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☆ In Cold War Berlin, an Affair Born of Chaos and Control
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-29 | by ( Dwight Garner | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +2 min

Hans, a 50-something novelist and high-minded writer for radio, is handsome and rangy, and he looks fine with a cigarette. If “Kairos” were only a tear-jerker, there might not be much more to say about it. Clinging to the undercarriage of her sentences, like fugitives, are intimations of Germany’s politics, history and cultural memory. Her work has attracted star translators, first Susan Bernofsky and now the poet and critic Michael Hofmann. “Kairos” — the title refers to the Greek god of opportunity — is her earthiest novel to date.

We've gathered the best deals below, including discounts on the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, the Samsung Jet 75+, and the Samsung Galaxy Buds 2. Deal Samsung Galaxy Buds 2 Samsung's Galaxy Buds 2 defy their affordable price by producing quality, powerful sound from a tiny package. Deal Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4 With the trade-in of an eligible mobile phone, tablet, or watch, Samsung is offering up to $500 off the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 4, which can bring the price down to as low as $500. Deal Samsung Galaxy S23 (128GB) The Samsung Galaxy S23 is the best smartphone for Android users who prefer smaller screens. The list also includes some of our favorite Samsung gear, like the Samsung Galaxy S23, Samsung Galaxy Earbuds 2, and the Samsung Jet 75+.

The 48-hour Amazon Pet Day event ends today and with it some fantastic opportunities to take advantage of a range of discounts. There's something for any pet owner here, be it deals on some of the best pet foods and tasty treats, tech items like trackers and vacuums, or various pet care products to stock up while taking advantage of the rare price cuts. Directly below, you'll find links to various categories if you'd like to dive in and have a browse yourself. Further down the page, is our live blog where we'll be adding fresh highlights as we find them. Amazon Pet Day live deal updates:

☆ Amazon Pet Day deals event coming May 2-3: food, toys, carriers, and more
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-01 | by ( Brendan Griffiths | Senior Commerce Director | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The 48-hour Amazon Pet Day deals event is just around the corner, with big discounts expected from early tomorrow. Pet food deals will be a highlight and subscribe and save offers could keep the discounts going over time too. In our dedicated Pets Guides section, we've got you covered for best cat food, best dog food, best litter boxes, best dog harnesses, and many more. Officially, Amazon Pet Day begins at midnight PT on Tuesday, May 2 and will end at 11:59 p.m. PT on Wednesday, May 3. Unlike the Prime Day deals, the discounts are not blocked behind Amazon Prime paywalls.

☆ Google-parent stock drops on fears it could lose search market share to AI-powered rivals
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Samantha Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Shares of Google-parent Alphabet fell more than 3% in early trading Monday after a report sparked concerns that its core search engine could lose market share to AI-powered rivals, including Microsoft’s Bing. In an effort to address the heightened competition, Google is said to be developing a new AI-powered search engine called Project “Magi,” according to the Times. Google’s search engine has dominated the market for two decades. That’s particularly true when it comes to search engines, a product that many use to find accurate and reliable information. “This is going to impact every product across every company and so that’s, that’s why I think it’s a very, very profound technology,” he said.

☆ Opinion: Banning TikTok isn’t just a bad idea. It’s a dangerous one
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-16 | by ( Evan Greer | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

CNN —The US government is racing ahead with proposals aimed at banning TikTok, the viral video platform used by more than 150 million Americans. Banning TikTok won’t make us safer from China’s surveillance operations. But banning TikTok isn’t just foolish and dangerous, it’s also unconstitutional. You do that by passing a strong national data privacy law that bans companies from collecting more data about us than they need to provide us with the service we’ve requested. Join us on Twitter and FacebookIt’s a national embarrassment that we have no basic data privacy law in the United States.

He had told Oxford Gold that he wanted to "get the lay of the land" ahead of picking up a $9 million order for 151 gold kilo bars. But most unusual was that Mancuso wanted to pick up the order from the Oxford Gold office, the source said. The next day, Mancuso contacted Oxford Gold about buying $9 million worth of gold, and the company agreed to sell him 151 gold kilo bars. But Oxford Gold was alerted on December 2 that this was a fraudulent transaction, said a source with direct knowledge. Unsure what to do, Oxford Gold contacted the Beverly Hills Police Department, and eventually got in touch with the FBI, this source said.

