2025’s hottest tech gifts without overpaying, Android finally AirDrops iPhone, auto-clip every grocery coupon (149, Nov 22, 2025)

Nov 23, 2025

Nathan Burrow, Senior Deals Editor at Wirecutter, shares savvy tips on spotting genuine Black Friday deals and reveals the top tech gifts for 2025, like the Quest 3 and Apple Watch Series 11. Dr. Adam Oskowitz, Co-founder of Doctronic, discusses how AI is transforming healthcare with innovative telehealth solutions and evidence-based triage, emphasizing the importance of secure and trusted AI deployment. Together, they navigate the latest tech trends, making this a must-listen for savvy shoppers and tech enthusiasts.

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Roblox Uses Facial Age Verification

Roblox introduced AI-driven facial age checks to group users by age and restrict chat interactions, aiming to reduce inappropriate contact.
The rollout raises questions about verification accuracy and potential circumvention by users seeking broader access.

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Centralization Risk Exposed

A Cloudflare outage illustrated how a single provider failure can cascade and make large parts of the web inaccessible.
The incident underscores centralization risk as major cloud suppliers become critical internet infrastructure.

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Pixel 10 phones can now share files with iPhones using AirDrop

Roblox is now requiring facial ID checks so users can chat with people of similar ages.

Ray in the San Fernando Valley wanted to know what makes a solid dash cam. Rich said to look for 4K video, a wide field of view, night vision, loop recording, and a G sensor. He pointed to Veo, VanTrue, Garmin, and Nextbase as trusted picks.

Gadget of the week, sponsored by ShopBack. Mill is a high-tech food recycler for your kitchen that turns scraps into a dry, bag-ready material you can use for pickup or compost.

David in Costa Mesa wants to know the best place to buy an iPhone and whether his stuff, especially his settings, will transfer.

Erica in Corona asked why her iPhone reminds her to follow up on certain emails. Rich said the feature is called Follow Up Suggestions and you can turn it off in Mail settings. If you use Gmail, it’s called Nudges and you’ll find it in Settings.

Nord Pass has revealed the most common passwords of 2025, and number one is ‘admin.’

Phil wrote in asking how to scan and email a document on the iPhone easily. Rich recommends using the built-in Preview app to scan and share in a couple taps.

Rich’s first Amazon auto-buy order was a success. Here’s the power strip I bought.

Richard in Malibu wants to know why turning off Bluetooth and Wi-Fi on his iPhone doesn’t really turn them off. Rich explained that the Control Center only disconnects temporarily and iOS turns both back on automatically unless you disable them in Settings.

Mitch in Littleton wants to know how to access the computers belonging to a deceased relative.

Nathan Burrow, senior deals editor at Wirecutter, will share the best-tested tech gifts for 2025 and smart ways to save during the holiday shopping season.

Wayne in Yorba Linda asks how to transfer his data from a OnePlus 11 to a OnePlus 13.

Savewise has a free new tool that automatically clips digital grocery store coupons.

ChatGPT has a teacher version that’s free through 2027.

Rich shared the top 10 tech gifts of 2025, including:

Dr. Adam Oskowitz, co-founder of Doctronic, will explain how AI is helping patients get faster, more accurate medical insights.

Samuel says use the System File Checker if you delete a Windows file by mistake. Run scf/scannow

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