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Charles Pulliam-Moore

Wicked is a dazzling reminder of how good movie musicals can be

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Jon M. Chu’s Wicked adaptation gets at the heart of what makes musicals such a spectacular form of storytelling.

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Jay Peters

Threads’ algorithm will focus more on the people you follow

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“We are rebalancing ranking to prioritize content from people you follow, which will mean less recommended content from accounts you don’t follow and more posts from the accounts you do starting today,” Threads boss Adam Mosseri announced on Thursday.

This is another significant change to Threads since many people started flocking to Bluesky. It lets people default to seeing their Following feed when they open the app and offers lots of customizability,...

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Gaby Del Valle

An anti-deepfake declaration may have been written by AI

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A federal lawsuit over Minnesota’s “Use of Deep Fake Technology to Influence An Election” law is now directly dealing with the influence of AI. In a recent filing, attorneys challenging the law say an affidavit submitted to support it shows signs of containing AI-generated text. The Minnesota Reformer reports Attorney General Keith Ellison asked Stanford Social Media Lab founding director Jeff Hancock to make the submission, but the document filed...

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Jess Weatherbed

WhatsApp will soon transcribe your voice messages

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WhatsApp is introducing a new transcription feature that makes it easier (and more convenient) to communicate using voice messaging. The feature is rolling out globally to Android and iOS users “in the coming weeks” according to WhatsApp, and will automatically create a text version of voice clips under the message for moments when you’re unable to listen to them.

This finds a great balance between the pros and cons of voice messages, which are easier to...

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Mavs' Doncic out at least week with wrist strain

Mavericks star Luka Doncic has sustained a right wrist strain and will miss at least one week.

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29 Affordable Products So You Can Finally Enter Your Quiet Luxury Era

Alexa, play "Glamorous" by Fergie.

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If You're Only Going To Check Out 10 Early Black Friday Deals On Amazon, It Should Be These

Don't waste your time and money on deals that are just "meh" — and you definitely don't need to wait until Friday to scoop 'em up.

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MysteryVibe's Black Friday Sale Has ~Come~ Early With 35% Off All Vibrators

There's more than one toy designed to mimic fingers, just FYI...

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31 Gifts To Buy During Amazon's Early Black Friday Sale

Take advantage of these early (and really good) deals on gifts so you can save money now and time later.

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James Dator

Mike McDaniels mic’d up shows he’s the NFL’s goofiest trash talker

This is too good.

Mike McDaniels is one of the NFL’s most unique coaches, and he trash talks in a very different way too. Last week the Dolphins and Raiders faced off, which provided a chance for a direct head-to-head between Vegas LB Tommy Eichenberg, and his brother Miami RG Liam Eichenberg.

McDaniels made sure to use this sibling rivalry as a way to get inside Tommy’s head.

"Mom loves Liam more!"

Mike McDaniel messed with the Eichenberg brothers when they played each other...

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Kenneth Arthur

Bo Nix, the No. 6 QB in the 2024 NFL Draft, is playing better than that ranking

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Bo Nix has Broncos ahead of schedule and on track for the playoffs

Normally a quarterback drafted 12th overall would carry the weight of enormous expectations on his shoulders, but Denver Broncos’ QB Bo Nix was not the typical 12th overall quarterback. Five quarterbacks were drafted ahead of him, so five teams decided he wasn’t as good of a prospect as another signal-caller available.

Coming off of his first four-touchdown outing in a 38-6 thrashing of the...

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Mark Schofield

Valtteri Bottas finished an at-home Iron Man fueled by Coke and rice

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The details behind F1 driver Valtteri Bottas’ at-home Iron Man are absolutely incredible

Completing an Iron Man triathlon is a daunting enough feat. Swimming over two miles, cycling over 100 miles, and finishing that off with a marathon is an event not for the faint of heart, and it is certainly an athletic endeavor you want to train for, and not decide to do on a whim.

Unless, of course, you are Formula 1 driver Valtteri Bottas.

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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.

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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.

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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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