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12 Nov

xAI’s Grok-2 might be available for free on X soon

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Elon Musk's xAI launched its AI chatbot, Grok, at the end of 2023 and it has remained exclusively available to X (formerly Twitter) premium users since. Now, one year later, Grok is seemingly coming to free X users in select areas, TechCrunch reports.The news comes from multiple reports on X by researchers and users who spotted updates to Grok. According to X user Swak, there are stipulations to who can access Grok for free and how much they can use it. For starters, accounts need to be at least seven days old and have a phone number attached to them.…

12 Nov

Black Friday 2024 deals: The best early sales we could find from Amazon, Best Buy, Apple, Samsung and more

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November is here, which means Black Friday is right around the corner. But the days in which you had to wait for Black Friday proper to get good deals have long been behind us. The holiday shopping season is effectively the entire month of November now, with early Black Friday deals already popping up across the web (and in some stores). We’re starting to see deep discounts on a bunch of your favorite tech we’ve tested this year, which means you can start crossing things off your to-buy list right now.If you’re holding out for the best of the best…

12 Nov

Amazon reportedly wants drivers to wear AR glasses for improved efficiency until robots can take over

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Amazon is reportedly developing smart glasses for its delivery drivers, . These glasses are intended to cut “seconds” from each delivery because, well, productivity or whatever. Sources say that they are an extension of the and are known by the internal code Amelia.These seconds will be shaved off in a couple of ways. First of all, the glasses reportedly include an embedded display to guide delivery drivers around and within buildings. They will allegedly also provide drivers with “turn-by-turn navigation” instructions while driving. Finally, wearing AR glasses means that drivers won’t have to carry a handheld GPS device. You know…

12 Nov

The Google Pixel 8a drops to $399 ahead of Black Friday

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If you're looking for an excellent midrange smartphone for yourself or a loved one among all the early Black Friday deals, your search may be over. Google's Pixel 8a is on sale. It has dropped by $100 to $399.That's not quite the lowest price we've seen for the handset. It fell to $380 at one point. But this is still a good deal if you're looking for a great phone that won't break the bank. This price is for a configuration with 128GB of storage, but 256GB models are also $100 off at $459.GoogleThe Google Pixel 8a is our pick…

12 Nov

A four-pack of Apple AirTags drops to a record low of $70 in this Black Friday deal

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Black Friday is right around the corner and the deals are already coming in hot. You can pick up a four-pack of , as an early Black Friday promotion. This is a discount of 30 percent and represents a record low price.Apple AirTags easily made our list of the , particularly for regular iPhone users. We love the vast finding network, which really helps when you misplace a tag. Just think of all of those AirTags, iPhones and other Apple devices out there helping to create this network.AppleApple AirTags also offer the ability to tap into the ultra-wideband (UWB) wireless…

12 Nov

Apple’s latest Find My update makes it easier to find lost items

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If you have an iPhone that can run iOS 18, you can now download and install the public beta of iOS 18.2. One of the most useful new features is the capability to share the location of a lost item connected to Apple's Find My network with a third party. You can already share an item's location with people in your contacts list, but Apple says this could help in instances wherein you have to rely on the help of a stranger.When you choose "Share Item Location" in the Find My app on iPhone, iPad or Mac, you'll get the…

11 Nov

A white Steam Deck OLED can be yours for $679

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After briefly offering a transparent Steam Deck OLED last year, Valve has announced its next limited edition variant featuring a bold new color: "white." It'll cost you $679 when it's available on November 18, and it features the exact same hardware as the 1TB Steam Deck OLED. (Most importantly, it sports that gorgeous 7.4-inch display with HDR and a 90Hz refresh rate). There's also a white carrying case, naturally. While the perils of white console hardware are hard to ignore (especially for a hefty portable that'll surely trap plenty of hand grease), this new variant may convince early Steam Deck…

11 Nov

The Morning After: Nintendo sues pirated software streamer for millions

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Nintendo has filed a lawsuit against a streamer called EveryGameGuru, accused of streaming gameplays of pirated games before they were even released — and of providing viewers access to piracy tools and illegal copies of the games.EveryGameGuru allegedly streamed Mario & Luigi: Brothership across five days, weeks before its official release on November 7. After Nintendo had the videos taken down from various platforms, including YouTube, they continued live streaming on Loco and even included a QR code for their CashApp handle.Nintendo said EveryGameGuru sent the company an email, saying it has “a thousand burner channels” and “can do this…

10 Nov

Sony’s WH-1000XM5 headphones are $100 off in this Black Friday deal

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There is already a bunch of to check out, but if you're on the lookout for a great set of wireless headphones for yourself or a loved one, here's one that's absolutely worth your attention. Sony's WH-1000XM5 headphones have . That's a $102 discount.This isn't quite the lowest price we've seen for the over-ear XM5s. They dropped to $280 at one point earlier this year. However, the headphones haven't gone back down to that point since, and this is still a great deal.SonySony's WH-1000XM5 headphones are $102 off for Black Friday. They're our pick for the best wireless headphones overall.…

10 Nov

Early Black Friday deals include up to $425 off Roomba robot vacuums

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If you want your home cleaned by a robot that leaves you as little work as possible, Wellbots has a deal for you. The iRobot Roomba Combo 10 Max Robot + AutoWash Dock has an unwieldy name but a robust feature set. The do-it-all cleaning machine vacuums, mops, self-empties dirt, refills its mopping solution and washes and dries its mopping pad. You can take $425 off the robovac with coupon code ENGBF425.Unveiled this summer, the (deep breath) Roomba Combo 10 Max Robot + AutoWash Dock is iRobot’s most advanced (and expensive) robot vacuum to date. Although its $1,399 MSRP prices…