Greetings, cheeps! Hope you all had a safe and relaxing holiday. Let me cover some quick housekeeping items before diving into today’s deal. First, a reminder to follow me on Facebook and Twitter, because I frequently share late-breaking bonus deals you won’t want to miss. Second, you’re going to be seeing the words “Prime Day” a …
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Just as Amazon is finalizing plans for its big Prime Day summer sale next week, the company is facing more labor problems in its Minneapolis-area warehouses. Workers at its Shakopee, Minnesota, fulfillment center are planning a six-hour strike during Prime Day to push for better working conditions and worker protections, Bloomberg reported Monday. Amazon warehouse workers in the Twin Cities …
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Amazon can’t turn a blind eye to third-party product defects anymore, a US court has ruled. After a plaintiff alleged that a dog collar brought from an outside vendor on the site recoiled and caused permanent vision loss to a Pennsylvania woman, the US Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit deemed Amazon liable. The ruling, filed on July 3, …
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A lot of online retailers are betting Amazon will crash on Prime Day, anonymous workplace social network app Blind has reported. After running a two-day survey last week that saw 4,222 people answer on its app, Blind said eBay employees responded in the affirmative 60% of the time. Meanwhile, 47% of Walmart employees said it would crash, 42% of Wayfair …
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The UK competition watchdog regulator hit pause on Amazon’s investment in meal-delivery service Deliveroo on Friday. The funding was paused with an initial enforcement order, the Guardian reports. The Competition and Markets Authority raised concerns that the companies “have ceased to be distinct.” In other words, it’s worried that the two could merge, which would reduce consumer choice and break competition rules. In …
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Current-generation iPads ($170 at Amazon) have been on sale a lot lately — right now the 2018 iPad 9.7 costs just $250 at Amazon, in fact — so it’s a good bet lots of folks are upgrading. If you’re one of them, you might find yourself debating the fate of your old iPad: keep it or sell it? The latter …
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Tonight millions of people will stare into the night sky as it’s lit up by colorful bursts of fire. Fireworks are a staple of celebrating America’s independence, and capturing photos of those fireworks has become part of the experience. The Fourth of July provides an annual chance to test our phone photography skills. (Not to mention, take advantage of July …
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President Donald Trump called for a tariff on Chinese-produced goods back in May, and the Chinese government threatened to put a tariff on US goods in retaliation. This caused concern in the tech industry. Although the president says he and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to a truce at the G20 summit in Japan on Sunday, many major tech companies are …
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This is an update of a deal from just last week: More advanced model, more or less the same price, a decent amount of inventory available. Step into the Wayback Machine with me, won’t you? The original Amazon Kindle debuted in 2007. It was a chunky, ugly thing with a keyboard (!) and $399 price tag. Suffice it to say, …
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All the best Prime Day deals are at Amazon, right? Nope: For a limited time, Best Buy has the TCL 75S425 75-inch Roku TV for $799.99. Regular price: $999.99.Walmart has it for the same price — which will give you option of returning it locally should it have a problem or not meet your expectations. Update: This appears to be out …
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