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Meta launched an AI agent called Muse designed to shop on users' behalf across e-commerce sites, and it quickly gained popularity. Amazon has since blocked Muse from accessing its platform, and observers have raised privacy and security concerns about the tool.
Amazon is selling Samsung's P9 512GB microSD Express card for $99.99, a $50 discount off its usual $149.99 price and matching its original MSRP before flash memory shortages pushed prices up. The card offers sequential read speeds up to 800 MB/s and is compatible with the Nintendo Switch 2's storage expansion needs.
President Trump's latest federal financial disclosure shows 1,156 securities transactions in July, valued between roughly $79 million and $270 million combined. The biggest moves were July 20 sales of between $5 million and $25 million each of Microsoft and Amazon shares, alongside a $1-5 million sale of Oracle stock and a purchase of $500,001-$1 million in Nvidia. Days later, on July 23, he reported buying smaller amounts of Microsoft and Amazon.
The TCL TAB A1, an 11.1-inch Android tablet, is currently discounted to $179.99 on Amazon, down $40 from its $219.99 list price. That 18% cut ties the device's lowest recorded price. The tablet ships with Android 16, a promised upgrade to Android 17, and Gemini integration.
JLab's Go Sport Plus true wireless earbuds, designed with over-ear hooks for workouts, are currently discounted on Amazon to $24.99 from their $31.99 list price, a 22% cut. The earbuds feature IP55 sweat resistance, Bluetooth 5.3, Google Fast Pair, and over 35 hours of combined battery life via the case.
Amazon is selling the UGREEN MagFlow 10,000mAh Qi2 25W Wireless Power Bank for $54.96, a 39% cut from its $89.99 list price. The magnetic battery pack is designed for MagSafe-compatible iPhones, offering 25W wireless charging plus a built-in USB-C cable and an extra USB-C port for wired use.
Amazon is currently selling the Oura Ring 4 for $319.99, down 20% from its $399 list price, matching the lowest price seen since Prime Day. The smart ring tracks sleep, recovery, readiness, heart rate, temperature and stress, and offers roughly 5 to 8 days of battery life depending on size and settings.
Amazon is discounting mid-range 13-inch M5 MacBook Air configurations by $150, bringing 16GB/1TB models down to $1,449 and 24GB/1TB models to $1,649. Separately, Apple's official refurbished store has 15-inch M5 MacBook Air units marked down by as much as $300. These sit alongside other current promotions including $50 off AirPods Pro 3, $240 off the entry Studio Display, and over $100 off various M4 iPad Air models.
Amazon announced a partnership with Uzbek ISP Uztelecom to deploy its Leo satellite internet service in remote and hard-to-reach areas of Uzbekistan, including mountainous and desert regions where cabled infrastructure is difficult to install. The service will supplement Uztelecom's existing network, which already reaches 96 percent of communities, though Leo has not yet launched publicly and is still being tested internally and with select enterprise customers ahead of a rollout later this year.
Jeff Bezos has long attributed Amazon's rise from a small Seattle startup to a global corporate giant to a consistent two-word principle he says he repeated for three decades. He frames this mantra as the underlying operating philosophy that shaped Amazon's decisions and culture throughout its history.
Meta's new personal AI agent app, Muse, has become the top free iOS app in the U.S. with over 2.5 million downloads in under two weeks, surpassing ChatGPT and other rivals. Amazon began blocking Muse from browsing its site over the weekend, saying Meta never disclosed that the agent would access Amazon's platform or that it captures and stores customer login credentials.
Amazon has cut off access for Meta's newly launched Muse AI shopping agent, showing users a pop-up citing violations of its Conditions of Use. Muse, introduced on Sept. 8, was designed to handle tasks like online purchases, but Amazon says unauthorized third-party agents must operate transparently and respect merchants' choice to participate.