Lowest Price Google Nest Hub Max With a 10-inch display and great sound, the Google Nest Hub Max is the largest and most entertainment-friendly smart display in Google's lineup. Shop at WalmartGoogle Nest Hub vs. Nest Hub Max: PricingWith a larger screen and built-in camera, it makes sense that the Google Nest Hub Max ($230) comes with a higher price tag than the second-gen Nest Hub ($100). Google Nest Hub vs. Nest Hub Max: Display size and soundThe Nest Hub Max has an impressive speaker system for a smart display. Google Nest Hub vs. Nest Hub Max: Smart featuresThe newer Nest Hub has the Soli chip, which powers features like Sleep Sensing. Google Nest Hub vs. Nest Hub Max: PrivacyGoogle makes it fairly easy to modify your privacy controls, but you'll need to dive into the Google Home app to make these changes.

☆ TikTok pile-on opens two cans of worms
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-23 | by ( Jennifer Saba | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

Yet the bipartisan attack on the short-form video app, owned by China-based ByteDance, really points to two different complications – and each, in turn, opens up a much bigger can of worms. The overarching reason for Chew’s appearance is that President Joe Biden’s administration, and many in Congress, think TikTok’s Chinese backing makes it a dangerous tool of the People’s Republic. Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers accused TikTok of collecting biometric data and manipulating what information users see. It’s not just TikTok that potentially vacuums up consumer details while having close links to China. Follow @jennifersaba on TwitterCONTEXT NEWSTikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew appeared before the U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee on March 23.

March 21 (Reuters) - The U.S. International Trade Commission said on Tuesday it would ban imports of SharkNinja Operating LLC robot vacuums that infringe a patent owned by Roomba maker iRobot Corp (IRBT.O). The full commission upheld part of a trade judge's October decision that SharkNinja violated two of its rival's patents, affirming that SharkNinja's devices mimicked iRobot navigation technology. Bedford, Massachusetts-based iRobot filed the ITC complaint in 2021 along with a lawsuit against SharkNinja in Boston federal court. Another patent lawsuit iRobot brought against SharkNinja in 2019 has also been paused during related proceedings at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. The ITC case is In the Matter of Certain Robotic Floor Cleaning Devices and Components Thereof, U.S. International Trade Commission, No.

☆ David Oreck, Master Marketer of the Mundane, Starred in Vacuum-Cleaner Ads
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( James R. Hagerty | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Company founder David Oreck started selling his vacuums to hotel chains in a plan for them to become known for durability. When David Oreck started selling Oreck vacuum cleaners weighing less than 9 pounds in the 1970s, rivals scoffed that anything that light must be flimsy. Mr. Oreck, a self-trained master marketer of the mundane who grew up in Duluth, Minn., responded by selling his vacuums to hotel chains. If Orecks could stand up to heavy-duty work in hotels, he reasoned, homeowners would be sold on them too. He ran advertisements showing a small, gray-haired hotel maid hoisting an Oreck vacuum above her head.

☆ It's not just Google — closer inspection reveals Bing's AI also flubbed the facts in its big reveal
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Dmitri Brereton said Bing's new AI chatbot "got some answers completely wrong" during its demo. As part of Microsoft's unveiling of the new tech, Bing's AI was asked to list the pros and cons of the three best-selling pet vacuums. "I hope Bing AI enjoys being sued for libel," he wrote. The AI arms race may lead to the spread of misinformationBrereton's observations come as Big Tech companies like Google and Microsoft enter an AI arms race. While Brereton told Insider that generative AI search engines like the new Bing can be "quite transformative," he noted that releasing it prematurely "could lead to big problems."

☆ Microsoft’s Bing AI demo called out for several errors
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Samantha Murphy Kelly | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Microsoft’s public demo last week of an AI-powered revamp of Bing appears to have included several factual errors, highlighting the risk the company and its rivals face when incorporating this new technology into search engines. At the Bing demo at Microsoft headquarters, the company showed off how integrating artificial intelligence features from the company behind ChatGPT would empower the search engine to provide more conversational and complex search results. When asked, “What were Meta’s fourth quarter results?” the Bing AI feature gave a response that said, “according to the press release,” and then listed bullet points appearing to state Meta’s results. But Bing stated information that appeared to be attributed to the article that was, in fact, not actually there. For example, Bing said one crib had a “water-resistant mattress pad,” but that information was listed nowhere in the article.

☆ China’s Balloon Program Grew From a Humble Start
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-10 | by ( James T. Areddy | Brian Spegele | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Humble beginnings for Chinese high-altitude ballooning have given way to a modern program of towering, lighter-than-air data-vacuums that are now rattling the U.S. military establishment. Parsing German and Japanese texts 40 years ago, Chinese scientists scratched calculations in notebooks and glued together scraps of newspaper to design a research balloon they hoped might fly to the edge of space.

