Black Friday deals Amazon vs. Walmart: Comparing the best sales

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Black Friday is an awesome opportunity to pick up all the products on your wishlist at reduced rates. But it can also be pretty exhausting.

You can find deals on just about everything from leading retailers like Amazon, Best Buy, Walmart, Target, and Home Depot. That's great news for the savvy shoppers out there with a plan of attack. But most people don't have everything mapped out. Most people

The Morning After: Sony might make another handheld console

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While the PlayStation Portal offered a way to play PS5 games remotely, it wasn’t a standalone handheld. In fact, it’s been about 14 years since the PS Vita appeared, and now, according to a report from Bloomberg, the company is developing another portable console able to play games on device, as well as any cloud-based/ remote play tricks.

The report cites unnamed sources, and Sony isn’t

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'Pirates of the Caribbean' was one of the biggest franchises of the '00s. Kiera Knightley said the films were the 'making and breaking' of her.

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Kiera Knightly as Elizabeth Swann, holding onto a wooden structure on the deck of a boat. There is a cannon pointing out of a hole behind her.
Kiera Knightley as Elizabeth Swann in "Pirates of the Caribbean: Curse of the Black Pearl."

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  • Kiera Knightley played Elizabeth Swann in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise.
  • The five films collectively made $4.5 billion for Disney between 2003 and 2017.
  • Knightley said the films were the reason she "was taken down publicly."

Kiera Knightley said the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise made her

Conan OBriens argument about the Oscars with his podcast co-hosts escalates hilariously

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Conan O'Brien is hosting the 2025 Oscars, and his Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend podcast co-hosts, Sona Movsesian and Matt Gourley, want in.

In the clip above O'Brien sees what they can offer him, quickly dismissing Gourley before agreeing to give Movsesian "the first 40 minutes" of the show to do some different accents.

"I'm pretty sure I don't have to clear this with anybody at the Academy," O'Brien

Cadillac is forming an F1 team as the USA's new love affair with the sport deepens

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Max Verstappen driving the Red Bull F1 race car ahead of Calos Sainz in his Ferrari in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Americans have taken to the sport in recent years, with a new record set in March for the largest audience of an F1 event in the US.

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  • Formula 1 and General Motors announced that Cadillac will join the sport as its 11th team in 2026.
  • The move reflects the growing push to popularize F1 in the US in recent years.
  • The US now hosts three Grands Prix every year. 2024's Miami GP
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Trump's Mexican tariffs threaten to make life more difficult for automakers — including Tesla and BYD

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Tesla announced plans last year for a new factory in Mexico.

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  • 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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Mark Zuckerberg teases default Threads feeds as X users flock to rival Bluesky

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Threads is testing out new features on the platform.

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  • 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.

Threads is stepping up its game by giving users the power to pick

Double the screens, double the holiday cheer with this laptop screen extender

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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.