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Amazon Partners With Pet Pharmacy Vetsource to Sell Pet Medications
- Amazon has partnered with pet pharmacy Vetsource to sell prescription pet medications on its platform.
- Customers can order medications through Vetsource using Amazon's checkout process and have them delivered by Amazon.
- Other retailers like Walmart and Uber are also expanding their pet care offerings.
- PYMNTS Intelligence suggests that pet owners are spending more on their pets despite financial difficulties.
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Amazon Is Selling a $360 Electric Scooter for Just $180, and It's 'Great for Getting Around' Busy Cities
- Amazon is currently selling the Navic T5 350W Electric Scooter for $180, which is half of its normal price of $360.
- The electric scooter has received over 80 five-star ratings and is described as easy to use, powerful, and perfect for city riding.
- The scooter features a 350-watt motor, can reach speeds of up to 19 mph, and can travel up to 22 miles on a single charge.
- Users have praised the scooter for its smooth ride, strong power, hill-climbing ability, sturdy frame, and comfortable shock absorption, making it a great option for city commutes.
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If You're an Amazon Ring Owner, You May Be an Accidental Spy
- Ed Dorini, a Ring camera owner in Los Angeles, installed 10 Ring cameras to monitor his property and neighborhood.
- Dorini found Ring's companion app, Neighbors, useful for reporting safety issues in his neighborhood.
- Posts on Neighbors are automatically forwarded to LAPD officers, raising concerns about community surveillance and racial profiling.
- Over 13,000 Neighbors posts from Angelenos were forwarded to LAPD, potentially perpetuating prejudice and fear.
- Analysis shows most active Neighbors users reside in Whiter, more affluent areas, posing additional risks to Black lives.
- Ring's partnerships with police departments raise questions about surveillance, racial biases, and community safety.
- A significant portion of posts labeled as 'crime' to LAPD did not describe criminal activity accurately.
- Ring's role in facilitating neighborhood monitoring and police collaboration is scrutinized for its impact on marginalized communities.
- Residents in wealthier, Whiter neighborhoods tend to post more on Neighbors, reflecting gatekeeping and bias potential.
- The article highlights the implications of neighborhood surveillance, racial profiling, and community dynamics influenced by technologies like Ring.
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Apple and Amazon ask for sanctions against prominent class action law firm
- Apple and Amazon have requested a total of $223,000 in sanctions against class action law firm, Hagens Berman, for prolonging litigation over iPhone and iPad prices as the initial plaintiff sought to withdraw.
- U.S. District Judge Kymberly Evanson in Seattle supported the companies' request for legal fees due to the law firm's failure to disclose its client's desire to exit the case promptly.
- The lawsuit alleges Apple and Amazon conspired to artificially inflate prices of iPhones and iPads sold on Amazon's platform, with additional plaintiffs joining the ongoing case.
- Hagens Berman's client, Steven Floyd, expressed his wish to withdraw from the litigation in January 2024, which was not immediately relayed to the court, causing delays in the legal proceedings.
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Amazon Is Selling Craftsman's $200 230-Piece Tool Set for Only $99, and Shoppers Say It's 'Worth Every Penny'
- Amazon is offering Craftsman's 230-piece Mechanics Tool Set for $99, marked down from $199.
- The set has received over 6,500 five-star ratings and is praised as the 'best overall set for the money.'
- It includes a variety of sockets, wrenches, low-profile ratchets, and specialty pieces neatly organized in a Versastack toolbox.
- Shoppers have described the set as high-quality, well-organized, sturdy, and worth every penny.
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Amazon Is Selling a Popular Packing Cube Set for Over 60% Off, and Shoppers Say It Allows Them to Pack More
- Amazon is offering a popular Gorilla Grip 6-Piece Packing Cubes Set for over 60% off, priced at $14 instead of $35.
- The set comes highly recommended by over 2,000 reviewers, with one mentioning the ability to fit three sets in a carry-on bag with room to spare for shoes.
- The cubes are made of rip-proof polyester material, have secure zippers, and come in various sizes suitable for organizing different items while traveling.
- Customers praise the cubes for making packing easy, preventing wrinkles, and offering quick visibility of items, with one calling them a 'lifesaver' and another saying they 'changed the way I pack during travel.'
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Amazon Debuts AI-Powered ‘Enhance My Listing’ for Sellers
- Amazon has launched 'Enhance My Listing,' an AI-powered tool to help sellers maintain and optimize product listings.
- The tool provides timely recommendations for product titles, attributes, descriptions, and missing details based on customer insights, saving sellers effort in research.
- Sellers can review and customize the suggestions to keep their listings unique and relevant to attract buyers, beyond just creating new listings.
- This initiative comes amid challenges faced by Amazon sellers due to U.S. tariffs, with concerns about the impact on business sustainability in the next five years.
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Big Tech's new playbook: Trim the fat; pay the stars
- Tech firms like Amazon, Google, and Microsoft are focusing on rewarding top performers and scrutinizing underachievers through revised compensation models.
- Amazon, for instance, revamped its compensation model to offer larger payouts to long-standing top performers, while cutting down compensation for first-time top rank achievers.
- The tech industry is shifting towards leaner, high-performing teams by incentivizing top talent and eliminating underperformers.
- Companies like Google, Microsoft, and Meta are aligning their compensation strategies to encourage high-quality work from top-tier employees.
- While tech giants previously offered lavish perks to attract talent, the focus is now on performance and efficiency to achieve more with fewer employees.
- Google and Microsoft have made changes to reward top contributors and enhance performance management, while Meta aims to cut low-rated staff annually.
