Plex is starting to enforce its new rules, which prevent users from remotely accessing a personal media server without a subscription fee.

Previously, people outside of a server owner’s network could access the owner’s media library through Plex for free. Under the new rules announced in March, a server owner needs to have a Plex Pass subscription, which starts at $7 per month, to grant users remote access to their server. Alternatively, someone can remotely access another person’s Plex server by buying their own Plex Pass or a Remote Watch Pass, which is a subscription with fewer features than a Plex Pass and that Plex started selling in April for a $2/month starting price.

Plex’s new rules took effect on April 29. According to a recent Plex forums post by a Plex employee that How-To Geek spotted today, the changes are rolling out this week, with a subscription being required for people using Plex’s Roku OS app for remote access. The Plex employee added:

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Up to 3 million low-skilled jobs could disappear in the UK by 2035 because of automation and AI, according to a report by a leading educational research charity. The Guardian: The jobs most at risk are those in occupations such as trades, machine operations and administrative roles, the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) said. Highly skilled professionals, on the other hand, were forecast to be more in demand as AI and technological advances increase workloads “at least in the short to medium term.”

Overall, the report expects the UK economy to add 2.3 million jobs by 2035, but unevenly distributed. The findings stand in contrast to other recent research suggesting AI will affect highly skilled, technical occupations such as software engineering and management consultancy more than trades and manual work.

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Perplexity is rolling out a new shopping feature to make buying things through its AI assistant easier and more personalized. The company’s new feature is free for all Perplexity users in the US and builds on Perplexity’s existing relationship with payment provider Paypal.

The new shopping experience lets Perplexity users conduct more personalized product searches, like asking “What’s the best winter jacket if I live in San Francisco and take a ferry to work?” Perplexity says its assistant can keep the context of your chat in mind as it searches for products, and incorporate details it’s learned about your life and preferences to tailor results. Once the assistant has found products it wants to show you, it can then present them in nicely formatted product cards, with pros and cons about each jacket, for example, and other relevant details pulled from reviews and guides.

If one of the products Perplexity finds seems like the right fit, you can also purchase the product directly through the company’s assistant, and pay with payment details stored in a PayPal account. This “Instant Buy” experience provided by Perplexity and PayPal extends to all merchants who offer PayPal as a payment method. While that sounds like it could make a key element of the shopping experience obsolete for these online stores (you never actually visit their website), Perplexity claims merchants still own the most important parts. “They have full visibility into who their customer is, can process returns, build loyalty, and own the post-purchase relationship, just as they would on their own sites,” the AI company says.

Perplexity’s push into online shopping is similar to the “shopping research” feature OpenAI recently added to ChatGPT, and new product recommendation features Google’s added to AI Mode in Google Search. While all these tools are pitched as a more personalized alternative to the shopping guides you’ll find on Engadget and other editorial sites, they often work under the same logic. By referring someone to a product, AI companies hope to receive a payment or a fee from the transaction if the person makes a purchase.

Ultimately, Perplexity is equally interested in offering an end-to-end solution, where it finds and purchases products without a human needing to step in. The company received a cease-and-desist from Amazon at the beginning of November for letting the agent in its Comet browser complete Amazon purchases on users’ behalf.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/perplexity-announces-its-own-take-on-an-ai-shopping-assistant-210500961.html?src=rss

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Black Friday sales officially start Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber Monday, December 1, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it’s over. 

• Follow our live blog to stay up-to-date on the best sales we find.

• Browse our editors’ picks for a curated list of our favorite sales on laptops, fitness tech, appliances, and more.

• Subscribe to our shopping newsletter, Add to Cart, for the best sales sent to your inbox.

• Sales are accurate at the time of publication, but prices and inventory are always subject to change. 

I’ve tested plenty of pairs of adjustable dumbbells, and no matter which brand you ultimately choose, I highly recommend investing in a set. The math alone makes it a no-brainer: Buying individual pairs of dumbbells from five to 80 pounds in five-pound increments would cost well over $1,500 and eat up valuable floor space. Adjustable dumbbells deliver the same versatility for a fraction of that price—and with Black Friday deals happening now, there’s never been a better time to buy.

Right now, the PowerBlock Elite EXP Adjustable Dumbbells are on sale for $339.51 on Amazon, down from their usual $449 price tag. That’s a solid $110 savings.

