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Louryn Strampe

Save Big During the All-Clad Factory Seconds Sale

All-Clad cookware is the best you can buy—and it has a price tag to match. This sale will stretch your dollars.

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Andrew Liszewski

Teenage Engineering’s new OP–XY makes me wish I had a bigger budget for music gear

The Teenage Engineering OP-XY feels like an upgraded version of the company’s six-year-old OP-Z. | Image: Teenage Engineering

Teenage Engineering’s new OP-XY is a portable synthesizer and sequencer that looks similar to the company’s OP–1 Field. But functionally it’s instead a more capable upgrade to the company’s six-year-old OP-Z, with a stronger focus on layering sounds with various effects and a steeper $2,299 price tag.

With an “anodized, all-black finish,” the...

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New Zealand parliament members cry out against bill threatening Maori communities

Members of New Zealand's parliament have rallied the international community in support of the island country's indigenous groups, as contentious legislation moves forward that could threaten Maori support systems.

In a now viral video taken during the legislative session, Te Pati Maori member Hana-Rawhiti Kareariki Maipi-Clarke — the country's youngest member of parliament — rises amid commencement of the first vote and begins a ringing haka, soon joined by other members of the Maori...

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Luke Broadwater

Lawmakers Demand Ethics Report on Gaetz, Trump’s Attorney General Pick

Republicans and Democrats alike insisted that the findings of the House Ethics Committee, which has been investigating the Florida Republican for years over sexual misconduct and other charges, be made public.

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Jacolby Hart

Evan Mobley is reaching his potential, and now so are the Cleveland Cavaliers

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The 6’11 big has been empowered under new head coach Kenny Atkinson, and now both he and the Cavs are thriving

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the eventual NBA Champion Boston Celtics in the 2024 Eastern Conference semifinals, 4-1, in what was largely a series where the Cavaliers never had a realistic shot of actually winning.

They lost Jarrett Allen for the postseason when he suffered a broken rib in Game 4 of their first-round series against the...

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Ricky O'Donnell

Nike and Jaylen Brown are taking shots at each other after Giannis’ historic night

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Nike and Jaylen Brown’s ‘childish’ spat ends in more trolling after Giannis’ historic night.

It’s no secret that Jaylen Brown hates Nike. The Boston Celtics star blamed shoe company politics as the reason he wasn’t selected for USA Basketball’s roster for the 2024 Paris Olympics coming off an NBA Finals MVP run. Brown has not backed off of his criticism at the start of this season, saying in a recent interview that he still wouldn’t sign an...

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Mark Schofield Joseph Acosta James Dator

3 NFL upset picks for Week 11

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Here are our NFL upset picks of the week.

Week 11 of the 2024 NFL season is here, and it offers a tremendous slate of games for fans.

The early Sunday window sees a massive game in the AFC North between the Baltimore Ravens and the Pittsburgh Steelers. The Sunday slate also features intriguing games between the Chicago Bears and the Green Bay Packers, as well as the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Denver Broncos.

Then there is the titanic...

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Gators to redshirt 7-foot-9 freshman Rioux

Florida coach Todd Golden said Thursday that Olivier Rioux, a 7-foot-9 freshman who owns a spot in the Guinness record book, is planning to redshirt.

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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?

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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.

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