Insignia Air Fryers Recalled Over Glass Shattering, Handles Melting, and Just Generally Catching Fire

Over 180,000 Insignia air fryers and air fryer ovens sold at Best Buy are being recalled, according to an announcement Thursday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The agency has received dozens of reports of the ovens overheating, causing the handles to melt or break, and glass in the unit to shatter. At least … Read more

Gen Zers lead the way in Singapore’s online shopping space

Logos of online social media and social networking sites displayed on a smartphone screen on August 01, 2023 in Bath, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images SINGAPORE — As more businesses turn to social media to sell their merchandise, online shoppers in Singapore are exploring new buying experiences — and Gen … Read more

9 Extra Perks You Can Get By Joining Amazon Prime

Image: Cascade Creatives (Shutterstock) As another aside to Prime Reading, Amazon offers its First Reads option to Prime members, giving them early access to newly released books. Each month, the Prime member can download one newly released book from a curated selection of editor’s picks titles. But with Amazon’s October Prime Day event, the company … Read more

FedEx’s New Robot Loads Delivery Trucks Like It’s Playing 3D Tetris

“In the last year or two, people have taken advances in AI and machine learning and said ‘we can make a real business case here, whether it’s lowering costs or improving efficiency or whatever,” says Matthew Johnson-Roberson, director of the robotics institute at Carnegie Mellon University. Johnson-Roberson says years of investment in areas like self-driving … Read more

Who’s Alibaba’s new CEO Eddie Wu and chairman Joe Tsai?

Alibaba introduced a serious management reshuffle on Tuesday, with CEO and Chairman Daniel Zhang planning to step down this 12 months and get replaced by veterans on the Chinese language tech large. Eddie Yongming Wu will step in as CEO, whereas Joe Tsai will take over as chairman on Sept. 10. The 2 executives are … Read more