Our coverage on all things Amazon. Founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos, Amazon is the largest online retailer in the US. Based in Seattle, Washington. Originally an online bookstore, it now sells everything from consumer electronics to food to apparel.
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Unlike other tech giants, Amazon won't say how many workers review posts
A timer started the moment he logged in at his desk. He’d scan a post of a product flagged by someone as counterfeit, ...
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How to set up an Amazon Prime Video user profile
Amazon rolled out user profiles for Prime Video globally. Here's a quick primer on how to set them up for friends, family, ...
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Amazon Prime Video finally rolls out user profiles globally
It's been a long time coming, but today Amazon is finally rolling out the ability for Prime Video users to create user profiles ...
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Troubled facial recognition startup Clearview AI pulls out of Canada — before it was pushed
Dystopian surveillance firm Clearview AI has stopped offering its facial recognition service in Canada, the government's ...
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Amazon and Flipkart might have to give their source code to the Indian government
Online retailers such as Amazon and Walmart-owned Flipkart might have to hand over their site's source code and core algorithms ...
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Amazon is making a Fallout TV show with Westworld's creators
Amazon is joining forces with the creators of Westworld to translate the Fallout games into a TV series. Here's hoping it ...
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Amazon shelled out $1.2B for Zoox, but should stay away from robotaxis
Last week, Amazon bought an autonomous vehicle startup called Zoox. But what is Amazon doing when it's not in the business ...
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Senior Zoox engineers rush to work for Waymo a week after Amazon acquisition
Last week, Amazon bought self-driving startup Zoox for over $1billion. Now, two of Zoox's longest serving engineers have ...
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Need a referral for a job at Google or Facebook? That’ll be $50
A startup has found a way to monetize your desire to work at the world's best companies — by selling job referrals from ...
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Amazon Prime Video rolls out Watch Party feature for movies with friends
Just a month after Hulu began testing an official 'watch party' feature, Amazon has decided to join the bandwagon. The ...
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Amazon wants to turn Indian retail shops into digital contactless storefronts — with QR codes
Amazon has launched a new program in India called "Smart Stores” that will convert brick and mortar stores to "digital ...
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Boston bans government use of facial recognition
Boston City Council has voted to ban the use of facial recognition by the municipality, joining a growing list of US cities to ...
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Amazon creates 'Counterfeit Crimes Unit' to punish copycats
Amazon today announced it has created a Counterfeit Crimes unit to 'go on the offensive' against counterfeit products on ...
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Amazon is using an AI camera system to monitor social distancing in its warehouses
Amazon has unveiled its latest attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 through its warehouses: an AI camera system known ...
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Who am I buying from when I shop online?
In April 2019, fans of the makeup influencer Jaclyn Hill noticed her new eyeshadow palette, normally $38, on Walmart.com ...
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EU privacy watchdog thinks that Clearview AI is illegal
Clearview AI's planned expansion into the EU hit a roadblock yesterday when the bloc's privacy watchdog said it "doubts" ...
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Amazon is pausing its facial recognition program for police for a year -- but that's not enough
Days after IBM pulled out of facial recognition tech used for mass surveillance, Amazon said yesterday that it's putting ...
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The BBC has launched a digital assistant to take on Alexa -- but Amazon won't be worried
The BBC has launched an early version of a voice assistant called Beeb, which it's given a male voice to avoid reinforcing ...
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Amazon-backed Rivian reopens factory to build parts for upcoming electric SUV
Amazon-backed electric car startup Rivian, has reopened its factory following a temporary shutdown in response to the coronavirus ...
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Bezos and Zuckerberg worth $60B more in two months, thanks to COVID-19
It's true. Bezos, Zuckerberg, and Ballmer — the trio of billionaires from Amazon, Facebook, and Microsoft — are balling ...
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Amazon launches food delivery service in India to rival Zomato and Swiggy
After many speculations and rumors, Amazon has finally started its food delivery service called Amazon Food in India. Currently, ...
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The first 4 things to do when creating a viable piece of hardware
I'll give you an insight into how my team and I developed a smart speaker and other gadgets as an example of how to create ...
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Google pledges not to build more custom AI for fossil fuel extraction
Google says it won't create new custom AI for fossil fuel extraction, unlike its cloud computing rivals Microsoft and Amazon ...
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Amazon and Flipkart set to resume delivering non-essential goods in India
On Sunday, the Indian government issued a new set of guidelines that might bring much-needed relief to businesses that are ...
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Twitch is finally getting the Safety Advisory Council it desperately needs
Twitch, in an effort to help fix its problematic community, has put together a council of streamers and experts. Now let's ...
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Amazon and Microsoft won't stop beefing over the Pentagon's $10B 'war cloud'
If the saga of the US gov's $10 billion 'war cloud' hadn't already devolved into a soap opera, the latest exchange between ...
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Amazon VP quits after 'chickenshit' management fires employee activists
Amazon's PR nightmare today intensified as one of the company's VPs abruptly resigned after several employees were fired ...
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Amazon and Flipkart set to deliver non-essential goods in India — but read the fine print first
India issued new orders last week extending its ongoing lockdown for more than a month. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs ...
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Why am I paying $60 for that bag of rice on Amazon.com?
Did you know we have an online conference about digital commerce coming up? Checkout will share strategies on how to ...
