Amazon has donated $1 million to the Wikimedia Endowment, a fund supporting Wikipedia, the e-commerce giant said Tuesday. The gift was intended to support Wikipedia and its nonprofit parent Wikimedia, which Amazon relies on for answers on its Alexa voice assistant. It was Amazon’s first ever to the free online information and education organization. “We …
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On this podcast, we talk about: SiriusXM agrees to buy Pandora for $3.5 billion. Amazon announces a slew of new Echo devices and services at a big product launch event last week. Google celebrates the 10th anniversary of Android. Now playing: Watch this: Pandora gets a new weapon to fight Spotify (The 3:59,… 4:29 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Our iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max reviews. Rumors of an Alexa-powered microwave. Now playing: Watch this: iPhone XS reviews are in: It’s better, but not by much… 5:10 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to you by the CNET News team in New …
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Amazon on Monday launched Amazon Storefronts, a landing page made specifically for the over 1 million US small and medium-sized businesses selling on the site. Storefronts joins three similar landing pages Amazon created to highlight smaller businesses: Launchpad and Exclusives, for up-and-coming brands, and Handmade, for hand-crafted jewelry, art and gifts. The new initiative is another way for Amazon to …
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Chances are you haven’t shopped at Jet.com lately. Jet, an online store that Walmart bought for $3.3 billion in 2016, is hoping to change that with a brand relaunch that debuted on Thursday. The store’s website got an overhaul, its grocery service was revamped and the company plans to double down on urban customers, its target audience. Jet, a once-buzzy …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Apple’s Wednesday product launch event, which kicks off at 10 a.m. PT. Click here for the details on how to watch the presentation live. Apple’s rumored iPhone Xr, a cheaper model of its newest smartphone. Rumors about the pricier iPhone XS and XS Max, new AirPods, a new Apple Watch and plenty more. Now playing: Watch …
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On this podcast, we talk about: The rumored name of a new iPhone is the iPhone XS Max (yikes). Amazon’s website suffers an outage — after a different outage on Prime Day this year. US Sen. Bernie Sanders introduces the “Stop BEZOS Act,” continuing his criticism of Amazon and what it pays warehouse workers. Amazon briefly becomes a $1 trillion company. New …
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Sitting in a corner of the Mobvoi’s booth at this week’s IFA tech conference in Berlin, Jason Zheng offers a colorful pitch for his company’s smartwatches. “You don’t want to be that douche who pulls out your phone,” Zheng, Mobvoi’s international head of PR, said jokingly. “We think smartwatches can reduce those douche pain points in your social life.” While …
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Casio unveiled the newest version of its Pro Trek outdoors-focused smartwatch, improving the battery life, display features and apps capabilities. Battery performance was a weak point for last year’s model, so Casio created new software that it claims will allow a user to make the watch sip the battery life instead of chug it. Last year’s watch already included a …
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Sony on Thursday announced it’s bringing its refreshed Aibo robot dog to the US. The new gadget will use sophisticated cameras and sensors to map your house, so it can easily move around and go to its charging station on its own. It will also recognize up to 100 faces and remember interactions with people, allowing its artificial intelligence engine …
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