72 posts tagged ‘amazon’
I Cannot Take Amazon's New Robot for Business Seriously
Gizmodo,
Amazon just released a questionable-looking robot for patrolling businesses. Taking a page out of Wall-E’s design, Amazon’s new Astro for Business looks almost comical. Read more...
Amazon brings its home robot to businesses
TechCrunch,
In an acknowledgement that cracking the home robotics market is hard, Amazon is bringing its Astro robot to a decidedly more corporate audience. The company today announced Astro for Business, which repurposes Astro as a security robot for small- and medium-sized business customers. Astro for Business adds several new capabilities to Astro, including the ability […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Amazon is Quietly Replacing Android in Some Products with its Own OS
It seems like Amazon is currently developing its own operating system for its Fire TV devices and Smart TVs that run on Android. This was reported last week in Janko Roettgers’ Lowpass newsletter and hasn’t been corroborated with an official statement from Amazon yet. Read more...
Dungeons & Dragons' 24-Hour FAST Channel Is Here
The day has arrived to gather your party and venture forth to Dungeons & Dragons: Adventures, Hasbro’s free, 24-hour ad-supported channel celebrating the wildly popular tabletop roleplaying game. Launching today on Amazon Freevee and Plex (with more to come), the channel will debut three original series this week—and… Read more...
Amazon introduces new Buy with Prime perks, such as tracking and returns
Amazon’s Buy with Prime, a service that lets Prime members shop directly from third-party merchants and get Prime benefits like free shipping and returns, launched today new features, including the ability to track Buy with Prime orders through Amazon’s website and mobile app as well as access to 24/7 live chats with customer service. Amazon […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Amazon Games will close its Crown channel on Twitch and cut 180 jobs
Amazon announced another cluster of layoffs this week along with plans to discontinue the Crown channel, a flashy Amazon-run Twitch channel that featured television-like programming. Amazon will also shutter its Game Growth group, which helped creators in the gaming world market themselves. In a letter to staff, Amazon Games VP Christoph Hartmann characterized the decision […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Amazon strikes deal with Snap to let users buy its products from ads on Snapchat
Amazon has entered into a partnership with Snap to allow users to buy its products directly from ads on the social app, the company confirmed to TechCrunch. The news was first reported by The Information. The Amazon ads on Snapchat will display real-time pricing, delivery estimates, product details and Prime eligibility, the e-commerce giant told […] © 2023 TechCrunch. All rights reserved. For personal use only.
Where to stream National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
AV Club,
Whether or not you get a holiday bonus this year that you can use to buy a swimming pool for the family, whether or not your weirdo relatives show up in their RV, and whether or not your yuppie neighbors are... not impacting your life whatsoever and just get punished for existing, it’s always nice to watch National… Read more...