Month: November 2025
The Best WIRED-Tested Extreme Alarm Clock of 2025: Not for the Faint of Heart
From runaway robots to “sonic bombs,” we reviewed offbeat alarm clocks designed to awaken even the heaviest sleepers. Source
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Meta is not a monopolist, judge rules
Meta won a landmark antitrust battle with the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday after a federal judge ruled it has not monopolized the social media market at the center of the case. US District Court Judge James Boasberg wrote that Meta had not unfairly cornered a market on “personal social…
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I’m a certified barista, and these are the 3 best bean-to-cup coffee machines in this year’s Black Friday sale
If you’re looking for a bean-to-cup coffee machine this Black Friday, you’re in luck – Amazon has launched its Black Friday deals early and there are huge discounts on top-rated models from big brands like De’Longhi. If you move quickly you can grab a premium bean-to-cup machine for a record-low…
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Senator Warren presses Trump admin on potential AI bailout plans
Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is pressing the Trump administration for more information on potential plans to “prop up” major AI companies with money from taxpayers. In a letter to David Sacks, the White House special advisor for AI and Crypto, and Michael Kratsios, the director of the Office of Science…
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Microsoft and NVIDIA will invest up to $15 billion in Anthropic
Fresh off a reorganized deal with OpenAI, Microsoft is diversifying its AI investments. The company says it will invest up to $10 billion in Anthropic. Meanwhile, NVIDIA has pledged up to $5 billion in the Claude maker. The three-way partnership, which includes various other commitments, could be seen as further…
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Think you’re ready for Stranger Things season 5? Take our fan quiz and test your Hawkins knowledge
It’s almost time to drench ourselves once more in all that awesome Eighties nostalgia, because Netflix’s Stranger Things season 5 finale – the first batch of four episodes, to be clear – arrives on November 26, 2025. We’re not exactly sure what’s more frightening, the stalking demon named Vecna who’s…
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