contributor Mariella Moon is an associate editor at Engadget . More posts by this contributor GMC will begin Hummer EV deliveries in December Starbucks is using Amazon’s Just Walk Out tech in a New York concept store Apple’s long-rumored mixed reality headset will be powered by two processors, according to renowned analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. In Kuo’s latest research report seen by MacRum



Editor’s note: This post has been updated with more recent information. Each year, we curate some of our top gift picks, giving you the perfect guide for the jet setters and road warriors on your list. Without further ado, here are TPG’s 2021 holiday gift picks: Apple iPhone 13 (Photo courtesy of Apple) This year, Apple announced a handful of travel-friendly upgrades in the iPhone 13 family, maki



Italy Apple Google•
Apple and Google have been fined €10 million apiece by Italy’s competition and market authority (AGCM) which has found they did not provide their users with clear enough information on commercial uses of their data — in violation of the country’s consumer code. The regulator also accuses the pair of deploying “aggressive” practices to push users to accept the commercial processing. Apple and Goog



If you celebrated the American Thanksgiving yesterday, you’re probably stuffed to the gills and barely able to move. Good news, though. It takes only a few clicks — no cardio required — to score a $20 pass to TC Sessions: Space 2021 before our Black Friday sale ends Sunday, November 28 at 11:59 pm (PT). Maximum savings for minimal effort — keep $95 in your pocket. Join the global community of spa




We saw GoPro's Hero 10 Black drop in price on Amazon earlier this month, but for Black Friday, you can get the action cam with a number of accessories for less. The bundle is $450 , the same price as the camera alone was at the beginning of November, but this time you're getting the Hero 10 Black along with an extra battery, a battery charger and a camera sleeve with a lanyard. This is a good dea



Audiophiles after a premium pair of cans should take full advantage of Black Friday deals to find the tech they want at a considerably reduced price – and right now students can save a huge amount at one of the best audio brands out there; Sennheiser. By signing up to Unidays (which requires access to a student email address), you can currently save 50% across Sennheiser's entire range of top-qua



The WordPress developers have decided to push back the release of the next major version of the popular content management system ( CMS ) to January, 2022, after some developers expressed concern about the pace of development. “I think there are some large red flags here that some things are not ready for 5.9….Overall, it seems like right now we are rushing things in a dangerous way,” wrote Addis



(Image credit: ) Now that the Black Friday deals are truly in full swing, we've been spotting a few trends - and this year, it's the turn of the Apple Black Friday deal to come front and center. With a dearth of truly outstanding deals, people are looking to see what smaller savings can be had on the kind of kit that they really want to buy this year - and that includes iPad Black Friday deals, w



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Editor’s note: This post has been updated with new information. The world of points, miles and credit cards can be complex, full of potentially confusing terms and unfamiliar abbreviations. That’s what makes a card such as the Capital One Venture Rewards Credit Card such a precious commodity. Here’s why: The simplicity of redeeming miles toward travel purchases at a flat 1 cent each can be a much



the1920sinpictures : 1917 Ad for the Electric Vehicle Company. From America in the 1910′s, FB.



Tile trackers are among the many, many products that are on sale this Black Friday , and some of the bundles have hit all-time-low prices. The Performance Pack, which includes one Tile Pro and one Tile Slim ( the credit-card sized one ), has dropped from $60 to $42 . Buy Tile Performance Pack at Amazon - $42 The Pro Essentials bundle is also currently at the lowest price we've seen for it. For $7



Amazon Black Friday•
Extinction Rebellion targets 13 sites in the UK on the retail giant's busiest day of the year.



Wired / 4h
Watching the 1986 movie now, it's easy to see why it bombed.



SAVE $51: The Furbo dog camera is a great way to keep an eye on your dog when you're away and for a limited time, it's is on sale for $118 — that's $51 off the usual price. If you ever wonder what your dog might do or say about you when you're gone, you might want to invest in a doggie cam. The beloved Furbo dog camera is on sale this Black Friday for only $118, which is a savings of $51 and a gr



New York-area travelers now have a new way to get to the Northeast Florida coast and vice-versa. Last week, Elite Airways, the Maine-based Canadair Regional Jet operator, launched service between St. Augustine (UST) and Newark (EWR). Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation newsletter! Elite’s entrance into the market restores scheduled airline service to St.



Your friends and family may not have microSD cards and portable hard drives on their wish lists, but they are some of the most useful gadgets you can give someone. With so much of our lives stored on our devices, anyone could use a little more digital space for photos, documents, games and more. Black Friday has brought a ton of sales on storage devices, knocking hundreds off some of the most exp



The Citi Premier ® Card ( review ) is one of the most rewarding mid-range credit cards. While many people might be familiar with the Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card ( review ), the Citi Premier is an often overlooked competitor (or complement, depending on how you look at it). In this post, I wanted to share seven reasons you should get the Citi Premier, if you don’t yet have it. There has never b



Cybersecurity researchers have noticed an increase in attacks against WordPress websites, with more than a quarter originating from EC2 cloud computing instances of Amazon Web Services ( AWS ). Wordpress security experts Wordfence share that of 77,000 IP addresses that have sent out malicious login attempts on WordPress installations, about 5,000 have come from EC2 instances . Interestingly, Word



The world today revolves around digital data and its processing, from the content we view on the Web to the new breeds of cryptocurrencies disrupting the financial status quo. While local data storage has become important even in the age of the cloud, data backups have become even more critical because of our dependence on our files for entertainment and … Continue reading



We've seen the second-gen Amazon Echo Show 8's price rise and fall over the past few months, but the e-commerce giant waited until Black Friday to list it for its lowest price yet. You can now get the smart display for $90, $40 less than its original price of $130. The Echo Show 8 listing that comes with six months of free Amazon Music Unlimited also costs $90 at the moment, while the Blink Mini