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Why PowerBlocks top the list

You’d be hard-pressed to find a “best home dumbbells” list without PowerBlocks near the top. Lifehacker senior health editor Beth Skwarecki ranks these her favorite adjustable dumbbell set, and for good reason. The futuristic cubic design isn’t just for show. These dumbbells are incredibly compact, which is the whole point of going adjustable over a traditional rack of individual weights. They take up minimal space while offering maximum range for your home gym.

What I personally love most is the pin system for weight adjustment. It’s quick and intuitive, so you can change resistance mid-workout without breaking your flow. Just pull the pin, select your desired weight, and you’re ready to go—no fiddling with collars or plates.

One thing to consider

The only real drawback is the frame design: You have to place your hand inside the dumbbell’s structure to grip it. This can feel slightly awkward at first, especially if you’re wearing a nice big watch. It’s not a dealbreaker, but worth noting if you’re particular about grip comfort. If you prefer focusing on single-arm exercises or want to test the waters before committing to a full set, Walmart has a single adjustable dumbbell (up to 50 lbs) for just $199.99 right now.

How long do Black Friday deals really last?

Black Friday sales officially begin Friday, November 28, 2025, and run throughout “Cyber Week,” the five-day period that runs from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, December 1, 2025. But Black Friday and Cyber Monday dates have expanded as retailers compete for customers. You can get the same Black Friday sales early, and we expect sales to wind down by December 3, 2025. 

Are Black Friday deals worth it?

In short, yes, Black Friday still offers discounts that can be rare throughout the rest of the year. If there’s something you want to buy, or you’re shopping for gifts, it’s a good time to look for discounts on what you need, especially tech sales, home improvement supplies, and fitness tech. Of course, if you need to save money, the best way to save is to not buy anything. 

Are Cyber Monday deals better than Black Friday?

Black Friday used to be bigger for major retailers and more expensive tech and appliances, while Cyber Monday was for cheaper tech and gave smaller businesses a chance to compete online. Nowadays, though, distinction is almost meaningless. Every major retailer will offer sales on both days, and the smart move is to know what you want, use price trackers or refer to guides like our live blog that use price trackers for you, and don’t stress over finding the perfect timing.

We may earn a commission from links on this page. Deal pricing and availability subject to change after time of publication.

Black Friday sales officially start Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber Monday, December 1, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it’s over. 

• Follow our live blog to stay up-to-date on the best sales we find.

• Browse our editors’ picks for a curated list of our favorite sales on laptops, fitness tech, appliances, and more.

• Subscribe to our shopping newsletter, Add to Cart, for the best sales sent to your inbox.

• Sales are accurate at the time of publication, but prices and inventory are always subject to change. 

When Amazon launched its first Kindle all the way back in 2007, it set off a brand new e-reader business. But as the technology has progressed, now you can use E-Ink displays for way more than reading. There are now digital notebooks, too, but as you might expect, they tend to be a little larger and a lot more expensive than an e-reader. The Kindle digital notebook is 10.2 inches and usually goes for well over $400, for instance (although it’s currently discounted for Black Friday).

That’s where the iFlyTek AiNote Air 2 comes in. This digital notebook is smaller, at 8.2 inches, and thanks to a Black Friday deal, is now $399 ($100 off its usual price). But, unlike the Scribe, it also comes with built-in ChatGPT access—no subscription required—for AI features like translation and speech-to-text notes.

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That makes it a bit more like the Viwoods’ AiPaper E Ink Notebook than the Scribe or other competitors like the Remarkable Paper Pro. And that’s great news. Lifehacker editor Joel Cunningham gave the AiPaper 4/5 stars in his review, but it’s still not for everyone, coming in at a large 10.65 inches and having an MSRP of $549 dollars (it’s also slightly discounted for Black Friday, but stock is going fast).

Lifehacker hasn’t gone hands-on with the AiNote Air 2, but aside from being smaller and more affordable, it also introduces a 5MP camera, which could be useful when interacting with ChatGPT. It adds a speaker, too, so you won’t need headphones to listen to audiobooks. It also comes with a stylus.

Alongside the additions, though, there are a few compromises. Storage is capped at 32GB, and the battery is smaller than the AiPaper’s, at 2,600mAh rather than 4,100mAh. The resolution is also a little less sharp, at 293PPI vs 300PPI, but this might be less noticeable on the smaller screen.

It’s definitely a more generic take on the product, but the core functionality is here, and it could be a suitable, more compact, and more affordable alternative to people who want to take AI-assisted digital notes on the go. It’s also received praise over on Reddit, where one user called it “the closest experience to writing on a nice pad of paper with a smooth rolling pen I’ve ever experienced.”

