Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 24 of 244

Oct 27, 2022, 3:50 PM

Amazon is dramatically slowing its hiring pace

Amazon’s hiring spree during the pandemic has come to an end as the tech giant looks to curb expenses amid… Read More

Oct 27, 2022, 2:42 PM

Amazon CFO says tech giant is preparing for ‘what could be a slower growth period’

Amazon founder and chairman Jeff Bezos last week issued a warning sign of sorts, tweeting that “the probabilities in this… Read More

Oct 27, 2022, 1:13 PM

Amazon stock tanks nearly 20% after lower than expected holiday quarter guidance

Amazon stock dipped nearly 20% in after-hours trading Thursday following the company’s third quarter earnings report. The Seattle company met… Read More

Oct 25, 2022, 8:50 AM

Amazon adding Venmo as payment option

Amazon is adding Venmo as a payment option on Amazon.com and the Amazon app, giving the e-commerce giant access to… Read More

Oct 20, 2022, 8:52 AM

Amazon brings fake review shutdown efforts to Spain and Italy

Amazon filed its first criminal complaints targeting fake review sites in Italy and Spain as the Seattle tech giant continues… Read More

Oct 18, 2022, 5:23 PM

Jeff Bezos: ‘The probabilities in this economy tell you to batten down the hatches’

Jeff Bezos isn’t too optimistic about the economy. In a tweet Tuesday, the Amazon founder shared a video of Goldman… Read More

Oct 18, 2022, 11:48 AM

Amazon to stream first-ever ‘Black Friday’ NFL game on Prime the day after Thanksgiving 2023

Football fans looking for a break from the holiday shopping rush will have some NFL action to watch next year… Read More

Oct 18, 2022, 10:57 AM

Amazon workers reject unionization at warehouse in upstate New York

Amazon employees at a warehouse near Albany, N.Y., rejected the formation of a union Tuesday, a setback for the recently-formed… Read More

Oct 14, 2022, 8:00 AM

Amazon palm scanning technology coming to more concession stands at Seattle arena

Climate Pledge Arena is quickly becoming all-hands on deck as the Amazon One palm scanning method of payment is spreading… Read More

Oct 11, 2022, 10:48 AM

TikTok vs. Amazon: Social video giant hiring in Seattle and L.A. to build e-commerce network

TikTok is hiring logistics and e-commerce industry veterans in Seattle and Los Angeles to oversee the design and creation of… Read More

Oct 10, 2022, 5:03 PM

Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale, and the forces blowing up the traditional holiday shopping season

Amazon’s Prime Early Access Sale, slated for Tuesday and Wednesday Oct. 11-12, is the company’s attempt to jump-start the holiday… Read More

Oct 6, 2022, 5:15 PM

Amazon stops field tests and scales back work on Scout, its home delivery robot program

Amazon is scaling back its work on Scout, the package delivery robot that looks like a cooler on wheels. “During… Read More

Oct 6, 2022, 8:49 AM

Amazon plans to hire 150k workers to help with holiday rush across fulfillment network

Amazon is getting ready for the holiday shopping rush with plans to hire 150,000 workers across its operations network, the… Read More

Oct 5, 2022, 12:38 PM

How Amazon’s tech and logistics prowess may disrupt healthcare — and spark concern

As Amazon makes bigger moves into healthcare and turns its efficiency machine on medicine, some experts say the industry could… Read More

Oct 5, 2022, 7:52 AM

Amazon makes first investments in outside VC firms, puts $150M to underrepresented founders

Amazon announced a new diversity-related initiative called Amazon Catalytic Capital that will provide funding to underrepresented entrepreneurs. The $150 million… Read More

Oct 4, 2022, 10:28 AM

Report: Amazon freezes corporate hiring for its retail business for remainder of year

Amazon is freezing hiring for corporate roles in its retail business, according to a report from The New York Times… Read More

Oct 3, 2022, 10:41 PM

Amazon sues Washington state regulators, alleging Constitutional violation in warehouse safety case

Amazon sued the Washington State Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) on Monday, asking a federal judge to declare that… Read More

Oct 3, 2022, 8:09 AM

Amazon renames discounted tier of Prime to Prime Access

Amazon has a new name for its discounted Prime membership tier: Prime Access. The offering, first unveiled in 2017, is… Read More

Sep 29, 2022, 3:51 PM

Analysis: The impact of Google Stadia shutdown on Amazon, Xbox, and other cloud gaming initiatives

With its Stadia service, Google tried to make an early break into cloud-based video game publishing and development, but an… Read More

Sep 29, 2022, 10:44 AM

Warren, Jayapal, and other federal legislators ask FTC to oppose Amazon’s iRobot acquisition

Amazon’s proposed $1.7 billion acquisition of Roomba maker iRobot faces opposition from federal lawmakers including Sen. Elizabeth Warren and Rep.… Read More

Sep 28, 2022, 4:04 PM

Amazon boosts average starting hourly pay to $19 for front-line workers as union campaigns escalate

Amazon, facing an unprecedented push by labor unions inside its vast fulfilment network, says it will an spend an additional… Read More

Sep 28, 2022, 9:20 AM

Amazon’s new Halo Rise bedside device tracks sleep with radar sensor, low-power radio signals

Amazon unveiled a new bedside sleep-tracking device, Halo Rise, expanding its lineup of consumer health devices beyond wristbands for the… Read More

Sep 28, 2022, 9:19 AM

Amazon unveils a new $340 ‘Kindle Scribe’ e-reader that doubles as a digital notebook

Amazon started its fall devices event this morning by unveiling a new version of its Kindle e-reader, called Kindle Scribe,… Read More

Sep 25, 2022, 10:01 PM

Amazon sets two-day ‘Prime Early Access Sale’ for Oct. 11-12, hoping to spark early holiday shopping

Amazon confirmed that it will hold a new online shopping event Oct. 11-12, exclusive to Prime members — seeking to… Read More

Sep 21, 2022, 6:00 AM

Amazon reveals Fire HD 8 upgrades as company sees strong growth in tablet market share

Amazon announced the latest upgrades to its lineup of Fire HD 8 tablets on Wednesday, promising thinner, lighter and faster… Read More

Sep 20, 2022, 2:53 PM

Teamsters members and national leaders march on Amazon HQ, escalating union campaign

Teamsters leaders including Sean O’Brien, general president of the union, brought their campaign to organize Amazon warehouse and logistics workers… Read More

Sep 19, 2022, 4:51 PM

Amazon says it had ‘biggest three hours of signups’ for Prime during first exclusive NFL stream

Amazon is already seeing some fruits from its massive investment in live NFL streaming. The company reported the “biggest three… Read More

Sep 19, 2022, 11:31 AM

Internal memo: PillPack founders will leave Amazon at the end of the month

PillPack co-founders TJ Parker and Elliot Cohen will leave Amazon, four years after the tech giant acquired the online pharmacy… Read More

Sep 16, 2022, 10:27 AM

Was Amazon ready for some football? Tech giant passes test on first exclusive NFL stream

Amazon took center stage in the sports universe Thursday as the tech giant streamed its first exclusive NFL game —… Read More

Sep 15, 2022, 12:35 PM

Beyond Amazon.com: Tech giant’s new Worldwide Stores CEO on its next big bets in e-commerce

There’s a common theme running through some of Amazon’s announcements at its annual conference for sellers in Seattle this week:… Read More