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The best Amazon deals right now: Save on laptops, gadgets and more

zdnet.com Kayla Solino 2025-12-17 09:53:32

How did we choose these Amazon deals? ZDNET only writes about deals we want to buy -- devices and products we desire, need, or would recommend. Our experts looked for deals that were at least 20% off (or are hardly ever on sale), using established price comparison tools and trackers to determine whether the deal is actually on sale and how frequently it drops. We also looked over customer reviews to find out what matters to real people who already own and use the deals we're recommending. Our

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Amazon already plans to put ads in Alexa+ conversations

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-17 14:02:32

Which would you rather have: an AI-powered Alexa+ that advertises to you, or an AI-lacking Siri that doesn’t? Hopefully Apple can sort out its AI struggles and users never have to face that decision. But if you’re an Alexa+ user, it sounds like more ads are definitely in your future. Amazon CEO touts opportunities for advertising through Alexa+ Amazon reported its quarterly earnings this week, and the AI-powered Alexa+ unsurprisingly came up. What perhaps was a surprise is how fast Amazon CEO

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Amazon stock sinks 7% after earnings: Here are the key takeaways

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-17 18:42:33

In this article AMZN Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNT Amazon CEO Andy Jassy looks on during an Amazon Devices launch event in New York City, U.S., February 26, 2025. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Amazon on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings that beat expectations on most metrics, but the results weren't good enough to please Wall Street. Amazon stock slid following the release and throughout the conference call. Shares were down about 7% Friday. Prof

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Fatal Tesla Autopilot crash triggers $345 million lawsuit and safety questions

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-12-17 23:03:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust In brief: Tesla could pay damages of $345 million in a personal injury trial over a fatal Autopilot crash that happened in 2019. Lawyers for the plaintiffs claim that Elon Musk and Tesla made false statements to customers, shareholders, and the public about the safety capabilities of Autopilot, thereby increasing drivers' reliance on the system. On April 25, 2019, 42-year-old George McGee was drivi

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Amazon CEO wants to put ads in your Alexa+ conversations

techcrunch.com Maxwell Zeff 2025-12-18 14:34:53

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy sees an opportunity to deliver ads to users during their conversations with the company’s AI-powered digital assistant, Alexa+, he said during Amazon’s second-quarter earnings call Thursday. “People are excited about the devices that they can buy from us that has Alexa+ enabled in it. People do a lot of shopping [with Alexa+]; it’s a delightful shopping experience that will keep getting better,” said Jassy on the call with investors and Wall Street analysts. “I think over

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Amazon's gloomy earnings forecast overshadows better-than-expected results

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-19 04:57:49

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during the GeekWire Summit in Seattle on Oct. 5, 2021. Amazon shares slid more than 3% in extended trading on Thursday after the company reported second-quarter results that exceeded expectations, but it gave light operating income guidance for the current period. Here's how the company did, compared with estimates from analysts polled by LSEG: Earnings per share: $1.68 vs. $1.33 estimated $1.68 vs. $1.33 estimated Revenue: $167.7 billion vs. $162.09 billion esti

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Amazon's cloud business records 18% growth in second quarter

cnbc.com Jordan Novet 2025-12-19 04:14:46

Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman speaks at the AWS re:Invent conference in Las Vegas on Dec. 4, 2024. Amazon's cloud group grew recorded revenue growth of 18% in the second quarter, slightly ahead of analysts' estimates. Amazon Web Services continues to lead the cloud infrastructure market, but is facing intensifying pressure from Microsoft and Google , as all three companies ramp up investments in artificial intelligence to take advantage of booming demand. Microsoft and Google reported b

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40 Best Toys for Kids in 2025: Our Editors Found the Hottest Gift Ideas for All Ages

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-19 03:00:00

Best kids' toys overall Hex Bots Wall Crawler Gecko CNET's Bridget Carey says this won her over "both as a mom and as someone who delights in making my co-workers squirm." By using a remote -- that can be as far as 25 feet away -- you can make it scale walls or perform spin tricks, she explains. To charge it, there's a USB-C port and you'll need two AAA batteries for the remote. Read our review here. $25 at Walmart Close RealFX Disney Stitch Not just any puppet -- this amazing 18-inch-tall Sti

