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Samsung’s Galaxy S20 Ultra is $300 off at Amazon for today only
Earlier this week Amazon slashed the price of the Samsung Galaxy S20+, now it’s doing the same for the S20 Ultra. For one day only, it’s on sale for $1,100 – that’s a solid $300 saving on the usual price of $1,400.Buy Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra on Amaz… Source
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EPA orders Amazon and eBay to remove products posing as coronavirus remedies
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ordered Amazon and eBay to stop selling products that falsely claim to kill coronavirus. Around 70 products were specified in the EPA’s order, including paint stripper, tablets containing chlorine dioxide… Source
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Amazon won’t say if its facial recognition moratorium applies to the feds
In a surprise blog post, Amazon said it will put the brakes on providing its facial recognition technology to police for one year. The moratorium comes two days after IBM said in a letter it was leaving the facial recognition market altogether. Arvind Krishna, IBM’s chief executive, cited a “pursuit…
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Amazon places ‘moratorium’ on police use of its facial recognition tech
Amazon is temporarily halting the use of its controversial facial recognition technology in the wake of widespread protests against police violence and discrimination. The internet giant is starting a year-long “moratorium” on police use of Rekogniti… Source
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3M files suit over third-party price gouging of N95 masks on Amazon
Amazon has promised vigilance against third-party price gouging since COVID-19 achieved global pandemic status. The company’s efforts have had mixed success, however, due in part to the sheer volume of vendors that utilize the company’s massive commerce platform. In a suit filed in California this week, 3M claims the seller…
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Collab Capital launches with a $50 million target and a mission to help Black entrepreneurs
The three founders of Collab Capital, the newly launched Atlanta-based fund with a $50 million target and a mission to help Black entrepreneurs, are intimately aware of the struggles that Black founders face — because they are all Black founders themselves. Managing Partners Jewel Burks, Justin Dawkins, and Barry Givens have…
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