Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 120 of 244

Jun 13, 2017, 11:20 AM

Amazon Web Services’ GovCloud customers will have an East Coast region option starting in 2018

Amazon Web Services will open a second region for its GovCloud customers next year, moving its government-services cloud closer to… Read More

Jun 13, 2017, 10:29 AM

Amazon gives 2% rewards back to Prime members who deposit cash via their bank account

Amazon today added a new way for Prime members to earn cash-back. “Amazon Prime Reload” gives customers 2% back when… Read More

Jun 13, 2017, 8:31 AM

Amazon Go job posting points to potential expansion of checkout-free retail concept

Amazon is still refining its checkout-free grocery experience, Amazon Go, but there are new signs that the online retail giant… Read More

Jun 12, 2017, 6:12 PM

Former AWS executive temporarily barred from working at Smartsheet as non-compete lawsuit moves forward

A King County Superior Court Commissioner sided with Amazon in the opening salvo of a court battle over Smartsheet’s hiring… Read More

Jun 12, 2017, 4:09 PM

Amazon rolls out contact blocking for Alexa voice-calling feature

Amazon is rolling out an update to its Alexa app that lets users of its voice-calling feature block specific people… Read More

Jun 12, 2017, 1:22 PM

Amazon’s suit against former AWS VP hints at bigger move into workplace collaboration

Amazon is one of the most notoriously tight-lipped companies in the tech industry when it comes to discussing its future… Read More

Jun 11, 2017, 5:58 PM

Amazon sues former AWS VP over non-compete deal; Smartsheet calls claim against its new product chief an ‘enormous overreach’

Amazon.com is alleging that one of its former high-ranking executives violated a non-compete agreement when he accepted a job at… Read More

Jun 10, 2017, 9:00 PM

Your eyes aren’t deceiving you: Amazon just quietly redesigned the Prime logo

Millions of people are accustomed to looking for the Amazon Prime logo when shopping on the e-commerce site, to ensure… Read More

Jun 9, 2017, 10:25 AM

Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post taps Amazon’s Polly AI technology to read news articles

Jeff Bezos’ worlds are coming together as The Washington Post announced today that it has begun testing a plan to… Read More

Jun 8, 2017, 3:47 PM

Nonprofit FareStart to open 5 new eateries in Seattle next month in Amazon partnership

The nonprofit FareStart announced today that the five restaurants and cafes that it’s launching with Amazon’s help will be ready… Read More

Jun 8, 2017, 2:54 PM

Amazon Web Services planning new East Coast campus in Northern Virginia

Amazon Web Services plans to build a new East Coast campus in Northern Virginia, in the same general area that… Read More

Jun 8, 2017, 11:00 AM

Amazon proposes a ‘virtual safety shroud’ to protect pets and people from drones

What happens if a child or a dog wanders into range while a drone is dipping down to make a delivery?… Read More

Jun 7, 2017, 3:56 PM

Cloudy with a chance of profit: Cloud drives value for tech giants like Amazon and Microsoft

Three hundred billion dollars and growing: that is the size of the cloud market in front of Amazon, Microsoft and… Read More

Jun 7, 2017, 10:59 AM

Apptio, which helps CIOs monitor IT spend, reveals which cloud platforms customers are adopting

Apptio sits at a unique position in today’s rapidly-changing enterprise technology world, as the Bellevue, Wash.-based publicly-traded company helps CIOs understand spending… Read More

Jun 7, 2017, 10:41 AM

Microsoft Azure chief Scott Guthrie on competing with Amazon, and standing out in the cloud

Amazon and Microsoft are at the top of the food chain in the growing cloud world, battling for everything from customers… Read More

Jun 6, 2017, 4:08 PM

Tech titans Amazon, Reddit, Mozilla and others to protest net neutrality rollback July 12

The Federal Communications Commission voted last month to begin rolling back net neutrality rules, and some major names in tech… Read More

Jun 6, 2017, 10:11 AM

Amazon makes huge jump in value as annual report on brands is dominated by tech companies

A report on the top brands in the world is dominated by tech companies, and Amazon is the biggest mover… Read More

Jun 6, 2017, 8:23 AM

Amazon adds discounted Prime option for people on government assistance programs

Amazon has taken a step that could expand the customer base for its popular Prime program even further, starting a… Read More

Jun 5, 2017, 2:29 PM

Amazon expands Twitch Prime membership program to more than 200 countries

Amazon-owned game-streaming giant Twitch today expanded its Twitch Prime program to more than 200 countries and territories. Twitch Prime, which… Read More

Jun 5, 2017, 12:23 PM

Apple unveils $349 HomePod smart speaker, competing with Amazon Echo and Google Home

Apple today unveiled its own voice-activated smart home speaker, the HomePod. Set to begin shipping in December, the speaker is… Read More

Jun 5, 2017, 10:59 AM

After Fire flop, Amazon reportedly eyeing Android-based ‘Ice’ smartphone, possibly focused on India

Amazon may not be done with the smartphone market yet. According to a report from Gadgets 360, a New Delhi,… Read More

Jun 5, 2017, 10:34 AM

Apple TV finally adds Amazon Video app as Tim Cook touts Prime service on stage at WWDC

Good news for Apple TV owners who subscribe to Amazon’s streaming video service. Apple CEO Tim Cook announced today at the… Read More

Jun 5, 2017, 10:15 AM

eBay takes a colorful shot at Amazon with new ad urging its users to ‘shop like nobody else’

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBcl7oqKtvE&feature=youtu.be&a All of those cardboard boxes from Amazon have eBay dreaming of a more colorful shopping world. And now the… Read More

Jun 4, 2017, 1:02 PM

Amazon shares close above $1K, market cap nears $500B; Bezos may pass Gates as world’s richest

Amazon shares have officially closed at four digits. The tech giant saw its stock stay above $1,000 per share for the first… Read More

Jun 2, 2017, 2:13 PM

Nina, meet Alexa: Nuance brings its enterprise assistant to Amazon’s voice-integrated devices

Thanks, Alexa, you’ve been a big help, but we’ve got some questions for Nina now. The enterprise virtual assistant from Nuance… Read More

Jun 2, 2017, 9:44 AM

Sphere of influence: 46-story tower near Amazon campus will have domed top reminiscent of tech giant’s new landmark

They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so Amazon, get ready to be flattered. The idea for the… Read More

Jun 2, 2017, 9:15 AM

When standards aren’t standard: Inside a growing movement to shape the booming cloud industry

What’s the best way to shepherd the promising technologies underpinning a sea change in computing? The Cloud Native Computing Foundation… Read More

Jun 1, 2017, 3:55 PM

‘Long Strange Trip’ indeed — Amazon’s 4-hour Grateful Dead film hits Prime Video on Friday

Decades of music, concerts, films and countless hazy recollections about the Grateful Dead will give way Friday to a new documentary on… Read More

Jun 1, 2017, 12:30 PM

New study on Seattle traffic lauds efforts by Amazon, Bill & Melinda Gates and others

Last year, a coalition of Seattle’s top business and political leaders unveiled a new effort called Challenge Seattle, with a goal of finding… Read More

Jun 1, 2017, 10:58 AM

Paul Allen’s AI group built a voice search for Alexa skills, but Amazon rejected it

Amazon’s digital brain Alexa is very skillful, now at more than 12,000 third-party capabilities, but it can sometimes be difficult… Read More