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Amazon revamps Ring subscriptions with AI video search

Ring is now the second-largest seller of security systems in the U.S., according to research firm Parks Associates, and it recently became profitable, Hamren told Bloomberg in May — six years after Amazon acquired the company for $1 billion.

From the article, "Amazon revamps Ring subscriptions with AI video search" by Kyle Wiggers

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