Tag: Amazon
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Hollywood Writers Get the AI Protections and Streaming Data They’ve Been Asking For
The Writers Guild of America on Tuesday released the details of its new contract with the studios and the Hollywood writers appeared to get virtually everything they wanted, including better protections against the use of artificial intelligence and more transparency over how well their streaming shows and movies have performed. The new contract, which ends…
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Amazon CEO Confirms Former Microsoft Product Chief Panos Panay Will Join Online Retail Giant
It’s official: Panos Panay, who led Microsoft’s efforts to transform into a hardware maker, will join Amazon to run its devices and services team. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Wednesday confirmed the move, which had leaked earlier shortly after Panay said he was leaving Microsoft after 19 years. Panay will take the reins from Dave…
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Review: Amazon’s Fire TV Stick 4K Max 2023 Hands-On
Last week, Amazon announced a new Fire TV Stick 4K Max that is a significant step up from the older model. The new Fire TV Stick 4K Max has 16GB of storage, WiFi 6E, and a quad-core 2GHz processor. The biggest improvement any will notice is the remote is the same one the Fire TV…
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Amazon’s Freevee Adds Five New Live Free Channels, Including Halloween+ and Universal Monster
If you love free movies and TV shows, Amazon is adding more programming to Amazon Freevee. The service now had five new live channels, including Halloween+ just in time for October. Amazon Freevee is available on Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and as a free channel within Prime Video. Freevee is also available as an app…
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Amazon Sued by FTC and 17 State AGs for ‘Maintaining Monopoly Power’
The Federal Trade Commission and 17 state attorneys general on Tuesday sued Amazon, claiming the online giant has abused its power and position as a retail platform to maintain an illegal monopoly. The lawsuit alleges that Amazon has used its popular platform to box out retailers that need to operate on the site to reach…
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Amazon’s Device Chief Will Reportedly Take Over Jeff Bezos’s Blue Origin
Amazon’s head of products and services, Dave Limp, maybe leaving the company, but it won’t be too far from founder Jeff Bezos’s circle. The executive, fresh off of leading the company’s fall event last week, will take over as the CEO of Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket company, according to The Washington Post. He will replace…
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Once-Free Alexa Guard Features Will Now Cost You $6 a Month
Amazon is slapping a price tag on its formerly free security feature for Echo devices. Alexa Guard’s smoke, carbon monoxide alarm detection and glass break sound detection features reportedly moved to Amazon’s new Emergency Assist service, which costs $6 a month, or $59 a year. Alexa Guard’s ability to listen for intruders and household alarms…
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Walmart Marketplace Now Has Over 100,000 Active Sellers As It Goes After Amazon
Walmart’s Marketplace platform has doubled in size over the last year and a half and now boasts 100,000 active sellers, according to Marketplace Pulse research. Over the last year, up to 20,000 sellers joined Walmart Marketplace every month. On average, Walmart approved about 10% to become active each month. This is the latest milestone for…
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If You Buy a New Fire TV You Get 6 Months Of Free MGM+ Streaming
Last week, Amazon announced two new Fire TV sticks. These new models the Fire TV Stick 4K Max and the Fire TV Stick 4K are some of the most powerful Fire TV sticks Amazon has ever made. To make the deal even better, if you buy any new Fire TV you can get six months…
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Amazon Will Invest Billions in AI Technology
Amazon said it will invest up to $4 billion in AI startup Anthropic, as Amazon looks to further solidify its spot in the growing technology sector. The investment will also give Amazon a minority ownership position at the company. Amazon and Anthropic announced their partnership to advance generative AI on Monday, just days after the…