$5 Drugs

Amazon launches a buffet drug subscription, YouTube gets into college credits, Lyft adds wait-time fees

Happy Wednesday! How many people does it take to change a lightbulb? Infinity, apparently. A Massachusetts school's light-controlling software had a bug and has been stuck "on" for 1.5 years...

Highlight of the day

Amazon launched RxPass, a $5 per month all-you-need subscription for Prime users covering 80 generic drugs. It's a big move that competes with pharmacies while acting as a user acquisition hook for Amazon Pharmacy.

Features & products hot off the press

Big tech

  • Instagram launches a dynamic profile photo feature 

  • WhatsApp ships its macOS app in public beta

  • YouTube unveils program for students to earn college credits 

  • Lyft adds wait-time fees for tardy riders 

  • Google to sunset its Optimize A/B testing solution

General and early-stage

  • Zillow introduces instant-bookings for rental property tours

  • Tapbots ships a Mastodon client after Twitter killed Tweetbot

  • Garmin launches an FDA approved ECG-app

  • Mozilla refreshes the reader experience for its 'Pocket' app

  • Plum launches its fintech app in five new countries

  • Niantic ships an 'NBA All-World' sports game

Other good finds

  • OG design. The origins of the 'three-dot' icon pattern 

  • Shots fired. US sues Google over ad-tech monopoly

  • 2 Fast. Netflix considers adding free ad-supported TV

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- Amol