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TL;DR: Get 1TB of lifetime FolderFort Cloud Storage for a one-time payment of $79.99 (reg. $399).

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Between festive photos, family videos, and endless group chats, your devices can fill up fast, especially around the holidays. FolderFort 1TB Cloud Storage Pro Plan gives you a reliable, private, and easy-to-use home for everything—forever—for just $79.99 (reg. $399) for a limited time.

With 1TB of secure cloud storage, you won’t have to constantly delete older memories to make room for new ones. Upload photos, files, and videos directly from any browser — no installation required.

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FolderFort’s 99.99 percent uptime helps ensure your content is always available when you need it, whether you’re backing up work files or organizing family albums. Plus, cross-platform access means your data syncs smoothly across desktop and laptop, tablet, and phone — so you can pull up anything, anytime, anywhere.

And when it comes to sharing, FolderFort tries to make it as simple as possible. Send secure links to collaborators, or create public folders for family and friends — it’s cloud storage that works the way you do.

A one-time payment, lifetime access, and 1TB of space for your digital life. Don’t miss out on this steeply reduced price.

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SAVE $300: As of Nov. 3 the Shark AI Ultra is on sale for $299.99 at Amazon. That's a 50% discount on the list price.

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Robot vacuums are game changers. A device that can do your housework for you? Yes please. The only downside is that many robot vacuums come with a hefty price tag. But when you find a budget-friendly option, like the Shark AI Ultra, you feel like you've won the lottery. And it's double good luck, because it's also on sale.

As of Nov. 3, the Shark AI Ultra is down from $599.99 to $299.99. That's a 50% saving and a $300 discount. It was a good price before, but it's a great price now.

SEE ALSO: The Roborock Qrevo Edge robot vacuum is over $300 off right now at Amazon

For a robot vacuum on the lower end of the price scale, you might think this won't perform as well, especially if you have pets. But fear not, this vacuum is still seriously impressive, boasting a powerful suction and self-cleaning brush that's ideal for picking up dust, debris, and hair. You don't need to map out routes for it either, the vacuum has built-in 360° LiDAR vision to help it navigate your space and avoid any obstacles.

The battery life is impressive too, and when it runs out, the Recharge and Resume feature means the robot will automatically return to its dock to recharge before resuming cleaning where it left off.

For $300 off, this robot vacuum really is a winner. Get it from Amazon now.

SAVE $80: As of Nov. 3, the Fitbit Versa 4 is on sale for $119.95 at Amazon. That's a 40% saving on the list price.

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The Fitbit Versa 4 is back on sale, but this time it's down to its lowest price in 2025. As of Nov. 3, you can pick up this fitness tracker for just $119.95, a saving of $80 on list price.

The Versa 4 is the ideal for choice for anyone who wants to track activity and various wellness and lifestyle metrics without dropping a ton of cash. It has features like Daily Readiness Score, built-in GPS, workout intensity maps, Active Zone Minutes, and 24/7 heart rate monitoring, and it can track more than 40 exercise modes (it has automatic tracking too, for when you forget to press the start button).

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It can also track your sleep, and tries to help you sleep better with features like the Sleep Profile, daily Sleep Score, smart wake alarm, and do not disturb mode. The Versa 4 also provides insights into stress and overall wellbeing with a Stress Management Score, reflection logging, SpO₂ monitoring, and a health metrics dashboard, along with guided breathing, mindfulness tools, and menstrual health tracking.

Alongside all this, it works as a smartwatch, connecting seamlessly with your smartphone to receive notifications, texts, and calls. And you'll get all this for up to six days before it needs to be charged again.

Pick up the Fitbit Versa 4 from Amazon now, before the price goes back up.

Logitech just announced the Alto Keys K98M, a new wireless mechanical keyboard. This keyboard combines a compact design with features like a unique gasket mount and hot-swappable switches, and you can expect it to already be shipping.

You’ve likely heard of fight, flight, and freeze—the body’s instinctive responses to threats. But these aren’t just survival reactions formed in childhood. They show up in adult life, especially at work, where pressure, politics, and feedback can feel emotionally risky. These aren’t flaws, but protective responses to perceived danger. Here’s how to spot them on your team and respond in a constructive, supportive […]

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If you like playing daily word games like Wordle, then Hurdle is a great game to add to your routine.

