After a deal on a really, really good gaming PC this Amazon Prime Day? Are you sure you’ve got enough money? Seriously, this is a great deal, but it’s far from cheap.
That’s because there’s over £1,000 to be saved on the Alienware Area 51 Ryzen Threadripper GTX 1080 gaming PC. Original price £4,799, but with a 23% Prime Day discount you’re now looking at a still admittedly steep, £3,699.99.
This is one of Amazon’s Prime Day Lightning deals though, which means it’s only available until 10.20pm at the latest, but stock could run out before if people are happy to part with a large amount of cash.
To take advantage of these and other Prime Day deals you need to be an Amazon Prime member, and if you’re not already then you can sign up for a 30-day free trial when you click through to a deal.
Alienware Area 51 | was £4,799 now £3,699.99 It’s not cheap, but if you’re in the market for a high-end gaming PC a saving of over £1,000 is not to be sniffed at. It packs an AMD Ryzen Threadripper 1950X Processor, 64GB RAM, 512GB SSD, 2TB HDD, and Nvidia GTX 1080.View Deal
The Marvel Cinematic Universe is showing no signs of slowing down. This year has already seen both Black Panther and the mammoth Avengers: Infinity War, and now here comes Ant-Man and the Wasp – a palate cleanser before next year’s ‘90s prequel Captain Marvel and the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4.
Sitting between two of the best Marvel movies yet and two of the most anticipated Marvel movies yet puts the pressure on Ant-Man 2, but will the diminutive superhero rise to the challenge or shrink in the face of danger?
Find out in our review.
Ant-Man and the Wasp release date and tickets
Slightly confusingly, Ant-Man and the Wasp has been out in the US for a little while now, having come out on 6 July, but thanks to the World Cup it isn’t in the UK yet: you’ve got to wait until 3 August.
That means that American readers can go ahead and buy tickets to see the film right away (the best bet is to for your closest screening), but UK readers have to wait. You can at least to guarantee yourself a ticket for opening weekend.
If your memory of the first Ant-Man is a little fuzzy (it has been three years, to be fair) then you might want to pick up the Blu-ray or DVD, or just grab a digital copy from iTunes, , or Amazon.
Ant-Man and the Wasp review
As Ant-Man and the Wasp begins, it finds its star anything but superheroic. Under house arrest for his role in Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) spends his time watching TV, learning card tricks, and looking after his daughter Cassie (a charming Abby Ryder Fortson).
The terms of his sentence prohibit him from speaking to former partners Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly) and Hank Pym (Michael Douglas), and besides they wouldn’t much want to talk to him anyway: since he used their tech, they’re on the run from the FBI, lead by Agent Jimmy Woo (Randall Park).
Inevitably the plot brings them together, as the pair drag Lang out of house arrest to help them finish building a quantum tunnel: a device they hope to use to find and rescue Hope’s mother Janet (a barely-used Michelle Pfeiffer), long since stranded in the teeny tiny subatomic Quantum Realm.
Of course there are other forces in the mix too. Walton Goggins pops up regularly as a black market dealer hoping to steal Pym’s tech for himself, while Hannah John-Kamen (last seen in Ready Player One) is the superpowered threat: the mysterious Ghost, a former SHIELD assassin with the ability to phase through solid matter. Weirdly enough they also both appeared in this year’s Tomb Raider reboot, though never actually shared the screen there.
It’s all a lot of moving parts compared to the relatively simple first Ant-Man movie, but to his credit returning director Peyton Reed (and the five-man writing team) keep both the scale and stakes small throughout. After Avengers: Infinity War literally threatened half the universe, it’s refreshing to watch a Marvel film that hangs on a single life.
That’s particularly important for the Ant-Man sequel, which works hard to maintain the same light tone as the first film. Ant-Man and the Wasp is quip-heavy even by modern Marvel standards, helped by both Rudd’s natural comedic charm and an able supporting cast.
