Amazon's Astro Robot: A Disappointing Debut and Oracle's Cloud Offer

Former President Trump’s new social network is number one on the app store, but has had a bunch of issues too. The politics leading to a surge in searches for DuckDuckGo. What ever happened to Amazon’s home robot? And Waymo successfully sues to keeps its failures secret.

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Links:

• Trump’s Truth Social’s disastrous launch raises doubts about its long-term viability (Washington Post)
• Fed Up With Google, Conspiracy Theorists Turn to DuckDuckGo (NYTimes)
• OpenSea NFT Heist Likely Triggers Drop in Activity (Bloomberg)
• Amazon sues two companies that allegedly help fill the site with fake reviews (CNBC)
• Amazon’s Astro Home Robot Remains Elusive Six Months After Debut (Bloomberg)
• Waymo to keep robotaxi safety details secret, court rules (TechCrunch)
• Gaming Company Backbone Reveals Series A Funding Backed by Ashton Kutcher, The Weeknd, Kevin Hart, Post Malone and More (The Hollywood Reporter)

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