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Amazon Ends Shared Prime Shipping Program for People Who Don’t Live Together

Amazon Ends Shared Prime Shipping Program for People Who Don’t Live Together

If you’re using a friend or family member’s free Prime shipping and you don’t live in the same house, you might need to pay another monthly cost. According to an updated customer service page first reported by The Verge, Amazon is ending its Prime Invitee benefit sharing program on Oct. 1. The program is being replaced by Amazon Family, which …

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Amazon cracks down on Prime free shipping sharing

Amazon cracks down on Prime free shipping sharing

A worker prepares orders at an Amazon fulfillment center. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images Amazon is eliminating a program that allows members of its Prime subscription program to share free shipping benefits with people outside their household. The company began notifying users in recent days that it plans to end the Prime Invitee Program on Oct. 1, according …

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Amazon ends shared Prime free shipping outside your home

Amazon ends shared Prime free shipping outside your home

Amazon is axing the program that lets Prime members share their free shipping perk with people outside their household. In an update to its support page, Amazon says it will cut off Prime benefit sharing on October 1st, 2025, prompting invitees who don’t live with the account holder to sign up for their own subscription at a discounted $14.99 rate …

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Trump closes the ‘de minimis’ shipping loophole. Etsy and eBay shares have tumbled. – MarketWatch

Trump closes the ‘de minimis’ shipping loophole. Etsy and eBay shares have tumbled.  MarketWatch Online Shopping May Never Be the Same  The Atlantic Trump’s trade war has come to your Etsy shopping cart  MSNBC News Rocky waters ahead for British artist stopping sales to customers across the pond  NBC News Etsy, eBay, and Shein reel as ‘de minimis’ tariff exemption ends, adding hefty charges …

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U.S. charges two Chinese nationals for illegally shipping Nvidia AI chips to China

U.S. charges two Chinese nationals for illegally shipping Nvidia AI chips to China

China is one of Nvidia’s largest markets, particularly for data centers, gaming and artificial intelligence applications. Avishek Das | Lightrocket | Getty Images Two Chinese nationals in California have been arrested and charged with the illegal shipment of tens of millions of dollars‘ worth of AI chips, including those made by Nvidia, the Department of Justice said Tuesday.  Chuan Geng, …

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Project Reveals Mindblowing Designs For Shipping Humans to The Stars : ScienceAlert

Project Reveals Mindblowing Designs For Shipping Humans to The Stars : ScienceAlert

On November 1st, 2024, Project Hyperion – an international, interdisciplinary team of architects, engineers, anthropologists, and urban planners – launched a design competition for crewed interstellar travel. The event was hosted by the Initiative for Interstellar Studies (i4is), a UK-based non-profit organization dedicated to the robotic and human exploration of exoplanets around nearby stars, and eventually settlement. With a prize …

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Sarepta will stop shipping Elevidys, Duchenne gene therapy

Sarepta will stop shipping Elevidys, Duchenne gene therapy

Adam Feuerstein is a senior writer and biotech columnist, reporting on the crossroads of drug development, business, Wall Street, and biotechnology. He is also a co-host of the weekly biotech podcast The Readout Loud and author of the newsletter Adam’s Biotech Scorecard. You can reach Adam on Signal at stataf.54. Sarepta Therapeutics said Monday evening it will pause all shipments …

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