How long do Black Friday deals really last?

Black Friday sales officially begin Friday, November 28, 2025, and run throughout “Cyber Week,” the five-day period that runs from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, December 1, 2025. But Black Friday and Cyber Monday dates have expanded as retailers compete for customers. You can get the same Black Friday sales early, and we expect sales to wind down by December 3, 2025. 

Are Black Friday deals worth it?

In short, yes, Black Friday still offers discounts that can be rare throughout the rest of the year. If there’s something you want to buy, or you’re shopping for gifts, it’s a good time to look for discounts on what you need, especially tech sales, home improvement supplies, and fitness tech. Of course, if you need to save money, the best way to save is to not buy anything. 

Are Cyber Monday deals better than Black Friday?

Black Friday used to be bigger for major retailers and more expensive tech and appliances, while Cyber Monday was for cheaper tech and gave smaller businesses a chance to compete online. Nowadays, though, distinction is almost meaningless. Every major retailer will offer sales on both days, and the smart move is to know what you want, use price trackers or refer to guides like our live blog that use price trackers for you, and don’t stress over finding the perfect timing.

Chinese automakers may not be able to sell their electric vehicles in the United States due to steep tariffs and software restrictions, but they have found an alternative path to American eyeballs through a coordinated campaign targeting car influencers on YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram. The effort, the Verge reports, is largely organized by DCar Studio, a platform that invites US-based creators to Los Angeles to test-drive vehicles from brands like BYD, Geely and Xiaomi. DCar is actually Dongchedi, a car trading platform owned by TikTok parent ByteDance that raised $600 million on a $3 billion valuation in 2024. The strategy appears aimed at building global brand awareness rather than direct US sales.

Mark Greeven, professor at IMD Business School, told The Verge that American influencers still shape opinions across the Western world. “The charm offensive is to work with American influencers about Chinese EV cars because we still have a dominant opinion in the Western world, which is formed by English-speaking influential figures on social media,” he said. Several creators told The Verge they have heard rumors of undisclosed payments for positive coverage.

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It’s not a bad time to upgrade your gaming PC. Graphics card prices in the 2020s have undulated continuously as the industry has dealt with pandemic and AI-related shortages, but it’s actually possible to get respectable mainstream- to high-end GPUs like AMD’s Radeon RX 9060 XT and 9070 series or Nvidia’s RTX 5060, 5070, and 5080 series for at or slightly under their suggested retail prices right now. This was close to impossible through the spring and summer.

But it’s not a good time to build a new PC or swap your older motherboard out for a new one that needs DDR5 RAM. And the culprit is a shortage of RAM and flash memory chips that has suddenly sent SSD and (especially) memory prices into the stratosphere, caused primarily by the ongoing AI boom and exacerbated by panic-fueled buying by end users and device manufacturers.

To illustrate just how high things have jumped in a short amount of time, let’s compare some of the RAM and storage prices listed in our system guide from three months ago to the pricing for the exact same components today. Note that several of these are based on the last available price and are currently sold out; we also haven’t looked into things like microSD or microSD Express cards, which could also be affected.

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Games Done Quick has wrapped up its 2025 events, but a new year of speedrunning for charity is on the horizon. The organization released the schedule for Back to Black 2026 on Tuesday. You can watch the action from February 5 to 8.

As its name suggests, the event celebrates the Black community through the joy of gaming. Organized by Black in a Flash, the event will showcase all-Black speed runs of titles ranging from popular to obscure.

There are plenty of fun runs on the schedule. Someone will take on Hades II, one of the best games of 2025. Then there’s Cuphead, an excruciatingly difficult title even when you have all the time in the world. The schedule has some retro games, like Donkey Kong Country, Street Fighter 2 and Sonic Heroes. You’ll also find some little-known ones, like the 1996 Sega Saturn weirdfest, Mr. Bones.

This year’s shindig will support Race Forward, a nonprofit working toward racial equity. Last year’s Back to Black event raised $44,000 for the same charity.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/games-done-quicks-back-to-black-event-returns-in-february-201500830.html?src=rss

Fubo has issued a statement on its latest row with NBCUniversal over a carriage dispute involving NBC’s most popular channels. This past Friday, NBCU networks went dark on Fubo across both live and on-demand services. Fubo subscribers trying to watch NBC content were met with a message that read, “We are working hard to bring this channel back. We are currently negotiating with NBCUniversal and are hopeful that we’ll bring this channel back to you soon.”