Black Friday is now in full swing, and we've seen a healthy amount of RTX 3080 laptop deals go live. The Nvidia GeForce RTX 3080 laptop GPU is currently the best graphics card you can get in a gaming laptop, so if you're looking for a notebook that can play the very latest PC games at the highest settings at 1080p or even 4K resolutions, you'll want a gaming laptop equipped with an RTX 3080. If y



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Small children harbouring potentially dangerous creatures is an on-screen tradition that stretches back decades. We saw it in E.T. in the '80s and we've seen it more recently in Stranger Things — but have we ever seen it done with a festive twist, where the creature in question is a tiny baby elf? This was my thought going into Netflix's new Scandinavian Christmas horror Elves , a short series ab




Several years ago, a humble kitchen gadget called the Egg Master (a cooking device that heats food in a tube) was released into the world. Guardian's Rhik Samadder called it "a horrifying, unholy affair." HuffPost's Nitya Rajan called it "the gadget that ruined eggs for everyone." Years later, having clawed its way back out of the fiery chasm from whence it came, the Egg Master is getting another



If you were unfamiliar with Twitch in the past, you probably know about the popular livestreaming platform now. The Amazon-owned streaming service has grown exponentially over the years, now with more than 30 million daily viewers and around 7 million creators going live on Twitch every month, according to the platform. Are you a first-time streamer looking to get in on the Twitch action? Or mayb



CronRAT Linux Malware•
Attackers have used a novel approach by hiding a magecart malware in the Linux calendaring system on an invalid date, February 31. Dubbed CronRAT by cybersecurity researchers at Sansec, the malware was found lurking on multiple online stores just ahead of the Black Friday online shopping extravaganza. “CronRAT’s main feat is hiding in the calendar subsystem of Linux servers (“cron”) on a nonexist



When everything is working the way it’s supposed to, you might assume that tap water is pretty consistent across the board in terms of what’s in it, and how it can affect your home and your body. But in reality, that’s not the case. There are multiple ways tap water can differ depending on the community, but today… Read more...



Although we cover loyalty programs and credit cards in-depth on TPG every day, sometimes you just want a snippet of useful information that you can put into action on the fly. That’s why we launched the series Quick Points . Every week, we’ll highlight a new or easily forgotten tip that can help you travel more for less. Hotel elite status can come with excellent benefits, like room upgrades, fre



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As Apple continues to struggle to keep its new product announcements secret until it’s ready for a big on-stage reveal, a new report has revealed some interesting details about the company’s long-rumored AR headset, including the fact that it may be a standalone product and not dependent on an iPhone. Read more...



Subscribing to all the TV streaming services you want can be an expensive endeavor – but these Black Friday streaming deals are set to help you out on your quest. Hulu is running an astonishingly good Black Friday deal for US viewers, offering a full 12 months of the service for only $0.99 a month . You will be putting up with the ad-supported tier, but it's still a brilliant price and very hard



We all want just that little bit more from our transportation these days. Our cars, for example, have to be able to get us from A to B in comfort and style, but in the case of electric vehicles, they need to be greener too. The same can be said for electric cycles too. US-based Vaast Bikes has a new model, the Vaast E/1, which ticks all of the same boxes as an EV. With its innovative design that



Huawei laptops are making some huge waves right now, having proved to be a formidable competitor across the entire technology market, so it's little wonder so many of us are trying to locate the best Black Friday Huawei deals. Huawei MateBook laptops are typically more affordable than other luxury devices, but buying one in the Black Friday deals is still a neat way to save yourself a stack of ca



Razer’s gaming laptops usually command a high premium when compared to the competition, but this Black Friday deal from Amazon takes the eye-watering asking price the Razer Blade 15 usually sells for down a peg or two. Or three. Heck, it might be the biggest discount we’ve seen all through the Black Friday sales period. Usually on sale for $3,299.99, it’s down now to just $1,799.99 . That’s a gig



Amazon AWS Free Data•
Amazon Web Services ( AWS ) has announced an expansion of its free tier , increasing the amount of data that customers can transfer from 1GB/month to 100GB/month. Similarly, data transfer from AWS’ content delivery network ( CDN ), CloudFront, has also been increased from 50 GB/month to 1 TB/month, while pumping up the number of free HTTP and HTTPs requests from 2 million to 10 million. “As a res



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It’s kind of mind-blowing to think about just how much of an impact the 2004 film Shaun of the Dead had on modern film history. To start, though the trio had worked together before on a show called Spaced , the film, for the most part, introduced us to director Edgar Wright and actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Wright… Read more...



Apple AR 2022 Kuo Mac•
Apple’s augmented reality headset could pack a surprise, according to the latest analyst predictions, with suggestions of a more gradual dive into smart glasses upended with the idea of a more ambitious first product. Long the topic of rumor – one which Apple seems happy to periodically stoke – the AR wearable would arguably be the biggest product announcement for … Continue reading



Earlier this year, Anker unveiled its second-gen gallium-nitride (GaN) chargers that are smaller than ever, but offer up to 65W of power — enough to charge an M1 MacBook Pro at full speed. Now, you can pick up the Nano II 65W charger today only for just $31.50, a savings of 43 percent over the regular $55 price. It's also selling the Nano II 45W model for $28, or $12 off the regular price. On top



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Welcome to No Shame November ! This week we're diving into the pop culture we love that society tells us we shouldn't. First of all, I would like to apologize. I realize that I court chaos by dusting off Lost finale discourse in the year of our lord 2021, but the assignment was to talk about something I love without shame, and that is the LOST finale. Time has not been kind to “The End,” written



SAVE $35: For Black Friday, the Kindle Paperwhite 8 GB (Ad-supported) is only $104.99 as of Nov. 26 — that’s $35 off the usual price for a top-notch e-reader that makes for an excellent gift. Credit: Amazon Kindle Paperwhite 8 GB (Ad-supported) $104.99 on Amazon (save $35) The year is almost over and now is a good time to come to terms with the fact that you may have only read like five books thi



Heavyweight users of PHP , the programming language that powers 78% of the web have scrambled to create the PHP Foundation , as one of its core contributors switches his focus to the low level virtual machines (LLVM) project. PHP is one of the most popular languages used by web developers , and powers popular content management systems ( CMS ) like WordPress , Joomla, Drupal , Moodle , and more.



