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November 26, 2024

The Best Black Friday Antivirus Deals From Bitdefender, McAfee, and Norton 360

Keep all of the new tech you're going to buy on Black Friday and Cyber Monday safe from black hats with deep discounts on the industry's lea...

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November 26, 2024

FCC Clears SpaceX's Cellular Starlink For Commercial Operations

The US regulator is also allowing SpaceX to orbit some of the company's Starlink satellites closer to Earth, which should reduce latency.

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November 26, 2024

Artists Leak OpenAI's Sora Video Generator in 'PR Puppet' Protest

A group of creatives claim the company is exploiting them for advertising and beta testing while having no real interest in art. OpenAI says...

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November 26, 2024

5 Black Friday Scams to Watch Out For

The scammers are ready. Are you? Keep your personal information, your bank account, and your packages safe this Black Friday with a few simp...

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November 26, 2024

The Best Early Black Friday Printer Deals for Your Home, Office, or Home Office

Get ready to score the printer of your dreams (yes, sometimes dreams can be boring), even before Black Friday hits. Prices are being slashed...

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November 26, 2024

The Best Black Friday Deals at Woot Will Sell Out Before You Know It

With Black Friday days away, we're already seeing impressive discounts at Woot. Save big on soundbars, video doorbells, and more. But rememb...

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November 26, 2024

Trump Eyes 'AI Czar' Position to Work With Elon Musk

The role is not certain but likely, Axios reports. The appointee would be responsible for keeping America's AI edge and improving government...

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November 26, 2024

Intel To Receive $7.9 Billion From US's Chip Act, Down By $600M

The funding is lower than originally announced, but it still represents a much-needed win for Intel following a tough year.

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November 26, 2024

The Best Early Black Friday Asus Deals: Latops, Monitors, and More

New early Black Friday deals just dropped on a variety of high-performing Asus hardware, including several Editors' Choice winners.

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November 26, 2024

Black Friday Deal: Maximize Your Savings With a Max Subscription, $2.99 a Month

Movies, HBO originals, sports, and so much more! This Max sale nets out to 70% off for six months, so if you've been waiting to subscribe, n...

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November 26, 2024

Business Choice 2024: The Best Security and Privacy Brands for Work

If your business needs robust protection from cybersecurity threats, these are the companies you should shortlist when selecting a VPN or se...

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November 26, 2024

Readers’ Choice 2024: The PC Security and Online Privacy Brands You Trust Most

After polling thousands of PCMag readers about their antivirus, security, and VPN software, these are the services they recommend (and the o...

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November 26, 2024

Russian Hackers Used Zero-Day Attack To Hit Firefox, Tor Users

The Russian hacking group also chained the attack with a previously unknown vulnerability in Windows 10 and 11 to install a backdoor on the...

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November 26, 2024

Rate Your Laptop for a Chance to Win $250

Do you have a laptop that you use for work or personal purposes? We want to hear your opinions about it—especially if you're an IT professio...

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November 26, 2024

Trump's New Tariff Threat: Another Reason to Shop This Black Friday

Once he takes office in January, Donald Trump is threatening to impose a 25% tariff on goods from Mexico, which is home to many electronics...

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November 26, 2024

YouTube's 2024 Music Recap Is Out: Here's How You Can Check Yours

Alongside music, this year's roundup provides fresh insights into your podcast-listening habits.

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November 26, 2024

ESPN+ Makes The Play of the Year With This Black Friday Deal

If you like sports, then you're going to love this sale. ESPN+ hits a grand slam with this Black Friday deal: a 12-month subscription to the...

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November 26, 2024

The Next Hot Cybersecurity Skill for Your Resume? Empathy

No formal cybersecurity training? No problem. Adobe's chief security officer tells us why cybersecurity leaders should seek people from dive...

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November 26, 2024

Worth the Splurge? $150 vs. $500 Self-Cleaning Litter Boxes Compared

The PetPivot and Neakasa M1 both eliminate the worst part of cat ownership, but do the M1's premium perks justify the higher price? My rescu...

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November 26, 2024

Instagram DMs Get Location Sharing, Nicknames, New Stickers

To make IRL hangouts easier, you can now share your location in a direct message with a friend or a group for up to one hour.

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November 26, 2024

Musk All But Admits X Throttles Posts With Links

Elon doesn't like lazy linking. Instead, he prefers long-form posts that keep users on his social network.

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November 26, 2024

The Best Early Black Friday Deals on Electronics Under $100

Black Friday may not have landed just yet, but we've already found some early under $100 deals! You can start saving now and start crossing...

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November 26, 2024

Listen to This Black Friday Deal: AirPods Pro 2 At Their Lowest Price Ever

Apple's most powerful in-ear headphones just got a Black Friday price drop, bringing them down to $154, the cheapest we've ever seen. And th...

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November 25, 2024

Ransomware Attack at Software Supplier Ensnares Starbucks, Grocery Chain

Starbucks is tracking employee’s work hours manually after a hack at Blue Yonder.

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November 25, 2024

Neuralink Preps Brain Chip That Can Control Robotic Arms

A new trial will expand the N1 brain implant's functionality from PCs to a robotic arms.

