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Best Black Friday deals under $50 at a glanceBest portable Bluetooth speaker dealJBL Go 4$39.95(save $10)Get DealBest Lego set dealLego Botanicals Mini Bonsai Trees$44.99(save $20)Get DealBest kitchen dealNutribullet Flex portable blender$49.99(save $20)Get DealBest stocking stuffer dealOrastone Rechargeable Hand Warmer$15.99(save $14)Get DealBest headphones dealJLab JBuds Lux ANC$27(save $52.99)Get Deal
We're just days away Black Friday itself, so the Black Friday sale celebrations are well und

The best Black Friday deals under $25 at a glance:Best Apple dealApple AirTag$17.97(save $11.03)Get DealBest kids dealHasbro Gaming Candy Land Disney Princess Edition Board Game$11.89(save $8.10)Get DealBest Amazon device dealAmazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select$19.99(save $120)Get DealBest Lego dealLego Botanicals Happy Plants$18.39(save $4.60)Get Deal
If you're working with a smaller budget this season, there's still plenty of opportunity for you to score some impressive Black Friday deals. You don'

Don't have time to read a bunch of paragraphs? Use the table of contents dropdown to skip to the best TV deals in list form, categorized by retailer and size.The best Black Friday TV deals at a glance:Best small TV dealAmazon 32-inch 2-Series Smart Fire TV$99.99(save $50)Get DealBEST 50-inch TV dealHisense 50-inch QD6 QLED 4K TV$199.99(save $130)Get DealBest 55-inch TV dealHisense 55-inch U7 Mini LED QLED 4K TV$499.99(save $800)Get DealBest 65-inch TV dealTCL 65-inch QM8K Mini LED QLED 4K TV$899

Over the weekend, Tesla's official X account for the European market was elated over Dutch regulator RDW's approval of the company's Full Self-Driving driver-assistance system for the EU.One problem. RDW says this isn't true. In an update, the regulator said it has not committed to giving Tesla approval regarding FSD. Also, they'd like Tesla fans to please stop contacting them about it, too."RDW has committed to granting Netherlands National approval in February 2026," read the celebratory yet a

Best Black Friday deals at a glance:Best Apple dealApple MacBook Air, 13-inch (M4, 16GB RAM, 256GB SSD)$749(Save $150 at Amazon)Get DealBest headphones dealBose QuietComfort Ultra headphones$299(Save $500 at Amazon)Get DealBest robot vacuum dealNarwal Freo Z10 Ultra $799.99 at Amazon(Save $500 at Amazon)Get Deal Best fitness tracker dealOura Ring 4$349(Save $150)Get DealBest TV dealHisense 65-inch U6 Mini LED QLED 4K TV$547.99(Save $300 at Amazon)Get DealBest content-creator dealDJI Mic Mini (2

One of the biggest advantages of being a beauty tech product tester is that I get to see firsthand if the latest multi-styler, hair dryer, or microcurrent device is worth the hype. Combined with the experience of covering Black Friday deals for the past four years, I feel particularly well prepared to determine which beauty savings are actually worth picking up during the shopping holiday. Spoiler alert: not everything with a markdown is an exceptional deal. Plus, as someone with plenty of exper

Character.AI is rolling out a new narrative feature called Stories, a visual, choose-your-own-adventure format that lets users stitch together short interactive tales starring their favorite characters. On paper, it’s a fun, image-driven update, but it’s also Character.AI’s first major attempt to rebuild the experience for teens after shutting down open-ended chats for users under 18 after intense scrutiny, lawsuits, and widespread safety concerns.Stories, according to the comp

SAVE $2,500: The EF EcoFlow Delta Pro Ultra is on sale for $3,799 in the Amazon Black Friday sale. That's the lowest-ever price for this modelOpens in a new windowCredit: EF EcoFlowEF EcoFlow Delta Pro Ultra$3,799 at Amazon $6,299 Save $2,500 Get DealWe're scanning the web for the best deals on Apple products, big-screen TVs, and robot vacuums over Black Friday. We also take great pride in finding you budget-friendly deals for under $25 and under $50. This is not one of these deals. This is