The Black Friday camera deals have served up some real gems this year – and if you're looking for a video workhorse to take your YouTube channel or travel vlogs up a notch, then you'll likely want to snap up this $150 / £120 price cut on the Sony ZV-1. Our top pick for the title of best vlogging camera , the ZV-1 has now matched (or in the UK, beaten) its lowest-ever price. So if you're looking f



By developing the Quantum Mini LED, Samsung has set a new benchmark in television technology, which means you can confidently upgrade your expectations. Samsung Neo QLED TVs set entirely new standards where picture quality is concerned, and have the performance and features to enhance your gaming experience just as profoundly as your enjoyment of movies. By significantly reducing the size of the



Having a PS5 or Xbox Series X is all well and good, but what use is all that next-gen firepower without a gaming TV that can show it off with style? Thankfully, Black Friday TV deals have kicked off in earnest, and plenty of them would make great gaming TVs. For Sony PS5 owners, Sony TVs are an obvious choice – though you'll want to stick to 2021 models like the A80J OLED ( discounted to $1,399 a




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Cleaning up plastic in the ocean might seem indisputably like a good idea. After all, the oceans make up more than 70% of our planet, and we have basically trashed them. The world dumps a jaw-dropping 17.6 billion pounds (8 billion kilograms) of new plastic into the oceans each year. Read more...



While we’ve seen virus variants, we haven’t seen rapid mutation that escapes immunity and also involves greater fitness – so that the virus spreads faster and in vaccinated and previously infected populations. This variant has multiple spike protein mutations that could help it become more transmissible and also evade immunity. Whether this variant becomes dominant or not, it’s suggestive that th



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Happy Friday! The TechCrunch crew is still in a modest period of repose thanks to the Thanksgiving holiday, but we wanted you to have numbers to chew on all the same. So, this morning, we’re taking a brief look at Samsara’s IPO filing . The Exchange explores startups, markets and money. Read it every morning on TechCrunch+ or get The Exchange newsletter every Saturday. You may have heard of Samsa



It’s not even December yet, but that hasn’t stopped the Christmas movies arriving on streamers thick and fast. Yes, Halloween has been and gone, so expect holly to replace horror for at least the next month. That sled-load of festive filmmaking begins now, with the likes of A Boy Called Christmas, 8-Bit Christmas and Robin Robin here to remind us that the holiday season is indeed just around the



Dell has just given a major Black Friday price cut to its excellent Dell XPS 17 laptops. This thin and light 17-inch laptop combines a large screen that's brilliant for working on with a slimline design that you'd often see on smaller laptops, making it a great portable notebook for anyone who'd like to use a large screen. As part of the Dell Black Friday deals , the retailer has cut the price of



It’s the busiest shopping time of the year, and while many people are looking for deals on TVs and video games, those of us frequent flyers and travel enthusiasts are looking for ways to save on trips around the world. Here, we’ve rounded up the best Black Friday, Cyber Monday and Travel Tuesday hotel deals we’re seeing online to help you maximize your travel. Whether you’re looking for a family



Everyone loves headphones for listening to music, movies, and phone calls. But with hundreds of options on the market, which one do you pick? Whether you need active noise cancellation (ANC), a wireless pair, or are just on a budget, we have the headphones for you. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



Few things are sweeter than scoring an epic deal on a high-dollar gift, especially when it’s for yourself. And as such, few things are more demoralizing than having your prized package stolen right from your porch. With a few tools, some of them free, you can prevent that travesty. Read This Article on Review Geek ›



The holidays are a great time to play board games to fill time with family and Black Friday is a great time to score a bunch of them on sale. Here’s a pile of critically acclaimed titles for you to pick up. Read This Article on LifeSavvy ›



Fintech startup Jefa has raised a $2 million seed round to build a fintech startup offering digital accounts with a product specifically designed for women living in Latin America and the Caribbean. The company has managed to attract 115,000 women on its waitlist and participated in TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield last year. Investors in Jefa include The Venture Collective, DST Global, Foundatio



Windows 11 has just got some nifty looking new emoji , as you may recall, which are Fluent-style and modern-looking affairs – but these won’t be coming to Windows 10. They landed earlier this week as part of a preview update for Windows 11, so are officially still only in testing even on that OS, although Microsoft will send them fully live for Windows 11 in December (on Patch Tuesday, which will



South Africa UK Covid•
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday cautioned countries against immediately imposing travel restrictions in response to news of a new COVID-19 variant, saying there must be a “risk-based and scientific approach.” The warning, reported by Reuters, came as WHO officials met to discuss the new B.1.1.529 variant. Want more airline-specific news? Sign up for TPG’s free new biweekly Aviation



DJI's Mavic Mini drone is arguably the best model for most people in the company's lineup purely because it's small, easy to take with you and fairly simple to fly. At $500, the Mavic Mini is expensive for a high-tech toy, but much more affordable that full-sized drones. But for today only, you can get the Mini in a combo pack for $200 off, bringing it down to $300. The pack includes the drone, t



