Amazon shifts to Android, Microsoft’s China lapse, Silicon Valley drift

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Amazon shifts to Android, Microsoft’s China lapse, Silicon Valley drift

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Jose Montes de Oca

Aug 20, 2025

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Good morning. It’s Wednesday, August 20. Today we are covering:

Amazon looks to ditch homegrown software for Android in Fire tablet
revamp, sources say
Microsoft Failed to Disclose Key Details About Use of China-Based Engineers in U.S. Defense Work, Record Shows
Silicon Valley Is Drifting Out of Touch With the Rest of America

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