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Apple TV+ is offering six months of access for only $36 for Black Friday. The deal is live now for new and eligible returning subscribers and runs through December 1, giving you a chance to stream shows like Silo, The Morning Show and For All Mankind for less. It’s a short-term offer, so you’ll want to grab it while it’s available. The biggest caveat to the deal is that you must subscribe directly through Apple and not through a third-party service.Apple TV+ continues to build one of the strongest lineups in streaming. Its library includes standout originals like Ted Lasso,…

Smart locks are a highly visible part of your home that you’ll use just about every day, so it’s important to find a reliable pick that meshes well with your smart home. Here are the factors you should be thinking about as you shop. A retrofit smart lock like the August lock will replace the interior of your current lock but not the exterior keyhole or the deadbolt. CNETFull deadbolt or retrofitMost smart locks will replace your existing lock, including the interior thumbturn, the exterior keyhole and the deadbolt in the middle. Locks like those will also come with their…

Refresh So, have you managed to buy everything you wanted or are you holding off till the actual four-day Cyber Weekend?I sure hope not because Amazon not only changes its deals during that time, but stocks can run out and you could miss out. If you see something you want and it’s within budget, don’t hesitate. Leaving it on your cart until December 1 may not work out for you.We’re already halfway through Amazon’s 2025 Black Friday campaign, so don’t sleep on those purchases. At least make sure you’ve got your Christmas shopping done!

Below is the list of the current best dual-band Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems. These are hardware without the 6GHz band among those I’ve reviewed. This list complements the top 5 list of dual-band Wi-Fi 7 routers, and some overlap may exist between the two, as some brands allow for combining multiple specific standalone routers into a single system. If you want a system with three bands, consider one of the top five “traditional” Wi-Fi 7 mesh systems instead. Dong’s note: I first published this post on August 28, 2025, and last updated it on November 23, 2025. Dual-band Wi-Fi 7 hardware…

While AI bubble talk fills the air these days, with fears of overinvestment that could pop at any time, something of a contradiction is brewing on the ground: Companies like Google and OpenAI can barely build infrastructure fast enough to fill their AI needs. During an all-hands meeting earlier this month, Google’s AI infrastructure head Amin Vahdat told employees that the company must double its serving capacity every six months to meet demand for artificial intelligence services, reports CNBC. The comments show a rare look at what Google executives are telling its own employees internally. Vahdat, a vice president at…

Meditation app Headspace is bringing back one of its biggest annual deals this Black Friday. Through December 4, you’ll be able to get 50 percent off the regular annual subscription price, bringing a full year of guided meditations, sleep sounds and mindfulness tools down to $35 per year. If you’ve been looking to build a better daily routine, this discount makes it easier to start.Headspace has become one of the most recognizable names in digital mindfulness. The app blends practical meditation guidance with structured courses and calming soundscapes designed to make everyday stress easier to manage. Its programs cover everything…

Season 1 of Landman introduced viewers to the intense world of oil company crisis manager Tommy Norris and set records for the Paramount Plus streaming service.The hit drama co-created by Taylor Sheridan, which chronicles modern-day fortune-seeking in the land of oil rigs, is currently debuting its second season. Season 2 picks up after the events of the first, while Norris faces growing pressure from M-Tex Oil and Demi Moore’s character Cami Miller, per Paramount Plus. It includes the return of Andy Garcia’s cartel boss from Landman’s season 1 finale and sees Sam Elliott join the cast to play the father of Norris. The first season of…

There are always good Black Friday deals on fitness equipment, from home gym kit like weights and treadmills to smartwatches and fitness trackers. However, there’s so much on offer, and so much conflicting advice about what to get, that it’s difficult to know what to buy.I’m here to help. If you’re over 50, or you’re buying for someone that’s over 50, the kinds of products you’ll look for are different to someone buying fitness equipment in their 20s and 30s. We’re looking at longevity-orientated equipment, simple set-and-forget fitness trackers and low-intensity exercise and recovery tools.• Shop Amazon’s full Black Friday…

External drives are storage devices that conveniently add a large amount of data to a computer. Some are portable and bus-powered, others are not. Here, you’ll find the external drive that fits a particular situation to the extreme, namely, the ultimate storage space, the best security, or both. Dong’s note: I first published this post on June 24, 2021, and last updated it on November 22, 2025. Related stories on SSDs, HDDs, and general storage Best external drives with odds and ends of 2025: The top-five list Best external drives: These are massive or ultra-secure portable and desktop storage options.…

One of the world’s premier security organizations has canceled the results of its annual leadership election after an official lost an encryption key needed to unlock results stored in a verifiable and privacy-preserving voting system. The International Association of Cryptologic Research (IACR) said Friday that the votes were submitted and tallied using Helios, an open source voting system that uses peer-reviewed cryptography to cast and count votes in a verifiable, confidential, and privacy-preserving way. Helios encrypts each vote in a way that assures each ballot is secret. Other cryptography used by Helios allows each voter to confirm their ballot was…