The best Black Friday 100-inch TV deals at a glance:Best TV for MoviesHisense 100-inch Class QD6 Series$1,299.99(save $700)Get DealBest TV for Live SportHisense 100-Inch U7 Mini-LED ULEDTV$2,197.99(save $1,300)Get DealBest TV for GamingSony Bravia 5 98-Inch TV$3,998(save $1,001.99)Get Deal
Black Friday and huge, discounted TVs go hand-in-hand. It’s a tale as old as time. And by huge, we’re talking whopper-sized smart TVs with all the latest spec and features. In this case, TVs that m

A look at the best Shark and Ninja deals that come with free giftsBest vacuum dealShark Cordless PowerDetect Clean & Empty System with free steam mop$399.99(save $150 plus $79 value for free)Get DealBest hair tool dealShark Glam Wet and Dry multi styler with free Shark NeverChange Air Purifier Compact Pro$349.99(save $100 plus $129 value for free)Get DealBest kitchen dealNinja Slushi with free travel tote and four free insulated margarita cups$269.99(save $80 plus $149 value for free)Get Dea

Advent calendars are some of our favorite Christmas gifts, and with Black Friday coming up fast, you're running out of time to order. Already, some of the season's most popular Advent calendars have gone out of stock, but there are still plenty of festive countdowns available.Our favorite Advent calendars:Best Skincare Advent CalendarKiehl's Advent Calendar 2025$152(save $140)Get DealBest Beauty Advent CalendarSephora Premium Makeup & Skincare Advent Calendar Gift Set$65.60(save $178.50)Get

We are in the thick of Black Friday season, and as a consumer, it's totally overwhelming. You're getting inundated with so many deals from every single retailer, and it's hard to stay focused and find the best deals. Right now, we're focusing on one retailer's Black Friday sale: Walmart.Walmart Black Friday deals at a glanceApple AirPods 4$69(save $60)Get DealMagic Bullet Essential Blender$15(save $24.99)Get DealPlayStation 5 Disc Console Slim (1TB)$449(save $100.99)Get DealFitbit Inspire 3$69.9

Walmart's official Black Friday sale runs between Nov. 25 and Nov. 30. We've combed through the latest drop of doorbusters, compared the options to competitors, and have handpicked a list of the worthwhile Walmart Black Friday deals to snag — before they sell out.Walmart's Black Friday deals at a glance: GET ALL THE PERKS1-Year Walmart+ Membership$49(Save $49)Get DealBest earbuds deal Apple AirPods 469(save $60.99)Get DealBest TV dealHisense 75-inch H5 QLED 4K Roku TV$378(save $121)Ge

Black Friday proper is still a few days away, but most major Black Friday sales are officially in full swing, and the latest deals on wireless earbuds definitely reflect that.While we saw some early Black Friday earbuds deals last week, Thanksgiving week has brought plenty more record prices, with Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, and Target hosting sales. Walmart and Amazon have the Apple AirPods 4 down to a new record-low of $69, Walmart has the AirPods Pro 2 down to $139, and Amazon's brought back i

SAVE UP TO $10/MONTH: Through Dec. 2, new and returning subscribers can score two months of Paramount+ Premium or Paramount+ Essential for just $2.99 per month. That's up to 77% in savings with this Black Friday deal.Opens in a new windowCredit: Paramount+Paramount+ Premium$2.99 per month for two months (save $10/month)Get DealOpens in a new windowCredit: Paramount+Paramount+ Essential $2.99 per month for two months (save $5/month)Get DealThe Paramount+ Black Friday 2025 deal is officially live

So far, physical AI devices have not been a hit with consumers. The much-talked-about Rabbit R1 didn't receive rave reviews from Mashable when we reviewed it last year, and now it's sort of languishing in tech purgatory. The other highly anticipated device, the Humane Pin, was already killed off in February, just one year after it launched.Will OpenAI's device have better luck? OpenAI CEO Sam Altman seems to think so, according to what he had to say about it in a new interview.If you h

