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This week, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers received scam texts after their state's official text messaging system was breached by hackers, according to a report from NBC News.New York’s Office of Information Technology Services told NBC News that "around 188,000 people get text messages from the state and that around 160,000 received the scam text." Scam texts are on the rise. By now, you've probably been inundated by them. Text messages from scammers claiming they need your informati

The day is finally here: Walmart's first Black Friday sale is officially live. While Walmart+ members got a five-hour head start, the sale is now open to everyone. The event only runs from Nov. 14 through Nov. 16, and on the first day of the sale, we've already seen popular products like Beats Studio Buds completely sell out, so shop accordingly. Most of the products in this guide are either unavailable at Amazon or cheaper at Walmart, including Shark Matrix 2-in-1 robot vacuums, Apple AirPods P

Turns out everyone kind of thinks there's an AI bubble.According to a report from CNBC, top tech executives are worried about an AI bubble messing up their business. Like other infamous bubbles — the dot-com bubble, the cryptocurrency bubble, and the housing bubble of the 2000s — an AI bubble could cause massive disruption to the wider economy. A bubble occurs when the price of something rises above its actual value, typically because investors become overly excited. And investors ha

SAVE $11: As of Nov. 14, you can grab a single Apple AirTag for only $18 at Amazon ahead of Black Friday. That's 38% off its list price of $29 and the best price on record.Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple AirTag$18 at Amazon $29 Save $11 Get DealIn a year where everything has gotten more expensive, I honestly didn't have high hopes for Black Friday. But in the weeks leading up to the official shopping event, I've been pleasantly surprised by some of the early deals. Apple gadgets in

You can bring your group chat shenanigans to ChatGPT now.Well, some of you can.OpenAI announced in a company blog post that it's testing out group chats in ChatGPT. You can get as many as 20 people together to collaborate on projects and get ChatGPT's input. If you're trying to plan a dinner party, camping trip, or group-anything, you can now do that with the help of an AI companion. These chats will live separately from your regular ChatGPT conversations, and OpenAI promises that your private c

You can't believe everything you hear.This week, I saw dozens of headlines and viral social posts about an AI country song that reached the top of the Billboard country charts. If a song created with generative AI had truly reached No. 1 in the country music world, that would indeed be huge, paradigm-shifting news.I'm talking about "Walk My Walk" by Breaking Rust, the name of an AI-generated "musician." Meanwhile, as social media users breathlessly shared news about the AI country song topping t

Bitcoin has fallen below $100,000 for the first time in months.As of publishing time on Friday, Bitcoin has been hovering around the $94,000 to $97,000 price range. That price point is the lowest Bitcoin has seen since early May and a big drop from the more than $126,000 all-time high that Bitcoin reached just early last month.What's going on here?It's important to note that cryptocurrency is extremely volatile and can experience unexplained ebbs and flows based on a number of factors. A major f

The best early Black Friday TV deals at a glance:BEST 50-inch TV dealHisense 50-inch QD6 QLED 4K TV$199.99(save $130)Get DealBest 55-inch TV dealAmazon 55-inch Omni Mini LED QLED 4K Fire TV$694.99(save $125)Get DealBest 65-inch TV dealHisense 65-inch U6 Mini LED QLED 4K TV$547.99(save $300)Get DealBest 75-inch TV dealTCL 75-inch QM6K Mini LED QLED 4K TV$698(save $301.99)Get DealBest 100-inch TV dealHisense 100-inch QD6 QLED 4K TV$1,497.99(save $502)Get Deal
It's officially the best time of year

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SAVE $70 + FREE $50 CREDIT: As of Nov. 14, get the Meta Quest 3S for $329.99 at Amazon, down from its usual price of $399.99. That's a discount of 18%. Plus, get a free $50 credit with your purchase. Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonMeta Quest 3S$329.99 at Amazon $399.99 Save $70Free $50 Amazon Credit with PurchaseGet DealVirtual reality may not live up to the future tech we all thought it would be by now, but it's home to several games and experiences worth trying out. With Meta's affordable

