Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 18 of 244

Sep 22, 2023, 6:34 PM

Interview: UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt visits Amazon and Microsoft; talks AI, China, economy

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt, the United Kingdom’s chief financial minister, visited Seattle on Friday as part of a West Coast tour… Read More

Sep 22, 2023, 10:08 AM

Where’s Astro? Amazon addresses home robot’s absence from annual devices event

Amazon’s Astro home robot was introduced at the company’s fall Devices & Services event two years ago. Last year, Astro’s… Read More

Sep 22, 2023, 8:37 AM

Amazon to add commercial breaks to Prime Video shows and movies

Amazon is ready to interrupt Prime Video programming to bring commercial breaks to its streaming shows and movies, the company… Read More

Sep 20, 2023, 2:11 PM

Amazon unveils new AI features in quest to make Alexa ‘superhuman’

It was tough, as usual, to keep up with the announcements coming out of Amazon’s fall Devices & Services event… Read More

Sep 20, 2023, 8:29 AM

Amazon previews Alexa ‘Let’s Chat’ feature for Echo devices, building on generative AI technology

Amazon this morning showed a new feature, dubbed “Let’s Chat” driven by generative artificial intelligence, designed to make its Alexa… Read More

Sep 19, 2023, 3:14 PM

Should Amazon be ‘pumped’ to land Panos Panay? A closer look at longtime Microsoft devices leader

Microsoft developed its first Surface tablet more than a decade ago under strict secrecy to give then-CEO Steve Ballmer the… Read More

Sep 19, 2023, 11:21 AM

Amazon to hire 250k U.S. holiday workers, up 100k from last year, projecting strong shopping season

Amazon says it will seek to hire 250,000 people for the holiday season, a significant increase from past years, citing… Read More

Sep 19, 2023, 6:00 AM

Amazon adds RFID capability to ‘Just Walk Out’ to enable cashierless shopping for clothing and more

Amazon is adding a new wrinkle to “Just Walk Out,” combining its cashierless retail technology with RFID capability so that… Read More

Sep 18, 2023, 10:40 AM

Report: Departing Microsoft exec Panos Panay set to lead Amazon’s Alexa and Echo business

Amazon is expected to name Panos Panay, the longtime Microsoft Windows and Devices leader, as the new executive in charge… Read More

Sep 13, 2023, 1:49 PM

Former Intuit CEO Brad Smith joins Amazon board

Brad Smith, the former Intuit CEO and current president of Marshall University, has joined the Amazon board of directors. The… Read More

Sep 13, 2023, 8:44 AM

Amazon investing $40M in Seattle and elsewhere to help moderate-income families afford homes

Amazon is investing $40 million to help moderate-income families purchase homes in the Seattle area as well as other regions… Read More

Sep 13, 2023, 6:33 AM

Amazon rolls out ground shipping service for sellers in broader challenge to UPS and FedEx

Amazon is further expanding its delivery business with the official rollout of Amazon Shipping, a service for sellers that picks… Read More

Sep 12, 2023, 6:09 AM

Amazon expands supply chain services amid growing scrutiny of its relationship with sellers

An expansion of Amazon’s supply chain services will give sellers the ability to distribute products in bulk from Amazon’s warehouses… Read More

Sep 11, 2023, 10:11 AM

Amazon distinguishes between AI ‘generated’ and ‘assisted’ content in new policy for Kindle authors

Amazon added a new artificial intelligence policy to its content guidelines for authors who distribute their work through its Kindle… Read More

Sep 7, 2023, 9:07 AM

New robots are making Amazon’s warehouses more efficient — can they also make them safer?

AUSTIN, Texas — It’s lunchtime at Amazon’s AUS2, a six-story warehouse set between housing subdivisions and a state highway on… Read More

Sep 2, 2023, 6:40 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon is done debating RTO policy; Robot umps update; Summit sneak peek

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy made it clear in a recent internal meeting that he wants employees to “disagree and commit”… Read More

Sep 1, 2023, 6:07 PM

Amazon adds three execs to its senior leadership team — here’s how the list has changed this year

Amazon named three additional executives to its senior leadership team Friday: Andy Jassy, the Amazon CEO, announced the additions in… Read More

Aug 30, 2023, 4:29 PM

E-commerce rivals Amazon and Shopify reach truce on ‘Buy with Prime’ integration

Online merchants who use Shopify’s e-commerce platform will be able to natively integrate Amazon’s “Buy with Prime” program into their… Read More

Aug 30, 2023, 8:00 AM

Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant to be integrated on the same devices for the first time

Amazon and Google are putting their rival voice assistants on the same devices for the first time, allowing users to… Read More

Aug 29, 2023, 8:42 AM

Amazon raises free shipping minimum order amount to $35 for some non-Prime customers

Amazon is testing a new minimum order amount of $35 for non-Prime members to qualify for free shipping, raising the… Read More

Aug 29, 2023, 6:00 AM

Grubhub adding Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to college campus dining experiences

Amazon is headed back to college for the new school year. The company’s cashierless “Just Walk Out” technology is being… Read More

Aug 28, 2023, 9:45 AM

Amazon Web Services acquires Fig, a YC grad that boosts the command line for devs

Amazon Web Services has acquired Fig, a small San Francisco-based startup that helps developers be more efficient and collaborative while… Read More

Aug 21, 2023, 9:21 AM

Amazon is testing a new way to show ratings on product search pages

For some Amazon shoppers, relying on the quantity of reviews for a product — not only the star rating —… Read More

Aug 21, 2023, 8:25 AM

Inside the first liquor store to use Amazon’s cashierless technology

Now you can “Just Walk Out” — with a bottle of tequila. Amazon’s cashierless technology experience has made its way… Read More

Aug 16, 2023, 1:49 PM

Wash. safety regulators cite Amazon for ‘willful’ violations; company calls claim ‘categorically false’

The Washington state Department of Labor & Industries announced an $85,800 fine against Amazon, alleging that the company knowingly put… Read More

Aug 16, 2023, 10:00 AM

CEOs of Amazon Web Services and Redapt join Seattle Sounders FC ownership group

Seattle’s professional soccer club is adding more tech heavyweights to its ownership group. Seattle Sounders FC announced Wednesday that the… Read More

Aug 14, 2023, 1:10 PM

Amazon devices chief Dave Limp is leaving in latest executive departure

Dave Limp, the longtime leader of Amazon’s devices division, will step down later this year. Limp is leaving Amazon after… Read More

Aug 14, 2023, 9:03 AM

Amazon rolls out AI-generated summaries of customer reviews

Amazon says it’s using artificial intelligence to automatically generate and present summaries of customer reviews, helping shoppers quickly understand the… Read More

Aug 10, 2023, 7:05 AM

Amazon uses badge-swipe data to tell employees they aren’t complying with return-to-office policy

Messages sent by Amazon to some employees this week, asserting that they aren’t complying with a corporate mandate to return… Read More

Aug 8, 2023, 11:21 AM

Seahawks add Amazon’s ‘Just Walk Out’ tech to new Pro Shop and four more food stands at stadium

It’s an all-out blitz of Amazon technology at Lumen Field in Seattle as the Seahawks are expanding the use of… Read More