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Amazon spent $10 million on blacklisted surveillance tech from China
Trump's White House blacklisted Dahua last year after authorities implicated the firm in human rights abuses against Muslim ...
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Amazon India now allows local stores to sell groceries online
Amazon is partnering with local grocery stores in India to let them sell goods through the company's ecommerce platform. ...
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FANG's coronavirus bounce added $251 billion to their market values
The tech stocks that make up FANG have bounced hard since the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic spurred record sell-offs in ...
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Public plea to AWS: Give free credits to startups around the world
Everybody is struggling during the coronavirus pandemic, but Amazon is in a unique position to help startups survive, all ...
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Amazon and Flipkart will resume delivery of non-essential items in India from April 20 (Updated: order reversed)
Update (20/04/2020): Yesterday, the Indian government issued a circular stating it won't be allowing ecommerce companies ...
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DoD: Pentagon okay in giving $10B 'war cloud' contract to Microsoft over Amazon
The Pentagon's findings are certainly a major boon for Microsoft, but the JEDI saga is far from over for Amazon, with lawsuits ...
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Amazon stock hits new all-time high as coronavirus spurs demand
Amazon's market cap broke $1.1 trillion as coronavirus lockdown measures bring unprecendented demand to the ecommerce giant. ...
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Amazon is pausing new grocery signups in the US amidst the coronavirus crisis (updated)
With more than half a million coronavirus cases registered in the US, people are confined to their homes and heavily dependent ...
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The world has less billionaires in 2020, but Jeff Bezos is still the richest
It's been said that the coronavirus pandemic has given nature room to heal, but it's also had an affect on the world's billionaires: ...
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Amazon warehouse worker tests positive for coronavirus day after Bezos visit
Amazon says it has research scientists, program managers, procurement specialists, and software engineers working on coronavirus ...
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Amazon extends return windows so you don’t have to go outside during the lockdown
With people in many parts of the world required to stay home due to coronavirus, shopping online is the most sensible way ...
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Scaling your ecommerce startup in the age of Amazon
How do you compete in an environment when powerful market players such as Amazon are profiting off the race to the bottom? ...
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Project Tempo is Amazon's answer to Google Stadia and Microsoft xCloud
A new report reveals Amazon is working on its own cloud gaming service called Project Tempo, along with several in-house ...
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Amazon Prime now lets you buy movies on its iOS apps -- here's how
A new update to Amazon's Prime Video apps on Apple devices now lets you purchase and rent movies via in-app purchases. Here's ...
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The world is relying on Big Tech to fight COVID-19 — can they handle it?
As we grip with the realities of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic, an unsettling realisation has begun to coalesce: The ...
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Amazon to sell its cashierless Just Walk Out tech to third party stores
Amazon has a new revenue stream: Cashierless-as-a-Service, as the e-commerce giant opens up its Just Walk Out tech to the ...
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Microsoft could lose its $10B US gov 'war cloud' contract to Amazon
The US Defense Department says it will reconsider awarding Microsoft its lucrative $10 bilion JEDI cloud computing contract. ...
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Amazon opens 100K new jobs to keep up with coronavirus demand
Amazon urged those out of work in the hospitality and travel sectors to feel welcome in applying for work in its fulfillment ...
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Amazon, Netflix, and Facebook: Say hello to ‘stay-at-home’ tech stocks
The threat of the coronavirus has suddely changed consumer habits, and traders are looking to make gains with 'stay-at-home' ...
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Bezos dumped $3.4B in Amazon shares just before coronavirus tanked the stock market
In news that should hardly surprise anyone: those in charge of the US' biggest companies dumped billions of dollars in shares ...
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Amazon’s 'deep clean' of its coronavirus-infected warehouse will continue… indefinitely
"Does someone in quarantine really need these new shoes to wear around the house?” said one Amazon worker in response ...
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Marshall's tiny new Uxbridge speaker comes with Alexa built-in
Thanks to the popularity of Amazon's Echo family, people have begun to expect voice assistant capabilities from their smart ...
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Walmart-owned Flipkart temporarily closes in India as the nation goes under lockdown
Last night, India's Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, announced a 21-day long nationwide lockdown in the country to help prevent ...
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Online marketplaces are tanking worldwide - except for Amazon
Google Trends data suggests a grim situation for AliExpress, Asos, eBay, Etsy, and Zalando due to corona.
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YouTube, Apple TV+, and Amazon Prime Video reduce image quality in Europe following Netflix
In the latest round of coronavirus-induced tech news, YouTube, AppleTV+, and Amazon Prime video have all begun to reduce ...
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Your next Amazon Prime delivery might take up to a month
If you're eagerly waiting for a new guitar amp or a barbeque grill, chances are that you might have to wait for a little ...
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Amazon confirms a Seattle-based employee has contracted coronavirus
As the dangerous coronavirus continues to spread across the globe beyond its origins in China, scores of companies are bearing ...
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What the world’s biggest tech companies are doing to fight coronavirus
Coronavirus is having a ripple effect on every part of the world. Here's what the biggest tech companies are doing to help. ...
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Amazon stalls Microsoft's $10B 'war cloud' contract with the US gov
A federal judge has made Amazon pretty happy by placing a temporary injunction on the $10 billion JEDI deal awarded to Microsoft ...
