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• Zillow home listings no longer show risk of fires, floods, and storms (theverge.com)
  The change follows complaints that climate risk scores were making properties less desirable.
• iOS 16: How to get the most out of your iPhone's new lock screen (zdnet.com)
  From interactive wallpapers to widgets, your iPhone's lock screen just got a whole lot better with iOS 16.
• Fandoms are cashing in on AI deepfakes (theverge.com)
  Ariana Grande, Grimes, and other influencers are uneasy about AI replicas of themselves, but the internet attention economy has some fans i…
• Classic rock acts sue Sony over digital sales royalties (arstechnica.com)
  The Allman Brothers and Cheap Trick sue Sony over digital music store revenues …
• Let's all point and laugh at Nintendo. The jokes are already getting old (arstechnica.com)
  Let's pretend we're Nintendo, and we have to come up with a name for our new …
• The wearables market is struggling as consumers tighten their belts (zdnet.com)
  Global wearable shipments declined 6.9% compared to last year, according to IDC data.
• Apple’s M2 MacBook Air is just $599 during Cyber Monday (theverge.com)
  Apple’s 13-inch M2 MacBook Air is down to $599 ($200 off) at Best Buy for Cyber Monday. It comes with 16GB of RAM and a 256GB SSD.
• Nintendo takes on Rube Goldberg devices and loses (arstechnica.com)
  Here's an amusing little animation for your morning. It proves that Nintendo …
• Linus Torvalds: Rust will go into Linux 6.1 (zdnet.com)
  At the Kernel Maintainers Summit, the question wasn't, "Would Rust make it into Linux?" Instead, it was, "What to do about its compilers?"
• A nationwide internet age verification plan is sweeping Congress (theverge.com)
  The App Store Accountability Act is getting a spotlight in Congress after similar laws passed in states from Texas to California.
• Is BitLocker anti-Linux? Get real. (arstechnica.com)
  Another day, another round of anti-Microsoft FUD.
• How to restore earpiece volume on an aging iPhone (or other smartphone) for 25 cents (zdnet.com)
  We demonstrate how a tiny little brush you can get at any drugstore could save you from wasting hundreds of dollars on unnecessary smartpho…
• I’m here in person for the Luigi Mangione hearings. (theverge.com)
  Hearings this week will focus on whether key evidence is admissible in the New York State case against Mangione, who’s accused of killing U…
• Leaping liquids (arstechnica.com)
  A 40 year old fluid mechanics mystery solved.
• The race to AGI-pill the pope (theverge.com)
  A loose network of ‘AI Avengers’ is trying to put the risks and benefits of artificial general intelligence on the Vatican’s agenda.
• Steve Ballmer on software prices and personnel (arstechnica.com)
  Steve Ballmer has some something to say about the falling prices of software …
• Soundcore’s Space One headphones are a Cyber Monday steal at just $68 (theverge.com)
  The Space One deliver impressive noise cancellation, comfort, and sound at a fraction of the price of the flagship models from Sony, Apple,…
• Tomb Raider: Legend (arstechnica.com)
  Everyone's favorite top-heavy videogame character is back. Ars checks in on …
• This portable HD projector costs just $121 (zdnet.com)
  Watch movies, shows, and sporting events outside with this portable, high-powered projector.
• Hybrid workers don't want to return to the office. But soon, they might have to (zdnet.com)
  As energy bills skyrocket and companies brace themselves for a recession, hybrid work might be about to face its biggest challenge.
• Cell's security architecture: IBM's prize and Sony's Achilles heel (arstechnica.com)
  IBM has released the most detailed document to date describing the security …
• Need a file-hosting and P2P site downloader? Offcloud is just $39 (zdnet.com)
  Offcloud is the smart way to grab files anonymously and safely from BitTorrent and other P2P sites.
• Why IBM’s CEO doesn’t think current AI tech can get to AGI (theverge.com)
  Arvind Krishna on Watson, the AI bubble, and why he’s still hiring college grads for tech jobs.
• Will $60K in toppling Apple hardware get your attention? (arstechnica.com)
  Independent New York Apple retailer Tekserve gives the world a great domino …
• GE’s indoor food smoker is cheaper than ever this Cyber Monday (theverge.com)
  GE’s Profile Smart Indoor Smoker allows you to cook smoked foods indoors, and it’s $424.15 at Amazon for Cyber Monday, a new all-time low.…
• E3 is right around the corner. What do you want to know? (arstechnica.com)
  Opposable Thumbs is going on a field trip to E3, and we need to know what's …
• I had a nightmare about Apple's iPhone 14 Dynamic Island (so I contacted Apple) (zdnet.com)
  Dynamic Island is so unexpected. It's so clever. But might there be one more thing that you wish was one less thing?
