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Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Pioneer’s retro stereo brings modern features to vintage cars.

The company’s new Heritage Collection is targeted at classic car collectors wanting modern stereo features like Bluetooth and support for HD Radio and SiriusXM while also preserving the vintage look of their vehicles. The $499 SXT-C10PS head unit and matching $299 TS-X40SXT speakers are both available for preorder now.

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The Gospel according to Peter (Thiel)

We have Peter Thiel’s secret lectures about the Antichrist.

David Gibson
Robert Hart
Robert Hart
Meta’s Muse AI hits 10 million US downloads.

The AI assistant, which launched in September, is only the 12th app to have reached this milestone within 40 days, according to market intelligence firm Sensor Tower. Part of its success is likely down to what Sensor Tower describes as a sizable “advertising push by Meta.”

Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Ikea’s Xbox collection is now available online.

The new nine-piece collection created as part of a collaboration with Microsoft debuted at Ikea’s physical stores at the beginning of the month. But if you don’t have easy local access to meatballs and flatpack furniture, the Yxstaby collection, which includes accessories and furniture that draw inspiration from Xbox controllers, is now available through Ikea’s online store, too.

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A living room full of furniture and accessories from Ikea and Microsoft’s Yxstaby collection.
Ikea and Microsoft’s Yxstaby collection ranges in price from $18 for a D-pad shaped cushion to $180 for a gaming-focused rolling side table.
Image: Ikea
Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Perplexity Computer can now run fully offline on Mac — but you’ll need a lot of RAM.

This update allows you to perform tasks across your apps and files without transmitting data to the cloud, but Perplexity recommends 36GB of RAM or more. It uses Apple Silicon to run Qwen 3.6 or PPLX Pro (a post-trained version of Qwen) directly on your Mac, while allowing you to transfer certain tasks to the cloud for access to updated information and browser use.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
The rent-splitting app Flex is dividing up other bills now.

The app, which says it helps renters by splitting up their payments (while tacking on an extra fee for dividing them), is now turning utility, insurance, car payments, and internet bills into buy now, pay later payments, with all of the associated issues and a $5.99 monthly fee for splitting rent on top of other processing charges.

Update: Added additional information about Flex and associated fees.

Emma Roth
Emma Roth
Google is clamping down on scammy financial ads in the US and Canada.

Starting in 2027, Google will require advertisers to prove that they’ve been approved by regulators before running certain kinds of financial ads. The company has already introduced this requirement in the UK and EU as part of efforts to prevent brand impersonation and financial scams.

Mia Sato
Mia Sato
Polymarket allowed bettors to wager on the ‘Cornell 7’ case.

A market asking, “Any of the Cornell 7 charged with a felony sex crime?” racked up more than $450,000 in trading volume before it was removed by Polymarket, Front Office Sports reports. The prediction market defended the market, saying in part that it brought “objective, data-driven insight into how a matter like this is moving through the legal system.”

Doxxing Jane Doe

Gaby Del Valle
Andrew Liszewski
Andrew Liszewski
Wyze’s new 2K outdoor solar camera is just $70.

It lacks the panning and tilting capabilities of Wyze’s $79.98 Solar Cam Pan 2K, but for $10 less the new $69.98 Wyze Solar Cam pairs a 2K color night vision camera with a 1.77W solar panel that keeps a 5,200mAh battery charged with just an hour of sunlight a day. The included solar panel can be detached and installed up to 10 feet away for better sun exposure, while an optional microSD card can store months of motion-activated video recordings.

<em>An included wall mount supports both the 2K camera and the solar panel on top.</em>
<em>The solar panel is connected with a 10-foot cable, so it can be installed away from the camera in a spot with optimal sun exposure.</em>
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An included wall mount supports both the 2K camera and the solar panel on top.
Image: Wyze