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Amazon Warns That Older Kindles May Start Losing Cellular Service Later This Year

The loss of service comes as carriers start to shut down their 2G and 3G networks.

Sam Rutherford

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Dutch Teen Who Went to Space With Jeff Bezos Told Him He’s Never Bought Anything on Amazon

Bezos was surprised and told the teen it had been a while since he heard someone say that.

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Despite Spread of Infectious Delta Variant, Amazon to Stop Testing Warehouse Workers

The company says that workers are now on their own if they want to be tested for the coronavirus.

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Don't Worry, Windows 11 Will Run Google’s New Android App Bundles [Updated]

Amazon announced that it's working on supporting Android's new file format.

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Amazon Complains to Apple About Fakespot Review App, Gets It Kicked Off the App Store

The incident has pitted two of tech's biggest giants against a small company that has based its business on spotting…

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Amazon's Being Sued by Consumer Safety Regulator for Selling 'Hazardous Products'

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission wants the retailer to recall potentially dangerous products sold on its…

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Amazon Considered Developing an Alexa-Powered Smartwatch for Kids

Reportedly inspired by the Apple Watch, Amazon's rumored smartwatch would turn kids into customers.

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Facebook's Satellite Plans Might Be Dead, But Amazon's Are Just Beginning

The ecommerce giant's said that it plans to have more than 3,000 satellites circling the globe before 2030.

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Ring's Security Cameras Now Offer End-to-End Encryption, but You'll Have to Opt In

Battery-powered video doorbells and cameras don't support the new feature.

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Amazon Gets the Go-Ahead to Track Your Sleep With Radar

As you might expect, it's all about piling on more ads.

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Alexa Will Read to Your Kids, but There's a Catch

You might want to get into the habit of deleting voice recordings after every few reading sessions.

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Amazon's AWS Is Buying Encrypted Messaging Service Wickr

The acquisition could signal that AWS is looking to win government contracts for secure messaging.

Sam Rutherford

6/25/21 1:40PM

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The Worst Deals of Amazon Prime Day 2021 (Update: Day 2)

Amazon's annual garage sale is chock-full of truly awful products.

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Cops Got Freebies to Sell Ring Doorbell Cameras

LAPD cops sold fellow officers on Ring in exchange for free products.

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Amazon's Weird Body Fat Scanner Is Still a Problem

Amazon's Halo fitness band measures your body fat, and while new research claims the measurements are accurate, this…

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Amazon Has Removed RavPower From Its Store Amid Crackdown on Fake Reviews

The delisting comes after a story in which RavPower offered a reporter a gift card in exchange for a review.

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Amazon Unveils Fleet of Cutesy-Named Robots to Make Its Warehouses Less of a Hazardous Hellscape

'Ernie,' 'Bert,' and AI-powered robots are being tested to help notoriously overworked staff.

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Amazon Should Rethink Its Half-Baked Approach to Health-Tracking

Amazon’s Halo band, the company’s first fitness tracker, drew criticism when it launched because of its two marquee…

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Amazon Wants to Legalize It

Amazon wants to see recreational marijuana use legalized at the federal level, according to a new blog post from…

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Amazon: Overworked Warehouse Employees Can Go Reflect in the Despair Closet

Amazon came up with a dystopian solution for when its warehouse employees struggle to keep their sanity amid…

Alyse Stanley

5/27/21 9:08PM

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