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The newest Oura Ring 4 is still available from Amazon, Best Buy, and Oura for $249 — its lowest price to date — for Black Friday, which is about $100 off the standard retail price. Or you can save up to $150 if you’re going for the gold or rose gold models, since those are down from $500 to $350. That’s if you fancy. Oura Ring 4 Where to Buy: $349 $249 at Amazon $349 $249 at Best Buy $349 $249 at... View Source

When a data center cooling issue halted futures and options trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, it focused attention on the hidden infrastructure that’s becoming ever more critical to daily life: data centers. These facilities are essential for everything from commodities trading to uploading the photos on your smartphone to the cloud... View Source

The liftoff of two cosmonauts a NASA astronaut to the International Space Station caused damage to Russia's launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan... View Source

Twelve South’s HiRise 3 Deluxe is on sale for $59.99. We all know Black Friday is one of — if not the — best time to save hundreds on a laptop or big screen TV, but you shouldn’t forget about taking advantage of deals on lower-priced essentials like chargers and battery packs. These gadgets are easy to overlook, but if you’re still using the USB-A power adapter that came with your smartphone years... View Source

The developers at Team Cherry tell us they’re working on new content for their popular action game... View Source

ModRetro, the gaming company that makes modern versions of retro consoles, has unveiled its take on the Nintendo 64. It’s called the M64, and it has launched alongside ModRetro’s spin on the classic console’s trident or three-pronged controller. The M64 is a direct competitor to the Analogue 3D, which is also an ode to the N64 and can play its games. Analogue’s version is already out for sale, tho... View Source

The term cosmovision refers to a conception of the universe in totality... View Source

For a platform that everybody claims to have quit, Facebook is astonishingly resilient. A whopping 71 percent of American adults still use the site — and more than half check it daily — according to a recent Pew study, cementing it as one of the few constants in an otherwise shifting social media landscape.  And it’s not alone. YouTube is the only platform even more ubiquitous than Facebook, with... View Source

Russia is moving toward a full block of messaging app WhatsApp after degrading the service for months, taking another step to replace Western communication and technology platforms with domestic ones... View Source

We finally have a release date for the early access build of Hytale. The fun starts on January 13. The game costs $20 and is available for PC players via Steam. Preorders go up on December 13. This is a true early access build, so don't go in expecting a polished experience. Developer Hypixel Studios says it's "still very much unfinished and will be buggy for a while" but that... View Source

Buy or do not. There is no try. Train in the ways of the Jedi with this light and sound effects Star Wars Yoda lightsaber, now $40 at the Disney Store... View Source

The Nuki smart lock is seeing a rare discount this Black Friday. ‘Tis the season to score some serious bargains on smart home gear. With Black Friday in full swing and Cyber Monday coming up fast behind, this is the time to grab a bargain on that smart lock you’ve been eyeing or help your family members enjoy the benefits of the smart home with a connected stocking stuffer or two. There are... View Source

A Soyuz rocket launched on Thursday carrying Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergei Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikayev, as well as NASA astronaut Christopher Williams, for an eight-month mission to the International Space Station. The trio of astronauts arrived at the orbiting laboratory without incident. However, on the ground, there was a serious problem during the launch with the ground systems that support... View Source

As I write this, my Dreo Whole-Room heater is swirling warm air around me in a hushed, mellow sweep. I personally paid the full $100 for the privilege but right now, you can currently snag yours for $15 less, thanks to Black Friday's benevolence. Either way — this little guy is worth it. I bought mine a few weeks ago when the leaves started to turn and I knew winter was coming for my home off... View Source

From blocking ads to hiding your location online, Surfshark is an essential internet safety tool. This Black Friday it's up to 80% off, starting at just $1.99 a month for two years, with three extra months free... View Source

The $449 Nintendo Switch 2 is one of the hottest holiday gifts, so it’s no surprise that you won’t find any discounts on the console, which was released in June and has already amassed a library of must-play games. However, the next best thing — discounts on accessories that we recommend — is in full swing during Black Friday. Whether you’re getting or giving a Switch 2, add-ons that will protect... View Source

While there are so many great physical things to buy during Black Friday sales, there are also a bunch of amazing discounts on digital subscriptions. Take Plex, which is offering 40 percent off its lifetime pass. You can use the code ANYPASS40 to get it for $150, down from $250.  The monthly and annual Plex Pass options are also 40 percent off. You can get a year of Plex for $42, down from $7... View Source

After about a year of using over the counter CGMs, I’ve realized I shouldn’t use them during holidays. This is Optimizer, a weekly newsletter sent every Friday from Verge senior reviewer Victoria Song that dissects and discusses the latest phones, smartwatches, apps, and other gizmos that swear they're going to change your life. Optimizer arrives in our subscribers' inboxes at 10AM ET. Opt in for... View Source

Spain’s football league LaLiga has granted Telefónica SA and DAZN Group Ltd the domestic broadcast rights for five matches each of the country’s top-flight competition in a deal estimated at over €1 billion ($1.2 billion) per season... View Source

Observations of the supermassive black hole at the heart of the Milky Way, Sagittarius A*, collected by the James Webb Space Telescope, have allowed scientists to better understand how this cosmic titan fires off flares... View Source

AirPods Pro 3 It’s the most wonderful time of the year to buy AirPods. They’re heavily discounted for Black Friday from places like Amazon and Walmart, starting at just $69 for the most basic (but still great) AirPods 4. And, better yet, you can even get a $30 off deal on Apple’s newest model, the AirPods Pro 3. I’m also including wired EarPods because… people like wires again. And they’re on sale... View Source

The Indian conglomerate, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, is planning to invest as much as $5 billion in Google’s upcoming AI infrastructure hub in southern India, according to Chief Financial Officer Jugeshinder Singh, showing the steady stream of investments pouring in the fast-growing data center business... View Source

