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Amazon planning to use drones to drop parcels by parachuteIf implemented, patent filed by company will solve problem of drone landing and keep valuables from breaking upon impact -
Kapow! Amazon’s Alexa has learned new words – and she’s more nerdy than everAn update has added more geeky in-jokes and references to the e-commerce giant’s AI assistant, from ‘Cowabunga’ to ‘Great Scott!’
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Amazon's Alexa escapes the Echo and gets into carsAmazon’s smart voice assistant takes to the road with new accessory for anything from music and audiobooks to shopping and smarthome control
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Amazon pledges legal support to action against Trump travel banCEO Jeff Bezos says company’s legal and lobbying teams will help fight the ban, echoing moves by Expedia and Microsoft
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Amazon plans for giant airship warehouses revealedUS firm is found to have filed patent papers in 2014 for ‘airborne fulfilment centres’ and is already testing drone deliveries in the UK
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Why entertainment may have saved 2016 from oblivionFrom a diverse set of blockbusters to music to the rise of the streaming platforms, there was plenty to enjoy on the cultural landscape this year
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Amazon refuses to let police access US murder suspect's Echo recordingsCompany has declined to provide audio recorded by smart speaker system at house where man died, according to a report
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From Amazon Echo to Oculus Touch: the best tech of 2016In a bad year for many things, technology actually had a good time - but what are the products and services really worth buying?
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