November 23, 2025, 12:54 AM EST. Amazon's Black Friday sale is underway with significant price cuts on its own Fire tablets. Deals start as low as $54.99 / £39.99, making entry to a compact media tablet more affordable. The lineup features the Fire HD 10 on sale for $69.99 (was $139.99) in the US and the Fire Max 11 for £129.99 in the UK (was £249.99). While not the most powerful tablets, they excel at media consumption, web browsing, and serving as budget-friendly secondary devices. The article also links to regional roundups for the best UK and US Fire tablet promos and cautions about premium options like iPads. Other Black Friday savings from major retailers are listed for context.
November 23, 2025, 12:48 AM EST. AI mania is driving Nvidia's data center business toward nearly $50 billion in revenue, prompting questions about whether the growth is sustainable or a bubble. This Equity episode with Kirsten Korosec, Anthony Ha, and Sean O'Kane digs into Nvidia's earnings beat, the circular economy of AI infrastructure spending, and Jensen Huang's optimistic vision of AI agents handling daily life. Will the faith in AI's future keep the ecosystem together, or are we chasing an overhyped cycle? Tune in to hear the analysis of the sector's dynamics-what the numbers mean for investors, rivals, and the next wave of AI deployment.
November 23, 2025, 12:40 AM EST. Amazon shows a hidden price on the PS VR2 bundle, with the real list price at $299 (down from $399). The Black Friday deal, tied to Horizon Call of the Mountain, becomes an all-time low and helps push the bundle to #1 best-seller in its category. The PS VR2 highlights advanced VR tech: eye tracking enables foveated rendering for sharper visuals in the direct line of sight and more natural interactions, while Sense controllers bring haptic feedback, adaptive triggers, and finger touch detection for intuitive gestures. The headset delivers 4K HDR visuals at 2000 x 2040 per eye and a wide 110-degree FOV, reducing the screen-door effect and boosting overall immersion.
November 23, 2025, 12:38 AM EST. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman told colleagues that Google's recent AI advances could create temporary economic headwinds, but stressed that OpenAI is 'catching up fast' and aims to lead the AI race. The memo, written before Google'sGemini 3 rollout, notes rivals like Anthropic and Google narrowing the gap as Claude and Codex show strong coding and automation capabilities. Altman also highlights OpenAI's rapid growth alongside concerns about user engagement dipping on ChatGPT and near-term profitability given a multi-billion-dollar burn toward superintelligence. He urges resilience and notes Google's vast cash flow and cloud business as a continuing competitive edge. The memo emphasizes focusing on three pillars: the best research lab, the best AI infrastructure company, and the best AI platform/product company, and maintains confidence in weathering the competition.
November 23, 2025, 12:36 AM EST. A new wave of AI-powered wearables-necklaces, pendants, wristbands and portable devices-aims to blend daily tasks with intelligent assistance. Bee offers a $49.99 pendant and a $19/month iOS app that learns routines, creates reminders, and transcripts, with a mute button for privacy. Friend positions itself as an emotionally aware pendant that listens and chats, though it has faced privacy backlash. Limitless (formerly Rewind) records and searches conversations for easy recall, with tiered AI features. Omi can answer questions, summarize chats, make to-dos, and even attach to the side of the head via medical tape, all powered by a ChatGPT backbone. These gadgets raise questions about privacy, consent, and how personal AI companions will fit into everyday life.