Amazon wants to buy Indian streaming service MX Player
Companies are still talking, the acquisition is not a sure thing
Amazon is offering Prime members $10 to pick up a delivery instead of having it delivered
Another cost-cutting exercise from the retail giant
WTF?! Like many tech giants, Amazon is trying to cut costs in these times of economic uncertainty. Its latest exercise targets the millions of Prime subscribers who take advantage of the free shipping option, offering a few testers $10 to pick up a purchase rather than having it shipped to their home.
Amazon debuts Bedrock, a new cloud service for AI-generated text and images
Amazon's AI strategy focuses on choice (for developers, not consumers)
Amazon is winding down its Halo health division and issuing refunds
Too much uncertainty in a crowded space
Amazon Prime Video introduces Dialogue Boost to reduce reliance on subtitles
Feature currently available for some Amazon Originals
How to sell a CPU
Editor's take: Much of the focus in semiconductors is on chip performance, and so for many outside the process it can be mystifying why sometimes a "better" chip loses out to a "weaker" chip. To name just one example, Intel still sells a lot of server CPUs despite their poor comparison with the latest AMD or Arm offerings.
Many Amazon offices won't be ready for returning workers until September
This is what happens when you rush things
Hacking multi-tool Flipper Zero gets banned from Amazon, classified for card skimming
In a nutshell: The Flipper Zero may look like a harmless child's toy from the 90s, but it's capable of far more. The Tamagotchi-like device has been used for everything from opening parking gates and tampering with fast food menus to reading credit card information through a person's wallet and pants. Unfortunately for Flipper, this scanning ability has earned a ban from Amazon, which now considers it a policy-breaking card-skimming device.
Amazon Sidewalk opens up to third-parties offering a low-bandwidth, long-range network for IoT devices
Network's killer feature may be the coverage it can already offer
Amazon survey points to renewed interest in a desktop web browser
The e-commerce giant is asking users about their web browsing preferences
Amazon adds more sizes to Fire TV QLED lineup, introduces budget 2-Series
Pricing starts under $200
Amazon is shutting down DPReview, arguably the top digital camera review site
Amazon bought DPReview in 2007
Amazon is laying off 9,000 more employees, including 400 Twitch workers
Bringing the total to 27,000
Amazon shares first look at Project Kuiper satellite Internet dishes
Sizes vary based on application and speed
Employee lawsuit against Amazon over work-from-home expenses loses class-action bid
Amazon says working remotely during the pandemic wasn't its idea
Amazon's first CPU cooler is a rebranded Cooler Master model, for half the price
At about half the price, this seems like a good deal
Amazon employees rage against return-to-office mandate as exec pleads for calm
"Let's not grab our torches and pitchforks quite yet"
Amazon sellers are now paying more than 50% commission
Transaction, logistics, storage, and advertising fees all add up
The Best Tablets in Early 2023: An Evolving and Affordable Form of Computing
If you haven't bought a new tablet in recent years, now is a good time to consider doing so. Not only are tablets more powerful today, but the displays are better, and mainstream models let you enjoy features that were previously reserved for more expensive flagships.
These are the severance packages tech giants like Google, Meta and Amazon are offering to fired employees
Over 100,000 tech workers have lost their jobs since the year began
Amazon is expanding Buy with Prime to all US retailers
Will it tarnish Prime's reputation?
Amazon confirms it is letting go of a record 18,000 employees
Some workers won't find out if they've lost their jobs for another 2 weeks
TechSpot's top big tech stories of 2022: Why is Amazon building CPUs?
Consumers are becoming more aware of personal privacy
Amazon's drone-delivery service rolled out in California and Texas
Service is limited to two towns for now, but Amazon will establish more hubs over time