Mashable covers all of Apple's product launches, and we've been speculating for months on what products the company might still release in 2025. We thought we might get AirTags 2.0, a new Apple TV device, or an updated HomePod. Truly, we did not see the iPhone Sock coming.Designed in collaboration with the innovative brand Issey Miyake, the iPhone Pocket officially launched on Friday, and the reaction across the web has been very entertaining. The internet, in its collective wisdom, has unoffici

Critmas came early for Critical Role fans everywhere, because the first episode of The Mighty Nein is now streaming for free on YouTube.SEE ALSO:'The Mighty Nein' trailer: Critical Role's new show teases magic battles and tons of trauma
Set to premiere Nov. 19, The Mighty Nein is Critical Role's second animated series with Prime Video, the first being The Legend of Vox Machina. Like The Legend of Vox Machina, The Mighty Nein follows a group of unlikely heroes in the world of Exandria. However, T

SAVE $41.88: As of Nov. 14, get your first three months of Audible for just $0.99, saving you $41.88. On top of the monthly savings, enjoy a $20 Audible credit to use on your next listen.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonAudible$2.97 at Amazon $44.85 Save $41.88Enjoy your first three months of Audible for just $0.99 per month. Plus, score a $20 Audible credit when you sign up.Get DealWith the holidays coming up, you might have a decent amount of travel on deck. And whether you're taking a plane

Get ready to rustle and mosey and, uh, other cowboy-themed verbs on your mobile device in a few weeks.That's because Rockstar's legendary Red Dead Redemption from 2010 is coming to basically every modern video game device in upgraded form on Dec. 2, per Rockstar itself. The Red Dead Redemption PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2, iOS, and Android versions will feature fresher visuals and the excellent Undead Nightmare DLC. This new version will be available as a free upgrade for anyone who a

Google has developed an AI-powered agent that's playing video games, including Goat Simulator 3 — yes, a goat-based video game. Google DeepMind created a Gemini-powered agent called SIMA 2 — "scalable instructable multiworld agent" — that's navigating the world of Goat Simulator 3, reported MIT Technology Review. The AI agent is called SIMA 2 because, well, there was an original SIMA. We covered the original project at Mashable. The agent was designed to essentially serve as a

There is a lot of enterprise data trapped in PDF documents. To be sure, gen AI tools have been able to ingest and analyze PDFs, but accuracy, time and cost have been less than ideal. New technology from Databricks could change that.The company this week detailed its "ai_parse_document" technology, now integrated with Databricks' Agent Bricks platform. The technology addresses a critical bottleneck in enterprise AI adoption: Approximately 80% of enterprise knowledge remains locked in PDFs, report

It was originally found in leaked code and publicized by AI influencers on X, but OpenAI has made it official: ChatGPT now offers Group Chats, allowing multiple users to join the same, single ChatGPT conversation and send messages to each other and the underlying large language model (LLM), online and via its mobile apps. Imagine adding ChatGPT as another member of your existing group chats, allowing you to text it as you would one of your friends or family members and have them respond as well,

SAVE $50: As of Nov. 14, shop the Lego Star Wars Grogu set, complete with the hover pram. Ahead of Black Friday, get it for just $49.99, saving you $50 for 50% off.Opens in a new windowCredit: LegoLego Star Wars Grogu Set$49.99 at Amazon $99.99 Save $50.00 Get DealWe're two weeks out from Black Friday, but the holiday shopping season is well underway. If you're making your list (checking it twice, etc.) and starting to stockpile gifts, then we have the deal for you. If you're looking for a

It's just good to have my wonderful friend Samus Aran back.Arguably Nintendo's coolest character, Samus and her Metroid series has largely been in the wilderness since 2007, when Metroid Prime 3 came out. I enjoyed Metroid Dread a great deal a few years ago, but that's really the only game starring Samus in nearly 20 years that I've cared about. On Dec. 4, that streak will hopefully end with the launch of Metroid Prime 4: Beyond on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2. I got to play about an hour of the