There are five rounds to the game. The first round sees you trying to guess the word, with correct, misplaced, and incorrect letters shown in each guess. If you guess the correct answer, it'll take you to the next hurdle, providing the answer to the last hurdle as your first guess. This can give you several clues or none, depending on the words. For the final hurdle, every correct answer from previous hurdles is shown, with correct and misplaced letters clearly shown.

An important note is that the number of times a letter is highlighted from previous guesses does necessarily indicate the number of times that letter appears in the final hurdle.

If you find yourself stuck at any step of today's Hurdle, don't worry! We have you covered.

SEE ALSO: Hurdle: Everything you need to know to find the answers Hurdle Word 1 hint

A group of fish.

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SHOAL

Hurdle Word 2 hint

Used in gardening.

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MULCH

Hurdle Word 3 hint

To promise.

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SWEAR

Hurdle Word 4 hint

A female has two of them.

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OVARY

Final Hurdle hint

What musical records are made of.

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VINYL

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We know it looks like it is, but the moon isn't full yet. In fact, there's still two days to go before this month's offering. But don't worry, there's still so much you can see tonight. Just keep reading to find out.

What is today’s moon phase?

As of Monday, Nov. 3, the moon phase is Waxing Gibbous. There will be 94% of the moon lit up tonight, according to NASA's Daily Moon Observation.

The moon is so close to full, and there's so much to see. For those looking up without any visual aids, you'll find the Tycho Crater, Mare Fecunditatis, and, Oceanus Procellarum among the things you can see. With binoculars, your list of sighting grows, with a particularly high chance of seeing the Gassendi and Archimedes Craters and the Mare Frigoris. If you have a telescope, you'll also see the Rima Ariadaeus, the Apollo 15 and 16 landing spots, as well as the Fra Mauro Highlands.

When is the next full moon?

The next full moon will be on Nov. 5.

What are moon phases?

NASA explains that the moon goes through different phases as it travels around Earth over roughly 29.5 days. The phases result from the shifting angles between the Sun, Moon, and Earth. From our viewpoint, the moon can look fully lit, partially lit, or even vanish from sight, though we always see the same side. What changes is the amount of sunlight bouncing off its surface depending on its position in orbit; a repeating pattern called the lunar cycle.

The eight main moon phases are:

New Moon - The moon is between Earth and the sun, so the side we see is dark (in other words, it's invisible to the eye).

Waxing Crescent - A small sliver of light appears on the right side (Northern Hemisphere).

First Quarter - Half of the moon is lit on the right side. It looks like a half-moon.

Waxing Gibbous - More than half is lit up, but it’s not quite full yet.

Full Moon - The whole face of the moon is illuminated and fully visible.

Waning Gibbous - The moon starts losing light on the right side. (Northern Hemisphere)

Third Quarter (or Last Quarter) - Another half-moon, but now the left side is lit.

Waning Crescent - A thin sliver of light remains on the left side before going dark again.

There is tragically no music video for Charli XCX and Lorde's remix of "Girl, so confusing." But if there were, I imagine it would look a lot like I Love LA's first episode.

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Rachel Sennott's HBO comedy follows a Los Angeles-based friend group, at the center of which is junior talent manager Maia (Sennott) and her bestie and rising It Girl client Tallulah (Odessa A'zion). While the pair eventually resolve to take L.A. by storm, their relationship in the series begins in a much frostier place, one reminiscent of the unspoken resentment and insecurities in Charli XCX's original version of "Girl, so confusing" from brat.

On that track, the singer wonders whether the target of the song — first implied, then outright confirmed to be Lorde — likes her or hates her. "Can't tell if you wanna see me / Falling over and failing," she sings, a feeling that applies to both the pressures of the music industry that she and Lorde are navigating and to fraught friendships in general.

Case in point: Maia and Tallulah. The pair were originally meant to move from New York to L.A. together, before Tallulah bailed on the plan. In the years since, Maia has primarily experienced Tallulah through social media, watching Tallulah's star rise as she books high-profile projects like a Marc Jacobs Heaven campaign. In the early moments of the show, Maia obsesses over Tallulah's Instagram posts, even though she's had her muted. She's obsessed with the image of Tallulah's success, and also with what Tallulah thinks of her — or if she even does anymore.

