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Umar Shakir

It will soon be easier than ever for Android apps to stay signed in on a new phone

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Transferring your data from your old Android device to a new one will soon be less daunting, thanks to “Restore Credentials,” a new developer feature for Android which can keep you logged into your apps when you make the switch. While some apps already did this, Google is making it easier for developers to include this experience by implementing a “restore key” that automatically transfers to the new phone and logs you back into the...

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Andrew J. Hawkins

Automakers plead with Trump: don’t kill the EV tax credit

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The auto industry is sending an urgent message to President-elect Donald Trump: spare the $7,500 electric vehicle tax credit.

In a November 14th letter to Trump and his transition team, the auto industry’s main lobbying group urges the new administration to preserve incentives for EV buyers and manufacturers that were enacted under President Joe Biden, arguing these policies keep the US competitive globally while also creating “good jobs.”

The...

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Kate Knibbs

New York Times Says OpenAI Erased Potential Lawsuit Evidence

As part of an ongoing copyright lawsuit, The New York Times says it spent 150 hours sifting through OpenAI’s training data looking for potential evidence—only for OpenAI to delete all of its work.

Wired Top Stories

Vittoria Elliott

You Too Can Hire an ‘Etsy Witch’ to Curse Elon Musk

Riley Wenckus used TikTok to tell Elon Musk she paid “an Etsy witch” $7.99 to make his life “a living hell.” A new market has opened up for others looking to follow her lead.

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20 Things You Can Get At At Wayfair’s Black Friday Sale That Have A *Ton* Of Promising Reviews

Savings up to 80% off items reviewers *seriously* love.

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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...

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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...

ESPN.com

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."

ESPN.com

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.

ESPN.com

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.

ESPN.com

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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Wired Top Stories

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...

SBNation.com

Rohan Chakravarthi

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

Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images

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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