India surrenders to Musk and Amazon colonialism
Published in Network
Wednesday, 16 October 2024 09:37

India surrenders to Musk and Amazon colonialism


Easier than fighting

India seems to have forgotten its history with the British East India Company and is giving its satellite spectrum without a fundraising auction.

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT drops to all-time low price of $629.99
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XFX Speedster Radeon RX 7900 XT MERC 310

AMD Radeon RX 7900 XT has now dropped to an all-time low price of $629.99 in the US, making it one of the more interesting graphics cards to buy these days. 

Amazon works out a way to mess up its streaming product
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What the world needs is more adverts

Online book seller Amazon has decided that too many people are using its Amazon Prime streaming service and wants to force them to watch more adverts.

Staff claim that Amazon is not quite telling the truth about green targets
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Not seven years ahead of schedule

Amazon claims that it has reached its all-renewable energy goal seven years ahead of schedule, but its staff claim it is nowhere near that.

Amazon brings back the Echo Spot
Published in IoT
Tuesday, 09 July 2024 11:24

Amazon brings back the Echo Spot


New look for the intelligent alarm clock

Amazon is bringing back the Echo Spot, a compact, Alexa-enabled smart alarm clock with a colourful display.

Microsoft’s management musical chairs
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Wednesday, 27 March 2024 11:30

Microsoft’s management musical chairs


When the music stops the Voles will all sit down

Software king of the world Microsoft is playing musical chairs with its top brass after Panos Panay's shock jump to Amazon.

Amazon's latest worker perk: Imagination
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Friday, 15 March 2024 12:47

Amazon's latest worker perk: Imagination


Oh, the places you can go

In a move that's sure to have employees jumping for joy (in their heads, at least), Amazon has introduced a revolutionary new workplace initiative: daydreaming.

Amazon loses trademark fight
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Thursday, 07 March 2024 11:37

Amazon loses trademark fight


UK Supreme court backs Beverly Hills Polo Club

Amazon has been dealt a blow by the UK Supreme Court, which has backed a ruling that the e-commerce giant ripped off UK trademarks by targeting British shoppers on its US website.

Intel wants to make AMD chips at IFS
Published in PC Hardware
Thursday, 22 February 2024 19:01

Intel wants to make AMD chips at IFS


For Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Google as well

During the IFS Direct Connect 2024 event, Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, answered a couple of questions from the members of the press, including a rather peculiar one from Tom's Hardware hack, Paul Alcorn, where Intel CEO expressed hope that customers for Intel Foundry Services will include Nvidia, Qualcomm, Google, and even AMD.

Amazon to charge extra for ad-free streaming
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Thursday, 28 December 2023 10:24

Amazon to charge extra for ad-free streaming


That’s a nice movie you are watching, you wouldn’t want an advert popping up every five minutes would you?

Amazon has sparked fury among its Prime Video customers by telling them they must cough up more cash if they don't want to watch ads with their shows and movies.