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Best Black Friday Switch, PS5, Xbox, and PC deals (2025)

Don't miss out on this year's Black Friday gaming deals, which bring some much-needed discounts on consoles and games alike.

The 148 best Black Friday deals we’ve found so far — a ton of tech is over half off

Now that the Thanksgiving dishes are put away and the last slice of pie is hidden in the back of the fridge, it’s time to turn your attention to the next major holiday: Black Friday. The biggest shopping day of the year has started, and as expected, there are tens of thousands of deals staring […]

The EC says it got notification from Apple that Apple Ads and Apple Maps likely meet DMA thresholds; Apple says the services should not be called "gatekeepers" (Reuters)

Reuters:
The EC says it got notification from Apple that Apple Ads and Apple Maps likely meet DMA thresholds; Apple says the services should not be called “gatekeepers”  —  The European Commission said on Friday that Apple's (AAPL.O) Apple Ads and Apple Maps likely meet the thresholds to be considered …

Stanford researchers develop a web-based tool that uses an LLM to downrank X posts with antagonistic language in a user's feed, to reduce "partisan animosity" (Stanford University)

Stanford University:
Stanford researchers develop a web-based tool that uses an LLM to downrank X posts with antagonistic language in a user's feed, to reduce “partisan animosity”  —  Gift from the Koum Family Foundation endows Israel Studies Program  —  PreferencesShow me... Faculty/Staff Student

Getty CEO Craig Peters says Getty may rethink its UK presence if the CMA blocks its Shutterstock deal, arguing the CMA is overlooking AI's impact on imaging (Daniel Thomas/Financial Times)

Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
Getty CEO Craig Peters says Getty may rethink its UK presence if the CMA blocks its Shutterstock deal, arguing the CMA is overlooking AI's impact on imaging  —  CEO says competition watchdog is overlooking how quickly AI is reshaping image generation  —  Getty Images boss Craig Peters …