Sorry, Your Amazon Echo Spot Is Not Free After All. 3 Things to Know Today. Stay in the know in 60 seconds.

By Liz Webber • Jul 31, 2018

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Looks like that "free" Echo Spot on Amazon was too good to be true. A glitch over the weekend listed the $129 device as zero dollars, but the retailer has begun canceling those orders.
Uber is shutting down its self-driving-truck program. The ride-hailing company initially entered the business after purchasing Otto, which was subsequently the subject of a lawsuit over allegations Otto founder Anthony Levandowski stole trade secrets from Google's Waymo. Uber will focus its efforts on self-driving cars.
And following recent incidents of business owners denying service to customers with beliefs that clashed with their own, 1,200 cities and companies, including Levi's, Yelp and Lyft, have formed a coalition dedicated to serving all customers. Participating businesses will display an "Open for All" badge in store windows and on Yelp listings.

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