Amazon’s third annual Prime Day ended with a bang. On Wednesday morning, Amazon announced its Prime Day sales this year surpassed Black Friday and Cyber Monday altogether, with the event growing by more than 60 percent from 2016. Prime members’ most popular purchase on Prime Day was the Echo Dot, Amazon said, and “tens of […]
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On Amazon’s Prime Day, Wal-Mart and its digital arm, Jet.com, were seen matching many of the internet giant’s discounts on an assortment of items, according Market Track. The market tracking firm reviewed price comparisons between many of the major retailers — Target, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and its Jet.com — throughout the day, finding that Wal-Mart’s […]
Read moreThe Hyperloop is one step closer to completing its transition from concept to reality after a successful, though limited, full scale test run by Hyperloop One. The transportation startup said it completed the first full system Hyperloop test in a vacuum environment in mid-May at the company’s development test loop just north of Las Vegas. […]
Read moreAmazon said the Echo was among its best selling devices during Prime Day on Tuesday. If you bought one, we’ll give you some tips on how to get the most out of it. In fact, we’ve been building a database covering some of the basics and even some of the new features that have launched […]
Read moreMicrosoft is putting its artificial intelligence technology to work to help the visually impaired. The company said on Wednesday that it’s releasing an iOS app called Seeing AI that uses an iPhone’s camera to tell people about objects in front of them. The app shows off Microsoft’s current capabilities in AI, while also addressing a […]
Read moreIPhone and iPad users can now make purchases on the iTunes App Store with PayPal. This might help quell fears among holdouts still worried about using their credit cards online. PayPal’s service is now available in the United States, Canada, Mexico, the company said Wednesday. Customers can swap to the PayPal payment option by opening […]
Read moreIt’s been a dark few weeks for the venture capital industry, which has been stung by repeated stories of sexual harassment. A new fund by women and for women should come as a welcome development to female entrepreneurs. XFactor Ventures, a $3 million fund backed by venture firm Flybridge Capital Partners, has been formed to […]
Read moreFor the last five years, Oscar Health has sought to portray itself as a new kind of health insurer, taking an approach that set it apart from its more traditional competitors. Now, Oscar plans to work with one of those rivals on a new venture. The start-up plans to announce on Wednesday that it is […]
Read moreMore than 80,000 websites including giants such as Facebook, Amazon and Google, are taking part in an online protest on Wednesday against the U.S. telecoms regulator’s plan to roll back net neutrality rules. Under the Barack Obama administration in 2015, rules were put in place that meant internet service providers (ISPs) such as Comcast, Charter, […]
Read moreBitcoin hit a near one-month low on Wednesday and has seen more than $12 billion wiped off its value in the last 30 days, amid nervousness in the cryprocurrency market. The price of bitcoin fell to $2,272.32, its lowest level since June 15, when it slumped to $2,185.96, according to data from CoinDesk. The price […]
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