Intelligent Eyewear: Samsung's Android XR glasses will start pre-orders in a week

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  • Warby Parker Q3 earnings call revealed that pre-orders for Samsung's Android XR glasses, Intelligent Eyewear, will begin "in one week."
  • Pre-orders are set to begin on November 12 for the brand's "first collection."
  • Recent rumors said Intelligent Eyewear could launch in mid-December, and the company's CEO and co-CEO mentioned the holiday season
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US states with the highest high school graduation rates, ranked

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Beautiful sunset night view of Louisville Kentucky Skyline with river and lit buildings
Kentucky has the highest high school graduation rate in the US at 93.60%.

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  • Business Insider looked at the most recent reported graduation rates across all 50 US states.
  • Kentucky had the highest graduation rate at 93.60%, while Alaska had the lowest, falling under 80%
  • High school diploma requirements can vary by state, leading to differences in attainment.

Students' chances of

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Motorola went full premium: the Signature 27 is here, and it's making a statement

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  • The Motorola Signature 27 has been fully revealed, and the device features a 6.8-inch Extreme AMOLED Duo with up to 12,000 nits of peak brightness.
  • The device's camera system turns heads with a 50MP primary lens, a 200MP periscope telephoto with up to 100x zoom, a 50MP ultrawide, and a 50MP selfie camera.
  • Motorola says the Signature 27 was
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Helen Sharp died at 40 in the Learjet crash. Friends say she lived life to the fullest.

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Adam Robinson, right, poses with his wife Helen Sharp and the couple's two young children in front of a blue lake and mountains.
Helen Sharp, left, with her husband Adam Robinson and the couple's two young children.

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  • Helen Sharp was one of the victims on board the Learjet that crashed in Florida on Sunday.
  • She was a PR professional, ceramics artist, and world traveler.
  • Sharp was remembered by friends as being an ambitious, determined person who lived life to the fullest.

Helen Sharp, a 40-year-old

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Apple mostly drops the waitlist for its new Siri AI

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A customer tries the Siri mode in the Camera app on an iPhone 18 Pro smartphone at Apple Inc. Bandra Kurla Complex store during the first day of in-store sales in Mumbai, India, on Friday, Sept. 18, 2026.
Apple just made it easier to get its newly overhauled Siri.

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  • Apple said the waitlist for Siri AI is now reserved only for periods of "high demand."
  • It's an important update as the tech company leans into its fresh AI capabilities.
  • Siri AI will be a better assistant, Apple said, because it gets more user context.

The new AI-ified Siri is getting closer to

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Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 8 is $300 off ahead of Black Friday

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Android fans with a bit of iPhone Duo envy, take note: The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 8 is discounted to $1,599.99 at both Amazon and Best Buy, a hefty $300 markdown from its usual price, and just $50 higher than the lowest we’ve seen. Considering the device only launched a few months ago, you’re saving a significant amount of cash on the unlocked device, and you can also opt for the 512GB

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