☆ Sonos, Therabody and Dyson: Best online sales right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( Caroline Curran | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

No matter which model you choose, you’ll save on a device perfect for athletes and anyone else who appreciates at-home relaxation. Right now you can save up to $170 at Therabody, including savings on the Theragun Pro and Mini. Sonos Home Theater Sale Sonos Arc Sonos In the world of premium speakers, Sonos is always a top contender — and now through Feb. 12, you can score up to $280 off select home theater speakers. Tocess Claw Clips $19 $8 at Amazon Amazon Keep your hair out of the way with a chic claw clip. • Save on our favorite affordable headphones right now — the over-ear Soundcore Anker Life are just $45 right now.

This story is part of Select's New & Notable column, where we highlight our favorite product launches, major sales, what we're buying and some of our latest recommendations and advice. This week, we’ve highlighted Ninja’s latest kitchen appliance, Caraway steamers, new bags in the Béis Sport collection and more. The brand is offering 20% off products in the following categories to previous customers: Cordless stick vacuums, upright vacuums, canister vacuums, air purifiers, supersonic hair dryers and Corrale straighteners. For National Puzzle Day (Jan. 29), Jiggy Puzzles is offering 30% purchases of $75 or more, plus free shipping. To recommend the best hair dryers, we spoke to hairstylists about which you should buy depending on your hair type.

☆ Organized retail thieves' most-wanted list: Survey reveals which items are most likely to be stolen from stores
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Organized retail crime has contributed to a $94.5 billion inventory-shrink problem for the retail industry. Retail criminals steal across many different product categories, per the National Retail Federation. Here are the most popular items targeted for organized retail crime as identified by the National Retail Federation, in no particular order. Shoshy Ciment/Business InsiderDesigner handbagsFashion and fine jewelryBeltsWatchesDesigner sunglassesBranded eyewearFootwearShoe retailers need to be wary of organized retail criminals. REUTERS/Jessica DinapoliInfant formulaInfant and toddler itemsChildren's toysOtherGift cards also aren't safe from organized retail crime.

☆ Roborock Is Building a Customer-First Brand of Robot Vacuums
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( Sponsor Post | Created Insider Studios With Roborock | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

"I never intended to create a robot of my own," Richard Chang, Roborock founder and CEO, said. Kickstarting an entrepreneurial journeyRoborockToday, Beijing-based Roborock is among the biggest robot vacuum manufacturers in the world. RoborockThe result was the launch in 2016 of the first Roborock robot vacuum cleaner the Mi Home Robot Vacuum Cleaner. Since then, Roborock has produced a steady stream of models that have continued to set the standard in robot vacuum technology, culminating in the Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra, which was featured on Time magazine's Best Inventions of 2022. It also allows users to operate their robot vacuum overnight, in complete darkness.

☆ Roomba says leaked pictures including one of a woman on the toilet were taken by test vacuums, not purchased ones
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-20 | by ( Aaron Mok | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Robot vacuum maker iRobot confirmed that sensitive images leaked online were taken by its devices. Roomba said the images, including one of a woman on the toilet, were taken only by test units. The images were leaked by Venezuelan contractors who worked with iRobot, MIT Tech Review reported. But images from that data got leaked to Facebook, Discord and other social sites, MIT Tech Review reported and iRobot confirmed to Insider. Experts who have spoken to labelers told MIT Tech Review that they found the work "really uncomfortable."

☆ Amazon's Cyber Monday sales continue: 40+ deals you can still shop
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

SKIP AHEAD Home and kitchen deals | Tech deals | TV deals | Beauty and wellness deals | Pet deals | Best Amazon Cyber Monday sales | Do you need a Prime membership to shop Amazon’s Cyber Monday deals? The best Amazon Cyber Monday 2022 dealsBelow, we rounded up some of the best deals from Amazon’s ongoing Cyber Monday savings event based on our previous coverage and Select reader interest. 4.5-star average rating from 33,540 reviews on AmazonAccording to Kasa, this smart light switch is designed to fit into a standard junction box. Best Amazon Cyber Monday 2022 sales to shopHere are some of the best ongoing sales to shop during Amazon’s extended Cyber Monday sale that we think you’ll want to know about. Do you need a Prime membership to shop Amazon’s Cyber Monday deals?

