Tens of thousands report Amazon outages
Bradly Shankar / mobilesyrup - If you’ve been having issues with Amazon right now, you’re not alone. Since around 2:30 p.m. ET, more than 20,000 people reported outages on Downdetector. On the site, some people report being unable to sign in or view the correct prices, while others say…
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Amazon’s AI could soon help run your doctor’s office
digitaltrends - Amazon has introduced Amazon Connect Health, an AI platform designed to automate healthcare tasks like appointment scheduling, patient verification, and medical documentation. The post Amazon’s AI could soon help run your doctor’s office appeared first on…
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Amazon's Bahrain data center targeted by Iran for support of U.S. military, state media says
cnbc - Amazon said the Bahrain facility was damaged due to a nearby drone strike, and two data centers in the UAE were directly hit by drones.
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Drones attack several AWS Middle East region data centers amid Iran war, leading to outages — service health been disrupted after power cut due to fire risk
tomshardware - Amazon’s data center business in the Middle East has been adversely impacted amid the 2026 Iran Conflict.
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Audible launches a cheaper ‘Standard’ subscription plan, challenging Spotify
Aisha Malik / techcrunch - The new plan is $6 cheaper than the platform's existing "Premium" plan, which costs $14.95 per month.
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OpenAI raises $110B at $730B valuation, expands AWS and Nvidia partnerships
Maria Deutscher / siliconangle - OpenAI Group PBC today announced that it has raised $110 billion in funding at a pre-money valuation of $730 billion. Nvidia Corp. and SoftBank Group PBC provided $30 billion each. The remaining $50 billion came from Amazon Web Services Inc., which has al…
- Amazon, Nvidia and partners racing to supply OpenAI's infrastructure. (6)
- Insider-trading claim and global rivals escalate the AI arms race. (3)
- OpenAI faces government talks and surging ChatGPT usage. (2)
- Record $110B raise reshapes OpenAI's valuation and capital power. (6)
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Amazon, Nvidia and partners racing to supply OpenAI's infrastructure.
Insider-trading claim and global rivals escalate the AI arms race.
OpenAI faces government talks and surging ChatGPT usage.
Record $110B raise reshapes OpenAI's valuation and capital power.
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God of War Prime Video First Look Reveals Kratos and Atreus in Production
Mufaddal Fakhruddin / tbreak - Prime Video drops the first official image of Kratos and Atreus from their upcoming God of War series, confirming production is underway. The live-action adaptation follows the 2018 Norse saga timeline, but fan reactions are already divided.
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Amazon’s $50 Billion OpenAI Investment Could Hinge on AGI
PYMNTS / pymnts - Amazon’s proposed $50 billion investment in OpenAI reportedly has some conditions attached. As The Information reported Wednesday (Feb. 25), sources in contact with OpenAI executives say the decision to invest could depend on whether the artificial intell…
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Everything New With The Samsung Galaxy Buds 4 Pro
bgr - The arrival of new Samsung Galaxy phones also brings the next generation of Galaxy Buds Pro, and the latest model have a bevvy of improved features.
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Amazon Wishlist change doxxes users and shares your delivery address
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Amazon continues retreat from games by ending publishing deal for open-world racer
Andrew Webster / theverge - Amazon continues to scale back its gaming efforts, this time by ending a notable publishing deal. The Game Business reports that Amazon will no longer be the publisher of an upcoming open-world racing title from Maverick Games, a new studio made up of for…
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Amazon’s AI-powered Alexa+ gets new personality options
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Users will be able to choose from Alexa styles like Brief, Chill or Sweet, Amazon says.
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Amazon to Sink $12 Billion Into Data Centers as Wall Street (and Everyone Else) Turns Against AI Spending
AJ Dellinger / gizmodo - Surely they can just spend their way out.
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Amazon Service Was Taken Down By AI Coding Bot
msmash / slashdot - An anonymous reader shares a report: Amazon's cloud unit has suffered at least two outages due to errors involving its own AI tools [non-paywalled source], leading some employees to raise doubts about the US tech giant's push to roll out these coding assi…
- Amazon response and blame - Company says 'user error', misconfigured access controls (3)
- Internal skepticism and rollout concerns - Engineers worry about autonomous AI assistants' risks (5)
- Kiro delete-and-recreate incident - Bot deleted and recreated environment, causing 13-hour outage (6)
Amazon response and blame - Company says 'user error', misconfigured access controls
Internal skepticism and rollout concerns - Engineers worry about autonomous AI assistants' risks
Kiro delete-and-recreate incident - Bot deleted and recreated environment, causing 13-hour outage
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After Search Party backlash, Ring is still avoiding the bigger questions
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / theverge - Ring founder Jamie Siminoff has been on an "explanation tour," as The New York Times puts it, following the fallout from its Super Bowl ad and the introduction of its Search Party feature. In an interview with The Times this week, Siminoff explained that …
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Ring’s AI-powered Search Party won’t stop at finding lost dogs, leaked email shows
Jennifer Pattison Tuohy / theverge - A leaked internal email obtained by 404 Media shows that Ring has bigger plans for its AI-powered neighborhood search capability than just looking for lost dogs. The outlet reports the email, sent last October by founder Jamie Siminoff to all Ring employe…
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Audible Launches Immersion Reading for Deeper Kindle Integration
Paul Thurrott / thurrott - Amazon has long offered Audible and Kindle integration features that let you mix reading via audiobooks and eBooks.The post Audible Launches Immersion Reading for Deeper Kindle Integration appeared first on Thurrott.com.
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Amazon Fire TV’s new interface is now rolling out in the U.S.
Sarah Perez / techcrunch - Fire TV's new interface simplifies its layout and navigation and adds Alexa+.
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AWS is down: February 16 outage explained
Kerem Gülen / dataconomy - Amazon Web Services (AWS) is experiencing a sudden spike in technical issues, causing widespread disruptions across various digital platforms on February 16, 2026. According to Downdetector data, reports began to climb sharply at 4.46 PM, with nearly 100 …
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Ring Cancels Flock Safety Partnership Following Public Boycott
bgr - Ring ended a controversial partnership that would have sent customer data to Flock Safety, a move that coincides with the start of a consumer boycott.
- Analysis: Ring’s split with Flock won’t fix systemic issues (1)
- On the ground: Ring cancels Flock after privacy boycott (4)
- Police: Flock shared access with federal agencies, sparking furor (1)
- Reporter: Super Bowl ad fuels dystopian privacy outrage (3)
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Analysis: Ring’s split with Flock won’t fix systemic issues
On the ground: Ring cancels Flock after privacy boycott
Police: Flock shared access with federal agencies, sparking furor
Reporter: Super Bowl ad fuels dystopian privacy outrage
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