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Amazon Deals of the Day: Keep Track of Your Health and Your Items With a New Low on the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and SmartTag Bundle

Plus, the Apple AirPods Pro 2 are over 30% off and the Beatbot AquaSense 2 Pro is down to a record-low price.

Amazon sells a wide array of products, with new ones arriving daily. The retail giant has everything from home essentials to tech gear and wellness items. As much as it loves adding new products, Amazon also loves cutting prices. But deciding which deals are worth grabbing (and which aren’t) is a full-time job — our job, specifically. That’s why we scope out the top deals for you.

Today, we spotted a bundle of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and the Samsung SmartTag 2 for just $200. We also found the AirPods Pro 2 down to $169, a nice 32% off. And finally, we found the Beatbot AquaSense 2 Pro robotic pool cleaner down to a new low price.

Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 is packed with features like built-in LTE, the latest version of WearOS 5 and, of course, a wide range of health and fitness tools. These specs help set it apart from other Android smartwatches. It also has improved heart rate accuracy compared to previous models. This watch normally runs for $330 but it’s on sale for $200 right now. But that’s not all. You also get a Samsung SmartTag 2 thrown in for free.

This SmartTag can help you keep track of everyday important items like your keys or wallet. You can even throw it into your luggage in case it gets lost. This item tracker normally lists for $30. So technically, you’re saving $160 with this bundle. Since the Watch 7 itself is discounted to $200, why not pay the same price for the bundle and get a free SmartTag too?

We all know that deals on Apple products are hard to come by, especially for some of the best wireless earbuds on the market, the AirPods Pro 2. These earbuds are powered by Apple’s famous H2 chip. This allows the earbuds to deliver immersive sound with active noise cancellation that removes up to two times the background noise. The battery can last up to six hours alone while using them with ANC. If they are in the charging case, the battery will last up to 30 hours. The earbuds are rated IP54, which means they are dust-, sweat- and water-resistant. Normally, you’d have to shell out $249 for these buds but if you act quick you can score them for $80 off, bringing them down to $169.

A lot of us are getting good use of our pools right now. If you’re a pool owner, I don’t need to tell you how tiresome cleaning the pool can be. One of the best pool accessories out there is a robot pool cleaner. Beatbot makes top of the line robot pool cleaners, and the five-in-one AquaSense 2 Pro cleans the pool’s floor, walls and waterline while also clarifying the water and getting rid of debris. Not to mention that it uses AI to make sure every spot of the pool has been taken care of. Plus the 9.5-hour battery life ensures you get a couple uses out of it before it needs a charge. It normally runs for $2,899 but for a limited time you can score a wild $800 discount, bringing it down to $2,079, a new record low.

SMARTWATCH DEALS OF THE WEEK

Apple Watch Series 10 (GPS, 42mm, Black, S/M 130-180mm, Sports Band):

$299 (save $100)
Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 (Bluetooth, 40mm, Cream):

$200 (save $100)
Amazfit Active 42mm Smartwatch With 14 Day Battery Life (Black):

$85 (save $25)
Garmin Forerunner 165 Running Smartwatch (Black):

$200 (save $51)
Samsung Galaxy Watch Ultra (Wi-Fi, LTE, 47mm, Titanium Silver):

$400 (save $250)

Deals are selected by the CNET Group commerce team, and may be unrelated to this article.

With so many deals on Amazon, deciding which ones are worth your money can be difficult. But CNET’s combed through what the world’s largest online retailer has to offer and gathered the best deals for you to peruse.

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Facebook Brings Back Local Job Listings: How to Apply

One of Facebook’s most practical features from 2022 is being revived by Meta.

On the hunt for work? A Local Jobs search is being rolled out by Meta to make it easier for people in the US to discover and apply for nearby work directly on Facebook. The feature is inside Facebook Marketplace, Groups and Pages, Meta said last week, letting employers post openings and job seekers filter roles by distance, category or employment type.

You can apply or message employers directly through Facebook Messenger, while employers can publish job listings with just a few taps — similar to how you would post items for sale on Marketplace.

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Facebook offered a Jobs feature before discontinuing it in 2022, pushing business hiring toward its other platforms. Its return suggests Meta is attempting to expand Facebook’s usefulness beyond social networking and to position it once again as a hub for community-driven opportunities.

«We’ve always been about connecting with people, whether through shared interests or key life events,» the press release states. «Now, if you’re looking for entry-level, trade and service industry employment in your community, Facebook can help you connect with local people and small businesses who are hiring.»

How to get started with Local Jobs on Facebook

According to Meta, Local Jobs will appear as a dedicated section in Facebook Marketplace starting this week. If you’re 18 or older, you can:

Tap the Marketplace tab on the Facebook app or website.
Select Jobs to browse available positions nearby.
Use filters for job type, category and distance.
Tap Apply or message the employer directly via Messenger.

Businesses and page admins can post jobs by creating a new listing in Marketplace or from their Facebook Page. Listings can include job details, pay range, and scheduling information and will appear in local searches automatically.

The Local Jobs feature is rolling out across the US now, with Meta saying it plans to expand it in the months ahead.

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Tesla Has a New Range of Affordable Electric Cars: How Much They Cost

The new, stripped-back versions of the Model Y and Model 3 have a more affordable starting price.

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Today’s NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for Oct. 22 #598

Here are hints and answers for the NYT Strands puzzle for Oct. 22, No. 598.

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Today’s NYT Strands puzzle is a fun one — I definitely have at least two of these in my house. Some of the answers are a bit tough to unscramble, so if you need hints and answers, read on.

I go into depth about the rules for Strands in this story.

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Hint for today’s Strands puzzle

Today’s Strands theme is: Catch all.

If that doesn’t help you, here’s a clue: A mess of items.

Clue words to unlock in-game hints

Your goal is to find hidden words that fit the puzzle’s theme. If you’re stuck, find any words you can. Every time you find three words of four letters or more, Strands will reveal one of the theme words. These are the words I used to get those hints but any words of four or more letters that you find will work:

BATE, LICE, SLUM, CAPE, HOLE, CARE, BARE, THEN, SLAM, SAMBA, BACK

Answers for today’s Strands puzzle

These are the answers that tie into the theme. The goal of the puzzle is to find them all, including the spangram, a theme word that reaches from one side of the puzzle to the other. When you have all of them (I originally thought there were always eight but learned that the number can vary), every letter on the board will be used. Here are the nonspangram answers:

TAPE, COIN, PENCIL, BATTERY, SHOELACE, THUMBTACK

Today’s Strands spangram

Today’s Strands spangram is JUNKDRAWER. To find it, look for the J that’s five letters down on the far-left row, and wind down, over and then up.

Quick tips for Strands

#1: To get more clue words, see if you can tweak the words you’ve already found, by adding an «S» or other variants. And if you find a word like WILL, see if other letters are close enough to help you make SILL, or BILL.

#2: Once you get one theme word, look at the puzzle to see if you can spot other related words.

#3: If you’ve been given the letters for a theme word, but can’t figure it out, guess three more clue words, and the puzzle will light up each letter in order, revealing the word.