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Molly Higgins

11 Best Cheap Mattresses, Tested and Reviewed

These Are Our Favorite WIRED-Tested Mattresses You Can Buy Online for $1,000 or Less.

The Verge

Emma Roth

Max is getting ready for its own password-sharing crackdown

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Max will kick off its password-sharing crackdown over the next few months with “very soft messaging” surrounding the change. During Warner Bros. Discovery’s Q3 earnings call on Thursday, chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels said this initial rollout will be followed by more progress in 2025 and 2026.

Wiedenfels called password sharing “a form of price rises,” as the company is “asking members who have not signed up, or multi-household members...

The Verge

Umar Shakir

Apple’s new AirPlay options for macOS add a little more privacy

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The latest macOS beta changes the options you’ll see when you use AirPlay to mirror your screen. As reported by MacRumors, the new beta version of macOS Sequoia 15.2 lets you select a single window or app on your Mac to display on another screen, like your TV — or maybe something else, like a Vision Pro headset or Apple’s rumored smart display.

macOS 15.2 is expected to be released publicly in early December. It also brings new Apple...

The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

Nikon’s entry-level Z50II adds a dedicated button for color styles

The Nikon Z50II uses the same APS-C sensor as the original, but upgraded with a faster image processing engine. | Image: Nikon

Nikon has announced a new version of its entry-level Z50 mirrorless camera. The Z50II offers improved shooting capabilities thanks to a new image processing engine, and a selection of 31 “film-inspired looks” quickly accessible through a dedicated button. It will be available starting in late November for $909.95 for the camera body alone, but can also be...

The Verge

Ash Parrish

No Man’s Sky adds cross-saves and PS5 Pro support

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The developers at Hello Games are back with yet another update for No Man’s Sky. Starting today, a select number of users will have the ability to play around in their NMS universe across a collection of platforms with the new cross-save functionality. According to the announcement, adding cross-saving was a bit of an undertaking for the development team.

“It’s very common for players to rack up thousands of hours of saves,” the announcement reads. “Adding...

The Verge

Nilay Patel

What’s really behind Big Tech’s return-to-office mandates?

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Today, we’re talking about work. Specifically, where we work, how our expectations of working remotely were radically changed by the covid-19 pandemic, and how those expectations feel like they’re on the verge of changing yet again. For many people, the pendulum has swung wildly between working fully remote and now a push to return to the office from their bosses, and there are a lot of theories about what might be motivating big companies to try and...

Mashable

The 'iPhone 17 Air' isn't even out yet, and Samsung's already working on a competitor

The battle for the thinnest flagship phone has, apparently, begun.

Late last month, Korea's ET News published a report that Samsung is working on a slim smartphone that could launch "several months" after the launch of the Galaxy S25 series, which is likely to happen in the first quarter of 2025.

It appears that the report was accurate, as Smartprix (via MacRumors) has discovered a mysterious new Galaxy S25 model, listed in the GSMA IMEI database under the model number SM-S937U. The phone is...

Mashable

Walmart just leaked more of the best deals from its first Black Friday sale

As Walmart gears up for its initial Black Friday sale next week (yes, there will be multiple), the big-box store has shared a further look at some of its top holiday doorbusters.

The first Walmart Black Friday Deals event gets underway on Monday, Nov. 11, bringing "deep savings on toys, tech, home, fashion, and more" to the retailer's website and mobile app, per a press release. Paid members of the Walmart+ program can start adding deals to their carts at noon ET, or five hours before they...

Mashable

Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M4, 2024) review: Windows PCs must feel sick right now

The 14-inch M4 MacBook Pro has officially entered the chat — and it’s here to remind Windows who's boss.

For those who haven't been closely following the PCs vs. MacBooks battle in recent months, Windows laptops began to gain the upper hand with the introduction of the Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite processor. Machines with this new chip delivered shockingly long battery life and jaw-dropping performance — so much so that they began to eclipse the M3 MacBooks.

But that was then. This is...

Mashable

Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M4 Pro, 2024) review: Record-breaking performance

This beastly 16-inch MacBook Pro, packed with Apple's new herculean M4 Pro chip, is not designed for amateurs like myself — people who think "intensive" means opening 100 Google Chrome tabs and praying one's laptop doesn't self combust.

No ma'am.

This mammoth of a laptop is, instead, for professional power users. I'm talkin' 3D designers, seasoned animators, skilled video editors, and veteran music producers — folks who need a powerhouse that can handle heavy workloads without a single...

Mashable

Australia to ban social media for kids under 16

Australia is set to ban social media for kids under 16, in a stated attempt to minimise "harms that are being caused to young people" through the platforms.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced the measures on Thursday, after a decision by his government on Monday.

"Social media is doing harm to our kids and I'm calling time on it," Albanese said in a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra. "I've spoken to thousands of parents, grandparents, aunties and uncles. They, like me,...

Fast Company

Associated Press

China braces for renewed tariff war with President-elect Trump

China is facing the threat of Trump’s 60% tariffs on all exports to the U.S.

The first time China faced Donald Trump in the White House, there was a trade war, a breach of protocol involving Taiwan’s former leader, and a president-to-president bromance that turned sour.

As President-elect Trump prepares to start his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the United States and renewed tensions over trade, technology and Taiwan.

Fast Company

Michael Grothaus

Apple’s new M4 Mac mini is the perfect computer for testing out AI

The new M4 Mac mini is tiny, convenient, and a great way to test out what Apple Intelligence can do.

Along with the new M4 MacBook Pro series Apple is releasing this week (here is Fast Company’s review of Apple’s latest laptop), the company is also debuting a new Mac mini. The Mac mini is arguably the more radical of the two: Apple’s diminutive computer has now received its first major design overhaul in 13 years. 

Fast Company

Michael Grothaus

Why I can’t get enough of the new M4 MacBook Pro’s nano texture display

Apple’s powerful new laptop is a sight to behold. It’s also incredibly fast and has a long battery life. It’s not perfect, though. Here’s what you need to know.

Apple gave me an advanced look at its newest flagship laptop, the 16-inch M4 Pro MacBook Pro, which goes on sale to the public tomorrow. I was interested in giving it a test run, of course, but aside from expecting speed increases, thanks to the M4 Pro chip, I honestly wasn’t expecting to be too wowed. MacBook Pros are...

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Christopher Null

Apple MacBook Pro (16 Inch, 2024) Review: More Power

The M4 Pro CPU pushes the performance envelope. But when the only real competition you have is with yourself, what then?

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Brenda Stolyar

Apple Mac Mini (M4, 2024) Review: A Small Yet Powerful Desktop

Apple’s basic desktop computer is now a bit smaller and slightly more powerful, but it’s not for everyone.

Wired Top Stories

John Brandon

How to Use a VPN to Watch to Netflix When You Travel Overseas

You may not be able to watch some of your favorite shows because of regional streaming restrictions. Using a VPN service is a handy workaround

The Verge

Tom Warren

Nvidia to cap game streaming hours on GeForce Now instead of raising fees

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge

Nvidia is announcing some big changes to its GeForce Now cloud streaming service today. The existing Priority membership is being renamed to Performance, with 1440p streaming, ultrawide resolution support, and the ability to save graphics settings across streaming sessions. Nvidia is also introducing a 100-hour monthly playtime cap for new Performance or Ultimate GeForce Now members starting on January 1st, 2025.

New GeForce Now members that sign up...

The Verge

Chris Welch

Apple Mac Mini M4 review: a tiny wonder

Now the best value in Apple’s lineup, the Mac Mini takes its ideal form with an impressively small design that compromises on very little.

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