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Discussion around Amazon is split between entertainment news, product and retail deals, and a notable gaming setback. The biggest story is that Amazon reportedly canceled its Lord of the Rings MMO, even as the company still says it has another Tolkien project in development.

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Key Takeaway Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO appears to be canceled, but the company says it still has a Tolkien game in the works.
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Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO appears to be canceled, but the company says it still has a Tolkien game in the works.

Discussion around Amazon is split between entertainment news, product and retail deals, and a notable gaming setback. The biggest story is that Amazon reportedly canceled its Lord of the Rings MMO, even as the company still says it has another Tolkien project in development.

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Top 3 signals · Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO appears
WCCFTech · 17h ago
This RX 9070 XT Gaming PC from Andromeda Insights Gives You Access To 4K Gaming Experiences, For Only $1,600 On Amazon
Tom's Guide · 20h ago
Amazon just quietly extended its device sale — save up to 50% on Ring doorbells, Fire TVs and more
Android Authority · 20h ago
Amazon reveals Android 16-based Fire OS 16 is coming to Fire TV devices

Briefing Findings · Amazon’s Lord of the Rings MMO appears

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LotR MMO Amazon reportedly canceled the Lord of the Rings MMO
Tolkien game Amazon says a separate game that does justice to Tolkien's world is still in the works

What to Watch

  • Watch for any official Amazon update confirming the status of its Tolkien game project. Rock Paper Shotgun

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androidauthority.com

First Amazon deal on the TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER 5G slashed price to just $229.99

The TCL 60 XE NXTPAPER 5G smartphone is now 19% cheaper, offering impressive paper-like display technology and high-end features.

20h ago Matt Horne
kotaku.com

No Need to Wait for Prime Day, Amazon Already Drops the eero 7 Mesh WiFi 7 Router to a Record Low (Up to 2.5 Gbps, Coverage Up to 4,000 sq. ft) - Kotaku

Eliminate dead zones around the house and get reliable speeds in every corner.

23h ago Zainab Falak
androidauthority.com

Amazon reveals Android 16-based Fire OS 16 is coming to Fire TV devices

Amazon has updated its developers page to confirm Fire OS 16, based on Android 16, will be its next OS for Fire TV devices.

20h ago Ryan McNeal
golem.de

Smartes Türschloss mit Fingerabdruck zum Sparpreis bei Amazon

Amazon hat ein smartes Türschloss von Switchbot im Angebot, das sich per Smartphone, Code, Fingerabdruck und Alexa öffnen lässt.

23h ago Von
techcrunch.com

Amazon fulfillment competitor Stord raises $250M at $3B valuation | TechCrunch

Stord was founded in 2015 by then-college students CEO Sean Henry and CTO Jacob Boudreau while they were still at Georgia Tech.

24h ago Julie Bort

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Tom's Hardware 2 articles

Tracking: Act fast and score a $20 Amazon gift card with a Surfshark VPN subscription, making it only $47.23 for 27-months — deal ends June 2nd / AI cost crisis hits tech giants as employee 'tokenmaxxing' backfires, sparking corporate pullback at Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon — agentic AI eats up to 1000x more tokens than standard AI

Act fast and score a $20 Amazon gift card with a Surfshark VPN subscription, making it only $47.23 for 27-months — deal ends June 2nd AI cost crisis hits tech giants as employee 'tokenmaxxing' backfires, sparking corporate pullback at Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon — agentic AI eats up to 1000x more tokens than standard AI

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Tell HN: Audible app used 19.8GB of data while not being used

Seriously, Audible used nearly 20GB of data in a day, while not being used. I listened to a downloaded book in the morning. Left my phone on my desk. Picked it up later to find warnings from my phone company about data…

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