SAVE $42: Through Dec. 1, new and returning subscribers can score Apple TV+ for just $5.99 per month for six months through Apple TV+ directly or in the form of a Prime Video add-on. Usually $12.99 per month, that's come out to $42 total in savings.Opens in a new windowCredit: Apple TV+Apple TV+$5.99/month for 6 months (save $7/month)Get DealWhile HBO Max is currently the reigning champ of Black Friday streaming deals, we're also big fans of this six-month offer from Apple TV+.Through Dec. 1, ne

A look at the best Black Friday lego dealsBest Amazon Lego dealLego Star Wars: Millenium Falcon 'A New Hope' 25th Anniversary 75347$67.97(save $17.02)Get DealBest Target Lego dealLego Botanicals Evergreen Collector’s Set 66809$41.99(save $18)Get DealBest Walmart Lego dealLego Minecraft The Crafting Table 21265$40(save $49.99)Get DealBest Lego Direct dealLego Trotting Lantern 80116$77.99(save $52)Get DealBest Best Buy Lego dealLego Wicked Elphaba and Glinda Figures Fantasy Playset 75682$46.

Well, it looks like your Spotify subscription is about to get even more expensive.According to a new report from the Financial Times, Spotify is planning to increase subscription prices in the new year. The report states that analysts from JPMorgan estimate that Spotify users will face a $1-per-month price increase, bringing subscriptions up to $12.99 per month, about $3 more per month than when Spotify first launched 14 years ago.While this will mark its first price hike in the U.S. since July

It began with one record, singer-songwriter Josh Ritter’s Hello Starling. The album was originally released in September 2003, just a couple months before my now-wife Steph and I started dating. It was the soundtrack to our first year together. I owned it on CD back then, but had long since parted ways with my CD collection.And yet, here it was again, now on vinyl, given to me by Steph to mark our 10-year anniversary. We didn’t own a turntable; I had no way of listening to the record

The best Black Friday streaming deals at a glance:Best overallHBO Max Basic with ads$2.99/month for 12 months(save $8/month)Get DealBest Bundle dealDisney+ and Hulu (with ads)$4.99/month for 12 months(save $8/month)Get DealBEST Apple TV dealApple TV+$5.99/month for 6 months(save $42)Get DealBest Free Streaming DealWalmart+ members get Peacock or Paramount+ free$49/year for your first year of Walmart+(save $49 + get a free year of streaming)Get DealBest Music Streaming DealSpotify PremiumFree for

TL;DR: Live stream Chelsea vs. Barcelona in the Champions League for free with a 30-day trial of Amazon Prime. Access this free live stream from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.The Champions League is back with another batch of top-quality fixtures involving the best of the best. Chelsea host Barcelona in one of the most interesting games of the round. Both sides are sat on seven points after four games, with near identical records.If you want to watch Chelsea vs. Barcelona in the Champion

Best Black Friday headphones and earbuds dealsBest noise-cancelling headphones dealSony WH-1000XM5 headphones$248(save $151.99)Get DealBest noise-cancelling earbuds dealBose QuietComfort Ultra earbuds (2nd gen)$216(save $83)Get DealBest deal under $100Sony WH-CH720N$88(save $91.99)Get DealBest budget dealJLab JBuds Lux ANC$27(save $52.99)Get DealBest AirPods dealApple AirPods 4$69(save $60)Get Deal
I pretty much spend every day I'm at work testing out headphones and earbuds, which means I've bec

When I lost my mother last year, I had a lot of her stuff to go through. It’s a painful rite of passage, especially as an only child, combing through all of the things a parent leaves behind. Among many of her cherished possessions was a storage box filled with nearly 50 videotapes, mostly documenting my childhood and adolescence. I’ve talked about my grief journey before and how I escaped into nostalgia to cope with my loss, but now, going through these home videos is a whole o