Enlarge Apple doesn't typically like to associate itself with the madness of Black Friday , but if you know where to look, you can pick up some helpful discounts on many of the company's hottest devices. This year, Apple itself is dipping a toe in the deal pool itself by offering Apple Gift Cards with select devices on its own online store. If you go that route, note that Apple says it'll send th



Witcher Season 2 Geralt•
A new teaser has dropped for The Witcher season 2 , and it's got our hearts a-flutter. Henry Cavill once again heroically faces down a monstrous beast – and it's nothing like you've seen in the show before. "Meet. The. Myriapod." says @witchernetflix, with a brief 18-second tease that shows Cavill – well, Geralt – facing off against a towering skeleton centipede creature with an exposed rub cage



Goxx Crypto Hamster Dies•
The rodent famous for his financial portfolio and trading cage died peacefully on Tuesday.



As with Amazon, Walmart, and other major tech companies, Apple has a bunch of Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for shoppers this Thanksgiving holiday. Unlike most other companies, however, Apple isn’t slashing the prices on its products — rather, buyers will receive an Apple Gift card as part of the purchase, which can be used to buy something else … Continue reading



Whether you're on the lookout for a new laptop for a loved one or for yourself, Black Friday is a good time to pick one up. Like years past, this year you can find a bunch of laptops, tablets and 2-in-1s on sale for the holiday shopping season, allowing you to save sometimes hundreds on the latest machines. In general, we recommend going straight to manufacturers like Dell , HP , Microsoft and Ra



Half Broadband Provider•
More than half of UK SMBs plan to leave their current broadband provider in a sign that organisations are becoming more demanding of better connectivity and less tolerant of service issues in a post-pandemic economy. Lockdown and social distancing forced most businesses to adapt to remote working and service delivery almost overnight. But the past 18 months has seen ad hoc, improvised measures gi



On the hunt for a new projector this Black Friday ? You're in luck, there are several fantastic deals in both the US and the UK available right now for one of the best 4K projectors in 2021 . That's the Samsung Premiere , which launched late last year and scooped up a number of awards – including TechRadar’s best projector of the year. In the US, you can buy the Premiere LSP9T from Best Buy and s




Microsoft has revealed a botched update has disabled endpoint security protections across a large number of Windows-based systems. Although PCs running Windows 10 and Windows 11 are unaffected, the offending patch has left devices running Windows Server 2019 and 2022 open to attack. “After installing KB5007205 or later updates, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint might fail to start or run on devices



How about never — is never good for you ? If you've ever used an iPhone, chances are you've been prompted by one of the many random apps you've downloaded over the years to rate and review it on Apple's App Store. And, of course, this unbidden request happens while you're in the middle of using said app — interrupting whatever it was you were in the process of doing all on the off chance you migh



SAVE $200: As of Nov. 26, the DJI Mavic Mini Combo Drone FlyCam is on sale for just $298.99 on Amazon — that's a whole $200 off its suggested retail price of $499 for Black Friday. With viral videos and beautiful aerial photos , no one can blame you for wanting a drone camera. They're great for amateur photographers who want to try their hand at aerial photography. And of course, let's be honest,



Enlarge / We spend time getting to know some Aes Sedai in this episode, including Liandrin (Kate Fleetwood). (credit: Amazon Studios ) Andrew Cunningham and Lee Hutchinson have spent decades of their lives with Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson's Wheel of Time books, and they're bringing that knowledge to bear as they recap each episode of Amazon's new WoT TV series. These recaps won't cover ev



Well, Black Friday has officially arrived! If you've bookmarked this big day of saving as the time to buy a new smartphone, you're in luck as there are some huge discounts on the top devices. While we've seen promotions spanning cheap Samsung devices, SIM plans, flagship devices and everything in between, it's the premium handsets and popular iPhones we've seen the most impressive offers on. Desp



Red Light The Morning•
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Three minutes of staring into a red light once a week may help our eyesight as we get older, new research this week suggests. Researchers in the UK found that volunteers given a weekly session with red light in the morning performed better on tests of their color vision. The findings are the latest to indicate that… Read more...



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Leaping into an airborne cargo plane might not be impossible, but the numbers have to work out just right.



Earlier this month, TPG reported that Chase started switching some cardholders to its new travel portal powered by cxLoyalty. So far, we’ve mostly seen this for the Chase Freedom Flex card, while many customers with a Chase Sapphire Reserve card have largely remained on the older Expedia portal. When we reported this news, we noted that the cxLoyalty portal asks for a hotel loyalty number when bo



Whether you’re in the market for tools for yourself, or to give to others as gifts, you’re probably keeping an eye out for sales and special offers—especially over the next week or so. But unfortunately, not all tools sold online are what they say they are. Read more...



Whether you've helped yourself to a new smartphone in the Black Friday sales , or have come to the end of your existing contract and want to reduce the monthly bills on your current mobile, now is a great time to bag a bargain SIM only deal. Networks and retailers fall over themselves to attract shoppers' attention at this time of year, promising cheaper bills, more data and better perks. Top of



A number of Razer products are getting big discounts for Black Friday today, but the best deal might be on the Razer Blade 15 Advanced gaming laptop. It's on sale for just $1,400, or nearly half off (46 percent) the regular price. Buy Razer Blade 15 Advanced at Amazon - $1,400 The Razer Blade 15 Advanced is a highly-rated gaming laptop thanks to the premium build quality, 300 Hz FHD display, and



Buying miles & points strategically can be a good value , especially for first & business class travel. American AAdvantage constantly has promotions on purchased miles. While the program launched a promotion on purchased miles at the beginning of November, the value proposition has just been improved for Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Promotion on purchased American AAdvantage miles Through Mond



Thanksgiving leftovers are more fun to eat than the actual, proper Thanksgiving meal. The leftovers are where you can get creative, inspired, and unhinged. Sandwiches, soup, fried rice, and pot pies are all fine and delicious, but they’re almost as traditional as turkey and dressing. If you’re looking for new and… Read more...