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DJI won’t sell you an Osmo 360 in the US — but these retailers will

theverge.com Sean Hollister 2025-12-19 04:24:54

is a senior editor and founding member of The Verge who covers gadgets, games, and toys. He spent 15 years editing the likes of CNET, Gizmodo, and Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. We knew DJI had a hard time importing its drones into the United States to the point that many shelves have gone bare, but it’s not just drones anymore. Today marks the first time it’s formally skipping the US with a non-drone product, its 8K Osmo 360 c

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Amazon set to report earnings: AI and tariffs are key to the second quarter

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-19 09:32:45

Amazon will report second-quarter results after the market close Thursday. Here's what analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: $1.33 $1.33 Revenue: $162.09 billion Wall Street is also looking at other key revenue metrics: Amazon Web Services: $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount Advertising: $14.99 billion, according to StreetAccount The company spooked investors in May when it warned in its earnings report that "tariff a

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AI Is Already Disrupting Labor, and Recent Grads Could Be a ‘Lost Generation’

gizmodo.com Ece Yildirim 2025-12-19 09:44:07

“Artificial intelligence is going to replace literally half of all white-collar workers in the U.S.” That’s a direct quote from Ford CEO Jim Farley from earlier this month. And he is not the only executive ringing the alarm. Perplexity CEO Aravind Srinivas recently told The Verge that he expects AI to be able to replace recruiters and executive assistants in the next six months. The warnings are plenty, and the timeline the executives give is relatively short. But the reality may be even more i

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Amazon earnings primer: Why AI and tariffs are key to the second quarter

cnbc.com Annie Palmer 2025-12-19 23:11:09

Amazon will report second-quarter results after the market close Thursday. Here's what analysts surveyed by LSEG are expecting: Earnings per share: $1.33 $1.33 Revenue: $162.1 billion Wall Street is also looking at other key revenue metrics: Amazon Web Services: $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount $30.8 billion, according to StreetAccount Advertising: $14.99 billion, according to StreetAccount The company spooked investors in May when it warned in its earnings report that "tariff an

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Trump suspends trade loophole for cheap online retailers globally

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-19 23:09:45

E-commerce giants everywhere felt the sting Wednesday when President Donald Trump announced that the US will be "suspending duty-free de minimis treatment for low-value shipments" worth $800 or less from anywhere in the world. Americans will likely soon feel the crunch, with one recent study estimating that the cost of eliminating the trade loophole overall to US consumers could fall between $10.9 billion and $13 billion while "disproportionately" hurting "lower-income and minority consumers" w

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The 15 best back-to-school deals for college students

theverge.com Sheena Vasani 2025-12-19 23:14:59

Believe it or not, summer break is winding down and it’s almost time to head back to school. It’s sad, I know, but look at the bright side: retailers like Amazon are using the occasion as an excuse to launch yet another sale. We’re not complaining, mainly because the deals encompass a wide range of solid dorm essentials, some of which include a few of our top picks from our back-to-school shopping guide. For example, our favorite laptop — the latest MacBook Air — recently dropped to $799.99 ($20

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Deals: AirPods Max up to $145 off, M3 iPad Air $100 off, MacBook Air $799, wireless CarPlay adapter, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-12-20 04:44:44

Alongside the ongoing $300 price drops that are delivering all-time lows on Apple’s most affordable M4 MacBook Pro, not to mention the M4 MacBook Air starting down at the $799 Amazon low, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break also has some new deals to scope out. Amazon has now brought back the $99 price drops on the Midnight AirPods Max (USB-C), but you can score an open-box set at $145 off right now. We also have just about every M3 MacBook Air model seeing $100 price drops on Amazon alongside discount

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Spotify Panama Playlists expose the soundtrack of the elite (and the death of their privacy)

