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Fast Company

Tracy Brown Hamilton

U.S. holiday sales up 3.8% as shoppers hunt for value

According to Mastercard, curbside pickup and delivery fueled online sales, while in-store shopping rose 2.9%.

The 2024 holiday season proved fruitful for U.S. retailers, with total retail sales (excluding automotive) increasing 3.8% year-over-year, according to Mastercard SpendingPulse. 

The Verge

Ash Parrish

The best shows and movies on Netflix in 2024

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Here’s what to watch over the holidays in case all those live sports broadcasts don’t work out.

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Emma Roth

LG’s new lamp puts a mini garden inside your home

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LG has developed a new lamp that doubles as an indoor garden. The lamp, which LG will show off at CES in January, serves as an adjustable grow light for the tray of up to 20 plants beneath it, while also brightening up your room.

It has two different lighting modes: downward-facing lighting during the day that helps grow your plants, and upward-facing lighting at night to help brighten up your home. The lamp comes equipped with a 1.5-gallon water tank and “automatically...

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Just 23 Products That’ll Make Your Friends Talk About Your Home…But In A Good Way

We pinky promise your neighbors are just talking about how awesome your Halloween pumpkins are.

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38 Products For Anyone Celebrating Snuggly Girl Winter

Between this "Cozy Spaces" coloring book and ridiculously plush blanket sweater, human hibernation has never been easier.

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31 Things To Help You Achieve The Cutest Kitchen Ever In 2025

Whether your style leans kitschy or minimalist, you've got options.

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If Mornings Turn You Into Oscar The Grouch, Check Out These 51 Products That’ll Perk You Right Up

You may not *look* forward to waking up with the sun, but these things will ease that pain.

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38 Genius Products That'll Make You Think “How Is This Not Viral Yet?”

Idk how the internet isn't absolutely feral over this migraine relief cap yet.

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Barbara Krasnoff

Bluesky adds Trending topics to its arsenal

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As a special holiday treat, on December 25th, the social media app Bluesky announced that it has added a new feature to its mobile app: a list of Trending topics that lets you know what subjects are popular among its users.

Screenshot: Bluesky Bluesky now shows you its current Trends below the search bar.

The new feature can be found by selecting the search icon (the magnifying glass), which appears at the bottom of the screen on the mobile app...

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Jay Peters

Even Apple wasn’t able to make VR headsets mainstream in 2024

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Glasses may be more promising as the head-worn computers of the future — and there’s a chance Apple might be looking in that direction.

Apple’s Vision Pro headset is an incredible piece of technology, but even Apple’s design and marketing magic hasn’t been enough to convince many people to don a VR headset for an entire day. Instead, people seem more willing to use discreet wearables like Bluetooth headphones, smartwatches, and...

Wired Top Stories

Ryan Waniata

Samsung HW-Q990D Review: Atmos Tested, Gamer Approved

Samsung’s celebrated flagship soundbar does just enough to beat out the rest of its Dolby Atmos competitors.

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35 Products For Anyone Who Thinks Deep-Cleaning Is Just A Little Too Deep

We're talking sparkling clean results with little-to-no elbow grease.

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Answer 7 Quick Questions To See Which Reality TV Show You Should Watch Tonight

See which show fits you best, grab the popcorn, and hop in!

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37 Products Under $15 You Won't Believe You've Lived So Long Without

A life without bed sheet fasteners is simply not complete.

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Chris Welch

Bose SoundLink Home review: a speaker that’s all about looks

This Bluetooth speaker’s design is a breath of fresh air, but Bose skimped on some features that are usually standard at this price.

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Wired Top Stories

Jason Parham

The Year Villainy Won

Villains were everywhere and more relatable than ever. Across pop culture, social media, and IRL, the phenomenon went full-on main character.

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Test Your "Chamber Of Secrets" Knowledge—Or Risk Being Petrified At Trivia Night

You have to read the book to ace this quiz!

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