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Sheena Vasani

Sheena Vasani

Commerce Writer

Commerce Writer

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    The TikTok Shop is going to take a bigger cut from sellers.

    Starting April 1st, TikTok will raise seller fees from two to six percent, reports The Information, before raising them to eight percent on many items on July 1st while still taking a lower cut of pricier products like electronics.

    In some segments, TikTok’s new fees remain lower than Amazon’s, which are also dropping as both face competition from cheap outlets like Shein and Temu. The report also cites a source saying the TikTok Shop’s seller subsidies are being cut back after it lost about $500 million last year.

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    Sheena Vasani
    How to watch the first meteor shower of the year tonight.

    Often the strongest of the year, at its peak, the Quadrantid meteor shower can produce over 100 meteors per hour. It should peak at 4AM ET on Thursday, but NASA predicts it’ll be most visible around midnight — specifically, about an hour or two before 2:29AM ET when the moon rises.

    Alternatively, you can watch a livestream of the meteor shower from the Subaru telescope — if the weather permits, of course.

    Sheena Vasani
    Sheena Vasani
    Prime members can now “pre-order” the ad-free version of Prime Video before it goes live on January 29th.

    Yeah, we’re still wrapping our heads around the point of this as well — Amazon’s not exactly offering any preorder incentives like, say, a deal here — but here’s a random preorder link nevertheless.