The end of November is fast approaching, meaning the winter months almost upon us. In the cold, there are few things better than staying in and watching your favorite shows. Thankfully, there are lots of Black Friday streaming deals available this year. One of the best comes courtesy of a $58 discount on an annual Starz subscription. Right now, you can pay just $1 a month for an entire year of wat... View Source

Want a beginner-friendly telescope that makes deep sky astrophotography a breeze? Our expert reviewer raved about this ZWO Seestar S50 scope, awarding it four and a half stars, and it's even cheaper in Amazon's Black Friday sale... View Source

Tattoo ink doesn’t just sit inertly in the skin. New research shows it moves rapidly into the lymphatic system, where it can persist for months, kill immune cells, and even disrupt how the body responds to vaccines... View Source

The following contains mild spoilers for The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy.Following its birth as a 1978 BBC Radio sitcom through its many and varied adaptations, Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy has become an enduring part of our culture. Despite the fact its satire centers on the anxieties of Britain at the tail end of the ‘70s, its unique wit and surrealism have brought it... View Source

You can snag Microsoft’s excellent Xbox Wireless Controller starting at just $39.99 today. Black Friday is a great time to save on big-ticket items like 4K TVs, laptops, and headphones. But if you’re on a tight budget this holiday season, there are plenty of worthwhile deals on practical upgrades for $50 or less — think power banks, smart speakers, location trackers, and entry-level earbuds that p... View Source

Hard-won banking licenses allow new entrants to pursue payroll deposits... View Source

Two more Apple products, specifically Maps and Ads, could be big enough to be designated as gatekeepers under the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA). The EU has announced that it has received notifications from the company that those services meet DMA thresholds. It will now have 45 days to decide whether to designate Apple as a gatekeeper for either of them. Under DMA rules, services that... View Source

Mars is passing behind the sun, giving NASA's Perseverance rover a view of the star’s far side... View Source

Tessan’s 140W Universal Travel Adapter is down to $53.99 for Black Friday. Keeping gadgets charged is tough enough when you’re home, but it can feel impossible while you’re traveling — especially internationally. Tessan’s 140W Universal Travel Adapter can help change that, and it’s hit an all-time low of $53.99 ($16 off) at Amazon thanks to a Black Friday deal. Tessan 140W Universal Travel Ad... View Source

Bank Indonesia is looking for room to further cut its benchmark interest rate, Governor Perry Warjiyo said, forecasting robust economic growth in the next two years despite a range of global risks including the trade situation and fragile markets... View Source

I sat down to write this story hoping to point people to deals on RAM kits for their gaming PC builds, but after an extensive search, I'm sorry to say there aren't any promotions worth even considering. Sure, if you visit Newegg or Amazon, you'll find plenty of bundles listed as Black Friday specials, but following a quick visit to PCPartPicker or CamelCamelCamel, you'll find m... View Source

I test laptops for a living and I've found several worthwhile laptop deals this Black Friday, with huge discounts on MacBooks and other high-end models... View Source

Sometimes, there’s a little too much emphasis placed on buying big-ticket items during Black Friday. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with big gifts. It’s just that people might forget about the power of a compact stocking stuffer, like a movie. Ah, movies. You know you’re getting one, even when it’s wrapped, simply based on its shape and the sound it makes when you shake it. They’re fun to get, and... View Source

Stock-picking hedge fund Marshall Wace will start making clients pay for the rising costs of hiring and retaining technology, trading and risk personnel amid an intense war for talent... View Source

I've rounded up some of the best Black Friday deals from telescopes to Lego to help you find the ideal gift for your space-obsessed loved one... View Source

An Atlantic hurricane season defined by political and climate disasters comes to a close on November 30th. It kicked off after DOGE's flurry of slashes to federal agencies. Employees who stayed on endured a tumultuous year, to say the least, at the National Weather Service (NWS). A series of strong storms brewed in the Atlantic this season. But for the first time in a decade, no hurricane made lan... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Spencer Soper addresses the challenge for Amazon’s business model coming from the advent of AI shopping bots... View Source

"This is a snapshot of where we are very early in the scientific process."... View Source

The Saros Z70 comes with a robotic arm, and it’s 50 percent off for Black Friday. Thanksgiving might be behind us, but the cleanup — and Christmas prep — are just getting started. Thankfully, Black Friday is here with some of the steepest robot vacuum deals we’ve seen all year to help make things easier. Like in previous years, the discounts span just about everything. Right now, for instance, you... View Source

With just a friend, a phone, and a few Lego bricks, you can accurately measure the size of our planet... View Source

The artificial-intelligence boom’s promise of runaway electricity demand has jolted shares of US power companies to all-time highs. But those generators and utilities are now learning that the hype comes with an edge: Investors won’t wait forever for results... View Source

Welcome back! I hope you had a great Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, we’re facing the annual torrent of Black Friday deals (and non-deals). I stand by $100 off the PS5 probably being the most intriguing discount this year, as it’s a rare one — and consoles have continued to get more expensive in the last few years. There are other big discounts on more tech I personally bought (at full price, ugh), like... View Source

A technique called interferometry can greatly magnify tiny objects on the sky, and is powerful enough to reveal the surfaces of nearby stars... View Source

If you're looking for a bargain when it comes to VPNs, you can save up to 77% on NordVPN's Black Friday deal — arguably a must-have for online security and streaming... View Source

As with most products, Black Friday is the best time of year to find TVs and their accessories at the year’s lowest prices. It’s the perfect opportunity to upgrade your dedicated home theater, living room, or bedroom with incredible video and audio sure to keep you entertained for years to come. Shopping during this time of year is normally a great way to get discounts on outgoing models, as retai... View Source

Whether you've missed out on the Marvel Cinematic Universe or are eagerly awaiting 2026's smash superhero shows and movies, this Black Friday deal on Hulu and Disney Plus is more precious than the Infinity Stones... View Source

