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Should you buy a refurbished TV this Black Friday — 2 reasons for, and 3 against
Black Friday deals are finally upon us, bringing serious savings on some of the best TVs. While some of our favorite sets are being knocked down to their lowest prices right now, you might also be considering buying a refurbished TV to save even more on this year’s best OLED TVs and QLEDs. We often avoid recommending refurbished TVs in…
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GlassWorm malware returns on OpenVSX with 3 new VSCode extensions
The GlassWorm malware campaign, which impacted the OpenVSX and Visual Studio Code marketplaces last month, has returned with three new VSCode extensions that have already been downloaded over 10,000 times. GlassWorm is a campaign and malware that leverages Solana transactions to fetch a payload targeting GitHub, NPM, and OpenVSX account credentials, as well as cryptocurrency wallet data from 49 extensions.…
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Apple Watches and advent calendars top our list of the best deals this week
Hey, all! The first week of November ushered in dozens of early Black Friday deals, and many of the best ones are still available as we delve further into the weekend. Some of our favorite fitness trackers have already plunged to new lows, for instance, and we’re even seeing early discounts on holiday decor. We’ve already published a full list…
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Is your neighbor’s broken fence your problem? I ask the experts to find out who pays for repairs
Summer may be over, but that doesn’t mean your yard maintenance stops. In fact, this is the season where fences and sheds are more prone to the brutal weather conditions, causing damage or general wear and tear. But, what happens when your neighbor’s side of the fence is broken or falling down? Whose responsibility is it? And more importantly, who…
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OpenAI plans to release GPT-5.1, GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro
OpenAI is preparing the GPT-5.1 family for public rollout. This includes GPT-5.1 (base), GPT-5.1 Reasoning, and GPT-5.1 Pro for those who pay a $200 monthly subscription. My sources tell me new GPT-5.1 models are headed to Azure, and that indicates the rollout is weeks away. This also aligns with GPT’s release cadence. GPT-5 shipped on August 7, and OpenAI typically…
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Apple helped kill netbooks. Will it bring them back?
Rumor has it, Apple is working on a low-cost MacBook. And not “low-cost for a Mac,” but a proper cheap laptop, possibly as low as $599. For a company that traditionally targets the more premium end of the market, this would be something of an about-face. Of course, Apple takes great pride in its design and aesthetics. So the company…
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Netflix top 10 movies — here’s the 3 worth watching right now
At the top of the month, Netflix added a whopping 43 new shows and movies to its streaming service. But if all those options have left your head spinning, the Netflix top 10 is as good a tool as any to beat back that choice paralysis and finally settle on what to watch next. Sure, not every movie in the…
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QNAP fixes seven NAS zero-day flaws exploited at Pwn2Own
QNAP has fixed seven zero-day vulnerabilities that security researchers exploited to hack QNAP network-attached storage (NAS) devices during the Pwn2Own Ireland 2025 competition. The flaws impact QNAP’s QTS and QuTS hero operating systems (CVE-2025-62847, CVE-2025-62848, CVE-2025-62849) and the company’s Hyper Data Protector (CVE-2025-59389), Malware Remover (CVE-2025-11837), and HBS 3 Hybrid Backup Sync (CVE-2025-62840, CVE-2025-62842) software. QNAP said in advisories published…
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Maybe Peloton is its own worst enemy
For years — through its pandemic-fueled highs and its post-quarantine malaise — Peloton has held its earnings calls at a bright and bushy 8:30AM ET. Not yesterday. Instead, the company broke different news first thing in the morning: it issued yet another recall for 833,000 of its original Bike Plus units, before posting its Q1 2026 results after the markets…
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Keen Targhee IV review: My verdict after 100 miles of hiking
My dad is an avid hiker, so I could think of no better person to send Keen’s Targhee IV hiking shoes as he set out on a 70-mile trip to Europe to follow the Camino De Santiago this summer. 100 miles of testing later, he’s returned his verdict — and the Keen Targhee IV walking shoes have come out on…
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