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Why Jeff Bezos might run for president to spite Elon Musk and Donald Trump
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos is suing Donald Trump over the Pentagon's decision to award a lucrative military artificial intelligence ...
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Mobile World Congress 2020 has been canceled over coronavirus fears
Mobile World Congress, the world's biggest showcase for smartphones and mobile technology, has been canceled for 2020. I don't just mean that metaphorically due to the companies that have pulled out; it's been completely shut down by the GSM Association, the group that runs yearly ...
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Chinese government rolls out coronavirus 'close contact detector' app
China has rolled out an app that lets people check whether they have been at close contact with someone infected by the coronavirus. ...
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Xbox exec insists that Microsoft is no longer competing with Sony and Nintendo
Xbox head Phil Spencer said the company's two (former?) rivals aren't really part of its designs for the future, and are ...
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3 privacy issues to consider before bringing an Amazon Echo into your house
Amazon Echo and the Alexa voice assistant have had widely publicized issues with privacy. Whether it is the amount of data ...
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This Amazon parody dating site is hilarious... and also kind of creepy
Don't worry, "Amazon Dating" is currently just a joke website. And we sincerely hope it stays that way, because the joke ...
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Report: Amazon's negotiation strategy for HQ2 was called 'Fuck you. We're Amazon'
A recent report from Bloomberg revealed that Amazon's negotiation strategy during its recent failed bid to build a second ...
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Why Amazon's Ring and facial recognition technology are a clear and present danger to society
“The deployment of connected home security cameras that allow footage to be queried centrally are simply not compatible ...
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Amazon Engineer: 'Ring should be shut down immediately and not brought back'
An Amazon software engineer named Max Eliaser is calling for the shutdown of Ring, the doorbell camera company Amazon paid ...
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Amazon employees risk their jobs by criticizing the company for its role in climate crisis
In a Medium post yesterday, 357 workers put their jobs on the line as they criticized Amazon’s contribution to the climate ...
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Your beginner's guide to Honey, the anti-Amazon shopping extension
Honey is a popular browser extension that helps you save money with coupons and by basically thumbing its nose at Amazon. ...
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Jeff Bezos says Amazon will invest $1 billion in small businesses in India (Updated)
At a company event in New Delhi today, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos said the ecommerce giant is investing $1 billion to digitize ...
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Ring admits employees inappropriately accessed customer videos
Amazon's $1 billon purchase, Ring, has admitted some of its employees abused their roles to improperly access users' video ...
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You'll need 19 years and $139,346 to download everything on The Pirate Bay
Have you ever wondered what it'll take to download the The Pirate Bay's entire torrent catalog? Well, someone did the math. ...
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Here's what AI experts think will happen in 2020
It's been another great year for robots. We didn't quite figure out how to imbue them with human-level intelligence, but ...
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Federal study: Facial recognition systems most benefit middle-aged white males
The US National Institute of Standards and Technology today released its 2019 report on facial recognition. And there are ...
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Hard Fork’s crypto-themed Xmas gift guide — for the HODLers in your life
Christmas is just around the corner and that means presents, not just for you, but for your friends, family, and that unlucky ...
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AI Now 2019 report slams government use of facial recognition, biased AI
“Community groups, workers, journalists, and researchers—not corporate AI ethics statements and policies—have been ...
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Twitter in 2019: Chaos, K-Pop, and the egg that captured our hearts and minds
Twitter today released its data what's proved the most popular on the site in 2019. If you've been on Twitter regularly for ...
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There's a new streaming competitor on the block: The Pirate Bay
Watch out Apple, Netflix, Disney, Amazon, and HBO. It looks like The Pirate Bay is now letting people stream content directly ...
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Millennials would rather cop Bitcoin than Disney and Netflix stocks
According to a recently published report, millennials invested more in Bitcoin than they did in the likes of Disney or Netflix ...
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Amazon launches a portable Echo speaker for India
Amazon has just launched an Echo speaker with a battery pack in India. The device, called the Echo Portable Speaker Edition, ...
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Amazon unveils musical AI keyboard that teaches humans about machine learning
Last night, Amazon announced an AI-powered musical keyboard for developers at its re:Invent 2019 conference in Las Vegas. ...
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Amazon fires are melting glaciers in the Andes even faster
If you have turned on a TV or read the news during the past few months, you have probably heard of the widespread fires that ...
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Moonday Mornings: US arrests Ethereum dev for teaching North Korea about cryptocurrency
Welcome to Moonday Mornings, Hard Fork's wrap-up of the weekend's top cryptocurrency and blockchain headlines you shouldn't ...
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Amazon's 2nd Gen Fire TV Cube is a great buy — if you don't have the original
Amazon beefed up its Fire TV Cube with a few new hardware upgrades, refreshing it for the 2019 market. It's undoubtedly better ...
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The greatest and best Cyber Weekend tech deals... in the world, ever
What do you get if you cross Black Friday and Cyber Monday? THE CYBER WEEKEND SUPPOSEDLY! Here are some great discounts on ...
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Amazon’s Dash Smart Shelf was made for the office — but it really belongs in the toilet
Amazon just launched its Dash Smart Shelf that automatically re-orders office supplies - but we have a better idea for how ...
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US Senator: 'Amazon Ring’s policies are an open door for privacy and civil liberty violations'
US Senator Edward Markey yesterday revealed the results of a months-long investigation into Amazon's Ring camera-doorbells ...