Michael Peña is back after stealing every scene the first time around, but here’s he’s somehow upstaged by Randall Park, whose Agent Woo is an over-earnest breath of fresh air to the MCU. He turns an antagonistic role into something utterly endearing, from trying to copy Lang’s card tricks to a shocked exclamation of ‘What the Dickens!’ as the film ramps up.
There’s a visual inventiveness at play here that underpins some of the film’s best sequences too, and not just in the psychedelic CGI bonanza of the Quantum Realm. The film’s funniest section sees a malfunctioning suit trap Ant-Man at three-feet tall, prompting a hasty disguise as a schoolkid and a string of tightly constructed visual gags.
There’s a similar flair to the fight scenes, elevated by the introduction of Lilly’s Wasp as a secondary protagonist. She and Ant-Man flip in and out of different sizes to negotiate ordinary household objects and bullets alike, while dodging blows from Ghost, whose ability to phase provides a neat counterpoint to their powers – the dodging dynamic is just different enough to avoid another tired rehash of the ‘evil version of the hero’ supervillain trope.
SHOULD I BUY ANT-MAN AND THE WASP?
Ultimately, Ant-Man and the Wasp feels a lot like more of the same. With the core creative team returning, this isn’t the sort of sequel that’s fighting hard to tread new ground, but it is a comfortable – and comforting – return.
There are no major MCU revelations – beyond the inevitable post-credit scenes – but the smaller scale keeps things personal even as the action gets bigger and better.
Microsoft has announced a major partnership with GE which should bring the power of the IoT to the industrial world.
The deal between Microsoft and GE Digital will see the companies attack the Industrial IoT market (IIoT) with a combined offering that should benefit firms across a number of industrial areas.
Going forward, GE Digital will move Predix, its IIoT app development platform, on to Azure, meaning that companies using the service will benefit from Microsoft’s end-to-end cloud expertise.
Microsoft Industrial IoT
Predix offers a range of IoT-focused apps, including flagship applications Predix Asset Performance Management and Predix ServiceMax, and is also open to customers to create their own services, with the likes of BP and Maersk regular users.
Recent figures suggest that the IIoT market will be worth $1.1 trillion in revenue by 2025, making it ripe for innovation end expansion.
“Every industrial company will have to master digital to compete in the future, connecting machines and making them more intelligent to drive efficiency and productivity,” said Bill Ruh, chief digital officer, GE and CEO, GE Digital.
“Through this expanded partnership, Microsoft and GE are enabling customers around the world to harness the power of the Predix portfolio, including Predix Asset Performance Management, to unlock new capabilities to drive growth.”
The deal will also see Predix now better integrated with Microsoft’s top cloud tools such as Azure IoT and Azure Data and Analytics, with GE Digital also utilising Azure across its business for additional IT workloads and productivity tools.
“The industrial sector plays an important role in fueling economies around the world,” said Judson Althoff, Executive Vice President, Microsoft.
“With this strategic partnership, GE and our mutual customers will benefit from a trusted platform with the flexibility and scalability to deliver unprecedented results and help advance their business potential.”
Prime Day is hurtling towards its inevitable end, but there’s still plenty of time left to get what you want! Some deals have already expired but there are plenty of amazon Prime Day deals still available.
We’ve spent the last 24 hours searching through every single Amazon Prime Day deal in the US and UK to pick out the very best options. If you’re interested in reading our mega deals round-ups with all of the best Prime Day deals in every product category, you can find them here:
But if you want to just get straight into the very best Prime Day deals this year, you can find our selection of the absolute best options below! At the top you’ll find the best Prime Day deals in the US, and if you’re in the UK you can scroll past the US deals and see our pick for the best deals in the UK.
