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Tesla announced plans last year for a new factory in Mexico.
  • Donald Trump has vowed to hit Mexico with a 25% tariff, which would affect automakers including Tesla.
  • Tesla announced plans in 2023 for a $10 billion factory in Mexico, whose future remains uncertain.
  • Analysts said tariffs on cars imported from Mexico would have dire consequences for US automakers.

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Threads is testing out new features on the platform.
  • Threads is letting users choose a default feed, Mark Zuckerberg has said.
  • Meta's move to compete with Bluesky's growth follows a wave of users leaving Elon Musk's X.
  • With its recent rapid growth, Bluesky faces fresh challenges, including content moderation.

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Mobile Pixels DUEX

TL;DR: The Mobile Pixels DUEX Plus gives laptops an extra screen for $179.97 (reg. $339) until December 8 — a perfect multitasking tool this holiday season.




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TL;DR: This Retro Mini Keychain Camera is tiny, fully functional, and on sale for $44.99 (reg. $90). 


Sometimes, the best gifts aren’t the most expensive—they’re the most fun. That’s exactly what the Mini Keychain Camera delivers. This tiny device packs big retro vibes, and it could be just the right stocking stuffer for your favorite shutterbug. Bonus: it's only $44.99 (reg. $90). 

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If you're reading this, you're looking for a little help playing Strands, the New York Times' elevated word-search game.

Strands requires the player to perform a twist on the classic word search. Words can be made from linked letters — up, down, left, right, or diagonal, but words can also change direction, resulting in quirky shapes and patterns. Every single letter in the grid will be part of an


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A phone displaying the New York Times game 'Connections.'

Connections is the latest New York Times word game that's captured the public's attention. The game is all about finding the "common threads between words." And just like Wordle, Connections resets after midnight and each new set of words gets trickier and trickier—so we've served up some hints and tips to get you over the hurdle.

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Webb telescope capture of the Sombrero Galaxy

When the Hubble Space Telescope snapped a photo of the Sombrero Galaxy 20 years ago, it resembled a hat, with a brim and glowing crown.

But astronomers may have to rename it the visor galaxy. In a new image from the James Webb Space Telescope, which senses the cosmos in infrared rather than visible light, the namesake sombrero doesn't have a top. From Webb's perspective, the galaxy's central hazy



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The edges of the leaked Galaxy S25 Ultra look much softer than the current S24 Ultra flagship. | Image: 1gzlim3 / Reddit

The Samsung Galaxy S25 series is poised to launch in early 2025, but a new leak gives us a good idea of what it will look like. A misleadingly titled “S24 Ultra definitely” video posted to Reddit, determined to be the Galaxy S25 Ultra by reliable leaker



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Julie Herron drove by the Aldi near her home in Nashville for years before she went in. She usually shopped at Publix, but in 2021, when inflation was sending grocery prices soaring, her curiosity got the better of her. She was shocked at what she found in Aldi.

Everything there was cheap, she said. The store also had cool products, like a variety of German


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There are already reports that Trump's new sidekick, Elon Musk, may have overstayed his welcome among the transition team — and nobody is happier about that than Seth Meyers.

In the clip above, the Late Night hosts plays a clip of Trump joking that he "can't get rid" of Musk, before making his feelings on the matter abundantly clear.

"My goal these days is to try and stay in a good mood about things