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Open AWS database leaks PayMyTab customers' personal info
The personal records of PayMyTab customers have been left exposed online due to an unsecured Amazon data storage bucket.
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CHEAP: Get a $30 discount when you pre-order the new Echo Show 8
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! In August, I wrote about the Google ...
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A laser pointer can trick your smart devices into opening your doors, starting your car
A thief lies in wait across the street, hiding in the bushes and waiting for the lights of your television to go dark. Once ...
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Amazon's roadmap for Alexa is scarier than anything Facebook or Twitter is doing
Amazon has big plans for its virtual assistant. One day, perhaps sooner than you think, Alexa will take a proactive role ...
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A brief overview of what’s fueling the autonomous last-mile
To cut costs and deliver on consumer expectations, those exploring the last-mile space must continue to assess market conditions ...
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CHEAP: This Echo Dot and LIFX smart bulb are only $35 — become smart, HOME!
Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! As a kid, I watched a lot of The ...
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PSA: Amazon Fresh grocery deliveries are now free for US Prime members
Amazon Fresh - the $14.99/month grocery shopping and quick delivery service - is now available for free to Prime subscribers ...
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Amazon prepares to strike back after Microsoft wins $10B JEDI contract
Microsoft's been awarded the controversial Joint Enterprise Defense Infrastructure (JEDI) contract, a $10 billion planned ...
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Amazon joins Facebook and Microsoft to fight deepfakes
Deepfakes have come across as serious problems this year and big companies are now paying attention. Amazon announced today ...
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Study: Facial recognition AI's alright, if you're cisgender and white
I'm a cisgender white male. I can unlock my phone, sign into my bank account, and breeze through border patrol check points ...
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CHEAP: Screw Google's Pixel 4 — there's 39% off the 3XL
While the upcoming Pixel 4 will undoubtedly be a great phone, its launch means something else: big price reductions on the ...
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Why Amazon is your competition — no matter what business you’re in
Even if you’re not in the retail space, Amazon and other digitally-forward companies are your competition for two main ...
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Supreme Court rejects Amazon's appeal against labor lawsuit
The US Supreme Court today officially declined an appeal from Amazon that would've protected the company from facing a Nevada ...
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CHEAP: My favorite true wireless earbuds have 31% off — go get 'em
The Master & Dynamic MW07 are my favorite true wireless earbuds, and I think you'll like them too — especially now they've ...
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CHEAP: Get 32 inches of delight with this Dell 1440p monitor for just $180
Amazon's got a killer deal on Dell's 32-inch S3219D monitor with a VA panel and a QHD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels. It's ...
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Every Alexa and Echo device Amazon announced this week in one handy list
Amazon hosted a massive hardware event this week, announcing a cavalcade of new Alexa-enabled and IoT devices. Make no mistake: ...
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Amazon’s Echo Buds look impressive, but they won't trouble AirPods
Amazon announced its first true wireless earbuds: the Echo Buds. While these will be successful, they're not going to bump ...
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Amazon forays into wearables with Alexa powered-glasses and smart ring
Along with a ton of other connected devices, Amazon announced an Alexa-enabled ring (Echo Loop) and glasses (Echo Frame) ...
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Amazon's new Echo Studio promises high-end, 3D sound with Dolby Atmos
Amazon revealed an onslaught of new devices today, and among them was its first 'high-end' speaker: the Echo Studio. Amazon ...
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CHEAP: $150 off Beats Solo3 headphones is making the hair I've lost tingle
Ooeeehh, you can now grab Apple's Beats Solo3 wireless headphones for just $150 — a 50-percent discount off its list price ...
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Here’s an easy way to find out how much money you’ve wasted on Amazon
Amazon, our favorite online shopping mall, has slowly but surely turned us into a meticulously controlled herd of online ...
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All we know about the ambitious OnePlus smart TV
Last September, OnePlus told us it's planning to launch a smart TV in 2019. According to the company's announcement in August, ...
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Amazon apparently wants to turn your hand into an ID for store purchases
According to a report by the New York Post, Amazon is said to be quietly testing new scanners that can identify human hands ...
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This Bitcoin toilet paper will take you from 'bogholder' to 'shitcoiner' in one wipe
Finally, a way to show your dissatifaction with the Bitcoin and cryptocurrency scene that doesn't involve shitposting on ...
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PRIME CHEAP: The Bose SoundLink Color II Bluetooth speaker is only $89 (not $130!)
Another year, ANOTHER PRIME DAY. And we've got a great deal for you today: a Bose SoundLink Color II Bluetooth speaker for ...
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Bezos and Musk’s satellite internet could save Americans $30B a year
Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites for broadband internet access are beginning to display signs of real potential. Recently, ...
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Amazon says its facial recognition tech can now detect fear
Amazon has announced that its Rekognition facial recognition system can now detect a person's "fear," among other accuracy ...
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NSO Group's WhatsApp spyware can now snoop on your Facebook, Google, and iCloud data too
Israeli company NSO Group has developed new technology that can clandestinely steal a user's data from Apple, Google, Facebook, ...
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Just putting it out there: I still buy MP3s
In this column, “Just putting this out there...,” we write about the odd ways we engage with tech and the unpopular opinions ...