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-20 10:43:37

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority TL;DR A website called Panama Playlists claims to have exposed the Spotify listening habits of politicians, tech CEOs, celebrities, and journalists by tracking their public playlists and listening activity. The leak reveals the personal music choices of some of the world’s most powerful people, including US Vice President JD Vance, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, United States Attorney General Pam Bondi, and others. The site highlights a big flaw in how Spotify hand

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Spotify activity revealed for celebrities, politicians, exposing privacy faults

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-20 14:44:35

Spotify has always had a bent toward social sharing and keeping music activity public. Now, a new website called Panama Playlists has exposed the service’s privacy gaps by revealing Spotify playback activity, playlists, and more for various celebrities—including tech leaders, politicians, and more. Panama Playlists exposes Spotify’s privacy shortcomings Do you know what your Spotify privacy settings are? That’s the question being prompted by a new website. As highlighted by The Verge, Panama

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Ollama's new app

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-19 18:19:03

Ollama’s new app is now available for macOS and Windows. An easier way to chat with models Ollama’s macOS and Windows now include a way to download and chat with models. Chat with files Ollama’s new app supports file drag and drop, making it easier to reason with text or PDFs. For processing large documents, Ollama’s context length can be increased in the settings. Note: this will require more memory. Multimodal support Building on Ollama’s new multimodal engine, images can be sent to mod

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Microsoft and Amazon are hurting cloud competition, UK regulator finds

cnbc.com Ryan Browne 2025-12-21 05:03:28

Attendees walk through an exposition hall at AWS re:Invent, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, in Las Vegas on Dec. 3, 2024. LONDON — Britain's competition regulator on Thursday said that Microsoft and Amazon are hurting competition in the cloud computing industry and called for a probe into their market dominance under the country's strict new tech rules. The Competition and Markets Authority said that market concentration and barriers to entry in the cloud services market have enabl

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Amazon’s New ‘War of the Worlds’ Features a Head-Scratching Twist

gizmodo.com Cheryl Eddy 2025-12-21 09:00:55

Even before War of the Worlds entered the public domain a decade ago, H.G. Wells’ alien-invasion tale had been adapted over and over. Steven Spielberg’s 2005 movie is probably the best-remembered cinematic version, though Orson Welles’ 1938 radio broadcast, said to have sparked panic among more gullible listeners, is still the most famous. A new version has arrived this week, directed by Rich Lee (making his feature debut after many music videos and commercials) and starring Ice Cube. Set very

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What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can’t Stop Listening to, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-12-21 08:34:16

From JD Vance's dinnertime Bieber to Sam Altman's Shazaming of incredibly popular hit songs, a website claiming to have published the Spotify listening habits of members of the Trump administration, tech leaders, and journalists is making the rounds. “We’ve been scraping their accounts since summer 2024. Playlists, live listening feed, everything. We know what songs they played, when, and how many times,” the Panama Playlists site reads, alleging, “With a little sleuthing, I could say with near

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What JD Vance, Pam Bondi, and Sam Altman Can’t Stop Listening To, According to the ‘Panama Playlists’

wired.com Reece Rogers 2025-12-21 14:34:16

From JD Vance's dinnertime Bieber to Sam Altman's Shazaming of incredibly popular hit songs, a website claiming to have published the Spotify listening habits of members of the Trump administration, tech leaders, and journalists is making the rounds. “We’ve been scraping their accounts since summer 2024. Playlists, live listening feed, everything. We know what songs they played, when, and how many times,” the Panama Playlists site reads, alleging, “With a little sleuthing, I could say with near

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Ollama has a native front end chatbot now

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-12-21 18:19:03

Ollama’s new app is now available for macOS and Windows. An easier way to chat with models Ollama’s macOS and Windows now include a way to download and chat with models. Chat with files Ollama’s new app supports file drag and drop, making it easier to reason with text or PDFs. For processing large documents, Ollama’s context length can be increased in the settings. Note: this will require more memory. Multimodal support Building on Ollama’s new multimodal engine, images can be sent to mod

