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NYT and Amazon agree to a content licensing deal for use in Amazon's AI platforms and to bring the NYT's "content to a variety of Amazon customer experiences" (New York Times)
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/business/m…

The Times and Amazon Announce an A.I. Licensing Deal
In 2023, The Times sued OpenAI and Microsoft for copyright infringement. Now its editorial content will appear across Amazon platforms.

In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state https://news.mongabay.com/2025/06/in-ecuadors-amazon-big-oil-exploits-indigenous-communities-in-the-absence-of-the-state/

In Ecuador’s Amazon, Big Oil exploits Indigenous communities in the absence of the state
This story is published in partnership with the Ecuadorian independent media outlet GK. Sitting in a small gray motorboat, Rosa Aranda dips her fingers in the Villano River as she lists the communities she plans to visit over the coming days: Piwiri, Kamunwi and Yutzuyaku. Aranda, 45 years old with long, thick black hair, is […]

A post from the archive 📫:
Radical amazement
#musings

Google's emissions are up over 50%, Amazon builds huge data centers powered by 75% natural gas.
Remember all those posts telling us that "AIs climate impact isn't that bad" supported by some really funky math/perspective and/or numbers Sam Altman invented?
Here's the actual impact.
"AI" is a fossil fuel technology.

At Amazon’s Biggest Data Center, Everything Is Supersized for A.I.
On 1,200 acres of cornfield in Indiana, Amazon is building one of the largest computers ever for work with Anthropic, an artificial intelligence start-up.

Amazon Music Unlimited: Abonnenten bekommen ein Hörbuch pro Monat
Abonnenten von Amazon Music Unlimited können künftig ein Audible-Hörbuch pro Monat hören. Damit folgt Amazon dem Spotify-Vorbild.

Oskar Kalbag,
December 9, 2011 - June 28, 2025.
You will live on in our hearts forever, my dearest couch buddy, incorrigible treat fiend, fluffy cuddle bundle, and best boy ever.
Thank you for all the joy you brought to our lives every single day and night.
Sleep tight, my sweet prince.
❤️

Two rival Amazon influencers seek to dismiss their 2024 copyright case, where one accused the other of posting similar promotional content for the same products (Mia Sato/The Verge)
https://www.theverge.com/news/676357/amazon-inf…

The ‘beige Amazon influencer’ lawsuit is headed for dismissal
A lawsuit between two Amazon influencers raised questions about copyright, identity, and ownership of online content and vibes. Now the case is coming to a close.

The White House attacked Amazon about rumors that it would show consumers how much the Republican party tariffs in the USA increased costs. While Amazon isn't going to be transparent about costs you can use plugins (like https://keepa.com/ ) to see how much prices are rising. I would imagine we will see plug…

‘We are perilously close to the point of no return’: climate scientist on Amazon rainforest’s future https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2025/jun/26/tippping-points-amazon-rainforest-climate-scie…

James Bond: Amazon lässt Dune-Regisseur neuen Film drehen
Amazon arbeitet an einem neuen "James Bond"-Film. Regisseur ist Denis Villeneuve, der unter anderem die "Dune"-Filme gedreht hat.