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Amazon's facial recognition mistakenly labels 26 California lawmakers as criminals
As government agencies continue to push for the deployment of facial recognition systems, you needn’t look far to see why ...
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Map reveals which cities use Ring's surveillance network to spy on you
An engineering student in Illinois has put together a handy map to help pinpoint locations where police are tapped into Ring’s ...
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Amazon hints at putting advertising data on a new blockchain
Internet retail giant Amazon is looking for a software engineer to put advertising data on the blockchain, according to a ...
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CHEAP: Store ALL your problems away with this $270 SanDisk 2TB SSD (61% off)
Are you always short on storage? Then you'd be delighted to know SanDisk has criminally low prices for its 2TB Extreme Portable ...
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Apple, Google, and Microsoft partner to provide digital access to patients' health records
Apple, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft partner with health insurers and hospitals for providing consumers with easier access ...
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Nintendo Switch Lite pre-orders are now open
Nintendo's Switch Lite was announced a few weeks ago to polarized reactions, but there's no doubt it's already built a line ...
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Amazon's 2019 Kindle Oasis brings better lighting but little else
I'm going to keep this review short. Amazon's new Kindle Oasis goes on sale today starting at $249, but in almost every respect, ...
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PRIME CHEAP: Fast! Schnell! Hurtig! The Samsung Galaxy S10 has $300 off
It's the final part of Amazon's Prime Day, but we have lots of hot deals for you. This time? $300 off a Samsung Galaxy S10 ...
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We've surrounded the Earth with surveillance satellites, but who is that good for?
It was only on the fourth orbit, when the spacecraft’s orientation had changed, that they ...
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God forgive us, we made cocktails using Soylent
Soylent is the drink for people in a hurry and cocktails are drinks meant to be downed quickly — so we created Soylent ...
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PRIME CHEAP: Suck your responsibilities away with deez MAD Roomba discounts
Take advantage of Amazon's Prime Day discounts to outsource all your homemaking duties to iRobot's Roomba – there are big ...
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Gorge from the consumerist trough and buy this Prime Day shit
Stick your snout into the trough of deals and gobble on down the feed of consumerism, yum yum, so delicious, mmm, amazing, ...
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PRIME CHEAP: At $22, who cares if the Echo Dot is spying on you?
Welcome to PRIME CHEAP, our series about things that are good, cheap, and part of Amazon’s Prime Day sales. Hey, we gotta ...
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PRIME CHEAP: A 4K Fire TV Stick For $25? This must be a mistake
It's Prime Day! That means one thing: deals. And right now there's an amazing offer on Amazon's 4K Fire TV stick media streamer. ...
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The battle between streaming platforms is getting nasty — here's how much it'll cost you
This is where the top 25 most popular TV series will run in the future, and how many subscriptions you will need to watch ...
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Amazon's making a Lord of the Rings MMO set pre-trilogy
Amazon today revealed the long-rumored Lord of the Rings MMO that's in the works is being developed in collaboration with ...
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UK Alexa users can now get answers to medical questions right from the NHS
The NHS teams up with Amazon's Alexa digital voice assistant to help answer medical queries with advice from the service's ...
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Amazon Prime Video now works with Chromecast, and YouTube comes to Fire TV devices
You can finally stream Amazon Prime Video using Chromecast dongles, and YouTube support has returned to Amazon's Fire line ...
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CHEAP: Bathe in books with 31% off the waterproof Kindle Paperwhite
The waterproof Kindle Paperwhite is probably the best e-reader out there – and it's currently at its lowest ever price, ...
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Amazon confirms it retains your Alexa voice recordings indefinitely
Amazon has confirmed that it keeps Alexa transcripts and voice recordings indefinitely, and only removes them if they're ...
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How to install and use Alexa on Windows 10
Welcome to TNW Basics, a collection of tips, guides, and advice on how to easily get the most out of your gadgets, apps, ...
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Full moon patents: Futuristic airplane ‘slingshot’ and Google’s painted solar panels
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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Amazon is selling two new books supposedly authored by 'Satoshi Nakamoto'
Two books allegedly written by none other than Satoshi Nakamoto have appeared on Amazon.com, and are due for release in the ...
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The new Kindle Oasis' adjustable hue makes night reading much easier
The new Kindle Oasis has a fancy new feature: a color adjustable backlight. This will make reading at night far easier on ...
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Report: Why you shouldn't always trust the 'Amazon's Choice' badge
If you see the 'Amazon's Choice' badge on a listing on the ecommerce site, you might assume that it's a quality and trustworthy ...
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Review: Walmart’s $64 tablet is a pleasant surprise in a non-descript package
I'm going to come right out and say it: I didn't have high expectations when I agreed to review Onn's 8-inch Android tablet, ...
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Insurance firm Legal & General adopts Amazon's blockchain for pension deals
Legal & General, a multinational British insurer, has partnered with Amazon to create a blockchain system for corporate ...
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Amazon's new Prime Air drone could start making 30-minute deliveries 'within months'
We've been hearing about Amazon's plans to deliver packages via drone for years, but now the prospect of 30-minute deliveries ...
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Why Alexa and Siri won't function as robot helpers
“Alexa, are you ready to have a body?” Steady advances in artificial intelligence and natural language processing have ...
