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Is new Fire TV hardware on the way at Amazon’s fall event?
We’ve already taken a look at what we hope to see from Amazon at its fall event — scheduled virtually for September 28. It’s Amazon, so undoubtedly there will be a ton of smart home-type stuff at the ready. But what about Amazon Fire TV? Are there new sticks on the horizon? Maybe a new […]
Amazon’s Kindle refresh closes the gap between its entry-level and premium e-readers
It’s been a while since Amazon upgraded the entry-level version of the Kindle, but it seems like good things have come to those who wait. The 2022 edition has so many upgrades that it’ll make anyone who bought a Kindle in the last year (like me) bilious with envy. First up, there’s a new 300 […]
The FTC is investigating Amazon’s deal to buy One Medical
Amazon’s buyout of iRobot and One Medical may take longer than expected. According to Politico and The Wall Street Journal, the Federal Trade Commission is reviewing both acquisitions. Announced within a month of each other, the deals are valued at $ 1.7 billion and $ 3.9 billion, respectively, and have the potential to reshape two […]
Amazon’s The Wilds: Grade It!
RELATED STORIES What worse than being stranded on a deserted island? Being a teenage girl in the world, Amazon Prime’s teen survival drama The Wilds suggests in Friday’s series premiere. The first episode begins with an investigation: A scratched-up Leah (played by Gotham‘s Sarah Pidgeon) is being interviewed about what happened after she and several […]
Fleabag, Downton Abbey and The Affair Stars Cast in Amazon’s Pursuit of Love
RELATED STORIES Actors from a bunch of your favorite prestige projects are about to join forces in a new one. Andrew Scott (Fleabag) and Dominic West (The Affair) have joined the cast of The Pursuit of Love, TVLine has learned. They are among the latest additions to the ensemble led by Lily James (Downton Abbey, Mamma […]
Modern Love: Amazon’s Rom-Com Anthology Gets October Premiere
RELATED STORIES If you’re a sucker for a good rom-com, we have a feeling you’ll want to make a date with Amazon’s Modern Love this fall. The eight-episode anthology series will drop on Friday, Oct. 18, the streamer announced Saturday. Inspired by the New York Times column and podcast of the same name, Modern Love […]
Amazon’s next big step in sports: buying into the Yankees Network
As Disney completes its acquisition of Fox there’s more than just the Marvel universe at stake. One condition of the purchase is that it will sell off Fox’s portfolio of regional sports networks, and as rumors late last year suggested, one interested party is Amazon. Reports from the New York Times and other outlets claim […]
How Amazon’s Algorithms Curated a Dystopian Bookstore
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Amazon’s first ‘Lord of the Rings’ teaser is a minimal Middle-earth map
As things stand, we know very little about Amazon’s Lord of the Rings Prime Video series. We do know it will last several seasons and it will include some familiar characters from J.R.R. Tolkien’s books, though Amazon was clear it’s not remaking Peter Jackson’s movies. The release timeline, as well as the aspects of Middle-earth […]