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Wes Davis
Wes Davis
Prepare your final popcorn bowls for the last Twitch Prime Video Watch Party.

A Twitch help page says it’s ending the feature that lets people watch Amazon Prime Video and chat together on April 2nd, as its usage has “declined over the years” since its 2020 rollout.

The feature lives on for Prime Video subscribers. But if you and your friends want to watch Ricky Stanicky or whatever, the host will need to have an ad-free subscription.

Watch Parties

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Amrita Khalid
Amrita Khalid
Where do undelivered Amazon packages go?

One destination may be a shop like Pile ou Face, a store in Brussels that sells unwanted Amazon packages by weight. The operator says he has a contract with Amazon to sell packages that were never retrieved from pickup places, got lost, or were returned. Otherwise, they’d be destroyed.

Sometimes customers score smart watches or other pricey items. But sometimes, things get a little... weird. “A lady got 100 toothbrushes for dogs,” owner Arnaud Userstam told Reuters.

Richard Lawler
Richard Lawler
Finally, a good use of AI.

Shaquille O’Neal and Stephen Curry’s production companies are behind a documentary film for Prime Video about the only AI you can trust to be The Answer, Allen Iverson.

Now, through unprecedented access and personal stories, along with intimate interviews with family, friends, and fellow NBA players and coaches, Iverson shares a more reflective side of his present-day self, as he takes us on a journey through his storied history into the present day where he realizes his cultural impact long after his playing days have come to an end.

Andrew J. Hawkins
Andrew J. Hawkins
The Zoox come out at night.

Amazon’s robotaxi company is expanding its operating conditions in the two cities where it has been testing its autonomous vehicles, Foster City and Las Vegas. The robotaxis will start driving at night, as well as in light rain and damp road conditions. They will also starting driving at speeds of up to 45 mph on multi-lane roads. And in Las Vegas, it will start tackling roads along the south end of the Strip. Zoox’s purpose-built AVs (no steering wheel, no pedals) will start accepting real passengers later this year.

Zoox robotaxi at night
Gadzooks! It’s a Zoox at night!
Image: Zoox
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Dan Rosenbaum and Barbara Krasnoff