Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 25 of 245

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

Sep 14, 2022, 3:24 PM

Amazon will let sellers send email messages to more customers in expansion of marketing tools

Amazon plans to give third-party sellers a series of new marketing tools, including the ability to send emails to customers… Read More

Sep 14, 2022, 11:47 AM

Amazon faces new antitrust lawsuit filed by California AG alleging anticompetitive practices

California filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday that accuses the Seattle tech giant of violating antitrust laws. Amazon has… Read More

Sep 13, 2022, 11:46 AM

Amazon to put $450M into delivery program for driver retirement, tuition matches, better pay

Amazon will further test the limits of its relationships with the independent companies that deliver its packages throughout much of… Read More

Sep 13, 2022, 6:00 AM

Amazon releases upgraded Kindle and Kindle Kids devices for first time in three years

Amazon unveiled enhanced versions of its Kindle and Kindle Kids e-readers on Tuesday, the first time the tech giant has… Read More

Sep 12, 2022, 2:54 PM

Heather MacDougall, Amazon VP in charge of workplace health and safety, is departing

Heather MacDougall, Amazon’s vice president of Global Workplace Health and Safety, is departing the company after 3 1/2 years to… Read More

Sep 9, 2022, 9:17 AM

Nearly 400 workers in Washington state will be laid off due to Amazon Care shutdown

Almost 400 workers based in Washington state will be laid off as a result of the company’s decision to shut… Read More

Sep 9, 2022, 9:05 AM

Amazon will buy Belgium-based Cloostermans to boost warehouse robotics operations

Amazon will acquire Cloostermans, a Belgium-based warehouse machinery company, in the latest expansion of the e-commerce giant’s warehouse robotics. The… Read More

Sep 7, 2022, 3:28 PM

Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on the future of work: Still experimenting, not yet mandating return to office

Amazon is continuing to leave return-to-work decisions in the hands of group and team leaders and not, at this point,… Read More

Sep 6, 2022, 4:02 PM

Mark Cuban looks to turn the tables on Amazon in prescription drugs: ‘Their margin is my opportunity’

Amazon built an e-commerce empire by cutting prices for customers, surviving for years on the mere promise of future profits… Read More

Sep 6, 2022, 9:41 AM

Amazon battles ‘Lord of the Rings’ trolls by pausing ability to review new Prime Video series

The characters in Amazon’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” are busy enough fighting trolls and Orcs… Read More

Sep 5, 2022, 11:26 AM

Why it’s so tough for labor unions to organize Amazon Prime drivers

Tooling around town in dark blue Prime uniforms and vans, many of the drivers who deliver packages for Amazon might… Read More

Aug 31, 2022, 1:28 PM

Amazon ‘Pledge Passport’ trademark filing hints at plans for new online climate community

Amazon has applied for a trademark on the phrase “Pledge Passport,” with a description that hints at plans for a… Read More

Aug 31, 2022, 10:29 AM

Amazon tag-teams with WWE in legal bouts over bogus belts

Real or fake? That age-old question for professional wrestling is taking a different turn in a series of lawsuits filed… Read More