Amazon Prime Video viewers will have to pay an extra

Amazon Prime Video viewers seeking to avoid ads during shows and movies will have to pay an extra $2.99 a month starting in late January. The ad-free tier, which will officially roll out Jan. 29, will be on top of the $139 annual cost of an Amazon Prime subscription or the $8.99-a-month standalone Amazon Prime […]Read More

Apple Watch ban halted by appeals court

An appeals court on Wednesday halted a federal ban on Apple Watch imports that took effect one day earlier. The ban was enacted after the U.S. International Trade Commission ruled that some Apple Watch models created since 2020 infringed on pulse-reader patents owned by the California-based biotech firm Masimo. The ITC is expected to file […]Read More

Online retailer Zulily is shutting down

Online retailer Zulily is shutting down. Writing on the company’s homepage, an official said Zulily’s leadership had ‘made the difficult but necessary decision to conduct an orderly wind-down of the business to maximize value for the companies’ creditors.’ ‘This decision was not easy nor was it entered into lightly,’ wrote Ryan Baker, vice president of […]Read More

Workers wrested a seat at the table on AI this

2023 saw workers demand more say over how artificial intelligence reshapes their industries, scoring unprecedented wins from Hollywood to Silicon Valley. But as the technology barrels forward and regulators race to keep up, labor experts say it’s an open question how effective the push will prove. Earlier this month, Microsoft and the AFL-CIO, a coalition […]Read More