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Andrew Liszewski

This functional Rick and Morty Butter Bot can roam your breakfast table

The Butter Bot has a functional camera that can live stream video to an included wireless remote. | Image: Kickstarter

Geek Club and CircuitMess have created a functional replica of one of Rick and Morty’s most tragic characters — the Butter Bot — with new capabilities so the bot is more than just a breakfast butler. With a camera, working treads, and AI capabilities, this Butter Bot can navigate the world, recognize your face, and chat with you.

The tiny robot is available for...

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Brandon Widder

The Verge’s 2024 holiday gift guide for dads

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If you’re unsure what to gift the father figure in your life this year, we have more than a few suggestions.

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Lauren Feiner

Roblox is the latest target of state kids online safety bills

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New York State Sen. Andrew Gounardes (D) is a driving force behind kids online safety laws. He sponsored the Stop Addictive Feeds Exploitation (SAFE) for Kids Act and the New York Child Data Protection Act, both signed by Governor Kathy Hochul earlier this year. But when parents talked to him about the rules, he says, they kept asking a question he hadn’t considered: “Does it cover Roblox?”

Like the vast majority of online regulation, New York’s rules were...

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Emma Roth

Apple Pay, Cash App, and other digital wallets will be regulated more like banks now

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Major digital payment providers will soon be subject to bank-like supervision from the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). On Thursday, the CFPB issued a final rule that will regulate digital payment apps that process over 50 million transactions each year, covering services like Apple Pay, Google Wallet, PayPal, Cash App, and others.

The new rule is meant to ensure digital payment providers adhere to the same laws as credit unions...

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Associated Press

Sheeran aids Ipswich transfer pre-Taylor Swift gig

Ipswich Town have revealed that pop star and minor shareholder Ed Sheeran was called to help them sign a player moments before he joined Taylor Swift on stage at Wembley Stadium.

Wired Top Stories

Brenda Stolyar

Belkin Auto-Tracking Stand Pro With DockKit Review: Hands-Free Fun

This MagSafe wireless charging stand rotates to track your movements and is great for shooting video and FaceTime.

Mashable

The Fire TV Stick 4K Max is down to its lowest-ever price for Black Friday

SAVE $27: As of Nov. 21, Amazon's Fire TV Stick 4K Max has dropped to its lowest-ever price of $32.99 in Amazon's Black Friday sale. This is 45% off its retail price of $59.99.

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Mashable

This huge 85-inch QLED TV is on sale for under $650 in Best Buys Black Friday sale

SAVE $450: As of Nov. 21, the Hisense 85-inch QD6 QLED 4K Google TV is on sale for $649.99 at Best Buy. This Black Friday deal saves you $450 on list price.

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Denzel Washington Detailed A “15-Year Drinking Pattern” Where He Did “Damage” To His Body By Consuming Two Bottles Of Wine Per Day

Now 10 years sober, Denzel said his drinking escalated when he built a house with a “ten-thousand-bottle wine cellar” containing “$4,000 bottles.”

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BuzzFeed - Latest

I Know What You're Getting For Christmas, Just Watch

This year, Santa isn't simply going off your list!

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BuzzFeed - Latest

45 Extremely Useful Things To Buy On Amazon During Their Early Black Friday Sale

Including half off Beats Solo 4 headphones and some Crest Whitestrips worth stocking up on while they're on sale.

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ESPN.com

LeBron says he's taking break from social media

LeBron James posted on X and Instagram on Wednesday to announce that he's stepping away from his pages.

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Reuters

Tsunoda interrogated in his PJs at U.S. border

Japanese Formula 1 driver Yuki Tsunoda said he was interrogated in his pajamas for several hours by U.S. border control officials before being let into the country for Saturday's Las Vegas Grand Prix.

ESPN.com

PG injures knee in latest setback for Sixers' big 3

Sixers forward Paul George left Wednesday's loss to the Grizzlies with a hyperextended left knee, the same injury that forced him to miss the first five games of the regular season.

Fast Company

Associated Press

Judge rules Virginia must remain in multistate greenhouse gas initiative

Governor Youngkin’s attempts to pull the state out of the multistate effort was blocked.

Virginia can’t withdraw from a multistate initiative designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions unless the Legislature agrees to it, a judge has ruled, dealing a blow to Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s efforts to exit the compact.

Fast Company

Associated Press

Kentucky workers at EV battery factory launch campaign to join UAW

The UAW is hoping for a repeat of its successes in neighboring states.

Workers hired for a sprawling electric vehicle battery production complex in Kentucky have launched a campaign to join the United Auto Workers as the union tries to expand its foothold in the South and among battery factories, the UAW said Wednesday.

Fast Company

Michael Grothaus

Google vows to fight ‘radical’ DOJ Chrome proposal as move to force browser sell-off becomes official

The Justice Department on Wednesday officially proposed changes it believes Google should make to its business in order to break up its monopoly on search.

The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday officially filed a proposal seeking court approval to break up Google’s monopoly on search and detailing wide-reaching changes it believes Google should make to its business, including selling off its popular Chrome browser.

Wired Top Stories

Tess Owen

Border Militias Prepare to Assist With Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans

Militias that patrol the US border with Mexico are thrilled that Donald Trump has been elected—and plan to be a “valuable resource” to the incoming administration, whether or not they’re asked.

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Jeremy White

Daniel Craig’s Secret Omega Seamaster Diver Has Dropped

After “leaking” the new model on the wrist of the former James Bond actor at Paris 2024, the watch brand finally releases this much-anticipated diver.

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