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Amazon has discounted the Blink Mini 2K+ security camera to $15.99, a $24 reduction from its regular price. The deal returns the device to its previous all-time-low price point. The camera offers 2K resolution recording and low-light color vision.
The Baseus Picogo AM71, a slim 10,000mAh magnetic power bank, is now selling for $49.99 on Amazon, a $30 discount from its regular price. This marks the lowest price tracked for the device so far this year.
CNBC's Jim Cramer said Monday that a slowdown in new data center construction favors incumbent cloud providers like Amazon, Microsoft and Alphabet rather than hurting them. Amazon shares have risen 7% since last week's midterm elections, while semiconductor and 'neocloud' names such as Micron, Sandisk and CoreWeave have fallen sharply amid growing local opposition to new AI infrastructure projects.
Sennheiser's Momentum 5 wireless headphones are now available on Amazon for $349.95, a $50 reduction from their original price. This marks the first discount the model has received since it launched, according to the retailer's pricing history. The headphones feature active noise cancellation and up to 57 hours of battery life.
Major retailers are spreading holiday discounts across multiple weeks rather than confining them to Black Friday on November 27th. Walmart is running three waves of sales, with an early wave from November 12-15 and a main Black Friday sale starting November 23rd, giving Walmart Plus members early access. Amazon has begun posting early deals in its Holiday Shop, while Best Buy is offering price protection on select items through the holiday season.
Amazon has long required senior leaders to write narrative memos instead of using PowerPoint slides, a practice started by Jeff Bezos in 2004. Former Amazon executive Kristi Coulter says the company has now built an internal AI assistant called Cedric that can generate these six-page narratives within seconds.
Amazon has assembled a new engineering team working on what internal job postings describe as a 'new-to-world robot product' for home use, according to a CNBC analysis. This follows the limited release of Astro, a $1,450 wheeled Alexa device launched in 2021 that shipped to only a few thousand invite-only customers and whose business version was discontinued within a year of its 2023 launch.
A week-long hands-on comparison examined Apple's compact iPad Mini against Amazon's higher-end Alexa-powered tablet, assessing how each performs for everyday tasks like reading, browsing and media consumption in casual settings such as the beach or couch.
The Washington Post reports that Amazon and other cloud/AI companies are building new large gas-fired power plants to run data centers, locking in emissions for decades. Amazon's own carbon footprint hit 80.85 million metric tons last year, 58% higher than when it pledged to cut emissions, putting it far off the Paris Agreement trajectory that would require a 43% cut below 2019 levels by 2030.
Amazon's refreshed Kindle lineup, announced in October, includes a redesigned edge-to-edge look across models, with the basic 6-inch Kindle now starting at $169.99 after price increases of $40-$50 across the range tied to a global memory-chip shortage. The 2026 basic Kindle is 11% lighter and 14% thinner than its 2024 predecessor, though it still lacks a warm light, color display, auto-brightness, waterproofing, and has a shorter six-week battery life compared to pricier models.
A new explainer outlines how major streaming platforms handle offline downloads, noting that Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+ and YouTube support downloading content for offline viewing on desktop and laptop computers. Netflix and several other services, by contrast, now limit offline downloads mostly to mobile devices and Chromebooks. Crunchyroll offers downloads for its anime library, but only on mobile.
Amazon is said to be continuing its casting search for the next actor to play James Bond, with several A-list names now reportedly in contention for the role. No final decision or official shortlist has been confirmed.