Apple’s latest AirPods Pro are down to their best price to date. If you’re planning to gift an Apple device this holiday season — or treat yourself — now’s the time to start shopping. Black Friday has officially arrived, bringing with it the best Apple deals we’ve seen all year. Despite having recently launched, for instance, the new AirPods Pro, Apple Watch Series 11, and new M5-powered MacB... View Source

These are my top recommendations to get you ready for the total solar eclipse next year... View Source

Now that the Thanksgiving dishes are put away and the last slice of pie is hidden in the back of the fridge, it’s time to turn your attention to the next major holiday: Black Friday. The biggest shopping day of the year has started, and as expected, there are tens of thousands of deals staring you in the face. The Verge found the ones that are actually worth considering.  Our team has spent a... View Source

Black Friday sales are starting again, and per usual, they’re a good opportunity to grab some new gaming gear at a discount. To help you sort through the noise, we’ve rounded up the best Black Friday gaming deals we could find below. While we haven’t seen any major discounts for the Nintendo Switch 2 as of this writing, the offers include solid price drops for PS5 consoles, tons of well-reviewed g... View Source

Only seven days after a drubbing caused by broad market concerns of an artificial-intelligence bubble, Europe’s biggest winner from the theme is back near record levels... View Source

Black Friday and Cyber Monday feature some of the best audio equipment deals you're likely to see all year. Whether you've been thinking about upgrading your home sound system, you're planning a party or you just want something nice to listen to while you cook, we've found discounts on a speaker you'll love. The deals on this list range across brands, with offerings from U... View Source

Meituan posted its first loss in almost three years, reflecting the toll of a three-way battle with Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and JD.com Inc. in a weak Chinese consumer market... View Source

Holiday shopping can be tough because you may only have so much money to spend on gifts and things for yourself. Sticking to your budget might be more important to you this year than ever, and you’re looking for deals that can help you do that. Engadget can help, at least in the electronics department. Yes, there are plenty of great deals on big-ticket items this year like game consoles and robot... View Source

Black Friday is always the best time to buy cameras and accessories and it's particularly relevant this year in light of tariffs that have pushed up prices. Most of the major camera and drone makers including Sony, Canon, DJI, Nikon and GoPro are offering substantial discounts across a wide range of products ranging from hundreds to thousands of dollars. Those include multiple options from our gui... View Source

German lawmakers are set to approve spending €2.9 billion ($3.4 billion) on 11 military procurement contracts, including for drones, rifles and missiles, in deals that will go largely to domestic manufacturers... View Source

Meituan shares may extend their underperformance against Chinese tech peers as price wars drive the online delivery giant to its first loss in nearly three years... View Source

North Korean hacking group Lazarus is suspected of being behind an exploit that saw 45 billion won (about $30 million) drained from South Korea’s largest crypto exchange Upbit on Thursday, Yonhap News reported... View Source

Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd. plans to introduce a progressive dividend policy in its next medium-term plan, Chief Executive Officer Takeshi Hashimoto said... View Source

MediaTek Inc. shares are poised for their best week since 2002, as artificial intelligence advances at its client Google help reshape the growth outlook for the Taiwanese chipmaker... View Source

Nexperia warned that customers across industries are facing impending production halts, while calling on its Chinese unit to take concrete steps to re-establish dialog... View Source

Investors in Chinese electric vehicle stocks had been hoping for a strong earnings season to provide a fresh tailwind. Instead, disappointing results have stoked anxiety about what lies ahead... View Source

Want to capture the wonders of the universe? The Celestron Origin Home Observatory makes it super-easy to photograph the deep sky and it's a stellar deal at $200 off for Black Friday... View Source

We’ve seen Sony’s DualSense Edge discounted on a few occasions this year, and now it’s back on sale ahead of Black Friday as part of Sony’s ongoing holiday promo. Right now, you can snag the pro-style gamepad in either black or white at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy for around $169 ($30 off), which is just $10 shy of its previous low. The black version of the DualSense Edge is seldom discounted by... View Source

If you were hoping to create some silly images this long holiday weekend with Google's new Nano Banana Pro model, I have some bad news: the company is restricting free usage of the AI system. In a support document spotted by 9to5Google, Google notes free users can currently generate two images daily, down from three per day previously. "Image generation and editing is in high demand,... View Source

You'll need more than a sense of adventure if you’re chasing aurora in freezing conditions... View Source

The best gear to help you capture the Orion Nebula, see a close-up of a ‘Christmas Star’ and get the best from the night sky in 2026... View Source

I know that as a Lego fan and expert, I wouldn't hesitate to wait for Black Friday when there are so many great deals on Lego already available... View Source

While generative AI systems cannot be considered inventors under US patent laws, the US Patent and Trademark Office has updated its guidelines on how they can be used in the process of creating innovations. The agency's director, John Squires, said in a notice obtained by Reuters that the USPTO deems genAI to be "analogous" to other tools that inventors might use in their process, i... View Source

Looking to get started with drone flying? The Atom LT is a great, easy-to-use drone, and it won't break the bank, especially with this early Black Friday deal... View Source

Meta may have just released the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) at the end of October, but they’re not significantly different from the last-gen model introduced in 2021. The overall experience is very similar, which is why the original Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses remain a great buy, especially now that they’re on sale for an all-time low of around $238.99 ($60 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for Black F... View Source

Coach Nick Sirianni and the Philadelphia Eagles host the Chicago Bears this Friday, here's how to watch. (Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images) IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / Reuters Two top NFC teams will face off in a Black Friday showdown airing on Prime Video. The Philadelphia Eagles will host the Chicago Bears this Friday afternoon. The Eagles faced some setbacks this past week, dealing with a... View Source

Comet 3I Atlas is currently ~186 million miles from Earth, which is twice the distance from the Earth to the sun. It is moving away from the Sun now but getting closer to Earth until December 19, 2025. There are more major observed anomalies that cannot be explained and break known standard comet physics. It ... Read more... View Source

Two new studies dig into the long, curving path that cats took toward domestication... View Source