The best Amazon Prime Day USA deals so far:
1. Toshiba 50-inch 4K Ultra HD | was $399.99 now $289.99 This best Amazon Prime Day 2018 deal we’ve seen and the No. 1 trending TV right now. We expect it to sell out. If you don’t buy it someone else will – for under well $300.View Deal
2. Amazon Echo Show (Black) | was $229.99 now $129.99 at Amazon This is the screen-enabled Amazon Echo speaker, with the ability to display video, music lyrics and news stories with photos, all with the sound of your voice and Alexa natural language commands. It’s the most powerful smart radio alarm clock ever invented. View Deal
3. Amazon Echo Show (White) | was $229.99 now $129.99 at Amazon How about the Echo Show in a more stylish white (if that matches your home decor). It’s now at the same great deal price as the black version of the screen-enabled smart speaker for Prime Day 2018. View Deal
4. Amazon Echot Spot | was $129.99 now $99 The Echo Spot is the other Alexa-powered smart speaker on sale for Amazon Prime Day this year, and it also contains a screen. They’re so cute and useful you might even buy two.View Deal
5. Echo Dot (2nd Gen – Black) | was $49.99 now $29.99 at Amazon This is the time of year when you can get the Amazon Echo Dot smart speaker at its lowest price. It’s the cheapest way to buy an Alexa-powered speaker and it comes in a round miniaturized size.View Deal
6. Amazon Echo (2nd Gen) | was $99.99 now $69.99 at Amazon The newest version of the standard echo has a more grown up look to it, and it’s available on a nice discount today. Instead of paying full price, Amazon.com has it on sale for 30% cheaper.View Deal
7. Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance LightStrip Smart Light | was $89.99 now $64.99 on Amazon Light strips are fantastic for home projects, so why not use the Philips Hue White and Color Ambiance LightStrip Smart Light to gain precise control over your custom lighting? You can even score a massive 28% off on Amazon Prime Day.View Deal
8. Fitbit Charge 2 | was $149.95 now $119.95 Amazon Prime Day is here to get you fit, and that’s exactly what we’re seeing from this Fitbit Charge 2 deal. You can save and shed pounds while working out.View Deal
9. Kindle Paperwhite | was $119.99 now $79.99 The popular Kindle Paperwhite is extra cheap on Prime Day today, and we knew this ahead of time as Amazon leaked its own Deal of the Day in advance. It’s normally $119.99, but now $79.99 for the best-selling Kindle. Expect it to be sold out quickly.View Deal
10. Amazon Fire 7 Tablet | was $49.99 now $29.99 at Amazon The 7-inch Amazon Fire Tablet is significantly cheaper today than it was yesterday. It’s 40% off for the remainder of Amazon Prime Day. The 16GB storage model is also 36% off. A good savings all around.View Deal
11. Best 4K TV value: All top TCL TVs have discounts We recommended TCL TVs earlier this year (and also last year and the year before that). That’s why we’re pointing to TCL Roku 4K TVs and other sets that are even cheaper today. It’s the top 4K TV deal on Amazon.View Deal
12. Best 40-inch HDTV: was $289.99 now $194.99 Don’t need a brand fancy 4KTV. Want one for the den or another room that’s best for good old, reliable HDTV 1080p? This is the deal to pick up for 40-inches of quality television View Deal
13. Cheap Hisense 40-inch HDTV | was $238.49 now just $184.99 The cheapest 1080p television deal we recommend comes from Hisense and it’s 40 inches for just under $200. It’s not a 4KTV, but it’s great for a den or spare room.View Deal
15. LG 27-inch 4K FreeSync monitor| was $499 now $345 at Amazon This LG monitor offers a lot for gamers. The 4K resolution means crisp game imagery even on a large 27-inch panel. The IPS display will also give wide viewing angles. And, with AMD FreeSync, you can avoid screen tearing while gaming. View Deal
17. LG 34-inch UltraWide 144Hz gaming monitor| was $509 now $384 at Amazon If you want a hardcore gaming battle station, look no further. This 34-inch monitor boasts a 2,560 x 1,080 display with a 144Hz refresh rate and FreeSync, for sharp, smooth, tear-free gameplay. Plus, USB ports on the back make it easy to manage your cables.View Deal
