55 Best Early Black Friday Deals on WIRED-Tested Gear (2025)
We found early Black Friday deals on WIRED-tested smart bird feeders, smartwatches, vacuums, and more. Black Friday and Cyber Monday are two of the biggest shopping holidays of the year. Falling on the Friday and Monday after Thanksgiving, it's safe to expect Black Friday deals on thousands of items big and small. As always, the WIRED Reviews team will be scouring the internet to find truly good deals on items we've actually hand-tested and would recommend to a friend. While the official sales have not yet started, there are already some great early discounts on reliable gear.
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How can you tell if your new favourite artist is a real person?
How can you tell if your new favourite artist is a real person? There's a new song doing the rounds, and in the immortal words of Kylie Minogue, you just can't get it out of your head. But what if it was created by a robot, or the artist themself is a product of artificial intelligence (AI)? Do streaming sites have an obligation to label music as AI-generated? And does it even matter, if you like what you hear?
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OpenAI Locks Down San Francisco Offices Following Alleged Threat From Activist
A message on OpenAI's internal Slack claimed the activist in question had expressed interest in "causing physical harm to OpenAI employees." OpenAI employees in San Francisco were told to stay inside the office on Friday afternoon after the company purportedly received a threat from an individual who was previously associated with the Stop AI activist group. "Our information indicates that [name] from StopAI has expressed interest in causing physical harm to OpenAI employees," a member of the internal communications team wrote on Slack. "He has previously been on site at our San Francisco facilities." Just before 11 am, San Francisco police received a 911 call about a man allegedly making threats and intending to harm others at 550 Terry Francois Boulevard, which is near OpenAI's offices in the Mission Bay neighborhood, according to data tracked by the crime app Citizen.
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Activists Are Using 'Fortnite' to Fight Back Against ICE
Players are roleplaying ICE raids in and to prepare for real-world situations. SteveTheGamer55 is live on YouTube . He's streaming a session to his 4.6 million subscribers of, a mod that allows people to role-play with other players. "Really wanna show you guys some real-life scenarios," he says, offering a little background on his character, a man headed to his job while on a work visa. His character doesn't get far before an SUV swings onto the sidewalk in front of him; masked ICE agents spill out of the vehicle.
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MediaWorld Accidentally Sold iPads for 15 and Asked for Them Back: "It Was a Clear Mistake"
The incredible offer appeared to loyalty card holders of the European electronics chain on November 8. After 11 days the company began contacting buyers, calling it a clear mistake. Italian electronics retailer MediaWorld has scrambled to fix a world-historic iPad pricing error. On November 8, an offer for loyalty card holders appeared on the website of MediaWorld, a European electronics retailer. No catch, no strings attached.
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Pranksters Recreated a Working Version of Jeffrey Epstein's Gmail Inbox
Using Jmail, you can read thousands of Jeffrey Epstein's emails in a familiar format. Use the star function to highlight notable finds. Last week, the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform released 20,000 documents from the estate of registered sex offender and disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein . They included thousands of emails sent between Epstein and high-profile people like Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell, political strategist Steve Bannon, journalist Michael Wolff, and former US treasury secretary Larry Summers, as well as revealing text messages . Many of them allude or directly refer to president Donald Trump.
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