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The multi-year agreement is valued at around $250 million, according to The Wall Street Journal. by Emma Roth Oct 8, 2026, 12:56 PM UTC Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Emma Roth is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more.
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Amazon is launching a new lineup of tablets that bear almost no resemblance to any tablet Amazon has ever launched before. They’re not even called Fire, the name Amazon has used for its tablets for the last 15 years. They’re called Alexa Tablets, and they’re designed to
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Amazon’s Fire tablets are notable for being dirt cheap. While they’re great for kids, they don’t offer a premium Android tablet experience. The company’s new $499 Alexa Tablet 12 Pro is an attempt to build a device someone might actually want to use. It’s one
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Amazon’s Fire tablets have historically been seen as low-cost, low-spec alternatives to the best Android tablets and best iPads, but the mega-retailer has finally entered the premium tablet market with the Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro. Yes, the ‘Fire’ nomenclature is gone — and, mercifully, Fire OS along with it.
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Amazon on Thursday unveiled a new lineup of Alexa tablets that feature personalized intelligence from its Alexa+ AI assistant and full access to the Google Play Store. The lineup includes three models: Amazon Alexa Tablet 12 Pro, Amazon Alexa Tablet 11, and Amazon Alexa Tablet 8. The tech giant says
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6:00 AM PDT · October 8, 2026 TechCrunch Founder Summit is gearing up to return to Boston on November 4! We’re doing a last call for exceptional volunteers to join us in bringing this event to life. If you’ve ever wondered about the inner workings of tech events,
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Uber and Chinese autonomous vehicle maker Pony.ai plan to launch a robotaxi service in London as part of an expanded partnership to bring driverless cars to Europe. The two companies said on Thursday that they would begin testing Pony.ai’s Gen-7 robotaxis in London in the coming weeks.
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Government Zhang Yu was charged alongside Xu Zewei, who was extradited from Italy to the US in April 2026. The US Department of State is offering up to $10 million for information on Zhang Yu, a Chinese national accused of taking part in the Hafnium campaign against Microsoft Exchange servers.
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The Hallmark Channel is not just a go-to for charming romantic movies and family-friendly fare. It’s also a reliable place to discover great TV shows. The Way Home, a surprisingly addictive family drama combined with a time travel mystery — and filled with plenty of great original music — wrapped up
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The Apple Watch makes it easier than ever to track health stats and keep up with notifications on the go, but it comes at a hefty price. Prime Day may be over, but some deals are still left to help you save up to $200. If you already have an
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By Gauri Navalkar Godse, CEO India, UE Lifesciences Medicine has always been built on evidence, caution and rigorous validation. That should never change. What must change, however, is how quickly we are able to generate, evaluate and act upon evidence in an increasingly connected world. There was a time when
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French AI infrastructure company Sesterce plans to invest more than €10bn in an AI data centre campus at a former paper mill in Jämsä, central Finland. The campus will be located on the Kaipola site, where UPM shut down its paper mill in early 2021, Sesterce announced. Building work on
