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In today's WIRED DAILY, Black Friday has finally arrived and we've found the best deals, we explain how to ignore your boss without ruining your work life, and investigate the nuances of pubs reopening The absolutely best Black Friday deals right now It's Black Friday - here's the best deals WIRED editors have spotted on headphones, TVs, laptops and more How to ignore your boss without totally sabotaging your work life Remote working has made it easier than ever for colleagues to get in touch – at all hours of the day and night. Now it's time to set some boundaries, both with tech and negotiating Here's why pubs reopened in July – and why it's different now Pubs in Tier 2 and Tier 3 lockdowns face strict conditions. Back in July, technology from controversial AI firm Faculty prompted the government to reopen pubs earlier than had been planned Today's headlines New Surface tablet and laptop leaked Twitter user "cozyplanes" leaked the images, which don't appear to show many updates to the new devices' design, yesterday. Both of Microsoft's new devices could launch as early as January. UK stores shun Black Friday Next, M&S, Wilko and B&M told the BBC they were focused instead on offering good value all-year round. Despite this, analysts say that the UK's online shopping is set to soar today. Amazon staff in the UK to receive Christmas bonus As another indication of the bumper year Amazon is having, the firm announced it will hand out £374m in global bonuses. Full-time UK staff will get £300, while part-timers will get £150. Microsoft criticised for possible workplace surveillance Researchers have expressed dismay at the company's new "productivity score", which lets managers use Microsoft 365 to track their employees' activity. A manager could find out who sends the fewest emails, for instance, or contributes least to group chat conversations. What we're reading When her new boss started hitting on her, Ronnie* wondered if she might be able to take advantage of the situation. She was 23, and by now she'd figured out that when she raised the pitch of her voice and dressed like an anime fantasy girl, switching her hair from purple to green to pink every few weeks, it drove certain guys wild. Guys like the CEO of this startup, a serial entrepreneur named Michael Williams.   Oomba was a startup designed to make a lot of money from the games industry – instead, everyone played each other. On the podcast this week How China crushed coronavirus + Password sharing problems + Next-gen console games are getting shorter Listen Now WIRED Hired: Today's job picks Portfolio analytics manager, RBS Apply Now Data engineering lead, Future Plc Apply Now Get WIRED Buy now Prefer a weekly digest? Subscribe to the WIRED Weekly Unsubscribe  |  View this email in your browser  Queries about this email? Contact datacontroller@condenast.co.uk Condé Nast Publications 1 Hanover Square, London W1S 1JU © The Condé Nast Publications Ltd Our Privacy Policy