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23 Best Prime Day Deals on Amazon Devices (2023): Kindles, Echo Speakers, and Fire Tablets

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Amazon devices go on sale all the time, but Prime Day is still special. The sales event brings the lowest prices of the year to Amazon hardware like Kindles, Fire TV sticks, Echo speakers, and other gadgets. Most Amazon deals are available exclusively to Amazon Prime members, but there's a chance that other retailers will price-match Amazon's own discounts. We likely won't see deals like this again until around Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and even then, today's prices may be cheaper. We've rounded up the best Amazon device deals below.


Improving Language Model Negotiation with Self-Play and In-Context Learning from AI Feedback

Fu, Yao, Peng, Hao, Khot, Tushar, Lapata, Mirella

arXiv.org Artificial Intelligence

We study whether multiple large language models (LLMs) can autonomously improve each other in a negotiation game by playing, reflecting, and criticizing. We are interested in this question because if LLMs were able to improve each other, it would imply the possibility of creating strong AI agents with minimal human intervention. We ask two LLMs to negotiate with each other, playing the roles of a buyer and a seller, respectively. They aim to reach a deal with the buyer targeting a lower price and the seller a higher one. A third language model, playing the critic, provides feedback to a player to improve the player's negotiation strategies. We let the two agents play multiple rounds, using previous negotiation history and AI feedback as in-context demonstrations to improve the model's negotiation strategy iteratively. We use different LLMs (GPT and Claude) for different roles and use the deal price as the evaluation metric. Our experiments reveal multiple intriguing findings: (1) Only a subset of the language models we consider can self-play and improve the deal price from AI feedback, weaker models either do not understand the game's rules or cannot incorporate AI feedback for further improvement. (2) Models' abilities to learn from the feedback differ when playing different roles. For example, it is harder for Claude-instant to improve as the buyer than as the seller. (3) When unrolling the game to multiple rounds, stronger agents can consistently improve their performance by meaningfully using previous experiences and iterative AI feedback, yet have a higher risk of breaking the deal. We hope our work provides insightful initial explorations of having models autonomously improve each other with game playing and AI feedback.


14 Great Deals on Robot Vacs, Oral Care Gadgets, and More

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It's a perfect time to start focusing a little more on self-care. As beautiful fall turns into winter, we tend to hunker down in our houses, getting less sun and fresh air and spending more time under the covers. But between scares, you might want to browse these deals on gadgets that should help make you feel good all around. Special offer for Gear readers: Get a 1-year Subscription to WIRED for $5 ($25 off). This includes unlimited access to WIRED.com and our print magazine (if you'd like). Subscriptions help fund the work we do every day.


Wirecutter's best deals: Save $25 on an Amazon Echo Show 5

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This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously updated list of deals here. Down to $65 from a street price of $90, this is the first deal we've seen on the recently released Echo Show 5. We may see better deals over deals events like Black Friday or Cyber Monday, but at the moment, this $25 discount is well worth a second look if you're interested in the latest Alexa smart display. We have yet to test the Echo Show 5 and report our thoughts in our guide to the best smart display for Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant, but if you're an Alexa user looking for the latest tech, this is the latest version of our top pick.


Wirecutter's best deals: Save $30 on a Yeti from Blue Microphones

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This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously updated list of deals here. At $500, this is the lowest price we've seen for the 49-inch model of this television. It's trended at around $600 when in stock in recent months, and while at just under 50 inches it's a little on the small side, if you have a smaller space or just don't want your TV to overwhelm the rest of your decor, it's a nice option at this discounted price for those who like to game.


Wirecutter's best deals: Save $30 on the Jabra Elite Active 65t wireless earbuds

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This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously updated list of deals here. Down to $160 from a typical street price of $190, this is a solid deal on these IP56-rated water-resistant wireless earbuds. The lowest we've seen the Jabra Elite Active 65t in new condition to this point is $140, but that holiday deal was comparatively short-lived.


Wirecutter's best deals: Save big on Vizio P-Series F1 4K LED TVs

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This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously updated list of deals here. The black color of this affordable waterproof Bluetooth speaker has typically hovered at $33, but this is a great opportunity to get it for an exceptional $22 price when you both clip the on-page coupon and use code AVHTA36X at checkout. This sub-$22 price is a buck cheaper than the next lowest price we've seen for the XSound Go and makes it super cheap to snag one for yourself or as a gift.


Wirecutter's best deals: Save $100 on an Apple HomePod

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This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously updated list of deals here. If you're looking to get into multicolor smart bulbs but don't have a lot to spend, this is a solid price for this recommended two-bulb kit with control hub. You'll sacrifice a small amount of brightness and Apple HomeKit functionality versus our other picks, but these light bulbs are still app-controllable and a nice value proposition. We've only seen this kit lower on one occasion.


Wirecutter's best deals: Save $100 on Apple's 9.7-inch iPad (6th Gen)

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This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously updated list of deals here. Available for $130, this Google Home Hub bundle allows you to get the Home Hub at the typical holiday sale price of $130 but includes 2 Home Minis, a $50 value. It's a great way to jump into smart speakers and displays at a discount if you like the Google ecosystem.


Wirecutter's best deals: Get two Amazon Echo Dots (3rd gen) for $50

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This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, it may earn affiliate commissions that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously updated list of deals here. Down to $75, this is an excellent value for this M.2 SATA Drive if you have a compatible computer. While we've seen the price of this drive, like all storage, continue to fall in recent months, this is still a good opportunity to save on it as it has recently fallen even more.