Amazon has announced that it’s spending nearly $1 billion boosting wages for hourly workers in the US amid criticism of its labor practices and a pitched union battle. The increase will take the starting wage for most front-line warehouse and transportation employees to over $19 per hour, while pay in fulfilment and elsewhere will rise…
Monthly Archives: September 2022
Alongside the swathe of new product launches, including a new-generation Echo Auto, Amazon and BMW announced a team-up during Wednesday’s showcase event. The car manufacturer will be switching to Alexa as its in-car voice assistant going forward. It has revealed that it will be adopting Amazon’s technology in vehicles within “the next two years”. Currently,…
Google’s upcoming unveiling of the Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro might have just had at least a little bit of the wind taken from its sails by Amazon listing one of the phones a bit early. The listing was spotted by M. Brandon Lee on Twitter, and while it’s been taken down since then,…
After alleged renders of the Samsung Galaxy S23 Plus were posted online on Wednesday, we now have a collection of images of what is said to be the company’s next step-up model. The CAD renders of a claimed Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra show a device with a display of approximately 6.8-inches. It is reportedly a…
Watch movies and sports in a much brighter and more lifelike way with the Amazon Fire TV Omni QLED Series television. This smart TV comes with a 4K Quantum Dot Display (QLED). Additionally, the advanced HDR features give it a deep, realistic color. In fact, the Fire TV automatically optimizes the brightness of movies and…
The forthcoming Pixel 7 smartphone has seemingly sprung a price leak, revealing an unsurprisingly familiar figure. As highlighted by YouTuber Brandon Lee, the Pixel 7 was at one point recently showing up on an Amazon search, complete with price. Unsurprisingly, this was swiftly taken down. Google pixel 7 on Amazon US. $599.99. It is still…
We’re announcing today the 47 recipients from 21 countries of the first Google News Initiative Innovation Challenge for Europe. Innovation Challenges, which we’ve previously run in other regions of the world, provide funding to help news organizations develop new paths to business sustainability. This Innovation Challenge was open to publishers with smaller newsrooms that produce…
Are you getting a “Login-failed” error when you try to log in to Facebook? Here’s the second part of the error, “100 Unsupported Request – method type: post”. Are you unable to log in to the Facebook app? Many users are reporting the issue on social media platforms like Twitter. In this guide, you’ll learn…
Sony is bringing another PlayStation exclusive to PC. Sackboy: A Big Adventure is set to release on PC on October 27th, according to a trailer that was posted early to Sony’s PlayStation Latin America YouTube account. Spotted by Nibel on Twitter, the trailer confirms the PC port of Sackboy: A Big Adventure will be full…
Meet Solvo, a new mobile app that wants to make it easier to invest in cryptocurrencies and cryptocurrency-related financial products. The two founders Ayelen Denovitzer and Shailendra Sason met while they were working for Revolut, in the crypto team more specifically. Earlier this year, Solvo raised a $3.5 million seed round from Index Ventures with…