18. Anki Overdrive: Fast & Furious Edition | was $169.99 now $130 at Amazon Okay, maybe there’s a little less learning going on here than an educational tablet, but it’s fun pretending to be Vin Diesel in this awesomely-themed F&F racing toy set. Buckle up, Toretto.View Deal
19. MegaWheels Hoverboards as low as $159 Hoverboards are back and part of the Prime Day deals collection for today. This limited time deal rolls back the price from $170 to as low as $159. Best of all, MegaWheels promise these hoverboards won’t blow up.View Deal
21. Nintendo Switch + MicroSD card & gift card bundle: was 339, now $299 at Amazon With this bundle, not only are you getting the illusive Neon Blue and Red Joy-Cons, but also a 64GB microSD card for all your downloadable games and $20 Nintendo eShop gift card to make those said digital purchases.View Deal
23. Samsung Galaxy Note 8 unlocked| was $949 now $649 at Amazon Samsung’s huge phablet started with a real whopper of a price tag, but Amazon Prime Day is bringing that down dramatically. The Galaxy Note 8 packs a 6.3-inch Super AMOLED display, 64GB of storage, a Snapdragon 835 chipset, and a high-quality dual-sensor camera system.View Deal
24. Bose QuietComfort 25| was $299 now $125 at Amazon You can get Bose’s excellent sound, effective noise-cancellation, and comfortable design for a huge discount right now. Amazon has the price slashed by 58%, making one of our favorite pairs of wired headphones an even better choice. This model features in-line controls that work with Android devices.View Deal
1. Amazon Fire TV Stick: £39.99, now £24.99 at Amazon That’s absurdly cheap for this incredibly popular streaming stick. Prime member can plug this straight into a HDMI port round the back of their TVs and dive into the world of Prime Video streaming. And yes you can watch Netflix on it too. This comes with a voice-controlled too. Frankly, it feels a bit like stealing for less than £25. View Deal
2. Amazon Echo Dot: £49.99, now £29.99 at Amazon This is a rare sight as Amazon’s lowest price for this Alexa-enabled smart speaker is usually £34.99, so if you’ve been tempted for a while, this is the price to bite at. Isn’t it time you found out why the Echo Dot is the most popular smart speaker in the world?View Deal
3. Beats by Dr. Dre Solo3:£249.95now £149.99 at Amazon Yes! The all low price on this pair of the iconic Beats Solo 3 is back. It’s just the Black variant this time (no discount on the Rose Gold pair of Beats) seeing a healthy discount this Amazon Prime Day. It’s a mega £100 saving!View Deal
4. Asus Vivobook Slim | £799.99now £499.99 at Amazon With its ultra-thin metal body, the ASUS VivoBook Slim S410UA-BV134T looks stunning, and its Intel 8th Generation i5 processor delivers superb performance. It’s a truly impressive machine, and there’s 38% off with this Amazon Prime Day deal.View Deal
5. Samsung Galaxy S8 | was £507.97 now £439.99 at Amazon It may be over a year old, but the Galaxy S8 is still a top notch flagship phone and this deal not only gives you a fantastic price on the handset, it also chucks in a 64GB microSD card.View Deal
6. Logitech G430 7.1 Surround Gaming Headset | £51.99now £29.99 at Amazon This gaming headset has been even cheaper earlier on Prime Day, but the tenner saving still makes it worth pointing out. It offers 7.1 Dolby Surround sound which will make you feel like you’re slap-bang in the middle of the action.View Deal
7. Xbox One S 1TB:£389.99, now £199.99 Save almost half the RRP price with this superb Xbox One S bundle, throwing in the all-new swashbuckling Sea of Thieves pirate game, as well as Forza Horizon 3, Minecraft and Minecraft Story Mode, a Minecraft themed pad and a stand.View Deal
8. Save up to 40% on Philips Hue, Hive and more Waiting for the Amazon Prime Day deals is always a smart move when it comes to smart lighting for you home. These deals have lots of extra for existing setups and a few starter kits too, especially for the popular Philips Hue range of smart home bulbs. View Deal
9. TP-LINK WiFi Smart Plug: £29.99 now £17.49 at Amazon Compatible with the Echo’s Alexa smart assistant and also Google Assistant this smart plug has been a big hit since smart speakers have taken off. This is a fantastic price too at almost half price. View Deal
10. Bosch Cordless Combi Drill: £99.99, now £54.99 at Amazon It’s time to get those DIY jobs around the house under control once and for all and with a £45 saving on this cordless drill, you can do it for less too. View Deal
