This isn’t what I imagined from Amazon’s cloud-based technology. In recently discovered patent images, Amazon drafted a plan to have an airship 45,000 feet above the Earth, storing a fleet of drones and packages to deliver. Amazon said these unmanned aerial vehicles would take “little to no power” to transport goods to consumers’ doorsteps if …

Facebook might not be as cool as Snapchat, but it still has the most popular app in the US, according to a Nielsen report for 2016 published Wednesday. In a year where Pokemon Go smashed App Store records, social media still remains the dominant force on people’s phones. Facebook remains comfortable as America’s most popular app with more than 146 …

Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Boxing Day, Prime Day and now; Digital Day? Because there’s never enough days dedicated to deals, Amazon announced that Friday, December 30 will be Digital Day with sales on your downloads — TV shows, music, apps, games, eBooks and other software. Amazon is hoping to capitalize on the rush of new gadget owners from the just-wrapped …

Amazon Prime is really giving Santa Claus a run for his money. The Seattle-based retailer giant shipped more than 1 billion items with Prime around the world for the holiday season, more than five times its sales last holiday season, between November 1 to December 19. The Echo Dot was the most coveted gift out of items shipped from Amazon, …

You have the right to remain silent — but your smart devices might not. Amazon’s Echo and Echo Dot are in millions of homes now, with holiday sales more than quadrupling from 2015. Always listening for its wake word, the breakthrough smart speakers boast seven microphones waiting to take and record your commands. Now, Arkansas police are hoping an Echo …

Fake news has plagued Facebook over the last year, and now even seeping into Safety Checks. The site’s Safety Check feature has been crucial during terrorist attacks and natural disasters, helping friends and families find out if their loved ones are safe during emergencies. It’s been activated across the world more than 335 times by its users, for events like …

Your favorite Disney princesses are headed to Hulu. The streaming service struck an exclusive multi-year deal with Disney, bringing animated classics like “Mulan,” “The Princess and the Frog” and “Lilo & Stitch” over to Hulu, along with more than 50 other titles, according to Variety. The partnership will also bring Disney live-action films, like “The Mighty Ducks” and “Air Bud.” …

Last-minute gift shopping is never fun, but leave it to social media to make things even worse. A trending hashtag offers up horrible ideas for presents, unless your loved ones enjoy stale candy. Also trending on Twitter is President-elect Donald Trump’s latest appointee, with a new role for Kellyanne Conway in the White House. Social Cues is our guide to …

The first day of winter has arrived in the Northern Hemisphere, and the welcome party is all over Twitter. It’ll be the shortest day of the year, with the sun setting, at New York’s latitude, about nine hours after it rises. Be sure to read this fast so you can go out and soak in the sunlight while it’s still …

Twitter users who never stopped believin‘ are ecstatic that their favorite musicians have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. At the same time, a terrorist attack in Berlin and an assassination in Turkey have gripped social media as people try to make sense of the violence. Social Cues is our guide to what’s trending across Facebook …