The new second-generation version of Amazon’s Echo Buds earbuds is smaller and lighter than its predecessor and offers better sound.

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The new second-generation version of Amazon’s Echo Buds earbuds is smaller and lighter than its predecessor and offers better sound.
BY Paul Thurrott with 4 Comments
In partnership with Microsoft, Amazon now lets customers directly download Xbox Game Pass titles using the Alexa smart assistant.
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Amazon isn’t buying into the work-from-home future and it expects all of its employees to return to the office by this fall, with some coming back in the summer.
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Amazon announced this morning that Alexa Conversations is now available for developers to use in the United States.
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As part of its quarterly earnings report today, Amazon announced that founder Jeff Bezos is stepping down as CEO of the online retailer later this year.
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Well, here we go again. For my second look at an M1-based Mac, I’m evaluating the 13-inch Apple MacBook Pro, which retails for $1299.
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Amazon announced this week that it is purchasing award-winning podcast studio Wondery for an undisclosed sum that is likely north of $300 million.
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When it launched in early access in October, Amazon’s Luna game streaming service was available on Fire TVs, Windows PCs, Macs, and iPhone/iPad.
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Amazon announced today that its Fire TV streaming platform now has over 50 million monthly active users (MAUs).
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Amazon alerted users of its Alexa-powered devices that it will soon enable a potentially dangerous new service called Sidewalk. You may want to disable it.
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A group of technology companies that includes Microsoft has filed a motion in Google’s antitrust case to keep their data private from the search giant.
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Our national nightmare is finally over: HBO Max, which has been conspicuously absent from Fire TV, is coming to Amazon’s streaming solutions tomorrow.
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The European Commission has determined that Amazon is violating antitrust laws by “distorting competition in online retail markets.”
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Amazon just announced quarterly revenues that are bigger than those of Microsoft and Google combined.
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A new report says that European Union regulators have drawn up a “hit list” of the 20 biggest tech companies whose market power it will curb.
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Here is a quick summary of the arguments made against Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google, and the recommended solutions.
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A damning House Judiciary Committee report says that Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google are monopolies and might need to be broken up.
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As it does every September, Amazon today unleashed another amazing collection of Alexa-powered smart home devices.
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The Amazon Halo is the anti-Apple Watch, a fitness band with no display and some understandable privacy concerns.
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Amazon announced today that it has released podcast support in Amazon Music in the U.S., U.K., Germany, and Japan.
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Amazon FreeTime and FreeTime Unlimited are now called Amazon Kids and Amazon Kids+, and each is getting new content and features.
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The U.S. Department of Defense announced today that it will move forward with Microsoft as the winner of its $10 billion JEDI contract.
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Walmart today announced a new membership program called Wallmart+ that combines in-store and digital perks similar to Amazon Prime.
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Amazon today announced its entry into the health tracking market with a new service called Halo and a new wearable called Halo Band.
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Amazon today announced the preview availability of Audible Plus, a lower-cost tier of the firm’s audiobook subscription service.
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Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has weighed in on the antitrust scrutiny facing Big Tech. His take: They all “deserve rude, unfair, and tough questions."
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Canada and Germany have both launched separate antitrust investigations into Amazon’s business practices related to third-party sellers.