Ring’s CEO says his cameras can almost ‘zero out crime’ within the next 12 months
Ring's CEO says his cameras can almost 'zero out crime' within the next 12 months Jamie Siminoff’s new book charts the highs and lows of making the world’s first video doorbell. Jamie Siminoff has returned to Ring, the company he founded, with a renewed focus on its mission statement to “Make neighborhoods safer.” Talking to […]
Eight Sleep adds ‘outage mode’ to smart beds after AWS problems left them frozen
Eight Sleep adds 'outage mode' to smart beds after AWS problems left them frozen Eight Sleep Pod mattress toppers can now be controlled offline in the event of future outages. Some smart bed users were quite literally losing sleep over the massive AWS outage on Monday. Eight Sleep’s elevating, temperature-controlling mattress systems were temporarily knocked […]
Amazon hopes to replace 600,000 US workers with robots, according to leaked documents
Amazon hopes to replace 600,000 US workers with robots, according to leaked documents Amazon has deployed over a million robots to its facilities, and is testing bipedal bots like Agility Robotics’ “Digit” (pictured). | Image: Jason Redmond / Getty Images Amazon is reportedly leaning into automation plans that will enable the company to avoid hiring […]
Major AWS outage took down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
Major AWS outage took down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more Here are just a few of the services impacted by the outage. | Image: Downdetector A major Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage took down multiple online services for several hours this morning, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, ChatGPT, Epic Games Store, Epic Online Services, and […]
Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more
Major AWS outage takes down Fortnite, Alexa, Snapchat, and more Here are just a few of the services impacted by the outage. Amazon Web Services (AWS) is currently experiencing a major outage that has taken down online services, including Amazon, Alexa, Snapchat, Fortnite, and more. The AWS status checker is reporting that multiple services are […]
Amazon’s Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock
Amazon's Ring now works with video surveillance company Flock Amazon’s smart doorbell company Ring is now working with the AI-powered surveillance camera company Flock. According to a letter sent to the company by Sen. Ron Wyden, Flock had allowed data access to the Secret Service and the Navy — as well as ICE, as previously […]
Amazon shares a ‘first look’ at new nuclear facility
Amazon shares a 'first look' at new nuclear facility A rendering of the Cascade Advanced Energy Facility. | Image: X-energy via Amazon Amazon shared some new details about its plans to help deploy more nuclear energy across Washington State, where the company is headquartered. About a year ago, Amazon announced an agreement with Energy Northwest, a consortium of […]
Ugreen’s 8-port Thunderbolt 4 hub is $80 off
Ugreen's 8-port Thunderbolt 4 hub is $80 off Ugreen’s Revodok Max 208 is on sale for $169.98 If your laptop doesn’t have enough ports, you can fix that issue with Ugreen’s Revodok Max 208, an 8-in-1 Thunderbolt 4 dock that’s on sale for $169.98 ($80 off) at Amazon and from Ugreen. The Revodok Max 208 […]
Amazon’s new name for the Fire TV Stick 4K only adds more confusion
Amazon's new name for the Fire TV Stick 4K only adds more confusion Same device, different packaging. | Image: Amazon Following the debut of Amazon’s $39.99 Fire TV Stick 4K Select, the company told The Verge that a name change was coming to the existing “Fire TV Stick 4K” to clarify where it sat in […]
Amazon’s giant ads have ruined the Echo Show
Amazon's giant ads have ruined the Echo Show Full-screen ads have started to appear regularly on Echo Show smart displays. Last week, Amazon launched a major update of its line of Alexa-enabled Echo smart speakers and displays. The redesign – led by former Microsoft design chief Ralf Groene, whom Amazon Devices & Services head Panos […]