Walmart just announced that its first Holiday Deals event will start on Tuesday, October 8 and run through Sunday, October 13. While that's three times as long as Amazon's two-day event (on October 8 and 9),

Amazon officially announced the dates for its October Prime Day sale. In classic Walmart fashion, the retail giant has just dropped the news that it will be having a massive counter sale. The Walmart October sale will be starting on the same day as Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days and run for four days longer.

With less than 100 days until Christmas, major retailers are getting ready to kick off the holiday shopping season.

Amazon will become the newest member of the Motion Picture Association next month, adding its tech industry clout to the Hollywood lobbying group. Amazon is both a streamer and a traditional studio, operating Prime Video and MGM Studios,

Amazon MGM Studios will join the MPA, which already represents Disney, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros. Discovery and Netflix.

Amazon is joining Hollywood's top lobbying group as its seventh member. To be precise, Prime Video & Amazon MGM Studios will become part of the Motion Picture Association on October 1, alongside six other heavy hitters in Paramount Pictures,