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By now you’ve likely heard that Amazon’s October Prime Day event — also known as Prime Big Deal Days — is set for Oct. 8 and 9, but a lot of the best Prime Day sales have already dropped for those wanting to snap up early deals. You can find discounts on a wide array … Read more

When the bubonic plague reached England in the summer of 1348—spread by fleas, lice, or infected humans, according to the latest theories—it reached a breeding ground for disease. Londoners’ immune systems had little defense against the new strains of plague that had been circulating throughout Europe, and London’s streets were a cesspit, ringed by overcrowded, … Read more

Fifty-four Academy Awards and 267 nominations. That’s the sort of concrete impact the Black List has had since launching in 2005 as Hollywood insiders’ go-to index of emerging screenwriters. The Social Network, Edge of Tomorrow, Selma, Don’t Worry Darling—each one started as a submission on the Black List. “I knew there were great writers and … Read more

GET $70 OFF: As of Oct. 4, Prime members can snag a Kindle Paperwhite essentials bundle for just $134.97, down from $204.97. That’s a $70 discount and cheaper than buying the Kindle Paperwhite on its own. Prime Day ~fall edition~ is just a few days away, and Amazon’s already pulling out some Prime-exclusive deals to … Read more

A new AI-powered video generator from Meta produces high-definition footage complete with sound, the company announced today. The announcement comes several months after competitor OpenAI unveiled Sora, its text-to-video model — though public access to Movie Gen isn’t happening yet. Movie Gen uses text inputs to automatically generate new videos, as well as edit existing … Read more

Kenya’s competition authority has fined Baltic lender Eleving‘s Kenyan subsidiary for misleading its customers, casting a spotlight on the continuing unethical operations of a section of digital lenders in the country despite a new law. The Competition Authority of Kenya (CAK) imposed a fine of $84,120 on Eleving subsidiary Mogo Kenya for violating competition law … Read more

Epic Games is suing Google again along with Samsung, claiming that unfair practices make it hard to get exposure to its third-party software offerings. In this claim, Epic takes issue with Samsung’s Auto Blocker feature, which stops the installation of software that is not from official trusted sources. Specifically, Epic claims that it’s anti-competitive that … Read more

Ryan-Thomas Shaw / Android Authority TL;DR Samsung has acknowledged the recent bootloop issue faced by users of older Galaxy devices. The cause of the bootloop is an update to the Samsung SmartThings app. Affected customers should contact Samsung Support to help fix the issue. Alternatively, experienced users can try a data wipe. Users of certain … Read more

Automattic, the company behind WordPress, has seen a reduction of about 8.4% to its workforce after 159 employees accepted severance packages, CEO Matt Mullenweg said. The move follows disputes over the company’s direction and its clash with web host WP Engine. Most departures hit the WordPress division, with some from other business units. Employees received … Read more

In a subsequent statement at the Italian Tech Week conference in Turin, as reported by Reuters, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman denied any connection between the executive departures and the company’s restructuring plans. “That’s totally not true,” Altman said, addressing speculation about a link between the two events. He clarified that the board has been considering … Read more