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The Cruel Abstraction of “Beast Games”
“Beast Games,” a reality-competition show currently streaming on Amazon Prime, opens with a dramatic camera shot, circling in three-sixty…
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Amazon's $5 Billion Bet: Mexico Set to Become Latin America's Cloud Powerhouse
Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) just dropped a game-changer. The tech giant is pouring over $5 billion into a cutting-edge AWS data center in…
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Smart business? Currying favor? Why big tech leaders are friending and funding Trump
Four years ago, several of California’s most influential tech titans determined that then-President Trump was such a threat to democracy…
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Amazon Beats Disney, Paramount, and Netflix in $40M Bid for Melania Trump Documentary Deal
Amazon has reportedly acquired the rights to a documentary about Melania Trump, directed by Brett Ratner, for an impressive $40 million.…
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Amazon Prime Will Release a Melania Trump Documentary
Amazon said on Sunday that its Prime Video streaming service will release a “behind-the-scenes” documentary about Melania Trump’s life.…
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With New Amazon Prime Show ‘On Call,’ Dick Wolf Enters Streaming
Around 2010, Dick Wolf’s vast television empire was suddenly coming undone. First, NBC abruptly canceled his network mainstay, “Law &…
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Brazil's Amazon saw highest number of fires in 17 years: agency
Brazil's Amazon rainforest experienced its highest number of fires in 17 years in 2024, government data published Wednesday showed, after…
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What Is "Stuff Your Kindle" Day? Book lovers can stock up during event
What's New Thursday and Friday mark the "Stuff Your Kindle" Days during which e-book readers can stock up on hundreds of books for…
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SpaceX, Amazon in discussions with IAG SA on Wi-Fi deal, Bloomberg says
https://www.tipranks.com/news/the-fly/spacex-amazon-in-discussions-with-iag-sa-on-wi-fi-deal-bloomberg-says IAG SA, which owns British…
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Amazon delays return-to-office mandate for thousands of workers due to space
AMAZON.com will not have enough space for thousands of employees when they start returning to the office five days a week next month. The…
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Amazon successfully tests using delivery drones in Italy
AMAZON said on Thursday (Dec 5) it had successfully completed an initial test of using delivery drones in Italy, the first European…
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Amazon workers in Germany stage protest on Black Friday
Hundreds of Amazon employees from across Germany staged protests on Friday against what trade union representative say are unfair working…
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Vancouver airport works to move damaged Amazon Air cargo jet
Amazon has dozens of Boeing 767 freighters (pictured) in its private airline that are operated by third-party carriers. One of them…
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Levi’s Launches Alexa-Powered Fit Guide
Levi’s and Amazon are entering a new chapter in their relationship. This week in Germany the denim giant launched the Levi’s Jeans Fit…
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Record drought in Amazon impacts 420,000 children: UNICEF
More than 420,000 children in the Amazon basin are being badly affected by a drought parching much of South America that is impacting…
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Efforts to combat deforestation in Colombia lag because of armed groups, report finds
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Armed groups operating in Colombia's Amazon are tightening their grip on the region and that's stalling government…
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Stark before-and-after pictures reveal dramatic shrinking of major Amazon rivers
Huge tributaries that feed the mighty Amazon River — the largest on the planet — have plunged to record-low levels, upending lives,…
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Drought reduces Amazon River in Colombia by as much as 90%: report
The Amazon River has seen its levels in Colombia reduced by as much as 90 percent, a government agency said Thursday, as South America…
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What we know about the fire 'pandemic' plaguing Brazil
Brazil is burning. From the Amazon rainforest to the Pantanal wetlands, flames have consumed millions of hectares of forest and farmland…
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Amazon drought leaves Colombian border town high and dry
Extreme drought affecting large parts of South America has dramatically reduced the flow of the Amazon River where Colombia borders Peru…
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Brazil court drops a suspect in Amazon slayings of a British journalist and an Indigenous advocate
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — A federal court in Brazil dismissed charges Tuesday against one of three men arrested for the killings of…
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Brazilian police raid targets accused of laundering millions in gold mined in the Amazon
SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Federal Police on Tuesday conducted multiple raids targeting a criminal group it alleged has laundered at least…
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People in Brazil’s Amazon are choking on smoke and feeling the heat from rainforest wildfires
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Smoke from wildfires in Brazil's Amazon rainforest Wednesday was causing people in the region to cough, burning…
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In a rare event, fire smoke covers Brazil's capital, prompting federal response
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brasilia, Brazil's modernist capital, woke up the last two days to find its iconic buildings enveloped in smoky…