Honolulu’s Department of Planning and Permitting is reviewing a proposal for a massive Amazon Robotics Sortable fulfillment center that would span the area of nearly 50 football fields. The facility would employ 1,500 workers and thousands of robots to receive, store, package, and ship Amazon’s 12 million products and those of third‑party sellers. Local residents fear the center will displace small businesses across the islands, erode livelihoods, and increase homelessness. Workers report a highly automated environment where [...]

Amazon Web Services announced September 2026 updates to its AI stack, expanding Amazon Bedrock’s model catalog to include OpenAI’s GPT‑6 Astra, Sol, Luna, and Anthropic’s Claude Opus, Sonnet, and Fable, as well as Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3 and xAI’s Grok 4.6/4.7. Bedrock Managed Agents now supports OpenAI models with data retention in AWS, durable sessions, and human‑approval workflows. AgentCore’s runtime cuts cold‑start latency, while Strands harness offers a token‑efficient open‑source agent framework. Native connectors for ServiceNow and [...]

Early owners of Amazon’s 2026 Kindle report a “light bleed” around the device’s edges when using dark mode. The glow appears only at high brightness and is attributed to the new color bezel design. Amazon acknowledged the effect as expected and advised users to lower brightness to mitigate it. The issue surfaced within eight days of launch, prompting complaints on Reddit and calls for replacements, though some users have not noticed the problem. The new line includes [...]

Amazon unveiled a new line of Alexa Tablets, replacing its Fire brand with three models that mimic iPad designs. The entry‑level 8.7‑inch tablet offers 4 GB RAM, up to 128 GB storage and a MediaTek 8189 processor; the 11‑inch version adds 8 GB RAM, a 90 Hz display and the same chipset; the flagship 12‑inch Pro features a 2.8K 120 Hz screen, quad speakers, 8 GB RAM, 128 GB storage and a MediaTek Dimensity 8400 CPU, with optional upgrades to 16 GB RAM and 256 GB storage [...]

Amazon unveiled its first tablets running Google’s Android OS, abandoning the Fire OS platform and bundling the new Alexa+ assistant. Codenamed Kittyhawk, the Alexa Tablet line ships in aluminum cases at prices from $230 to $550, with the top model offering 128 GB storage. Unlike previous Fire devices, these tablets provide full access to the Google Play store, eliminating the need for developers to maintain separate Fire OS versions. Alexa+ requires an Amazon Prime membership or a standalone [...]

Amazon unveiled its Alexa Tablet series, comprising the 12‑inch Pro, 11‑inch, and 8‑inch models, all running Android and featuring Alexa Plus integration. The 12‑Pro offers a 12‑inch 120Hz display in vibrant or Corning‑partnered Nanomatte variants, a 4nm 8‑core chip, quad Dolby Atmos speakers, and up to 16 hours of video playback. Prices start at $499 for the vibrant display and $549 for Nanomatte. The 11‑inch targets cinematic media with a 90Hz screen, while the 8‑inch focuses on [...]

Amazon’s “Your Shopping Preferences” page reveals personalized assumptions derived from users’ purchase histories, ranging from benign interests to intimate remarks such as “has flat buttocks.” The feature, accessible via the “Hello, [Name]” menu on desktop or the account section in the mobile app, lets shoppers view and edit inferred traits, shoe size, dietary choices, and more. A Threads user discovered the “flat buttocks” label after buying butt‑scrunch leggings, shared the finding, and sparked a viral response with over [...]