As the NCAA begins the process of sorting out their tribute-to-Hoosiers championship tournament, it’s becoming pretty obvious that they’re making it up as they go. Which we already knew, but it’s always a little jarring to see a multi-billion dollar “non-profit” give the shrug emoji to genuine questions. Read more…
Following Wednesday’s record close for the Dow, U.S. futures take off on Thursday. Read More
Enlarge / In 2018, Jeff Bezos’ kids taped an Echo to a Roomba. Foreshadowing? (credit: Jeff Bezos) In a paywalled report released Wednesday morning, Insider broke the news of massive employee teams and an uncertain future for Amazon’s Vesta home robot. Widespread reports of Vesta—named after the Roman goddess of home and hearth—began emerging in April 2018, […]
A sale on weighted blankets and Dermalogy by Neogen products lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more…
Hunter boots and a sale on Teccpo tools lead Saturday’s best deals. Read more…
U.S. futures are sinking again on Thursday, following Asia and Europe lower. Read More
Enlarge / A person browsing Parler in early January, before the site got into a fight with AWS. (credit: Jaap Arriens | NurPhoto | Getty Images) Social media platform Parler has dropped a federal lawsuit alleging Amazon colluded with Twitter to drive a rival offline—but in its place, the platform has filed a new state […]
Enlarge / Amazon’s orange-yellow logo wall. (credit: David Ryder/Getty Images) A senior manager at Amazon Web Services has filed suit against the company alleging race and gender discrimination, saying that she was underpaid, denied promotions, and sexually assaulted at the firm. Charlotte Newman, who is Black, began working at AWS in 2017 in a public […]
Enlarge / A machine makes respiratory masks in a family-owned medical equipment factory in north Miami, Florida, on February 15, 2021. The firm now has 30 million unsold masks because it can’t find buyers in the United States. (credit: Chandan Khanna | AFP | Getty Images) Even though we’ve had more good vaccine news lately, […]
A 4-pack of Nutale Findthing trackers and a 50-pack of 3-ply colorful face masks lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more…