This Black Friday will feature an NFC showdown between the Chicago Bears and the Philadelphia Eagles. Both teams are 8-3 this season, but the odds for the Black Friday NFL game favor the Eagles to win. The Chicago Bears vs. Philadelphia Eagles game will stream live nationally on Amazon Prime Video on Friday at 3 p.m. ET. Keep reading to find out what you need to know about Friday's game and t... View Source

Classic "Who" foes the Sea Devils make waves in this Doctor-less, grown-up drama series from the mind of Russell T Davies... View Source

We've bounty-hunted down a great deal for lovers of Lego, Star Wars or both. This Lego Star Wars Jango Fett Helmet is down to just $56 at Walmart, and it's a blast to build, too... View Source

Quantum Systems, a German drone maker backed by Peter Thiel, boosted its valuation to €3 billion ($3.5 billion) in a new funding round as the defense startup plans to increase production capacity of unmanned aerial systems... View Source

Early Black Friday deals are seeing prices slashed across image-stabilized binoculars, and this selection is perfect for detailed stargazing and steady wildlife observation... View Source

Dreame’s X40 Ultra is over half off for Black Friday. Robot vacuums show up in our gift guides almost every year, and it’s easy to understand why: they clean, they save time, and they’re cheaper than hiring a professional. But not all robovacs are created equal, and some save more time than others. The Dreame X40 Ultra is one of those, offering a more genuinely hands-free cleaning experience than... View Source

Celebrate the prequel trilogy's most overlooked starship with $10 off this awesome mid-sized Lego Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Acclamator-Class Assault Ship model... View Source

It might surprise you to hear that one of this year's awards season contenders is a Norwegian film. But it's not the first time. In 2022, Joachim Trier's sly, POV-shifting relationship drama The Worst Person in the World snuck into the Academy Awards with nods for Best International Film and Best Original Screenplay. His family-anchored follow up, Sentimental Value, has been pegged as an Oscar hop... View Source

If you have a Pixel 10 phone that you use for turn-by-turn directions in lieu of a dedicated GPS device, Google has an update that might be right up your alley. A Google Maps power-saving mode is now available for Pixel 10, Pixel 10 Pro, Pixel 10 Pro XL and Pixel 10 Pro Fold. The company announced this feature earlier this month as part of its November 2025 Pixel Drop.Power-saving mode is only ava... View Source

Saturn shines near the half-lit moon at sunset on Nov. 27... View Source

Going home for the holidays isn't all turkey, holiday decorations, and political arguments discussions. It also comes with requests for tech support and questions like "Why does my computer do this?" and "I read about this AI - what is that?" Think of it as an opportunity rather than a burden. If you're like many people, you get tech support calls from frustrated parents or grandparents all year l... View Source

There is a Tesla Robotaxi Tracker that shows 29 cars in Austin and 97 in the SF Bay Area. This is bases upon spotting robotaxi with unique license plates. This project is an independent, community-built tool and is not affiliated with, authorized by, endorsed by, or in any way officially connected with Tesla... View Source

We have reviewed over 70 Lego sets, but this is the early Black Friday deal we'd recommend... View Source

If you want your house to be the one everyone slows down to look at this holiday season, Philips Hue’s Festavia lights can make that happen. They aren’t cheap, but thanks to an early Black Friday sale at Amazon, you can pick up a 65-foot string for $145.19 (about $97 off) or a 130-foot strand for around $237.60 (about $158 off), which is the lowest price we’ve seen on either strand since they were... View Source

Tesla’s Austin Robotaxis will roughly double in December. This falls short of Musk’s earlier statement on the All in podcast of getting to 500 vehicles by year’s end in Austin. Tesla FSD 14.2 is working very well and can handle no turn on red. It is very smooth and gives relaxing drives. Tesla FSD 14.3 ... Read more... View Source

A new study suggests that a once-daily atmospheric tidal cycle may be a bigger driver of rapid Venusian winds than previously thought... View Source

Microsoft is pitching a future where AI controls everything on your PC and agents go and do work for you in the background. But before the company gets there, it has to build the tools to make these systems work and convince its own developers that AI is actually capable of achieving these big promises. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella revealed earlier this year that up to 30 percent of the code of "so... View Source

Leonardo SpA unveiled an integrated defense system that uses artificial intelligence to neutralize a range of threats, from hypersonic weapons to drone swarms and naval attacks, in a bid to strengthen its role in European multi-domain security... View Source

Looking for a small but perfectly formed gift, maybe for your office's Secret Santa? This mini astronaut star projector is $28 off for Black Friday, with Walmart's Amazon-beating Black Friday deal... View Source

You can stream the Seth Rogen comedy The Studio on Apple TV. | Image: Apple TV Plus The holidays are a great time to see family, exchange gifts, and enjoy a good meal. It’s also the perfect time to gather around a TV and catch up on must-see shows and movies. Vince Gilligan’s Pluribus is a fantastic new sci-fi series, while Hulu is the only place you can catch the buzzy Alien: Earth. Thankfully, m... View Source

Here's some bad news for folks who've been using Plex to stream stuff from a buddy's personal media server to their TV for free for years. As it pledged to do earlier this year when it bumped up the price of the Plex Pass, the service is starting to enforce a paywall for remote streaming from a personal server to TV apps. Plex is rolling out the change on its Roku app this week, followed by its ot... View Source

Apple’s new holiday ad stars a forest full of woodland creatures. | Screenshot: YouTube / Apple While companies like Coca-Cola turned to generative AI to create “visually jarring” holiday ads this year, Apple continues to embrace practical effects with its new festive short film called A Critter Carol featuring a forest full of tech-savvy woodland creatures. In the ad a hiker drops their iPhone 17... View Source

Major Wall Street banks are gearing up for another strong year in emerging markets, predicting that dollar weakness and the investment explosion in artificial intelligence will offer a further boost to the asset class... View Source

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This Pococo Galaxy Star Projector gives the more expensive competition a run for their money — and it's less than $80 this Black Friday... View Source

