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The call was made by Trump after Bezos was reported to be posting products’ import charges
Amazon has announced that it’ll begin showing US tariffs next to prices of items being sold in the country. The decision comes after US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese goods. White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said she spoke to the President about Amazon’s announcement, adding that…
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Next month, Amazon’s souped-up voice assistant, Alexa+, will arrive
Amazon unveiled Alexa Plus, a feature that will let users feed their assistant documents, e-mail, study guides and recipes and ask it to learn new information about them. It will also memorise the documents and learn their rules. The feature will be available on Alexa’s Echo Show in late March in the US for customers…
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Workers at the Amazon warehouses went on strike ahead of the holiday rush
Amazon workers in several US cities, including Chicago, New York and Atlanta, have begun a one-day strike ahead of the holiday shopping season to protest against the company’s “insidious greed”. The workers are calling for better working conditions and wages, along with healthcare and retirement benefits. This comes as Amazon announced a record profit of…
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Amazon has its own set of Nova models
Amazon has announced a series of artificial intelligence (AI) foundation models ‘Nova’ under the Amazon Bedrock model library in AWS. The models have watermarking capabilities and are available as part of the Bedrock model library in AWS. Amazon is also releasing content generation models ‘Nova Canvas’ and ‘Nova Reel’, which the company said have watermarking…
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Amazon will be introducing new smart displays, the e-tailer’s new Echo Show 21 and 15
Amazon has announced two new Echo Show devices, the Show 21 and the Show 15 with a 21-inch screen. The Show 21 will have a calendar in both the models, smart home controls, shopping, and to-do lists. The Show 15 will have a calendar in both the models, as well as smart home controls, shopping,…
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This year will be the first time that Amazon won’t deliver itsAlexa smart speaker
Amazon’s voice-activated assistant Alexa has stopped allowing users to access it, a report said. The report added that pre-trained artificial intelligence models used to answer complicated questions will more likely fail at setting a kitchen timer or controlling smart lights. It added that the new Alexa messes up smart homes integrations, hallucinates and seems to…
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Thank you for the music
Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa has launched a new skill, ‘Alexa, play some happy music’, for the first time. “Alexa, play some quiet music,” the new skill tells Alexa. “Alexa, play some happy music” was first added to Google Home in October and has also been added to other Alexa-powered devices including Amazon Echo and Fire…
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The Washington Post does not endorse a presidential candidate
Amazon CEO and Washington Post’s owner Jeff Bezos called the newspaper’s editorial board to tell them that he wouldn’t be endorsing anyone in the 2020 US Presidential election, as per reports. Bezos, who is the world’s second-richest person with a net worth of $46 billion, said he didn’t want the newspaper to become “a platform…
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The internet company agreed to a deal for the next- generation of nuclear power plants
Amazon has partnered with US-based Kairos Power and NuScale Power to test the viability of their small modular nuclear Reactors (SMRs). “This agreement will allow us to explore the viability of developing SMRs for new power generation applications like datacenters,” Amazon said. The SMRs can generate 1,000 megawatts of electricity, enough to power up to…
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The first color of the device is here
Amazon has launched four new Kindles, including a new Kindle Paperwhite, the first color e-reader that uses Amazon’s patented “Colorsoft” display technology. The e-reader is designed to feel like paper when writing on it using Amazon’sPremium Pencil with new soft-tip eraser. Amazon also announced a new Kindle Scribe, which is an e-reader and note-taker.
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Ring has a new search tool, which allows you to easily Scan Videos
Amazon-owned video doorbell camera company Ring on Monday announced a new feature to block searches for “disabled” home security content such as arms, violence and guns. This is effective from Tuesday. In an effort to prevent misuse, Ring said that it will also block search for content it deems offensive, inappropriate, or harmful.
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We found the best Prime Day laptop deals
Amazon is offering an Asus Zenbook Duo laptop on sale for $299 (over 18,000) at Best Buy and Amazon. The 18-inch laptop, powered by Intel’s latest processors, has a 1920 x 1200 display and has 16GB RAM and 512GB storage. A 14-inch MacBook Pro is on sale for $1,299 at both Amazon and Best Buy.
