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Less than three months after its launch, the upstart Jet.com has ditched its paid, members-only business model.

Jet.com, the e-commerce site positioned as an Amazon competitor, is overhauling its business model, barely three months after its debut. The company is doing away with its Amazon Prime-style membership fee, opening up its steep discounts to all shoppers. Jet was previously members-only and charged its clientele a yearly subscription fee of $50—half of what Amazon charges its Prime customers.

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The L16 promises great optical zoom, high resolution, terrific low-light capabilities, and substantial depth-of-field controls.

When shooting photos on the go, 16 lenses are far better than one.

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Billions of emails are sent every day, but that doesn’t mean we have any clue what we’re doing. Follow these steps to improve your messages.

Despite the rise of social media, instant messaging, and all manner of apps, reports of email’s death have been greatly exaggerated. In fact, according to technology market research firm The Radicati Group, in 2015, roughly 2.6 billion people will use email—a number that will grow to more than 2.9 billion by the end of 2019.

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Founder Evan Williams unveiled a slew of new features and new publishing partners at an event in San Francisco last night.

Recognizing that people are increasingly on their mobile devices, Medium yesterday launched a slew of new features and major updates to its iOS and Android apps that make it easier for people to write, edit, comment, and share on the open publishing platform.

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