Rachel Sennott and Odessa A'zion in "I Love LA." Credit: Kenny Laubbacher / HBO

Maia winds up blocking Tallulah as an act of 27th birthday rebelliousness. Little does she know, Tallulah is on her way to L.A. at that very moment to surprise her for her birthday. From that point on, it's hell for Maia. Tallulah hijacks her day, begging for a beach trip, inviting herself to dinner, and later getting a hotel suite for a party Maia didn't even want. (To add insult to injury, Tallulah gets the suite by saying it's her own birthday — that way she can post about it in exchange for a free party.) Throughout, she flaunts her success in New York, her rich boyfriend, and her Balenciaga bag. It's Maia's worst nightmare: Her college friend seemingly made the right call in abandoning her, while she's stuck in a stagnating career.

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As Maia spirals, she cooks up lies to make it seem like she's doing far better than she really is. She claims she got a promotion when she didn't. She brags that she and her boss Alyssa (Leighton Meester) are thick as thieves, when Alyssa barely gives her the time of day. The lies and Tallulah's antics pile up until Maia can't take it anymore, leaving her and Tallulah to battle it out in the bathroom at her birthday party.

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Here, the truth comes out: Tallulah's been lying, too. She's broke, her boyfriend dumped her and kicked her out, and she hasn't landed anything on the level of the Heaven campaign in a year. Just like Maia thought Tallulah was killing it, Tallulah thought Maia was killing it, and she was hurt by her coldness throughout the weekend. To paraphrase Lorde, both women believed each other's projection, and now they totally get where the other is coming from.

Tallulah's revelation is a stunning reversal, one that prompts an honest reconciliation between the friends. They entered the bathroom yelling at each other in anger, but they leave squealing with excitement at what the future holds for the two of them.

Following an entire episode's worth of passive-aggressive tension, the scene provides the same catharsis as hearing Lorde jump on "Girl, so confusing" and declare she and Charli XCX should "work it out on the remix." Prior to the release of the remix, people were frothing at the mouth for drama, trying to figure out who the song was about, then wondering how Lorde would feel or respond. The remix proved a much more joyful conclusion, an honest apology of how one's own insecurities can harm relationships with others.

Similarly, before the bathroom scene, I was ready for a knock-down, drag-out fight between Maia and Tallulah. And after only seeing things from Maia's perspective for much of the episode, I was just as infuriated with Tallulah as she was. (Multiple times during my first watch, I just wrote down, "Ugh, Tallulah.") Still, seeing the two air their grievances and immediately come crashing back into their friendship ended up being far more freeing and rewarding than any catfight. And while "Girl, so confusing feat. Lorde" doesn't actually feature in I Love LA, its spirit shines through in Maia and Tallulah's makeup.

That might not be all for Charli XCX in the series, though. Sennott has spoken about wanting to cast her in future seasons of I Love LA, telling co-star Jordan Firstman in an Elle interview that "it would be fun to have Charli [XCX] on as something so different from herself." The pop star has already played herself on Overcompensating, with hilarious results. Could she complete the 2025 zillenial sitcom trifecta with future roles in I Love LA and Adults?

New episodes of I Love LA premiere Sundays at 10:30 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

TL;DR: Give your PC a big upgrade for just $9.97 (reg. $199) with this Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license.

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Don’t underestimate how much a new operating system can do for an old computer. If you have a PC, upgrading to Microsoft Windows 11 Pro can make it feel like a brand-new machine. And right now, you can make the switch for just $9.97 (reg. $199).

Give your dusty old PC a serious makeover with a Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license. It ushers in a whole new way to use your computer. Enjoy a seamless interface and brand-new features to streamline your workflow, including a more powerful search experience, improved voice typing, snap layouts, and seamless redocking.

SEE ALSO: Make your year-end workload easier with this $20 Microsoft Office license

If you’re paying a subscription for an AI model, you can cancel it with this upgrade. Windows 11 Pro puts Copilot right on your desktop, making it your personal AI-powered assistant.

Using your PC as your primary work computer? You’ll appreciate access to tools like Microsoft Teams, Azure HD, Windows Sandbox, and BitLocker device encryption. If you prefer to use your computer for gaming, you’ll love DirectX 12 Ultimate, which delivers incredible graphics that take your games to the next level.

No matter what you do on your computer, you can rest easy knowing Windows 11 Pro offers serious cybersecurity upgrades. You can secure your device with biometric logins, encrypted authentication, and enhanced antivirus protection.

Grab a Microsoft Windows 11 Pro license for just $9.97  (reg. $199) for a limited time.