11. Get up to £15 free for topping up your Amazon account Using Amazon’s in store top up options at select stores around the UK you can actually get £10 for free when topping up £40. There’s also an option via the app to get another £5 free when adding £25. Check out the link and we’ll walk you through it so you’ve got some extra spending money for Prime Day. View Deal
13. Dyson Big Ball Animal vacuum cleaner: was £399, now £237 at Amazon Dysons can be very expensive at most times of the year, but not for Amazon Prime Day! This cheap Dyson deal is ideal for pet owners too as this model is especially good at picking up pet hair. View Deal
14. 15 months of PlayStation Plus: £69.98, now £34.99 at Amazon Prime members can get an epic deal today as there’s a 15-month PlayStation Plus subscription going for just £34.99. It doesn’t matter if you’ve got time remaining on your current sub as you can enter the code for this one now and stack it on top of that one. View Deal
15 Ring Video Doorbell 2 + Chime:£208, now £149 at Amazon An excellent offer on this Wi-Fi, 1080p video doorbell, this bundle pack which includes the connected Chime ringer is offering up a saving of £59 over the usual price.View Deal
16. PS4 Pro 1TB:£349 now £299.99 at Amazon If you’re looking to buy a PS4 Pro you’re in luck as this Prime Day deal will save you £50 off the 4K HDRconsole. This PS4 Pro deal has been massively popular in the sale and with more and more people buying a 4K TV nowadays we can see why. Pro tip? Pick up God of War and Horizon: Zero Dawn first. View Deal
17. Hive Active thermostat: £249, now £138.99 at Amazon Get ready for winter with this big discount on the Hive Active thermostat. This price also includes professional installation too, then you’re all set to ask Alexa to sort our your heating needs without even having to get out of bed. You’re going to really appreciate that when the temperatures drop below zero. View Deal
18: Oculus Rift and Touch controllers: £399, now £349 at Amazon This is a massive discount on the PC’s most popular VR headset. The headset alone used to cost way more than this, but recent bundles see it combined with a pair of Touch controllers for far less. View Deal
19: Xbox One X, 2 games, Elite controller: £499 at Amazon This Lightning Deal will be gone very soon as you’re getting the Elite controller, worth over £100 in this deal (and the default controller in the box). You’re also getting PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Forza 7.View Deal
20. Amazon Music Unlimited – 4 months for 99p That’s a huge discount as Amazon Music Unlimited streaming is usually £9.99 a month, or £7.99 a month for Amazon Prime members. This Spotify rival has 40 million songs to listen to anywhere and anytime via the app. Naturally, you can use your Alexa smart speakers like the Echo Dot or Echo Show to request tunes too. This offer expires on July 31. View Deal
One of the best ways to give your PC or laptop a major speed boost is to use an M.2 PCIe solid state drive, and one of the best ones on the market, the Samsung 970 EVO, has had a price cut for Amazon Prime Day.
This drive is much faster than traditional hard drives, and is speedier than SATA SSDs as well, so if you install Windows 10 on one, your PC will really fly.
With a price cut to £140, down from an RRP of £193.79, it shows that Amazon still has some great deals even in the final hours of Prime Day.
To take advantage of these and other Prime Day deals you need to be an Amazon Prime member, and if you’re not already then you can sign up for a 30-day free trial when you click through to a deal.
Samsung 970 EVO 500GB PCIe SSD | was £158.99 now £140.20 at Amazon This super-speedy SSD has had a decent price cut, making it a fantastic upgrade for your PC. This deal is live until just before midnight, July 17.View Deal
Amazon Prime Day 2018 is the perfect time to stock up on extra storage, especially when the data we carry is growing exponentially every year.
Whether you’re looking for a little memory card to give your Nintendo Switch some more space for downloadable games or looking to seriously back up everything on your PC, external storage is a necessity for everyone’s digital life.
