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Amazon will fix a Fire TV bug that blocked sideloading apps on older Fire TV Sticks

By Rowan Davies Published

A bug that stopped sideloading on older Fire TV models is being fixed, says Amazon.

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Three different views of Kindles
The best Kindle in 2026

By Sharmishta Sarkar Last updated

Kindles come in different sizes and with different features, from budget ereaders to premium epaper note takers. So allow me to help you decide between a Paperwhite, Scribe and the Colorsoft.

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Despite spending billions on data centers and AI, US government report finds Amazon workers are using food stamps more than ever

By Rahim Amir Published

Multi-billion-dollar buildouts for AI partners, but an increasing number of food-stamp recipients among one's employees?

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AWS re:Invent 2025
Qualcomm signs $4 billion "multi-generational" data center and AI deal with AWS

By Craig Hale Published

Qualcomm plans to help AWS build future generations of silicon and optical networking for AI data centers.

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Google fixes setup issues for older Chromecast and Google Home devices

By Rowan Davies Published

Google has finally fixed the annoying setup issue for the first-gen Chromecast, so your device isn't being bricked just yet.

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Amazon hit by lawsuit from FTC and 22 states claiming ad price rigging to the tune of $20 billion over seven years

By Craig Hale Published

The FTC and 22 US states have accused Amazon of inflating its ad revenue with shady practices, but Amazon denies.

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Amazon is buying 2 million Nvidia GPUs for AWS data center expansion

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

AWS plans to deploy two million additional Nvidia GPUs by 2028, expanding AI infrastructure across cloud, government, analytics, and robotics workloads.

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AWS is shutting down Mechanical Turk, which let humans beat AI at certain work tasks

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

Amazon will close Mechanical Turk on September 30, 2026, ending a 21-year platform that connected businesses with hundreds of thousands of workers.

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A person perusing the recommendations on the Home screen of the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite (2024)
Kindle’s DRM changes are annoying readers — but there’s an easy workaround

By Lance Ulanoff Published

Kindle users are up in arms over recent changes that some claim remove a key DRM workaround, but what if there's another Airplane mode hack?

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Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature edition e-reader showing graphic novels, cookbooks, and fiction, as well as settings
Amazon's Kindle updates include tougher DRM and closure of Libby loan loophole

By James Rogerson Published

Kindles just got a little more restrictive, both in terms of what you can do with the books you buy and how long you can keep those you borrow.

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