Today, Fubo said it has been engaged in good-faith negotiations with NBCUniversal to renew a content agreement for its networks. Fubo said that NBCU’s demands, however, would harm its customers, and that the streaming company has not agreed to the proposed terms.

“NBCU is spinning off some of their cable networks into a new company called Versant on Jan 1, 2026. Despite them not being worth the cost to Fubo subscribers, Fubo offered to distribute Versant channels for one year. NBCU wants Fubo to sign a multi-year deal — well past the time the Versant channels will be owned by a separate company. NBCU wants Fubo subscribers to subsidize these channels,” the statement reads.

The statement goes on to accuse NBCU of discriminating against Fubo and its subscribers by allowing YouTube TV and Amazon Prime Video to integrate Peacock into the popular streaming services, while not extending the same rights to Fubo. In a blog post yesterday, Fubo said the terms on pricing and packaging being offered by NBCUniversal were “egregiously above those offered to other distributors.”

“Fubo has chosen to drop NBCUniversal programming despite being offered the same terms agreed to by hundreds of other distributors. Unfortunately, this is par for the course for Fubo — they’ve dropped numerous networks in recent years at the expense of their customers, who continue to lose content,” an NBCUniversal spokesperson told Engadget when asked to comment on Fubo’s accusations.

The company also pointed to ten major drops that Fubo has incurred over the past five years including Discovery networks and AMC. A full list of channels that are still dark on Fubo can be found here. 

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/fubo-accuses-nbcuniversal-of-egregious-demands-amid-carriage-dispute-193515241.html?src=rss

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The Dallas Cowboys have become as much a part of Thanksgiving Day tradition as turkey and stuffing. The team has played a Thanksgiving game every year since 1978, and this year, they’ll be setting the table to host the Kansas City Chiefs at AT&T Stadium. The Chiefs will likely arrive hungry; they haven’t appeared in a turkey day game since 2006. The game is set to air on CBS and Paramount+, with kickoff scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET. If you want to welcome Dak Prescott, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of these two teams into your living room on Thursday (oh, and Post Malone, too — he’s performing at halftime), we’ve got some good news: you can watch the game at a steep discount thanks to an incredible new deal for a subscription to Paramount+.

Starting on November 25 at 12 p.m. ET and running through December 2, you can score either the Paramount+ Essential plan or an ad-free Paramount+ Premium plan for $2.99/month for 2 months. You can use either plan to watch this week’s Thanksgiving game, and more than 30 games during the remainder of the season, too.

Here’s what you need to know to watch the Chiefs vs. Cowboys Thanksgiving Day game for less on Paramount+.

How to watch the Kansas City Chiefs vs. Dallas Cowboys on Paramount+ for less: 

Date: Thursday, Nov. 27

Time: 4:30 p.m. ET

Streaming: Paramount+

Kansas City Chiefs vs. Dallas Cowboys game time:

The Chiefs face the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT.

How to watch the Chiefs vs. Cowboys game without cable:

The Thanksgiving Day game between the Chiefs and the Cowboys will be broadcast on CBS, which means you’ll be able to stream it on Paramount+. As a general rule of thumb, as long as a game is broadcast on your local CBS station, it will be available in the Live TV section of Paramount+.

How to watch the rest of the 2025-2026 NFL season on Paramount+:

There are six weeks left in the NFL season (not including the playoffs). Here’s a list of every remaining regular-season game of the upcoming NFL season, with every matchup that will air on CBS and Paramount+ in bold, including this year’s Thanksgiving Day matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys. Note that NFL on CBS games broadcast by your local CBS station can be streamed live on Paramount+ through the Live TV menu.

