The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music
The best alternatives to Spotify for listening to music

Spotify is probably one of the most well-known music services available (if not the most popular) around – and it seems that the company it taking advantage of that. As of this month, Spotify announced that it was raising its prices, the third time since 2023. If that concerns you (especially if you’re a current […]

Amazon’s New World: Aeternum MMO will shut down next year
Amazon’s New World: Aeternum MMO will shut down next year

Amazon has announced that the servers for New World: Aeternum, one of the company’s MMOs, will be shut down on January 31st, 2027. The game will also be delisted and no longer available for purchase starting today, January 15th. Last year, Amazon announced that it would be pivoting away from MMOs to put more of […]

Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers
Amazon is buying copper harvested by bacteria for its data centers

Amazon’s data centers will reportedly utilize copper from a mine in Arizona that’s leaching metal from ores using microorganisms, the Wall Street Journal reports. Amazon Web Services will be the first customer for Nuton Technologies, which developed the “bioleaching” technology. AWS will also be providing “cloud-based data and analytics support,” helping to optimize Nuton’s mining […]

The Kindle Scribe Colorsoft gets a splash of color with new Fig variant

Amazon has confirmed that the Kindle Scribe Colorsoft will soon be available in a new Fig colorway.
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Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are paying up for ‘enterprise’ access to Wikipedia
Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon are paying up for ‘enterprise’ access to Wikipedia

Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Perplexity, and Mistral AI have joined Google in paying the Wikimedia Foundation for access to its projects, including Wikipedia’s vast collection of articles. The Wikimedia Foundation announced the news as part of Wikipedia’s 25th anniversary on Thursday. The partnerships are part of Wikimedia Enterprise, an initiative launched in 2021 that gives large […]

The best e-reader to buy right now
The best e-reader to buy right now

Any ebook reader will let you cram a Beauty and the Beast-sized library’s worth of books in your pocket, but so will your phone. An ebook reader offers a more book-like reading experience, with fewer distractions and less eye strain, and many include extra features, like adjustable frontlighting. Some really are pocketable. Others are waterproof […]

Ring founder details the camera company’s ‘intelligent assistant’ era

AI is ushering in Ring’s next chapter, as the Amazon-owned video doorbell maker shifts toward becoming an “intelligent assistant.”

Hands-on with Bee, Amazon’s latest AI wearable

We tried Amazon’s new AI wearable Bee. It’s not for pro users yet, but more features are expected this year.

Why Amazon bought Bee, an AI wearable

Amazon explains where its wearable Bee fits in and whether it will merge with Alexa.

Amazon says 97% of its devices can support Alexa+

Amazon is counting on its Alexa footprint to help it gain traction in the consumer AI race.