Kindle's in-book AI assistant can answer all your questions without spoilers

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If you're several chapters into a novel and forgot who a character was, Amazon is hoping its new Kindle feature will jog your memory without ever having to put the e-reader down. This feature, called Ask this Book, was announced during Amazon's hardware event in September, but is finally available for US users on the Kindle iOS app.

According to Amazon, the feature can currently be found on

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Ayaneo's first smartphone is a major callback to the Xperia Play

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Close enough, welcome back Xperia Play. After releasing a teaser video in early November, Ayaneo fully revealed its first smartphone called the Pocket Play. As suspected, the Ayaneo Pocket Play features a sliding mechanism that transforms it from a chunky smartphone into a gaming handheld.

In its gaming configuration, the Pocket Play features a controller setup with a D-pad, ABXY buttons and

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My 2017 Volvo has more than 100,000 miles. It's old, paid off, and perfect for my family.

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The author's car has over 120,000 miles, but she's not planning on getting a new one.

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  • My car has over 112,000 miles on it, and my family keeps asking me when I'll get a new one.
  • The financial benefits of driving a paid-off older car outweigh those of purchasing a new one.
  • The car has served my family well, and I trust the vehicle to help keep us safe.

When I bought my Volvo XC90

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My kids went to an outdoor elementary school with no art, music, or library. They loved it, but adjusting to public school was hard.

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The author's kids attended an outdoor learning school.

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  • The pandemic created uncertainty about the upcoming school year, so we chose an outdoor school.
  • The school offered unique opportunities and a learning environment where my kids thrived.
  • They missed out on a library and gym, and struggled to adjust to public school, but they loved it.

In 2019, my 5-year-old son and 4-year-old

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My mother is spending the holidays with me for the first time in years. I'm struggling with the added costs and to-dos.

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The author (right) is spending Christmas with her mother (left).

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  • My mother's husband died, so she's spending the holidays with me for the first time in years.
  • I have to be there for her emotionally and financially this Christmas, but I'm already at my limit.
  • I'm trying not to buckle under all this pressure.

I have not spent Christmas with my mother in more than a decade. We

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At this small buyout firm, talking about AI for cost-cutting is off-limits

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Ryan Peddycord, CEO of Tide Rock
Ryan Peddycord, CEO of Tide Rock

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  • Much of the AI-discussion, both hopes and fears, centers on efficiency and cost-cutting.
  • At buyout firm Tide Rock, there's a "mandate" to not use AI resources to cut costs, says its CEO.
  • Ryan Peddycord walked Business Insider through how the firm uses AI to grow businesses.

Most fears and hopes surrounding AI center on its ability to save on labor costs

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I live in a small mobile home at 81. I have everything I need.

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Jane Post knitting in her cozy, tiny home.
Jane Post knitting in her cozy, tiny home.

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  • Jane Post, 81, lives in a small mobile home that she calls "The Teapot."
  • She lives on her younger daughter's land and enjoys freedom and independence with family close by.
  • Though her home is small, she has everything she needs, and shares it with her animals.

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation between writer Jennifer Jane

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