TL;DR: Live stream San Antonio Spurs vs. Golden State Warriors in the NBA Cup for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The 2025 NBA Cup has only just started, but we're already getting huge games with serious ramifications. The Warriors lost their opening game, so losing to the Spurs would put them in real trouble. Can Wemby and the Spurs dump the Warriors out of the NBA Cup?If you want to watch Spurs vs. Warriors in th

SAVE $20: As of Nov. 14, the Lego Botanicals Mini Bonsai Trees Set is on sale for $44.99 at Amazon. This is 31% off and its lowest-ever price.Opens in a new windowCredit: LegoLego Botanicals Mini Bonsai Trees Building Set$44.99 at Amazon $64.99 Save $20.00 Get DealBlack Friday may still be a couple of weeks away, but we've already found some stellar Lego deals for shoppers to jump on ahead of time. No matter if you're looking for discounts on Star Wars sets or Botanical builds, there's plen

MARKET VALUE: As of Nov. 14, the Phantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box is $121.01 at Amazon, which is below the market value of TCGplayer.Opens in a new windowCredit: The Pokémon CompanyPhantasmal Flames Elite Trainer Box$121.01 at Amazon  Get DealThe first expansion for Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution, Phantasmal Flames, is finally out in the wild. We're used to seeing ridiculously inflated prices on the majority of sealed Pokémon TCG product, but Amazon is at least matching

BELOW MARKET VALUE: As of Nov. 14, the Pokémon TCG Phantasmal Flames Booster Box is $281.01 at Amazon, which is below the market value of $300 at TCGplayer.Opens in a new windowCredit: The Pokémon CompanyPhantasmal Flames Booster Box$281.01 at Amazon $300 Save $18.99 Get DealThe first expansion for Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution, Phantasmal Flames, has finally dropped. Thank goodness we're getting good deals off the shelf right now, as it's been a rough year for finding de

NASA has launched its latest mission to study Mars, with a little push from Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin.Hitching a ride on a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket, NASA's pair of Escapade (Escape and Plasma Acceleration and Dynamics Explorers) spacecrafts were launched at at 3:55 p.m. ET Thursday from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Built by Rocket Lab, the spacecrafts are part of NASA’s first mission led by the University of California, Berkeley. In a frankly adorable post

Netflix's In Your Dreams introduces audiences to a brand-new lovable animal sidekick: Baloney Tony (voiced by Craig Robinson).A stuffed giraffe, Baloney Tony is the beloved toy of young chaos agent Elliot (voiced by Elias Janssen). Like most stuffed animals after a few years of cuddles and playtime, he's certainly seen better days. He's missing an eye, his neck is floppy, and Elliot loves nothing more than to stuff his pouch full of baloney. SEE ALSO:'In Your Dreams' review: Kids fight to save t

SAVE OVER $150: As of Nov. 14, the Samsonite Omni 2 Hardside Expandable Luggage Three-Piece Set is on sale for $239.99 at Amazon. This is $160 off its usual price of $399.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: SamsoniteSamsonite Omni 2 Hardside Expandable Luggage (3-Piece Set)$239.99 at Amazon $399.99 Save $160 Get DealThe holidays are coming up fast, and if you have travel plans in place, a good luggage set can help you make the journey with all of your gifts in tow. If you're looking for some ne

Don't you just love it at this time of year? You're minding your own business, slowly approaching the end of the year, and then Black Friday hits you like a train, delivering huge discounts of MacBooks, Pokémon, Lego, and everything else on your shopping list. It's not exactly a relaxing period, but boy can you save a lot of cash. So buckle up, shoppers. We've got weeks of deals to check out.The only way to survive and thrive over Black Friday is to do a little planning. We recommend book

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Black Friday is very much here. We're already weighed down with deals on everything from MacBooks to Pokémon, with more deals on the way. Making the most of this hectic shopping season is an art. Everyone has their own gameplan going into November, but nobody comes away without missing out on some incredible limited-time offers. That's the nightmare scenario for any seasoned shopper, but fortunately, there are some things you can do to improve your odds of finding that perfect product at