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CNET reports that Echo Show displays have begun showing frequent AI-generated content under a feature called Created For You, featuring generic topics and low-quality images unrelated to user interests. The outlet found a workaround using the device's touchscreen settings, including tapping thumbs-down on unwanted slides, to reduce their frequency.
AI creator Nick Saraev reported that Amazon shut down his account after he attempted to order seven Nvidia DGX Spark mini-PCs, with four orders canceled and no charges applied. Amazon's email cited a prior verification process but gave no specific reason for the closure. Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney separately said Amazon kept accepting his orders for two Nvidia GPUs, only to cancel them shortly before delivery.
Samsung's Certified Re-Newed program is now available on Amazon, offering 14 refurbished Galaxy phones from two generations, priced from $489 for the Galaxy S24 FE (128GB) up to $1,029 for the Galaxy S25 Ultra (512GB). Each unit passes Samsung's 147-point quality check, receives a new IMEI number, and comes with a one-year warranty.
Jim Cramer said a sharp overnight decline in Brent crude, which fell 7.63% to $104.77 a barrel, pushed the 10-year Treasury yield to its lowest since Sept. 10 and lifted stocks across healthcare, financials, retail and travel. He cited Amazon, Waste Management, Medtronic, GE HealthCare and Intuitive Surgical as names that gained as investors revisited earnings reports previously overshadowed by higher rates.
A Northeastern University study ran 5,943 experiments across twelve smart TV platforms and found that automatic content recognition (ACR) tracking often continues even after viewers disable it. Vizio's SmartCast devices sent data to an Amazon Kinesis endpoint in 100% of opted-out test scenarios, while Samsung Tizen devices showed ACR-like traffic in over 60% of cases; only four operating systems fully honored opt-out requests.
Meta's AI shopping assistant Muse is running into resistance from major retailers when it tries to complete purchases on users' behalf. Amazon has deliberately blocked Muse from shopping on its site, according to TechCrunch, while Walmart says its verification checks weren't designed to target the assistant but are tripping it up anyway.
Readwise has released Readwise Books, a new app combining an e-book store with Goodreads-style reading tracking. The app sells millions of titles from major publishers in the U.S., with print books fulfilled via Bookshop.org's distributor and some audiobooks also available, and it offers detailed reading analytics like pace, immersion and session data.
Amazon is offering Samsung's 77-inch S90H 4K OLED TV, a 2026 model, at $800 off its list price. The set features a glare-free OLED panel, Samsung's Tizen-based smart TV platform, up to 4K/165Hz gaming support with VRR, ALLM and four HDMI 2.1 ports, HDR10+ and HLG, and a 2.1-channel 40W speaker system with Dolby Atmos and Q-Symphony support. It currently holds a 4.4 out of 5 rating on Amazon.
Amazon is selling Sony's WH-1000XM6 noise-cancelling headphones for $378, an $81 cut from the $459.99 list price, matching their previous all-time low. The headphones support LDAC and LC3 audio codecs plus Bluetooth multipoint, and offer up to 30 hours of battery life with noise cancellation on or 40 hours with it off.
Amazon is currently selling the Google Pixel 11 Pro for $799, a $300 reduction from its $1,099 list price. The discount marks the lowest price the phone has reached since its launch, surpassing an earlier 2024 low of $899, and the device carries a 4.4-star rating on Amazon.
Amazon has cut the price of Samsung's 512GB Galaxy Tab S10 Plus from its $1,299.99 list price to $799.97, a $500 reduction. The model includes 12GB of RAM, Wi-Fi connectivity, a 12.4-inch display, a bundled S Pen, and ships running Android 14 in Moonstone Gray or Platinum Silver.
Prophecy Gov's American Sentiment project analyzed 10,202 public comments made at 417 local government meetings across 48 states in 2026, finding 90.5% were negative toward proposed data centers, 7% positive, and 2.5% neutral questions. The site reports that 73% of the 906 tracked meetings had no vocal supporters at all, and even where support existed, opponents outnumbered supporters six to one. Top complaints cited were water use, quality-of-life impacts, and lack of project transparency.