Last week’s column discussed the differences between two of the U.S. government’s “trusted traveler” expedited security programs — TSA PreCheck and Global Entry – along with Clear , the private sector’s offering. This week I am diving into the three even more, including how you can save money on each and what to do if your membership is set to expire. For more TPG news delivered each morning to y



The best Black Friday drone deal we've seen so far is due to expire within hours, with Amazon's DJI Mavic Mini Fly More Combo (now $299, was $399) running only until midnight (PT). The $100 price drop is the lowest price we've seen for the drone's bundle, which includes two extra batteries among other treats. DJI hasn't launched any of its own Black Friday deals this year, but fortunately Amazon



It's no secret that people are always in the hunt for good deals on Apple devices. While we've seen periodic sales on things like Apple Watches, iPads and AirPods throughout the year, Black Friday presents another good opportunity to pick up Apple gadgets at better-than-usual prices. If you do have an Apple device on your gift list, we recommend grabbing it soon as these are some of the first gad



Nvidia DLSS Linux Proton•
The latest version of Proton comes with full support for Nvidia DLSS , among other benefits such as better compatibility with anti-cheat software. For the uninitiated, Proton is the compatibility layer which allows Windows games to be played under Valve’s SteamOS operating system, and version 6.3-8 delivers official support for DLSS in DX11 and DX12 games. This follows Nvidia making its frame rat



Black Friday sales are now well underway. As it can be hard to keep track of everything that's going on through the day, we've picked out all the best offers from the top retailers this year and put them in this easy to browse A-Z list. You can scroll through all the sales below, or use the navigation menu to see if your favourite retailer has a sale live now. Don't see them yet? We're adding mor




During previous Black Fridays , flagship Samsung smartphones have been a bloody battleground with retailers trying to undercut each other on price. This year has been slightly different, with no barnstorming deals coming out of the woodwork... until now. Via the magic of cashback, Mobiles.co.uk has come through with a Samsung Galaxy S21 deal that removes the upfront cost and brings the monthly pa



If you're looking for one of the best Black Friday MacBook Pro deals in the US right now, one of the top offers we've seen so far is this deal from Amazon, which is offering $150 off the 2020 M1-powered MacBook Pro. It's one of many great Black Friday deals we've already seen, including a number of superb offers on Apple's MacBook Pro devices. (Not in the US? Scroll down for deals in your region)



It’s rare to see a frequent flyer program offer a significant bonus just for registering, so this is pretty noteworthy. That’s especially true when you consider that this is potentially enough miles for a one-way award. Aegean Miles+Bonus new member bonus Greek Star Alliance airline Aegean is offering a bonus of 6,000 award miles to new program members: This is valid for new registrations through



Discord NFT Babadeda•
Researchers have shed light on an ongoing malware campaign that targets cryptocurrency enthusiasts on gaming-centric messaging platform Discord . Discovered by cybersecurity researchers at Morphisec, the “sophisticated” campaign aims to distribute a malware strain named Babadeda. “We know that this malware installer [Babadeda] has been used in a variety of recent campaigns to deliver information



100+Wired / 8h
People—and groups—who are suffering are often dismissed. Scarry’s axiom might help us understand why.



One SWFT VOLT Bike•
Enlarge (credit: SWFT) So far, the two e-bikes I've looked at on Ars have been targeting the high end: expensive components and a carefully thought-through riding experience. I looked at them because I thought their creators were trying to do interesting things with the e-bike format, especially compared to the commoditized bikes being offered on the low end. But I realized that this was only giv



It’s all your fault / lyric by Eddie Nelson and Noble Sissle ; music by J. Hubert (Eubie) Blake. For voice and piano. Cover title. First line of text: I’m sighin’ I’m cryin’. Cover ill.: Unhappy woman, man in background, photo of Eddie Nelson. Chorus arranged for male or mixed quartet on p. 5. Ad for other song titles on back cover. Stamped on cover: Hentzschel’s Music Store, S.E. corner Gay and



You need to stay disciplined. Do not buy things simply because they are a 'good deal' relative to their usual price. You wouldn't have paid that price anyway, so you aren't saving money compared to that price if you make a purchase. You know how I know you wouldn't have paid that price? The very fact that you didn't buy it already . There may be things you have in your purchase path already. Thos



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Tamagotchi are very needy, especially when you can’t hack your way out of caring for one, as I was reminded after importing the Japanese-exclusive Tamagotchi Smart. Read more...



TheArsenale Renault AIR4 4•
Like other automakers , Renault has been known to play the nostalgia card with iconic models like the 5 reimagined as a modern EV . However, the company is taking that to a whole 'nother level with the Air4, a literal flying car version of the cult Renault 4 hatchback. Renault teamed up with Miami design firm TheArsenale to create a human-sized drone with an updated version of the 4 sitting on to



It’s the day after Thanksgiving here in the United States, known to most as “Black Friday” and with next week’s Cyber Monday, we’ve rounded up two days of travel deals you’ll likely won’t see again until next year at this time. Rest assured, we’ve got you covered with the latest deals just for you, so you can continue to enjoy that post-Thanksgiving meal consumption hump without missing out on th



There are a lot of words you might use to describe a MacBook but “cheap” isn’t one of them. It’s true of the price, and also of the overall user experience. While not for everyone, here’s why some of us keep buying shiny Apple-branded chunks of aluminum. Read This Article on How-To Geek ›



