Amazon confirms Prime Day has been delayed in the US


Amazon for the first time has issued a statement on the status of Prime Day, the company’s annual sales extravaganza that has historically taken place around the middle of July since its inception in 2015.

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Affordable iPhone SE is proving popular with Android users and longtime Apple fans


During the first quarter of 2020, global smartphone shipments saw a 20 percent decline due to coronavirus-related economic uncertainties. Industry insiders predicted in April that smartphone production would hit a record low in the second quarter, leading to lower expectations in terms of shipments.

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Ford made a one-off Mustang Mach-E with seven motors and 1,400 HP


Not to be outdone by its own Cobra Jet 1400 that was announced earlier this year, Ford on Tuesday unveiled a prototype Mustang Mach-E 1400 that packs no less than seven electric motors.

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Have prices for the Galaxy Z Fold 2 and Galaxy Z Flip 5G just leaked?


It’s usually the case that the latest incarnation of a handset is more expensive than the previous version, but according to Korean publication ETNews (via GSMArena), the Galaxy Z Fold 2 will cost around KRW 2.39 million, or about $2,000, roughly the same as the original Galaxy Fold—the successor now...

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Teenager takes $20,000 of parents' money, gives it to Twitch streamers


According to a post on the Twitch subreddit from the teen’s mother, the minor spent years of savings in just 17 days using a debit card. The boy paid for subscriptions, which can go as high as $24.99 per month, bought Bits—virtual goods used to Cheer in chat messages—and made...

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Newly discovered flaw in fast chargers can cause connected devices to go up in flames


The ability to quickly juice up our power-hungry smartphones through fast charging is certainly a convenience, but one where a delicate balance of demand and supply needs to be met. That's handled through controllers built into fast chargers that intelligently switch to low or high voltage, depending on the receiver's...

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Jeff Bezos became $13 billion richer yesterday


As reported by Bloomberg, the Amazon CEO saw the largest single-day increase to his net wealth since the publication's Billionaire Index was created eight years ago. As Amazon shares jumped 7.9 percent on Monday, Bezos' worth surged by $13 billion to $189.3 billion.

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Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 Review: Zen 2 Turbo-Charged


Intel has always ruled the laptop world, but AMD is finally fighting back. The Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 is among the first notebooks to deploy a Zen 2 processor, and the Ryzen 9 4900HS chip used in this laptop is stunning with an enviable 8-core, 16-thread specification.

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Elon Musk says Neuralink tech will allow users to stream music directly into their brains


It's been a while since we last heard about Neuralink, the company Elon Musk founded in 2016 to develop "ultra-high bandwidth brain-machine interfaces." The startup has developed flexible threads, thinner than a human hair, which can be injected into the brain to detect neuron activity. It even built a robot...

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China may restrict exports of Nokia and Ericsson equipment if EU countries ban Huawei


The United States introduced a new set of restrictions on Huawei and other Chinese tech giants last May, effectively blocking their ability to do business with American software companies and chip makers that use American intellectual property or equipment. Most notably, the new rules brought an end to Huawei's ability...

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