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Amazon is shutting down its Kindle Vella serialized story platform in February 2025

Amazon is winding down Kindle Vella, because it hasn't caught on as it had hoped.

The good news for those who've been following specific authors or stories on Vella is that they won't lose their access to whatever episodes they've already unlocked even after the platform shuts down. The biggest news stories this morning: Grok can try to explain Elon Musk’s terrible jokes, The iMac gets an M4 refresh for faster Apple Intelligence, You’ll get another chance to pre-order the retro-themed PS5 today. Microsoft is accusing Google of funding a proxy campaign designed to discredit it in the eyes of regulatory authorities and policymakers in the European Union and beyond.

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