- Some tech companies are reducing new hire offers and tightening salary approvals, indicating a shift towards rewarding high performers.
- Job switchers in the tech industry are experiencing lower pay increases, reflecting weakened bargaining power and reduced competition.
- While some experts view the crackdown on underperformance as a trend, others believe it may be cyclical and driven by industry norms.
- Despite mixed reactions, employees at tech firms like Amazon have expressed frustration over changes in compensation structures.
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Amazon Unveils Vulcan, Its First Robot With a Sense of Touch
- Amazon unveiled its first robot with a sense of touch, Vulcan, at the Delivering the Future event in Germany.
- Vulcan is deployed in Amazon's fulfilment centers to enhance worker safety, operational efficiency, and order processing speed.
- Utilizing force feedback sensors and specialized arm tools, Vulcan can handle products delicately and efficiently within storage bins.
- Amazon's automation strategy includes Vulcan as part of efforts to improve workplace safety and operational efficiency.
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Zoox recalls robotaxis after Las Vegas crash, citing software fix
- Zoox, an Amazon-owned self-driving vehicle unit, recalls 270 robotaxis due to software issue after a Las Vegas crash in April 2025.
- The software issue affected how the robotaxi anticipated another vehicle’s path, leading to a low-speed collision with a regular passenger car.
- The issue has been addressed through a software update that was remotely deployed to Zoox's fleet.
- Safety and reliability are crucial in the autonomous ride-hailing sector, with Alphabet-owned Waymo leading in safety. Other players like GM's Cruise and Ford/VW-backed Argo AI have faced challenges.
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3 free underrated sci-fi movies on Amazon you should watch in May 2025
- Three underrated sci-fi movies on Amazon Prime Video that are free to stream this month: Dark Skies (2013), Leviathan (1989), and The Mandela Effect (2019).
- Dark Skies (2013) follows a suburban family experiencing strange events tied to possible alien encounters, offering suspense and intrigue.
- Leviathan (1989) is a sci-fi horror movie set in an undersea mining operation that encounters a Soviet shipwreck, providing a blend of suspense and entertainment.
- The Mandela Effect (2019) explores the psychological phenomenon through a grieving father who questions reality and believes he is shifting through parallel universes, seeking his daughter.
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Throne and Liberty shows off the process of designing the Wilds of Talandre areas
- Throne and Liberty showcased the design process of various areas in its Wilds of Talandre expansion.
- The official site post revealed concept art and design details of key locations like the wind wheel lift, Castlevania-like house, and dwarven forge.
- Players can now better appreciate the detailed landscapes and vistas after gaining insight into the development behind these regions.
- Noteworthy locations such as the Swamp of Silence and Crimson Manor House were explained in terms of their inspirations and concepts.
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Matter update may finally take the tedium out of setting up your smart home
- Matter is a new standard aiming to simplify the setup process for smart home devices by offering multiple streamlining options.
- The latest version of Matter, 1.4.1, includes features like multi-device QR codes, NFC connection, and integrated terms and conditions to alleviate common smart home setup issues.
- Matter-certified devices such as smart bulbs can now communicate with various smart home platforms like Apple, Google, and Amazon.
- The introduction of multi-device QR codes in Matter 1.4.1 can make setting up multiple smart home devices more convenient and less tedious for users.
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The 6 best smart TVs of 2025
- When shopping for a TV in 2025, smart TV models are the likely choice for consumers, offering internet connectivity and access to popular streaming apps and features like voice search.
- The best smart TVs have fast navigation, intuitive menus, and good image quality, and come with various popular smart TV interfaces like Roku OS, Samsung Tizen, Vizio Home, Google TV, Amazon Fire TV, and LG webOS.
- The Roku Pro Series QLED TV is recommended for its simplicity and impressive midrange picture quality, offering advanced features like quantum dots and a user-friendly Roku OS.
- The Samsung S90D OLED TV, using Samsung's Tizen operating system, boasts unmatched picture quality with deep black levels and vivid HDR images.
- The Vizio Quantum Pro QLED TV stands out for its brightness and picture performance, even though it lacks Mini LED and VA panels for optimal contrast ratio.
- The TCL QM7 QLED TV with Google TV excels in image quality, brightness, and HDR performance, offering seamless integration with Google services and a smooth smart TV experience.
- Amazon's Omni Mini LED TV, powered by Fire TV OS, offers Alexa integration, good image quality, and respectable peak brightness for an upper-midrange TV.
- LG's C4 OLED TV, using webOS, provides excellent picture quality with wide viewing angles, infinite contrast ratio, and Dolby Vision support, making it a top pick for value among LG TVs.
- The article includes testing methodology for evaluating smart TVs, focusing on picture quality, features, operating system speed, app stability, and real-world performance.
- Popular smart TV systems like Android TV, Fire TV, Google TV, Roku TV, Vizio Home, Tizen, and webOS are compared in terms of interface design, functionality, digital assistant support, and user experience.
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One of Amazon's Best Multi-Tools Is Now Only $20, and Some Shoppers Say It's 'Handier Than Leatherman'
- Amazon is offering the Siupro Multi-Tool Pocket Knife for just $20, down from $30, with over 1,200 five-star ratings.
- The multi-tool features a variety of gadgets like a bottle opener, can opener, pliers, screwdriver, wire cutter, and more, making it versatile and compact.
- With a sharp blade reaching 7.5 inches and a safety lock, it includes a high-grade bag for storage and a 9-in-1 accessory set for convenience.
- Shoppers have praised the Siupro Multi-Tool Pocket Knife for its convenience, heavy-duty build quality, and variety of gadgets, making it a popular choice.
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