A humanoid robot bubble could be brewing, warned China’s leading economic planning agency on Thursday. The alert comes amid growing fears that a bubble in a related industry — AI — is about to burst.  Speaking at a press briefing, National Development and Reform Commission spokesperson Li Chao said China’s humanoid robotics industry needs to balance “the speed of growth against the risk of bu... View Source

Digital Realty Trust Inc. and a consortium involving Equinix Inc. are among bidders entering into the next round of bidding for atNorth Holding AB, a pan-Nordic data center operator owned by Partners Group, according to people with knowledge of the matter... View Source

Alibaba’s Quark AI glasses are now available for purchase in China. The company has released three variants of the flagship S1 model and three of the more affordable G1 model. They both connect to Alibaba’s newly launched Qwen App, powered by the company’s own AI tech, for AI assistance through voice commands and touch controls. Their features include on-the-go translation and AI-generated meeting... View Source

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"These confirmations have been given to us in writing, so this is a very important step."... View Source

The Kuxiu S3 adds a kickstand for hands-free smartphone use. | Image: Kuxiu Seven months after launching its first semi-solid state battery that used a safer and longer-lasting solid-liquid mixed electrolyte, Kuxiu is introducing a new version with some welcome upgrades. The S3 has twice the capacity of the S2 at 10,000mAh – 5,000mAh at 7.7V (38.5Wh) – that the company says is enough to nearly dou... View Source

Indian e-commerce platform Meesho Ltd. is set to raise as much as 54 billion rupees ($605 million) through an initial public offering that will open on Dec. 3, according to people with knowledge of the matter... View Source

Enjoy a post-dinner stargazing session as the first-quarter moon, Saturn and the season's brightest stars light up the Thanksgiving night sky... View Source

ChatGPT, like many chatbots, is pitched as a hyper-competent personal assistant. But among the many things that confuse it, one is particularly confounding: It cannot tell time. When I ask ChatGPT what time it is, I'm never quite sure what I'll get. Sometimes, it tells me it can't do it. "I don't have access to your device's real-time clock or your location, so I can't tell the exact local time fo... View Source

Amazon.com Inc.’s AI-infused Rufus shopping assistant has new features that make it a “faster, more useful, state-of-the-art shopping companion.” Google’s agentic checkout feature “can do the heavy lifting to help you get the perfect item without blowing your budget.” OpenAI on Monday unveiled a free ChatGPT tool it says can generate a personalized gift-buying guide... View Source

As attractive as the Lego Star Wars UCS Death Star is, we just can't justify spending $1000 on a single set... View Source

Windows users are transitioning to Windows 11 at a slower rate than the upgrade to Windows 10. Microsoft’s 10-year-old operating system, which just hit the end of support phase, is still proving popular among consumers and businesses. Dell revealed this week that around 500 million machines are capable of upgrading to Windows 11, but are sticking with Windows 10 instead. “We have about 500 million... View Source

A perfect Thanksgiving image of the day for all who celebrate... View Source

After the last two episodes of Pluribus - in which Carol (Rhea Seehorn) was involved with an exploding hand grenade and an ill-advised truth serum - I couldn't help but wonder just how long the hive mind would tolerate her destructive ways. Well, here we are in episode 5, and I have an answer. "We just need a little space," the hive tells her over a recorded message. Welcome to our weekly Verge-su... View Source

Quantum computing is here. At IBM’s research hub, Jerry Chow opens up the company’s latest quantum system, built for data centers and designed to scale. Inside an ultra-cold infrastructure, quantum chips are guided by nearby control hardware and linked so they work as one. This is how quantum moves from lab demo to real workloads. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

This Disney Plus and Hulu bundle is over 60% off in this Black Friday streaming deal, so you can stream all Alien content and other top sci-fi for less... View Source

Chinese tech giant Alibaba entered the AI-powered smart glasses race on Thursday with the release of its Quark headsets in China. Notably, the batteries can be swapped out for all day usage unlike competitors.  Alibaba said the Quark AI glasses come in two variants, the S1 flagship and the “lifestyle-focused” G1, in multiple colors and lens types. Prices start at 3,799 yuan ($537) and 1,899 y... View Source

Digital Connexion, a joint venture between Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd., Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Digital Realty Trust Inc. has signed a pact to invest $11 billion by 2030 for developing a data center in southern India, marking the latest investment in one of technology’s fastest-growing arenas... View Source

The Soyuz rocket launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 74 crew members: NASA astronaut Chris Williams, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.NASA/Bill Ingalls NASA astronaut Chris Williams, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, safely arrived a... View Source

All I wanted was a new smartwatch. I had a couple in mind, like the Google Pixel Watch 4 or the Garmin Vivoactive 6, but my AI shopping buddies seemed really convinced watches from a couple years ago were the way to go. Over the past month, OpenAI, Google, Perplexity, and Microsoft have all introduced new shopping features on their AI platforms, right in time for the holiday shopping season. ChatG... View Source

Welcome to Tech In Depth, our daily newsletter about the business of tech from Bloomberg’s journalists around the world. Today, Shona Ghosh talks to a venture capitalist about the impact of AI on startup research and investment... View Source

Intel has defended itself against accusations that its latest executive hire stole trade secrets, as TSMC sues the exec and Taiwanese prosecutors say they’ve begun a probe into the incident. Wei-Jen Lo, a Taiwanese engineer, joined Intel this fall, hired to help the company improve its mass production processes. He’d previously worked at the American company in the ‘80s, during its boom years, bef... View Source

Celestron's Nexstar 6SE is a great lightweight telescope with handy go-to technology for easily finding stars, planets and nebulas. And now you can save $160 in this Amazon deal before tomorrow's Black Friday sales... View Source

China’s top economic-planning agency has warned over the risk of a bubble forming in humanoid robotics, in a rare official expression of concern about the booming sector... View Source

