Physical games don't matter, says GameStop CEO: "It is totally, totally irrelevant" The retailer isn't worried about PlayStation killing discs GamesRadar · Jul 16
How I Shop with Angela Hartnett: ‘The purchase I regret the most? Any fitness machine!’ Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food, and the basic they scrimp on? The chef and restaurateur talks vintage plates, proper photo albums and cycling with the Filter The Guardian - UK · Jul 16
GameStop, Uber Eats Partnership to Offer Same-Day Delivery of Physical Games In Select US Areas GameStop and Uber Eats are now in a partnership to offer same-day delivery of physical games and more in select US areas. Player One · Jul 16
Stocks Rise as Mega Caps Rally: Stock Market Today A positive day for several of Wall Street's biggest stocks helped offset another down day for chipmakers. Kiplinger · Jul 15
Missed Pokémon Go’s Times Square event? That Mewtwo could cost you a used Honda Why buy a Rolex when you can buy pixels? Destructoid · Jul 15
'You Are a Parasite': Elon Musk Humiliated After Attacking NYC Mayor Over Secret $38 Billion Government Handouts Zohran Mamdani's critique of extreme wealth led to a public clash with Elon Musk, sparking debate over Musk's reliance on government support and contrasting economic philosophies. International Business Times UK · Jul 11
Bill Gates heir’s shopping app claimed sales it didn’t drive Phia, co-founded by Phoebe Gates, faces accusations of violating affiliate marketing policies. The browser extension allegedly claimed sales it did not drive by injecting its own referral codes. Independent researchers and competitors like Capital One Shopping highlighted these concerning practices. Phia acknowledged the issue, stating it has been fixed and… The Economic Times · Jul 11
Billionaire Investor Retreats From Retail, Exits Alibaba Entirely, Cuts Amazon Stake 10% Activist investor Dan Loeb‘s Third Point LLC pared back its exposure to the broadline retail sector in the first quarter of 2026, cutting its stake in Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) by 10% and fully exiting its position in Alibaba Group (NYSE:BABA). Benzinga · Jul 10
Refurbished Xbox, iPhone and MacBook sales are surging as tech companies announce hefty price increases Nearly 50 percent of Americans are considering buying secondhand tech as Apple, Microsoft and Sony announce price hikes The Independent UK · Jul 9
Redditor buys suspicious drives on eBay just to report the scamming sellers if they get a fake SSD or HDD — latest '16TB' find has weights and microSD card hot-glued inside the enclosure to make it feel legit u/Hartkralle says that eBay refunds them when they report these fake drives, so getting scammers banned from the platform is worth their effort. While fake sellers would likely just create a new account on eBay in an hour or so, they say that it's still another hour before an unsuspecting… Tom’s Hardware · Jul 9
Earnings Preview: What To Expect From eBay’s Report eBay will report its Q2 results soon. Here’s what analysts expect out of it… Barchart · Jul 9
Ikea photographs household items to create ingenious representation of World Cup nations’ flags Ikea has arranged and photographed towels, furniture, household ornaments and a cuddly octopus to represent the flags of 12 World Cup nations Digital Camera World · Jul 8
Exclusive: Fleek, an online market for vintage garment wholesalers, raises $25 million in new funding Fleek has built a computer vision model to help suppliers sort, grade, and price vintage clothing Fortune · Jul 8
Warning as ‘potentially lethal’ baby products found listed on sites such as Amazon, eBay and TikTok shop Potentially harmful self-feeding products, pillows and sleeping bags found listed on popular retail sites The Independent UK · Jul 7
The Guardian - UK · Jul 7 Which? finds 150 potentially lethal baby products sold online UK consumer group says lives are at risk because platforms fail to prevent dangerous items reaching customers
The Independent UK · Jul 7 ‘Potentially lethal’ baby pillows, sleeping bags and feeding items sold online Which? said it had found 150 potentially lethal baby products being sold to UK consumers.
Digital Camera World · Jul 6 Is this rare camera classy or trashy? It's gold-plated and covered in lizard skin –and could fetch as much as US$6,500 Do you want one of Rollei's rarest (and gaudiest)cameras? This gold-plated, lizard-skinned Rolleiflex is up for auction
Homes & Gardens · Jul 5 Garage Sale Season is Here – But Designers Warn These Are the 5 Things You Need to Know Before Picking Up a Bargain These designer approved tips are worth remembering before you head to a garage sale this summer
Player One · Jul 1 'Pokemon TCG': Extremely Rare ETB Is Now Back In Stock, Available For Below Market Price A Pokemon TCG Elite Trainer Box that is universally considered extremely rare is now back in stock at below market price.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 30 How I Shop with Caroline Hirons: ‘I like a proper knicker’ Always wondered what everyday stuff celebrities buy, where they shop for food and the basics they scrimp on? The skincare expert talks vinyl, McDonald’s tea and the body lotion she buys on repeat with the Filter
TechRadar · Jun 30 One of AMD's most powerful CPUs gets a 60% price cut — 192-core EPYC 9965 CPU costs less than $6000 new and I can't explain why it's so cheap AMD's server-class Epyc 9965 CPU comes with a 192-core, 384-thread Zen 5-based configuration and can be had for less than half its original sub-$15,000 asking price.
TechRadar · Jun 29 The Steam Machine is overpriced yet it's sold out already in Japan — but be careful about buying a cheap clone Be careful around apparently enticing Steam Machine copies from Asia, even if the real thing is selling out at its eye-watering MSRP.
Player One · Jun 29 Scalpers Sell Steam Machine For Over 2x Its SRP on eBay After Valve Sells Out Steam Machine is selling for over twice as much as its SRP on eBay as scalpers take this opportunity after it sold out from Valve.
Destructoid · Jun 28 If you thought Valve’s price for the Steam Machine was ludicrous, wait until you see the scalpers It's scalping time.
Tom’s Guide · Jun 28 Scalpers are already flipping Steam Machine reservations for double Valve's asking price Though Valve's Steam Machine hasn't yet hit store shelves, scalpers are already jacking up the price by listing reservations slots on third-party platforms.