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Black Friday streaming deals 2025: Nov 27

Black Friday streaming deals 2025: Nov 27

At a glance Top Picks in streaming and sports entertainment Apple TV : It’s a great service, and this deal will save you $42 over six months. Disney+ and Hulu : Both the with-ads and ad-free deals offer substantial savings over a full year ($96 and $60 respectively). NFL Sunday Ticket : Football fans who snap up this deal will save $48 for the rest of the regular season. Starz : The one-year-for-$11.99 option is the one to take with this service. Walmart+ : If you shop at Walmart, this half-off membership deal includes a full year of either Peacock or Paramount+ Essential One thing became clear as we assembled these deals: The streaming companies see higher value in customers who subscribe to their plans that include ads, over what are otherwise the same services without ads. The savings you’ll get without ads is almost always less (as a percentage) than what you’ll get if you’re willing to put up with commercial breaks. Of course, with some channels—especially those carrying live TV and sports–you’ll get ads with some content even if you’re paying the higher no-ads price. Black Friday deals on streaming entertainment Crave ( Canada only , with ads): $89.99 for a full year (25% off) Crave Premium ( Canada only , no ads): $129.99 for a full year (41% off) Disney+ and Hulu (with ads) : $4.99/mo for 12 months (62% off) Disney+ and Hulu (no ads) : $14.99/mo for 12 months (25% off) Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max (with ads) : $19.99/mo for 12 months (43% off) Disney+, Hulu, and HBO Max (no ads) : $32.99/mo for 12 months (42% off) Frndly TV : $.99/mo for 3 months: (86% off) HBO Max (with ads, no live sports) : $2.99/mo for 12 months (73% off) Starz (no ads): $2.99/mo for 3 months (73% off) Starz (no ads): $11.99 for a full year (83% off) Black Friday deals on sports streaming plus entertainment Apple TV (pro baseball and soccer, Formula 1 in 2026; no ads): $5.99/mo for 6 mos (54% off) ESPN Select, Disney+, and Hulu (with ads): $19.99/mo (46% off) ESPN Select, Disney+, and Hulu (no ads) : $29.99/mo (41% off) ESPN Unlimited, Disney+, and Hulu (with ads) : $29.99/mo for 12 months (44% off) ESPN Unlimited, Disney+, and Hulu (no ads) : $38.99/mo for 12 months (43% off) Paramount+ Essential (with ads) : $2.99/mo for 2 months (63% off) * Paramount+ Premium (no ads) : $2.99/mo for 2 months (77% off) * Black Friday deals on football coverage NFL Sunday Ticket on YouTube: $12/mo for 4 months (68% off) * You can get one year of either Paramount+ Essential (with ads) or Peacock (with ads)—and switch between the two every three months) for free—with a one-year subscription to Walmart+ , available as a Black Friday deal for $49 (50% off).

US patent office says generative AI is equivalent to other tools in inventors' belts

US patent office says generative AI is equivalent to other tools in inventors' belts

While generative AI systems cannot be considered inventors under US patent laws , the US Patent and Trademark Office has updated its guidelines on how they can be used in the process of creating innovations. The agency's director, John Squires, said in a notice obtained by Reuters that the USPTO deems genAI to be "analogous" to other tools that inventors might use in their process, including lab equipment, software and research databases. "AI systems, including generative AI and other computational models, are instruments used by human inventors," Squires wrote. "They may provide services and generate ideas, but they remain tools used by the human inventor who conceived the claimed invention." The notice [ PDF ], which is set to be published in the Federal Register on November 28, notes that there's no separate process for evaluating whether an AI-assisted invention qualifies for a patent. "When multiple natural persons are involved in creating an invention with AI assistance, the traditional joint inventorship principles apply," Squires added. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has ruled that "AI cannot be named as an inventor on a patent application (or issued patent) and that only natural persons can be inventors." There's no change to that stance under the latest USPTO guidelines. But the updated rules do offer more clarity as to whether things like new medications that are developed with the help of genAI systems can be patented. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/ai/us-patent-office-says-generative-ai-is-equivalent-to-other-tools-in-inventors-belts-211700837.html?src=rss