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How to sync non-Amazon ebooks across multiple Kindles and apps
Did you know you can add non-Amazon ebooks to Kindle apps and devices? AND you can read that same ebook in sync across multiple ...
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Amazon adds vocal command to delete saved Alexa recordings
Amazon recently announced an easy solution for privacy-conscious individuals to delete the devices’ saved recordings. Now, ...
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PSA: You can now delete your voice recordings with an Alexa command
Amazon is now rolling out a pair of Alexa voice commands that allows you to delete voice recordings without using its website. ...
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How our interactions with voice assistants normalize sexual harassment
For the ongoing series, Code Word, we’re exploring if — and how — technology can protect individuals against sexual ...
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Report: Female-sounding voice assistants fuel gender bias
AI-powered voice assistants from Google, Amazon, Apple, and others could be perpetuating harmful gender biases, according ...
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Full moon patents: Disney’s ‘paintcopter’ and Amazon’s ‘decentralized’ drone
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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Amazon sued for discriminating against pregnant warehouse workers
A new CNET investigation has found that the company has faced at least seven lawsuits from pregnant women over the last eight ...
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CHEAP: The latest Apple Watch is at an all time low of $349 – buy one!
The latest Apple Watch (the Series 4) is a brilliant bit of kit. Currently, it's being sold at its lowest ever price so... ...
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Microsoft teams up with JP Morgan to shill enterprise blockchains
Microsoft and American banking giant JP Morgan are teaming up to make it easier to put enterprise businesses on the blockchain. ...
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Amazon says AT&T, Accenture, and Nestle are all using its blockchain tools
Amazon is ramping up its blockchain services – and it's already convinced giants like AT&T, Accenture and Nestle to use ...
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Amazon plans to cut Prime shipping times – and their workers will pay for it
The third most valuable company said that it plans to invest $800 million to make one-day shipping the default option for ...
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CHEAP: Apple's new AirPods currently cost less than the old ones, dafuq?!
For some weird reason, you can currently get the newest pair of Apple's AirPods for less money than its old version. We don't ...
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Amazon is reportedly building a high-fidelity music streaming service to rival Tidal
Amazon is set to launch a new music streaming service later this year that will serve up tracks at higher quality than what ...
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CHEAP: Get 3 (yes, a whole 3!) Amazon Echo Dots for only $70! WOW!
With Easter fast approaching, the deals are coming out in full force. Today, you can get three of Amazon's Echo Dots for ...
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Google/Amazon deal sends YouTube to FireTV and Prime Video to Chromecast (finally)
Google and Amazon appear to have buried the hatchet, and are now offering their video streaming apps on each other's devices. ...
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These phones give you the most battery life per dollar
Ever wondered which phone will give you the best battery life? Well, we worked it all out for you with maths and data and ...
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How tech giants can strangle transformative tech at birth — and how to stop them
Google is digesting its third whopping antitrust penalty from the European Commission, having been fined €1.5 billion (£1.3 ...
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Alexa, Siri, and Google Assistant are changing how we interact with the world by doing it for us
Innovation shapes our daily experiences, offering us the chance to seize the convenience offered by modern technology. Since ...
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Amazon's plan to rival Apple AirPods is about more than selling you earphones
Bloomberg reports that Amazon is working on wireless earphones, similar to Apple's AirPods - but with support for the Alexa ...
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Payment options in apps can be designed better
Let’s start with a simple thought: What was the last meal that you had? How did you decide to eat a certain dish as opposed ...
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Facebook data leak (yeah, another one) allegedly exposes passwords, likes, etc
Flip that board that says "It's been _ days since we found a massive pile of unsecured Facebook data" right back to zero, ...
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Pssst, looking for this week's most discounted Apple products?
'Pssst,' is our new service for you, in which we spend hours scouring the deep troughs of the web to get you the finest discounts. Apple. ...
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Amazon has a new cheap Kindle, but the Paperwhite is still a better deal
Amazon today updated its entry-level Kindle, making it at once a bit more useful and a bit more expensive - the starting ...
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CHEAP: Only hours left to get $370 off a refurbished Apple Macbook
Quick! You can get $370 off a refurbished Apple Macbook, but you've only got a few short hours until this deal is no more. ...
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Who are you siding with in the Spotify-Apple antitrust war?
Apple and Spotify are locking horns over whether the iPhone maker is engaging in anticompetitive behavior with its App Store ...
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Novel ways to find what book to read next, curated by a huge word nerd
We've all been lost for what to read next, but this guide will banish that feeling forever. So, hop on in and find your next ...
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CHEAP: Grab an Apple Watch Series 3 for $199 before it's too late
Oh wow – this is one helluva deal. For under $200, you can be the proud owner of an Apple Watch Series 3. Go, go, go, before ...
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CHEAP: Hurry up and get $30 off the new Kindle Paperwhite
We're big fans of the new Kindle Paperwhite at TNW. And when it has $30 off its retail price? Well, that only makes us love ...
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Amazon's counterfeit protection racket could cost brands millions
To say Amazon has a bit of a counterfeit program is putting it mildly. The world’s largest ecommerce platform has, for ...
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Google, Facebook, and Amazon’s not-so-secret weapon for success: M&A
Whether you’re an entrepreneur or an established CEO, growing your business is always job number one. It’s how you’ll ...