WEEK 13 

Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025

• Green Bay Packers at Detroit Lions (Thanksgiving Day), 1 PM ET

• Kansas City Chiefs at Dallas Cowboys (Thanksgiving Day), 4:30 PM ET

• (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Cincinnati Bengals at Baltimore Ravens (Thanksgiving Day), 8:20 PM ET

Friday, Nov. 28, 2025

• Chicago Bears at Philadelphia Eagles, 3 PM ET

Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025

• Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers, 1 PM ET

• San Francisco 49ers at Cleveland Browns, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• New Orleans Saints at Miami Dolphins, 1 PM ET

• Atlanta Falcons at New York Jets, 1 PM ET

• Arizona Cardinals at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 PM ET

• Jacksonville Jaguars at Tennessee Titans, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Minnesota Vikings at Seattle Seahawks, 4:05 PM ET

• Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:25 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Buffalo Bills at Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Denver Broncos at Washington Commanders, 8:20 PM ET

Monday, Dec. 1, 2025

• New York Giants at New England Patriots, 8:15 PM ET

WEEK 14 

Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025

• Dallas Cowboys at Detroit Lions, 8:15 PM ET

Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025

• Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta Falcons, 1 PM ET

• Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns, 1 PM ET

• Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers, 1 PM ET

• Indianapolis Colts at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Washington Commanders at Minnesota Vikings, 1 PM ET

• Miami Dolphins at New York Jets, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• New Orleans Saints at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders, 4:05 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Los Angeles Rams at Arizona Cardinals, 4:25 PM ET

• Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 PM ET

• Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:20 PM ET

Monday, Dec. 8, 2025

• Philadelphia Eagles at Los Angeles Chargers, 8:15 PM ET

BYES: Carolina, New England, N.Y. Giants, San Francisco    

WEEK 15 

Thursday, Dec. 11, 2025

• Atlanta Falcons at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 8:15 PM ET

Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025

• Cleveland Browns at Chicago Bears, 1 PM ET

• Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Arizona Cardinals at Houston Texans, 1 PM ET

• New York Jets at Jacksonville Jaguars, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Los Angeles Chargers at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Washington Commanders at New York Giants, 1 PM ET

• Las Vegas Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 PM ET

• Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos, 4:25 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Detroit Lions at Los Angeles Rams, 4:25 PM ET

• Carolina Panthers at New Orleans Saints, 4:25 PM ET

• Indianapolis Colts at Seattle Seahawks, 4:25 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Tennessee Titans at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 PM ET

• Minnesota Vikings at Dallas Cowboys, 8:20 PM ET

Monday, Dec. 15, 2025

• Miami Dolphins at Pittsburgh Steelers. 8:15 PM ET

WEEK 16 

Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025

• Los Angeles Rams at Seattle Seahawks, 8:15 PM ET

Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025

• Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears, TBD

• Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Commanders, TBD

Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025

• New England Patriots at Baltimore Ravens, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Carolina Panthers, 1 PM ET

• Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Los Angeles Chargers at Dallas Cowboys, 1 PM ET

• New York Jets at New Orleans Saints, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Minnesota Vikings at New York Giants, 1 PM ET

• Kansas City Chiefs at Tennessee Titans, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Atlanta Falcons at Arizona Cardinals, 4:05 PM ET

• Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos, 4:05 PM ET

• Pittsburgh Steelers at Detroit Lions, 4:25 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans, 4:25 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Cincinnati Bengals at Miami Dolphins, 8:20 PM ET

Monday, Dec. 22, 2025

• San Francisco 49ers at Indianapolis Colts, 8:15 PM ET

WEEK 17 

Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025

• Dallas Cowboys at Washington Commanders, 1 PM ET

• Detroit Lions at Minnesota Vikings, 4:30 PM ET

• Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs, 8:15 PM ET

Saturday, Dec. 27, 2025

• Seattle Seahawks at Carolina Panthers**

• Arizona Cardinals at Cincinnati Bengals**

• Baltimore Ravens at Green Bay Packers**

• Houston Texans at Los Angeles Chargers**

• New York Giants at Las Vegas Raiders**

Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025

• Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Jacksonville Jaguars at Indianapolis Colts, 1 PM ET

• Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins, 1 PM ET

• New England Patriots at New York Jets, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• New Orleans Saints at Tennessee Titans, 1 PM ET (CBS/Paramount+)*

• Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills, 4:25 PM ET

• Chicago Bears at San Francisco 49ers, 8:20 PM ET

Monday, Dec. 29, 2025

• Los Angeles Rams at Atlanta Falcons, 8:15 PM ET

WEEK 18 

Saturday, Jan. 3, 2026, or Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026

• New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons**

• New York Jets at Buffalo Bills***

• Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears**

• Cleveland Browns at Cincinnati Bengals***

• Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos***

• Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans***

• Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars***

• Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams**

• Kansas City Chiefs at Las Vegas Raiders***

• Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings**

• Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots***

• Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants**

• Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles**

• Baltimore Ravens at Pittsburgh Steelers**

• Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers**

• Carolina Panthers at Tampa Bay Buccaneers**    

*During the regular season, consult your local TV listings to see which, if any, NFL on CBS games will be broadcast by your local CBS station. NFL on CBS games broadcast by your local CBS station can be streamed live on Paramount+.
**Time and broadcast assignment TBD.
***Subject to change.

