Amazon’s Astro robot is a suicidal privacy nut job
Pricey and flimsy too
Amazon’s pricey Astro robot appears to have issues with privacy and is so depressed that it will ignore the existence of stairs and chuck itself down them.
Microsoft faces headhunting charge from Amazon
Thou shalt not poach
Microsoft said it has hired a former Amazon cloud executive to run its cybersecurity operations, potentially setting in motion a legal battle between the two tech giants.
Brit banks want Big Cloud to face examination
Worried about relying on a handful of companies
Big cloud suppliers like Amazon, Google and Microsoft might have to comply with resilience standards and testing if they want to flog their services to British banks.
Amazon cracks down on cloud misuse
Will monitor use
Amazon.com plans to take a more proactive approach to determine what types of content violate its cloud service policies, such as rules against promoting violence, and enforce its removal.
Amazon wants to recruit dope smokers
Tells delivery partners not to screen for marijuana use
Amazon.com has a solution for a potentially crippling shortage of delivery drivers by recruiting dope smokers.
Amazon falls to leave the atmosphere
It's what happens when your CEO is trying to get into orbit
It seems that Amazon might be playing the price for its CEO’s obsession about getting into space.
Amazon denies Bitcoin rumour
Bitcoin investors are getting desperate
Desperate to stop haemorrhage losses in Bitcoin value, some wise guy thought it a wizard idea to spread a rumour that Amazon was going to start accepting the monopoly money.
Amazon bricked high-end graphics cards
Beta for MMO New World
Amazon bricked high-end graphics cards with a beta for its MMO, New World, according to players.
Amazon wants access to your apartment building
Security is someone else’s problem
Online delivery outfit Amazon is hacked off with ringing doorbells and having its drivers waiting in the street to gain access to apartments.
Apple teams up with Amazon to enable fake reviews
Takes down app which helped people spot the fakes
Apple has removed Fakespot, a well-known app for detecting fake product reviews, from its App Store after Amazon complained the app provided misleading information and potential security risks.