• Luigi Mangione has entered the courtroom. (theverge.com)
  We’re more than an hour and a half behind the scheduled start time for the hearing in New York. Mangione was allowed to wear street clothes…
• More than 20 people stood in line at the supermarket. No one wanted self-checkout (zdnet.com)
  Technology is supposed to solve so many things. Somehow, self-checkout isn't always working.
• Bone out of control (arstechnica.com)
  Researchers pinpoint the mutation responsible for an especially nasty genetic …
• You can save up to $100 on Seagate’s Xbox Expansion Cards for Cyber Monday (theverge.com)
  Seagate’s Xbox Expansion Cards can give you up to 4TB of additional space for games, and they’re heavily discounted for Cyber Monday. The 2…
• A famous actor bought a TV at Best Buy. Now he's mad he didn't go to Costco (zdnet.com)
  When someone famous rages against your service, how should you react? In Best Buy's case, it didn't.
• Intel announces massive restructuring program (arstechnica.com)
  Intel CEO Paul Otellini has announced a broad restructuring plan for his …
• David Sacks is mad that people are paying attention to his White House job. (theverge.com)
  As a Special Advisor to President Donald Trump, the billionaire tech venture capitalist has accumulated massive power in setting AI public…
• This complete tech certification training bundle costs just $50 (zdnet.com)
  These 11 courses can give you a leg up on Mile2 cybersecurity exams and other important certifications.
• Microsoft delivers a Wallop (arstechnica.com)
  Microsoft has announced that one of their research projects will now be spun …
• AI annotators overseas may be reviewing Flock license plate camera footage from the US. (theverge.com)
  An exposed dataset from the license plate surveillance company Flock, which is known to work with the US Border Patrol and ICE via local po…
• This $59 Anker MagSafe charger offers something Apple's doesn't (zdnet.com)
  Review: Anker's 622 MagSafe wireless charger is cheaper than Apple's and even has a kickstand for your viewing pleasure.
• McDonald's customers just got a sliver of hope in a slurry of despair (zdnet.com)
  If you're a McDonald's customer, please keep crossing your fingers. Technology can only do so much.
• Microsoft herding Longhorn server release for second half of 2007 (arstechnica.com)
  Redmond targets latter half of 2007 for next major server upgrade; mentions a …
• Runway says its new text-to-video AI generator has ‘unprecedented’ accuracy (theverge.com)
  Runway says the new Gen-4.5 model of its AI video generator is capable of producing “cinematic” outputs that are better than the competitio…
• India is ordering Apple and other phone makers to preinstall a state-owned app (theverge.com)
  Apple, Samsung, Oppo, and other manufacturers are being ordered to preload the state-backed Sanchar Saathi security app on all new phones s…
• iPhone 14 Pro innovation scorecard: The homeruns and the strikeouts (zdnet.com)
  Apple's flagship iPhone 14 Pro is here and it has some heady upgrades this year. But, does it keep up or stay ahead?
• Heads roll at Apple over Aperture (arstechnica.com)
  Rumor has it that Aperture engineering team asked to leave Apple. Will …
• Get a fantastic 55-inch OLED in your home for $900 on Cyber Monday (theverge.com)
  The entry-level LG B5 OLED TV is the best way to get incredible OLED performance into your home without spending a premium for TVs from Son…
• Marburg research gets a shot in the arm (arstechnica.com)
  Scientists have developed a vaccine that protects against Marburg virus, even …
• Marty Supreme review: the ping pong movie is very stressful (theverge.com)
  In Josh Safdie’s new film, Timothée Chalamet embodies a ping pong player that will stop at nothing to win.
• Samsung's 8-inch Galaxy Tab A just dropped to $138 (zdnet.com)
  This 2018 Galaxy Tab A comes fully loaded with WiFi and an 8MP rear camera.
• Will Hollywood sue the SlingBox out of existence? (arstechnica.com)
  Rumblings from television executives indicate that they see the SlingBox as a …
• This refurbished Microsoft Surface Pro 5 costs $445 (zdnet.com)
  This refurbished 2017 Microsoft Surface Pro 5 is only 1.73 pounds and has an Intel Core i5 processor, 8GB RAM, 256GB fast SSD storage, Wind…