Google Parent Alphabet’s Spending on Acquisitions Cratered in 2023

Pennies were pinched in Mountain View last year. For much of its existence as a public company, Google had made a headline-grabbing acquisition at least once a year as it used the profits from its surging ads business to bet on new frontiers. Billions of dollars went to scooping up Motorola, Nest, HTC, and Fitbit … Read more

Amazon Prime free games for February 2024 – Essential line-up for Atari fans | Gaming | Entertainment

If next day delivery and TV streaming wasn’t enough reason to sign up to Prime, Amazon is giving customers another batch of free video games to download. Throughout the month of February, Amazon Prime subscribers will be able to download free copies of modern day Atari remakes, including Breakout Recharged, Missile Command Recharged and Gravitar: Recharged. … Read more

£4 Amazon beauty product with 25,000 five star reviews is ‘great at covering dark circles’

Amazon is fast becoming a destination for beauty fans to stock up on favourite products. Although it doesn’t quite rival Boots or Lookfantastic when it comes to choice of brands, the prices on Amazon are very competitive. There’s many a beauty bargain to be had, including the Maybelline Fit Me! Full Coverage Concealer, which starts … Read more

Where to Buy Cheap Wedding Dresses in 2023: 16 Best Places to Shop

Bridal Aesthetics: City hall brides, intimate venues, simple ceremonies Sizes: 00 to 4X Price range: Starts at $80 Black Halo Kacie 2 Piece Maxi Dress Aje Claudia Tiered Mini Dress Amanda Uprichard Gibson Blazer Dress with Satin Maygel Coronel Alejandra Dress Why We Love It: Shopbop is chockfull of designer goodies (clothing, shoes, accessories — … Read more

17 Best Rabbit Vibrators for Double the Pleasure 2024

Whether you’re a beginner or a seasoned sex toy user, you deserve one of the best rabbit vibrators to help meet (and exceed) your needs. Not sure what a rabbit vibe is? Well, kindly take a seat because school is now in session. Rabbit vibrators are a delightful combination of a dildo and a clitoral vibrator, designed … Read more

FTC investigating relationships between AI startups, tech giants

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is launching an inquiry into several multibillion-dollar investments by major technology companies into generative artificial intelligence (AI) firms, the agency announced Tuesday.  The FTC said it is seeking information about the partnerships between Microsoft and OpenAI, Amazon and Anthropic, and Google and Anthropic. All five companies were issued orders requesting … Read more

Ring no longer allowing police to request users’ doorbell video footage

Police and fire departments will no longer be able to request users’ doorbell video footage from the Amazon-owned Ring, the company announced. Ring, in a blog post Wednesday, said it will end its “Request for Assistance (RFA)” tool, meaning public safety agencies will no longer be able to request and receive video in its Neighbors … Read more

Amazon unit fined $46M by French regulators for ‘intrusive’ staff surveillance – National

Descrease article font size Increase article font size French regulator CNIL said on Tuesday it had fined Amazon France Logistique 32 million euros (CAD$48 million) for what the CNIL said was an “excessively intrusive” surveillance system set up to monitor the performance of staff. The CNIL said indicators tracking the inactivity time of employees’ scanners had been … Read more

The EV Stock Bubble Is Bursting

Good morning! It’s Monday, January 22, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. Walter Isaacson On Elon Musk(s) 1st Gear: Electric Vehicle Stocks Are Down Bad Tesla’s stock is having a … Read more

26 Of The Best Clothing Items On Amazon

Popular items from this list include: HuffPost and its publishing partners receive a share from retailers on this page. Prices and availability are subject to change. Unless otherwise specified, all sizes listed in this post are in women’s. A pair of fleece-lined joggers Available in sizes XS–XXL and in 21 colors. Promising review : “These … Read more