Prosecutors have searched the homes of a former Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. executive accused of potentially leaking trade secrets to Intel Corp., suggesting the government is deepening a probe into the high-profile dispute... View Source

Measures in the UK budget to attract more companies to the London Stock Exchange will help the bourse compete against the Nasdaq for financial technology listings, the chair of challenger bank Revolut Ltd. said... View Source

Watch critically acclaimed sci-fi movies, including Arrival and Total Recall on Paramount Plus for just $2.99 a month this Black Friday... View Source

Europe’s police-intelligence agency is close to appointing a senior Italian law-enforcement official as the new head of its financial crime department, as the bloc steps up efforts to track illicit funds across borders... View Source

Russia's Soyuz MS-28 crew — Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev of Roscosmos and Chris Williams of NASA — launched for the ISS from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Nov. 27, 2025, Thanksgiving Day... View Source

British fast-fashion retailer Boohoo Group Plc will bypass major shareholder Frasers Group Plc on a new management incentive plan, as it pushes ahead with its turnaround efforts... View Source

The turkey has been demolished, the mashed potatoes are nearly gone and the only thing keeping you going right now is a blessed cup of coffee after a delicious meal. Maybe you’re also staying awake because you’re hoping to snag some good Thanksgiving deals ahead of Black Friday tomorrow. If that’s the case, you’re in luck. There are plenty of Thanksgiving Black Friday deals to consider this year,... View Source

Terraform Labs Pte. co-founder Do Kwon says he should get no more than five years in prison in the US for his role in a fraud tied to the $40 billion collapse of the TerraUSD stablecoin in 2022... View Source

SoftBank Group Corp.’s credit-default swaps climbed to the highest level since April, as investors turned cautious on the tech behemoth’s debt-fueled growth at a time of intensifying global competition... View Source

Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. began sales of its first smart glasses powered by its Qwen AI models, marking a rare foray into consumer hardware... View Source

Upbit, South Korea’s largest crypto exchange, suspended deposit and withdrawal services on Thursday after an unauthorized transfer of about $37 million in digital assets to an external wallet... View Source

Netflix has crashed for thousands of viewers after the first four episodes of Stranger Things season 5 went live for streaming. Downdetector started getting an unusual number of outage reports at around 10 minutes before 8PM Eastern time, when the episodes were scheduled to hit the service. The numbers climbed up to almost 14,000 before they went down over the next few minutes. According to Entert... View Source

Monolith Management, which backed DeepSeek-rival MoonShot AI, has raised about $289 million as it seeks to invest in more companies in the country’s artificial intelligence space... View Source

OpenAI’s response to a lawsuit by the family of Adam Raine, a 16-year-old who took his own life after discussing it with ChatGPT for months, said the injuries in this “tragic event” happened as a result of Raine’s “misuse, unauthorized use, unintended use, unforeseeable use, and/or improper use of ChatGPT.” NBC News reports the filing cited its terms of use that prohibit access by teens without a... View Source

It has been a decade since the Stranger Things phenomenon began, and the Duffer brothers had had ample time to craft a strong finish to their breakout hit series. But the beginning of the show's fifth and final season feels like a frantic race to the end. While Stranger Things wasn't Netflix's first breakout hit, it catapulted the streamer to a new level of pop cultural prominence by telling a wil... View Source

Apple TV removed The Hunt from its streaming slate last week after concerns were raised about plagiarism. The move, previously reported by Apple Insider, comes after French media journalist Clément Garin claimed that the story closely follows Shoot, a 1974 novel written by Douglas Fairbairn. The Hunt was originally supposed to premiere on Apple TV on December 3rd. However, Gaumont, the production... View Source

Explore This Section Science Science Activation PLANETS Units Have Landed –… Overview Learning Resources Science Activation Teams SME Map Opportunities More Science Activation Stories Citizen Science   4 min read PLANETS Units Have Landed – Free NASA-Funded Out-of-School Time Resources Constructing a three dimensional topographic map from the Remote Sensing Science Pathway. The NASA Science Activa... View Source

What if Valve’s Steam Machine were a 3.8-liter tower instead of a 3.8-liter cube, with a desktop-grade Nvidia RTX 5060 GPU instead of an AMD RX 7600 — plus a more powerful CPU and many faster ports? Well, it’d cost you nearly $1,500 and be called the Minisforum AtomMan G1 Pro. Minisforum is one of the only companies shipping such powerful discrete GPUs in mini-PCs, and its earlier AtomMan G7 PT is... View Source

Sony appears to be ready to announce another addition to its Alpha camera lineup. The company shared an image on the Sony Alpha Instagram account with the text "Chase your dream" and the date December 2 at 9AM EST, which could be a teaser for its next mirrorless camera.It's possible the company has something else in mind, but the giant "V" or Roman numeral five in the back... View Source

Counterpoint Research is predicting Apple’s iPhone 17 lineup will help it nudge Samsung out as the number one phone manufacturer in the world this year, as reported by CNBC and Bloomberg. The report estimates Apple will ship 243 million phones this year, while Samsung will ship 235 million, landing Apple a 19.4 percent share of the global smartphone market, less than 1 percent ahead of Samsung... View Source

NASA's Chris Williams and two cosmonaut colleagues will launch to the International Space Station early on Thanksgiving Day (Nov. 27), and you can watch the action live... View Source

The skyrocketing price of RAM is trickling down to custom PC makers, including CyberPowerPC and Maingear. On Wednesday, CyberPowerPC announced that it plans to adjust the pricing across all of its systems on December 7th, as reported earlier by PCMag. “Recently, global memory (RAM) prices have surged by 500% and SSD prices have risen by 100%,” CyberPowerPC says in a statement posted on X. “This ha... View Source

South Korean conglomerate HD Hyundai sees an opportunity to accelerate America’s shipbuilding revival by deploying artificial intelligence... View Source

A year-old startup is finding traction building AI software to teach robots how to tackle everyday tasks. But first…... View Source