With that in mind we’ve picked the best Amazon Prime Day deals on external storage devices. This includes memory cards, flash drives for your PC and mobile devices, plus external hard drives and solid-state drives for your biggest files.
The best memory card deals:
SanDisk Ultra 256GB microSDXC card | was $149.99 now $73.56 on Amazon If you have a lot of photos, apps or games, and you’re running out of space, you can pick up the SanDisk Ultra 256GB microSDXC card for a whopping 51% off on Amazon Prime Day.View Deal
SanDisk Extreme 64GB SDXC UHS-I Card | was $33.99 now $22.96 at Amazon Your camera always runs out of space, but this will help top you off with another 64GB of photo and video storage on one of the fastest SD cards available. It’s 32% off for Amazon Prime Day.View Deal
SanDisk 64GB microSDXC UHS-I card for Nintendo Switch | was $42.99 now $17.49 at Amazon When this special edition microSD came out, the price was way too high. Now it’s very reasonable thanks to both time and, today, Amazon Prime Day. It’s actually cheaper than normal 64GB microSD cards on normal days.View Deal
Sandisk Ultra 64GB Micro SDXC UHS-I Card | was $24.99 now $13.99 at Amazon This microSD memory card is perfect for Nintendo Switch, Android phones and GoPro cameras. It’s at an all-time low price when it used to cost $25. You can double your storage for the price of lunch.View Deal
Sandisk Ultra 128GB Micro SDXC UHS-I Card | was $49.99 now $26.52 at Amazon How about twice as much space for a little more money? That’s what you’ll get from this 128GB microSD card from Amazon.com. Normally this memory card for phones and Nintendo Switch costs $50.View Deal
The best flash drive deals:
SanDisk 128GB Connect Wireless Stick Flash Drive | was $99.99 now $44.76 on Amazon Most flash drives require you to shove them into your devices to access their contents, but with the SanDisk 128GB Connect Wireless Stick Flash Drive, you can access your photos and videos wirelessly with up to three devices. And, for Amazon Prime Day it’s 55% off.View Deal
SanDisk Ultra Flair 128GB USB 3.0 Flash Drive | was $79.99 now $22.99 on Amazon If you’re looking for a flash drive that looks as good as it is secure, the SanDisk Ultra Flair 128GB matches its sleek design with easy-to-use password protection. And, on Amazon Prime Day, you can find it for 71% off.View Deal
SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive m3.0 256GB | was $69.99 now $48.99 on Amazon Are you looking for an easy way to backup your Android device locally, without taking up too much space? The SanDisk Ultra Dual Drive m3.0 256GB is an ultra-portable way to keep a system backup with you at all times. And, for Amazon Prime Day it’s 30% off.View Deal
SanDisk 128GB Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Flash Drive | was $37.99 now $21.99 at Amazon This is the fastest tiny USB 3.1 flash drive on sale today, and it’s good for laptops, game consoles and in-car audio systems. it’s available in sizes up to 256GB, too, and writes 15x faster than USB 2.0 drives.View Deal
SanDisk Ultra 128GB Dual Drive USB Type-C | was $59.99 now $27.29 on Amazon If you have a newer laptop, but you tend to work on a lot of older computers as well, this 128GB flash drive has both a USB Type-C and Type-A connector, so that you can effortlessly work across systems. And, on Amazon Prime Day, you can find it for 55% off.View Deal
The best external hard drive deals:
Seagate Backup Plus Ultra Slim 2TB external hard drive| was $79 now $62 at Amazon Seagate knows how to pack a lot of storage into a small space, and with the Backup Plus Ultra Slim, you get 2TB of storage in a highly portable package. As a bonus, it comes with two months of Adobe’s Creative Cloud for photography.View Deal
Seagate Backup Plus external hard drives| were from $129 now from $89 at Amazon Seagate’s Backup Plus drives offer affordable external storage at USB 3.0 speeds. And, this deal makes them even more affordable. You can get the 4TB model for $89 and the 5TB model for $109. As a bonus, they come with a two-month subscription for Adobe’s Creative Cloud service for photography.View Deal
