Amazon Prime Day sale: What to expect in deals, discounts on smartphones, TVs, accessories, other gadgets and appliances

The dates are out for Amazon Prime Day sale 2020. The two-day sale will start August 6 and run through August 7. Prime Day sale is an annual sale exclusively for Amazon Prime members. Here's a ready reckoner on discounts that Prime members will get on gadgets, appliances and tech accessories.

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New CT scan method lowers radiation exposure

A CT scan technique that splits a full X-ray beam into thin beamlets can deliver the same quality of image at a much reduced radiation dose, according to a new study. The technique, demonstrated on a small sample in a micro CT scanner, could potentially be adapted for medical scanners and used to reduce the amount of radiation millions of people are exposed to each year.

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Researchers discover new pathways that could help treat RNA viruses

Researchers have identified new pathways in an RNA-based virus where inhibitors, like medical treatments, unbind. The finding could be beneficial in understanding how these inhibitors react and potentially help develop a new generation of drugs to target viruses with high death rates, like HIV-1, Zika, Ebola and SARS-CoV2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Tech CEO hearing will probably be postponed, sources say

The blockbuster antitrust hearing may conflict with a planned service for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., a source familiar with the matter told CNBC.

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Tracking misinformation campaigns in real-time is possible, study shows

A research team has developed a technique for tracking online foreign misinformation campaigns in real time, which could help mitigate outside interference in the 2020 American election.

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COVID-19 shutdown led to increased solar power output

As the air cleared after lockdowns, solar installations in Delhi produced 8 percent more power, a new study shows.

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The Boys Season 3: Amazon Prime Video Renews Superhero Series at San Diego Comic-Con 2020

The Boys season 3 is a go. At San Diego Comic-Con 2020, The Boys executive producers Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg announced that Amazon Prime Video had renewed the superhero series for a third season. An after-show — Prime Rewind: Inside The Boys — will air alongside The Boys season 2.

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WhatsApp to partner with more Indian banks in financial inclusion push

WhatsApp, which counts India as its biggest market with 400 million users, has already tied up with banks including ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank, allowing them to communicate with customers via automated text messages on its business service.

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China scheduled to launch independent Mars mission today

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Microsoft may face EU antitrust probe after Slack complaint on tying practice

Slack said the issue was Microsoft's Teams productivity software, which was introduced in early 2017 to compete with Slack's chat app and others in the fast-growing and lucrative workplace collaboration market.

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Twitter says hackers saw messages from 36 accounts, including Netherlands official

For accounts they won access to, the company said the hackers would have been able to see phone numbers and email addresses but not previous passwords.

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SK Hynix says chip prices to correct after lockdown stockpiling, recover in 2021

SK Hynix, the world's No.2 memory chip maker, warned chip prices would correct in the second half of 2020 as a spike in demand amid coronavirus-related lockdowns wanes, but added that a recovery should follow as soon as next year.

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China scheduled to launch independent Mars mission today

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Microsoft may face EU antitrust probe after Slack complaint on tying practice

Slack said the issue was Microsoft's Teams productivity software, which was introduced in early 2017 to compete with Slack's chat app and others in the fast-growing and lucrative workplace collaboration market.

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Twitter says hackers saw messages from 36 accounts, including Netherlands official

For accounts they won access to, the company said the hackers would have been able to see phone numbers and email addresses but not previous passwords.

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SK Hynix says chip prices to correct after lockdown stockpiling, recover in 2021

SK Hynix, the world's No.2 memory chip maker, warned chip prices would correct in the second half of 2020 as a spike in demand amid coronavirus-related lockdowns wanes, but added that a recovery should follow as soon as next year.

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