Philips Hue’s Festavia string lights are up to $100 off just in time for the holidays

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A tree decorated with Philips Hue’s Festavia smart string lights in a dark room.
Although they look fantastic on a Christmas tree, Philips Hue’s vibrant string lights work great year-round. | Image: Philips Hue

If you were planning on putting up the holiday lights this weekend, then you might want to take a look at the Philips Hue Festavia string lights. Normally $219.99, you can currently pick up a 65-foot string with 250 color-changing LEDs from Amazo

A new game from Tencent looks like a pretty blatant Horizon ripoff

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Details about an epic-looking upcoming sci-fi adventure game just dropped. The images and teaser trailer depict a post-apocalyptic world in which humans in primitive-style garb battle giant dinosaur-like robots while sweeping orchestral music plays. It all seems a little familiar. But wait, this isn’t the next Horizon game from Guerrilla. Oh, no, no. This is an initial look at a game from a

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Palworld’s new island will be its ‘largest’ and ‘harshest’

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A screenshot from the video game Palworld.
Image: Pocketpair

Pocketpair isn’t letting a major lawsuit slow it down. The developer has announced that its Pokémon-like hit Palworld is getting a big update in December, which will add a new island to the game. It’s described as the “largest, harshest, and most mysterious” location in the game, measuring around six times the size of Sakurajima, an island that was added

8BitDo added RGB backlights to the new Xbox version of its mechanical keyboard

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A pair of hands typing on the 8BitDo Retro 87 Mechanical Keyboard - Xbox Edition while it’s glowing green.
The keyboard features eight RGB lighting modes that shine through the translucent keycaps. | Image: 8BitDo

8BitDo has announced a new version of its mechanical keyboard with a design inspired by the transparent green edition of Microsoft’s original Xbox console. The 8BitDo Retro 87 Mechanical Keyboard - Xbox Edition features a transparent green shell and matching keycaps

Threads might adopt Bluesky’s starter packs

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The logos of the social networks X (Twitter), Bluesky, WhatsApp, Threads, TikTok, and Facebook are displayed on the screen of a smartphone in Reno, United States, on November 20, 2024.

If I had a dollar every time Meta copied its rival and yelled "innovation," I could probably buy another new chain for Mark Zuckerberg. This time, Threads is leaning into Bluesky's Starter Packs.

There was Instagram Stories, a rip off of Snapchat. There was Reels, a rip off of TikTok. There was Threads, a rip off of Twitter. Then there were smaller updates, like adding notes, templates, and music

Kodak pauses film production for factory upgrades to help meet demand

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Rochester New York, Kodak Films world headquarters downtown
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Eastman Kodak has temporarily paused all film production. The news comes as part of a shutdown in November allowing the company to upgrade and modernize its Rochester, New York factory, according to a report by Kosmo Foto. The decision was announced by Kodak CEO Jim Continenza during the company’s Q3 2024

US economy could face higher inflation and slower growth when Trump takes office, 'Dr. Doom' economist Nouriel Roubini says

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Economist Nouriel Roubini is known as "Dr. Doom" for his bearish takes on the economy.

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  • Nouriel Roubini thinks higher inflation and slower growth are coming on the back of Trump's policies.
  • He pointed to Trump's plans to levy steep tariffs and deport millions, which could stoke price growth.
  • The pace of inflation could nearly double to 5% in the coming
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