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The food coma may be strong right now, but it’s wise to check out the internet for the best Thanksgiving Black Friday deals you can get this year. With Black Friday no longer being a one-day affair, that means you can find excellent discounts online even on Thanksgiving when all brick-and-mortar locations are closed. It’s also wise to shop early for anything you think might sell out — that category typically includes a lot of tech, like AirPods, game consoles, new video games and more. Check out our curated list of the best Thanksgiving deals you can get right now…

Black Friday Deal: Nest’s fourth-gen smart thermostat isn’t cheap, but there’s a lot of power packed behind the slick screen and beveled edges. Even at full price, the Nest Learning Thermostat pays for itself in about a year,  but you can now snag one for just $230 during Amazon’s Black Friday sale. That’s an 18% discount off the retail price, or $50 in savings. This smart thermostat’s learning features and eco-friendly suggestions can save you around $20 per month, especially on expensive winter heating. That means it’ll eventually pay for itself, like mine did this fall, and with this Black Friday deal,…

We’re just a few days out from Black Friday now, and the deals are heating up; in fact, the one product I’d been keeping a close eye out for has gone on sale, and even better, it’s the cheapest it’s ever been.That’s right: my beloved Apple Mac mini (M4) is on sale at Best Buy for $479 (was $599), marking the lowest price Apple’s signature tiny computer has ever seen. There’s a good reason it occupies a prime slot in our ranking of the best desktop PCs (and the best mini PCs too); this dinky device is an absolute powerhouse…

Looking for a fitting storage device for yourself or as gifts during this holiday season? These Sandisk Sandisk Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals will come in handy. They include a range of cute, affordable, and practical devices worthy of your consideration. It’s worth noting that 2025 is a significant year for Sandisk as it split from Western Digital to be the flash-only company. As a result, among other things, it’s now Sandisk and no longer “SanDisk”. Tip Western Digital (WD)’s decision to split off the NAND-based product to Sandisk (a light name change from “SanDisk”) as a separate company…

HP Inc. said that it will lay off 4,000 to 6,000 employees in favor of AI deployments, claiming it will help save $1 billion in annualized gross run rate by the end of its fiscal 2028. HP expects to complete the layoffs by the end of that fiscal year. The reductions will largely hit product development, internal operations, and customer support, HP CEO Enrique Lores said during an earnings call on Tuesday. Using AI, HP will “accelerate product innovation, improve customer satisfaction, and boost productivity,” Lores said. In its fiscal 2025 earnings report released yesterday, HP said: Structural cost savings…

With the gaming industry’s recent rash of layoffs, closures and cancellations, it would be easy to assume Beyond Good and Evil 2 is toast. After all, the game looked like vaporware even before the extreme cost-cutting trend started. But here we are in late 2025, and — lo and behold — Ubisoft is hiring for the prequel.The job listing (via Eurogamer) is for a technical sound engineer. But aside from revealing that the game is apparently still in the works, the description doesn’t tell us anything new. “Beyond Good & Evil 2 is an action-adventure open world game set in…

Space heaters come in all shapes and sizes and use different elements to heat a room. We’re here to help you find the perfect fit for winter.  Hector Roqueta Rivero/Getty ImagesSpace heater priceMost electric space heaters that operate solely in that function (and not as a dual air purifier) are priced below $150, with many models on this list costing less than $100. Several smaller, well-regarded budget models may even run you less than $50. The size of the unit, additional features, number of settings and heating element all contribute to the overall cost of a space heater.Space heater sizeThere…

Aussies love their coffee, but our world-class coffee culture means we can be a bit snobbish about the quality of our brew. And, while I love to indulge in a barista-made takeaway coffee occasionally, I can only afford an almost-AU$10 long black every so often.Unfortunately, making barista-level java from home does require a good espresso machine, and even at their cheapest, you’re looking at laying out a minimum of AU$500. The sky’s the limit at the top end too – as a case in point, we’ve been relying on Breville’s AU$4,599 The Oracle Dual Boiler to keep the Aussie TechRadar…

Portable SSDs (solid-state drives), as the name suggests, are fast storage devices that, nowadays, connect to a host via a USB-C port. These are convenient storage devices that can carry a large amount of data from one computer to another. Or you can use one as an offline backup—tuck it away, and nobody can hack into your essential information. This post includes the best SSD-based portable drives I’ve tested. There are quite a few of them—more than enough for you to find one that goes well with your situation. If you’re looking for purpose-built storage devices, including desktop options, check…

“Our particular strengths as a country lie in areas like life sciences, financial services, the defense sector, and the creative sector. And where we will really lead the world is where we can use the power of AI in those sectors,” Kendall told the Financial Times. The plans came as part of a wider AI package designed to upgrade Britain’s tech infrastructure and convince entrepreneurs and investors that Labour is backing the sector ahead of next week’s Budget, which is expected to raise taxes on the wealthy. The UK has sought to attract investment from US AI companies such as…