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Gaby Del Valle

The company that sold cameras with ‘terrible’ security flaw has a new problem

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The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is proposing more than $700,000 in fines against Eken, a Hong Kong-based video doorbell manufacturer whose products were found to be susceptible to hackers, for an unrelated rules violation discovered during the commission’s ongoing investigation.

The commission began investigating Eken after Consumer Reports found in February 2024 that its products, which are sold under more than 10 different brand names, had security...

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Lizzy Becherano

Miami's Gressel: Ties were 'unacceptable' to Messi

Midfielder Julian Gressel said Lionel Messi demanded Inter Miami CF reach higher standards, going as far as to label ties throughout the season as "unacceptable."

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Jorge Castillo

MLB focusing on media rights plan for all teams

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is now eyeing a long-term media rights plan for all 30 teams, with the hope the league holds roughly half its teams' rights by 2028.

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Adam Rittenberg

Buffs two-way star Hunter 'for sure' entering draft

Colorado two-way star Travis Hunter, projected as a top pick in the 2025 NFL draft, says he will be turning pro after the Buffaloes' season.

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ESPN staff

Deion Sanders just landed a 5-star QB: Here's what it means for his Colorado future

Days after decommitting from USC, Julian Lewis, the No. 2 QB in the 2025 class, has picked the Buffs. It's a big boost for Sanders and Colorado.

Fast Company

The Conversation

How the Justice Department is cracking down on software that lets landlords collude on rent prices

The U.S. Justice Department is suing RealPage, Inc., accusing it of selling software to landlords that allows them to collectively set prices.

Of all the reasons it could be hard to pay rent each month, did you have an algorithm-powered illegal cartel on your list?

Mashable

This roborock Robot Vacuum deal is a Black Friday sponsorship for clean floors

GET $340 OFF: As of Nov. 21, you can get a roborock Qrevo S Robot Vacuum and Mop for $459.99. That's 43% off the original price or $340 off.

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Mashable

Dont miss grabbing an Apple Magic Mouse for its lowest price ever

SAVE $19.01: As of Nov. 21, get the Apple Magic Mouse at Amazon for $79.99, down from $99. That's a 19% discount and the lowest price we've seen.

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Leah Feiger

What Happens to X With No More Libs to Troll?

There has been a mass migration from X to BlueSky. What does it mean for our already-fragmented social media ecosystem?

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Black Friday Deals Are Here At Amazon Prime Video With Up To 77% Off Select Channels For The First Two Months

Enjoy discounted subscriptions to MGM+, PBS, Hallmark+, Cinemax, and more for 2 months — but only if you sign up before Dec 2.

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Doug.Farrar

3 teams poised to enter the NFL playoff picture in the NFC

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These NFC teams aren’t in playoff position yet, but could move into the postseason with strong finishes.

Throughout pro football history, there have been 18 instances in which three teams in a division each made the playoffs. As it stands through Week 11, one division is on pace to become the 19th. The NFC North, by far the best division in football by most measurements, already has the Detroit Lions (one seed), the Minnesota Vikings (five...

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Rohan Chakravarthi

Top 2025 QB recruit Julian Lewis’ flip from USC to Colorado, explained

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How did we get to this point and what does this move mean for the college football programs who were hoping to get the talented QB?

In arguably the biggest shift with the 2025 recruiting class, five-star quarterback Julian Lewis has committed to the Colorado Buffaloes, he announced on The Pat McAfee Show Thursday.

Lewis, rated the No. 2 player in the 2025 class by ESPN, had long been committed to the USC Trojans, having verbally pledged to head coach...

SBNation.com

James Dator

NFL Expert Picks: Week 12

Here are our picks in Week 12.

It’s wild to realize there’s only six weeks left in the NFL regular season. In what’s been a season of colossal ups-and-downs, we’re left with absolute collapses from the likes of Dallas and Cleveland, unexpected surges from the Chargers and Commanders, with Kansas City and Detroit maintaining their status quos.

This is that weird part of the football season where trap games start to sneak in. Confident playoff teams start to look a little too...

The Verge

Andrew Webster

Star Wars Outlaws’ first expansion brings Lando into the game

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A few months after it first launched, Star Wars Outlaws is getting some major updates. First up is the game’s first batch of downloadable content, which adds a new storyline involving Lando Calrissian and what appears to be a very dangerous game of Sabacc. The new expansion is called Wild Card and will be followed by a second DLC update next spring called A Pirate’s Fortune.

Perhaps more significant, today, Outlaws is also getting a major update to address some of...

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Chris Welch

Google reportedly cancels Pixel Tablet 2 and might quit the category — again

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Yesterday Android Headlines reported that Google had canceled its development of the Pixel Tablet 3 — even before announcing a second-gen model. Well, today Android Authority is saying that it’s in fact the second-generation Pixel Tablet that has been canned, meaning that the device released last year will apparently be a one-off and that Google is bailing on the tablet category for the second time in a little over five years. At best, we’re in...

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Umar Shakir

Steam is adding support, and more rules, for ‘season pass’ content

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Steam is building support for season passes into its platform and setting up rules to help protect buyers from buying ones with unclear promises. Steam published new guidelines urging developers to “think about whether there’s a customer benefit” for purchasing season passes, as reported by SteamDB creator Pavel Djundik.

Season passes have really picked up in popularity and are used mainly in free-to-play or other multiplayer video games that promise digital...

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Quentyn Kennemer

Google’s Black Friday sale features record low prices on Pixel, Nest, and more

The Google Pixel 9 Pro and Pro XL have never been cheaper than they are today. | Photo: Allison Johnson / The Verge

Google’s Black Friday sale has kicked off with sizable discounts on Pixel phones, wearables, earbuds, tablets, smart home gear, and more.

You’ll notice the base 128GB Pixel 9 is down to $649 ($150 off) at Google and Best Buy, for example. But some colors of the flagship Tensor G4 smartphone are actually even cheaper in Amazon’s Black Friday sale right now, with...

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Dave Philipps and Carol Rosenberg

Pete Hegseth’s Metamorphosis: From Critic of War Crimes to Defender of the Accused

President-elect Donald J. Trump’s pick to lead the Defense Department was described by peers as a skillful soldier who became embittered by military dysfunction.

Fast Company

Reuters

X’s former head of global affairs takes job with Musk rival Sam Altman

Nick Pickles will be the chief policy officer for Sam Altman’s Tools for Humanity.

Nick Pickles, the former head of global affairs at Elon Musk’s social media platform X, is joining forces with one of Musk’s rivals, his fellow OpenAI cofounder Sam Altman.

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