Tag: Amazon
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27+ Best Early Black Friday Deals on Amazon to Shop Right Now
Amazon is officially kicking off its Black Friday sales. From now through Nov. 29, the retailer is offering notable deals on giftable tech, beauty essentials, kitchen appliances and more, many of which run through Cyber Monday. Amazon joins several retailers currently offering their best prices of the season (and many items at their lowest price…
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Amazon to shut down speedy brick-and-mortar delivery service
Amazon is shutting down a service that offers same-day delivery from mall and brick-and-mortar retailers, CNBC has learned. The company has stopped any new development of the service, called Amazon Today, and will begin to wind it down, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The people asked not to be named because they were not…
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Amazon makes first foray into live news with election night special hosted by Brian Williams
Amazon said Thursday it plans to host an election night special anchored by Brian Williams, marking the company’s first foray into live news coverage. The one-night special will provide election results and analysis on Prime Video starting at 5 p.m. ET on Nov. 5, the company said. Amazon emphasized it will be a “non-partisan presentation” pulling…
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Amazon announces first Kindle ever with color screen, retailing for $279
Amazon on Wednesday announced a new Kindle e-reader, and for the first time ever it has a color display. The retailing giant introduced the Kindle in 2007, and every device since then has had a black-and-white screen. The new Kindle has a display that’s designed to ensure colors don’t appear washed out or pixelated, even when…
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Amazon goes nuclear, plans to invest more than $500 million to develop small modular reactors
Amazon Web Services is investing over $500 million in nuclear power, announcing three projects from Virginia to Washington State. AWS, Amazon’s subsidiary in cloud computing, has a massive and increasing need for clean energy as it expands its services into generative AI. It’s also a part of Amazon’s path to net-zero carbon emissions. AWS announced it…
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51+ Best Amazon Prime Day Deals Still Live Today
Prime Big Deal Days is over, but select discounts are still live. We don’t know how much longer these low prices will last, so if you see something you’re interested in, make sure you buy it before it’s too late. Below, I rounded up the best October Prime Day deals that are still available right…
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Amazon same-day prescription delivery expanding to nearly half of U.S. in 2025
Amazon plans to bring same-day prescription delivery to 20 more cities next year, the company said Wednesday, marking the latest phase of its push into health care. As part of the expansion, which will make speedy medicine delivery available in nearly half of the U.S., Amazon said, it is embedding pharmacies in same-day delivery facilities often…
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Everything our editors bought for Amazon October Prime Day 2024
Prime Big Deal Days is here, offering discounts on hundreds of items during the 48-hour sale, exclusive to Prime members. As shopping editors, we know how to find the best deals across major shopping categories — and as we look for the ones that are actually worth it for our NBC Select readers, we come…
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Amazon Prime Day Deals on TVs to Shop Before Black Friday
Prime Big Deal Days is here, offering discounts on televisions during the 48-hour sale, exclusive to Prime members. You can also find deals on tech gadgets, Amazon devices, vacuums and more. I frequently cover shopping events like Prime Day, Black Friday and Cyber Monday as a freelance writer for NBC Select, so I know how…
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Best lightning deals during Amazon October Prime Day 2024
Prime Big Deal Days is here, offering sales across categories like tech, kitchen and beauty during the 48-hour event, exclusive to Prime members. Some of the best discounts to shop are Lightning Deals, which only run for a few hours and change throughout the day. Since they don’t last long, if you see a Lightning…