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In the Amazon, forest degradation is outpacing full deforestation 0
- BUSINESS
- September 11, 2020
Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon has increased abruptly in the past two years, after having been on a downward trajectory for more than a decade. With the country’s president Jair Bolsonaro notoriously enthusiastic about expanding into the rainforest, new deforestation data regularly makes global headlines. But what fewer people realise is that even forests that
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Amazon Launches Halo Fitness Tracker To Rival Fitbit 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- August 28, 2020
Amazon is expanding its hardware range into fitness tracking, but not quite how you’d imagine. It’s going after Fitbit and other wearables, but it’s display-less watch band means it’s not trying to be a smartwatch like the new Versa 3. Instead of showing your steps and other information, it monitors your activity in a more
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Get An App-Connected Oral-B 6500 Brush For Under £60 In The Amazon Sale 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- August 15, 2020
When we reviewed it last year, it was on sale at its RRP of £229.99. While the RRP is much higher than the amount you should pay for it now, Amazon’s deal price is still £25 lower than any other price we’ve seen recently. So this is a really solid saving. The great benefit of
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Amazon now liable in California for defective products from third-party sellers 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- August 15, 2020
Amazon sells so many items on its web store, it’s practically impossible to ensure none are defective or pose a safety risk to users. Which is why Amazon has long argued that liability is on the third-party sellers – which makes up 60% of is US trade – if, for example, a battery explodes on
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Save £1,034 on 15in MacBook Pro (2019) on Amazon 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- August 6, 2020
Though Amazon’s suggests you’re saving £260.97, the actual RRP of the device is £2,799 which saves you £1,023.51. Update: Amazon has now reduced the price further to £1,764.01, increasing the discount to £1,034.99. Though Apple recently discontinued the 15in MacBook Pro and replaced it with a 16in model, the 15in option only received an upgrade
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Amazon gets green-light to blow $10bn on 3,000+ internet satellites. All so Americans can shop more on Amazon • The Register 0
- TECHNOLOGY
- August 1, 2020
Amazon got the stamp of approval this week from America’s communications watchdog to operate thousands of internet-relaying satellites into low Earth orbit. When exactly they will launch hasn’t been set. In fact, the design of the metallic birds are yet to be finalized, according to a report by the FCC. Still, Amazon hopes to deploy
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