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A consumer agency says that Amazon should recall unsafe products sold by independent sellers
Amazon has said it plans to appeal the US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s (CPSC) decision, which called Amazon a “distributor” and requires it to recall dangerous products. “We plan to present our case in court,” it added. The CPSC said Amazon must notify all affected customers of any dangerous products, provide them with public notice…
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The best TV and streaming device deals
Amazon’s Prime Day deals include the new Fire TV Stick 4K Max and Fire HD 8 tablets, along with other devices in the Fire family. The Fire TV Stick 4k Max has four times the storage of its predecessor and has a faster processor. The Fire HD 8 has a sharper screen and a longer…
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Best headphones and earbuds deals on Prime Day
Amazon has started its Prime Day sale, with a number of electronics and othergadgets being sold for up to 50% cheaper than previous prices. The headphones included in the sale are Jabra Go Air Pop with 32 hours batterylife and HyperX Cloud III Wireless with 120 hours battery life. Google’s new midranger, Google Pixelbook, was…
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The Amazon Prime Day deals on Fire Sticks and Fire Tablets were some of the top deals
Amazon’s Prime Day sale on July 1 offers discounts on laptops and gaming laptops. The Scribe, with its 10.2-inch screen, is made for writing and drawing too. The Fire HD 10 is our favourite of the bunch, with a1080p screen and 3 gigabytes of RAM so it can handle watching videos and browsing a bunch…
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The judge didn’t buy Google’s arguments in the case
Apple, Amazon, and Samsung have filed a lawsuit accusing Google of anti-competitive behaviour in relation to its Play Store. The lawsuit claims Google abused its market power by imposing restrictions on rivals’ App Stores. It further accused Google of using the Play Store as an “anti-competitive chokehold” against competitors. “This case is about the opportunity…
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The employees were fired because they protested the cloud deal with Israel
Google and Amazon workers protested outside the companies’ headquarters in New York on Tuesday over the company’s $1.2-billion cloud contract with Israel. The protesters were protesting against Project Nimbus, a cloud contract with Israel’s security services. They claimed that the contract could be used by Israel’s security apparatus to harm Palestinians. Google fired 28 employees…
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Just Walk Out technology is no longer being sold at Amazon’s Fresh grocery stores
Amazon has announced it is ending its ‘Just Walk Out’ technology at all its Fresh grocery stores in the US. The company said it’s shutting down all its stores in California, Illinois, Virginia and Washington state and is focused on remodeling most of its stores and opening new Fresh stores. However, it added the technology…
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There are sweet deals on Streaming Devices, TVs and Projectors
Amazon is selling soundbars, smart TVs and projectors at a cut-off price. It has reduced prices of Roku streaming players by as much as 60% during the Cyber Monday sale. Amazon is also offering a 4K smart TV at a discount of $100 for a limited time. It’s priced at $399 (around 25,200) for a…
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Ring stopped sharing video with police
Ring has announced it will stop letting police departments request doorbell camera footage from users, a feature that has drawn criticism from privacy advocates. However, Amazon-owned Ring still has the right to share footage without user consent in limited circumstances. Police can still look at videos that they have search warrant for. Google will show…
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eBay will pay $3 million for cyberstalking
eBay will pay $3 million to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to settle charges that its employees and contractors had harassed ex-employees, including Ina Steiner, for reporting on the e-commerce giant’s sexual harassment lawsuit against Amazon. The company has agreed to a three-year corporate compliance monitor, among other things. Former eBay CEO Douglas Wenig…
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OpenAI has released an AI chatbot ‘ChatGPT’ that can be accessed by automakers using their voice assistants like Google’s Assistant and Amazon’s Alexa. It said that the chatbot does not gain any access to any vehicle data and questions and answers have been deleted immediately. ChatGPT is accessible through the company’s GPT Store.
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The new Fire TV Stick 4K Max is now on sale at a low price
Amazon Echo Dot Wi-Fi-enabled speaker is a low-cost device that can play music, control smart home gadgets and carry out Alexa-enabled tasks. It has an IPX4 water resistance, five hours of battery life and works with an Eero mesh Wi-Fi. It even works as an Eero mesh Wi-Fi, just like Amazon’s newest Echo Dot.
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There are a lot of best October Prime Day deals
Amazon’s rotating Echo Show 10 has a motor within its cylindrical base that lets it spin around to find you, so the screen will always be within view. Amazon’s second-generation Nest Hub is a small display with a seven-inch touch screen that can automatically adjust its lighting in your room. Tile Pro’s Smart Air Quality…