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Facial recognition tech sucks, but it’s inevitable
Is facial recognition accurate? Can it be hacked? These are just some of the questions being raised by lawmakers, civil libertarians, ...
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Jeff Bezos promised drone deliveries by 2019 — but 3 things are missing
Five years ago, Jeff Bezos promised in a 60 Minutes interview that drones would deliver goods to our homes by 2019. With ...
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Sorry, I’m too busy planning our smart home to help pack
A smart outlet review from a guy who is shopping for smart gadgets on the internet instead of helping his family pack for ...
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Why tech giants are interested in regulating facial recognition
Last week, Amazon made the unexpected move of calling for regulation on facial recognition. In a blog post published on ...
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Moonday Mornings: Japanese ecommerce giant Rakuten may be getting into cryptocurrencies
Your weekly dose of over-the-weekend blockchain news is here: Indian scammers swindle investors out of $14 million worth ...
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If tech companies are hurting journalism, can they also help save it?
As professions go, journalism isn’t exactly known for its stability. The last half of January only served to highlight ...
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Here's why Amazon can't sell its own products in India right now
India's new norms prevent Amazon from hawking items under its own label. What does this spell for one of the world's fastest ...
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Amazon, Facebook, and Google don’t need to spy on your conversations to know what you’re talking about
If you’ve ever wondered if your phone is spying on you, you’re not alone. One of the most hotly debated topics in technology ...
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Amazon just screwed over the indie filmmakers that made Prime Video great
Amazon Prime Video Direct, once a haven for independent filmmakers is now a decaying monument to what could have been after ...
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Alexa gets a Sims 4 integration, while Sims get an off-brand in-game Alexa
The Sims is now available on Alexa as an experience featuring trivia, music, and interesting facts. Your Sims also have their ...
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The #AmazonShitCarShow is some of the best crap on Prime
Amazon's hit car show "The Grand Tour" was recently called an expletive-deleted show by a marketing team working for one ...
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Amazon adds its new Alexa Voice Remote to its Fire TV Stick
Amazon has updated its streaming hardware, the Fire TV Stick, with a new controller: the Alexa Voice Remote. Oh, and it's ...
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Amazon is reportedly building a game streaming service to rival Google and Microsoft
Amazon is building a game streaming service that will beam titles from the cloud, so you can play without installing them ...
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What Amazon’s Alexa microwave teaches us about interacting with AI assistants
Does it make sense to put a voice assistant in your microwave? Amazon, the leader in smart speakers and voice assistants, ...
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Tech stocks are overvalued and it’s killing innovation
We’re entering an unprecedented era of advanced technology and behemoth tech companies driving its development. Earlier ...
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How you can teach AI to speak Welsh (and other minority languages)
Pioneering smart home technologies and voice assistants don’t, as a rule, speak Welsh – although the Welsh government ...
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Kindle Paperwhite 2018 Review: The best ereader for the money adds waterproofing and audiobooks
If you want an e-reader, you should probably buy the new Kindle Paperwhite. I can pretty much end this review here. For ...
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Amazon’s selling Chromecasts again — a year after it said it would
I know you've spent the past year counting down the days, but it's here. The time has finally arrived. Yes, you got it right, ...
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Amazon cozies up to ICE as Congress cries foul
Amazon and ICE seem to be the best of friends these days, and friends are supposed to be good at keeping secrets. Congress, ...
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Report: Apple considered making a low-cost streaming TV dongle
For years, Amazon, Google, and Roku have been battling it out in for the top spot in the video streaming market with their ...
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France will tax tech giants in 2019 if EU doesn’t step up
France hasn't given up on creating a tax on digital revenue to prevent the likes of Google, Facebook, Amazon, Apple, and ...
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Experts warn AI could hardwire sexism into our future
From Apple's Siri to Amazon's Alexa, voice recognition and AI assistants are typically female by default. Technology isn't ...
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Amazon officially joins the blockchain party
Amazon is now officially part of the party after launching two new blockchain oriented services, Amazon Managed Blockchain ...
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What Amazon’s Alexa microwave teaches us about interacting with AI assistants
Does it make sense to put a voice assistant in your microwave? Amazon, the leader in smart speakers and voice assistants, ...
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Fabulous Black Friday deals for under $50
Want to get involved in Black Friday, but don't want to splash a lot of cash? We've got a guide filled with the best products ...
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Full moon patents: MIT creates glowing plants and Amazon gets better drones
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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Block Friday: the best rectangular, square, cube & cuboid Black Friday deals
Normal Black Friday lists are boring. Welcome to Block Friday, a place where we share the best deals on square, cube, and ...
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Amazon’s sexist hiring algorithm could still be better than a human
Amazon has decided to shut down its experimental artificial intelligence (AI) recruiting tool after discovering it discriminated ...
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Spotify is giving away free Google Home Mini speakers to some paid subscribers
Spotify today announced a partnership with Google that doles out free hardware to certain paid subscribers. As of today, ...
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Full moon patents: US Navy tube drones and Facebook doppelgängers
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That’s why we’re disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series ...
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Germany wants a global 'minimum tax' for tech giants' revenue
Germany's finance minister, Olaf Scholz finally supports global minumum tax on tech giants. France and Germany push for the ...
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6 reasons why you should make your ‘digital consultants’ work on-site
In the future, all companies will be tech companies. Traditional firms must upgrade their technological capabilities to match ...
