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Last updated: June 29th, 2022 at 12:18 UTC+02:00 Samsung’s SmartThings Energy service lets consumers monitor their home appliances’ energy consumption, along with individual device monitoring and energy switching. Now, Samsung is all set to roll out a new update that will expand the SmartThings Energy service to more of its products and help users manage energy efficiently this summer. In an official post, the company announced that on June 29th, via an update to the SmartThings app, Samsung will be expanding the…

Procter & Gamble Co. and Target said they would cover travel expenses for employees who can’t access abortions near where they live, joining other companies that have taken the step after the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to abortion.P&Gunlike many of the technology and banking giants that had previously announced similar policies, is based in a Midwestern state with an abortion ban. A federal judge in Ohio issued an order Friday allowing the state’s six-week ban to take effect. A few other…

NYLAH BURTON, 27, doesn’t have just one electric toothbrush—she has two. At the recommendation of her dentist three years ago, the Chicago-based travel writer stopped using her manual brush. She decided to buy the $270 Philips Sonicare DiamondClean 9500, a smart electric toothbrush. She had been applying way too much force to her teeth and has found the pressure sensor on the Sonicare has helped her ease off. “It has made my gums stop bleeding as much,” she said. Unfortunately, Ms. Burton found its charger impractical to…

The global economic downturn has led to a fall in demand for products across most industries. Companies like Samsung are having to adapt. There have already been reports that the company is significantly cutting smartphone production. It’s now facing similar pressures in other parts of the business. According to a new report, Samsung is also reducing the production of its TVs and home appliances now. Global economic conditions affecting more parts of Samsung’s business Reports from Korea citing industry officials who…

Swedish autonomous-truck startup Einride AB will test its self-driving freight vehicles on public roads in the U.S. in an operation with GE Appliances after getting approval from federal regulators. Einride plans to put one of its chunky electric vehicles, which have no cabs for drivers, on a one-mile stretch of road between two warehouses in Tennessee for GE Appliances, a subsidiary of home appliances company Haier. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently greenlighted the company’s test…

Current Price: $99Original Price: $149The GE Convection Toaster Oven is our pick for the best early Prime Day small kitchen appliance deal because it's just under $100 and can cook so many different things. This toaster oven has seven cooking modes, making it a versatile appliance to add to your kitchen. It can bake, broil, bagel, pizza, roast, and keep warm. The oven's capacity is also impressive, and it can fit six bagel halves, roast an 8 lb. chicken, or bake a 12-inch pizza. A crumb tray makes it easy to clean up…

Samsung held a ‘BESPOKE Fan Party’ for the first time in South Korea. It was a one-of-its-kind event where the company invited around 1,500 customers who had purchased home appliances from its BESPOKE lineup. The event was held in Everland in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea on 18 June 2022. It was the company’s first large-scale fan party for home appliance customers and it was held on the occasion of the BESPOKE lineup’s 3rd anniversary. The South Korean firm showcased its latest BESPOKE lineup at the event and…

Revlon Inc. filed for bankruptcy, potentially ending a decadeslong bet on the beauty products company by Ronald Perelman, its billionaire controlling shareholder. Mr. Perelman bought Revlon in 1985 and built a reputation for always riding to its rescue when its future looked bleak, often through rescue loans or cash infusions. Now he faces losing control of the cosmetics business as it confronts a heavy debt load, inflation and supply-chain pressures and competitive threats. Revlon…

SEOUL—A weeklong trucker strike in South Korea over fuel costs and wages is tying up supply chains in one of Asia’s export powerhouses.Thousands of truckers are refusing to drive, while deliveries by truckers who are working have been thwarted by protesters—shutting steel plants, disrupting car production and delaying shipments of raw materials needed for semiconductors. The cost to key industries over roughly the past week comes to about 1.6 trillion won, equivalent to about $1.2 billion, the Ministry of Trade, Industry…