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TechCrunch May 16, 2026 at 14:00 Startups Rising Hot

Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support

It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.

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May 16, 2026 at 14:00 TechCrunch

Users turn to jailbreaking their older Kindles as Amazon ends support

It may be possible to jailbreak an older, end-of-support Kindle and continue adding books to it. But doing so carries risks.

May 15, 2026 at 13:28 Hacker News

Amazon workers under pressure to up their AI usage are making up tasks

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May 13, 2026 at 17:06 Ars Technica

Amazon devices chief says a new smartphone is “just not the goal”

"We know what customers need right now.”

May 13, 2026 at 15:09 Hacker News

The limits of Rust, or why you should probably not follow Amazon and Cloudflare

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May 13, 2026 at 14:59 TechCrunch

Amazon launches an AI shopping assistant for the search bar, powered by Alexa+

Alexa for Shopping offers a voice- and touch-enabled shopping experience across mobile, desktop, and Echo Show smart displays. Alexa for ...

May 12, 2026 at 13:33 Ars Technica

Amazon employees are "tokenmaxxing" due to pressure to use AI tools

Workers are using an internal AI tool to automate non-essential tasks.

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TechCrunch May 16, 2026 at 15:00 Startups
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$60B AI chip darling Cerebras almost died early on, burning $8M a month

Cerebras Systems was 2026's biggest tech IPO so far. But years ago, it burned through hundreds of millions working on a chip many believed impossible.

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RJ Scaringe has raised more than $12B across three startups and investors still want more

Investors can't seem to get enough of RJ Scaringe or his ideas. Storytelling and communication are one of his superpowers, according to Jiten Behl, who joined Rivian when the co...

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TechCrunch May 15, 2026 at 18:51 Startups
Rising Hot

A hotel check-in system left a million passports and driver’s licenses open for anyone to see

The tech company that maintains the hotel check-in system set its cloud storage to public, allowing anyone to access customers' data without a password.

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Momentum is building quickly, so this card is a good early entry point into the topic.

Why now

Fresh coverage with immediate momentum.