World News: Talking Tech: Giving thanks, then bracing for Black Friday

Wednesday, November 24

One more day, Thanksgiving fans 🦃 🦃 🦃.

Tomorrow, we dive fork-first into turkey, stuffing, gravy and every other favorite holiday dish while watching football or the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade or just spending time with loved ones.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, let's start with the people and tech I feel thankful for this week:

Adele. Not only did she release a new album, but she convinced Spotify to change a feature so albums would play in their proper order by default instead of randomly shuffling like a playlist.

Halo. It's back, video game fans! The popular franchise that helped Microsoft launch its Xbox returned, finally. Here's what I think of the experience so far.

Black Friday coverage. Count me among those who has yet to shop for the holidays. Fortunately, my wonderful colleagues have Black Friday covered.

•	Here's when stores open.
•	Can't find that specific gift? Prepare to have a Plan B.
•	These tips will help you score the best deals and save money.

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What else happened in tech?

► No IDs on your iPhone just yet. Apple is pushing back the rollout of driver's licenses and state identification cards on iPhones until next year.

► More from the Facebook Papers. Documents unearthed by a company whistleblower found Facebook fed posts with violence and nudity to users with low digital literacy.

► A whole new ball game? Adobe and Major League Baseball are teaming up, and it could change how you watch baseball.

Thursday eve's tech tip

Just because it's Wednesday doesn't mean you miss out on the Thursday Tech Tip, readers. Want to sell stuff online? These six sites will help you do this safely.

This week on Talking Tech

On the Talking Tech podcast, we discuss the best games to play while traveling for Thanksgiving, how to delete your Snapchat account, and how to avoid online holiday scams.

Thanks for reading! Please save me some leftovers.

Follow Brett Molina on Twitter: @brettmolina23.