Google’s Nest Thermostat is on sale for just $90 for Black Friday, with a tidy $40 discount. That’s among the lowest prices we’ve seen, and close to the lowest it has gone for so far. Like most smart home devices, the Nest Thermostat grants control via…
EA’s return to college football games will arrive in summer 2024
A year after it was first announced, EA’s return to college football has a release window. In an interview with ESPN, Daryl Holt, the vice president and general manager of the company’s EA Sports division, said the publisher plans to release the game i…
Logitech mice, keyboards and accessories are up to 67 percent off for Black Friday
If you’re looking for an affordable gift to help your friend or loved one be more productive over the next year, Logitech’s mice and keyboards are never a bad starting point. With Black Friday around the corner, Amazon has discounted a selection of the…
Victrola’s Stream Carbon turntable works seamlessly with Sonos, at a price
I am one of those obnoxious people who loves technology, but also occasionally listens to music on large slabs of vinyl. As such, I’m probably the target audience for Victrola’s Stream Carbon turntable. The $800 record player boasts some lovely industr…
Golf is coming to ‘Nintendo Switch Sports’ on November 28th
Nintendo Switch Sports is a fun package that modernizes the world-conquering Wii Sports, but it was missing a few of the 2006 classic’s game modes at the jump. One of those will arrive very soon as a November 28th update will add golf to the game.You’l…
EU confirms multiple ongoing investigations into TikTok data practices
The president of the European Commission, the executive branch of the European Union, has confirmed there are multiple ongoing investigations into TikTok. The probes concern the transfer of EU citizens’ data to China and targeted advertising aimed at m…
Ooni’s pizza ovens are 20 percent off for Black Friday
Serious home pizza chefs who are looking to up their game may want to consider Ooni’s offerings. The pizza oven company is running a sitewide Black Friday sale with 20 percent off all its products. At the lower end, the Ooni Fyra 12 is down to $279, ne…
Tax prep websites have been sending sensitive financial data to Facebook
Meta’s Pixel tracking tool is causing more headaches, this time for people filing their taxes online. The Markup has discovered that large tax prep services like H&R Block, TaxAct and TaxSlayer have been sending users’ sensitive contact and financi…
Meta Quest 2 bundle with ‘Resident Evil 4’ and ‘Beat Saber’ is just $350 for Black Friday
This might be your best chance to buy a virtual reality headset as a gift — or, let’s be honest, for yourself. Amazon is selling a Meta Quest 2 128GB Black Friday bundle that includes the Resident Evil 4 VR remake and Beat Saberfor $350. That’s less th…
Add ‘Diplomacy’ to the list of games AI can play as well as humans
Machine learning systems have been mopping the floor with their human opponents for well over a decade now (seriously, that first Watson Jeopardy win was all the way back in 2011), though the types of games they excel at are rather limited. Typically c…