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Beware of fake "discounts" ahead of Black Friday, holiday season, says Dutch regulator

With Black Friday and the holiday season fast approaching, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers & Markets (ACM)

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Former watch trader is now building the AWS of grid storage, Terralyr

The startup's technology is a twist on the virtual power plant concept, in which batteries are aggregated and portions of the whole are sold off to various customers.

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Former watch trader is now building the AWS of grid storage, Terralayr

The startup's technology is a twist on the virtual power plant concept, in which batteries are aggregated and portions of the whole are sold off to various customers.

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Amazon indicates employees can quit if they don’t like its return-to-office mandate

AWS CEO Matt Garman has harsh words for remote workers: return to the office or quit. The Amazon executive recently told employees who don’t like the new five-day in-person work policy that, “there are other companies around,” presumably companies they can work for remotely, Reuters reported on Thursday. Amazon’s top boss, Andy Jassy, told employees […]

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Biden administration curtails controls on some space-related exports

The US Commerce Department announced Thursday it is easing restrictions on exports of space-related technology, answering a yearslong call from space companies to reform regulations governing international trade. This is the most significant update to space-related export regulations in a decade and opens more opportunities for US companies to sell their satellite hardware abroad. “We are very excited about this rollout," a senior Commerce official said during a background call with reporters. "It’s been a long time coming, and I think it’s going to be very meaningful for our national security and foreign policy interests and certainly facilitate secure trade with our partners." Read full article

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News Image The best iPhones

Whether you want a battery that lasts for days or the very best deal, we’ve got some recommendations for an iPhone you’ll love.

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Automattic offered employees another chance to quit — this time with nine months’ severance

Days after 159 people accepted Automattic CEO Matt Mullenweg’s offer of a six-month severance package to employees who wanted to leave, the company floated a new offer late on October 16 of a nine-month severance package to anybody who quit immediately. Employees had four hours to decide whether they wanted to take the deal. In […]

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News Image Amazon will stream a live election special hosted by Brian Williams

Amazon wants Prime Video to be the place you watch coverage of election night. The company announced today that it will be streaming a live election night special on Prime Video hosted by former NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams. The show will kick off on November 5th at 5PM ET. “Brian Williams will be joined live by guests including prominent contributors across news and traditional media, representing a range of backgrounds and perspectives, to share real-time poll results and commentary while also referencing third-party news sources across all political affiliations,” Amazon writes in a blog post. The company adds that it will be an “informative, accessible and non-partisan presentation.” Amazon will announce the guests in “the...

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