What other sports can I watch on Paramount+?

With a Paramount+ Essential plan, NFL on CBS games and UEFA Champions League soccer are both included in the price. If you upgrade to a Paramount+ Premium plan, you’ll get access to all CBS sports, including Big Ten Football on CBS, NCAA basketball, golf, rugby, and live channels, including CBS Sports Golazo Network and more.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/entertainment/streaming/how-to-watch-the-thanksgiving-day-chiefs-vs-cowboys-game-for-less-with-paramount-200535979.html?src=rss

The Justice Department has reached an agreement to settle an antitrust lawsuit against RealPage, a real estate software company that the government accused of enabling landlords to collude to raise rents. From a report: Using RealPage software, landlords shared information about their rents and occupancy rates with the company, after which an algorithm suggested what to charge renters. The government’s suit, which was joined by several state attorneys general, accused RealPage of taking the confidential information and suggesting rents higher than those in a free market.

Under the settlement proposal, which requires approval by a federal judge overseeing the case in the Middle District of North Carolina, RealPage’s software could no longer use information about current leases to train its algorithm. Nonpublic data from competing landlords would also be excluded when suggesting rents. “Competing companies must make independent pricing decisions, and with the rise of algorithmic and artificial intelligence tools, we will remain at the forefront of vigorous antitrust enforcement,” said Gail Slater, who leads the antitrust division at the Department of Justice, in a news release.

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OpenAI has announced that it’s changing how ChatGPT’s Voice mode works on the web and inside the company’s app. As part of an update, you can interact with ChatGPT Voice directly within your ongoing chat, letting you see a transcript of your conversation with OpenAI’s AI model, along with visuals that demonstrate whatever ChatGPT is talking about.

You can start a voice chat just by tapping or clicking on the “waveform” icon next to ChatGPT’s text field. Rather than launching into the original orb-filled interface the feature launched as, voice chats now happen in-line with whatever you were previously discussing. In the demo video OpenAI shared alongside the announcement, ChatGPT was able to display a transcript of the conversation, followed by a map listing popular bakeries and photos of pastries sold at Tartine. OpenAI says that if you prefer the original Voice interface, you can switch back to it by toggling on Separate mode under the Voice Mode section of ChatGPT’s Settings.

Combining visuals and voice responses together is a natural extension of the multimodal nature of ChatGPT. You can already prompt OpenAI’s model with your voice and an image or video, it makes sense that voice responses from ChatGPT should have the same level of detail. Google has explored similar methods for making Gemini Live more expressive during conversations, including letting the AI highlight specific parts of a live video with overlays. This OpenAI feature isn’t quite reactive in the same way, but it could make a voice conversation with ChatGPT more informative.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/now-you-can-use-chatgpt-voice-without-leaving-your-chat-195000538.html?src=rss

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Black Friday sales officially start Friday, November 28, and run through Cyber Monday, December 1, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it’s over. 

• Follow our live blog to stay up-to-date on the best sales we find.

• Browse our editors’ picks for a curated list of our favorite sales on laptops, fitness tech, appliances, and more.

• Subscribe to our shopping newsletter, Add to Cart, for the best sales sent to your inbox.

• Sales are accurate at the time of publication, but prices and inventory are always subject to change. 

Unless you’re planning to open a professional gym, there’s no reason to drop thousands on a treadmill. The good news? You don’t have to. Right now, the NordicTrack T Series 10 is on sale for $949 on Amazon—that’s 27% off and a savings of $350 for Black Friday.

My colleague Beth Skwarecki also recommends the T Series line as a top choice for home runners, and several models are discounted right now. If you’re looking for something more compact or budget-friendly, the T Series 5 is 25% off at just $449. But with its 10″ tilting HD touchscreen, the T10 offers the best value during this sale.

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Why the T Series 10 is a go-to option

What sets the T10 apart is its integration with the NordicTrack ecosystem. When you join, you get access to over 10,000 workouts through iFIT ($39/month or $396/year). This isn’t just a library of on-demand classes—it’s a full training experience with expert coaches guiding you through runs, hikes, strength sessions, yoga, and more.