This Alienware Aurora with an RTX 3060 Ti for $1,371.99 (was $1,979) is easily one of the better Black Friday gaming PC deals today, if you're looking for a top-notch mid-range machine that runs as good as it looks. Not only does this one have a fair price for that RTX 3060 Ti (it's only $400 more than the price of the card itself on eBay right now), but the Intel Core i7 11700F, 16GB of RAM, and



Amazon and American Express are offering a promotion that could save you 50% on the cost of an Amazon purchase by redeeming just a single Membership Rewards point. Save on Amazon by redeeming Amex points Thanks to a new targeted promotion from American Express and Amazon , it’s possible to save up to 50% off the cost of an Amazon purchase by redeeming a single Membership Rewards point. There are



With the mashed potatoes and pumpkin pies behind us, it's now all about the biggest sales period of the year upon us. The best Amazon Black Friday deals have begun to drop and we're here to highlight all the key deals you need to get your beady eyes on immediately, as well as some hidden gems worth considering adding to your basket. Whether you're looking to treat yourself (something we wholehear



Save on top home products with this sitewide 20% off early access Black Friday sale! To get you started, here are some of the bestsellers. Bamboo Comfort 4-Piece Luxury King Sheet Set Pictured above, these unbelievably soft sheets are both hypoallergenic and planet-friendly as they’re made from renewable bamboo. Get the Bamboo Comfort 4-Piece Luxury King Sheet Set for $28.78 (reg. $44) with coupo



QUICK INFO What time does Best Buy open: 5 a.m. local time What time does Walmart open: 5 a.m. local time What time does Target open: 7 a.m. local time All major retailers with brick-and-mortar locations made the call to stay closed on Thanksgiving Day. That's a big change from pre-pandemic years, when many stayed open on the federal holiday so that eager shoppers could start perusing their best



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She's here! It’s time to meet your new neighbor on Sesame Street, Ji-Young. The neighborhood's first Asian American muppet made her debut on Thursday, and the episode made a powerful statement about home, belonging, and the impact of abuse amid a rise of anti-Asian racism in America . Titled "See Us Coming Together," the special aired on Thanksgiving, and celebrates the diversity of Asian and Pac



A new infostealer is making rounds on the web, grabbing Google and Instagram credentials and monitoring the victims’ Telegram correspondence, cyber-researchers are saying. As reported by Bleeping Computer , security researchers from SafeBreach Labs have recently discovered a new Iranian threat actor, who’s been targeting the Farsi-speaking community all over the world with the new malware. The ma



Mobile Phone Museum•
A new museum showcasing more than 2,000 retro mobile phones launches online.




The best set-top boxes of 2021 make it easy to watch a mixture of live TV and your favourite streaming services all in one place. Whether you’re waiting for the next football game or flicking through Netflix for your next movie fix, a set-top box will deliver everything you need to your TV. Set-top boxes (also called Personal Video Recorders or PVRs) don’t just bring you all of the live events, m



LJ Rich looks at the best of the week's technology news stories.



It can be tough enjoying all that a single Disney World theme park has to offer in one day. It doesn’t take a Disney expert to know that the idea of riding every ride across Disney World’s Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot and Hollywood Studios in just one day is insane. But we like attempting otherwise insane things sometimes – especially when those things benefit charity – so we set out to d



The Oculus Quest 2 is one of the best VR headsets you can buy, and if you've picked one up this Black Friday then you're going to need some games to play. Thankfully, Meta Quest has got several great deals going on right now on some of their best games as part of the Meta Quest Black Friday Sale . It doesn't matter if you're a long-time VR enthusiast or you've just picked up your headset for the



Set your alarms, because this is a reminder that later today there will be an opportunity to get a great deal on a Fairmont gift card… Fairmont’s Black Friday gift card sale The major hotel chains sometimes sell discounted gift cards, which is a great way to lower the cost of hotel stays. For a long time, Fairmont has had a tradition of offering bonuses on gift card purchases at least twice a yea



Hello, hello, happy long weekend. If you celebrate, how was your Thanksgiving? Did you eat a lot of stuffing? I love stuffing. To me, that's the main event of Thanksgiving. Sure, turkey is fine. Yes, mashed potatoes are freaking delicious. Pumpkin kicks ass. But I eat stuffing once per year and I look forward to it so much. Stuffing deserves a third of your plate on Thanksgiving and I stand by th



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In toxic, over 500-degree Fahrenheit environments, life thrives . During a fall 2021 deep sea expedition in Mexico's Gulf of California, scientists observed wondrous vents spouting superheated fluid over two miles beneath the ocean surface. The trip, aboard the Schmidt Ocean Institute's research vessel Falkor , used a sturdy underwater robot to find intriguing life and potentially new-to-science



Audio gadgets are, consistently, some of the most sought after, whether it's Black Friday or not. A good pair of headphones or earbuds makes a great gift for almost anyone, and they're even better if you can catch them on sale. While there are a bunch of budget devices we recommend, most of our top rated headphones and earbuds tend to be on the expensive side. Luckily, Black Friday usually comes



Bring on the cheap Europe deals. In the new year, you can fly SAS to tons of European cities for roughly $350 round-trip, and even on nonstop routes to Copenhagen (CPH), Oslo (OSL) and Stockholm (ARN). SAS Airlines Airbus A350. (Photo by Zach Griff/The Points Guy) The deal was originally sent out by Thrifty Traveler to its Premium members, who are notified about cheap flights, award flight sales



If you've been looking for a new 4K TV today, Amazon might just have you covered with a couple of incredible Samsung TV Black Friday deals. Right now, both the Samsung AU8000 and Samsung AU7110 4K smart TVs are cheaper than they've ever been at the online retail giant, but you may need to act fast as stock is rapidly selling. There have been plenty of great Samsung TV Black Friday deals this year



If you're looking for an RTX laptop on Black Friday , then Dell has you covered with some brilliant gaming laptop Black Friday deals on notebooks that come with Nvidia's high-end gaming GPUs. These include the stunning Alienware m15 R6, which features the top-of-the-range RTX 3080 laptop GPU, which has a huge £450 price cut for Black Friday . Not in the UK? Scroll down for deals in your region. F



The post appeared first on Popular Mechanics .



