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Portland's Most Famous Bookstore Will No Longer Sell Books on Amazon

GizModo VR

One of Portland’s most beloved bookworm attractions, Powell’s Books, will stop selling books on Amazon this weekend, Aug. 29, Oregon Live reports. 29 is also Independent Bookstore Day. Fitting, no? Read more.

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Samsung XR and EarthX Debut Environmentally-focused 360 Short Films

Road to VR

“We get to show audiences not only the beauty of nature but inspire support for pressing current issues, like firefighters taking on wildfires and Indigenous communities in the Amazon protecting their land from deforestation.”. The Amazon rainforest gives us air we need to survive and is our best hope in this time of climate change.

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The 19 best shows on Amazon Prime streaming free right now

Mashable VR

We've looked through Amazon's catalog for the best shows included with a Prime membership. In no particular order, here are the 19 best shows on Amazon Prime Video that you should be streaming right now. In no particular order, here are the 19 best shows on Amazon Prime Video that you should be streaming right now. The fashion

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Who’s building the grocery store of the future?

TechCrunch VR

Amazon’s foray into grocery store technology provides a succinct introduction into the state of the industry. Amazon’s first act was its Amazon Go store, which opened in Seattle in early 2018. When customers enter an Amazon Go store, they swipe the Amazon app at the entrance, enabling Amazon to link purchases to their accounts.

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Lizzo's reality TV show is 100% good as hell

Mashable VR

Now, she seeks to do exactly that in her new Amazon Prime Video show, Watch Out for the Big Grrrls. Credit: James Clark / Amazon Studios. Credit: James Clark / Amazon Studios. There’s next-level freestyler Jayla Sullivan from Portland, who shares her experience of being trans in the dance industry. ” at you.

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Inspired by Alabama Coworkers, Amazon Employees Nationwide Begin Union Talks: Report

GizModo VR

A slew of Amazon workers in Baltimore, New Orleans, Portland, Denver, and Southern California are looking into unionizing, emboldened by their Alabama coworkers’ high-profile union campaign , Bloomberg reported Friday. Read more.

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Lighting the Torch for In-App AR Development, with TORCH’s Paul Reynolds

XR for Business Podcast

In 2016, Paul moved to Portland, Oregon, where he founded Torch to address this very problem. If Google is all-in on AR, Apple’s all-in, Amazon, Facebook, Walmart — like, every major company in the world gets it. In 2016, Paul moved to Portland, Oregon, where he founded Torch to address this very problem. Paul: Yeah.

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