The company was on the hunt for a Senior Product Manager for Android,
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.
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
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+.
Date: Thursday, Nov. 27
Time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Streaming: Paramount+
The Chiefs face the Cowboys on Thanksgiving Day at 4:30 p.m. ET/1:30 p.m. PT.
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+.
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.
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.
You can now use ChatGPT Voice right inside chat—no separate mode needed.
You can talk, watch answers appear, review earlier messages, and see visuals like images or maps in real time.
Rolling out to all users on mobile and web. Just update your app. pic.twitter.com/emXjNpn45w
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) November 25, 2025
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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I have a confession. In the 10 years I’ve owned my current car, I’ve never used the cigarette lighter port. The car came with a single USB-A port, so I’ve happily just used that to charge my phone instead. About a year ago, though, I got rid of all my USB-A cables, so now I don’t have a way to charge my phone when I’m in my car. That’s why I’ve been looking at finally putting that cigarette lighter port to good use, which is when I came across this excellent Black Friday deal on a Ugreen 130W car charger, which is currently going at 44% off.
I’ve owned and used a multi-port wall adapter by Ugreen for a couple of years, and it’s been working great in my house. The brand has earned my trust, and the car charger listed here also has great reviews on Amazon. It has two USB-C ports and one USB-A, and it supports up to 100W of output on one of those USB-C ports. That’s good enough to charge laptops, iPads, and of course, your phones. In case you’re wondering about the charger’s other two ports, the USB-A port supports 22.5W output and the second USB-C port supports up to 30W.
This charger also gives you the option to let multiple people charge their devices quickly when needed. Ugreen has bundled a 3.3-ft USB-C charging cable in the box, which makes it easy for rear seat passengers to charge their devices, too. When you plug it in, the charger’s blue LED ring lights up, which also makes it easy to locate the ports at night. The charger has cooling vents on the back to help improve heat dissipation, too. It’s a good product at a great price, which is why I’m about to click that buy button.
Yes, Amazon has Black Friday sales, but prices aren’t always what they seem. Use a price tracker to make sure you’re getting the best deal, or refer to guides like our live blog that use price trackers for you. And if you have an Amazon Prime membership, make the most of it.
Nowadays, both large retailers and small businesses compete for Black Friday shoppers, so you can expect practically every store to run sales through Monday, December 1, 2025. The “best” sales depend on your needs, but in general, the biggest discounts tend to come from larger retailers who can afford lower prices: think places like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Best Buy, and Home Depot. You can find all the best sales from major retailers on our live blog.
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.
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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.
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As someone who takes post-workout recovery seriously, I’ve tested my fair share of massage guns and recovery gadgets over the years. It’s no exaggeration to say these devices have genuinely changed my life as a runner.
TheraBody is probably the most well-known name in massage guns, and right now, the TheraBody TheraGun Prime—normally priced at $319.99—is available for $199.99 on Amazon for Black Friday. If you’ve been thinking about investing in a quality massage gun, this is your moment.
What makes the Prime my go-to recovery tool? First, it’s remarkably quiet. Anyone who’s used a budget massage gun knows they often sound like you’re drilling into drywall. Thanks to TheraGun’s QuietForce Technology, the Prime operates at a low hum, so you can use it while watching TV without drowning out the dialogue or annoying everyone in your household.
The triangular handle design is another favorite feature of mine. It gives you leverage to reach those stubborn knots in your back and shoulders without turning into a contortionist or begging someone for help. After a long run, being able to work out tension independently is invaluable.
The battery lasts about two hours per charge, meaning you’re not constantly scrambling for a charging cable. The Prime connects via Bluetooth to the Therabody app, which guides you through targeted routines and shows you exactly how to address specific sore spots—perfect if you’re new to percussion therapy.
With four speed settings ranging from 1,750 to 2,400 percussions per minute, you can customize intensity based on your needs. Use the lower settings for pre-run warmups or crank it up for deep tissue work after a tough training session. It’s accessible enough for beginners while still delivering the power serious athletes need.
If you’ve been on the fence about getting a massage gun, this Black Friday discount makes the TheraGun Prime an easy recommendation. Your muscles will thank you.
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.
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.
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.
Google is making The Thinking Game, a 2024 Tribeca Festival selection about DeepMind, available for free. The nearly 90-minute documentary offers a glimpse into the AI team’s background and breakthroughs.
The film, from the same team as the 2017 AlphaGo doc (also on YouTube), was shot over five years. It chronicles Nobel winner Demis Hassabis’ beginnings as a chess prodigy and how that shaped his entry into AI. You’ll see DeepMind’s journey from building AI that (slowly) learned Pong to one that accurately predicted how proteins fold.
You can watch The Thinking Game below or on YouTube.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/you-can-now-watch-a-google-deepmind-doc-for-free-184911659.html?src=rss
An anonymous reader shares a report: CISA has warned that state-backed snoops and cyber-mercenaries are actively abusing commercial spyware to break into Signal and WhatsApp accounts, hijack devices, and quietly rummage through the phones of what the agency calls “high-value” users.
