Best Black Friday Verizon deals 2025: How to qualify for a free iPhone, Nintendo Switch, or Pixel

If you're a Big Red customer (or soon to be), these Black Friday deals will net you a new phone, tablet, gaming console, and more for less than retail. [...]

Get 50 percent off one of our favorite budgeting apps for Black Friday

Monarch Money is one of our favorite budgeting apps and, fittingly enough, there's a way for newcomers to save money on a subscription right now. If you use the code MONARCHVIP at checkout, you c [...]

Firefox just fixed my biggest annoyance with web browsers - and it's a game changer

Firefox has proved it's still in the game, with a new search feature every browser should copy ASAP. [...]

Own an iPhone? I changed these 15 settings on iOS 26 to instantly extend the battery life

Is your iPhone not lasting as long these days? Tweak these iOS settings before replacing the battery or upgrading to a new model. [...]

Anthropic just released Claude Opus 4.5 - here's how it stacks up against other leading models

The company describes its new model as "a step forward in what AI systems can do, and a preview of changes to how work gets done." [...]

DOGE is dead — and it barely took a bite out of federal spending

DOGE has disbanded, according to a new report — and it failed in its mission to curb spending [...]

Alexa Home Theater surround sound for Echo speakers is rolling out now

One of the more intriguing prospects Amazon revealed at its devices and services event back in September was Alexa Home Theater, a surround sound mode for select Echo speakers. Amazon has now confirme [...]

Is Opus 4.5 really 'the best model in the world for coding'? It just failed half my tests

Here's what happened when I pushed Anthropic's new model through some simple development tasks. [...]

I finally curbed my phone addiction with this unexpected device

Brick is one of the few new devices that positively changed my daily content consumption. It's 20% off ahead of Black Friday. [...]