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Ikea's colorful donut-shaped smart lamp is $20 off

With its playful design, versatility, and relatively affordable price, the Ikea Varmblixt quickly became one of my colleague Jennifer Pattison Tuohy’s new favorite smart light products when she tested it in April. Now, the donut-shaped lamp is on sale for $79.99 ($20 off) through November 11th at...

By Daily News AI Editorial Desk Source: The Verge 2 min read

Ikea's colorful donut-shaped smart lamp is $20 off

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Ikea's colorful donut-shaped smart lamp is $20 off sets a new benchmark for ongoing technology oversight and institutional response.
Primary reporting from The Verge underscores the immediate operational stakes for regional and global stakeholders.
Analysts project sustained policy and market adjustments over the next quarter as implementation details solidify.

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Utah charges Kalshi and its CEO with illegally promoting online gambling

Kalshi CEO Tarek Mansour. | Michael Nagle/Bloomberg via Getty Images Utah has filed criminal charges against Kalshi and its executives, accusing the prediction market of breaking anti-gambling laws, as reported by The Salt Lake Tribune and the Associated Press.

Apple’s new laptop supports one of the coolest features for color pros

The new MacBook Pro brings with it a bunch of firsts for Apple laptops, the two flashiest being an OLED display and touchscreen functionality. But as an image-accuracy enthusiast, trained calibrator, and resident display expert, what excites me most about the MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display is...

Go Minimal—the Ridge Wallet is 20 Percent Off Right Now

The popular Ridge Wallet lives up to the hype and is on sale, along with other Ridge gear. Plus, you can try it risk-free for 99 days.

Data centers could send US climate pollution skyrocketing

The US power sector could release 42 percent more planet-heating carbon dioxide pollution by 2030 than it did in 2025 as it builds out more fossil fuel infrastructure to meet data center electricity demand, according to a new analysis by the Sierra Club. That would essentially wipe out 15 years of...

This open-source project lets you sync Withings data to other apps without a subscription

When it was revealed earlier this month that Withings would require new users to subscribe to a Withings Plus subscription to sync heath data from the company's devices to third-party apps, Tom Anthony, who was already fed up with the Withings mobile app which they describe as a "bloated mess,"... Verified dispatches from The Verge indicate that key decision-makers are evaluating the immediate operational and policy ramifications.

Microsoft’s AI future has fewer jobs

To anyone listening closely to what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella has been saying over the past couple of years, this week felt like the clearest sign yet that AI is about to fundamentally change the size of Microsoft's workforce. Microsoft is now offering voluntary buyouts to around 60,000 employees...

Joshua Kushner’s Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT for $7.6 billion

The Joshua Kushner-led Thrive Holdings is acquiring ADT in an all-cash deal valued at $7.6 billion. The deal is expected to close in the first quarter of 2027 and will take ADT private, as reported earlier by Bloomberg.

The ‘Pain in the Ass’ Math That Could Save Vibe Coding From Itself

A new startup called &Truth is joining the race to automate formal verification, a painstaking process that uses math to prove software works as intended. Verified dispatches from Wired indicate that key decision-makers are evaluating the immediate operational and policy ramifications.