Amazon

Amazon is an electronic commerce company, founded in 1994 by Jeff Bezos. It is the world’s largest internet retailer by revenue. This retail giant started as an online book store but has since largely diversified. Amazon’s next day delivery service, Amazon Prime, has taken the world by storm with the subscription including Prime Instant Video, a TV and film streaming website to rival Netflix. Amazon has also created many notable electronics such as the Kindle e-readers, Fire tablet, Fire TV and Echo, which connects to their personal assistant Amazon Alexa.

Amazon Fire 7 tablet review (2022): A flawed tablet but an unbeatable price

The Amazon Fire 7 is incredibly cheap, but while it makes a number of improvements over its predecessor, it is still a very flawed tablet.
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Challenging the 'Smart Wife' voice assistant to a feminist reboot

In this edited extract from The Smart Wife, authors Jenny Kennedy and Yolande Strengers reveal the striking parallels between digital voice assistants, like Alexa and Siri, and an antagonist from Star Trek.
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Amazon's new fitness tracker will be able to analyse your emotions

Amazon Halo's voice sensor uses machine learning to analyse 'energy and positivity' in the wearer’s voice, aiming to improve communication and relationships.
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Who will design next lunar lander?

Three US companies have all received funding from NASA to develop their designs for a lunar lander as part of their Artemis Moon mission.
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The science of Picard with Dr Erin Macdonald

We talk to Dr Erin Macdonald about supernovae, faster-than-light travel, and what a science consultant really does.
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Star Trek Picard premiere: solving plot holes, supernovae and our Sun’s fate

The show’s new science consultant, Dr Erin Macdonald, talks to production assistant Holly Spanner about the science of supernovae.
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