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Amazon Prime Day is still a couple weeks away, but the company is already running discounts on some of its biggest items. The latest deal comes on the Kindle Scribe Essentials Bundle, which includes a 64GB Kindle Scribe, Premium Pen and a leather folio cover. The trio is available for $324, down from $520 — a 37 percent discount. 

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• 12 staff members accused "The Umbrella Academy" showrunner Steve Blackman of "toxic" behavior.
• Blackman called the allegations "completely false and outrageous."
• The final season of the Netflix series arrives in August.

A showrunner on "The Umbrella Academy" has been accused by 12 staff members of "toxic" behavior

• Aaron Nichols got certified in solar installation a year ago when he was unsure of his career path.
• Now he has a marketing job for a solar company that offers flexibility and career mobility. 
• This article is part of "Trends to Bet Your Career On," a series

• Demand for solar jobs is growing in response to clean-energy goals and government incentives.
• Many entry-level solar jobs don't require higher education, and they offer on-the-job training.
• This article is part of "Trends to Bet Your Career On," a series about trending professional opportunities.

The solar industry has

This post was updated on 7/1/24 at 9:46 a.m. to include more information about Switch 2 stock expectations. It was updated 6/18/24 at 9:52 a.m. to include new information from the latest Nintendo Direct. It was updated 5/8/24 at 11:55 a.m. ET to include comments from Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa.

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Schiphol Airport in the Netherlands is testing an unusual kind of battery that could prove to be a better, cheaper way to store wind and solar energy.  Developed by US startup ESS, the device is known as an iron flow battery. The airport is currently trialling the technology to power some of its electric ground power units. These machines provide electricity to parked planes to run systems such as

Apple Intelligence — Apple's name for a set of artificial intelligence features on its devices — might not always be completely free.

In the latest installment of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman says Apple is looking into making money from Apple Intelligence down the road.

• My partner and I started a non-alcoholic drink brand called (parentheses) together.
• At first, we were worried about working together, and didn't want to 'mix business with pleasure.'
• But our relationship had a strong foundation, and it has only gotten stronger.

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Japan is one of the leading producers of shiitake mushrooms. These mushrooms are notoriously difficult to cultivate on a commercial scale — especially when using the 1,000-year-old Japanese technique of growing them on logs. In the US, indoor-grown shiitakes sell for upwards of $8 a pound, while forest-grown shiitakes have commanded a much higher price, up to $18 a pound. The most premium shiitake

In yet another blow to big tech, the EU is charging Meta with breaching the bloc’s sweeping online competition rules, known as the Digital Markets Act (DMA). Alongside Google and Apple, Meta is among the tech giants (designated as “gatekeepers“) required to comply with the landmark law as of March this year. A mere two weeks after the act kicked in, the European Commission opened an investigation

Chad Stahleski is getting ready to shoot his new Highlander film. Could the next Mission Impossible have found an intriguing new co-star? House of the Dragon prepares for carnage in a new teaser. Plus, what’s next on My Adventures with Superman. To me, my spoilers!

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Fiio just launched the JA11, and the dongle DAC costs just $15. I used it nearly a month, and I think it is the best value in audio right now.