XDA Developers on MSN

I moved my entire Kindle library to a self-hosted server and escaped the Amazon walled garden for good

BookOrbit finally gave me the Kindle experience Amazon should have built, and it costs nothing to run.
MUO on MSN

How to sideload books on your Kindle after Amazon cuts off the store

Amazon Kindle eReaders launched in 2012 and earlier will no longer be supported, but this doesn't mean you can't still use ...

Amazon wants you to throw away your old Kindle. Here's why I jailbroke mine instead

Amazon just turned a lot of old Kindles into paperweights. If you have one, here's why you should jailbreak it.
Ars Technica

AI put “synthetic quotes” in his book. But this author wants to keep using it.

Journalist and author Steven Rosenbaum has more reasons than most to distrust AI. His new book, The Future of Truth: How AI Reshapes Reality, is all about “how Truth is being bent, blurred, and ...
The Washington Post

A viral video says booking a flight at a library is cheaper. We investigated.

In an Instagram video that has nearly 30 million views, a couple claims to save hundreds of dollars simply by booking a flight on a library computer. The library computer, according to the post, is ...
Daily Express

Amazon confirms huge Kindle change today with full list of models affected

If you own an older Kindle, it might be time to consider buying a new one. Amazon announced last month that it was ending support for some ageing models and that deadline will kick in from today. May ...
Good e-Reader

You Can Still Download Your Kindle Book From Amazon. Here’s How

You can no longer download your Kindle books from the Amazon website after the February 26 deadline for the same. Amazon sure had announced well in advance, which ...
The New York Times

Delivery Vans Clogging the City’s Streets? Amazon Sees Hope in E-Bikes.

Small companies that handle the final delivery are relying on them to skirt New York City traffic. Amazon plans to try the bikes elsewhere, too. Battery-powered cargo bikes leaving an Amazon warehouse ...
Mashable

Older Kindles lose support this week: What you can still do with them

If you've been using a trusty Kindle device for the past 15 years, this week might be tough for some of you. In other words, basically every Kindle released before 2013 is included in the list. As I ...
Futurism

Amazon Employees Forced to Hit Quotas on AI Use, Immediately Start Using it for Everything Except Work

Add Futurism (opens in a new tab) More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. On the ...

Durobo's Krono e-reader is the perfect palm-sized e-reader — and a great Kindle and Kobo alternative

I've often called an e-reader a library in your pocket, and the Durobo Krono is more than that. It's a library, bookstore, notebook, and MP3 player all in one. But that's a lot of promise in a ...
CNBC

Amazon ditches Rufus chatbot, launches Alexa shopping agent in AI strategy pivot

Amazon is axing its Rufus chatbot and making its Alexa assistant the centerpiece of its artificial intelligence shopping strategy. The company introduced Alexa for Shopping, an e-commerce bot that can ...