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Amazon to Open Local Cloud Hub in Athens as Greece’s Digital Demand Grows

Amazon will open a local cloud hub in Athens in July 2026, giving businesses and organizations in Greece access to selected cloud infrastructure closer to their users. The project, officially known as an AWS Local Zone, forms part of...

Giant Anaconda Discovered in the Amazon Is the World’s Biggest Snake

The world's biggest snake, a previously unknown species of giant anaconda, was discovered recently in an Amazon rainforest. With a length of up to 7.5 meters and a weight of nearly 500 kilograms, this newfound species now holds the title...

Diaspora Academics Urge Amazon’s Kindle to Restore the Greek Language

Hundreds of diaspora academics are calling on Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP) to reverse its exclusion of the Greek language. In an open letter, hundreds of professors, academics, authors, educators, researchers, publishers, and members of the global intellectual community...

Company Accidentally Spends $500M on Claude AI in One Month

A tech company accidentally spent $500 million on Claude AI licenses in a single month, according to an AI consultant. The company gave employees unrestricted access to Anthropic's Claude platform, with no cap on how many licenses workers could...

Indigenous Communities Have Thrived for More Than 1,000 Years in Bolivian Amazon

Fieldwork in a little-studied corner of the Bolivian Amazon has revealed that Indigenous communities shaped and sustained complex, productive wetland landscapes for more than a millennium, a new study says. Researchers who explored the Great Tectonic Lakes of Exaltación in...

Half of the World’s Indigenous Tribes Could Vanish by 2035

For centuries, indigenous tribes have lived off the grid as hunters and forest guardians, choosing preservation over exploitation. Now, a new Survival International report warns that their silence could soon become permanent. Without urgent global protection, half of the world’s...

Macedonia: The Indigenous Amazon Village Named After the Greek Kingdom

Deep inside Colombia's Amazon rainforest is a small indigenous community of less than 1,000 people, called Macedonia. Situated on the banks of the mighty river, this remote community thrives on fishing, hunting, and the creation of intricate handicrafts. With a...

Amazon Denies Plans to Show Trump Tariff Costs After White House Criticism

After the White House criticized Amazon's decision to display the cost of President Trump's tariffs on its products, the internet giant claimed it did not plan to display this cost increase for consumers. In a statement, the company said, “The...

Who’s the Next James Bond Now That Bezos’ Amazon Acquires Franchise for $1B

Amazon MGM Studios, owned by Jeff Bezos, announced on Thursday that it had gained full control of the James Bond franchise after lengthy negotiations with the Broccoli family, who had owned it for decades. Once negotiations concluded, Mr. Bezos...