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DoorDash launches hourly rates and location sharing for couriers
DoorDash is making a big change to the way couriers get paid. In an announcement on Wednesday, DoorDash says it will start giving couriers the ability to earn hourly rates on top of tips. With the update, couriers will now see the option to “earn by time,” which offers a…
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Got an old mobile phone in a drawer? It could be worth a fortune if you recycle
There are roughly five billion mobile phones consumers have replaced with newer hardware and are gathering dust in drawers around the world despite being a potential (and literal) goldmine. The materials used to build these devices, including gold, palladium, silver, copper, and other rare earth elements, are worth around $8…
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21 Best Early Amazon Prime Day 2023 Deals: Pixel Phones, Apple Watches, and Dyson Gear
Amazon’s big sale event arrives in July, but the discounts have already started—including on office chairs and the Apple Watch Series 8. Source
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Ryuichi Sakamoto’s Final Performance Is a Virtual-Only Engagement
The Oscar-winning composer died earlier this year at 71, but you can watch him play his piano once again by slipping on a Magic Leap headset. Source
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EU advances rules that wrestle control of user data away from Big Tech
The European Parliament and Council of the EU have reached a provisional agreement on a new Data Act that aims to regulate how consumer and corporate data can be used and accessed in the bloc. The agreement was welcomed by EU industry chief Thierry Breton, who called it a “milestone…
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How Jsaux rode the Steam Deck to escape the Amazon wilderness
Amazon is filled with copycat companies selling tech accessories. Many of them have barely pronounceable names written in all caps, and it’s hard to tell them apart. But Jsaux, pronounced JAY-saw, a seven-year-old Shenzhen accessory maker, has become almost synonymous with Valve’s Steam Deck gaming handheld. How on Earth did…
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