30Wired / 9h
Digital retail came into its own during lockdown, yet amazingly some watch brands still haven’t committed to online sales. Now time is running out.



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Even Amazon’s new AI-powered machines aren’t nearly capable enough to handle the most important fulfillment tasks.



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Now is the perfect time to curl up with a good read. From pop culture histories to time-traveling immortals, here are some of our favorites.



Looking for a new Bluetooth speaker in the Black Friday deals ? Then direct your attention towards these fantastic Marshall speaker deals from Amazon, which prove you don't have to be rich to be a rockstar. Two of the biggest deals going on right now are the $50 off the Marshall Emberton portable Bluetooth speaker that's only $99 on Amazon and the Marshall Major IV On-Ear Headphones that have dro



BT London HQ Aldgate•
BT has officially opened the doors of its new London headquarters, marking a significant milestone in the company’s transformation programme initiated by former chief executive Gavin Patterson. As part of those changes, BT is restructuring its workforce and decentralising its operations to 30 sites around the UK. It is hoped the changes will save £1.3 billion, allow the more streamlined company t



Samsung Galaxy A03•
Samsung has just unveiled what might well be its final phone of 2021, and while it won’t be competing with the Samsung Galaxy S21 , it could have a shot at being one of the best cheap phones . Dubbed the Samsung Galaxy A03, this follows the entry-level Samsung Galaxy A03s that was announced in September , and it looks to be slightly higher end than that phone – but still definitely on the afforda



The Apple Watch 7 is only a few months old, but the smartwatch has in that time taken our top spot in the best smartwatch rankings. Plus, the Apple Watch 7 is now its cheapest price yet thanks to Black Friday . This is now one of the top Black Friday smartwatch deals and Black Friday Apple Watch deals. While its price isn't game-changing, it is likely to be the best discount we see on the latest



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PUBG New State India•
PUBG: New State , the battle royale game from Krafton that was rolled out in India earlier this month, is set to provide some exclusive content for gamers in in the country. For starters, the South Korean game developer and publisher, has partnered with Sony Music India to bring the song ‘Bad Boy x Bad Girl' by pop singer Badshah to the game. Krafton said that this was the first of many collabora



Employee data is stolen and leaked as often as customer data, but these incidents are less frequently reported, a new report from Kaspersky has found. Its Employee Wellbeing 2021 report says businesses “regularly” face employee data leakage, but almost half (45%) of them prefer not to disclose these events to the public. The problem is two-fold, the report seems to be suggesting, as both companie



Google PS UK CMA Sandbox•
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As part of an ongoing antitrust investigation into Google’s Privacy Sandbox by the UK’s competition regulator, the adtech giant has agreed to an expanded set of commitments related to oversight of its planned migration away from tracking cookies, the regulator announced today. Google has also put out its own blog post on the revisions — which it says are intended to “underline our commitment to e



If you've been holding out for some Microsoft Surface Black Friday deals then your patience is about to be rewarded, with some fantastic savings to be made across the entire range. Microsoft Surface laptops and tablet devices have taken the world by storm, enough so to have converted devout macOS users over to the Windows platform. It's little wonder why they're so popular, given the Microsoft Su



Germany 2030 Greens•
Igor Bonifacic Contributor Igor Bonifacic is a contributing writer at Engadget . More posts by this contributor Apple delays release of digital ID cards to 2022 Ford and Rivian cancel plan to jointly develop an EV Germany plans to phase out coal use by 2030, eight years earlier than previously planned, as part of its latest climate pledge. That same year, the country wants 80 percent of its elect



Black Friday is finally here, and right now you can grab the latest Ring video doorbell in stylish Venetian Bronze or Satin Nickel together with an Amazon Echo Show 5 smart speaker for just $89.99 at Amazon . That's a huge saving of $94.99 off the regular price, and the cheapest we've ever seen it by far. Amazon owns Ring, so it's no surprise that it's offering some of the best Black Friday deals



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It's officially Black Friday and that means if you didn't snatch up any of the early deals that came and went earlier this month, now's the time to shop. Despite kicking off the holiday season (unbearably) early this year with a deluge of deals, retailers are still have some compelling Black Friday sales today. However, just like most years, not every deal is worth your money — especially when it



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The parade is over. The plates have been cleared. The family is gone, and you're full. Not just on turkey, mashed potatoes, and whatever cranberry atrocity is traditional for your clan, but also just full up on the holiday cheer. Sure, there's plenty of funny Thanksgiving TV specials to indulge in, family-friendly Belcher antics to binge-watch , and even Marvel movies to DIY marathon . You could



Hybrid working may be great for productivity, but it’s a cybersecurity nightmare, a new report fro IONOS has found. Surveying 609 IT decision-makers in multiple industries, IONOS found that cybersecurity teams are worried about employees keeping their devices away from the corporate network for too long, not paying attention to security when working remotely, and as a consequence - their endpoint



The majority of businesses that have swapped from legacy to cloud security solutions have saved money as a result, new research suggests. SASE provider Netskope recently polled 700 IT professionals in Germany and the UK on their intentions and practices as the world shifts to a remote-first approach. It found that nearly four in five European businesses have saved on hardware and appliance replac