Seagate Backup Plus external hard drives for Mac| were from $99 now from $58 at Amazon Macs have the benefit of a compact design, but that can mean they lack a lot of storage. That’s where Seagate’s Backup Plus external hard drives for Mac can come in handy. They also come with a two-month subscription for Adobe’s Creative Cloud service for photography. The 2TB model is going for $58, while the 4TB model is on sale for $89.View Deal
Seagate Backup Plus Slim 2TB external hard drive| was $78 now $58 at Amazon This external drive is packing 2TB of storage, but Seagate has still managed to make it slim, so you can easily take it with you. Since it’s powered by USB, you also won’t get tangled up in any extra cables. View Deal
Seagate 2TB Game Drive for PS4| was $89 now $62 at Amazon Seagate has a simple solution for when you’re running out of room for games on your PlayStation 4. The Game Drive connects to one of your PS4’s USB ports, and gives you an extra 2TB of storage. Setup only takes minutes, and with this deal, the price is easy, too.View Deal
LaCie Rugged Mini 4TB USB 3.0/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive | was $169.94 now $119.99 at Amazon This hard drive was made to be tested in more ways than one. It can be dropped 4ft and is dust and water resistant. It works with PC and Mac (latter requires reformatting) and uses USB 3.0.View Deal
LaCie Rugged Mini 2TB USB 3.0/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive | was $79.99 now $109.94 at Amazon Want an even cheaper durable hard drive for your destined for a rough-and-tumble life in your bag? This USB 3.0 drive is under $80 for 2TB of storage.View Deal
LaCie Rugged Mini 1TB USB 3.0/USB 2.0 Portable Hard Drive | was $89.94 now $58.99 at Amazon How low can you go? The 1TB shock-resistant external storage hard drive is price-reduced for a limited time. It’s a good size for on-the-go needs and costs a lot less today.View Deal
WD 4TB My Passport for PS4 (and everything else) | was $129.99 now $89.99 at Amazon You can add 4TB of storage to your computer and use this drive for the PS4 console, too. It’s not for one or the other. However, other drives we have tested don’t work with PS4. This one pulls double duty (and helps you play Call of Duty).View Deal
WD 2TB My Passport for PS4 (and everything else) | was $89.99 now $59.99 at Amazon Even cheaper is the 2TB hard drive that’s also compatible with your computer as well as PS4, as denoted by the special title. It was the same price as the 4TB is now, but it’s at an all-low price of $60.View Deal
Seagate Backup Plus Hub 8TB| was $249 now $139 at Amazon When you need a whole lot of extra storage for your computer, Seagate’s Backup Plus Hub just might be the answer. With 8TB of storage and handy USB ports on the front, it can sit on your desk without just taking up space. It also comes with a two-month subscription for Adobe’s Creative Cloud service for photography. A version for Mac is also on sale.View Deal
Best external solid-state drive:
SanDisk 1TB Extreme Portable SSD | was $349.99 now $199.99 at Amazon This is SanDisk’s version of a rugged hard drive, and this one doesn’t have breakable spinning parts. It’s a 1TB SSD that’s very pocketable. It’s a lot cheaper now than it was a day ago, but this deal won’t last.View Deal
SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD | was $699.99 now $399.99 on Amazon Sometimes you just need an SSD that you can take anywhere on Earth without having to worry about it breaking. Luckily the SanDisk 2TB Extreme Portable SSD packs tons of fast SSD storage in a rugged shell. And, on Amazon Prime Day it’s 43% off.View Deal
Samsung T5 Portable SSD 1TB | was $379.99 now $269.99 on Amazon If you’re looking for an External SSD that can compete with most internal SSDs, the Samsung T5 Portable SSD is a fantastic choice with its Thunderbolt 3 compatibility. And, for Amazon Prime Day it’s 29% off.View Deal
Unlike the data you’ll be able to keep on these external drives for years, these deals will only last until 7/17/18 11:59 pm PST, so grab them quick before they’re gone. And if you’re not already an Amazon Prime subscriber, you can start your 30-day trial right here.
