Walmart is dropping Black Friday deals all month long, because the calendar means nothing anymore

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UPDATE: Nov. 13, 2024, 11:05 a.m. EST This story has been updated with more info about Walmart's first Black Friday Deals event.

Walmart is hosting a pair of "Black Friday Deals" events in November, taking full advantage of the shopping holiday's unusually late timing in 2024.

The big-box store's staggered seasonal sales involve extra early access for paid Walmart+ members, new surprise deal

Just announced: Amazon finally dropped its Black Friday sale dates

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After spending several weeks in the shadows while the other big retailers duked it out for the early Black Friday announcement spotlight, Amazon finally announced dates for its end-of-November schedule on Nov. 13: Amazon's Black Friday event will start on Thursday, Nov. 21, and run through (Cyber) Monday, Dec. 2, with new deals dropping every day.

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Amazon Haul wants to be the new Temu

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Amazon Haul will be the ecommerce titan's new discount storefront designed to compete against Temu and Shein, CNBC reports. This new corner of Bezos's empire is mobile-only and promises items at “crazy low prices.”

Unlike Amazon Prime’s fast speeds, Amazon promises its Haul orders orders will arrive in less than two weeks. Previously, CNBC mentioned in a previous report that Amazon was exploring a

A 'Game of Thrones' movie is in the works. It comes after a year of box office hits and misses for Warner Bros. Discovery.

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Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen in "Game of Thrones."

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  • Casey Bloys, the CEO of HBO and Max, confirmed a "Game of Thrones" movie is in the early stages of development.
  • HBO previously rejected the idea of a "Game of Thrones" movie.
  • Warner Bros. Discovery has had a rocky time at the box office this year, with some franchises underperforming.

"Game of Thrones" may soon be getting the big screen

I tried to hit my daily protein target while avoiding ultra-processed foods like protein powder and bars. I learned 4 lessons.

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Rachel Hosie tried to hit her protein target while avoiding ultra-processed foods.

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  • I try to eat up to 130 grams of protein a day, and products such as protein powder and bars can help.
  • Such foods are often ultra-processed and therefore linked to health risks, so I quit them for a week.
  • I didn't like how the experiment made me fixate on the ingredients in

Best Buy is treating most of November like Black Friday

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UPDATE: Nov. 13, 2024, 10:45 a.m. EST This story has been updated with more info about Best Buy's early Black Friday deals.

Black Friday is in full swing at Best Buy. Yes, already.

The electronics retailer is stretching its holiday deals well beyond the 24-hour bounds of actual Black Friday, peppering them across multiple savings events and formats. Its official Black Friday sale will begin

Jensen Huang says SoftBank's Masayoshi Son once offered to help him buy out Nvidia — but he passed

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Jensen Huang said he regretted not taking up an offer from SoftBank's Masayoshi Son to take Nvidia private.

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  • Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang once passed on an opportunity to buy out the chipmaker.
  • SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son offered to lend him the necessary funds in 2016, Huang said.
  • Huang said he regretted turning him down, while Son bemoaned selling SoftBank's Nvidia stake early

Silo’s mysteries only deepen in season 2

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The first season of Silo ended on a truly great cliffhanger. The Apple TV Plus series, an adaptation of Hugh Howey’s trilogy of postapocalyptic novels, tells the story of the remnants of humanity, who live deep underground in silos designed to protect them from a poisoned planet. Season 1 had the feeling of a small-town mystery, as mechanic-turned-sheriff