November 23, 2025, 12:12 AM EST. Get a head start on holiday shopping with 85+ early Black Friday deals from top brands like Apple, Samsung, Sony, and more. The roundup includes hot offers from Amazon and Best Buy as retailers roll out pre-Black Friday sales, with big discounts on TVs, headphones, laptops and wearables. Highlights include the massive TCL 98-inch Q55K QLED Google TV for $1,000 (save $1,500), Apple AirTag 4-pack at $65, Garmin Venu 3 for $350, and HP 15.6-inch Chromebook at $199. Also listed: Google Pixel 9 at $499 (save $300), Apple M4 MacBook Air (13-inch) for $749 (save $250), Samsung Galaxy Tab A9 Plus 11-inch for $150, and Apple Watch SE 3 (40mm) around $200. Check back for fresh picks as deals update.

November 23, 2025, 12:10 AM EST. Tesla (TSLA) price target reaffirmed at $500 by Piper Sandler after analysts toured the Fremont plant and tested the latest FSD v14 software. The firm called the experience impressive, highlighting a smooth robo-taxi demonstration and suggesting the software could outperform average human drivers. The 75+ minutes of discussions focused on autonomy, robo-taxi deployment, in-house chip work, the Optimus program, stationary storage, and capital-expenditure/margin expectations. The reaffirmed $500 target sits above the current share price near $404 but below the Street high of $600. Other firms diverge: HSBC notes a valuation/earnings disconnect with a $131 target; TD Cowen keeps a Buy with a $509 target after Austin demos. Tesla also won Arizona ride-hailing approval; a Senate hearing on auto regulations and EV pricing is upcoming.

November 23, 2025, 12:04 AM EST. Sony's handheld remote player, the PlayStation Portal, just joined this year's Black Friday deals with its first major discount, dropping to about $178.99 at Amazon, Walmart, and Best Buy (roughly $21 off). The device now includes cloud streaming for select PS5 games for PlayStation Plus Premium subscribers, letting you stream from the cloud or from your library without a nearby PS5. Hardware remains a split DualSense controller with an 8-inch 1080p display; performance hinges on fast Wi-Fi, with ethernet recommended for streaming. Limitations include compatibility only with Pulse Explore earbuds and Pulse Elite headset, and a 3.5mm jack for wired headphones. Sony also discounts PS5 configurations up to $100, and reviews note the Portal is better in practice with reliable internet.

November 23, 2025, 12:02 AM EST. Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok boosted hype about the billionaire even as a SpaceX booster exploded during testing. The incident involved the Booster 18 Version 3 at the Massey test site, described as suffering an anomaly during gas system pressure testing with no propellant and no engines installed. There were no injuries, but the setback compounds delays to SpaceX's ambitious Starship/super-heavy launch timeline, including NASA's Artemis 3 mission. The company will continue with on-orbit refueling tests, slated for late 2026, as it pursues a lunar return program once more. Ahead of that, SpaceX faces renewed competition from Blue Origin's New Glenn. The blast underscores the risks of iterative design and aggressive schedules in commercial space ventures.

November 23, 2025, 12:00 AM EST. The Trump administration is weighing a policy shift that could allow the sale of Nvidia's H200 AI chips to China, signaling a possible shift in export controls as U.S.-China tech tensions ease after a Busan-trade detente. The Commerce Department is reviewing current prohibitions, with plans that could still change. White House officials did not comment. The move would reflect a friendlier stance since Chinese leader Xi Jinping and President Trump brokered a tech-war truce, though China hawks warn shipments of advanced AI hardware could bolster Beijing's military. Critics say export controls under the Biden administration were designed to limit Beijing's access, and the policy review indicates flexibility amid evolving bilateral ties.