Wondery, one of the last major independent podcast networks, might soon be owned by Amazon. Amazon.com Inc said it would acquire podcast startup Wondery, aiming to strengthen non-musical content on its Amazon Music app.

The wall Street Journal had reported that the talks were going on for the deal, and wondery was valued for more than $300 million. Though, Amazon hasn't disclosed the acquisition price.

Amazon is relatively a late entrant to the prospering podcast space, a key area of focus for Spotify Technology, which has been investing in big names in an effort to become the Netflix of audio content.

Amazon says this Wondery deal doesn’t change existing shows they’ll still be available through “a variety of providers.” 

Wondery has about 20 million monthly unique listeners. Wondery houses popular podcasts like “Dirty John”, “Dr. Death”, and “Business Wars”, according to a Variety report.

Bloomberg News recently reported that both Apple Inc and Sony Music Entertainment have held talks about acquiring Wondery.

Source: Reuters

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Amazon's self-driving vehicle startup revealed a prototype of its robotaxi, Zoox. The cube-like vehicle is loaded with sensors, no steering wheel, and a moonroof that is capable of transporting four people at speeds of up to 75 miles per hour. The vehicle can drive bidirectionally and has four-wheel steering. One can spend 16 hours a day offering rides in cities. 

Zoox's vehicle is a departure from most self-driving vehicles, which resemble the cars of today. For it has gotten rid of the steering wheel and brake pedal. Seats for four passengers are arranged to face each other to make conversation easier. The doors on Zoox's vehicle slide open, similar to the Origin from Cruise, the self-driving arm of GM. 

For easy maneuvering in cities, Zoox's vehicle is a few feet shorter than small sedans like the Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla. It also has an unusually large battery — 133kWh — roughly twice the size of many electric vehicles sold today. The large battery also contributes to its hefty weight for its size, 5,401 pounds.

Zoox won't be selling its vehicle and instead intends to operate a ride-hailing service to help public transportation in cities. Zoox's vehicle doesn't have a steering wheel or brake and accelerator pedals, so testing it is more complicated.

Source: CNN

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Luna is an Amazon cloud gaming service where it is easy to play games on your devices. Finally, luna is available on Android. Like the iOS version of Luna, there’s no separate Luna app to download, you can access the service through the Chrome web browser.

Luna was only available on PC, Mac, Fire TV, and on iPhone and iPad via web apps in the beginning. One can pay a monthly fee for each channel of games s/he want access to, service being similar to channels model.

Presently, there are two channels available. Amazon’s $5.99-per-month Luna Plus channel has games from many different publishers, and Ubisoft’s $14.99-per-month Ubisoft Plus channel offers Ubisoft games. 

Luna is only available in the US right now, and if you don’t have early access already, you can request. 

Promptly, Luna’s Android version works on some Pixel, Samsung, and OnePlus devices, but Amazon tells Luna will continue support for more Android devices during Luna’s early access period. 

Here is a list of Luna's Android Version supported devices: Pixel 4XL, 4A, 4A 5G, 5, Samsung Galaxy S10, S10 Plus, Note 10, Note 10 Plus, S20, S20 Plus, S20 Ultra, Note 20, Note 20 Ultra, OnePlus 7, 7 Pro, 7 Pro 5G, 8, 8 Pro, Nord, 7T, 7T Pro, 7T Pro 5G 

Luna is fit with Android 9 or higher and Chrome version 86 or fresher. One will be able to play games using Amazon’s own Luna controller as well as the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One's controller.

Source: theverge 

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