Feb 04
Flores didn’t intend to become invisible, but there are only so many times a Black man can build himself up again, knowing that he won’t truly be seen.
Feb 04
<img width="1269" height="800" src="https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/amazon-prime-1269×800.jpg" class="webfeedsFeaturedVisual wp-post-image" alt="Upside-down Amazon delivery box" loading="lazy" style="margin: auto;margin-bottom: 5px;max-width: 100%" data-attachment-id="710504" data-permalink="https://www.slashgear.com/amazon-prime-is-about-to-get-more-expensive-in-the-us-03710501/amazon-prime-5/" data-orig-file="https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/amazon-prime.jpg" data-orig-size="1440,908" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="amazon-prime" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="
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” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/amazon-prime-1142×720.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/amazon-prime-1269×800.jpg” />Amazon has published its fourth-quarter earnings report for the period that ended on December 31, 2021, revealing, among other things, that it plans to increase its Amazon Prime membership price in the US. The subscriptions will increase from $12.99 per month to $14.99 per month for monthly memberships, and from $119 per year to $139 per year for yearly memberships. … Continue reading
Feb 04
Amazon Prime is increasing in price for the first time since 2018. The company used its latest earnings to reveal that it’s raising the fee to $15 per month (previously $13), or $139 per year (previously $119). The higher rates kick in February 18th for new customers, but they won’t take effect for existing customers until they renew March 25th or later — if you were thinking of trying Prime, you might want to sign up now to lock in the current price for a year.
Amazon pinned the increase on the “continued expansion” of Prime perks along with higher wages and transportation costs. As with the last time around, you can likely blame Amazon’s ever more ambitious Prime Video plans for some of the increase. According to Hollywood Reporter, the upcoming Lord of the Rings series is expected to cost $465 million just for its first season — and that’s not including other big productions. Throw in the MGM acquisition and Amazon has plenty of media-related expenses.
The company can’t blame the hike on financial hardship, at least. Amazon’s net profit jumped nearly 57 percent in 2021 to $33.4 billion — the lingering COVID-19 pandemic has been good for Amazon’s core shopping business. A surge in profit from EV maker Rivian’s initial public stock offering (Amazon has a 20 percent stake) helped mask lower income in the last calendar quarter of 2021, but it’s evident the company doesn’t need the Prime hike in the near future.
The Prime increase might also irk people beyond Amazon’s customers. The company is raising rates even as it fights workers’ efforts to improve working conditions, and as it faces increasing government scrutiny of its pricing and other practices. There won’t be much sympathy from some corners, then, even if Amazon does use the extra revenue to help staff.
Feb 04
Herman was the first female journalist to interview players in the locker room after an NHL game.
Feb 04
LIGHTSPEED Presents: 'Plausible Realities, Improbable Dreams' by Isabel J. Kim
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io9 is proud to present fiction from LIGHTSPEED MAGAZINE. Once a month, we feature a story from LIGHTSPEED’s current issue. This month’s selection is “Plausible Realities, Improbable Dreams” by Isabel J. Kim. You can read the story below or listen to the podcast on LIGHTSPEED’s website. Enjoy!
Feb 04
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” data-medium-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/GWT_Gamplay-Deep-Dive_4-1280×720.jpg” data-large-file=”https://cdn.slashgear.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/GWT_Gamplay-Deep-Dive_4-1280×720.jpg” />Ghostwire: Tokyo‘s release date was confirmed in a presentation today, which included a deep dive into the title’s gameplay. Originally slated to release in fall 2021, Tango Gameworks announced the game had been delayed last summer. At the time, the company had only told us that it planned to launch Ghostwire: Tokyo in early 2022, but now we finally have … Continue reading
Feb 04
Snap is finally profitable
Posted in: Today's ChiliNearly five years after going public, Snap is finally profitable. The company shared the milestone in its fourth-quarter earnings report, where it reported $23 million in positive net income.
That may be a tiny percentage of its $4.1 billion in quarterly revenue, but it’s an important step for the company which has at times struggled with user growth. But those challenges appear to be firmly behind Snapchat, as daily active users climbed to 319 million, an increase of 13 million for the second quarter in a row. DAUs were up 20 percent overall in 2021.
The news for shareholders was particularly welcome as Snap’s results came a day after Meta reported that Facebook’s daily active users had declined for the first time in its history. The resulting stock slide wiped more than $200 billion off the company’s market cap.
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Feb 04
The 10 richest people in the world have more than doubled their wealth since the pandemic began in 2020.
Feb 04
If you rely on Amazon Prime to get necessities delivered to your door (or just for a hit of serotonin), we’ve got some bad news: Soon you’ll be paying more for the convenience. Amazon is raising the price to $139 from $119, the company announced in its fourth-quarter earnings statement.
Feb 04
A Jedi, Like His Father Before Him
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As one of, if not often the, primary protagonists of Star Wars, the saga at large has often existed in various forms to ask one single question, with a thousand answers: who is Luke Skywalker? Farm boy, pilot, Jedi, teacher, learner, master, legend, Luke has been so many things across his life, in so many stories,…
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