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The experimental shop, called Carrefour City+, is the latest addition to the burgeoning field of retail automation. Source link

The pandemic didn’t just threaten Americans’ health when it slammed the US in 2020 — it may also have posed a long-term threat to many of their jobs. Source link

Facebook’s WhatsApp was fined a record 225 million euro ($266 million) by the Irish data protection regulator on Thursday after the EU privacy watchdog pressured Ireland to raise the penalty for the company’s privacy breaches. WhatsApp said the fine was “entirely disproportionate” and that it would appeal. Still, the Irish fine is significantly less than the record $886.6… …

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Amazon plans to release a series of big-screen televisions in the US as soon as this October, putting the company in direct competition with companies like Samsung, LG and Sony, according to a new report.  The TVs will come with equipped with Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant and will range in size from 55 to 75… …

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Do you like using Twitter — but wish it cost money?  Users can now pay to look at tweets from some larger accounts under a “super follows” feature the company started rolling out on Wednesday.  The feature — which is currently only available to a select group of US and Canada users on Apple devices… …

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Elon Musk mocked Jeff Bezos on Twitter Friday, accusing him of having stepped down as Amazon CEO in order to spend his time filing lawsuits against Musk’s company SpaceX. Source link

The Federal Trade Commission secretly interviewed Mark Zuckerberg while probing Facebook’s 2012 acquisition of Instagram — grilling the tech tycoon over the social network’s motives in the controversial deal, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation told The Post. Facebook’s chief executive had agreed voluntarily to speak with the feds in the 2012 interview, which hasn’t… …

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A Tesla vehicle operating on autopilot slammed into a Florida police cruiser on a highway near Orlando on Saturday, just days after CEO Elon Musk admitted the self-driving software is “actually not great.” Source link

In an effort to fight addiction, gamers under the age of 18 will be allowed to play only during the hours of 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays and official holidays. Source link

Astra Space stock opened down 24 percent at $8.87 on Monday before recovering somewhat to $9.41 at mid-morning.  Source link