After a month of silence, DoorDash announced Thursday the specifics of how it’s changing its tipping policy for delivery workers. Now the workers will get all the tips customers add to their bills. This new pay model is slated to begin next month. The move comes after DoorDash received backlash for putting customers’ tips for delivery …
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Still shopping for a school laptop? Lenovo has just about the best deal I’ve seen yet, thanks to not only a discounted price, but also a couple great bundled extras and an unexpected extra savings. Here it is: For a limited time, and while supplies last, the Lenovo Yoga C630 two-in-one laptop is $660 (plus tax where applicable) with promo code …
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Adding to its new line of multiroom wireless audio speakers, Bose has announced the Portable Home Speaker, a battery-powered smart speaker that has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity and support for Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa voice assistants. Available in black and silver on Sept. 19 for $349 (£370, $AU 500), it looks a little like Bose’s Bluetooth-only SoundLink Revolve Plus, …
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The concept of portable battery packs that stack up one on top of the other for recharging isn’t new. But Otterbox’s new OtterSpot system appears to be the first that brings a wireless charging element to the mix. Priced at $130 for a base unit and one charge pad — no, it’s not cheap — you can use the system at …
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College may be expensive, but other aspects of student life can be pretty reasonable. Indeed, I recently rounded up some of the best free and cheap perks for college students, and here’s a brand-new addition: SiriusXM Premiere for just $4 a month. Note that CNET may get a share of revenue from the sale of the products featured on this …
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Nearly a month ago, DoorDash CEO Tony Xu promised to change the company’s tipping policy for delivery workers and provide specific details “in the coming days.” Those details still haven’t been released. And the on-demand food delivery company’s workers still don’t appear to be getting tips. Several current DoorDash workers said their pay and tips haven’t changed since Xu’s promise …
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True wireless headphones are all the rage, but until now they’ve all been in-ear models that nestle inside your ear and are relatively compact. But I figured it was only a matter of time before someone produced a different kind of cord-free headphones. Now someone has: Human Inc., a Seattle-based startup, has developed a pair of over-ear true wireless headphones …
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With Google’s Stadia cloud-gaming service launch only months away, it shouldn’t surprise me that Nvidia’s almost ready to release its big competitor, GeForce Now, into the wild. In one of its many announcements at Gamescom on Monday, the company revealed “the sun is starting to set on the free beta period.” It’s possible that the company’s been waiting for one of the …
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Alienware jumps into Gamescom 2019 with a spate of product updates. Highlights include the company’s 55-inch OLED gaming display — the Alienware 55 OLED Gaming Monitor — with a high refresh rate of 120Hz and bearing a higher price of $4,000 when it ships at the end of September, a new version of its Alienware 34 34-inch curved monitor (AW3420DW) …
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US President Donald Trump’s escalating trade war with China will make it harder for Apple to compete with Samsung. That was the basis of Apple CEO Tim Cook’s message to Trump when the two had dinner on Friday, according to Trump. Apple would be hit by new tariffs set to come into effect Sept. 1 because its products are largely …
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