Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 65 of 244

Sep 4, 2019, 5:15 AM

Amazon reportedly testing hand-scanning payment system for Whole Foods stores

With just the wave of a hand, Amazon is reportedly aiming to speed up checkout at Whole Foods stores. Amazon… Read More

Sep 3, 2019, 2:29 PM

Analyst: Amazon’s new 1-day shipping initiative will increase sales by up to $24B, drive stock to $2,600

Amazon’s ambitious plan to offer one-day delivery for Prime members is already costing more than expected. But at least one… Read More

Aug 31, 2019, 10:40 AM

Waiting for Elizabeth Warren: Why breaking up big tech hasn’t become a big campaign issue

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren appeared in Seattle on Sunday, a few blocks from Amazon’s headquarters, and given the Democratic presidential… Read More

Aug 29, 2019, 2:18 PM

Amazon now owns part of the YES Network as tech giant moves further into sports media

Amazon moved further into the sports media world Thursday as Disney announced the sale of its stake in the YES… Read More

Aug 28, 2019, 5:56 PM

Indictment says accused Capital One hacker also used exploited cloud servers for cryptojacking

Updated with Vodafone statement. A federal grand jury indicted Paige Thompson, a former Amazon engineer, on multiple counts of wire… Read More

Aug 28, 2019, 10:57 AM

Fitbit’s new $200 Versa 2 smartwatch comes with Amazon Alexa built in

The latest Fitbit smart watch will include the ability to control smart home gadgets, check the weather and more, thanks… Read More

Aug 28, 2019, 10:13 AM

Apple says Siri will no longer retain audio by default, one-upping Amazon and Google on privacy

Siri won’t be so sneaky about snooping anymore. That’s the gist of a new policy announcement and accompanying apology from… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 5:40 PM

Tech Moves: Meet PayScale’s new CEO; Amazon’s treasurer departs

PayScale‘s longtime CEO Mike Metzger has stepped down, and Scott Torrey will lead the company going forward. Torrey is a… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 3:25 PM

Oracle to appeal court ruling on Pentagon cloud contract as Microsoft and Amazon vie for $10B deal

Oracle’s JEDI fight isn’t over. The company will appeal a Court of Federal Claims ruling that rejected its attempt to… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 10:43 AM

We persisted through Elizabeth Warren’s four-hour selfie marathon to ask about Amazon and big tech

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren notched a tech milestone during her Seattle campaign stop Sunday afternoon — posing for the 50,000th… Read More

Aug 26, 2019, 9:18 AM

Baidu surges past Google in global smart speaker sales, becoming the new #2 behind Amazon Echo

Baidu is now the No. 2 smart speaker seller in the world, roaring past Google and trailing only Amazon. According… Read More

Aug 24, 2019, 11:44 AM

Headphones, AI, and humanity: What these ‘AirMuffs’ say about the future of technology

These newly released wireless Bluetooth headphones from Seattle startup Human are getting mixed reviews for their appearance, and their initial… Read More

Aug 23, 2019, 1:15 PM

Capital One hacking suspect Paige Thompson appears in court, ordered to remain in custody

A federal judge in Seattle ordered Paige Thompson, a former Amazon employee accused of hacking Capital One and dozens of… Read More

Aug 23, 2019, 10:17 AM

Amazon responds to investigation revealing thousands of banned and unsafe items on its marketplace

Amazon’s marketplace for third-party sellers has become a huge part of its business, making up nearly 60 percent of gross… Read More

Aug 22, 2019, 3:25 PM

Jeff Bezos’ first job ad for Amazon turns 25 — here’s why it’s ‘very weak’ by modern standards

A modern analysis of Jeff Bezos’ first-ever job ad for Amazon, posted 25 years ago today, shows that the ad… Read More

Aug 22, 2019, 9:19 AM

Report reveals new details about Bezos’ influence on Amazon bid for Pentagon cloud contract

Amazon’s bid to build the Pentagon’s war cloud has been mired in accusations of favoritism since the beginning. But a… Read More

Aug 21, 2019, 8:52 AM

Amazon to double presence in Portland, Ore., adding 400 new tech roles

Amazon is growing its Portland, Ore. tech team by 400 people and moving into a new 84,000 square foot office… Read More

Aug 20, 2019, 11:47 PM

Jeff Bezos shows up on stage at Amazon’s epic employee concert, helps introduce Katy Perry

It was quite a Tuesday night for thousands of Amazon employees in Seattle as the tech giant took over CenturyLink… Read More

Aug 20, 2019, 9:44 AM

Amazon HQ2 becomes nation’s most competitive region for home buyers as Seattle market cools

Amazon hasn’t broken ground on its first HQ2 building in Northern Virginia yet but its plans to build a 25,000-person… Read More

Aug 19, 2019, 10:14 AM

Amazon passes French digital tax on to sellers as Trump admin investigates toll on tech industry

Amazon is raising the fees it charges third-party sellers in France by 3 percent in direct response to the country’s… Read More

Aug 16, 2019, 10:24 AM

Why everyone is talking again about the Amazon ‘ambassadors’ who talk up warehouse conditions

For more than a year, Amazon has been marshaling an army of ambassadors to defend conditions inside its warehouses, but… Read More

Aug 15, 2019, 4:27 PM

Amazon continues physical retail expansion with plans for new bookstore in Nashville and 4-star store in Boston

Amazon’s brick-and-mortar portfolio is about to get even bigger. The tech giant said Thursday it will open an Amazon Books… Read More

Aug 15, 2019, 1:39 PM

Walmart’s next-day delivery now available to 75% of U.S. population, escalating shipping race with Amazon

Walmart and Amazon are locked in a race to bring one-day shipping to the masses, and today Walmart hit a… Read More

Aug 15, 2019, 8:29 AM

Amazon launching donation program for third-party sellers’ excess inventory

Amazon will launch a new program to let its third-party sellers in the U.S. and U.K. donate unsold items rather… Read More

Aug 14, 2019, 5:00 PM

Amazon HQ is getting a new store: Inside the tech giant’s new ‘4-star’ shop in its hometown

The windows outside the ground floor of Amazon’s new re:Invent tower in Seattle are carefully blocked, shielding the bustling activity… Read More

Aug 14, 2019, 10:41 AM

Civil rights activists up in arms over Amazon update adding fear detection to facial recognition tech

Amazon’s latest update to its Rekognition software is renewing an outcry from civil rights groups over facial recognition technology. Amazon… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 10:46 AM

Bernie Sanders echoes Trump accusation that Amazon influences Washington Post coverage

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos’ ownership of The Washington Post is uniting two ideologically opposed politicians frustrated with the newspaper’s media… Read More

Aug 13, 2019, 8:36 AM

Platform Power: Amazon, Facebook, Google, and the hidden forces driving the world’s top businesses

Amazon, Uber, Google, Facebook, Microsoft and many other big companies have something in common. They’re all platforms, providing underlying technologies… Read More

Aug 12, 2019, 2:15 PM

US lawmakers raise questions about ‘misleading’ Amazon’s Choice recommendations

Shopping on Amazon.com can be overwhelming. A search for an everyday item frequently yields tens of thousands of results. Inundated… Read More

Aug 9, 2019, 3:05 PM

Senators urge Amazon, Google, eBay to crack down on unauthorized sales of gun accessories

A handful of Senate Democrats sent letters to Amazon, Google, and eBay Friday urging the companies to better enforce their… Read More