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Amazon will launch delivery drones in the UK and Italy next year

Ryan Daws — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 15:36:44 +0000

Amazon has announced the expansion of its Prime Air drone package delivery system to international locations. Starting in late 2024, customers in the UK, Italy, and a third undisclosed city in the US will have the option to receive their packages via drones. The current Prime Air service, operational in the US for almost a... Read more »

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Ring founder Jamie Siminoff departs to join Latch

Ryan Daws — Tue, 16 May 2023 21:48:16 +0000

Popular video doorbell firm Ring is experiencing a significant leadership change as founder Jamie Siminoff announces his departure. Siminoff created Ring with the vision of allowing users to answer their door from their smartphones. He came up with the idea after wanting an easy way to know if someone is at the door while he... Read more »

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Amazon’s latest Matter update unlocks Thread support

Ryan Daws — Wed, 03 May 2023 16:12:11 +0000

Amazon has announced a number of significant updates to its support for smart home standard Matter. The company says it has now switched on Matter in over 100 million Echo smart speakers, the Alexa iOS app now works with the standard, and, most notably, Thread support has arrived. Matter is a new smart home standard... Read more »

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Amazon opens Sidewalk IoT network to third-party devices

Ryan Daws — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 15:22:34 +0000

Amazon’s low-bandwidth, long-range IoT network, Sidewalk, has grown rapidly and is now available for third-party device makers to integrate. Sidewalk currently links many of Amazon’s devices, including Echo smart speakers and Ring doorbells, to create a network that now covers nine out of 10 Americans. Amazon has announced that it’s opening applications for hardware development... Read more »

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Amazon’s robotaxis hit the streets of California

Ryan Daws — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 16:39:07 +0000

Robotaxis from Amazon’s self-driving vehicle biz Zoox are now on the streets of California. Zoox’s vehicles are purpose-built for autonomous driving and do not feature any manual controls. The company’s full-time employees are the first to take advantage of the autonomous shuttle service. Jesse Levinson, Co-Founder and CTO of Zoox, commented: “Getting to be the... Read more »

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Amazon is acquiring iRobot for $1.7B

Ryan Daws — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 12:25:47 +0000

Amazon has announced that it’s acquiring iRobot for approximately $1.7 billion. iRobot is most well known for its robot vacuums but has also been expanding into other product categories, including air purifiers and handheld vacuums. Dave Limp, SVP of Amazon Devices, said: “We know that saving time matters, and chores take precious time that can... Read more »

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AWS IoT FleetWise simplifies fleet management

Ryan Daws — Wed, 01 Dec 2021 11:33:38 +0000

Amazon has announced AWS IoT FleetWise at its re:Invent conference, a service that aims to make fleet management simpler and more cost-effective. “Today’s connected cars are already data centres on wheels, each generating GBs of data per hour,” explains Mike Tzamaloukas, GM IoT Automotive, AWS. Automakers can use IoT FleetWise service to manage this vast... Read more »

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Amazon’s self-driving vehicle brand Zoox to begin Seattle tests

Ryan Daws — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:12:28 +0000

Amazon’s self-driving vehicle brand Zoox will soon hit the streets of Seattle following tests in Las Vegas and the Bay Area. Zoox has been testing its vehicles for over four years, but every city is unique. “Our goal isn’t to change mobility in a few states; we want to reimagine transportation for the whole world,”... Read more »

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What is AWS Fleet Hub and what does it mean for IoT?

Pilgrim Beart — Tue, 16 Feb 2021 17:23:03 +0000

At its recent Re:Invent 2020 event, Amazon Web Services (AWS) revealed that it now has more than half a billion devices connected across more than ten thousand customers who are using its IoT infrastructure. Existing AWS IoT components are quite technical building-blocks, ranging from FreeRTOS and Greengrass running on the device, to IoT Core, IoT... Read more »

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Congressman requests specifics of Amazon’s facial recognition pledge

Ryan Daws — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:18:46 +0000

California Congressman Jimmy Gomez has joined those sceptical of Amazon’s recent facial recognition pledge and has penned a letter to CEO Jeff Bezos asking for specifics. “Corporations have been quick to share expressions of support for the Black Lives Matter movement following the public outrage over the murders of Black Americans like George Floyd at... Read more »

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