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Books

Amazon buys, destroys rare books for AI training

An Airtag, nestled within a rare book, guided investigators to an Amazon facility in Las Vegas.

Claire Donovan·August 18, 2026

Aerial view of the Amazon rainforest revealing ancient geometric earthworks hidden beneath the canopy, illuminated by dawn light.

Culture

LiDAR reveals ancient Amazonian civilization hidden for centuries

Nearly 400 previously unknown geometric earthworks, or geoglyphs, were just uncovered in a 1,740 square mile area of northern Brazil, revealing a vast ancient Amazonian civilization hidden for centuri

Eleanor Voss·August 8, 2026

A vintage Amazon Kindle device from 2012 displaying an error message, symbolizing the end of support for older e-readers.

Trends

Amazon Kindle 2012 & Older Support Ends May 2026

On May 20, 2026, thousands of Kindle devices released in 2012 or earlier will lose the ability to download new content, effectively becoming obsolete for many users.

Yasmin El-Sayed·April 12, 2026