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How Walmart and Alphabet jumped ahead of Amazon in drone delivery

Enlarge / A drone from Alphabet’s Wing delivers a package to a customer. (credit: Wing) Earlier this month, Google’s sister company, Wing, began offering a drone delivery service in the Dallas suburbs of Frisco and Little Elm. Wing drones take off from “nests” in two Walgreens parking lots to deliver things like health products or […]

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Police Hunt For Mystery Man Seen Abducting Teen Girl From Walmart In Scary Footage

An 18-year-old girl disappeared from the parking lot of a Fernley, Nevada Walmart last week and police are desperate for help from the public! According to authorities, Naomi Irion was last seen on March 12 at around 5 a. m. in the parking lot of the local Walmart. She was supposedly waiting for a shuttle […]

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Walmart wants to buy 5, 000 electric delivery vans from GM’s BrightDrop

Enlarge / A BrightDrop EV600 delivery van in Walmart’s livery. The retailer wants to buy 5, 000 BrightDrop EVs in total. (credit: BrightDrop) The electric delivery vehicle startup BrightDrop is on a roll. Set up by General Motors, BrightDrop leveraged the automaker’s investment in its new Ultium battery platform and Ultium Drive electric motors to […]

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The best Prime Day 2021 tech deals from everywhere besides Amazon

Enlarge / Apple’s AirPods Pro are discounted across retailers this Prime Day. (credit: Jeff Dunn) Not looking to send any more business Amazon’s way on Prime Day? We can’t blame you. If you’re still hoping to snag a nice price on a good gadget, though, one side effect of Amazon’s manufactured holiday is that it […]

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Mary-Kate & Ashley Olsen Talk ‘Discreet’ Lifestyle, Twin ‘Intuition’ In Rare Interview

Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen used to be two of the most visible people in the world, but they pulled a complete 180 when they became fashion designers. The famous twins went from dozens of TV show and movie appearances to being reclusive high-fashion icons. But even though they’re no longer hyper-visible celebs, they’re still hugely […]

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Amazon and Walmart try—again—to upend prescription drug prices

Enlarge (credit: Getty | George Frey) Amazon and Walmart are ramping up their efforts to grab market share in the $360 billion prescription drug market in the US. Today, Amazon announced that Prime members can receive a six-month supply of several widely prescribed drugs, starting at $6. Many drugs are pricier but are still discounted […]

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Walmart invests in self-driving startup Cruise

Enlarge (credit: Walmart) Walmart is investing in self-driving startup Cruise as part of a massive $2.75 billion investment round in the company—an expansion of the $2 billion round announced in January. That original announcement featured three other big names: GM, Honda, and Microsoft. Cruise was originally an independent startup but was acquired by GM in […]

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Sunday’s Best Deals: Pulsar Heavy-Duty Generator, Insignia Massage Chair, Star Wars Action Figures, Holy Stone Drone, Greenworks Outdoor Power Tools, and More

A Pulsar heavy-duty portable dual fuel generator and a sale on Greenworks outdoor power tools lead Sunday’s best deals. Read more…