In an alert published Monday, the US government’s cyber agency said it’s tracking multiple miscreants that are using a mix of phishing, bogus QR codes, malicious app impersonation, and, in some cases, full-blown zero-click exploits to compromise messaging apps which most people assume are safe.
The agency says the activity it’s seeing suggests an increasing focus on “high-value” individuals — everyone from current and former senior government, military, and political officials to civil society groups across the US, the Middle East, and Europe. In many of the campaigns, attackers delivered spyware first and asked questions later, using the foothold to deploy more payloads and deepen their access.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
An unpiloted Chinese spacecraft launched late Monday and linked up with the country’s Tiangong space station a few hours later, providing a lifeboat for three astronauts stuck in orbit without a safe ride home.
A Long March 2F rocket fired its engines and lifted off with the Shenzhou 22 spacecraft, carrying cargo instead of a crew, at 11:11 pm EST Monday (04:11 UTC Tuesday). The spacecraft docked with the Tiangong station nearly 250 miles (400 kilometers) above the Earth about three-and-a-half hours later.
Chinese engineers worked fast to move up the launch of the Shenzhou 22, originally set to fly next year. On November 5, officials discovered one of the two crew ferry ships docked to the Tiangong station had a cracked window, likely from an impact with a small fragment of space junk.
Paramount+ has launched its latest streaming offer, giving new subscribers two months of access for $6 total through December 2 for Black Friday. With prices rising across other platforms, this short-term deal offers a chance to explore either the Essential or Premium plan and see which fits your viewing habits best. Yes, you can pick either plan and get the $3-per-month deal — of course, that makes the Premium plan the better option in terms of the greater discount.
Paramount+ continues to expand its catalog with a mix of current CBS shows, exclusive originals, classic TV and live sports. The service is available in two main tiers: Essential, which includes ads, and Premium, which removes most of them and adds a few key extras like 4K streaming, offline downloads and live CBS access. Both tiers include select Showtime programming, giving subscribers a taste of the premium network’s lineup.
The Essential plan provides access to more than 40,000 episodes and movies, along with live coverage of the NFL on CBS and UEFA Champions League matches. It supports up to three simultaneous streams, making it a practical choice for households that share accounts. The Premium plan builds on that by offering ad-free on-demand viewing (with exceptions for live broadcasts), higher-quality playback and the option to watch CBS live in participating regions.
Paramount+’s growing library combines new releases with well-known favorites, offering titles from across CBS, MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central. Sports fans get live coverage of key events, while movie watchers can find recent cinema releases from Paramount Pictures joining the lineup throughout the year. The inclusion of Showtime series in both plans adds another layer of variety, with dramas and documentaries available alongside the core Paramount+ content.
If you’re keeping an eye on subscription costs, an offer like this is a practical way to test the service without paying full price. It also gives you time to see whether the Essential plan’s ad-supported setup or the Premium tier’s extras are worth the difference.
If you’ve been watching your streaming spend as prices go up elsewhere, this deal from Paramount+ offers a well-balanced opportunity to experience both plan levels at a lower cost. Paramount+ is one of the best streaming services thanks to its vast selection of original shows like Star Trek: Discovery, Ink Master and Frasier. If you’re ready to stream big shows and live events without a heavy commitment this Cyber Monday offer is one to keep in mind.
There are plenty of other Black Friday streaming deals to consider as well. Here are some of the best ones:
Disney+ Hulu bundle — $60 for one year: The Disney+ and Hulu (with ads) bundle is on sale for $5 per month for one year (for a total of $60) through December 1. New and eligible returning subscribers can take advantage of this deal, and considering the bundle typically costs $13 per month, this deal represents more than a 50 percent discount on the standard monthly price.
Apple TV+ — 6 months for $36: Apple TV+ is offering six months of access for only $36 for Black Friday, which comes out to a discounted price of $6 per month for the six-month period. The deal is live now for new and eligible returning subscribers and runs through December 1, giving you a chance to stream shows like Silo, The Morning Show and For All Mankind for less. The biggest caveat to the deal is that you must subscribe directly through Apple and not through a third-party service.
HBO Max — one year for $36: HBO Max’s Black Friday deal gives subscribers one year streaming for $36 through December 1. This Black Friday streaming deal is on the ad-supported option, which normally goes for $11 per month. With this discount, you’re getting it for $3 per month for one year. You can sign up via HBO Max’s website or, if you’re a Prime Video subscriber already, via that service as an add-on.
Sling TV Orange — day pass for only $1: Sling TV launched Day Passes earlier this year, giving users one-day access to a variety of its packages. This deal cuts $4 off the normal price of a day pass for Sling Orange. With that, you get unlimited access for 24 hours to Orange’s more than 30 channels that includes ESPN, CNN, TBS and others.
This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/deals/the-paramount-black-friday-deal-gives-you-two-months-of-access-for-only-6-183036349.html?src=rss
