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One of our favorite budgeting apps is 50 percent off for new users

With a new year just around the corner, now is the perfect time to take stock of your finances. A budgeting app can help with that, and right now you can get 50 percent off your first year of a Monarch Money plan. All you need to do is enter the code MONARCHVIP at checkout […]

Apple’s AirPods Pro 3 drop to a new record low of $199

No need to fret if you missed out on some of the best Black Friday deals this year — some of them have returned already. Case in point: Apple’s AirPods Pro 3, which came out in September this year, are on sale for a new record low of $199. That’s 20 percent off and better […]

OpenAI signs deal to bring Disney characters to Sora and ChatGPT

It looks like Disney wasted no time delivering on CEO Bob Iger’s promise to bring AI-generated content to Disney+. On Thursday, the company announced the start of a three-year licensing agreement with OpenAI to bring more than 200 of its beloved characters, including those from Star Wars and Pixar, to the Sora app and ChatGPT. […]

Wario’s one and only 3D platformer is now playable on Switch 2

Nintendo has been slowly drip-feeding us GameCube games since the console joined its Nintendo Classics offering when the Switch 2 launched in June, and we just got another one. Switch Online + Expansion Pack subscribers can now play Wario’s one and only 3D platformer on the service. Wario World launched in 2003 and was developed […]

Pick up our favorite Anker MagSafe power bank while it’s on sale for 34 percent off

If you’re traveling for the holidays, there are few things more useful to take with you than a portable charger. Whether you’re using your phone for music and navigation on a long drive or music and logistics before, during and after a flight, you’ll want it to stay alive for the entire door-to-door journey. A […]

Google’s Gemini AI comes to Chrome on iPhone and iPad

After rolling it out on desktop and Android earlier in 2025, Google is finally bringing its built-in Gemini AI experience to iPhone and iPad. It offers new features like summarizing pages and helping you test your knowledge about a subject you’re learning. As with any AI tool, though, it shouldn’t be trusted for anything important […]

US could demand five-year social media history from tourists before allowing entry

Tourists from Europe and other regions could be asked to provide a five-year social media history before given entry to the United States, according to a new proposal from the US Customs and Border Protection service (CBP). The new rule would affect visitors from countries who normally enjoy relatively easy entry to the US via […]

The best streaming deals: Save on MasterClass, Audible, Philo and others

Streaming services keep raising prices. At this point, if you subscribe to all the major services out there, you’re basically paying the same price as cable — those antiquated local monopolies that streaming was supposed to save us from. But streaming still has one big advantage over the old ways: no contracts. That means you […]

Mewgenics, the next game from The Binding of Isaac’s developer, will arrive next February on PC

Indie game developer Edmund McMillen hosted a Reddit AMA today offering some more details about his upcoming game Mewgenics. For starters, the Steam release date for this turn-based cat-breeding RPG has been slightly delayed to February 10. The game was first announced all the way back in 2012 and had most recently been slated for […]

The NES game Jaws is getting a retro physical re-release on Switch and PS5

The year is 1987. Beverly Hills Cop II is the highest-grossing movie. “Walk Like an Egyptian” is the hottest song. The Iran-Contra scandal dominates American political headlines, while Konami’s Contra sucks up coins in arcades. But towering above them all is the watershed moment of Jaws arriving on the NES. (“This time there’s no escape!”, […]