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A sneaker platform raised $2 million to keep kicks away from resellers. Here's how its founders are preserving sneaker culture as resale booms into a multi-billion dollar industry

Summary List Placement As the sneaker resale market explodes, buying a pair of new kicks at retail price is no longer as simple as it used to be. SoleSavy , a new sneaker...
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Save 40% on an Aquarius Bluetooth speaker!

3 days ago | Radio Times

You'll feel as though you're listening to your favourite songs for the first time with an Aquarius Bluetooth Speaker, thanks to its incredible sound quality and connection...
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Postmates salaries revealed: Here's how much software engineers, robotics engineers, and data scientists make at the last-mile delivery company now owned by Uber

6 days ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Uber, the parent company of Uber Eats, bought Postmates in an all-stock deal valued at $2.65 billion last month. The merger was the second consolidation...
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Lidl gives kids a chance to design shopping bag

7 days ago | Belfast telegraph

A supermarket is giving children in Northern Ireland the chance to design a shopping bag. The winner's artwork will feature on the retailer's brand bags, due to hit all 40 of...
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Amazon Hit With Class-Action, EBooks Price-Fixing Lawsuit

10 days ago | PC Mag | 2 articles

The lawsuit alleges Amazon colluded with the five largest US publishers to inflate digital book prices. Amazon and a number of major book publishers are facing a potentially...
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Get money off a BodyFit folding electric treadmill

10 days ago | Radio Times

Make strides into a new fitness routine with this compact treadmill from BodyFit. If you're looking to increase your activity levels, then running or fast walking is a great...
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Samsung's new Galaxy S21 phones feature a new look, improved specs, and cheaper prices than last year's models

11 days ago | Business Insider | 16 articles

Summary List Placement Samsung launched its new Galaxy S21 flagship phones on January 14. Prices start at $799.99 for the Galaxy S21, $999.99 for the Galaxy S21 Plus, and...
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This martech company just raised $200 million - here's the deck it uses to nab clients like Lululemon and Western Union

12 days ago | Business Insider

Summary List Placement Quantum Metric, a technology platform that helps companies design and manage their digital products, has raised a $200 million funding round at a...
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People on TikTok are cutting up old Ugg boots and turning them into slippers

12 days ago | Metro

The transformation Lockdown makes people do the strangest things. The latest trend on TikTok proves this. People on the platform are cutting up their old Ugg boots - which...
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Jeff Bezos just turned 57. Here's how his leadership style propelled him to become one of the richest men in the world - and what you can learn from it

13 days ago | Business Insider | 2 articles

Summary List Placement Since the passing of Steve Jobs , Jeff Bezos has cemented himself as the tech world's philosopher-in-chief. After he predicted that ecommerce was about...
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6 EastEnders spoilers for next week: Max exposes Sharon and Denise...

Sharon Beale faces the music as the search for Ian Beale intensifies and Max Branning points the finger. Is her killer secret finally out? Denise Fox confronts Lucas Johnson... Read more ...

‘A huge hug' - Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola offers support to Frank...

Pep Guardiola sent a ‘huge hug' to Frank Lampard after he was sacked by Chelsea Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has offered his support to Frank Lampard after he was... Read more ...

Apple's Time to Walk feature now on Fitness+ for Watch users

Apple has launched a new feature for Fitness+ subscribers that encourages them to go on healthy strolls. Time to Walk works with the Apple Watch and a pair of Bluetooth... Read more ...

Meet Billie Shepherd, Dancing on Ice 2021 contestant and reality TV star

TOWIE's Billie Shepherd made her Dancing on Ice debut last weekend in the show's 9 to 5 group dance - but in a few days time she'll be making her first solo outing on the... Read more ...

Adele thanks fans for letting her be soundtrack to their lives as she...

Adele's album 21 is 10-years-old Adele has thanked fans for letting her be the soundtrack to parts of their lives as she celebrated the 10th anniversary of her award-winning... Read more ...

Dancing on Ice 2021: Graham Bells is prepared to land in skate-off after...

Graham Bell is already prepared for landing in skate-off Dancing on Ice contestant Graham Bell has revealed that he's already prepared to land in the skate-off. The Olympian... Read more ...

Watch Police Raid An Illegal Rave In East London Last Night

The Met Police last might swooped on a “large group of incredibly selfish people” holding an illegal rave in east London. More than £15,000 in fines were handed out at a venue... Read more ...

Brooklyn Beckham's ‘Future Wifey' Nicola Peltz Wrote Him A Love Letter And...

Brooklyn Beckham 's skin is fast becoming a tribute to his fiancée Nicola Peltz. The eldest son of David and Victoria Beckham has unveiled a brand new inking of a love letter... Read more ...

‘Don't book your summer holidays yet', minister warns

Ministers have warned there are still too many people in hospital with coronavirus to consider booking summer holidays at the moment People should avoid booking summer... Read more ...

Dad stunned as old Harry Potter book is set to scoop £30k at auction

The book was a present bought back in 1997. Read more ...