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This Day In Deals: A pet tracker to stop the French firing your cat into space
This Day In Deals is our new section where we share a historical fact and the day’s best deal – and try to connect them. ...
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Amazon debuts the new, waterproof Kindle Paperwhite
Amazon's latest Kindle offering is smaller, lighter, comes with twice the storage, and can survive an hour-long dip in water. ...
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Amazon gets patriotic while Google embraces censorship
Wired 25 was attended by some of the biggest names in tech, and Amazon and Google's bosses both took the opportunity to get ...
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Ecommerce is ignoring people with disabilities — here’s how it should change
It might sound complicated or costly, but considering accessibility from the outset of the design process adds little in ...
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5 quick tricks to improve your Amazon listing’s ranking on Google
There are some quick and easy tricks you can use to get your Amazon listing to rank quickly on Google and drive your sales ...
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Amazon likely to win $10B Pentagon contract – Google, IBM, and Oracle aren't happy
The Pentagon's lucrative Project JEDI remains mired in controversy amid accusations it was always meant for Amazon -- and ...
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Apple & Amazon refute Bloomberg report of tiny Chinese spy chips in their servers
Both companies were on the list of companies allegedly compromised by tiny spy chips on their servers, which they publicly ...
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Deebot Ozmo 930 is the robot vacuum you've been waiting for
As smart vacuums go, there's a lot of space between the very best, and the very worst. The Deebot Ozmo 930, by Ecovacs, belongs ...
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Animation reveals what could be Google's new 'Pixel Stand'
A new accessory for the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL could give Alexa devices a run for their money. The Pixel Stand, as its reportedly ...
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Amazon reportedly plans to open 3,000 cashier-less stores by 2021
Amazon is said to be interested in beating grocery stores at their own game by opening 3,000 more of its cashier-less Amazon ...
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Sturgeon Moon patents: One-blink ordering and energy harvesting airports
Ugh, the Gregorian calendar is so boring. That's why we're disrupting monthly series with a lunar cycle-based series about ...
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Amazon launches a Hindi site to lure India's next 100 million online shoppers
With a view to make Amazon the ultimate shopping destination for the next 100 million Indians, the company has launched a ...
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Google is reportedly building its own Assistant-powered smart display
Google is said to be working on a smart speaker with its own Home label on the tin this year, reports Nikkei Asian Review. ...
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Inside Google's plan to stalk your social media accounts
Google, once again, is excited about social media. But not in the ways you might think; this isn't about another in a failed ...
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Alexa isn't the shopping behemoth Amazon hoped it would be
Voice shopping was supposed to be the future. Remember? Both Amazon and Google touted a world where barking a simple command ...
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Parents are shelling out $20/hour for Fortnite tutors and the internet is losing its goddamn mind
In what surely constitutes a sign of the coming apocalypse, parents are shelling out up to $20 an hour for coaches to help ...
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It’s time to confront Amazon's secret monopolies
At 3 PM ET on July 16, tens of millions of shoppers flocked to Amazon to celebrate the cornucopia of capitalism known as ...
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Prime Day is bad for Amazon’s brand
Amazon introduced Prime Day in 2015 as a way to celebrate its 20th anniversary as a one-day sale with the aim of overshadowing ...
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Amazon's new tool tracks down odd parts to avoid those dreaded trips to the hardware store
Amazon's newest tool helps you scan, identify, and shop for spare parts. Part Finder uses the iPhone camera to avoid dreaded ...
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Jeff Bezos must spend his $150B helping humanity otherwise he's a scumbag
Well, it's happened. Amazon's CEO and founder, Jeff Bezos, is now the richest person ever. According to Bloomberg, Amazon's ...
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Jeff Bezos plans to charge upwards of $300,000 for a ticket to space
Jeff Bezos really wants to make space tourism a thing. According to a report by Reuters, the Amazon CEO's rocket company, ...
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Amazon banned Confederate flags but Nazi gear is A-OK!
A new report indicates Amazon still has a huge problem with racist content from sellers in its marketplace. Even banned items ...
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Amazon could be delivering to the Moon by 2023
At least, as long as Jeff Bezos' other company, Blue Origin, chooses to do business with them instead of a different company ...
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Stolen Brazzers accounts cost as much as social security numbers on the Dark Web
You can buy pretty much anything on the dark web, but did you know a stolen Brazzers account sells for the same as someone's ...
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Fire HD 8 and Fire HD 10 are worthy...if you play in Amazon's sandbox
In its line of Fire tablets, Amazon operates on a core principle: we'll give you a great tablet at a low price, as long ...
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Amazon Echo review: Alexa's a great listener, but is awful at search
Amazon Echo review: The nine-inch tall cylinder is designed to be a personal assistant but it still feels very much like ...
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Amazon may well be the most evil company in technology and Jeff Bezos should be ashamed
You are dying of cancer. You have just lost your unborn child. You have to care for your dying father. You are worthless. ...
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Amazon will no longer give you price adjustment refunds (except for TVs)
Most people shop on Amazon because of its large catalog and competitive pricing – prices so good that sometimes, they drop even ...
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Amazon Web Services is an exploding IT beast... so learn to tame it for less than $9 per course
As AWS’s footprint in the cloud industry keeps expanding, now is the time for forward-thinking techheads and IT job seekers ...
