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Google, Microsoft, Amazon face investor pressure to justify massive AI spending as earnings loom

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Google, Microsoft and Amazon face pressure to show returns on their AI investments. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo) (REUTERS)

Google, Microsoft and Amazon will report their quarterly earnings this week. Investors will watch how much money these companies are spending on artificial intelligence (AI) and whether this spending is helping them make more money. Google, Microsoft and Amazon face pressure to show returns on their AI investments. (REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo) (REUTERS) These three technology … Read more

Laura Danbom: Amazon employee accuses senior executive of raping her on NYC business trip, claims company failed to perform full investigation

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Laura Danbom: Amazon employee accuses senior executive of raping her on NYC business trip (King County Superior Court Clerk)

An Amazon employee has alleged that she was raped by a senior executive during a business trip to New York City. She also claimed in a lawsuit that the company told her to keep quiet about the alleged incident and even neglected to perform a full investigation of the allegations. Laura Danbom: Amazon employee accuses … Read more

Apple launches $299 HomeView: Can AI Siri help it beat Amazon and Google?

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The Apple HomeView, an iPad-like device meant to hang on walls or perch on tabletops that will showcase its AI-upgraded Siri virtual assistant, during a launch of smart home products in New York City, US, October 13, 2026. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton (REUTERS)

Apple launched several new smart home products on Tuesday, October 13, including a new iPad-like device called HomeView. The company hopes its AI-upgraded Siri virtual assistant will help it gain a bigger share of the competitive smart home market. The Apple HomeView, an iPad-like device meant to hang on walls or perch on tabletops that … Read more

Amazon Prime refund update: Who gets up to $200 and when will payments arrive?

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Amazon Prime customers may qualify for settlement refunds of up to $200. (REUTERS)

Amazon Prime customers have started receiving settlement refund payments. The payments are part of a $2.5 billion settlement between Amazon and the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The settlement covers allegations that Amazon signed up millions of customers for Prime memberships without their consent and made it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions. Amazon … Read more

About 51,000 battery packs used inside reclining chairs are being recalled after reports of overheating, smoking and igniting; the packs were sold on Amazon for about $105 for more than three years

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About 51,000 battery packs used inside reclining chairs are being recalled after reports of overheating, smoking and igniting; the packs were sold on Amazon for about $105 for more than three years

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has recalled approximately 51,000 lithium-ion battery packs used in reclining chairs after reports of the batteries overheating and catching fire. The recalled product is Blue Cactus Company’s 2,500 mAh battery pack (model RWX-RBP02), which was sold on Amazon from May 2023 through July 2026.The agency said it received … Read more

Amazon Prime settlement refund: Who can get up to $200 automatically from Amazon?

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Amazon Prime subscribers could receive up to $200 in automatic settlement refunds. (REUTERS)

Amazon Prime subscribers could receive up to $200 automatically under an expanded settlement tied to a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) case against Amazon. The FTC announced on September 17, 2026, that it would “accelerate and expand payments” under the $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon. Amazon Prime subscribers could receive up to $200 in automatic settlement … Read more

In the late 1980s, two explorers paddled the full length of the Amazon after walking its first 200 miles; they reached the Atlantic after a 4,200-mile journey

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In the late 1980s, two explorers paddled the full length of the Amazon after walking its first 200 miles; they reached the Atlantic after a 4,200-mile journey

In the late 1980s, Polish explorer Piotr Chmielinski and American writer Joe Kane became the first people to paddle the full length of the Amazon from its source area to the Atlantic Ocean. Kane first walked 200 miles before joining the paddling journey. The expedition covered about 4,200 miles from the high-altitude headwaters to the … Read more

Amazon cargo jet pilots tried to abort unstable landing before plane overran Miami runway

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Amazon cargo jet pilots tried to abort unstable landing before plane overran Miami runway

An Amazon cargo plane lies damaged near a parking lot two days after overshooting a runway at Miami International Airport, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Pilots of an Amazon cargo jet that overshot the runway at Miami International Airport had tried to abort an unstable landing, according to information released by … Read more

Meet the ‘Turtle Women’ of Amazon: 7 Indigenous women are bringing vulnerable river turtles back from the brink after releasing 208 baby turtles into the wild

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Meet the 'Turtle Women' of Amazon: 7 Indigenous women are bringing vulnerable river turtles back from the brink after releasing 208 baby turtles into the wild

Seven Indigenous Siekopai women in Ecuador’s Amazon are using ancestral knowledge, modern technology and community-led conservation to give vulnerable river turtles a better chance of survival. Known as the Tari Nomiowa’i, or “Turtle Women”, the group patrols the banks of the Aguarico River in search of charapa turtle nests, carefully collects eggs threatened by flooding, … Read more

Two Amazon delivery drivers carried an 85-year-old Kentucky woman’s printer inside; minutes later she stopped breathing and they performed CPR that helped save her life

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Two Amazon delivery drivers carried an 85-year-old Kentucky woman’s printer inside; minutes later she stopped breathing and they performed CPR that helped save her life

The woman’s son thanked Eric and Shawn for saving his mother’s life. (AI enhanced image) An ordinary delivery turned into a medical emergency for two Amazon delivery drivers in Covington, Kentucky, on Tuesday. Eric Bunzow and Shawn Beam had just delivered a printer to an 85-year-old woman when she suddenly collapsed.According to Fox 19, Bunzow … Read more