Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 176 of 244

Nov 13, 2014, 10:33 AM

Amazon launches EC2 Container Service to help developers manage Dockerized apps

Developers working with containerized apps on Amazon Web Services have a new tool to help them manage their workloads. Today,… Read More

Nov 13, 2014, 8:46 AM

Amazon and Hachette settle dispute with multi-year e-book agreement

The intense battle between Hachette Book Group and Amazon is over. After trading barbs for the past six months over… Read More

Nov 13, 2014, 7:18 AM

Protesting outside Amazon HQ, former employee asks current employees to stop working so hard

One week after launching his one-man protest at Amazon headquarters in Seattle, former Amazon employee Kivin Varghese is still at it, trying… Read More

Nov 12, 2014, 12:59 PM

Congress may block an online sales tax measure that received Amazon’s blessing

A bill supporting the collection of online sales tax may finally be dead after bouncing around the halls of Congress for… Read More

Nov 12, 2014, 10:22 AM

Amazon takes aim at Microsoft’s SQL Server with Aurora database service

In its continuing quest for cloud dominance, Amazon has taken aim at the major players in the relational database space… Read More

Nov 12, 2014, 9:28 AM

Amazon turns to UK for flight testing of its drones

While it continues to work towards getting its drones off the ground in the U.S., Amazon is taking a jump… Read More

Nov 12, 2014, 6:21 AM

Amazon’s TenMarks unveils new service to get math teachers up to speed

TenMarks Education, the education technology company acquired by Amazon last year, is expanding beyond its flagship TenMarks Math interactive math… Read More

Nov 11, 2014, 3:32 PM

Amazon opens up Cloud Drive to third-party developers

As the online storage wars heat up, Amazon said today it was opening up Cloud Drive to third-party developers as a… Read More

Nov 11, 2014, 1:00 PM

Amazon is taking over Seattle: New plans call for up to 3 more buildings

Amazon’s building boom isn’t stopping. Architects for the e-commerce giant have filed plans with the city to build up to three… Read More

Nov 11, 2014, 10:35 AM

Amazon will have to share Sunday delivery with competitors this holiday

The Postal Service will start delivering packages for all retailers on Sundays starting Nov. 17, exactly a year after it announced a… Read More

Nov 11, 2014, 8:39 AM

Braveheart, Blade Runner directors highlight Amazon’s 7 new pilot TV shows

Amazon this morning revealed a new lineup of TV pilots that will debut in early 2015. Among them include an… Read More

Nov 11, 2014, 7:57 AM

A new Singles Day record for Alibaba: $9.3B in sales over 24 hours

This may go down as the biggest shopping event in the history of the world. Over the past 23 hours and 13… Read More

Nov 10, 2014, 10:02 AM

‘Singles Day’ is huge: Alibaba on pace to top Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales in one day

In the U.S., Black Friday and Cyber Monday are held up as two prime examples of America’s wealth. Online sales between… Read More

Nov 7, 2014, 4:15 PM

Amazon Echo parody: ‘I’m a talking cylinder and my existence is utterly meaningless’

It’s been 24 hours since Amazon revealed Echo and the Internet has already come up with some pretty hilarious videos that parody the… Read More

Nov 6, 2014, 3:11 PM

LivingSocial sheds employees as it works to renegotiate deal with Amazon

LivingSocial has cut a fifth of its workforce in a restructuring under new CEO Gautam Thakar. The company laid off… Read More

Nov 6, 2014, 1:59 PM

An image you can’t unsee: Amazon’s Jeff Bezos as romance novel heartthrob

Did you ever wonder what Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos would look like on the cover of a romance novel? Of… Read More

Nov 6, 2014, 9:29 AM

Amazon unveils ‘Echo,’ a $199 voice-enabled speaker that acts as your personal assistant

Apple has Siri, Microsoft has Cortana, and Amazon has … Echo. In a somewhat unexpected move, Amazon today unveiled a… Read More

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Nov 5, 2014, 1:55 PM

Amazon-owned Quidsi launches free overnight shipping in select markets

Order today, and get it the next day for free. That’s the new offer announced today by Quidsi, which is… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 10:53 AM

Amazon explores use of taxis for speedy package delivery

Amazon has partnered with the taxi-hailing app Flywheel to test package delivery in some markets. Amazon conducted tests this fall in… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 10:52 AM

Amazon is a ‘bubble stock,’ warns hedge fund manager David Einhorn

Investor David Einhorn and former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer finally agree on something — it just happens to be Amazon. Echoing… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 10:01 AM

Amazon exec: Company learning from Fire phone flop, may adjust approach for sequel

Even though Amazon’s Fire phone hasn’t caught the imagination of consumers, it looks like Amazon is still planning another crack at… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 8:23 AM

Same-day delivery, eh? Amazon expands service to Vancouver and Toronto

Amazon is now offering same-day delivery to Canadians living in Vancouver and Toronto. The service kicks off today with more than… Read More

Nov 5, 2014, 7:23 AM

Former employee protests Amazon tactics, vows to hold vigil at HQ for ‘days, weeks, months, or longer’

Kivin Varghese, a former Amazon employee involved in a protracted legal dispute with the company, says he will protest outside… Read More

Nov 4, 2014, 10:15 AM

Third-party retailers begin offering Amazon Prime members free shipping

AllSaints, a high-end British fashion retailer, has started offering Amazon Prime members free shipping, representing the first time perks associated with the… Read More

Nov 4, 2014, 7:49 AM

Prime Photos: Amazon gives Prime members unlimited cloud photo storage

Amazon this morning unveiled a new benefit for Amazon Prime members, called Prime Photos — offering free, unlimited photo storage… Read More

Nov 4, 2014, 6:49 AM

Alibaba shows Amazon how it’s done, posts $494M profit in first earnings report since IPO

Alibaba Group, the Chinese e-commerce giant, this morning reported revenue of $2.74 billion for the September quarter, an increase of… Read More

Nov 3, 2014, 10:38 AM

On eve of first earnings report, Alibaba’s worth more than Walmart

Alibaba, the Chinese Internet giant that raised a record $25 billion in a public offering two months ago, is scheduled… Read More

Nov 3, 2014, 6:49 AM

Harvard Business Review crunches numbers, names Amazon’s Bezos ‘Best-Performing CEO’

Jeff Bezos and Amazon have been taking it on the chin on Wall Street and elsewhere over the company’s lack… Read More

Oct 31, 2014, 12:43 PM

Amazon releases diversity numbers: 75% of managers male, 60% of U.S. employees white

Jesse Jackson’s request has been fulfilled. Nearly two months after the civil rights activist asked Amazon to disclose the gender… Read More

Oct 31, 2014, 6:02 AM

Amazon executive: We botched the Fire Phone pricing

Amazon.com isn’t really known as being the most transparent and open company. That’s why remarks that Amazon executive David Limp… Read More