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November 25, 2024

The Best Early Black Friday Dyson Deals

Suck up hundreds of dollars in savings with these early holiday shopping sales on Dyson vacuum cleaners, air purifiers, and hair care produc...

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November 25, 2024

Smile, These Are the Best Early Black Friday Deals on Cameras

Say cheese! And by cheese, we mean money, which you'll be saving on these top-rated cameras from GoPro, Canon, Sony, and more before the hol...

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November 25, 2024

Black Friday vs. Cyber Monday: Which Day Is Better For Deals?

You'll have plenty of choices coming up for holiday shopping bargains at the end of the month, but we're here to find out if one day offers...

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November 25, 2024

Clean Up on the Best Early Black Friday Deals on Robot Vacuums and Mops

Hundreds of dollars in discounts on robot vacuums ahead of Black Friday will not only save you money but so many hours of cleaning your floo...

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November 25, 2024

Risky 'SpyLoan' Android Apps Surge on Google Play Store

The apps promise loans in a range of currencies, but they may swipe your personal information and use it to harass or extort you.

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November 25, 2024

It's Showtime: The Best Early Black Friday Deals on Projectors

Ditch the TV for an even bigger screen courtesy of deep discounts on highly-rated projectors from Epson. BenQ and more.

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November 25, 2024

The Best Early Black Friday Electronics Deals Under $50

From tiny JBL speakers to Roku streaming sticks, we've already found some amazing early Black Friday deals for under fifty bucks. Get your s...

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November 25, 2024

The Best Early Black Friday Deals on Chromebooks

Black Friday is almost here, but you can beat the crowds and grab an affordable and surprisingly powerful Chrome OS machine from HP, Samsung...

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November 25, 2024

Black Friday Deal: Stream One Year of Peacock For 75% Off

Black Friday week kicks off with a massive video streaming deal. For just $19.99, you can score Peacock for an entire year and then binge ev...

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November 25, 2024

Chinese Man Uses 'SMS Blaster' to Send 1 Million Scam Text Messages From Van

The 35-year-old allegedly drove around Bangkok earlier this month blasting out text messages to nearby phones in the hopes that recipients w...

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November 25, 2024

Hackers Weaponize Old Avast Driver to Install Windows Malware

Researchers find a type of malware that uses kernel-level permissions to take over a PC.

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November 25, 2024

The Best Early Black Friday Deals on Apple Watches, AirPods, MacBooks, More

Black Friday sales are already underway, and now you can take a bite (some bigger than others) off the price of all your favorite Apple prod...

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November 25, 2024

Man Hacks Local Health Club to Market His Own Security Services

A Kansas City man's attempt to advertise his cybersecurity skills has instead resulted in a federal indictment for accessing a protected com...

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November 25, 2024

Black Friday Deal: Score a Lifetime Pass to Plex For 25% Off

Talk about a flex! Plex is already in a giving mode, and starting now, you can get a lifetime upgrade to Plex Pass for only $89.

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November 25, 2024

SpaceX: Cellular Starlink Service Is Ready to Go

Monday's satellite launch means SpaceX has enough direct-to-cell satellites in orbit to offer robust coverage. But it still needs FCC cleara...

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November 25, 2024

Apple iPhone 17 Rumors: Everything We Know So Far

A top Apple exec says the 2025 iPhone launch will be its 'most ambitious' to date. With 15+ years of covering the iPhone under our belts, he...

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November 25, 2024

Internet Founders: Open Architectures Are Best, But Big Tech Makes It Difficult

As a VP at Google, Vint Cerf noted the irony of criticizing corporate power, but at a D.C. event on Friday, he and Stever Crocker pushed to...

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November 25, 2024

Sony Reportedly Developing New Handheld for PS5 Games

Move over, PlayStation Portal—a new Sony handheld is seemingly in the works. But could it compete with the Nintendo Switch or Valve's Steam...

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November 25, 2024

Windows 11 24H2 Is Crashing Ubisoft Games

Microsoft stops rolling out Windows 11 24H2 to PCs with certain Ubisoft games installed and is working with Ubisoft to fix the compatibility...

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November 24, 2024

Streamflation: Sling TV Hikes Prices by $5.99 Across the Board

The news comes as Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+ have all hiked their prices during 2024.

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November 24, 2024

Travel Warning: Look Out for AI Booking Scams

Beware when booking your next getaway! Generative AI is helping scammers prey on distracted online customers. We explain what to look for an...

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November 24, 2024

Hyundai Recalls Over 145,000 Electric Vehicles Due to Charging Issues

Hyundai said the electrical issue could "increase the risk of crash" if the vehicle's battery is allowed to run dry.

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November 24, 2024

Booming: The Best Early Black Friday Deals on Soundbars and Speakers

What's that sound? Oh, just prices dropping on top-rated audio devices weeks before the holiday shopping season "officially" starts. Yeah, s...

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November 24, 2024

Stanford Professor Allegedly Submits Fake AI Citations in Argument On Deepfake Harms

Fake AI-generated citations have appeared in many legal documents before, as "AI Hallucinations" continue to plague many of the most popular...

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November 24, 2024

Rate Your Finance, Investment, Digital Wallet, and Payment Apps to WIN

Share your opinions about the software and services you use for personal finances, stock trading, paying people, even handling the accountin...