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Amazon has cut the price of Sony's WH-1000XM6 wireless headphones to $378, down from their $459.99 list price, an $81.99 saving. The deal ties the lowest price the headphones have hit so far this year, ahead of the upcoming Prime Day sale.
A CNET writer highlights smart home products discounted during Amazon's October Prime Day sale, including a Tapo two-pack smart plug with energy monitoring priced around $10-$15, and the Google Nest Learning Thermostat (4th gen). The recommendations are based on the writer's own long-term testing of devices for cost savings, convenience and privacy features.
Amazon has cut the price of Sony's LinkBuds Clip open-ear earbuds to $158, down from their $228 list price, a 31% discount. The earbuds use a lightweight clip-style, open-ear design, offer about 8 hours of battery per charge plus 14 more from the case, and carry IPX4 splash resistance. They also support Sony's Sound Connect app, with EQ tools, DSEE upscaling, and 360 Reality Audio.
Amazon announced it will stop requiring nondisclosure agreements with government agencies on data center projects, part of a new Data Center Commitment program. The company also pledged more than $1 billion over five years to communities hosting its facilities, and said it will hold community open houses, disclose energy and water usage annually, and use EPA Tier 4-compliant backup generators at new sites.
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman published a roughly 3,000-word post on October 2 arguing that local opposition to data center construction threatens America's position in the AI race. He said $68 billion worth of data center projects were blocked in the second quarter of 2026 alone, and warned that roughly 100 pending moratoriums nationwide could cause lasting economic and national security harm. Garman also outlined Amazon's 'Built Together' program meant to offer more benefits to host communities and sought to rebut common objections to data center buildouts, including concerns about water and power use.
Amazon is selling the base configuration of Apple's new M6-powered Mac Mini for $779.99, down from its $899 list price. The discounted model includes 256GB of storage, 16GB of RAM, and a 12-core CPU and GPU. The deal is part of a broader set of October Prime Day promotions currently live on Amazon.
Amazon Web Services CEO Matt Garman announced a five-year, $1 billion-plus initiative called Built Together to fund local priorities—education, job training, energy affordability, and water conservation—in towns hosting its data centers. Garman said Amazon will also stop using nondisclosure agreements with government partners and will hold open houses to increase transparency about its facilities.
Amazon has updated its basic Kindle, Kindle Paperwhite, and Kindle Colorsoft devices, introducing a flush-front screen design, edge-to-edge accent colors, and a new oxide TFT display backplane for the Paperwhite and Colorsoft models. The base Kindle is now smaller and opens books more quickly, following a stretch in which Amazon drew criticism for discontinuing older e-readers and restricting downloads of purchased books.
Amazon's Big Deal Days event returns on October 6, 2026, offering discounts across categories including CPUs, GPUs, RAM, SSDs, laptops and peripherals. The sale is exclusive to Prime members, though a free trial membership grants access, and some early deals are already live ahead of the official start date.
AWS chief Matt Garman published a roughly 3,000-word blog post asking local communities not to block new AI data center projects, comparing the buildout to the post-WWII national highway system. He said over 100 data center moratoriums are under consideration nationwide and argued blocking them would hurt US economic and national security interests, while dismissing concerns about electricity costs and pollution as misinformation, some of it allegedly spread by foreign adversaries.
Amazon has discounted Apple's AirPods Pro 3 to $179 shipped, down from their $249 list price, ahead of the official Prime Big Deal Days sale. The price matches one of the lowest ever tracked for the earbuds, which have only been offered that low once before. The deal comes weeks after Apple added new software features to the AirPods Pro 3 via iOS 27, including Custom EQ, updated Adaptive Audio controls, and improved Find My integration.
Amazon is selling the Apple AirPods Pro 3 for $179, down from $249, as part of its October Prime Day sale. The earbuds include five ear tip sizes, noise cancellation, live translation, and a wireless charging case. The Verge reports this is the lowest price since Prime Day in June.