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For most people, software means installation, which buries programs deep inside an operating system. While this old-school model works, you constantly need admin rights, you gather a ton of digital junk, and you have to redo all your settings every time you switch devices. However, there is a better way to use software.

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If the concept of AI doesn’t confuse you, the dozens of different models and their unique strengths probably do. Let 1min.AI simplify it all for you, placing multiple models in one convenient spot. And right now, you can get a lifetime subscription to the 1min.AI Advanced Business Plan for just $79.99 with code SAVE20 until tonight at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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1min.AI takes the guesswork out of choosing the right AI model by delivering responses from several, so you can decide which fits best. And it does so without you having to pay the subscription costs for dozens of models. Just be sure to review the final output and make any light edits if needed.

This lifetime subscription to 1min.AI’s Advanced Business Plan gives you access to an unlimited prompt library, unlimited storage, and unlimited brand voice options forever. You’ll also get 4,000,000 credits monthly — enough to write 1,112,500 words per month, research up to 5,933 SEO keywords per month, generate up to 1,186 images per month, and create up to 37 videos per month.

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Are you curious about Arch Linux but scared off by the horror stories of constant breakage or the need for terminal wizardry? Wondering what’s actually true, and what’s internet folklore? Well, here are four myths about Arch Linux that you should stop believing—because they won’t stop spreading!

The latest Android flagship killers have just launched—but the U.S. is being left out of the party. These new phones are powered by the new Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chip, along with other top-tier specs, and they're coming in at surprisingly low prices.

One of the best things about Samsung phones rarely comes up in reviews. That's Good Lock, an official customization suite that makes Galaxy phones the most customizable on the market—a tool that has supplanted the need I once had to install a custom launcher.

You may soon be able to give posts the thumbs-down on Bluesky. The Twitter dupe recently announced it would be testing a "dislike" button, aimed at improving the personalization of users' feeds.

The idea is that thumbs-downing posts you don't like will directly affect the posts you see in your feed.

Wrote Bluesky about the test feature in a blog post:

"Soon, we’ll start testing a 'dislike' option as a new feedback signal to improve personalization in Discover and other feeds. Dislikes help the system understand what kinds of posts you’d prefer to see less of. They may also lightly inform reply ranking, reducing the visibility of low-quality replies. Dislikes are private and the signal isn’t global — it mainly affects your own experience and, to an extent, others in your social neighborhood."

So, to be clear, dislikes won't be visible to the public — meaning people won't see what you dislike or how many dislikes any given post might have.

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While that's not a drastic change to how Bluesky works, it could lead to an improvement for daily scrolling. Bluesky's "Discover" tab is widely ignored — or worse, hated — by its power users because it's largely filled with corny posts that racked up likes. As writer Mike Pearl noted at Gizmodo, if the dislike button were to actually filter out posts and subjects you dislike, it could prove to transform the Discover tab into something "useful and maybe even dangerously addictive."

The internet is full of bad posts, but it seems like soon you might be able to do something about it on Bluesky.

If you’re like me, you probably have a bunch of USB cables scattered around your home for different purposes, whether charging a device or transferring data. But once you have too many, they mount into a pile and become difficult to tell apart.

You can fill your home with sensors that measure things like temperature, humidity, whether you left the garage door open, and who’s at home. Valuable as these are, there’s one sensor that stands head and shoulders above the rest in terms of the amount of money and hassle it can save you.

Looking for Flatpak recommendations that go beyond the usual LibreOffice and GIMP suggestions? Want to know which apps a Linux enthusiast actually uses every single day? Here are my seven must-have Flatpaks that I install on all my Linux systems!

Google Photos feels like the digital safe for tons of our most precious memories, offering what seems like endless space for our pictures and videos. It's a tool many have grown very used to, but a default setting that quietly but seriously changes the very quality of the photos and videos we trust it with.

In case you missed it, the president demolished the East Wing of the White House to make room for his ballroom. Saturday Night Live mocked President Donald Trump's "renovation" with a funny, fitting sketch featuring host Miles Teller playing both of HGTV's Property Brothers.

SEE ALSO: SNL's 'Weekend Update' mocks Donald Trump's 'tone deaf' White House bathroom renovation

The show mocked Trump's penchant for gaudy decor — gold leaf is everywhere — as well as the president's decision to drastically reshape the White House during a government shutdown. It's a good bit and a subject matter the show visited often over the weekend.