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United Launch Alliance is targeting no earlier than October 29 for its next Vulcan rocket launch, carrying an Amazon Leo mission, according to the Rocket Report. A second Amazon Leo flight on Vulcan is also planned before the end of the year, contingent on the rocket's solid rocket boosters performing as expected.
Amazon is selling the 2026 MacBook Air with Apple's M5 chip at $1,099 for the 16GB/512GB model, $200 below Apple's current price. The 16GB/1TB and 24GB/1TB configurations are also discounted by $200, to $1,399 and $1,599 respectively. These prices match discounts seen during this week's Prime Day sale and remain live across all available colorways.
Amazon is reintroducing physical page-turn buttons for its Kindle lineup, but not built into the devices themselves. Instead, the feature arrives as an $80 add-on accessory compatible only with its pricier models, such as the Scribe and Colorsoft.
Researchers led by climatologist David Lapola of Brazil's State University of Campinas have built six ring-shaped towers rising above the canopy 80 kilometres north of Manaus for the AmazonFACE project. The decade-long experiment will expose sections of rainforest to elevated carbon dioxide levels to observe how trees and the surrounding ecosystem respond.
Amazon's new Alexa Tablet 12 Pro uses a 2024 MediaTek Dimensity 8400 chip originally built for smartphones, offering 8GB RAM on the 128GB model and 16GB on the 256GB model, compared to the iPad Pro's M5 chip and minimum 12GB RAM. The tablet runs Android, giving it access to more apps than Amazon's previous Fire OS devices, though still fewer tablet-optimized apps than Apple's App Store. It includes Prime-focused features like content recommendations, a Kindle reading mode, and quick access to the Alexa+ assistant.
The Primetime Emmy Awards ceremony is moving from traditional broadcast television to Amazon's Prime Video streaming service. This marks a shift in how the television industry's top honors will be distributed to viewers going forward.
A commentary piece recounts how Jeff Bezos, in his 1997 Amazon shareholder letter, pledged to prioritize long-term decisions over short-term Wall Street pressure. Despite Amazon's stock falling below $6 per share by late 2001 and media skepticism such as Barron's 1999 'Amazon.bomb' cover, Bezos continued investing in warehouses, software, and customer trust, re-attaching his original letter to every subsequent annual report.
Amazon cut hundreds of jobs in its Stores division, the unit running its online retail storefront, with affected workers spread across three countries. The layoffs occurred during Prime Big Deal Days, one of Amazon's major shopping events of the year.
Amazon is launching three new Alexa Tablets—the 8, 11, and 12 Pro—to replace its Fire tablet line, available in the US, Mexico and Canada from October 14, and in the UK, Germany, France, Italy and Spain five days later. Prices start at $230 for the 8.7-inch Alexa Tablet 8 and go up to $500 for the 12-inch Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, which Amazon says is its fastest tablet yet with improved processing and graphics. An anti-glare Nanomatte display option costs an extra $50, and a $90 stylus is available for the Pro model.
Amazon's newly announced Alexa Tablet lineup, including a top-tier 12 Pro model, will include the Google Play Store out of the box rather than relying solely on Amazon's Appstore. The 12 Pro also offers an optional Nanomatte display finish designed to cut down on screen glare.
Amazon is selling the Arlo Pro 6 four-camera indoor/outdoor security kit for $180.49, a 25% discount from its regular price. The system includes 2K HDR video capture, color night vision, and wire-free installation for flexible placement.
Amazon is offering 18% off the top-spec 1TB configuration of Google's Pixel 11 Pro XL, a $300 reduction from its launch price. This marks the first discount since the phone's release.