Tech Report: Amazon will pay some customers to pick up their orders

Amazon will pay some customers $10 to come and pick up their orders. The change applies to orders from locations such as Whole Foods, Amazon Fresh or Kohl’s stores, versus shipping them to a home address. Reuters reports that the move is an effort to cut costs on deliveries and returns.

Apple is now worth 2.7 trillion dollars, the same value as the entire UK stock market. Apple’s stock has recovered this year thanks to products like Apple Watch, Apple Music, Apple TV+, and Apple Card. They have kept the company at the forefront of innovation while contributing to its revenue growth and stock price appreciation.

LinkedIn will cut over 700 jobs worldwide and shut its China app. Microsoft, LinkedIn’s parent company, already pulled the flagship networking site from China in 2021, leaving only a stripped-down app that catered to job seekers.

Some customers will soon see new artificial intelligence technology next time they hit the Wendy’s drive-thru. The new AI will be tested at a Wendy’s in Columbus, Ohio. The company says that the AI will be able to have conversations with customers, understand made-to-order requests, and even generate answers to frequently asked questions.