The Home Run Derby is arguably more exciting that the All-Star Game itself. After all, who doesn’t like to see Major League Baseball hitters looking like a group of 12-year-olds in the backyard playing Wiffle Ball, one trying to hit the ball farther than the next? Here’s what you need to know to livestream the …

Sinclair Broadcasting’s proposed $3.9 billion merger with Tribune Media may not be a slam dunk after all, as the Federal Communications Commission prepares to block the deal. FCC Chairman Ajit Pai said in a statement Monday that he has “serious concerns” over the merger. It would create one of the largest broadcasting companies in the country and further consolidate the …

When big companies buy tiny, beloved products like Instapaper, there’s always a fear they’ll get unceremoniously killed off. Particularly when a new privacy law (GDPR) makes it tempting for companies to destroy things rather than spend money updating them. But Instapaper isn’t getting the ax — after two years under its owner Pinterest, the bookmark-and-read-it-later app is going indie, and …

It’s one of the worst-kept secrets in the phone industry: Samsung is hoping to eventually sell you a phone with a fingerprint sensor that lives underneath the screen. But how? Well, a pair of reports out of China and Korea suggest that sucker might be ultrasonic — firing high-frequency acoustic waves through the glass that capture your fingerprint without fear of …

Global financial regulators are now keeping an eye cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, having published their framework for monitoring stability implications within the market. The framework was established to allow the Financial Stability Board, which helps G20 countries coordinate policy, to catch stability risks early, Reuters noted. The cryptocurrency sector has sat in a regulatory gray area, with a lack of clarity as …

All eyes in retail are on Amazon this Monday, and not just for good reasons. The world’s largest e-commerce company kicked off its annual Prime Day sale today with a series of glitches that plagued its site and mobile app for over an hour in the US, based on visits from CNET staff and a host of reports on social …

There’s a new MacBook Pro keyboard in town, one which Apple merely says is quieter, but also presumably protects against damage from dust. But if your MacBook Pro gets damaged by dust and you opt for the free repair program, you won’t get the new quieter third-gen “butterfly switch” keyboard — but rather a replacement for your original second-gen model. …

Netflix CEO Reed Hastings played down the rollback of net neutrality regulations in the US.  “Around the world net neutrality has won as a consumer expectation,” Hastings said Monday during a video discussion of Netflix’s second-quarter financial performance. “Broadly around the world consumers have the expectation and ISPs are delivering it,” he added, referring to Internet service providers.  “The net neutrality advocates …

Microsoft rolled out on Monday a new version of Skype for desktop, and said it would end support for the “classic” version on Sept. 1.  Dubbed version 8.0, the updated edition of the groundbreaking video-and-voice platform includes new features, such as free HD video and group calls that can accommodate as many as 24 people. The new version also includes message …

At $700, the Essential Phone didn’t make sense. At $500, it was worth a look, for the right person. But today, for Amazon Prime Day, the Essential Phone is just $250 — and that’s an incredible deal. See the Essential Phone at Amazon ($250) We’re talking about a phone with issues, yes — read my five-months-later-review — but also an unlocked …

Quick reminder: You’ll be receiving two Cheapskate newsletters from me today — the one you’re reading right now and the one that comes when Amazon Prime Day kicks off at noon PT (3 p.m. ET).  Speaking of which, make sure you know how to determine if that Prime Day deal is really a deal. Right now I’m a big fan …

Prime Day deals have officially come Whole Foods, as Amazon’s annual discount marathon has expanded to physical grocery aisles and Amazon’s own online grocery offerings. Amazon and Whole Foods Market on Tuesday said that Prime members will get a $10 account credit on Amazon for Prime Day when they spend $10 at Whole Foods Market from July 11 through July …

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