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Google went public this week with its frustration over one of Apple’s strongest ecosystem lock-in strategies: the blue and green bubbles in iMessage.

Amazon announced today that it has sold over 150 million Fire TV devices to date, making it one of its best-selling products.

One of Amazon’s Deals of the Day today provides a Microsoft 365 Family 12-month subscription with a $50 Amazon Gift Card for just $99.99.

Amazon said that it saw record-breaking sales during the Black Friday period, including Cyber Monday. And some sales are ongoing.

Amazon reported today that it earned a net income of $3.2 billion on revenues of $111 billion for the quarter ending September 30.

Amazon now says that it will leave remote work decisions to individual team leaders after failing to establish a new policy that works for everyone.

Amazon’s Twitch gaming service has been hacked, with the attacker leaking the service’s source code and user payout details.

At its annual devices event today, Amazon unleashed a new generation of Alexa-powered hardware and services.

Amazon today announced three new Kindle Paperwhite e-reader models, with prices ranging from $140 to $190.

Amazon hadn’t refreshed the UI of its Kindle eBook readers in five years, but the firm has quietly released a major update.

Amazon announced today that it would fully fund the college education for over 750,000 of its frontline workers in the United States.

Amazon today announced a sweeping set of updates to its Luna gaming service, with new channels, games, devices, co-play, and more.

Amazon announced a new lineup of five Fire TV-branded smart TVs, plus a new Fire TV Stick 4K Max streaming stick.

Customers spent more money at Amazon in the past 12 months than they did at Walmart, making it the world’s largest retailer outside of China.

Amazon reports that it earned a net income of $7.8 billion on $113.1 billion in revenues for the quarter ending June 30.

As part of its virtual Alexa Live event this week, Amazon announced over 50 new Alexa features for developers.

Amazon’s Halo health wearable now supports the Movement Health feature that the online giant announced at the beginning of June.

Amazon today announced Reading Sidekick, a new Alexa feature that requires an Amazon Kids+ subscription and reads books along with kids.

Interested developers can now register for Amazon’s Alexa Live 2021 virtual event, which will be held on July 21 at 9 am PT/12 pm ET.

Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives today introduced several bipartisan bills aimed at curbing and even reversing the power of Big Tech.

An internal Amazon memo says that employees will be required to come to the office at least three days each week as the pandemic winds down.

Amazon announced this morning that it will acquire the MGM for $8.45 billion, significantly enhancing its online content strategy.

Amazon will host a free, live virtual event aimed at Alexa skill builders, device makers, startups, and business leaders on July 21.

Responding to today’s Apple news, Amazon is making HD and lossless music available to Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers at no extra cost.

Amazon today announced new versions of its Echo Show 8 and Echo Show 5 smart displays and introduced a new Echo Show 5 Kids edition.

The EU General Court this morning overruled a 2017 judgment that ordered Amazon to pay $300 million in unpaid taxes.

The Pentagon may pull the plug on Microsoft’s $10 billion JEDI contract thanks to incessant litigation from Amazon.