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The end of Amazon Prime Day is coming: Last chance for huge Kindle savings on $85 Paperwhite, $175 Oasis

It’s not fair to say “now or never” with Amazon. But right now, it’s more like “now or… closer to Black Friday.” That’s because the big Prime Day sale is in its final hours — it ends at midnight PT tonight — and once it ends, you likely won’t see Amazon’s full range of Kindle e-readers discounted again anytime soon. That product …

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Facebook Libra raises ‘very serious concerns,’ says Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin

Since it was announced in June, Facebook has received pushback for its Libra cryptocurrency from government officials in both the US and Europe. On Monday, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin added his concerns and questioned what’s being done to curb illegal activity involving cryptocurrency.  “The Treasury Department has expressed very serious concerns that Libra could be misused by money launderers and …

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Sprint customer accounts breached by hackers

Sprint has confirmed a data breach, telling customers that hackers broke into their accounts through a Samsung website. The number of customer accounts breached isn’t yet known, CNET sister site ZDNet reported Tuesday. The hack occurred June 22, Sprint told its customers in a letter, and included details like first and last name, billing address, phone number, subscriber ID, account …

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Amazon Prime Day 2019: Best final deals on keyboards and mice from Logitech, Razer, Corsair, HyperX

Update, July 17: Amazon’s Prime Day sale has officially ended. Some of the deals below may continue to be available for a time, but we’re no longer updating this story. Instead, check out the links below for the best current deals at Amazon and Walmart. (Walmart’s Summer Savings sale continues all-day Wednesday.)  The best Amazon Prime Day deals still available Walmart …

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Sony A7R IV packs new 61MP, 15

The update to its veteran A7R series, the A7R IV, boasts Sony’s own medium-format-class, 15-stop full-frame 61-megapixel BSI sensor to take on inexpensive medium-format camera competitors like Fujifilm’s GFX 50S. And it comes in at a lower price than the entry-level medium formats as well: It will be $3,500 when it ships in September in the US. (Directly converted, that’s …

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Senators’ new 5G legislation would keep Huawei blacklisted

President Donald Trump may be ready to ease some restrictions on Huawei, but new bipartisan legislation aims to keep the Chinese tech giant blacklisted. The Defending America’s 5G Future Act, led by Arkansas Republican Sen. Tom Cotton and Maryland Democrat Sen. Chris van Hollen, would prohibit the removal of Huawei from the government’s Entity List without an act of Congress.  “Huawei isn’t …

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