Supply chain attack plants backdoor in tampered Anthropic extension. Flaw in the malware stops most infections. Anthropic says its systems were not breached.
Price drops & sales
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Amazon and Best Buy kicked off Week 1 Black Friday doorbusters with discounts of up to $350 on the Pixel 11 lineup and $100 off every Pixel Watch 5 configuration.
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The magnetic charging stand bundles a 15W iPhone pad with separate spots for AirPods and a detachable Apple Watch charger, according to 9to5Toys.
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Every Pixel Watch 5 configuration, including the Steph Curry Edition, is discounted at Amazon and Best Buy alongside cuts on Pixel Buds Pro 2 and Pixelsnap cases.
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All deal storiesBlack Friday 2026
When the sales start, last year's prices to beat, and the products reviewers back. Written by hand from cited sources.
Black Friday is November 27 and list prices rose during 2026, so the discounts need checking. Every Hitechreports guide in one place, with the retailer dates and last year's lows.
Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo all raised console prices in 2026. Here is what each console costs now, what Sony's Black Friday offers were last year, and how to judge a bundle.
Samsung and Google raised list prices in October, so this year's discounts need checking against the real prices. Here they are, with last Black Friday's lows and the picks reviewers back.
Last year's Samsung flagship system is already half price and Sonos cuts its whole range every November. Here are the prices to judge the 2026 deals against, and which bars to buy.
Every AirPods model was on sale at once last Black Friday and the Sony WH-1000XM6 saw its first cut. Here are the prices to judge the 2026 deals against, and the picks reviewers back.
Apple raised the MacBook Air by $200 in June and Windows makers followed, so this year's discounts need checking against October's lows. Here they are, with the picks.
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Digital Foundry is now fully independent! Join the DF Supporter Program and support the team: https://bit.ly/3jEGjvx Can Switch 2 compete with the other consoles? The campaign mode runs at 30fps, and it retains an impressive amount of the COD Engine's features here. Multiplayer is a bigger point of contention though. We have cross-platform online play with PS5 and Xbox machines - and the good news is matches those with a 60fps target here. Input latency is an issue on Switch 2 though, and we've
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