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Amazon's Prime Day 2026 ran June 23-26 exclusively for Prime members, covering millions of deals across more than 35 categories. AWS published performance metrics from the event, including DynamoDB processing over 59 trillion requests at a peak of 192 million per second, Lambda handling 2.3 trillion daily invocations, and EBS peaking at 24.8 trillion I/O operations.
Amazon's Prime Big Deals Days 2026 sale includes discounts on Nintendo Switch 2 accessories such as a 20-in-1 Meneea accessory kit, now $29.74 instead of $34.99, and an amFilm matte screen protector down to $11.04 from $12.99. The Nintendo Switch 2 Camera, which enables party chat video with 1080p resolution, is also listed at its regular $49.99 price.
Amazon and Target have discounted several Apple Watch Series 12 configurations by $50 for the duration of Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days. The 42mm GPS model drops from $399 to $349.99, with cellular versions costing $100 more, while the 46mm model starts at $399.99 and its cellular counterpart is $499.99. Apple's Watch SE 3 is also discounted to $199 during the same sale.
Meta has partnered with Walmart, Stripe, Sierra and other companies to publish what they call a 'personal agent protocol,' an open standard meant to govern how AI agents interact with businesses and consumers. The move comes alongside other items in CNBC's Morning Squawk roundup, including the S&P 500 closing at a record before futures pulled back, and new research tying ICE immigration raids to localized economic slowdowns in cities like Minneapolis.
Amazon is selling the 46mm cellular Apple Watch Series 12 in a night blue ceramic case with navy sport band for $900, down from $949, on the last day of its Prime Day sale. The aluminum 46mm cellular version is also discounted by $49, to $500. Apple says the Series 12 includes new heart-rate and health sensors, a Readiness app, and Siri support.
Amazon's ongoing Prime Big Deal Days sale includes a curated set of budget desktop accessories priced at $13 or less, such as a retractable UGreen 100W USB-C cable discounted to $13.29 and a Tassmpitor keyboard cleaning kit now $9.96. The selection spans cables, adapters, cleaning tools and small desk gadgets aimed at PC setups.
Xreal's xbx A01 Plus display glasses, which launched this summer at $299, are now selling for $254 on Amazon and through Xreal during its October Prime Day sale. The glasses connect via USB-C to mirror displays from laptops and gaming handhelds, and ship with swappable outer shells, though they lack the three-degrees-of-freedom screen-locking feature found on Xreal's pricier $399 1S model.
Geekom is offering discounts of up to 28% across 13 mini PC models during Amazon's Big Deal Days event, covering both Intel and AMD configurations including its newly released A9 Max (2026) with AMD's Ryzen AI 9 HX 470 chip. The AMD model drops from $1,599 to $1,359, while the Intel-based IT15 with a Core Ultra 9 285H chip falls from $1,199 to $1,019.15.
Corsair is discounting a 32GB DDR5-5600 Vengeance memory kit by $103 to $414.99 as part of a broader sale on its products with savings up to 30%. The kit supports both AMD EXPO and Intel XMP profiles, and buyers choosing the Intel-tuned version can save an additional $5.
Amazon's fall Prime Day event, also called Big Deal Days 2026, began October 6 and ends at midnight today, open only to Amazon Prime members. WIRED staff compiled a list of recommended discounts, including a Sonos Arc Ultra soundbar marked down from $1,099 to $899 and a discounted MacBook Air M5, based on products they say they have personally tested.
Amazon's fall Prime Day sale includes discounts on Alexa speakers, Kindles, and Fire tablets, but WIRED notes Amazon raised prices across its device lines at the end of August before applying these markdowns. A WIRED reviewer who has tested Amazon's Alexa speakers since 2012 evaluated the sale items to identify which discounts are genuinely worthwhile versus which merely restore prices closer to pre-hike levels.
Amazon is selling the REDTIGER ZP1 Telephoto and Wide Dash Cam for $165.98, down from its $239.99 list price, a discount of $74 that matches its lowest recorded price. The deal requires an active Amazon Prime membership, which shoppers can obtain through a free 30-day trial.