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Courts rule Amazon doesn't have to compensate w...
Amazon has successfully beaten back several class-action lawsuits arguing the tech giant fairly compensate its employees for time spent in time-consuming tasks.
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Amazon to kit out a full-size grocery store in ...
The new Amazon Fresh store features "just walk out" technology.
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Doodle for Google contest: Winning student's 'h...
After the death of his father, 11th-grader Milo Golding created a charity focused on helping children cope with grief.
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Still waiting for your tax refund? Use the IRS ...
Given a pandemic backlog, the tax agency is experiencing unprecedented delays in reviewing 2020 tax returns and issuing refunds.
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Tesla will not accept Bitcoin for vehicle purch...
Mining the cryptocurrency requires high levels of computing power.
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Core stage of NASA's huge Space Launch System i...
Intended for the space agency's Artemis program, the SLS is the most powerful rocket NASA has ever built.
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Lordstown Moter said its CEO and finance chief ...
CEO Steve Burns and CFO Julio Rodriguez abruptly resigned, days after the electric truck maker warned it might not survive the next 12 months if it can’t raise more capital.
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Apple's US stores will reportedly drop masking ...
Vaccinated customers will reportedly be allowed in US Apple Stores without having to wear a mask, according to a Bloomberg report.
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Consumer Price Index for US goods and services ...
Inflation isn't inherently good or bad. Kept in check, it's the sign of a healthy economy.
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Trailer for Bethesda's Starfield leaked before ...
Three years after it was first announced at E3 2018, we finally get a look.
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You can now by swag inspired by your favorite N...
Merchandising! A new Netflix Store is offering up goods and apparel themed around the streaming service's latest releases.
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Best Buy joins Target and Walmart in decision t...
Early Black Friday deals will instead be available online.
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The US and the UK announce travel restrictions ...
In the US, Britain has been downgraded from Do Not Travel to Reconsider Travel.
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Hackers stole game files from Electronic Arts, ...
EA confirms an attack in which hackers reportedly nabbed 780GB of data from the company behind games like FIFA, Battlefield and the Sims.
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US announces plan to donate Pfizer vaccine to l...
The US plans to donate 500 million vaccines over the next year.
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Tesla increases the price of the Model S Plaid ...
The price increase comes right before the electric sedan's launch party.
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NASA's Perseverance rover begins its main missi...
After a warm-up period, the rover will start work looking for microbial life on Mars.
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Bezos, Musk, Zuckerberg and other billionaires ...
ProPublica's analysis of IRS documents reveal how America's ultra-rich game the system.
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Biden signs executive order requiring security ...
The executive order revokes Trump's previous executive orders against Chinese-owned apps TikTok and WeChat.
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Apple Maps will debut new AR features in iOS 15
Updates to the navigation app could make it more competitive with Google Maps.
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Riding the Boring Loop: Elon Musk's vision for ...
It's not quite the high-speed, driverless future we'd hoped for, but it certainly beats walking.
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With iOS 15, Android users can now join FaceTim...
Here's how to set up a FaceTime call, no iPhone needed.
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Ingenuity helicopter successfully completes sev...
The seventh flight marked the second time the helicopter set itself down on a landing site it hadn't previously surveyed from the air.
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Southern Ocean officially designated the world'...
On World Ocean Day, the Southern Ocean is officially recognized by National Geographic's mapmakers. That makes just five.
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Amazon launches "Spend $10, Get $10" promotion ...
The "Spend $10, Get $10" offers run for the two weeks before Prime Day, starting on Monday, June 7, through Sunday, June 20.
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