SAVE $52.99: As of Nov. 25, the JLab JBuds Lux ANC headphones are down to only $27 in Walmart's Black Friday sale. That's 66% off their already-low list price of $79.99.Opens in a new windowCredit: JLabJLab JBuds Lux ANC headphones$27 at Walmart $79.99 Save $52.99 Get DealIf you're looking for a solid pair of over-ear noise-cancelling headphones that won't break the bank, this Black Friday deal on the JLabs JBuds Lux at Walmart is going to be hard to beat.As of Nov. 25, the JLab JBuds Lux A

Despite Android's presence in nearly every corner of the tech industry, it has yet to truly establish a foothold on PC platforms. Google has had ChromeOS for years, but the ubiquity of Android — paired with its lack of a meaningful foothold in traditional computing — made it clear something had to give.Now, Google is moving to unify ChromeOS and Android into a single desktop platform, currently operating under the codename "Aluminium OS."What is Aluminium OSAs far as we know —

SAVE UP TO $100: Both the M5 iPad Pro 13-inch and the M5 iPad Pro 11-inch are on sale at Amazon for about $100 off for Black Friday. The 13-inch M5 iPad Pro is on sale for $1,399.99, down from the normal price of $1,499, and the 11-inch is on sale for $899, down from the list price of $999. Both match the previous record-low prices at Amazon.Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple iPad Pro (M5, 13-inch)$1,399.99 at Amazon $1,499 Save $99.01 Get Deal Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple i

SAVE $30: The Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select is only $9.99 for select customers with the on-page coupon code STREAM4K at Amazon. That's 75% off its list price and its lowest price ever.Opens in a new windowCredit: AmazonAmazon Fire TV Stick 4K Select$9.99 at Amazon $39.99 Save $30with on-page coupon code STREAM4KGet DealIf a streaming stick is on your shopping list, there's no reason to wait for Black Friday to grab one. Amazon is practically giving away its new Fire TV Stick 4K Select.The Fire

Best Black Friday drone deals at a glance:Best DJI drone dealDJI Mini 4K Drone Combo$309(save $80)Get DealBest Holy Stone drone dealHoly Stone HS720G Drone Bundle$191.99(save $166)Get Deal
Drones have been all over the news lately, mainly due of DJI. While it's not official yet, it's possible that DJI drones will face a ban come December. Yes, December as in just a few weeks away. That means shopping Black Friday sales could be your last chance to snag a DJI drone, for a while at least.Of course

Google’s AI image editor Nano Banana has been making waves in the AI world.The Gemini 2.5 Flash–powered image editing tool was recently released for Google Search and NotebookLM, it will soon be available in your Photos, and its AI capabilities were brought to the newest version of Google Chrome Canary on desktop.SEE ALSO:These 6 Nano Banana Pro prompts are wild with the Gemini 3 upgrade
Now, Nano Banana might be coming to Chrome Canary on Android.According to Android Authority, citi

Home Depot Black Friday deals at a glance:Best Early Black Friday Cordless Power Tool DealDeWalt Atomic 20V Max Cordless Variable Speed Impact Wrench$199(Save $40)Get DealBest Early Black Friday Tool DealHusky 5-Drawer Rolling Tool Cabinet$219(Save $110)Get DealBest Early Black Friday Home DealSamsung Bespoke 4-Door French Door Refrigerator with Sphere Ice$1,698(Save $1,501)Get DealBest early Black Friday outdoor dealStarlink Mini Kit$229(Save $270)Get Deal
If you’ve been holding off on th

Before its 2016 release, I would never have dreamed that Disney's anthropomorphic buddy-cop comedy Zootopia could deliver such a salient message about the evils of prejudice.Using the differences between animal species, including the predator-prey divide, Zootopia addressed heady topics tied to bigotry and implicit bias, like stereotypes and microaggressions. As the first rabbit in the Zootopia Police Department, Judy Hopps (voiced by Ginnifer Goodwin) gets up close and personal with the frustra

TL;DR: Live stream Man City vs. Leverkusen in the Champions League for free on Virgin Media Player. Access this free streaming platform from anywhere in the world with ExpressVPN.There are some really interesting matchups in the latest batch Champions League fixtures, including Man City vs. Leverkusen. Pep Guardiola;'s team are still unbeaten in this competition, but they did lose to Newcastle United at the weekend. They'll be hoping to bounce back with a strong performance against Leverkusen.If