The other perk of iFIT is it should automatically adjust your treadmill’s speed and incline to match whatever workout you’re doing. No fumbling with buttons mid-stride or losing focus to manually change settings. The system handles it for you, so you can concentrate entirely on your form and effort.

Perfect for data-driven runners

If you’re someone who tracks fitness across multiple platforms (guilty), iFIT syncs seamlessly with Strava, Garmin, and Apple Health. Your treadmill runs flow directly into your broader training data, making it easy to monitor progress and stay consistent with your goals.

The foldable design is a must-have for anyone tight on space. When you’re done, it tucks away without taking over your living room. If you’ve been waiting for the right moment to invest in a home treadmill, this is it.

How long do Black Friday deals really last?

Black Friday sales officially begin Friday, November 28, 2025, and run throughout “Cyber Week,” the five-day period that runs from Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday, December 1, 2025. But Black Friday and Cyber Monday dates have expanded as retailers compete for customers. You can get the same Black Friday sales early, and we expect sales to wind down by December 3, 2025. 

Are Black Friday deals worth it?

In short, yes, Black Friday still offers discounts that can be rare throughout the rest of the year. If there’s something you want to buy, or you’re shopping for gifts, it’s a good time to look for discounts on what you need, especially tech sales, home improvement supplies, and fitness tech. Of course, if you need to save money, the best way to save is to not buy anything. 

Are Cyber Monday deals better than Black Friday?

Black Friday used to be bigger for major retailers and more expensive tech and appliances, while Cyber Monday was for cheaper tech and gave smaller businesses a chance to compete online. Nowadays, though, distinction is almost meaningless. Every major retailer will offer sales on both days, and the smart move is to know what you want, use price trackers or refer to guides like our live blog that use price trackers for you, and don’t stress over finding the perfect timing.

The upcoming Multiplayer Online Battle Arena (MOBA) game Spellcasters Chronicles will be available to play as a closed beta starting on December 4 until December 8. This is the first closed beta weekend for the free-to-play game and the first online play test, as it was originally announced just a couple of months back.

Spellcasters Chronicles is being developed by Quantic Dream and looks like the company’s attempt to compete with big-time MOBAs like League of Legends and Dota. This is a fairly strange title for Quantic Dream, given that the studio is primarily known for narrative games that rely heavily on player choice. The company has been behind games like Heavy Rain and Detroit: Become Human.

In other words, the 3 vs. 3 MOBA with a third-person perspective is an odd duck and we have no idea how it’ll play. Luckily, we’ll know a whole lot more next weekend. The closed beta takes place on Steam and grants access to six player classes, each with unique abilities. These classes “can summon creatures, cast spells and take fight to command the arena.” There’s a class called “Swamp Witch” that I’d very much like to play as.

The beta will also unveil a new arena called The Mausoleum and introduce the game’s deck-building component. The arena battles will last 25 minutes, with teams being tasked to capture altars to gain enemy territory.

This is just the first closed beta for Spellcasters Chronicles. The developer promises a second beta early next year. That next one will introduce new character classes, arenas, spells and summons.

As for Quantic Dream, it’s still developing Star Wars: Eclipse. However, we haven’t heard a blip about it in years.

This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/pc/you-can-try-quantic-dreams-upcoming-moba-during-a-closed-beta-next-week-194038411.html?src=rss

Generative AI is changing the way we live and work in a multitude of ways, and that includes coding. The best AI bots of today can debug, refine, and create code, from a simple text prompt. You can put together a small app or website in the same way you can generate an image or write an essay with these tools.

Many professional programmers are now leaning heavily on AI to help get their work done, but the door has also been opened for those without any coding experience to get involved. This is something that’s been termed “vibe coding”—where you’re coding on vibes, basically—and all you need to get started is an idea.

But is it really as simple as simply typing out what you want and letting an AI bot do the coding on your behalf? According to a lot of AI enthusiasts I see on X, vibe coding means “it’s over” (whatever “it” is), and people are “one-shotting” all kinds of projects (as in, using a single prompt to create something).

To investigate further, I tried to create a little project of my own using ChatGPT and Gemini. Here’s how it went.

What is vibe coding?

There’s no official, fixed definition of vibe coding, but in general it refers to using natural language prompts to get an AI to code apps and websites. In the same way as you might ask ChatGPT for an image of a cabin in a wood, you can also ask it for a landing page for your company, or a tool to log and analyze income and expenditure.

