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Joel Khalili, Andy Greenberg

Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Is Waiting for Trump to Keep His Word—and Set Him Free

On the campaign trail, incoming US president Donald Trump vowed to release Silk Road creator Ross Ulbricht from prison if reelected. Will he keep his word?

The Verge

Jay Peters

Fortnite’s new TMNT roguelike shows the potential for user-made games

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Fortnite’s next big partnership with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is here. Epic Games already lets players dress up as the Turtles, and now, creators can publish experiences built with TMNT assets and the Unreal Editor for Fortnite.

As a demonstration of what’s possible, Paramount teamed up with Spiral House (which has made other Fortnite experiences), to make a TMNT-themed beat-em-up / roguelike, TMNT Dimensions [Rougelike], that you can play inside Fortnite...

The Verge

Sheena Vasani

Twinkly’s smart holiday string lights have dropped to a new low price

Twinkly’s colorful string lights are more than half off at Amazon.

Believe it or not, but it’s almost time to put up the holiday lights. If you’re looking for string lights that’ll really make your house stand out this year, Twinkly’s Strings deliver some of the most dazzling effects available. They typically run $199.99, but right now, you can buy the 105-foot string with 400 LED lights at Amazon for a new low of $79 thanks to an on-page coupon.

Each of Twinkly’s LED...

The Verge

Quentyn Kennemer

You can save up to $270 on the Garmin Fenix 7S Pro and other Garmin watches

It’s hard to find a fitness watch that tracks as many workouts and metrics as the Fenix 7 Pro series. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge

Garmin makes some of the best traditional multisport fitness watches, and one of its top models still commands a spot on our list of the best fitness trackers: the Garmin Fenix 7S Pro. Now through Cyber Monday, you can get that watch for just $529.99 ($270 off) at Wellbots when using the Verge-exclusive code VERGEBF270. That code will...

The Verge

Emma Roth

TikTok plugs Getty Images into its AI-generated ads and avatars

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TikTok will let advertisers pull in content from Getty Images when using the platform’s AI ad creation tool. With the integration, advertisers can use Getty’s licensed images and videos to make ads containing AI-generated content, including AI avatars that look like real people.

The integration will be available through TikTok’s Symphony Creative Studio — an AI-powered video generation tool that rolled out today for all advertisers. This tool can generate a...

Mashable

Capture all the action with the DJI Osmo Action 4 camera for its lowest price yet

SAVE $89.01: As of Nov. 14, get the DJI Osmo Action 4 for $209.99 at Amazon, down from its normal price of $299. That's a 30% discount and the lowest price we've seen.

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This Eufy robot vacuum might be the cheapest hybrid model with self-washing mopping pads we've seen in 2024

SAVE 33%: The Eufy Omni C20 hybrid robot vacuum and mop is on sale at Amazon for just $399.99 with the on-page coupon, down from the typical price of $599.99. That's a savings of $200 and the lowest price we've ever spotted.

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OpenAI reportedly working on AI agent slated for January release

OpenAI is working on an AI agent that's expected to launch in January. According to Bloomberg, the agent, codenamed "Operator" will be able to take over a person's computer and perform tasks for the the user like booking flights and writing code.

CEO Sam Altman hinted that this was coming in a Reddit AMA (Ask Me Anything) with other OpenAI executives, saying "the next giant breakthrough will be agents." Regarding future plans for more autonomous AI, CPO Kevin Weil added that the ability for...

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Amazon's early Black Friday laptop deals are sparse — except for some juicy record-low prices on MacBooks

Amazon's best early Black Friday laptop deals at a glance: Apple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M2, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) ...

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Gaming deals are going strong ahead of Black Friday 2024

Best early Black Friday gaming deals Best Xbox deal Xbox Series X (1TB) $449.99 ...

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Xbox confirms that it’s working on a handheld — here’s what we know

There may be an Xbox-branded answer to the Steam Deck on the horizon.

Xbox executive Phil Spencer hinted at this possibility in an interview with Bloomberg that was published on Wednesday. As he put it, the "expectation is that [Xbox] would do something" in the handheld gaming market and the company is working on prototypes right now.

According to Spencer, you shouldn't expect to see the fruits of that labor for at least a few years.

SEE ALSO: 'Death Stranding'...

Mashable

Amazon launches Shein competitor 'Haul' — everything will cost less than $20

UPDATE: Nov. 14, 2024, 1:36 p.m. EST This story has been updated with a comment from an Amazon rep.

Amazon is launching a Shein competitor, according to a new press release.

With Shein's skyrocketing sales, it's easy to see why the Bezos-owned big-box retailer aims to compete head-on in the world of low-cost, trend-driven e-commerce.

Fast-fashion retailer Shein, despite ethical scrutiny regarding its labor practices, environmental impact, and product safety, is a fierce rival in the...

NYT > Home Page

Glenn Thrush and Adam Goldman

Trump’s Matt Gaetz Pick Unnerves an Already Jittery Justice Department and FBI

Senior law enforcement officials face a wave of uncertainty as Donald J. Trump moves to nominate a fierce partisan and a longtime ally to fill one of the most powerful cabinet posts.

ESPN.com

Andrea Adelson

Even in death, college football fans want to be at their favorite stadiums

Superfans are telling their loved ones that they have one request: Spread my ashes on the field.

SBNation.com

James Dator

NFL Expert Picks: Week 11

Here are our picks for Week 11 in the NFL.

We’re officially into the back third of the NFL regular season and the league has never been more difficult to predict. Naturally there are the elite teams of the league, but dig just a little deeper and we have a glut of the “very good,” without anyone really separating themselves to the point you can be confident.

As it stands on the AFC East is effectively locked up. The 8-2 Bills are five games ahead of the Dolphins, who feel like...

Wired Top Stories

Leah Feiger

We Break Down the Internet’s Future Under Trump 2.0

WIRED global editorial director Katie Drummond joins this week to discuss what the fragmented internet did for the Trump campaign, and what the incoming Trump administration means for the internet.

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SZA Said She's "Mad" She Got A BBL, And She Explained Why

"I’m so mad I did that shit."

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Lisa Lerer

Liberal Legal Group Positions Itself as a Top Trump Administration Foe

Using Project 2025 as a blueprint, the group Democracy Forward says it has prepared a raft of potential legal challenges to respond to the Trump-Vance agenda as soon as Day 1.

SBNation.com

ThomasCostello

JuJu Watkins is good enough for the WNBA, but 19-year-olds aren’t allowed

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Watkins’ poise and patience has her playing at a professional level collegiately

??For years, the NBA allowed the best high school stars to jump directly from the amateur to professional level. That’s since changed to the current world of “one-and-done” players going to college, or overseas, for a season before trying their hand at the top level. In the WNBA, four years is required to make that jump.

While the reasons are valid for making...

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