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Victoria Song

Meta is opening a pop-up retail store for the Ray-Ban Meta glasses

The store will be around from November 8th to December 31st. | Image: Meta

Meta announced it is opening up Meta Lab, a pop-up experiential retail space for its Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses starting November 8th in Los Angeles. The temporary store will be around through the end of the year and allow customers to try out the glasses and customize their glasses cases as they shop. Meta Lab will also have local events with various creators, including stand-up comedians, live podcasts, and...

The Verge

Andrew Liszewski

8BitDo now sells its retro mechanical keyboards with integrated number pads

The 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard will be available starting on December 12th, 2024. | Image: 8BitDo

8BitDo has introduced a new version of the Retro Mechanical Keyboard it debuted last July with its original tenkeyless layout now expanded to include an integrated number pad. The new 8BitDo Retro 108 Mechanical Keyboard is available for preorder now through Amazon for $119.99 — $20 more expensive than the original — with the same NES or Famicom theming. Availability is...

The Verge

Justine Calma

Jeff Bezos says he’s a climate guy — why is he kissing the ring?

Image: Laura Normand / The Verge

Jeff Bezos might just be the biggest climate philanthropist out there, which is what makes his swift embrace of Donald Trump as the next US president particularly cringeworthy.

“Wishing @realDonaldTrump all success in leading and uniting the America we all love,” Bezos posted on X, hours after Trump declared victory.

The Amazon founder and chair launched his Bezos Earth Fund in 2020, committing $10 billion to funding action on climate change. The...

The Verge

Mia Sato

You can now share streaming music directly to TikTok posts

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A new “Share to TikTok” feature in Spotify and Apple Music is making it easier for users to share songs, playlists, audiobooks, and more directly in content on the video platform.

Using the integrations, TikTok users can create a direct link to content on the streaming platforms, similar to how they can share songs directly on Instagram Stories. When a user shares a Spotify track, for example, they can choose whether the song will appear as a video, photo, or Story...

BuzzFeed - Latest

Here's Why Jay Leno Called The Election "A Great Day For Democracy" Despite Not Being A Fan Of Donald Trump

The former late-night host said he's "not a fan" of Donald Trump but highlighted one notable aspect of the election.

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NYT > Home Page

Andrew Duehren

Trump’s Tax Proposals Face a Fiscal Reckoning

Advisers to President-elect Donald J. Trump and Republicans on Capitol Hill are already looking at ways to scale back some of his more expensive ideas.

NYT > Home Page

Madison Malone Kircher

Why the Social Media Reaction to Trump’s Election May Be Different From 2016

In 2016, social media was awash in calls to protest the day after Donald J. Trump’s victory. On Wednesday, many said it seemed like business as usual.

NYT > Home Page

Elizabeth Dias and Ruth Graham

Trump’s Believers See a Presidency With God on Their Side

Many Christian conservatives saw the battle for the White House as a holy war. Now, with Donald Trump’s victory, their vision goes beyond politics.

Fast Company

Mark Sullivan

How a new Trump administration will treat the budding AI industry

The president-elect will likely push the government away from AI industry oversight.

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Fast Company

Pavithra Mohan

How Trump’s immigration policies could affect employers and workers

As Trump gears up for a second term, he is likely to crack down on all kinds of immigration—even the H-1B visa that many employers rely on.

Donald Trump’s bids for the presidency have long been defined by incendiary anti-immigration rhetoric. On the campaign trail over the last year, the president-elect doubled down on his positions, declaring that immigrants are “poisoning the blood of our country” and repeatedly touting his plan to oust millions of undocumented immigrants, in...

ESPN.com

Shams Charania

Sources: Hurt 76ers guard Maxey may miss weeks

Philadelphia 76ers All-Star Tyrese Maxey is expected to miss a couple of weeks because of a right hamstring injury, sources told ESPN on Thursday.

SBNation.com

Jack Milko

Rory McIlroy ‘feeling pretty good’ after first round in Abu Dhabi since swing change

Rory McIlroy on the 7th tee during the first round of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship. | Photo by David Cannon/Getty Images

Rory McIlroy made changes to his swing ahead of the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship, and they seem to have paid off through round one.

Every day for three weeks, Rory McIlroy locked himself in a simulator bay at the Bear’s Club in Florida, practicing and focusing on his swing mechanics, not his ball flight.

He has had nearly a month off, so he wanted to take...

SBNation.com

Noa Dalzell

Tyler Marsh might just be the perfect coach for Angel Reese and the Chicago Sky

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Marsh, most recently a Las Vegas Aces assistant, is well-respected for his strength and experience in player development.

Tyler Marsh took a long road to get here — but he’s finally a head coach, having been named the new coach of the Chicago Sky last week. Marsh, a former Las Vegas Aces assistant, will look to elevate a young, promising Sky core headlined by Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso, develop his young prospects, and ultimately work...

Wired Top Stories

Louryn Strampe

12 Best Stocking Stuffers (2024), Tested and Reviewed

Start Christmas morning off on the right foot with these excellent, tiny gifts.

Wired Top Stories

Michael Calore, Lauren Goode, Zoë Schiffer

Big Tech Wants You Back in the Office

What’s really behind these return to office mandates?

The Verge

Sheena Vasani

The Fitbit Inspire 3 is down to just $70, its best price yet

The Fitbit Inspire 3 offers a bright, easy-to-read OLED display, which is a nice perk at this price. | Photo by Victoria Song / The Verge

Google’s Pixel Watch 3 is still down to a record low price, but honestly not everybody wants to — or even needs to — fork out $275 on a smartwatch. That’s especially true if all you really need is something to help you keeps tabs on basic health and fitness metrics basics. The Fitbit Inspire 3 is a better, more affordable alternative, one...

The Verge

Andrew Webster

Star Wars is reportedly getting a new film trilogy

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The future of Star Wars movies just got a little more confusing. Deadline and Variety both report that Lucasfilm has tapped Simon Kinberg, best-known for his work on the X-Men films, to write and develop a new Star Wars trilogy. Kinberg will be working alongside Lucasfilm boss Kathleen Kennedy to produce them, according to the reports.

Just what that trilogy will look like is unclear. Deadline says it could a continuation of the Skywalker story, which would...

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Emma Roth

iRobot is laying off staff for the second time this year

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iRobot, the parent company of robovac maker Roomba, is laying off around 105 employees. In a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission spotted by TechCrunch, iRobot says the job cuts will impact 16 percent of its current workforce.

The company announced the news as part of its earnings report released on Wednesday. “These moves, while challenging, have fundamentally changed the way we work with our partners to efficiently develop...

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Umar Shakir

Audi launches a new brand in China without the four-ring logo

The new “AUDI” logo and E concept for China. | Image: Audi

Audi is making a big change to its branding for the Chinese market with a new logo that lacks the automaker’s famous four-ring emblem. Today in Shanghai, the company showed off the new “AUDI” logo — yes, it’s just Audi in all caps — on the front of a new E concept electric Sportback that notably lacks its broadly used “E-Tron” branding.

In a press release, Audi’s CEO Gernot Döllner said it’s hoping to...

Mashable

Hugh Grant will scare your socks off in exclusive 'Heretic' clip

Hugh Grant, Sophie Thatcher, and Chloe East star in this A24-produced horror film, out Nov. 8.

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