Indie studio Santa Ragione said it is at risk of shutting down as its latest project won't be available on Steam, which is by far the biggest storefront for PC games and a key point of sale for many developers. Horses, a first-person horror game that blends gameplay and live-action sequences, is about a college student who spends a summer working on a farm. However, the farm’s “horses” a... View Source

Whether it's extra-terrestrial invaders or a nightmare of our own creation, sci-fi often calls us to action... View Source

Dell Technologies Inc., HP Inc. and other tech companies are warning of potential memory-chip supply shortages in the coming year due to soaring demand from the buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure... View Source

Hidden beneath the hills of southern China, the JUNO observatory shows promise in solving neutrino mysteries... View Source

Poland, the biggest beneficiary of the European Union’s military funding program, is aiming to spend a big chunk of the loans to build up its drone capabilities and defenses in the face of aerial incursions by Russia... View Source

Have you ever been roaming around collecting bananas in Donkey Kong Country on the SNES and thought to yourself, "gee, I wish I could play this game on my shoe." Well designer Gustavo Bonzanini set out to make this dream a reality. To celebrate the 35th anniversary of Super Nintendo's launch in Japan, Bonzanini has created the AIR SNES, a throwback custom pair of Nike Air Max 90 sne... View Source

Paramount Plus is just $2.99 a month for two months this Black Friday, meaning you can stream the new season of Starfleet Academy and all Star Trek content... View Source

Military contractors are trying to thwart a widely-supported right-to-repair provision in the annual defense policy bill — and their efforts may pay off. A source familiar with the negotiations tells The Verge that there are significant concerns that the bill’s right-to-repair language will be replaced by a “data-as-a-service” model, potentially requiring the Department of Defense to pay for acces... View Source

South Korea marked its first rocket launch led by a private company, a milestone in the country’s bid to become a bigger player in the global space race... View Source

This Thursday is serving up heaps of turkey, potatoes, and professional football. The NFL has three games on the schedule, all conveniently timed so you'll be able to have football on pretty much from midday until bedtime. For the first game of the day, you can catch the AFC North battle between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions at 1 p.m. ET, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs vs. D... View Source

A decade after it first premiered, Netflix’s most impactful show is coming to an end. The fifth and final season of Stranger Things is being split apart into a three-part event that spans multiple holidays: it premieres on November 26th, with a second batch of episodes on Christmas, followed by the final episode on December 31st. While there are spinoffs on the way, the end of Stranger Thing... View Source

Bloomberg’s Tim Stenovec discusses Dell's increased outlook for AI server shipments and HP’s plans for job cuts. Plus, Warner Brothers Discovery is asking bidders for sweetened offers as it explores options for a sale. And Nvidia is in focus as questions about competition in the AI chip market grow. (Source: Bloomberg)... View Source

SpaceX called off the planned launch of 140 satellites atop a used Falcon 9 rocket on Wednesday (Nov. 26) in California... View Source

Electronic Arts’ Battlefield 6 is still relatively hot off the presses, having just launched in October. But thanks to Black Friday, you can pick up a copy on the PlayStation 5 for just $52.99 ($17 off) at Amazon. The price has also dropped at Best Buy to $59.99 ($10 off) for PS5 and Xbox Series X, giving you more ways to shop. Battlefield 6 Where to Buy: $69.99 $52.99 at Amazon (PS5) $69.99 $59.9... View Source

New measures at X increase transparency about where users come from... View Source

With the gaming industry's recent rash of layoffs, closures and cancellations, it would be easy to assume Beyond Good and Evil 2 is toast. After all, the game looked like vaporware even before the extreme cost-cutting trend started. But here we are in late 2025, and — lo and behold — Ubisoft is hiring for the prequel.The job listing (via Eurogamer) is for a technical sound engineer. But aside... View Source

The Pentagon concluded that Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., Baidu Inc. and BYD Co. should be added to a list of companies that aid the Chinese military, according to a letter to Congress sent roughly three weeks before Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed to a broad trade truce... View Source

EU member states have agreed on a position regarding online child protection legislation that doesn't force global tech companies to identify and remove child sexual abuse materials (CSAM.) This is being seen as a major victory for US tech companies like Google and Meta, according to reporting by Reuters. This new European Council language contradicts a 2023 position in which the European Par... View Source

The presence of electrical activity has implications for surface chemistry, future human exploration and habitability on the Red Planet... View Source

Astronauts on the International Space Station just shared their Thanksgiving meal plans. Like many Americans, they will welcome guests — if a launching Soyuz crew arrives in time... View Source

Johnson & Johnson’s stock market valuation is flirting with $500 billion as investors raise their bets that firm’s strategy to cope with eroding sales for its major psoriasis drug will pan out... View Source

Sony has revealed the final batch of PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for 2025. This time around, you’ll be able to add five games to your library instead of the usual three. As ever, you’ll retain access to claimed games as long as your subscription remains active.The headliner this time around is Lego Horizon Adventures (PS5), which is a more family-friendly take on the Horizon series. Guerrilla G... View Source

NASA/Kim Shiflett In this Oct. 20, 2025, photo, NASA’s Artemis II Orion spacecraft with its launch abort system is stacked atop the agency’s SLS (Space Launch System) rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Orion will carry NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch, and CSA (Canadian Space Agency) astronaut Jeremy Hansen on a 10-day miss... View Source

Newly identified bones tie the mysterious Burtele foot to a new Australopithecus species that lived alongside Lucy more than three million years ago... View Source

The Butterfly Nebula is a preview of the fate that will befall the sun in about 5 billion years... View Source

We’re on the cusp of Black Friday, and while TVs and laptop deals get all the glory, practical gadgets are already on sale too. Fanttik’s X8 portable tire inflator is down to $69.99 ($40 off), an all-time low price at Amazon. Fanttik’s deal is only available for Amazon Prime subscribers. Fanttik X8 Apex Tire Inflator Where to Buy: $109.99 $69.99 at Amazon (with Prime) The X8 is a battery-powered t... View Source

