Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 45 of 244

Nov 11, 2020, 8:24 AM

Amazon beefs up machine learning in Alexa to predict ‘latent goals’ that aren’t directly expressed

Alexa is getting smarter. Amazon’s voice assistant in the U.S. can now predict “latent goals,” or potential requests that a… Read More

Nov 10, 2020, 7:16 AM

Europe accuses Amazon of misusing third-party retail data, opens new ‘Buy Box’ investigation

Amazon’s antitrust problems just hopped the pond. European competition authorities, in preliminary findings issued Tuesday morning, accused the Seattle-based tech… Read More

Nov 7, 2020, 8:19 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Biden’s Seattle tech bundlers; Amazon’s smart shelf; Where’s Gabe Newell?

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: Just before the election, Joe Biden’s campaign released a… Read More

Nov 6, 2020, 1:23 PM

Amazon disavows Mississippi police program that plans to use Ring cameras for real-time surveillance

Amazon is distancing itself from a pilot program launched by police in Jackson, Miss., that will use residents’ doorbell cameras… Read More

Nov 4, 2020, 4:15 PM

Jeff Bezos’ annual Amazon stock sales eclipse $10B for the first time

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ total annual stock sales have topped $10 billion for the first time. Bezos just sold more… Read More

Nov 4, 2020, 10:37 AM

Amazon to restore small Elephant Car Wash sign and display piece of Seattle history on its campus

The Elephant Car Wash is disappearing from its iconic perch just blocks from Amazon’s headquarters in Seattle, but a piece… Read More

Nov 3, 2020, 1:49 PM

New Amazon ad pays tribute to human spirit as it kicks off holiday season in the midst of pandemic

“The show must go on” for Amazon as the tech giant gears up for a huge holiday shopping season in… Read More

Oct 31, 2020, 8:58 AM

Tech in 2020 and beyond: The economy, Amazon, antitrust and the potential impact of the election

The past year has brought a pandemic, a national reckoning over race, plus antitrust investigations and charges against major tech… Read More

Oct 30, 2020, 8:02 AM

Amazon’s first $100B quarter? Jeff Bezos says signs point to ‘unprecedented’ holiday sales

Amazon is set to break revenue records this holiday quarter as it spends heavily on hiring and delivery capacity to… Read More

Oct 29, 2020, 2:39 PM

Amazon hires 248,500 people in Q3 as Jeff Bezos challenges large employers to raise minimum wage

Amazon is on a massive hiring spree as it tries to meet rising e-commerce demand that has accelerated due to… Read More

Oct 29, 2020, 1:13 PM

Amazon crushes Q3 expectations, sets record with $96.1B in revenue and $6.3B in profits

Amazon sailed past expectations for its third fiscal quarter as the company continues to meet rising demand for its products… Read More

Oct 29, 2020, 9:57 AM

Robo-commerce: Amazon’s auto-reordering Dash Smart Shelf goes on sale for $19.99

Amazon’s latest take on e-commerce automation is making its public debut, just in case it wasn’t easy enough already to… Read More

Oct 29, 2020, 8:25 AM

Amazon earnings preview: Analysts expect another big quarter for retail and cloud giant

Amazon will report its fiscal third quarter earnings Thursday afternoon. The pandemic and stay-at-home orders helped Amazon eclipse expectations for… Read More

Oct 27, 2020, 7:14 AM

Amazon to add another 100k seasonal positions, preparing for holidays in midst of pandemic

Amazon says it will hire another 100,000 seasonal workers this year, bolstering its fulfilment and distribution operations for a holiday… Read More

Oct 22, 2020, 12:09 PM

Amazon and J.L. Childress file suit against alleged counterfeiters in ongoing fraud battle

Amazon announced another lawsuit against alleged counterfeiters Thursday, part of the company’s ongoing strategy to portray a tough-on-fraud image. Amazon… Read More

Oct 21, 2020, 8:36 AM

Amazon now offering one-hour curbside pickup for Prime shoppers at all Whole Foods locations

Amazon is now offering free, one-hour pickup of online grocery orders for Prime members at its Whole Foods stores across… Read More

Oct 20, 2020, 9:34 PM

Amazon extends remote work policy for office employees to June 2021

Amazon employees can now work from home until June 30. The Seattle tech giant extended its remote work policy, which… Read More

Oct 19, 2020, 4:20 PM

Justice Department seizes websites used to trick Amazon customers into buying device tech support

Federal officials have seized six fraudulent websites that were part of an online scheme to deceive customers who were looking… Read More

Oct 19, 2020, 2:21 PM

Amazon’s healthcare job postings reveal interest in buying provider networks, expanding Amazon Care

Amazon continues to expand its reach into the $3 trillion healthcare industry as new job postings indicate where the company… Read More

Oct 19, 2020, 8:34 AM

Amazon employees protest at Seattle HQ to ask for paid time off so workers can vote

Show me what democracy looks like! This is what democracy looks like! Those chants kicked off a rally Saturday that… Read More

Oct 16, 2020, 10:49 AM

Bill Gates on tech and antitrust: It’s ‘unfortunate’ that Congress is grouping companies together

“One of the privileges of success in this country is government scrutiny, and that’s OK.” — Bill Gates, 1998. “I… Read More

Oct 15, 2020, 10:38 AM

Amazon says third-party merchants sold $3.5B of goods during Prime Day amid antitrust scrutiny

Amazon said Thursday that this year’s Prime Day provided the biggest boon to third-party sellers in the sales event’s six-year… Read More

Oct 14, 2020, 4:47 PM

Indie booksellers feeling ‘Boxed Out’ by Amazon respond with campaign targeting tech giant

Independent bookstores across the country put out the unwelcome mat for Amazon and the tech giant’s Prime Day shopping extravaganza… Read More

Oct 14, 2020, 12:57 PM

Amazon reaches NFL playoffs: Report says tech giant has deal to stream wildcard game this season

Amazon is taking its NFL streaming rights beyond “Thursday Night Football” and into the playoffs. The Wall Street Journal reported… Read More

Oct 13, 2020, 3:19 PM

Report: Thousands of Amazon workers support internal petition demanding paid time off to vote

Thousands of Amazon workers reportedly signed onto an internal petition on Tuesday demanding that the company provide paid time off… Read More

Oct 12, 2020, 2:51 PM

‘Amazon Augmented Reality’ app turns company’s cardboard boxes into interactive experiences

Amazon has found another way to keep shoppers busy with the boxes that show up at their door. The company… Read More

Oct 12, 2020, 5:00 AM

Amazon’s first-ever fall Prime Day brings new challenges in the midst of a tumultuous year

Amazon and its army of logistics workers are bracing for the first-ever fall Prime Day starting Tuesday, as the extraordinary… Read More

Oct 10, 2020, 10:54 AM

The case against Amazon: Key takeaways from the U.S. House antitrust report on digital markets

Coming in at 451 pages, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee antitrust subcommittee’s report this week on competition in digital markets… Read More

Oct 10, 2020, 8:52 AM

Here’s why Amazon pulled the plug on its first big budget video game ‘Crucible’ shortly after launch

Amazon Game Studios and Relentless Studios’ online third-person shooter Crucible will be taken offline. An entry labeled as a “final… Read More

Oct 10, 2020, 7:48 AM

GeekWire Podcast: Amazon antitrust findings; Satya Nadella’s WFH tips; Mysterious $60B woman

Here’s what we’re talking about on the GeekWire Podcast this week: A long-awaited report from a U.S. House antitrust subcommittee… Read More