If you’re planning to invest in a new Roomba or gift one to someone else, retailers like Amazon, Target, Best Buy and Walmart are offering notable discounts. SKIP AHEAD Best Cyber Monday 2022 Roomba deals | Best Cyber Monday 2022 Roomba salesWe compiled some of the best Cyber Monday deals and sales on Roombas that we think you’ll want to know about to help you make the most of your shopping. Best Cyber Monday 2022 Roomba dealsBelow, we’re sharing the best Cyber Monday Roomba robotic vacuum deals based on our previous coverage and reporting. Best Cyber Monday 2022 iRobot Roomba salesHere are the best Cyber Monday Roomba sales that we think you’ll want to know about. Target: Up to $400 off iRobot Roombas Walmart: Up to $300 off iRobot Roombas Kohl’s: Up to $250 off iRobot Roombas Bed Bath and Beyond: Up to $200 off iRobot RoombasWhen is Cyber Monday 2022?

SKIP AHEAD Best deals at Amazon | Best deals at Walmart | Best deals at Target | Best deals at Best Buy | Best Cyber Monday sales across categoriesTo help you make the most of the shopping holiday, Select compiled some of the best Cyber Monday deals and sales we think you’ll want to know about. Best Cyber Monday 2022 deals across retailersBelow, we’re sharing the best Cyber Monday deals based on our previous coverage and reporting. 4.7-star average rating from 73,237 reviews at TargetOral-B’s Pro 1000 electric toothbrush is one of the best models you can buy. 4.7-star average rating from 10,600 on AmazonThis cookware set comes with 8-inch and 10-inch nonstick fry pans. Best Cyber Monday 2022 sales across retailersHere are the best Cyber Monday sales we think you’ll want to know about.

☆ Best Dyson Cyber Monday 2022 deals — Save on vacuums, air purifiers and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Christina Colizza | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

SKIP AHEAD Best Cyber Monday Dyson deals | Cyber Monday vacuum and floor care salesTo help you make the most of the shopping holiday, we compiled some of the best Cyber Monday deals and sales on tech that we think you’ll want to know about. It also has an LCD screen to indicate particle count and performance, remaining runtime, filter maintenance, blockage information and more and offers up to 60 minutes of runtime before recharging. It offers 60 minutes of runtime and has an LCD screen to indicate particle count and performance, remaining runtime, filter maintenance, blockage information and more. 4.0-star average review from 20 reviews at Best BuyThis 3-in-1 Dyson machine combines an air purifier, humidifier and fan altogether. Best Cyber Monday 2022 vacuum and floor care salesHere are the best Cyber Monday vacuum and floor care sales that we think you’ll want to know about.

☆ Amazon Cyber Monday 2022: Shop these 71+ deals before they're gone
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-28 | by ( Mili Godio | Mili Godio Is An Associate Reporter For Select On Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +23 min

Amazon is still hosting several Cyber Monday deals, as are major retailers like Walmart, Target and Best Buy. SKIP AHEAD Home and kitchen deals | Tech deals | TV deals | Beauty and wellness deals | Pet deals | Best Amazon Cyber Monday sales | Do you need a Prime membership to shop Amazon’s Cyber Monday deals? Anyone can shop Amazon’s Cyber Monday deals, though the retailer does offer some exclusive deals for Prime members. The best Amazon Cyber Monday 2022 dealsBelow, we rounded up some of the best deals from Amazon’s Cyber Monday savings event based on our previous coverage and Select reader interest. Best Amazon Cyber Monday 2022 sales to shopHere are some of the best sales to shop for during Amazon’s Cyber Monday sale that we think you’ll want to know about.

☆ Best Amazon Cyber Monday deals available now: Apple, Kindle and more
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-27 | by ( Mili Godio | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +21 min

SKIP AHEAD Home and kitchen deals | Tech deals | TV deals | Beauty and wellness deals | Pet deals | Best Amazon Cyber Monday sales | Do you need a Prime membership to shop Amazon’s Cyber Monday deals? The best Amazon Cyber Monday 2022 dealsBelow, we rounded up some of the best deals from Amazon’s Cyber Monday savings event based on our previous coverage and Select reader interest. Best Amazon Cyber Monday home and kitchen deals4.7-star average rating from 10,573 reviews on AmazonThis All-Clad two-piece cookware set comes with 8- and 10-inch non-stick frying pans. 4.6-star average rating from 150,441 reviews on AmazonFitBit makes some of the best fitness smartwatches you can buy. Best Amazon Cyber Monday 2022 sales to shopHere are some of the best sales to shop for during Amazon’s Cyber Monday sale that we think you’ll want to know about.

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