Amazon’s Bee launches two new personal AI devices, starting at $75

Amazon-owned Bee has launched its first new AI devices since its acquisition, including an updated wearable and a credit-card-sized recorder that attaches to smartphones. The devices can summarize conversations, create to-do lists, and integrate with A…

Amazon’s always-listening Bee wearable can now help you buy stuff
Amazon’s always-listening Bee wearable can now help you buy stuff

Last year, Amazon bought Bee, a relatively unknown startup with a $50 always-listening AI wearable that summarized every conversation you had. Today, the e-commerce giant is announcing two new Bee devices – and a new subscription to go with them. First is the $74.99 Bee Frontier, an updated version of the original Bee device. And […]

The Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is almost the Android tablet we needed
The Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is almost the Android tablet we needed

We have to talk about this screen. It’s the first thing you notice, and maybe the only thing that matters, about the Alexa Tablet 12 Pro. It’s a 12-inch, 2800 x 1840 panel with a new technology Amazon calls “Nanomatte” that is meant to decrease glare and increase the feeling that you can reach out […]

Amazon in talks to buy Decart for about $7bn, WSJ reports
Amazon in talks to buy Decart for about $7bn, WSJ reports

Amazon is in talks to buy the AI startup Decart in a deal that could value it at about $7bn, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday. Kate Clark and Lauren Thomas reported the talks, citing people familiar with the matter. A deal could come soon if …

Nicolas Cage says he refused Amazon’s AI waiver for ‘Spider-Noir’
Nicolas Cage says he refused Amazon’s AI waiver for ‘Spider-Noir’

Nicolas Cage says he refused to sign an AI waiver from Amazon for “Spider-Noir”, the Prime Video series it cancelled last month. He told a New York Comic Con panel on Saturday that he will probably not work with the studio again, Variety reported. “Ama…

Can the AI industry persuade data center opponents by getting rid of NDAs?

On Equity, we debate the impact of data center moratoriums and whether the AI industry has a communication problem.

Amazon’s new Kindles appear to have a light leak problem
Amazon’s new Kindles appear to have a light leak problem

Some users are reporting that the new Kindles have a light leak issue that is especially apparent when using dark mode. The latest base-model Kindles have a flush bezel that gives them a sleek appearance and looks great… as long as you keep the lights on. But things can change once you turn down the […]

Amazon and others are done keeping data center deals secret. Is it enough to build trust?

Amazon says it will stop using NDAs when negotiating data center deals with local governments, following a similar move from Microsoft earlier this year. Secrecy has fueled community backlash against AI infrastructure, with opp…

The AI is in the computer
The AI is in the computer

It’s gadget season, and a lot of companies are launching a lot of new products. But whether it’s Microsoft dropping a high-end laptop, Amazon shipping a fancy Android tablet, or Apple diving headlong into the smart home, the actual strategy appears to be almost always the same. All these companies believe AI assistants and agents […]

Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, says space internet service is weeks away
Amazon builds 1,000th satellite, says space internet service is weeks away

Amazon has built its 1,000th broadband satellite and says service is weeks away, having cut production from 27 satellites in six months to 27 a week, while the number in orbit is still 396. That shortfall cost it spectrum priority in July, and the FCC …