Twinkly’s colorful string lights are more than half off at Amazon. Believe it or not, but it’s almost time to put up the holiday lights. If you’re looking for string lights that’ll really make your house stand out this year, Twinkly’s Strings deliver some of the most dazzling effects available. They typically run $199.99, but right now, you can buy the 105-foot string with 400 LED lights at Amazon for a new low of $79 thanks to an on-page coupon. Each of Twinkly’s LED lights can display more than 16 million colors and are individually addressable, allowing them to produce a festive “twinkly” effect. You can also choose from dozens of universal effects, along with some more advanced animations that are unique to Twinkly’s platform. You can, for instance, create your own effects, and Twinkly will even... Continue reading…

It’s hard to find a fitness watch that tracks as many workouts and metrics as the Fenix 7 Pro series. | Photo by Amelia Holowaty Krales / The Verge Garmin makes some of the best traditional multisport fitness watches, and one of its top models still commands a spot on our list of the best fitness trackers: the Garmin Fenix 7S Pro. Now through Cyber Monday, you can get that watch for just $529.99 ($270 off) at Wellbots when using the Verge-exclusive code VERGEBF270. That code will also work on the base Fenix 7 Pro ($529.99 after the discount), the Fenix 7X Pro (down to $629.99), and the Garmin Tactix 7 ($829.99). These are some of the lowest prices recorded yet. Wellbots is also offering all-time low prices on other Garmin wearables and devices as part of its early Black Friday promotion. You can save $120 on the Garmin Forerunner 265 (now just $329.99) and Forerunner 965 ($479.99)... Continue reading…

Image: The Verge TikTok will let advertisers pull in content from Getty Images when using the platform’s AI ad creation tool. With the integration, advertisers can use Getty’s licensed images and videos to make ads containing AI-generated content, including AI avatars that look like real people. The integration will be available through TikTok’s Symphony Creative Studio — an AI-powered video generation tool that rolled out today for all advertisers. This tool can generate a video based on a product description, add an AI avatar to “speak” about it, and even incorporate AI-powered dubbing in different languages. Advertisers can also use the tool to generate multiple versions of an ad, as well as “remix” an existing one. GIF: TikTok T... Continue reading…

A section of a nearly 2,000-year-old road running from the ancient Roman port at Dover through London to the West Midlands has been found under Old Kent Road in south-east London! Considered one of Britain’s most important Roman roads, the accidental discovery happened as a result of Southwark’s heating network’s expansion by the local council and a utilities company. Silk Road Cat Pushes Back Central Asia Domestication to 8th-century AD 330 Years of Unknown History: The Oldest Road in the US Surfaces Answering Archaeological Questions: A Road of Historical Proportions Archaeological work is now underway to corroborate the claim that this is the first physical proof that sections of the old road have survived directly beneath its contemporaneous counterpart. Veolia utilities envisage bringing low-carbon heating to 3,000 more council homes along Old Kent Road, part of Britain’s larger plans to expand the network and reduce reliance on fossil fuels, and switch to cleaner resources. Read moreSection: ArtifactsAncient TechnologyNewsHistory & ArchaeologyRead Later 

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