Sony is a top-tier TV maker, and it's offering a host of brilliant Black Friday OLED TV deals in time for the massive sales event. There are great offers to be snapped up while the Black Friday deals . In the US, that means a $400 discount on the 55-inch Sony A80J, while UK shoppers can benefit from up to £700 off the Sony A90J at its largest sizes. And if these screens are still too costly for y



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Aside from Amazon Prime Day, Black Friday is the best time of year to save on Amazon gadgets . It's arguably better than Amazon's exclusive shopping day because anyone, not just Prime members, can get Black Friday discounts. Everything from Echo speakers to Fire tablets to Kindles are down to record-low prices, and many devices have optional bundles you can choose from that get you things like a



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Pro tip: if you don’t want to deal with shipping delays and supply chain issues this season, opt for digital deals. The techies in your life will appreciate the idea and software and apps are truly the gifts that keep on giving. For a limited time, you can slash an extra 40% off these already-discounted app and software deals in honor of Black Friday . Just enter the code BFSAVE40 at checkout to



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Whether you're looking for the perfect gift for someone who's impossible to shop for or just want to treat yourself, there's no better time to shop than Black Friday . Case in point: these 33 tech gadgets, games, DIY kits, and more are all on sale for up to 77% off. All you have to do to secure the deals is enter the code BFSAVE20 at checkout. But remember, with supply chain shortages and limited



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Itching to learn something new? Today's your lucky day. These e-learning courses and course bundles are an extra 70% off for Black Friday with code BFSAVE70 . So, you can learn something you've always wanted to — from coding to cryptocurrency — for as low as $6 if you act fast. StackSkills Unlimited: Lifetime Access Get unlimited lifetime access to over 1,000 courses (with 50 more added each mont



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We're in the final hours of Black Friday , y'all. That means if there's a deal you want — grab it now. These prices won't last forever, and neither will inventory. Whether you're looking to check your family and friends off of your holiday shopping list or treat yourself to something special, these deals run the gamut from under $25 to over $200. There's something for everyone and every budget (t



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When you have Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd together in a skit, it doesn't really matter too much what the thing is actually about. It's going to be funny regardless. That was certainly the case on Thursday's Tonight Show , when Anchorman pals Rudd and Ferrell played audience members heckling an in-character Jimmy Fallon, who was up on the stage singing a rendition of Elton John's "Tiny Dancer" for



Wired / 11h
Can your home use some calming vibes? Is your frizzy hair desperate for some love? We found the best deals to glam up or chill out.



The latest Amazon Kindle Paperwhite was only launched in September this year, but we're already seeing discounts that bring the price near to $100 or £100 for the latest ereader. Below you'll find some of our favorite picks of the best Kindle Black Friday deals right now, but it's not just about the Paperwhite 2021. We've seen discounts on the standard Kindle, the Oasis and on the Paperwhite mode



When Afghanistan fell to the Taliban in August, Mohammad Yasin had to make some difficult decisions very quickly. As the country reeled from the shock of the insurgent takeover, the 21-year-old—whose name has been changed to protect his safety—snuck into his small place of business and got to work. He began erasing some of the sensitive data on his computer and moving the rest onto two of his lar




Whether you’re buying for yourself or for the man in your life, Black Friday week is a brilliant time to buy a Braun shaver or trimmer: with the best Black Friday week deals already live on Amazon and Boots, you can get superb savings while seriously upping your grooming game. Braun has been at the cutting edge of shaving and grooming technology since 1930, when Max Braun designed his first elect



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Save up to 40%: Tile Bluetooth trackers and tracker bundles are on sale at Amazon for Black Friday. Forget the Turing test — the true proof of being human is having lost your keys before. Whether they fell out of your pocket, you left them at a friend's, or your cat very deliberately hid them in a fit of pique after you refused to give her a treat (just me?), it's definitely happened to you. The



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If adoption were more widespread, cyber insurance could mitigate the billions of dollars in cybercrime losses incurred each year, a new survey from security firm Avast suggests. However, the poll of UK businesses and consumers also revealed that more than a third (37%) don’t know what cyber insurance is. Of the remaining 63%, almost half (46%) don’t know what it protects them from. In reality, th



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For a long time we’ve heard rumors that Apple is working on an AR (augmented reality) or VR headset , and now it seems the wearable could be less than a year away, with a late 2022 release date touted. That’s according to Ming-Chi Kuo (an analyst with a great track record for Apple leaks), in a research report seen by MacRumors . According to Kuo, the headset will be capable of both AR and VR, wi



Grab one of the best backpacks around with this Black Friday deal on the Lo & Sons Hanover Deluxe 2 for $173.60 , a 30% discount on a seriously premium item. While it sports a very minimalist design, don't let that fool you – the Lo & Sons Hanover Deluxe 2 is more than capable of securing your essential tech on a lengthy commute or just down the block to the coffee shop. Normally retailing for a



The best Xiaomi phone deals this Black Friday may be the best way for you to pick up a cheap smartphone in this year's discount bonanza. We've seen discounts across the whole Xiaomi range this Black Friday with everything from the Redmi 10 to the Xiaomi Mi 11 getting price cuts through Amazon's Black Friday deals . These offers are among the best Black Friday phone deals , and if you're looking f



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The humble vacuum is a staple in every home. These are our favorite picks from iRobot, Roborock, and more.



When it comes to the best backpack for securing that new laptop you just bought for Black Friday , you want to make sure you get something that'll protect your investment but won't break the bank either. Luckily, the Hex Technical Backpack is on sale right now for $111.97 at Hex , a 30% discount off its retail price. This is the lowest price we've seen on this backpack, so it's definitely one you


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