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Clodagh Kilcoyne/File Photo/Reuters Amazon announced it's holding a new sales event called the "Prime Early Access Sale" in October. Amazon has historically had a big sales event for its prime subscribers in July. Insider previously reported Amazon was planning the second October event. Amazon is doubling up its usual "Prime Day" sales bonanza by hosting […]
Enlarge Amazon recently lost control of IP addresses it uses to host cloud services and took more than three hours to regain control, a lapse that allowed hackers to steal $ 235,000 in cryptocurrency from users of one of the affected customers, an analysis shows. The hackers seized control of roughly 256 IP addresses through […]
Enlarge (credit: Robert Nickelsberg / Contributor | Getty Images News) For years, people in cars stuck behind blue delivery trucks in traffic have echoed media reports criticizing Amazon for clogging American roadways. It’s well-known that the Amazon drivers steering these fleets of trucks and vans don’t actually work for Amazon but are hired by companies […]
You no longer need to live in the US to use Affirm's buy-now-pay-later services for much of your online shopping. Affirm is expanding to Canada through a partnership with Amazon. Spend $ 50 or more at Amazon.ca and you can choose Affirm's pay-over-time option at checkout to split the bill into monthly payments. As in […]
Shopee was founded in 2015 in seven markets across Southeast Asia and has since expanded operations into 13 markets total. NurPhoto / Contributor / Getty images A 1,000-word internal staff memo outlines Shopee's 12-18-month plan to achieve self-sufficiency. The company's executive team will temporarily forgo cash compensation, per the memo. Once the darling of the […]
Plus: Alexa will soon give branded answers, ByteDance has its own VR headset in the works, and TikTok pushes a new BeReal knockoff. https://media.wired.com/photos/6324f829c9bb1af7ef2497d8/master/pass/New-Kindle-2022-Gear-Roundup.jpg
The long-teased Blade Runner sequel series is real. Variety has confirmed Amazon has ordered production of Blade Runner 2099 for Prime Video. Original movie director Ridley Scott will serve as an executive producer alongside Silka Luisa (Halo and Shining Girls), who will also be the showrunner. The premise of 2099 isn't yet clear beyond its […]
Amazon still can't avoid lawsuits over third-party prices. The New York Timesreports California has filed an antitrust lawsuit accusing Amazon of violating both the Cartwright Act and state competition law through its pricing rules. The internet giant is stifling competition by preventing sellers from offering lower prices on other sites, according to Attorney General Rob […]
Samsung’s Galaxy Z Fold 4 is the pinnacle of its foldable smartphone lineup, but it’s also the company’s most expensive phone at $ 1,800. If you’ve been eyeing one but find the price hard to stomach, there’s good news. You can already grab one for $ 1,600 ($ 200 off) at Amazon, just a few […]
Enlarge / A Project Nimbus cloud contract with the Israeli government has some Google and Amazon workers upset. (credit: Bloomberg via Getty Images) Hundreds of Google workers and their supporters gathered near the company’s downtown San Francisco offices Thursday, raising signs that read “No Tech for Apartheid” and filling the air with chants of “Tech […]
