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Amazon’s AI chatbot Rufus drove sales on Black Friday

SARAH PEREZ

On Black Friday, Amazon sessions that resulted in a sale were up 100% in the U.S. when the AI chatbot Rufus was used. They only increased by 20% when Rufus wasn't used.

Nvidia’s $2B Synopsys bet tightens its grip on the chip-design stack

REBECCA BELLAN

The $2 billion investment in Synopsys, which makes software and components for designing semiconductor chips, deepens their existing partnership at a time when analysts scrutinize circular AI-industry deals and warn of a potential bubble.

Deezer rolls out ‘My Deezer Year 2025,’ its Spotify Wrapped clone

LAUREN FORRISTAL

Deezer launched its version of Spotify Wrapped to give listeners an overview of their top tracks and artists.

Cyber Monday Grill Deals: A Bunch of Favorites Are on Sale Today (2025)

MARTIN CIZMAR

It's the end of the season for outdoor living, which means you can save big on Cyber Monday grill deals.

OpenAI’s investment into Thrive Holdings is its latest circular deal

REBECCA BELLAN

Analysts will be watching to see if Thrive-owned firms actually succeed in building long-term profitable businesses using OpenAI’s tech, or if the result is really just pumped up valuations based on speculative market potential.

Aura Frame Cyber Monday Sale (2025): Carver, Walden, Aspen

NENA FARRELL

Aura's digital picture frames are the most complimented item in my house, and now you can get your own during the Cyber Monday sale.

Best Digital Notebook Cyber Monday Sales (2025): ReMarkable, Kobo, Kindle

NENA FARRELL

These handy e-paper devices let you write notes, sketch ideas, and even read books—and they're on sale for Cyber Monday.

Best Hyperice Cyber Monday Deals (2025)

BOUTAYNA CHOKRANE

Here are the Hyperice deals worth your money this Cyber Monday.

Festivitas lets you decorate your Apple devices with holiday lights and snow

SARAH PEREZ

This year, the whimsical holiday app comes to iPhone and adds a snow effect for Mac users.

European cops shut down crypto mixing website that helped launder 1.3 billion euros

LORENZO FRANCESCHI-BICCHIERAI

Europol announced the seizure of Cryptomixer’s official website, as well as 25 million euros and 12 terabytes of data from the mixer's service.

Netflix quietly drops support for casting to most TVs

RYAN WHITWAM

Netflix will only support Google Cast on older devices without remotes.

Space CEO explains why he believes private space stations are a viable business

ERIC BERGER

Voyager Technologies Chairman Dylan Taylor checks in with Ars from the space station frontier.

The Best Therabody and Theragun Cyber Monday Deals (2025)

BOUTAYNA CHOKRANE

Therabody's Cyber Monday sale is live—and it's good.

Data center energy demand forecasted to soar nearly 300% through 2035

TIM DE CHANT

New planned data centers promise to consume even more energy than expected. Meanwhile, a grid monitor is blaming such growth for high electricity prices.

Construction workers are cashing in on the AI boom

CONNIE LOIZOS

"I pinch myself going to work every day," one 51-year-old says of his new supervisor role overseeing 200 workers at a data center site.