Jensen Huang and the decline of the visionary showman founder CEO
On January 6th, 2025, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang got his rockstar moment at last. He strode triumphantly onstage, hand raised in the air, to the claps and cheers of a 14,000-person arena absolutely packed with influencers and fans, their faces awash in blue glow, as he made his entrance in a black leather jacket that shimmered in the stadium's lights.
Few are cheering for Jensen Huang now. He has left Nvidia after seemingly enabling two chip smuggling scandals and allegedly having three extramarital affairs, including one with an alleged Chinese spy at the same time he was mingling with President Donald Trump.
The world is watching to see if …
FAA lifts nationwide ground stop that blocked takeoffs for hours
Takeoffs from airports throughout the US largely stopped on Friday after the FAA issued a national ground stop at 3:44PM ET "due to extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety."
More than four hours after the stop was issued, officials announced it was lifted at 8:15PM ET and that flights will resume. It's unclear how many flights will be able to take off and when, as they now face problems of overloaded airports and flight crews that have run out of time to operate the planes, meaning many people will be stuck where they are for the time being and more flights will be delayed or canceled.
In a White House press conference annou …
Amazon has a plan to index the world’s online shopping data
Amazon has plans to build a vault of data on every product sold anywhere on the internet, even products Amazon doesn't sell, and make the information available through its own site, according to Reuters. The project, called the "World Product Graph," is meant to make it less likely that shoppers leave Amazon to do their product research on Reddit or Google, and make it more likely shoppers end up at Amazon even if they're searching for a product sold elsewhere. The same goes for AI agents - if Amazon has the largest stockpile of shopping data, AI agents may rely on its index of products over others, so even people shopping with bots will end …
ChatGPT Wallet lets OpenAI’s Dots agents make purchases for you
After launching its Dots AI agents platform earlier this year, OpenAI is launching a wallet for the agents. ChatGPT Wallet is rolling out starting today for ChatGPT Pro subscribers in the US aged 18 and older using a US billing address and "eligible US-issued American Express, Chase, Mastercard and Visa cards."
After adding a card to the wallet, your Dots agents can use it to buy things in response to your prompts, but they'll check in with you each time before checking out. OpenAI's support page says every purchase with ChatGPT Wallet requires a security check with biometric verification like Face ID or a fingerprint scan.
CMF’s milk carton-shaped Bluetooth speaker is down to a new low price
Bluetooth speakers are often boring boxes in plain colors, but not this one! As part of Nothing’s ongoing early Black Friday promo, you can grab its unique, milk carton-shaped CMF Speaker S from Amazon and Nothing for just $39. That’s a solid $20 discount and the lowest price we’ve seen on Nothing’s newfangled wireless speaker, which hit the market about a month ago.
The CMF Speaker S is the smaller of the two recently-released models — the larger Series M is also on sale at Amazon for $79 ($30 off) — and sports a 45mm driver with two passive radiators to help with low-end frequencies. It can run for up to 18 hours on a single charge and carries an IP68 rating for water and dust resistance. Despite its carefree aesthetic, it also supports stereo pairing with a second Seris S speaker, Bluetooth 6, fast pairing via multiple methods (including NFC and Google Fast Pair), and audio over USB-C.
In addition to their great sound and compact footprint, both the Speaker S and Speaker M feature removable faceplates and multifunction front knobs. Not only can you swap them out to customize the colors, but CMF plans to share STL files so anyone with a 3D printer can create their own attachments and looks.
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The long-awaited launch of GTA VI is around the corner, happening next Friday, November 19th. While discounts on the game itself will be rare for some time, there’s a clever workaround to save you a few bucks on your digital copy. We found discounts on gift cards for both Sony PlayStation and Microsoft Xbox Series S/X owners to help shave some dollars off your upcoming trip to Vice City. You can pick up a $75 Sony gift card for $69 at Newegg when you use coupon code BNWF2669 at checkout, and Costco members can pick up four $25 Sony gift cards for $89.99.
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Meanwhile, Xbox owners can pick up a $90 Xbox gift card for $80 at Newegg by using the coupon code BNWF2662 at checkout. The GTA VI standard edition is $79.99, while the ultimate edition is $99.99, so you can either spend an extra $10 out of pocket for the upgrade, or buy the standard version and set any leftover credit aside for use later on.
While neither offer amounts to huge savings, it’s an opportunity to save on a major video game release that likely won’t get any sort of discount this year. Preloading has already begun on both consoles, and the game will unlock at midnight local time on November 19th.
You can adjust the position of the trackball on Keychron’s new wireless mouse
The Nape Pro was Keychron's first trackball device that was introduced at CES 2026 with a slim and compact design allowing it to be positioned right up against a keyboard. The company's new T1 HE instead looks more like other trackball mice already available from companies like Logitech and Kensington with a 34mm ball positioned on the side to improve ergonomics. But since hands and fingers come in various sizes, the T1 HE allows the position of its trackball to be fine-tuned with minor positional adjustments so it rests squarely under your thumb without any reaching.
The T1 HE is now available for preorder through Keychron's online store f …
Jensen Huang was reckless with the environment, too
Under cofounder Jensen Huang, Nvidia has become the engine for the AI boom - and one of the tech industry's biggest environmental liabilities. Its sought-after chips have triggered a new wave of water- and chemical-intensive factories, drained power grids from inside massive data centers, and set the stage for a looming e-waste problem.
Under Huang's leadership, Nvidia clashed with environmental groups seeking to hold the company accountable for its so-called "hidden" emissions. Huang has talked up the idea of using AI to fight climate change while his company's supply chain emissions ballooned. Nvidia's investments, meanwhile, have support …
The smallest version of Camp Snap’s retro digital camcorder fits on your keychain
Last week, Camp Snap launched a miniaturized version of its screen-free CS-8 video camera that was half the size of the original with a smaller grip designed to be easier for kids to hold. But it turns out the company wasn't done shrinking its hardware. Camp Snap's new CS-8 Micro is even smaller than the CS-8 Mini. It's around three inches long and weighs just 1.5 ounces so you can hang it from your keys and, like its larger predecessors, it can capture video using one of five built-in filters.
The CS-8 Micro will be available starting on November 17th at 11AM ET through Camp Snap's online store, Target, and Urban Outfitters for $39.99, and …
The new Apple TV has a YouTube problem
People who received the brand new Apple TV 4k today saw some strange error messages as soon as they opened the YouTube app. As the first units arrived, the app was initially only showing a black screen with a QR code and an error message saying "YouTube is not yet available on this device." In some cases the app was functional, but had a transparent red bar stuck at the bottom of the screen saying, "YouTube app is approved for device testing only and not for production use."
Installing the new tvOS 27.2 update and rebooting wasn't enough to resolve the issue for The Verge's Tom Warren, he also had to uninstall and reinstall the app.
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