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Maryland data center developers offer residents biggest-ever US community benefits package as big tech seeks to quell fears — $110 million deal includes $30 million elementary school, water reclamation system, and more (tomshardware.com)

2026-09-14 | by Stephen Warwick | get Apple AirPods Pro 2 → | tags: maryland, amazon, ai data centers

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The new Samsung Freestyle Plus Smart Projector falls 21% in its first price drop (androidauthority.com)

2026-08-28 | get Samsung Freestyle Plus portable projector → | tags: samsung, freestyle plus, smart projector

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Twitch and Amazon face legal action over using livestreams to train AI (feeds.bbci.co.uk)

2026-08-24 | by Watch Our Pick Of Standout Clips Across The Bbc | get Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 → | tags: twitch, amazon, ai training

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Twitch and Amazon hit with lawsuit for training AI with streamers' content (engadget.com)

2026-08-23 | by Jackson Chen | get Elgato Stream Deck MK.2 → | tags: twitch, amazon, ai training

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Hidden AirTag appears to confirm suspicions about illicit AI book scanning (9to5mac.com)

2026-08-19 | by Ben Lovejoy | tags: airtag, amazon, ai training

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Tracking Rare Books Leads to an Amazon AI Training Facility (slashdot.org)

2026-08-17 | tags: amazon, ai training, vgt3

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We Tracked a Shipment of Rare Books. It Ended at an Amazon AI Training Facility (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-17 | by Aug | tags: amazon, ai training, vgt3

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Twitch Adds Setting Letting Users Opt Out of AI Training Amid User Backlash (gizmodo.com)

2026-08-13 | tags: twitch, amazon, ai training

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New Twitch Feature Uses Channel Content to Train AI Without Asking Permission (cnet.com)

2026-08-13 | by Tyler Lacoma | tags: twitch, amazon, ai models

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Twitch finally lets you opt out of AI training, years after it started (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Rob Thubron | tags: twitch, amazon, ai training

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Twitch finally gives streamers an AI training opt-out after Amazon quietly used their content for years (techspot.com)

2026-08-13 | by Rob Thubron | tags: twitch, amazon, ai training

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Independent bookstores in Europe receive suspicious orders for thousands of books, prompting fears they'll be destroyed to train AI — sellers believe acquisitions are part of AI tech companies’ push to get more data (tomshardware.com)

2026-08-12 | by Jowi Morales | tags: amazon, ai training, independent bookstores

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Inside Amazon’s AI Security Playbook (feeds.content.dowjones.io)

2026-08-07 | tags: ai security, amazon, amazon ai

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AI's debt binge can't last, hidden borrowing reaches $1.65T (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-08-03 | by Jason Ma | tags: amazon, ai hyperscalers, nvidia

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The Samsung Galaxy S25 Plus drops $320 to a near-record-low price (androidauthority.com)

2026-07-30 | tags: samsung, galaxy s25 plus, amazon

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Amazon Cracks Down On Use of AI Images By Sellers (slashdot.org)

2026-07-25 | by Posted | tags: amazon, ai images, youtube

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Jeff Bezos Wants to Give This Popular Streaming Service an AI Makeover (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-07-24 | by Sherin Shibu | tags: prime video, amazon, ai algorithms

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Amazon cracks down on use of AI images by sellers after New York law (cnbc.com)

2026-07-24 | by Annie Palmer | tags: amazon, ai-generated images, new york law

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OpenAI Appears to Be Missing Its Sales Goals by a Vast Margin (futurism.com)

2026-07-20 | by Joe Wilkins | tags: openai, microsoft, google

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Amazon Is Spewing a Record Breaking Amount of Pollution to Power Its AI Data Centers (futurism.com)

2026-07-03 | by Joe Wilkins | get Amazon Web Services Eco-Friendly Kit → | tags: amazon, ai data centers, greenhouse gas emissions

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Amazon is designing its own AI chips for Echo, Fire TV and future devices, exec tells CNBC (cnbc.com)

2026-07-02 | by Arjun Kharpal | get Amazon Astro Robot → | tags: amazon, ai chips, echo show

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Anthropic restores Claude Fable 5 as US lifts export controls — single filter now blocks prompt that could identify software vulnerabilities and write code to exploit them (tomshardware.com)

2026-07-01 | by Luke James | get Claude Fable 5 AI → | tags: anthropic, claude, aws

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The Kindle app for iOS has features your aging Kindle doesn't (engadget.com)

2026-06-27 | by Alec Hively | get Kindle Paperwhite e-reader → | tags: kindle, amazon, ai assistants

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Most businesses are measuring AI wrong, and it’s costing them (feeds.feedburner.com)

2026-06-24 | get AI Metrics Dashboard → | tags: amazon, ai leaderboard, token usage

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Amazon Investigating Its Own Employees for Daring to Oppose AI Data Center (futurism.com)

2026-06-24 | by Joe Wilkins | get AI Data Center Security Kit → | tags: amazon, ai data center, seattle

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Three things to watch amid Anthropic’s latest feud with the government (technologyreview.com)

2026-06-22 | by James O'Donnell | get Anthropic AI Safety Kit → | tags: anthropic, fable, amazon

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Amazon workers who testified against AI data centers say they were intimidated by the company, monitored at work — employees face possible termination for violating company policy, speaking as representatives (tomshardware.com)

2026-06-19 | by Jowi Morales | get Amazon Worker Safety Kit → | tags: amazon, ai data centers, amazon employees

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Amazon is investigating three employees who spoke out against building more AI data centers (engadget.com)

2026-06-19 | by Mariella Moon | get AI Data Center Security Kit → | tags: amazon, ai data centers, seattle city council

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Amazon investigating engineers who criticized AI data center expansion (cnbc.com)

2026-06-18 | by Annie Palmer | get AI Data Center Cooling Fan → | tags: amazon, ai data centers, seattle

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Amazon CEO's Talks with U.S. Officials Triggered Crackdown on Anthropic Models (slashdot.org)

2026-06-13 | by Posted | get Amazon Web Services Cloud Computing → | tags: anthropic, amazon, ai models