Amazon EC2 instances under fire from whoAMI attacks potentially giving hackers code execution access

A flaw named WhoAMI was found in Amazon Machine ImageIt allows threat actors to gain RCE abilities on people's AWS accountsA fix has been released, but many users are still…

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I thought my Kindle Fire was toast — turns out, it just needed a career change

Summary Amazon has separated its Kindle Fire tablets from e-readers. Fire tablets are still functional and accessible after years of use. Repurposing Fire tablets as a clock is an easy…

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Amazon’s Android TV update hints at new Fire TV devices – maybe at the next-gen AI Alexa event soon

New documentation suggests we'll see Fire TV devices run on Android 14That's despite claims Amazon was moving Fire TV to a new platformA big product launch is planned for February…

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Amazon quietly scraps popular Fire TV feature in new update, but there is a fix

The latest Fire TV software update has removed a popular featureYou can no longer hide unwanted apps on your homescreenIt's possible to restore the functionality with an app called atvToolsAmazon…

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