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The best Secret Santa gift ideas for 2025: Affordable gifts to give from Apple, Lego, Yeti and others

Secret Santa gift exchanges are supposed to be fun, but it’s easy to overthink it. You want a gift that feels thoughtful without being awkward, useful without being boring, and most importantly, affordable. The sweet spot is under $50, which is plenty to find something that fits your recipient’s personality. Whether you’re buying for a […]

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 drop to $230 on Amazon

If you haven’t yet upgraded to Apple’s AirPods Pro 3, you can pick up the company’s latest model at a discount through a deal on Amazon right now. The AirPods Pro 3, which came out in September, are currently $20 off, bringing their price down to $230. With the new AirPods Pro, Apple made some […]

The Lord of the Rings trilogy returns to theaters in January for 25th anniversary

One does not simply spend more than 11 hours watching The Lord of the Rings trilogy in a single weekend at home when the opportunity to do so in theaters arises. As The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring turns 25, Fathom Entertainment and Warner Bros. announced theatrical screenings of the Peter […]

OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT says posts appearing to show in-app ads are ‘not real or not ads’

Those might not exactly be ads you’re seeing on ChatGPT, at least according to OpenAI. Nick Turley, OpenAI’s head of ChatGPT, clarified the confusion around potential ads appearing with the AI chatbot. In a post on X, Turley said “there are no live tests for ads” and that “any screenshots you’ve seen are either not […]

X shuts down the European Commission’s ad account the day after major fine

Just a day after receiving a roughly $140 million fine, X has terminated the ad account of the European Commission. Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, accused the European Commission of using an exploit to artificially boost the reach of its post announcing the major fine. In the post, Bier said that the commission “logged […]

Missing NBC on Fubo? Here’s how to watch Sunday Night Football this week and more

If you’re a Fubo subscriber, you’ve certainly noticed that NBC and all NBCUniversal-owned channels have gone dark on the platform. For over a week, customers have gone without NBC programming like the Today Show and The Voice, and for the second week in a row, customers will have to find alternate methods of watching this […]

Judge puts a one-year limit on Google’s contracts for default search placement

A federal judge has expanded on the remedies decided for the Department of Justice’s antitrust case against Google, ruling in favor of putting a one-year limit on the contracts that make Google’s search and AI services the default on devices, Bloomberg reports. Judge Amit Mehta’s ruling on Friday means Google will have to renegotiate these […]

Apple’s Johny Srouji could continue the company’s executive exodus, according to report

Apple’s Johny Srouji may be the latest company executive to seek greener pastures, according to a report from Bloomberg. The report said that Srouji, Apple’s senior vice president of hardware technologies, told Tim Cook that he is “seriously considering leaving in the near future.” While the report didn’t mention if Srouji has another job lined […]

Waymo’s robotaxi fleet is being recalled again, this time for failing to stop for school buses

To prevent its robotaxi fleet from passing stopped school buses, Waymo is issuing another software recall in 2025. While it’s not a traditional recall that pulls vehicles from the road, Waymo is voluntarily updating software for its autonomous fleet in response to an investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. According to Waymo, the […]

Meta plans to push back the debut of its next mixed reality glasses to 2027

The big reveal for Meta’s next mixed reality glasses is being postponed until the first half of 2027, according to a report from Business Insider. Based on an internal memo from Maher Saba, the vice president of Meta’s Reality Labs Foundation, the report said that the company’s project, which is codenamed “Phoenix,” will no longer […]