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If you thought Breath of the Wild was big, wait until you experience Tears of the Kingdom. | Image: Nintendo Significant discounts on first-party Nintendo Switch games can be notoriously difficult to come by, particularly on landmark titles like The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. However, that trend seems to be shifting with Black Friday, as last year’s Game of the Year contender has dropped to just $30 ($40 off) at Walmart for a limited time, beating its previous low by $10.Ninten

An older image of an Intel discrete GPU. | Image: Intel Under financial pressures, Intel’s desktop gaming graphics business may be on the chopping block — but it seems that a pair of Battlemages will escape unscathed. Videocardz is reporting that Intel will announce the Arc B580 and B570 graphics cards just days from now on December 3rd, and launch them on December 12th alongside media reviews.You shouldn’t expect these card to compete at the high-end. Far from it, based on lea

A mockup of the Earth selfie from YouTuber Mark Rober.| Screenshot: Mark Rober The stunt escalation on YouTube may have reached new heights with Mark Rober’s offer to snap anyone’s selfie with the planet Earth using a satellite he’s launching into orbit with the help of Google and T-Mobile.Rober is a former NASA engineer who made a name for himself on YouTube by glitter bombing porch pirates, creating the world’s largest Super Soaker, and building an obstacle course for s

Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge, Getty Images There’s no telling exactly what the new year and new administration in the US will bring. But there are likely big changes afoot in the world of tech, especially if President-elect Donald Trump enacts all the tariffs he threatened on the campaign trail. We don’t have a crystal ball that tells us exactly what may get pricier or by how much, but there are several categories of big-ticket products that are at serious risk of being priced ou

Illustration: The Verge A host of Canadian media companies filed a lawsuit against OpenAI today, alleging “inappropriate and illegal” use of their journalism to power the company’s GPT model, Reuters reports. It’s the latest salvo fired by the media in its fight against AI companies that have scraped large swaths of the open web to train their large-language models.The suit was filed by several leading Canadian media companies, including the owners of the National Post an

Shark’s newest robot vacuum is $500 off for Black Friday and is worth buying just so you can call it Sharkira. | Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge Robot vacuums are on sale all the time. But this Black Friday, there are some fairly significant price drops, including on rarely reduced flagship models like Roborock’s S8 MaxV Ultra and iRobot’s Combo 10 Max. If you’ve been holding out on trying the latest and greatest, now is a good time to dive in.
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4K TVs like the Sony A95L don’t come cheap, but they’re a bit easier to acquire right now. | Image: Sony Black Friday wouldn’t be Black Friday without a deluge of TV deals. And while we wouldn’t exactly recommend the second-rate models lining the Sunday circulars, there are plenty of TVs on offer for Black Friday that deliver a satisfying viewing experience and solid feature set — whether you plan on gaming, watching sports, or catching up on the latest TV shows and

Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge There’s no better time than the holidays to treat yourself (or someone you care about) to an overdue upgrade and pick up a fresh pair of earbuds or headphones. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are a great opportunity to save big on the latest products from Apple, Bose, Google, Samsung, Sony, Sennheiser, and countless other brands. Plus, the extended return period at many retailers gives you ample time to test out whatever you buy and make sure it’s the i

Last fall I was in the thick of a home renovation project, doom scrolling thousands of light fixtures in search of clean, modern designs I didn’t hate. While I would normally consult my Verge colleagues for the best Black Friday TV and laptop deals, it did not initially occur to me to check for seasonal deals on the more contractor-oriented category of hardwired LED light fixtures. In fact, a lot of big lighting companies run meaningful Black Friday sales.Fortunately, I happened to finali

Unlike many before it, Ray-Ban’s smart glasses are actually trendy and inconspicuous. | Photo by Amanda Lopez for The Verge If you’re in the market for a new pair of glasses (as I am), the Black Friday deals currently going on Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses is tempting. You can get several colors and sizes of the Wayfarer frames starting at $239.20 (about $61 off) at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target right now. If that all-time low price isn’t enough, you’ll even get a $90 digital

Image: Alex Parkin / The Verge 2024 is almost over, and it has been a year. The tech world has been shaken up a hundred times over, it seems: there was the splashy Vision Pro launch, Google being declared a monopoly, endless AI hype, a hugely consequential US election, the ongoing political ascendance of Elon Musk, and another generation of gadgets trying and failing to replace your smartphone. The industry looks different than it did in January; so does our relationship with technology.There&rs

It seemed that Amazon was playing the long game this year, but now, its Black Friday sale has officially started.The monster retailer announced the official dates for its Black Friday sale weeks later than the other big stores, and the official Amazon Black Friday event itself didn't start until Thursday, Nov. 21. If you're at all familiar with the way Black Friday works nowadays, you know that a Black Friday sale starting a week before Thanksgiving isn't all that early — considering

Illustration by Nick Barclay / The Verge Meta is reportedly planning to build a world-spanning fiber-optic subsea cable for its own exclusive use. According to TechCrunch, the $10 billion project will create a new 40,000+ kilometer (about 24,850 miles) cable network around the world that avoids “areas of geopolitical tension” where subsea cables have been sabotaged, such as the Red Sea, the South China Sea, Egypt, Marseilles, the Straits of Malacca, and Singapore.
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UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2024, 9:16 a.m. EST After weeks of waiting, Black Friday has arrived. We're tracking deals here, noting as products come in and out of stock.Best Early Black Friday DealsBest Apple dealApple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)$844 at Amazon(Save $255)Get DealBest robot vacuum dealRoborock Qrevo S$459.99 at Amazon(Save $340)Get DealBest headphone dealBose QuietComfort headphones$199 at Amazon(Save $150)Get DealBest laptop dealMicrosoft Surface Laptop 7 (Snapdragon X E