“We haven’t seen the footage but have seen the transcripts. And there is quite a lot of it that is against our policies and we are investigating,” a spokeswoman told the BBC.
“We have retrained the trainers at the company involved,” she added, saying that all trainers in outsourced moderation centres around the world would be similarly retrained. She declined to say how many such centres Facebook used.
In the film, to be broadcast later on Tuesday, an undercover reporter goes to work as a content moderator in Facebook’s largest centre, in Dublin.
The work there is outsourced to a company called CPL Resources, which has worked with Facebook since 2010.
During his training, the reporter is shown a video of a man punching and stamping on a toddler.
The video has been online since 2012 and is used as an example of something that would be left up on the site and marked “disturbing content”.
One moderator tells the reporter: “If you start censoring too much, then people lose interest in the platform.
“It’s all about making money at the end of the day.”
Nicci Astin, a campaigner against child abuse, told the BBC’s Today programme that she said had asked Facebook to remove this particular video in 2012 but had been told it did not violate its terms and conditions.
“There are lots of graphic videos of children being hurt on Facebook. And there is no need for them to be on there,” she said.
Of the particular video featured on the documentary, Ms Astin said it “was still online despite being reported many, many times”.
According to Facebook, the original video was removed but it had been re-edited and re-shared repeatedly since then.
Facebook entertainment
The undercover reporter is also told not to delete a video showing two teenage girls fighting, despite the fact that both girls are clearly identifiable and the video has been shared more than a thousand times.
The mother of one of the girls involved told Dispatches that it should never have become “Facebook entertainment”.
“To wake up the next day and find out that literally the whole world is watching must have been horrifying,” she said.
“It was humiliating for her. It was devastating for her.”
Facebook’s vice-president of public policy Richard Allen said that if parents asked for such content to be taken down, it would be removed – but such videos were often posted by people wanting to make a point who would argue that the social network “should not interfere with my ability to highlight a problem”.
Ms Astin said that it “shouldn’t be up to parents” to report such things, adding that if they saw such a video of their son or daughter on the platform it would be “heartbreaking”.
‘Crack cocaine’
The programme also features venture capitalist Roger McNamee, who was one of Facebook’s earliest investors and a mentor to chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, who told the programme that the company’s business model relied on extreme content.
“From Facebook’s point of view this is… the crack cocaine of their product,” he said.
“It’s the really extreme, really dangerous form of content that attracted the most highly engaged people on the the platform.”
Mr Allen firmly denied this was the case.
“Shocking content does not make us more money – that’s just a misunderstanding of how the system works,” he said.
“People come to Facebook for a safe secure experience to share content with their family and friends.
“The vast majority of those two billion people would never dream of sharing content that, like that, to shock and offend people.
“And the vast majority of people don’t want to see it.”
Other revelations in the film include:
The undercover reporter is told that posts racially abusing immigrants are permitted
A post including a cartoon comment that describes drowning a girl if her first boyfriend is black is permitted, although Facebook later confirmed it violated its hate-speech standards
Pages belonging to jailed former English Defence League leader Tommy Robinson, who has more than 900,000 followers, are referred to be assessed directly by Facebook. Facebook confirmed to the BBC this had happened but said it had been to provide “a second pair of eyes” for politically sensitive content
Far-right group Britain First’s pages are left up because they have a lot of followers, one moderator tells the undercover reporter
The reporter is told not to proactively take action regarding users who could be under-age, unless the user admits to being below the official joining age of 13
The film also revealed a significant backlog in dealing with content reported to Facebook as being in violation of its policies.
The company aims to assess all such content within 24 hours but the film claims that this regularly did not happen, with some still waiting to be looked at five days after being reported.
At one point, 15,000 reported posts were waiting to be dealt with. And staff claimed they could not keep up with the up to 7,000 reports the company received each day.
Facebook confirmed to the BBC that there had been a backlog in April and May but said that had since been cleared.
The company plans to double the number of moderators it employs, from 10,000 to 20,000, this year.
