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Jul 18, 2018, 5:38 PM

Heads up! Amazon wins a patent for robotic arms that toss warehouse items

Robots are nothing new for Amazon’s fulfillment centers, but a newly issued Amazon patent envisions robots that could toss items… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 5:00 PM

TLDR on location: Prime Day breaks record, Bill Gates invests in Alzheimer’s initiative, Wanderlust Society

Today’s featured stories Prime Day tops 100M products sold, becomes ‘biggest shopping event in Amazon history,’ despite glitches Investors including… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 4:02 PM

According to Cisco, Amazon Web Services isn’t making a “commercial” networking switch. It still could be making a switch

A week after a report that Amazon Web Services was building its own bare-bones networking switch in a potential threat… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 3:44 PM

Peak performance: At 11,500 feet, this town in India is Amazon’s most extreme delivery location

If you thought the steps up to your home’s front porch presented a significant challenge for anyone delivering you an… Read More

Jul 18, 2018, 7:09 AM

Prime Day tops 100M products sold — ‘biggest shopping event in Amazon history’ despite glitches

Apparently this Amazon Prime Day didn’t go to the dogs after all. Amazon Prime members purchased more than 100 million… Read More

Jul 17, 2018, 3:58 PM

TLDR: MLB commentary with robots, flying cars, facial recognition in schools

Today’s featured stories MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots Agent 007… Read More

Jul 17, 2018, 12:29 PM

Why Amazon’s Prime Day glitches shouldn’t hurt future Amazon Web Services sales

If you overcook the roast, it’s not the oven’s fault. That’s one way to think about Amazon Web Services’ connection… Read More

Jul 17, 2018, 10:02 AM

MLB partners with Amazon Web Services to predict pitches and analyze live games with robots

Deeper stats, predicted pitches, and live commentary produced by robots in the voice of iconic announcers — it could all… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 10:58 PM

Walmart signs sweeping cloud deal with Microsoft, joining forces against Amazon

Last year’s acquisition of Whole Foods raised tensions between Amazon and the retail community to new heights, and Walmart, the… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 4:20 PM

TLDR: Prime Day problems & protests, regulating bikeshare in Seattle, Microsoft asks government to regulate facial recognition

Today’s featured stories Updated: Amazon Prime Day off to a rocky start as users report issues with e-commerce website Prime… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 10:47 AM

Primed for competition: Amazon’s manufactured shopping holiday is boosting its retail rivals

Amazon Prime Day has surpassed Black Friday as the tech giant’s biggest shopping event of the year, but by creating… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 10:35 AM

Prime Day protests call for Amazon boycott, but avoiding the tech giant’s reach won’t be easy

It’s Black Friday in July. Amazon’s banner Prime Day event is back for its fourth year, and is more extensive… Read More

Jul 16, 2018, 9:52 AM

With $150B net worth, Jeff Bezos is the richest person in modern history as Amazon stock approaches $2K

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos reached a new milestone Monday, becoming the richest person in modern history as his net worth… Read More

Jul 15, 2018, 12:26 PM

Owning an Amazon delivery business: The risks, rewards and economic realities of the tech giant’s new program for entrepreneurs

Amazon has a new idea for anyone who has ever dreamed of owning and running a small business, but was… Read More

Jul 13, 2018, 10:19 AM

Can Amazon fix healthcare? Experts offer a dose of reality on the tech giant’s health partnership

The United States has a healthcare problem. The country spends more per capita on healthcare than any other place in the… Read More

Jul 12, 2018, 4:09 PM

TLDR: Microsoft vs. Slack, high-tech Nike store, Elon Musk wants to help Flint

Today’s featured stories Microsoft unveils free version of Teams productivity tool, upping the ante against rival Slack ‘Not like Amazon… Read More

Jul 12, 2018, 1:49 PM

Report: Amazon and startup Xealth working on program to deliver medical supplies to patients

Amazon and Seattle startup Xealth are working on a pilot program that will let doctors ‘prescribe’ items for delivery to… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 4:17 PM

TLDR: Anti-Amazon graffiti, see Times Square under water with HoloLens, needle-free blood sugar monitor for people with diabetes

Today’s featured stories Photos: Graffiti targeting Amazon and Jeff Bezos illustrates animosity toward tech giant in Seattle So much to… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 12:53 PM

Photos: Graffiti targeting Amazon and Jeff Bezos illustrates animosity toward tech giant in Seattle

With everything from spray paint to stencils to stickers, the Amazon and Jeff Bezos detractors are making a statement in… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 8:00 AM

Amazon HQ2 is still a mystery, but this real estate startup already plans to expand to the winning city

Bryan Copley remembers “the day that the last single-family residence in South Lake Union was bulldozed.” The CityBldr CEO has… Read More

Jul 11, 2018, 6:00 AM

How Amazon could succeed in travel: Researchers issue a warning to the industry

When Amazon enters, or even thinks about entering, new markets, entire industries sit at the edge of their seats —… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 4:43 PM

TLDR: Microsoft unveils Surface Go, Demi Lovato to headline Amazon concert, new record for same-day delivery in space

Today’s featured stories Microsoft unveils $399 ‘Surface Go’ with 10-inch display and USB-C port to take on lower-cost iPads and… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 9:27 AM

Heads up Amazon: Texas tops new ranking of best states for business, edging out Washington

Texas is open for business, according to a new report from CNBC evaluating the economic climate of each state in… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 8:00 AM

Amazon Web Services’ Peter DeSantis sheds more light on the cloud giant’s custom chip strategy

Evolving cloud workloads are going to require evolving hardware strategies to anticipate those future demands, and Amazon Web Services continues… Read More

Jul 10, 2018, 3:01 AM

Prime takeover: Amazon goes on a marketing blitz inside Whole Foods stores as Prime Day nears

Amazon really wants you to know about how Prime members can save money at its Whole Foods grocery stores. If you’ve… Read More

Jul 7, 2018, 7:28 AM

President Trump says Jeff Bezos-owned Washington Post will be out of business in 7 years, calls it a ‘propaganda machine’ for Amazon

President Donald Trump is taking on Amazon and the news media once again, writing in a Tweet Saturday morning that… Read More

Jul 6, 2018, 10:25 AM