You know the old saying: People don’t plan to fail on Black Friday, they fail to plan for Black Friday. Indeed, if you want to win the day, to score every killer deal from every store, you need to do a little planning. Not too long ago, that meant spreading out all the ads on …

Twitter founder Jack Dorsey has responded to reports a suspected serial killer in Japan preyed on vulnerable users of the online service. Appearing on NHK, Dorsey called the case “extremely sad” but ruled out the possibility of Twitter deleting the kind of tweets that may have attracted the killer. Tokyo man Takahiro Shiraishi, 27, was arrested on suspicion of murdering …

Technically Incorrect offers a slightly twisted take on the tech that’s taken over our lives. That’s how I used to look. Well, not the blonde hair. Mozilla/YouTube screenshot by Chris Matyszczyk/CNET I’ve never wanted to put all my eggs into Google’s basket. I don’t know what Google wants to use that basket for — and I have suspicions that it’s …

Amazon-owned Whole Foods gave its customers an early holiday gift on Wednesday, cutting the prices of more products and adding discounts for Prime members.  The discounts included Thanksgiving fare, such as organic and no-antibiotic turkeys, organic russet potatoes, organic sweet potatoes and its 365 private-label canned pumpkin. Prime members got an even deeper cut on the turkeys.  Normally, Whole Foods’ …

Phone addiction is real. On Wednesday’s podcast, we talk about: How some people are trying to reduce their dependency on phones.  Our thoughts on the upcoming “Justice League” movie. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New York and producer Bryan VanGelder. Check …

OK, poetry lovers, here’s that Wednesday afternoon Google Maps verse you’ve been jonesin’ for: Health care is redShopping is blueDoes retail therapy get its own color too? Before you start scratching your head and muttering wtf, here’re the CliffsNotes… Google revealed Wednesday that it’s going color-coding crazy in Maps. The tech titan is updating the Maps color scheme and adding …

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Cut out the sports, news and local channels, and suddenly live TV is cheaper than ever. A new multichannel live TV streaming service called Philo launches today, and it’s just $16 per month. That’s the least-expensive of its kind yet, undercutting former lowball champ Sling TV, which starts at $20. Philo is less than half as much as DirecTV Now, …

Editor’s note Nov. 15: LinkedIn said Tuesday its career advice featur is now broadly available. The social network originally announced the update in August. Our coverage of that announcement, which contains more details on the update, follows. Looking for work on LinkedIn? You’ll soon find something else, too — career advice from recommended mentors. It’s a feature that’s currently being …

If you’ve been dreaming of HTC’s standalone Google VR headset, it’s time to wake up. The phone manufacturer was working with Google on a “new breed” of VR headset, it was reported in May. The wireless HTC headset was expected to support Google’s Daydream VR platform and work without a phone or a separate computer. Following a report by TechCrunch, …