Black Friday isn’t just another day of deals, it’s the biggest shopping holiday of the year. So big, in fact, that you’ve probably heard horror stories of people getting trampled, battered, and bruised during this mad dash to snag deeply discounted items. After all, waking up at the crack of dawn […]
There are two things we really care about on Halloween: the candy and the costumes. When it comes to the latter, you have a few options. You can work some DIY magic or just head off to a store to pick out a classic witch or one of those Fortnite […]
Amazon Vice President Nick Denissen on how the technology giant opened an online store where shoppers can purchase products from small and medium-sized businesses. Little Flower Soap Company Founder Holly Rutt on how Amazon has helped her business. E-commerce giant Amazon has been the focal point of a variety of […]
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has launched a probe into pricing practices within American Express Co.’s foreign-exchange unit, according to people familiar with the matter. The investigation, which is being run out of the FBI’s Washington field office, is in its early stages and is focused on whether the foreign-exchange […]
The inbox message pretends to come from “service@paypal.com” with the subject “PayPal account warning” and a Microsoft Word doc attachment that covertly plants the malicious software (malware) on your desktop. But it’s actually from “noreply@administrationservpaypal-a.tk”, which is a “look-a-like”, typo-riddled website domain designed to trick and confuse victims, according to My Online […]
OLYMPIA, WA – Starting today, anyone who renews or gets a new Washington drivers licence or ID will see a big change. Those documents will now come stamped with the phrase “federal limits apply.” The change will bring Washington into compliance with the 2005 federal REAL ID Act. But it […]
On today’s wildly successful earnings call, Amazon CFO Brian Olsavsky dropped a bit of a bombshell for Amazon Prime subscribers. The retailer’s everything-and-the-kitchen-sink annual subscription plan is about to get pricier. On May 11, Prime annual memberships will jump $20, from $99 a year to $119. The news follows a similar announcement back […]
SAN FRANCISCO — The Orlando Police Department in Florida is planning to continue its test of a facial recognition program from Amazon, despite outcry from civil rights and privacy groups that law enforcement and government agencies could abuse the technology. OPD announced last month that the trial proof of concept run of the software had […]
Regardless of how you use the internet, it’s nearly guaranteed that you are being tracked in some way. Natalie Triedman recently shared how people, often unknowingly, are sharing their location. We aren’t saying that you should freak out and stop using the internet, but it’s a good idea to be […]
A college degree is a great asset, but it’s just not always a possibility. In some cases the time commitment is too much. More often, though, it’s because of the spiraling costs: According to the College Board, between 1988 and 2018 tuition rose 129 percent for private universities and 213 […]
