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Chiefs and Bills can clinch spots in Week 13

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Two AFC teams can clinch playoff spots in Week 13. We have the info.

The Kansas City Chiefs can become the first team in the NFL to clinch a 2024 playoff spot while the Buffalo Bills can be the first team to clinch their division this weekend. Both of them will need a win and some help, but these scenarios are not far-fetched.

How the Kansas City Chiefs can clinch a playoff spot in Week 13

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Andrew Liszewski

Bang & Olufsen’s new $499 earbuds have better ANC and replaceable batteries

The Bang & Olufsen Beoplay Eleven wireless earbuds will be available in natural aluminum and copper tone colorways. | Image: Bang & Olufsen

Bang & Olufsen announced its new Beoplay Eleven wireless earbuds today, carrying forward a stem design similar to Apple’s AirPods that the company first introduced with its Beoplay EX. The Beoplay Eleven will be Bang & Olufsen’s first wireless earbuds with replaceable batteries, making them compliant with EU sustainability regulations coming...

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David Pierce

Amazon’s new Madden doc is a startup story — and a cautionary tale

Christian McCaffrey is on the cover of Madden NFL 25, looking as real as ever. | Image: EA

A small, ragtag group of coders with a big idea builds something special. It’s a smash hit, bigger than their wild expectations. Competitors emerge, and the team suddenly has to scramble to keep up. But with a little hard work (and a lot of biz dev), they manage to reassert and maintain their dominance. Then, years go by, the product doesn’t seem to get any better, and you start to wonder if...

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Wes Davis

Threads says 35 million users signed up in November

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Meta’s Threads has accrued over 35 million signups so far in November and is “going on three months with more than a million signups a day,” Meta spokesperson Alec Booker told The Verge in an email today.

20 million of those signups have come since November 14th, as Axios notes. That’s on top of the 15 million that Instagram head Adam Mosseri said it had gathered in the two weeks prior.

At the same time, Bluesky has seen a surge of interest. The platform...

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Quentyn Kennemer

Hulu’s best Black Friday deal is back with $.99 a month for an entire year

You can’t even buy a bag of chips for $1 anymore. | Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge

Hulu is again running one of the best streaming deals we’ve seen in Black Friday sales. Now through December 2nd, new and returning (after more than one month) Hulu subscribers can get ad-supported access to the streaming service for $.99 a month ($9 off) for an entire year at Hulu.

You can also find the Disney Bundle Duo Basic, which includes Hulu and Disney Plus each with ads, at the...

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Andrew Liszewski

Mercedes-Benz now has an Apple Watch version of its mobile app

Mercedes-Benz’s new Apple Watch app replicates the functionality of its mobile app so you don’t need to always reach for your phone. | Image: Mercedes-Benz

Mercedes-Benz announced today it’s bringing popular features from its mobile app to the Apple Watch so owners can interact with their vehicles from their wrists without having to reach for their smartphone. The company joins a growing number of automakers adding watchOS capabilities, including Honda, Ford, and Volvo.

The new...

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Jennifer Pattison Tuohy

More retractable cables, please

The Charger by Counterpart has a built-in 4-foot USB-C cable that can be retracted with the press of a button. | Image: Counterpart

The switch to USB-C has vastly simplified my life, and I am very grateful for it, but I still struggle with cable clutter. Dealing with gadgets and gizmos for a family of four means the outlets on my kitchen counter resemble an unappealing bowl of silicon spaghetti, which is why this new $44 Counterpart Charger caught my eye.

This compact charger...

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"I Am Not Ashamed Of My Sexuality": Khalid Opened Up About Being Outed And Having To Address It On Social Media

“There yall go. next topic please lol," the artist wrote.

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Amazons ASUS Zenbook Duo deal makes double screens 21% off

GET $320 OFF: As of Nov. 26, you can get an ASUS Zenbook Duo Laptop for just $1,179.99. That's 21% off the original price or $320 off.

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Doug.Farrar

Cooper Rush, Tershawn Wharton, Josh Butler among Secret Superstars for NFL Week 12

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Which under-the-radar NFL players stepped up in Week 12? We have our list.

As any NFL season progresses, there will be more unheralded players who rise up from humble beginnings to become factors, and guys whose careers have gone sideways who somehow find the road back to relevance.

We like to celebrate these players every week in “Secret Superstars.” This week, we have two Dallas Cowboys who were not expected to be as good as they were, the NFL’s newest...

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Justine Calma

Atlantic hurricane season is coming to an end — will the US be ready for the next one?

A hurricane specialist works on tracking Hurricane Beryl at the National Hurricane Center on July 1st, 2024, in Miami, Florida.  | Photo by Joe Raedle / Getty Images

This is the last week of a truly shitty Atlantic hurricane season. It was record-breaking. People are still recovering. Misinformation managed to make things even worse. Now, we get a six-month-ish break before it starts over again — perhaps with fewer federal resources to respond in the US.

At the very least, we knew...

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Umar Shakir

Elon Musk learns how EV charging works from Pete Buttigieg

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You’d think Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and its wide-reaching Supercharger network, would already know about the workings of the federal National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program that has dedicated $7.5 billion to building a national charging network. However, he needed Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg to chime in on X yesterday to stop some Republican leaders from spreading misinformation about the program.

“Please post the...

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Nathan Edwards

This killer translucent keyboard kit is on sale for $95

Buying a new keyboard probably won’t make you happy. But this one is orange. | Photo by Nathan Edwards / The Verge

The Omnikeys Bauer Lite, one of my favorite keyboards of the year, is down to just $95 ($25 off) this week as part of Omnitype’s ongoing Black Friday sale. I paid full price for mine earlier this year, and it was a steal. It feels great to type on, it has a great layout, it’s customizable and fun to build, and it’s colorful. What’s not to love?

The Bauer Lite...

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Jess Weatherbed

Anthropic says Claude AI can match your unique writing style

Anthropic is adding custom styles to Claude that quickly adjust the tone and length of responses. | Image: Anthropic

Anthropic is adding a new feature to its Claude AI assistant that will give users more control over how the chatbot responds to different writing tasks. The new custom styles are available to all Claude AI users, enabling anyone to train it to match their own communication style or select from preset options to quickly adjust the tone and level of detail it...

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Dana Stevens

Why Some of the Year’s Best Performances Are From Actresses Who Say Very Little

Films like “Conclave” and “Bird” provide a stark contrast to the recent succession of films about women finding their voices.

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Mihir Zaveri

Blackstone Renters Said They Were Overcharged. Now They’re Getting $15 Million.

Dozens of New York City renters are receiving payoffs from Blackstone in a settlement of a case that accused the previous landlord of violating rent-stabilization rules.

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Salman Masood

Pakistan Deploys Army as Deadly Clashes Erupt with Imran Khan Supporters

Soldiers were ordered to defend government buildings with gunfire if needed, as supporters of former Prime Minister Imran Khan demanded his release from prison.

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Mark Landler

A Misstep by Ireland’s Prime Minister Simon Harris Muddies Election

A fumbled meeting with a voter may dent Simon Harris’s popularity. But his coalition government’s main opposition, the nationalist party Sinn Fein, will likely remain locked out of power.

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Lauren Hirsch

Walmart Pulls Back on D.E.I. Initiatives Amid Conservative Pressure

The retailer is the largest company to be targeted by the conservative activist Robby Starbuck.

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David Leonhardt

Barack Obama’s Big Lesson

We cover an analysis of the 2024 election.

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