After nearly a decade of development, Russia’s newest launch vehicle is close to its debut flight. The medium-lift Soyuz 5 rocket is expected to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome before the end of the year. The Russian space corporation, Roscosmos, has released images of final processing of the Soyuz 5 rocket at the Progress Rocket and Space Center in Samara, Russia, earlier this month before th... View Source

The eye-popping amounts Big Tech is shelling out on artificial intelligence resembles shale’s golden age of spending before a price crash wiped out $2.6 trillion in equity, Carlyle Group Inc.’s Jeff Currie says... View Source

Exactly how many iPad Pros do you think Apple’s founding document is worth? Quite a lot, by the sound of it. The written agreement that made official the formation of Apple Computer Company — as it was initially known — in 1976 is reportedly going to be auctioned, where it’s expected to fetch up to $4 million. As reported by Apple Insider, the British auction house Christie’s, which has a number o... View Source

Our best DSLR overall, the Nikon D850, is on sale for only $1997 in this early Black Friday deal from BH Photo and Video, saving you a huge $600... View Source

Microsoft’s latest Surface Laptop offers beautiful hardware and starts at just $549.99. If you’re a Windows user looking for something that comes close to Apple’s latest MacBook Air, Microsoft’s newest 13-inch Surface Laptop — officially called the Surface Laptop 13-inch 1st Edition with Snapdragon — is a great option. Right now, you can pick up the model with an 8-core Qualcomm Snapdragon X... View Source

Italy’s Finance Ministry is near agreement to sell digital-payments platform PagoPa to two state-controlled companies for as much as €500 million ($579 million), advancing the government’s push to streamline digital assets, according to people familiar with the matter... View Source

A minor earthquake struck California in the early hours of the morning on November 26... View Source

South Korea lofted the CAS500-3 Earth-observation satellite and a dozen ride-along cubesats Wednesday (Nov. 26) on the fourth-ever launch of its Nuri rocket... View Source

The AIR SNES sneakers double as a functional retro console. | Image: Gustavo Bonzanini To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Super Nintendo’s launch in Japan (where it was called the Super Famicom) designer Gustavo Bonzanini created an homage that blends ‘90s fashion and technology. The AIR SNES are a heavily customized version of the Nike Air Max 90 inspired by other gaming-themed sneakers lik... View Source

The ability of Tether’s USDT stablecoin to maintain its peg to the US dollar has been downgraded to the lowest rating by S&P Global Ratings, which warned that a drop in Bitcoin’s value could leave the stablecoin undercollateralized... View Source

Earlier this year, I reviewed the Fractal Scape, a wireless gaming headset made for PC (also compatible with Switch 2) that really wowed me. Frankly, I wasn’t expecting much in this debut headset from a company known mostly for making PC cases, but it’s one of the most thoughtfully-designed models that I’ve tried recently. If you’re in the market for an elegant headset that sounds great and docks... View Source

Three councils in London have been affected by a cyberattack that’s disrupted their services and forced them to activate emergency plans... View Source

Subscription boxes are the rare gift that keeps its charm long after the wrapping paper is gone. You make the choice once, but the surprises keep landing on their doorstep for months after that. For anyone who loves the buzz of a delivery, these are gifts that extend the season well past December. Each box on this list combines a bit of discovery with something tangible, such as gadgets, books, co... View Source

Ever wished you could soar through the skies like Superman? This DJI Mini 3 Fly More Combo deal, $144 off for Black Friday, gives you stunning live views, 4K video capture and an extended flight time... View Source

Hello and welcome back to Regulator. It's been a very long two weeks away from your inboxes, but luckily for us, Big Tech and Big Government did not stop fighting. In fact, it's gotten even spicier. Let's get into it. Last week, I was following up on several rumors that Donald Trump would sign an executive order that would fulfill a longstanding goal of the AI industry: legal preemption that would... View Source

Poland has chosen Sweden to deliver three submarines as the NATO member bolsters its maritime defense capabilities... View Source

Back in 2018, Xiami launched Poco as a sub-brand that specializes in mid-range smartphones. Now, Poco has launched its first premium flagship phone series, the F8 Ultra and the F8 Pro, at an event in Bali. Both devices will use Sound by Bose technology, thanks to a partnership with the brand, and runs Xiaomi HyperOS 3. Kang Lou, Poco Global’s Senior Product Marketing Manager and Spokesperson, said... View Source

Two perplexing structures deep inside Earth might be ancient remnants of our early planet, and they could hold clues about the origin of life... View Source

Character.ai has introduced Stories, its first format that was specifically created to “enhance [teens’] experience,” on the same day the company removed their ability to engage with its chatbots. Stories works similarly to choose-your-own-adventure apps that offer interactive visual novels users can play. The company describes Stories as a “visual, narrative-first format.” Players can choose two... View Source

A Galaxy's worth of new Star Wars movies and shows will be landing in 2026, so get yourself set up with this better-than-half-price discount on the channel that is home to them all... View Source

Let's get this out of the way: The Samsung Frame is not a good TV. None of the displays that I'd classify as art TVs are - at least not in the ways that we usually think about TVs. They only get a fraction as bright as comparably priced TVs, picture quality is middling, black level performance is bad (even for an LCD TV), and color accuracy out of the box leaves a lot to be desired. But that's not... View Source

Shein is under pressure from the European Union to curb sales of childlike sex dolls and weapons on its third-party marketplace after French authorities reported the products earlier this month... View Source

There continues to be no real discernible rhyme or reason to the way Nintendo distributes games on Nintendo Switch Online, but its latest drop brings some notable additions to the library for retro gaming fans. The NES and Game Boy apps — both of which are available to all NSO subscribers — have each got a pair of new games in the late-November update, and they’re all from well-known franchises. J... View Source

Cary, North Carolina, USA, 26th November 2025, CyberNewsWire... View Source

Also, what the heck is a magnetofossil?... View Source