Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 75 of 245

Mar 6, 2019, 12:57 PM

Amazon closing all pop-up stores as tech giant’s brick and mortar strategy continues to evolve

Amazon will close 87 pop-up retail stores in malls, Whole Foods locations and Kohl’s stores across 21 U.S. states, a… Read More

Mar 6, 2019, 12:14 PM

Amazon’s rapid expansion in Seattle suburb could ignite a ‘real estate frenzy’, Redfin predicts

Bellevue, Wash., get ready to experience the Amazon effect. With the tech giant possibly cooling on Seattle and focusing its… Read More

Mar 5, 2019, 2:45 PM

Target’s digital sales grew 10X faster than in-store sales in 2018, as retailer adjusts to battle Amazon

Target spent much of 2018 turning some of its biggest stores into mini-warehouses for shipping and pickup online orders and… Read More

Mar 5, 2019, 2:23 PM

Full details of Amazon’s HQ2 deal with Arlington County, Va., revealed for the first time

Now that the New York deal is dead on arrival, Amazon’s only “HQ2” will be built in Northern Virginia, where… Read More

Mar 5, 2019, 10:39 AM

As Amazon mulls grocery expansion, work resumes at big Seattle retail space long linked to tech giant

Construction has restarted inside a prime Seattle retail space that has for years been connected to Amazon, according to city… Read More

Mar 4, 2019, 12:05 PM

Amazon fuels Harvard hospital’s machine learning research program

Amazon thinks the cloud can make hospitals run better. The company’s Amazon Web Services unit is sponsoring a program at… Read More

Mar 4, 2019, 9:13 AM

‘Momazonians’ want Jeff Bezos to provide backup daycare benefit for Amazon moms

“Momazonians” at Amazon want their company to step up when it comes to providing backup daycare services for their children.… Read More

Mar 1, 2019, 3:51 PM

Authorities recover cockpit voice recorder from Amazon Air plane crash site in Texas

The National Transportation Safety Board says it has recovered the cockpit voice recorder from the muddy Texas bay where an… Read More

Mar 1, 2019, 10:48 AM

Amazon Web Services will no longer require security pros running penetration tests on their cloud-based apps to get permission first

Amazon Web Services recently changed a policy that required security researchers to get permission before testing applications running on some… Read More

Feb 28, 2019, 3:19 PM

Amazon ending sales of physical Dash Buttons, one of its wackiest smart home innovations

Amazon is killing off the small, plastic, WiFi-enabled Dash Buttons that let customers quickly restock items like laundry detergent, baby… Read More

Feb 28, 2019, 3:05 PM

Report: Spurned New York officials begging Amazon and Jeff Bezos to rethink HQ2 reversal

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is doggedly trying to convince Amazon to resume plans to build a massive office in… Read More

Feb 28, 2019, 8:05 AM

Amazon lets Prime members pick which day packages will arrive in effort to curb shipping costs

Amazon rolled out a new program today that lets Prime members pick a day of the week to receive packages… Read More

Feb 27, 2019, 5:02 PM

FTC files first-ever charges against company accused of paying for fake Amazon reviews

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission has brought first-ever fraud charges against a company accused of commissioning a company to write… Read More

Feb 27, 2019, 10:40 AM

Amazon reportedly taps former Kindle and Flex exec to lead pharmacy group overseeing PillPack

Amazon has tasked Nader Kabbani with leading its new pharmacy initiative and overseeing the team from online pharmacy PillPack, according… Read More

Feb 27, 2019, 8:54 AM

Amazon backs out of massive Seattle office tower as questions swirl about growth plans

Updated with Amazon’s confirmation below. Amazon has placed a high-profile Seattle office project on the sublease market, signaling plans to scale… Read More

Feb 25, 2019, 1:55 PM

Amazon names ex-PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi as director, further diversifying board

Amazon on Monday named former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi to its board of directors. Nooyi previously spent 24 years at… Read More

Feb 25, 2019, 12:26 PM

Decision on the $10B JEDI cloud contract likely delayed after Pentagon agrees to review bias charges against Amazon employee

Those closely watching the battle for a ten-year $10-billion cloud computing contract on offer from the Department of Defense were… Read More

Feb 24, 2019, 6:35 PM

New York budget director assigns blame for Amazon HQ2 collapse in scathing letter

New York’s chief number cruncher is calling out critics of Amazon’s defunct plans to build a headquarters in Queens for… Read More

Feb 22, 2019, 3:12 PM

Judge allows ex-UnitedHealth exec to join Amazon healthcare joint venture

Former UnitedHealth executive David Smith can keep his new gig with the healthcare joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan Chase and… Read More

Feb 22, 2019, 3:00 PM

Trump calls Amazon HQ2 reversal ‘a big loss’ for NYC, blames ‘radical left’

President Donald Trump said Amazon’s decision to pull out of a 25,000-person New York office was “a big loss” for… Read More

Feb 22, 2019, 9:16 AM

Amazon’s future in Seattle uncertain as neighboring city looks more and more like HQ2

For years, Amazon has gobbled up office space in Seattle at a breakneck pace, creating a red-hot commercial real estate… Read More

Feb 21, 2019, 11:26 AM

AOC clashes with business group over billboard blaming her for Amazon’s NYC withdrawal

Shots are still being fired in the fight over Amazon’s canceled Queens campus. The battleground du jour? Times Square, where… Read More

Feb 21, 2019, 8:59 AM

Amazon’s new healthcare joint venture aims to reinvent benefits, cut drug costs and boost primary care

Insurance benefits, primary care and pharmacy costs will be at the center of the healthcare joint venture between Amazon, JPMorgan… Read More

Feb 21, 2019, 8:38 AM

Amazon to fund computer science classes at 1,000 U.S. high schools through Future Engineer program

Amazon said its Future Engineer program will fund computer science classes at more than 1,000 high schools in all 50… Read More

Feb 20, 2019, 10:23 AM

Seattle scrutinizes Amazon, gig economy companies for ‘misclassifying’ employees as independent contractors

Seattle lawmakers are taking a closer look at companies that hire big teams of independent contractors. The Seattle City Council… Read More

Feb 20, 2019, 9:13 AM

Report: Amazon takes more digital advertising market share from Google-Facebook duopoly

Amazon will be the “big winner” in the digital advertising world for 2019. That’s according to a new report from… Read More

Feb 19, 2019, 1:25 PM

Seattle mayor forms student internship program with Amazon, Expedia and other employers

Two of Seattle’s biggest tech companies are signing onto a new paid internship program for college students launched by Mayor… Read More

Feb 19, 2019, 10:41 AM

Amazon Studios head lays out revamped film plans after tech giant’s tough year at the box office

Amazon is reworking its film strategy, looking to get back on track after a couple of box office misses and… Read More

Feb 18, 2019, 10:14 AM

Amazon to share its carbon footprint for 1st time as part of new ‘Shipment Zero’ sustainability initiative

Amazon has called its sustainability shot. The tech giant aims to get half of its package deliveries to a standard… Read More

Feb 15, 2019, 12:07 PM

‘It’s up to you, New York’ … actually, it was up to Amazon, and don’t say you were never warned

Commentary: More than a year ago, when Amazon announced its intention to create a second headquarters somewhere in North America… Read More