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Roundtables: Why It’s So Hard to Make Welfare AI Fair

technologyreview.com Mit Technology Review 2025-12-21 16:53:40

Amsterdam tried using algorithms to fairly assess welfare applicants, but bias still crept in. Why did Amsterdam fail? And more important, can this ever be done right? Hear from MIT Technology Review editor Amanda Silverman, investigative reporter Eileen Guo, and Lighthouse Reports investigative reporter Gabriel Geiger as they explore if algorithms can ever be fair. Speakers: Eileen Guo, features & investigations reporter, Amanda Silverman, features & investigations editor, and Gabriel Geiger

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Deals: iPhone 16 Pro $498 off, M4 iPad Pro, Apple Pencil $59, Mac Studio $900 off, MacBooks, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-12-22 23:45:49

While we are still tracking a particularly notable $200 off across the M4 MacBook Air lineup with deals from $799, today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break does have some fresh deals to scope out. Firstly, we are now tracking nearly $500 off the new list prices on iPhone 16 Pro units in Amazon renewed premium condition alongside a straight up $200 price drop on the 512GB M4 iPad Pro. Those offers also join the return of Amazon all-time low pricing on the Apple Pencil USB-C at $59 and a host of notable acces

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The New York Times and Amazon's AI licensing deal is reportedly worth up to $25 million per year

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-23 09:55:23

Amazon's AI licensing deal with The New York Times is worth $20 million to $25 million per year, according to The Wall Street Journal . The two companies did not disclose the fiscal terms of the agreement back when it was announced in May . The Journal's reporting provides a rare insight into the value of a media company licensing its content for AI training. In the case of The Times, Amazon's annual payments to the publisher would amount to nearly one percent of its total revenue in 2024. In r

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The 8 Best Amazon Echo and Alexa Speakers (2025): We’ve Tested Them All

wired.com Nena Farrell 2025-12-23 23:32:00

Other Alexa (or Alexa Compatible) Speakers Amazon Echo Pop for $40: The Echo Pop is a perfectly fine little speaker, and the cutest one in Amazon's lineup. Does it have great sound? No. It's fine enough for background tunes or if you're limited to a dorm room, but you'll get much better sound for a similar size from the Echo Dot (but you'll pay a little more, and you won't get as cute of colors!) Amazon Echo Show 5 (3rd Gen) for $90: This smart display is another just-fine option, but it's too

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Wow, new-generation Samsung foldables still come with a free gift card!

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-24 09:46:35

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority These offers are available from Amazon as “limited time deals.” These deals are available for all available colors. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 + $200 Amazon Gift Card Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 + $200 Amazon Gift Card Thin, light, high-powered, and it folds! The Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 7 offers an 8-inch OLED screen, a 200MP camera, the Snapdragon 8 Elite for Galaxy chipset, and a 4,400mAh battery. The Galaxy AI experience is baked in, offerin

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Deals: 24GB M4 MacBook Air $200 off, 1TB M4 MacBook Pro $300 off, black Apple Watch Ultra 2 $150 off, more

9to5mac.com Justin Kahn 2025-12-25 18:45:20

In today’s 9to5Toys Lunch Break, the best MacBook deals of the year roll on with the 24GB M4 MacBook Air at $200 off the list prices (16GB models from $799) and the 1TB M4 MacBook Pro at $300 off to deliver a new Amazon all-time low. We also have Apple Watch Ultra 2 in both the black and natural treatments at $150 off to match the best price of 2025 alongside some discounts on new accessories from Anker and the brand new Burton Goods Leather Techfolio Cord Organizer. Everything awaits below. Ap

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Hertz' AI System That Scans for "Damage" on Rental Cars Is Turning Into an Epic Disaster

futurism.com Unknown 2025-12-27 09:17:19

Back in April, the rental car company Hertz announced that it would be using UVeye, an AI damage scanning hardward and software system from a former defense contractor of the same name, to check its cars for damage after they were returned. It didn't take long for problems to arise. As our sister site The Drive reported last month, customers soon started complaining that Hertz was charging them hundreds of dollars for minor cosmetic scuffs that would have been shrugged off by a human employee,

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