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When the big shopping events like Prime Day and Black Friday come around, our sights are set on our favorite tech. It's often the only time when they're guaranteed to get a discount. My favorite gadgets? Kindles . It's part of my job to test e-readers , but outside of work hours, you'll still find me and my Kindle attached at the hip. But the thing with Kindles is that they rarely go on sale. Sure, there's the occasional random discount throughout the year, but the best guaranteed price is almost always going to be during Prime Day or Black Friday. So as we look to Black Friday, which falls on Friday, Nov. 28, we're hunting the best Kindle deals. Amazon officially kicked off its Black Friday sales, and the e-reader deals rock. All Kindle models are not just on sale, but down to their lowest prices ever. The Kindle Colorsoft is now down to $169.99, while the basic Kindle reached a new low of $79.99. So if you've been waiting to buy a Kindle, now's...

After taking a break from the Playdate following Season Two and the wonderfully weird experience that was Blippo+ , I finally dusted off my little yellow console this week and dove back in. And what better place to start than with a couple of games about cheese? Cheese 'n Crackers and Say When! both hit the Playdate Catalog recently, but aside from the thematic similarity, they're two very different games. As an extra treat (unrelated to cheese), I also picked up Ware-wolf Campfire Stories , a free game on itch.io that's actually over a dozen bite-sized games in one.  Cheese 'n Crackers When it comes to snacking, everyone's got their preferences. Some crave a savory blast of umami, while for others, a sweet treat might be what always hits the spot. Or maybe you're like me, and if you have one, it needs to be followed by the other. Creating snacks that hit just right is what Cheese 'n Crackers is all about.  In this Playdate game, you have what is es...

The latest trailer for Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 1 teases the show's final blaze of glory, including bold new displays of power from Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), an "insane" plan to save Hawkins, and — wait, did three Demogorgons just burst out of the ground ? SEE ALSO: Netflix drops 'Stranger Things' Season 5's first 5 minutes You read that correctly. While the Demogorgon was once a lone monster stalking our heroes, there's now a whole army of them out for blood. In the new trailer, several Demogorgons burst out of mini-rifts into the Upside Down and give chase to the Hawkins party, leaving Robin (Maya Hawke) to very understandably ask, "What the hell just happened?" These three Demogorgons don't appear to be acting alone, as the trailer also features scenes where Demogorgons lay the smackdown on some soldiers. Frankly, one Demogorgon is already one too many for my sanity! Beyond that, I'm not sure I can handle the sheer ...

U.S. states can craft their own AI regulations without intervention from the federal government, for now, at least. Reuters reported that the Trump administration has paused a proposed executive order that would have preempted states from enacting their own AI laws. The draft order became a matter of public concern early last week, but the White House called it purely speculation and did not confirm its existence to Reuters. At this point, it appears that the federal government's efforts to block states from regulating AI on their own terms are at a standstill. SEE ALSO: Seth Meyers spends 5 minutes unpacking Trump's lengthy Epstein rant on Truth Social That doesn't mean Trump and co. won't try again, of course. The Senate had to vote down a similar measure earlier this year by a staggering 99-1 count. The executive order that was paused last week would have used lawsuits and threats to withdraw federal funding and prevent states from regulating AI. It is ve...

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If you were perusing Elon Musk's X late Friday night, you might have seen a brand new, highly anticipated feature roll out. X visitors were able to go to any users' profile page, click on their join date to view a new "About this account" page which revealed exactly which nation an account was based. This information differed from the usual "Location" detail on an X profile page, as it showed exactly where an account was posting from based on their IP address, not what the user input themselves. SEE ALSO: Grok generates sycophantic praise for Elon Musk after new update The country of origin disclosure was broadly lauded among X's user base. Then, suddenly, without notice, the country of origin was removed from the "About this account" page just hours after it made its late-night debut. Mashable reported last month that the feature was on the way. X's head of product, Nikita Bier, originally teased the feature, rolling it out on hi...