Amazon’s Project Kuiper broadband megaconstellation continues to grow. Twenty-four more Project Kuiper satellites took flight on Monday (Oct. 13), lifting off from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 9:58 p.m. EDT (0158 GMT on Oct. 14). Launch was originally scheduled for Thursday evening (Oct. 9), but SpaceX pushed that back by four days. …
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IN A NUTSHELL 🚀 SpaceX and Amazon are driving a massive increase in satellite launches, leading to more space debris. 🌍 Concerns about atmospheric pollution are mounting due to metals released by burning satellites. The risk of a Kessler syndrome grows as satellite collisions could create a cascade of space debris. ⚠️ The potential for satellites to fall from orbit …
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“Next time Amazon hypes its Prime Days savings, remember this: The prices during the sale aren’t always better,” writes a Washington Post technology columnist. “I’ve got the receipts to prove it.” I would have saved, on average, almost nothing during Amazon’s recent fall “Prime Big Deal Days” — and for some big-ticket purchases, I would have actually paid amore. For …
Read More »Amazon’s latest October Prime Day sale has come and gone, but a number of Apple device deals we saw during the event are still available. If you’ve been waiting for a discount and don’t want to hold out until Black Friday, gadgets like the AirPods 4, iPad (A16) and MacBook Air remain in stock for the lowest prices we’ve tracked. …
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Last week, Amazon launched a major update of its line of Alexa-enabled Echo smart speakers and displays. The redesign — led by former Microsoft design chief Ralf Groene, whom Amazon Devices & Services head Panos Panay coaxed out of retirement — included two new Echo Show smart displays. According to Panay, these new models are the first step on a …
Read More »Column | I tracked Amazon’s Prime Day prices. We’ve been played. The Washington Post It’d Be a Crying Shame If All This Discounted Menswear Went to Waste GQ The Best Amazon Prime Day deals we found still in stock and worth getting ahead of Black Friday Yahoo Prime Big Deal Days 2025 is here! Check out 63 of the best deals to shop …
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Amazon is set to release its Melania Trump documentary in cinemas in January 2026. The film follows the first lady in the 20 days before the 2025 inauguration and comes from director Brett Ratner. It marks the film-maker’s first feature since he was accused of sexual misconduct by a number of women in 2017. He had denied the claims. The …
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The Nintendo Switch 2 has been here for a few months now, and it’s starting to get easier to get your hands on one – just in time for Pokémon Legends: Z-A. Not only is the console readily available right now, but Amazon’s latest spate of October Prime Day deals has savings on games and accessories for the console. Here …
Read More »We found the 108 best Prime Day-level sales during Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days CNN We found the 105+ best Prime Day deals — and Amazon just sent us the latest Yahoo Save on fall fashion and other clothing deals during the October Prime Day sale CNN 6 Amazon Big Deal Day discounts you won’t want to miss qz.com October Prime Day 2025 live …
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The Kindle Paperwhite is one of the best ereaders, bar none. It’s easily worth its full $149.99 cost if you enjoy reading, but thankfully you can get $25 off for October Prime Day — its first-ever discount. The model with 16GB of storage and ads on the lockscreen is available at Amazon, Best Buy, and Target for $124.99. The Paperwhite’s …
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