Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support
It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.
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Amazon launches an AI shopping assistant for the search bar, powered by Alexa+
Alexa for Shopping is a new personalized AI shopping assistant in the Amazon search bar that replaces its Rufus assistant.
Alexa is moving into Amazon.com
Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus to Amazon.com, integrating its LLM-powered AI assistant directly into the company’s shopping experience. Beginning today, when you type a query into Amazon, you’ll be talking to Alexa for Shopping, the company’s new shopping assistant, powered by Alexa Plus. So, while a search for “toilet paper” will still return the expected […]
Amazon’s Panos Panay addresses new Fire phone rumors
Amazon’s head of devices and services, Panos Panay, says that the company is “not necessarily” planning to release a smartphone, but has stopped short of denying it outright. It was previously reported that Amazon is developing an Alexa-enabled AI phone codenamed “Transformer,” more than 10 years after it scrapped its ill-fated Fire Phone. Speaking to […]
Amazon’s ultrafast 30-minute deliveries are now available in more cities
Following a limited test run in parts of Seattle and Philadelphia that started last December, Amazon Now is officially available to millions of Amazon shoppers across the United States. In addition to Seattle and Philadelphia, the 30-minute delivery service is now also widely available in Atlanta and Dallas-Fort Worth, but will soon be expanding to […]
Amazon launches 30-minute delivery across the U.S.
Amazon says its new ultra-fast delivery option brings groceries, household essentials, and other items to customers’ doors in 30 minutes.
Prime Video follows Netflix and Disney by adding a TikTok-like ‘Clips’ feed in its app
The Clips feed aims to enable discovery by offering users a scrollable feed with short snippets of shows and movies.
Amazon is adding a vertical video feed to Prime Video
Amazon Prime Video is joining Netflix and Disney Plus in adding a vertical feed of videos to its streaming app. The new “Clips” feed will offer a stream of short-form videos from shows and movies, with options to jump into the full title, rent, or buy it. Prime Video previously offered a TikTok-style feed with […]
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Blink bumps its budget buzzer to 2K
Amazon-owned Blink has two new video doorbells, the Blink Wired Doorbell 2K+ and the Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+. The wired doorbell is listed at $49.99 on Amazon, but a blog post from the company says it starts at $39.99. The Battery option is $69.99 if you already have a sync module, or $79.99 bundled with […]
Volkswagen becomes Rivian’s top shareholder, displacing Amazon
VW Group’s stake will continue to grow under the $5.8 billion joint venture with Rivian.