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Amazon Prime Day Swells to a 4-Day Event, With Tariffs Still Looming Large

CNET Feed - 7 hours 41 min ago
Against a backdrop of potential price hikes on imported goods, the dates are now confirmed for Amazon's big annual sales event for Prime members.
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Show HN: I built a tool to help you sell Digital Downloads via Stripe

Hacker News - 7 hours 51 min ago

Hey HN, I'm Ben, the founder of DownloadPage

Let me share a quick story...

I used to sell a digital product through Lemon Squeezy.

It was full of bugs, the fees were high, and payouts were slow.

When I switched to Stripe, I started saving money and got paid faster.

The only problem? Selling directly meant stitching together a bunch of tools just to deliver a file.

So I built DownloadPage to make it simple. You connect Stripe, upload your product, and share a link. That's it.

If you're tired of giving up a cut to your payment processor, this is for you! Let me know what you think.

P.S. I'll personally do the work of migrating you from your old payment processor to DownloadPage via Stripe! Free white-glove service is included with all plans.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296422

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Show HN: Paygo.network – no subscription AI tools

Hacker News - 7 hours 58 min ago

Can't be the only one paying all the possible subscriptions for AI models I barely use. I was integrating OpenAI APIs for a project I've done recently, then I thought I would be way better if I used APIs myself instead of the 20$/month subscription - I use Claude more, but for certain things, I prefer ChatGPT - I created my own playgroup chatbox, one thing led to another, launched public beta 1 yesterday. Plan to integrate Stripe for payments today, other APIs by the end of the week, and focus on image and video generators next. It's invite only atm, so use "PAYGBETA" when registering. Appreciate any feedback! Tx.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296385

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BMW ConnectedDrive lets me control my returned rental car (Sixt)

Hacker News - 8 hours 24 min ago

Last week I rented a BMW from Sixt (Italy).

The default rental driver profile had Bluetooth disabled, so I created my own BMW ID, paired it with the car, removed the existing profile, and even triggered software updates.

When returning the car, I told the Sixt representative that I had linked my BMW ID — they assured me that the vehicle would be reset.

Today — just before deleting the “My BMW” app — I checked out of curiosity.

Surprise: I still had full remote access:

- live location tracking

- remote lock/unlock

- honking (hehe)

- turn lights on/off

At this point, the car was presumably already rented to someone else. I could track the new renter’s location and remotely interact with the car.

IMO, this exposes a serious security/privacy issue:

- BMW ConnectedDrive still had my account associated to the vehicle VIN

- Sixt’s reset procedure didn’t revoke my BMW ID access

I suspect this may not be limited to Sixt, but could affect other rental fleets using ConnectedDrive if proper backend disassociation isn’t done.

BMW allows fleet integrations via ConnectedDrive Fleet Services, but I wonder how many rental cars globally still have previous renters’ IDs attached.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44296237

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