What do you guys think about Walmart+? Service has good value, or just another way a company can suck more money out of consumers while providing the bare minimum of service and quality?...
Isn’t the whole point of having things delivered to NOT HAVE TO GO TO THE STORE? The billion dollar company can eat that cost so the customer isn’t even more inconvenienced.
For what? Wanting the billion dollar company to actually seem to give a shit about the customer? Fuck that. The reason you have it delivered is to be able to not have to deal with going to the store.
The ad itself depicted a mechanical crusher destroying artifacts of human creativity. A trumpet, guitar, sculpture, piano, drawing board, paints, a metronome, several analog cameras, a turntable, and hi-fi equipment were among the much-loved items yielding to the machine’s unstoppable force.
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
I’m looking at the price of cable and specifically NFL Sunday ticket and you still get ads. If they are actually subsidized then it ain’t much IMO. I’ll continue to watch the free versions without ads.
Not every job has an HR department. And it’s my understanding that HR is primarily to benefit the company. I’ve never worked for a company with an HR department so take that for what it’s worth.
Jerry Seinfeld is interrupted onstage by pro-Palestinian protesters — again (www.latimes.com)
Jerry Seinfeld’s week of difficult appearances continues, this time in Virginia....
My experience with Walmart+ (lemmy.world)
What do you guys think about Walmart+? Service has good value, or just another way a company can suck more money out of consumers while providing the bare minimum of service and quality?...
How Airbnb accidentally screwed the US housing market and made $100 billion (www.arktrek.shop)
Biden really, really doesn’t want China to flood the US with cheap EVs (www.theverge.com)
Apple crushes creativity and its reputation in new iPad ad (www.theregister.com)
The ad itself depicted a mechanical crusher destroying artifacts of human creativity. A trumpet, guitar, sculpture, piano, drawing board, paints, a metronome, several analog cameras, a turntable, and hi-fi equipment were among the much-loved items yielding to the machine’s unstoppable force.
After announcing increased prices, Spotify to Pay Songwriters About $150 Million Less Next Year (www.billboard.com)
When Bloomberg reported that Spotify would be upping the cost of its premium subscription from $9.99 to $10.99, and including 15 hours of audiobooks per month in the U.S., the change sounded like a win for songwriters and publishers. Higher subscription prices typically equate to a bump in U.S. mechanical royalties — but not...
House quickly rejects Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's effort to remove Speaker Johnson from office (apnews.com)
Apple introduces M4 chip (www.apple.com)
NASA remotely reprogramming Voyager 1 also means that aliens can reprogram all of our satellites.
NASA remotely reprogramming Voyager 1 also means that aliens can reprogram all of our satellites.
Here’s How That Disney 360° Treadmill Works (hackaday.com)
U.S. Civil War Reenactors (Rockville, Indiana) (lemmy.world)
Never saw such a thing before. It was very loud and a bit silly, but fun.
Why do people still eat beef when we know it's terrible for Earth?
Lithium-free sodium batteries exit the lab and enter US production (newatlas.com)
Google's plan is to annoy you relentlessly until you update Messages (www.androidauthority.com)
There’s a new Google Messages update page that takes up your phone’s entire display every time you open the app....
In 1st Sit-Down, Brittney Griner Talks Suicidal Ideations in Russian Detainment (www.jezebel.com)
Arizona's Democratic leaders get enough votes to repeal 19th century abortion ban (apnews.com)
Coming soon to Dave & Buster's: Betting. New app function allows customers to wager on games. (www.usatoday.com)
18+ Don't neglect the bobas (lemmyf.uk)
A colleague sent a video of a murder at work today and I'm still seething. What rights do I have? (UK)
It’s already well known at work that I don’t just not like gore videos but that I hate them and actively avoid them....
A snapshot of heaven (lemmy.world)
Highway collapse in China's southern Guangdong province leaves at least 24 dead (apnews.com)
The ground beneath the highway appeared to have caved in, along with the section of the road that had broken off....
This congresswoman was born and raised in Ukraine. She just voted against aid for her homeland (apnews.com)