Some of the biggest names in the finance world are reportedly scrambling to uncover if — or how many — of their clients have been affected by a data breach. SitusAMC, a company that provides tech for a number of finance firms, announced over the weekend that it had suffered a data breach. "We have confirmed that certain of our clients’ data was impacted," the company wrote in a statement. "Corporate data associated with some of our clients’ relationship with SitusAMC such

The best early Black Friday outdoor deals at a glance:Best portable power station dealJackery Explorer 2000 v2$699(save $800)Get DealBest outdoor speaker dealJBL Charge 6$129.95(save $70)Get DealBest cooler dealYeti Tundra 35$220(save $55)Get DealBest hydration dealYeti Rambler travel mug (30-ounce)$33.60(save $8.40)Get DealBest Black Friday essential dealLifeStraw Personal Water Filter$9.99(save $9.96)Get DealBest camping dealRumpl Original Puffy Blanket$74.96(save $24.99)Get DealBest tent deal

Don't have time to read a bunch of paragraphs? Use the table of contents dropdown to skip to my straightforward Black Friday robot vacuum recommendations.A look at the best Black Friday deals on robot vacuumsBest budget robot vacuum dealEufy E20 3-in-1 $297.49 at Amazon(Save $202.50 at Amazon)Get Deal Best mid-range robot vacuum dealNarwal Freo Z10 Ultra $799.99 at Amazon(Save $500 at Amazon)Get Deal Best premium robot vacuum dealDreame Aqua10 Ultra Roller$999.99(Save $600 at Dreame)Get Deal
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SAVE $200: As of Nov. 25, the 14-inch M5 Apple MacBook Pro with 16GB of RAM and 512GB of storage is on sale for $1,399.99 at Amazon and $1,399 at Best Buy for Black Friday. That's a full $200 off its $1,599.99 list price and the lowest price to date.Opens in a new windowCredit: AppleApple MacBook Pro, 14-inch (M5, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD)$1,399.99 at Amazon $1,599.99 Save $200 Get DealApple's M5 MacBook Pro arrived in all its glory just last month, so seeing a massive Black Friday price drop is

The best Target Black Friday deals at a glanceBest headphones dealSony WH-1000XM6$399.99(save $60)Get DealBest TV dealTCL 65-inch NXTVISION Smart Frame QLED 4K TV$799.99(save $600)Get DealBest kitchen dealPowerXL Vortex Pro air fryer$49.99(save $70)Get DealBest gaming dealMeta Quest 3S (128GB)$249.99(save $50 plus get a free $50 Target gift card)Get DealBest gift card dealUber and Uber Eats gift cardssave 15% on $15 through $250 gift cardsGet DealBest Lego dealTarget exclusive Lego Botanicals Ev

Everyone has a retailer they're loyal to, and often it depends on what's closest to home. If Target happens to be your retailer of choice, then we've got some great news about their Black Friday sales. This year, Target's Black Friday sale is in full swing both in person and online. The savings have already kicked off, bringing major discounts on Apple AirPods and TCL's dupe of The Frame. If you're holding off on shopping Black Friday sales, don't hold off too long — Target's Black Friday

President Donald Trump’s new “Genesis Mission” unveiled Monday, November 24, 2025, is billed as a generational leap in how the United States does science akin to the Manhattan Project that created the atomic bomb during World War II. The executive order directs the Department of Energy (DOE) to build a “closed-loop AI experimentation platform” that links the country’s 17 national laboratories, federal supercomputers, and decades of government scientific data i

TL;DR: As of Nov. 25, the Mega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection has dropped to $179.16 at Amazon, which is matching TCGplayer's market value. Opens in a new windowCredit: The Pokémon CompanyMega Charizard X ex Ultra Premium Collection$199.99 at Amazon $249.99 Save $50 Get DealThe first expansion for Pokémon TCG: Mega Evolution, Phantasmal Flames, is up and running. I have already posted that Mega Charizard X ex UPC was on TCGplayer for $20 less than Amazon, but Amazon h