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Amazon to bring its cashierless checkout tech to full

Amazon is opening its first full-size grocery store with its cashierless checkout tech in Washington state, the retail giant announced Tuesday. The new Amazon Fresh store will feature its “Just Walk Out” technology, which means you don’t have to go through a checkout register to pay for your items.  The store will open June 17 …

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Airbnb’s secretive safety team pays out millions each year, report says

Airbnb pays out roughly $50 million each year to clean up some of the worst incidents — including sexual assaults and murders — that take place at rentals listed on its platform, according to an in-depth report Tuesday from Bloomberg.  The work is reportedly handled by a secretive safety team of about 100 people who are positioned across the globe. …

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This Prime Day deals is still available for $30

This story is part of Father’s Day Gift Guide, featuring our top picks for dads who love tech. I’m pretty sure that, by now, everyone who needs a Roku streaming device already has a Roku streaming device — if not a TV with the Roku OS already built in. But let’s talk upgrades for a minute. If you’re still chugging …

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Don’t sell your Xbox One yet, Microsoft has plans for it

Even though the Xbox Series consoles are out, they’re still hard to find, leaving many Xbox One owners waiting patiently to try to snag one. Microsoft says not to worry, as some of the biggest next-generation titles will still be playable on the older hardware.  Microsoft revealed its upcoming lineup of games during its E3 2021 presentation and said in a blog …

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Walgreens and Uber team up for same

Walgreens and Uber are expanding their partnership to offer same-day delivery. Starting Tuesday, US customers can order the retailers’ products — including health and wellness, household essentials and over the counter medication — for delivery using the Uber Eats app. The new delivery option will create “seamless health and well-being experiences,” said Stefanie Kruse, vice president of digital commerce and …

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Windows 11 screenshots leak online, report says

Video and images of Microsoft’s upcoming operating system Windows 11 have leaked online, according to a Tuesday report from The Verge. With Microsoft revealing Monday that support for Windows 10 will end in 2025, the next generation of Windows appears to feature a new Start menu, home screen, startup sound and a more modern and Mac-like aesthetic. The leak originated …

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Get free phone calling and text messaging from TextNow

One could argue that a phone without a data plan isn’t good for much, but that’s not true for everyone. Remember voice calls? Yep, still a thing. And text messaging? Just as important these days. Meanwhile, many of us are still working from home, where Wi-Fi handles all our data needs. And I know some older people who don’t use …

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