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AI companies including OpenAI, Meta, and Amazon have signed licensing deals to pay publishers for content used in generated answers, but new deals appear to be slowing for publishers still negotiating. The discussion is shifting toward whether AI firms should also pay for the broader body of content—the 'library'—used to train or ground their systems, not just the specific pieces surfaced in responses.
Amazon is selling the Klipsch Flexus CORE 300, a 5.1.2-channel Dolby Atmos soundbar with built-in bass, for $836 instead of its $1,199 list price, a $363 reduction. The bar includes Dirac Live room correction and up-firing, side-firing and horn-loaded tweeter drivers, and supports optional wireless surrounds and subwoofers for later expansion.
Amazon has cut the price of Govee's LED Smart Light Bulbs to $33.99, down from a $49.99 list price, a 32% reduction. The bulbs use a standard E26 base and come in common shapes like A19, A21, BR30, and Edison-style, with app controls, dimming, scheduling, and voice assistant compatibility, and some newer models add Matter support. The listing carries a 4.6-star rating on Amazon.
Amazon has discounted Garmin's marine-focused quatix 7 Pro smartwatch to $699.99, a record low and roughly 30% off its $999.99 list price. The watch pairs multisport GPS tracking with marine features like autopilot control, chartplotter data, waypoint marking, and trolling motor control when linked to compatible Garmin electronics.
Amazon has cut the price of the Razer USB4 Dock to $174.50, down from its $259.99 list price, a reduction of $85 or about 33%. The dock offers 14 ports including HDMI 2.1, DisplayPort 1.4, USB-C, USB-A, Gigabit Ethernet, SD/microSD readers and a headphone jack, and can connect to a PC or Mac via a single USB-C or USB4 cable.
Amazon is selling the LTE version of Google's Pixel Watch 5 for $399.99, a $100 reduction from its standard price. The cellular model allows calls, texts, and streaming without a paired phone nearby, and Google rates the watch's battery life at up to 30 hours.
Amazon has dropped plans to build four data centers on a 122-acre former George Washington University campus site in Loudoun County, Virginia, opting instead to redevelop most of the land for housing and mixed-use purposes. The company will donate 25 acres to the county for an arts center and recreational facility, plus $5 million toward local housing funds. The reversal follows talks between Amazon and county officials after residents raised concerns about noise and power demands from new data center construction in the area already known as 'Data Center Alley'.
Google Home Speaker owners reported their devices consuming unusually large amounts of Wi-Fi data, with one user citing three terabytes over two weeks and a WIRED writer finding her own speaker had used 487 GB in ten days. Google told WIRED a server misconfiguration caused some speakers to repeatedly re-download a software update, and said the issue has now been fixed.
Amazon is selling a 3-camera Arlo Ultra 4K HDR outdoor security bundle for $369.99, down from its regular price by $380. The deal includes solar panels for the cameras and a 6-month subscription plan.
Amazon has rebranded its Kindle Unlimited subscription service as Kindle+, keeping the same $11.99/month price and feature set while expanding its audiobook catalog. The expanded library will include more traditionally narrated titles as well as AI-narrated audiobooks produced through Amazon's Virtual Voice tool. Subscribers can still borrow up to 20 ebooks, audiobooks, comics, or magazines at a time across Kindle apps and devices.
Amazon has rebranded its Kindle Unlimited subscription service as Kindle+, notifying subscribers via email. The service keeps its $12 monthly price and 20-title borrowing limit, and carries over existing reading history, bookmarks and notes, while expanding its audiobook catalog, partly by letting self-published Kindle Direct Publishing authors add their own audiobooks, including AI-generated 'virtual voice' narrations.
Amazon has discounted NBA 2K27 by 29%, bringing the price below $50, a $20 reduction from its standard listing. The sale applies to the Switch 2, PS5, and Xbox Series X versions of the newly released basketball title.