Usually, despite all the talk of one-shotting, the idea is not to try and get everything included in your very first prompt, but to start small and then use follow-up prompts to refine. There are several variables involved when it comes to building websites and apps, and so you’re going to have to specify layouts, images, interactions, colors, fonts, and plenty more.

You can always get the AI to make some of these decisions for you, but to really get something close to what you originally imagined you’re going to want to be specific. AI bots are also able to debug code and fix problems for you—again, you just describe what’s not working. It’s a bit like having a conversation with an actual programmer.

ChatGPT can produce masses of code from a single prompt.
Credit: Lifehacker

A common way that people get started with vibe coding is to build simple games, and you’ll find plenty of examples of this on the web. You describe what you want to happen, and the AI writes something to match—then you chat through how you’d like the gameplay to flow, and how the visuals should appear on screen.

All of the major AI chatbot tools now have coding components included in them, and will present you with both the raw code (which you can edit manually, if you want), and a preview of how the executed code works—your app will run or your website will be displayed right inside the chatbot interface. The AI can even select a coding language for you, if needed.

Vibe coding has its limitations, not least because of the unpredictability of AI, and for larger, professional software programs and games these AI bots will just be one tool among many that coders use—there is the potential for disaster if AI is not used carefully. However, for fun, small projects, this is something now available to anyone with access to an AI with coding capabilities.

Trying out vibe coding

I decided to build a simple HTML-based elevator sim I could run in my browser—I’ve always been slightly confused about how elevators work, and it seemed like a suitable project for testing vibe coding.

ChatGPT was the first AI bot I tried to get to help me, and I quickly realized that quite a lot of prompting is needed—more than you might think at first. I couldn’t just say “build me an elevator sim”: I had to specify the screen layout, the number of floors, the speed of the elevator, how the passengers should be displayed, and how to determine the floors they’re heading to, just for starters.

After a few minutes of the AI thinking, I had my sim. And it worked, up to a point. However, it didn’t all work, all at the same time. Some of the issues the app had were freezing at certain floors, not picking people up in the right order, forgetting how many passengers were actually in the elevator, and generally not following elevator logic—each time I would point out the mistake, ChatGPT would apologize and try again.

ChatGPT’s elevator sim—which never properly worked.
Credit: Lifehacker

Most bugs could be fixed within a prompt or two, but then new issues would appear. One problem that was particularly difficult to solve was getting the elevator code to go back and pick people up when the cab was full the first time. Because I didn’t understand the code, I couldn’t really see where the problem was. With each revision the AI was apologetic, but didn’t seem to grasp what was going on.

At one point the elevator would zoom around the floors picking everyone up who called for a ride, without dropping off the existing passengers first. Then a weird graphical glitch developed on the passenger sprites. By this stage, even vibe coding was starting to feel like hard work: After about 45 minutes, and still without a fully working elevator sim, I decided my time and effort would be better spent elsewhere.

I gave Gemini a go with this task too, and to Google’s credit, it did do better. There were fewer issues, but there were still issues: Passengers still got picked up in the wrong order, and it didn’t follow my instructions entirely. I spent less time on this with Gemini, but it got closer to what I wanted, even if it still had glitches I wasn’t happy with.

Gemini was better at the task, but it still wasn’t perfect.
Credit: Lifehacker

Overall, vibe coding was a frustrating experience. Perhaps the issue is with AI understanding how an elevator works, rather than with its actual coding capabilities, but I was disappointed not to be able to get something that worked properly. Maybe when I’m over the annoyances that I had this time around I’ll go back and try something different—without the logical complexities of an elevator system.

My experience did highlight some of the limitations of vibe coding: You’re often going to need a lot of prompting to get the AI to understand what you want, and there will be bugs to fix along the way, even if the chatbots are very accommodating and polite when it comes to fixing those bugs.

There are also two recognizable hallmarks of generative AI here, too: An air of confidence and authority in responses, even when those responses are wrong, and unpredictability in the results. These AI models are designed to give varied answers to the same prompts, which is fine when you’re churning out 10 AI pictures of a waterfall but not so helpful when you’re trying to wrangle some code into shape.

schwit1 writes: Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia: the world’s most populated city. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan’s Tokyo to earn the title in a new United Nations report. [PDF]

With an estimated population of nearly 42 million residents, Jakarta soared from 33rd place in the previous rankings, in 2018, that were topped by Tokyo. It’s followed by Dhaka, with 36 million, which the report says is “expected to become the world’s largest city by mid-century.”

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