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Benj Edwards, Ars Technica

The $50 Million Movie 'Here' De-Aged Tom Hanks With Generative AI

As Hollywood studios, actors, and writers wrangle over the use of AI in films, a major new release has fully embraced it.

The Verge

Gaby Del Valle

Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election

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Donald Trump has been declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election. Trump, who announced his reelection campaign in 2022, is the second president in US history to be elected to two nonconsecutive terms. Trump declared victory early on Wednesday, followed by the AP, The New York Times, and other outlets.

Trump has made immigration, the border, and the economy hallmarks of his reelection campaign. As the Republican nominee, he...

The Verge

Tom Warren

Corning’s Gorilla Glass under EU antitrust investigation

Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge

The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into Corning to determine whether it has broken antitrust rules with its dominant Gorilla Glass product. Corning’s Alkali-aluminosilicate glass is used to protect most of the top phones and tablets, with both Samsung and Apple using it extensively across their range of devices. The EU is concerned that Corning has used a variety of exclusivity contracts to exclude rival glass makers from the...

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A British Star’s Family Photo Is Going Viral Because People Can Not Get Over How Tall His Son Is

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Mashable

Grab a great deal on the Apple AirPods 4 before Black Friday

SAVE $10: As of Nov. 6, the Apple AirPods 4 are on sale at Amazon for $119, that's a 8% saving on list price.

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This top-rated PDF management tool lets you edit, sign, and encrypt PDFs for $30

TL;DR: Manage PDFs more easily on Windows devices with PDF Reader Pro, now on sale for just $29.97 (reg. $59.99) through Nov. 10 at the Mashable Shop.

Are you dealing with more PDFs than you know what to do with? Whether it's signing off on a vendor contract, wrapping up a report, or getting through a lengthy manual, it seems like PDFs are dominating our daily lives.

While skimming through them is manageable with just a web browser, things get complicated when you have some editing, signing,...

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Study automation scripting and PowerShell with this $15 bundle

TL;DR: Learn PowerShell scripting, task automation, and more with this $14.97 (reg. $78) online course bundle, on sale at the Mashable Shop through Nov. 10.

Automation is getting more common for most businesses, and for good reason. Who wants overly complicated operations and hefty workloads? To stay on top of this growing trend in the IT world, you may want to look into learning Windows PowerShell.

PowerShell is a cross-platform task automation and configuration management program designed...

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It's color matching magic: Get the Nix Mini 3 color sensor for only $79.99

TL;DR: Match colors precisely every time with the Nix Mini 3 color-matching sensor, on sale for just $79.99 (reg. $97) for a limited time at the Mashable Shop.

We’ve all been there — a color grabs your attention, and you can’t shake the idea of bringing it into your own space. Maybe it’s the striking blue of a vintage vase you spotted at a flea market, or the warm, earthy tone of a café wall that would look amazing in your living room remodel.

The Nix Mini 3 is a portable color sensor...

Mashable

Here's a drone deal you'll love: Get two 4K drones for the price of one

TL;DR: Until Nov. 10, you can get a great deal on two 4K drones — the Ninja Dragon Phantom Eagle PRO and Blade K — for only $139.99 at the Mashable Shop.

So maybe you're looking for a new hobby as we approach the start of 2025. Why not combine two of your favorite things: photography and being outdoors? One way to do that is by flying a camera drone. But what's better than one drone? Two flying machines for the price of one.

This bundle incldues the Ninja Dragon Phantom Eagle PRO and Blade...

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Scientists just found a mind-boggling object in deep space

NASA says it best: "Neutron Stars Are Weird!"

They are extraordinarily compact. Just a sugar cube-sized piece of this extremely dense material — the remnants of a collapsed, exploded star — weighs 1 billion tons. They're known to rotate quickly, but scientists just found an extreme example of a neutron star spinning faster than a blender:

716 times per second. You read that right.

"If future observations confirm this, the 4U 1820-30 neutron star would be one of the fastest-spinning objects...

Mashable

Get a great deal on the Beats Fit Pro ahead of Black Friday

SAVE $40: As of Nov. 6, the Beats Fit Pro are on sale for $159.99 at Amazon. That's a saving of 20% on list price.

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Jon Stewart shares a powerful post-election night message

Jon Stewart has shared his reaction to the election results, sharing a warning and a message of hope on "The Daily Show".

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Content creators, this Sony vlogging camera is reduced by over $100

SAVE OVER $100: As of Nov. 6, the Sony ZV-1F Vlog Camera is on sale at Amazon for $398. That's a 20% saving on list price.

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Save over $100 on this seriously luxurious coffee machine

SAVE $195: As of Nov. 6, the De'Longhi Magnifica Plus is on sale at Amazon for $1,004.64. That's 16% off the list price.

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Score a Sony 65-inch XR 4K TV for under $1,000 at Amazon

SAVE OVER $300: As of Nov. 6, Sony's 65-inch 4K UHD X90L BRAVIA XR TV is on sale for $998. That's 23% off its list price of $1,299.99.

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Bitcoin hits all-time-high as Trump wins election

UPDATE: Nov. 6, 2024, 5:38 a.m. UTC Donald Trump has been elected the 47th president of the United States, declared by the Associated Press at 05:37 a.m. ET. This article has been updated to reflect this.

It's been a long and winding road, but it finally happened: Bitcoin price has hit a new all-time-high.

The most popular cryptocurrency traded at $75,358 early on Wednesday according to CoinGecko, surpassing the previous all-time-high price of $73,097, which Bitcoin had set in March....

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Watch how Jon Stewart reacted to the election results on 'The Daily Show'

Jon Stewart and the "Daily Show" correspondents were live on election night as the results came in. Watch.

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Giovanni Russonello

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Vibraphone

Are the vibes good? These tracks by Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Roy Ayers and others, chosen by 12 musicians and writers, should convince you.

NYT > Home Page

Emiliano Rodríguez Mega and Simon Romero

Mexico’s Top Court Dismisses Proposal to Invalidate Judicial Overhaul

The move spares the country’s new president from having to choose between recognizing a court decision to strike down the overhaul or aligning with her party’s leaders and ignoring it.

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Cara Buckley and Alisha Jucevic

Growing Food Instead of Lawns in California Front Yards

Front yards transformed to tiny crop farms in Los Angeles provide vegetables to dozens of families and use a fraction of the water needed by grass.

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