UPDATE: Nov. 28, 2024, 6:55 a.m. EST We've updated this story with price and availability checks across the board, plus a new top TV deal.Walmart's best Black Friday deals at a glance:Best Apple dealApple Watch SE, 2nd Gen (40mm, GPS)$149(save $100)Get DealBest TV dealHisense 55-inch U6HR QLED 4K Roku TV$288(save $60)Get DealBest gaming deal'The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom'$30(save $39)Get DealBest headphone dealJLab JBuds Lux ANC$29(save $50.99)Get DealBest speaker dealJBL Partybox 1

The best Black Friday streaming deals at a glance:BEST OVERALLHulu with ads$0.99/month for one year(save $108)Get DealBEST BUNDLE DEALHulu and Disney+ (both with ads)$2.99/month for one year(save $96)Get DealBest Hulu add-onStarz on Hulu99 cents/month for one year(save $120)Get DealBEST PEACOCK DEALPeacock Premium$1.99/month for six months of $19.99/year with codes REALDEALMONTHLY or REALDEAL(save up to $60)Get DealBEST MAX DEALMax With Ads$2.99/month for six months (save $42)Get DealBEST PRIME

UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2024, 7:45 a.m. EST We've updated this story with price and availability checks, plus a new top pick for the MacBook deals category.The best Black Friday Apple deals at a glance:Best AirPods dealApple AirPods Pro (2nd Gen)$153.99(save $95.01)Get DealBest MacBook dealApple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M3, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)$844(save $255)Get DealBest iPad dealApple iPad Air, 11-inch (M2, WiFi, 128GB)$499(save $100)Get DealBest Apple Watch dealApple Watch Series 10 (42mm, GPS)$329(sav

Black Friday is hours away, promising big discounts on TVs, laptops, headphones, speakers, and so much more. It's the best time of the year to shop, with deals on offer from all the top retailers.In the battle for Black Friday, the leading names in the retail game are competing harder than ever. Every retailer is looking to get ahead of the competition by launching early-access deals, with savings-packed ads that include some really impressive offers. But where are shoppers supposed to start?SEE

The new Nest Learning Thermostat (4th Gen) is on sale this Black Friday.| Photo by Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / The Verge ‘Tis the season to stock up on smart home gear. Whether you are looking to expand your own setup or searching for a good gift for a smart home newbie, there are some great discounts right now on smart speakers, locks, lights, and even smart trash cans.Here, I’ve rounded up some of my top picks for gadgets I love that are seeing some serious discounts. I will keep thi

UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2024, 8:45 a.m. EST This story has been updated with price checks, a bunch of new deals, and a new top pick.The best Black Friday gaming laptop deals at a glance:Best gaming laptop dealAlienware m16 R2 (Intel Core Ultra 9 185H, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070, 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD)$1,599.99(save $500)Get DealBest budget gaming laptop dealLenovo LOQ (AMD Ryzen 7 7435HS, Nvidia GeForce RTX 4060, 8GB RAM, 512GB SSD)$699.99(save $300)Get DealThe cheapest gaming laptop we've found anywhereHP V

UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2024, 9:00 a.m. EST This post has been updated with the most recent price drop on the Apple Watch Series 10, Series 9, SE, and Ultra.The best Apple Watch deals on Black FridayBest Series 10 dealApple Watch Series 10 (46mm, GPS)$359 at Amazon(Save $70)Get DealBest Series 9 dealApple Watch Series 9 (45mm, GPS)$329.99 at Walmart(Save $100)Get DealBest Ultra dealApple Watch Ultra 2 (49mm, GPS + cellular)$699.99 at Amazon(Save $99.01)Get Deal
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UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2024, 8:21 a.m. EST This story has been updated with the latest pricing and stock of Target's best Black Friday deals live on Thanksgiving, plus new deals on Pokémon cards, Legos, and vacuums.Best Target early Black Friday dealsBest Tablet DealApple iPad Air 11-inch, 6th generation (M2 chip, 128GB, WiFi)$499(Save $100)Get DealBest headphone and speaker dealSony WH-1000XM4 Headphones$199.99(Save $150)Get DealBest speaker dealJBL Flip 6 Speaker$79.99(Save $50)Get DealBest

UPDATE: Nov. 29, 2024, 8:15 a.m. EST This post has been updated with the latest pricing on all available AirPods models ahead of Black Friday.Best Black Friday AirPods dealsBest AirPods Pro dealApple AirPods Pro 2 ✨🔥$153.99(save $95.01)Get DealBest AirPods Max dealApple AirPods Max$399.99(save $149.01)Get Deal
Black Friday is finally here, and as always, the deals are coming in hot! We've already seen some early discounts, but now that it's officially Black Friday, things are rea

TL;DR: Live stream Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL Black Friday game for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime.The NFL Black Friday game is slowly becoming the best thing about the whole shopping period. Sure, we love perusing the best deals from this marathon event, but we really like checking out the best deals when there's a game on. And this year's game is a real treat, as the Las Vegas Raiders take on the Kansas City Chiefs.If you want to watch the Las Vegas Raiders v

Screenshot: Twinkly Whenever Verge staff is asked to describe their favorite games, smart tech, desktop accessories, or whatever, they are free to talk about things they recently bought, things they picked up 10 years ago, or things they’ve had sitting around their house for decades. Inevitably, though, some of the items have popped up in Black Friday sales. We thought we’d offer a curated list of a few of them.Strategy board game
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