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Economics

Small Town America is Paying for New Residents

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Communities are hoping that a handful of incentives might be just enough to tip the scales and create a new generation of residents.

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Big Tech

Amazon Could Soon Be On the Hook for Everything it Sells

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission wants Amazon to assume liability for items sold by third-party vendors.

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M&A

Amazon Backs Out of iRobot Acquisition

The ecommerce titan is pulling out of the $1.4 billion deal, citing difficult antitrust hurdles.

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Media & Entertainment

Wide World of Streams: How Sports is Navigating Media’s Shifting Landscape

The old world of media is collapsing, while a new order is rising. Live sports, meanwhile, are caught in the middle.

5 min read

Patent Drop

Amazon’s Factory Robot Patent Could Fight Understaffing

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This kind of patent is particularly significant amid the company’s ongoing battles with workers aiming to unionize.

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Patent Drop

Amazon Boosts Self-Driving Machines With New Patent

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Amazon’s been working nonstop on AI initiatives and investments to fight for the spotlight in a competitive market.

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Big Tech

Amazon Scores Big Win in EU Tax Fight

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In a prime legal win for Amazon, the European Union’s top court ruled that it does not have to pay €250 million in alleged back taxes.

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Consumer

Online Luxury Shopping Just Isn’t Cool Anymore

The e-commerce luxury market has taken a big dip, placing the platforms that focus on luxury goods in hot water.

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Patent Drop

Amazon is Narrowing the Gap in the AI Race

The company filed a patent for a way to make AI models easily using pre-built machine learning models.

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Big Tech

Meta’s Paid Ad-Free Plan Gets Hit With Privacy Lawsuit

Mark Zuckerberg’s newest nemesis, Max Schrems, says Meta’s new pay-for-privacy subscription doesn’t comply with EU laws.

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