new Amazon tablets, and adorable selfie filters

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  • Amazon announced new Fire tablets, including two models geared for kids. They come with Alexa inside, of course.
  • One of the most highly-anticipated video games of the season, Destiny 2, showed off its first bits of gameplay footage. Mark the calendar for a “sick day” on its Sept. 8 release.
  • At I/O, Google also announced that its AI Assistant is now available on iPhones.Download it this weekend and ask it questions.
  • IBM says it’s created two new powerful quantum processors, one of which will be free for researchers to use through cloud computing.
  • Summer’s almost here, so we took a careful look at the gear you should pack for a day on the trail.
  • Elon Musk made a joke about his Boring Company, and also shared some FAQs about it.
    • Major League Baseball is going to stream 20 games straight to Facebook, which is a good use of Live video beyond watching your friends chase their cats around their apartments.
    • ISIS published a video displaying some “new” weapons which are based on pretty old tech..

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