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It still doesn’t really feel like it has been long enough since Netflix’s Voltron: Legendary Defender series ended for Amazon to be producing its own live-action take on the 80s sci-fi franchise. But the Rawson Marshall Thurber-directed project has just added Henry Cavill to its cast, which makes it seem that much more likely we’ll be seeing it in theaters soon enough.

According to spokeperson Yassi Yarger:

● Customers who got that misleading “New Name, New Features, Same Great Price” email will now get free monitoring through January 1st, 2027 as apology.

● Depending on your Plus renewal date, you get up to a free year of monitoring — because Ring is raising the price on your first bill after March 1st. (Mine renews March 5th, unfortunately.)

● Ring Protect Pro customers get a one-year free trial of Ring Home Premium.

We just got Amazon’s holiday gift guide in the mail. On page four, under “Toys we love,” my wife immediately spotted the new Amazon Prime Delivery Van Ride-On.

It’s real. But strangely, it doesn’t seem to include a Teamsters union card, a biometric consent form for mandatory AI surveillance, or a pee bottle?

In August, the NLRB decided Amazon can’t just point the finger at its contractors when there’s a labor dispute over, say, pee bottles or AI surveillance — Amazon counts as an employer of its delivery drivers too.

Now, Ars Technica and Reuters report that the NLRB has issued an official complaint; an administrative judge will weigh in next March.

In a sealed order, a federal judge granted part of Amazon’s motion to dismiss, but gave the Federal Trade Commission a chance to re-file at least some of those charges by the end of the month. Like Google’s antitrust trials, the judge said this one will be split up into a liability and remedy phase, if the court finds for the FTC.

While the first teaser for Amazon’s new Like a Dragon: Yakuza adaptation made it hard to get a read on what kind of tone the show would aim for, a new trailer makes it seem like we’re in for a much more buttoned-up take on Kazuma Kiryu.

Amazon Prime has added every episode of The Legend of Vox Machina to YouTube, with all 24 episodes set to be removed again once season three launches on October 3rd.

That could bring some new fans to the series, and is a great way to speedrun the original 440+ hour Critical Role D&D campaign it's based on.

The regulator had until October 4th to launch a more in-depth probe. Now none is needed, which is good news for the imminent launch of “Remarkable Alexa.”

A new test uses AI to make audiobook recommendations based on what it’s gathered from customer reviews. It will then present its suggestions with what customers liked most about certain titles, like “excellent narration” or “relatable storyline.”

This feature, along with a related tags test, is rolling out in beta to half of all US-based Audible users on Android and iOS.