Author: Zach_Wilson

Amazon raises free shipping minimum in boost for ecommerce firms

Amazon is increasing the free shipping limit by a whopping 40% for some customers as it looks to make its operations more cost-effective. According to some areas of its website (via CNBC), non-Prime customers in certain regions are now being asked to spend $35 in order to get free shipping,…

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NordLabs wants to use AI to build the next generation of VPN

NordVPN wants to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) in its next generation of Virtual Private Networks (VPN) and to achieve that, it just launched a brand new platform. NordLabs – a platform for “experimental projects and cutting-edge innovations”, with the company saying the platform will “explore emerging technologies, such as AI,…

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Oppo’s new rival to Samsung’s Galaxy Z Flip to launch globally ‘soon’

Oppo has officially unveiled the Find N3 Flip — the company’s latest clamshell-style foldable smartphone — at a launch event in China. It arrives six months after sales of the Find N2 Flip predecessor began internationally, and just a month after Samsung’s global launch of the Galaxy Z Flip. A…

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Game Boy-compatible Analogue Pocket is getting a glow in the dark version soon

Hardware manufacturer Analogue has announced a special edition for its Analogue Pocket handheld gaming device – and it’s available very soon. The Analogue Pocket Glow in the Dark edition looks to do exactly what it says on the tin. If you’re familiar with the Game Boy-compatible handheld, it looks to…

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Police won’t fine Elon Musk for illegally livestreaming while driving

“Had an officer observed the driver with the phone in their hand, they could have issued the driver an infraction ticket for violating California’s handsfree law,” writes Palo Alto PD Captain James Reifschneider. “As no officer witnessed it happening in person at the time of occurrence, though, no ticket is…

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Google’s new sustainability APIs can estimate solar, pollutant and pollen production

Way back in 2015, Google launched Project Sunroof, an ingenious Maps layer that combined location, sunlight and navigation data to show how much energy solar panels installed on a home’s roof might generate — it could be your house, could be your neighbor's, didn’t matter because Google mapped it out…

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