Tech Refresh: Amazon Sidewalk, eBay and PayPal break up, UFO report

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Another massive ransomware attack hits the U.S. How will this impact your next meal? Amazon’s new wireless network is coming soon, and you’re part of it unless you opt out. Plus, a big change coming to eBay and what we’re expecting from the upcoming UFO report from the Pentagon.

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