Bert and Ernie, Scooter and Kermit may have started out as warm and fuzzy Muppet characters, but now they’re part of Amazon’s team of warehouse robots as well. Amazon showed… Read More
If Amazon follows through on a pair of patent applications, future fulfillment centers could be transported on their rounds by trains, ships or trucks and deliver their goods with autonomous… Read More
Warehouse workers confined in cages? That’s the dark vision evoked by an essay delving into the worries that come along with the development of artificial-intelligence devices such as the Amazon… Read More
Update for 9:30 a.m. PT Feb. 5: Amazon released the following statement about its patents for a wristband tracking system, saying that such a device is aimed at making it… Read More
Calgary has been one of the boldest suitors for Amazon’s second North American headquarters, but even if it doesn’t land HQ2, the Canadian city won’t walk away empty-handed. Amazon announced… Read More
Amazon says it plans to hire more than 120,000 seasonal workers at its U.S. fulfillment centers, sortation centers and customer service sites this holiday season, supplementing the workforce of full-time employees… Read More
If filmmakers ever decide to do a remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds,” with drones instead of birds, they could use Amazon’s concept for a drone-dominated fulfillment center in their… Read More
Amazon has applied for liquor licenses at three new locations in the Seattle region, signaling a possible plan to speed up deliveries to residents of its hometown. AmazonFresh, the company’s grocery delivery service,… Read More
The mysterious giant Amazon boxes that have been popping up around the U.S. are mysteries no more: the Seattle-based retail giant has spreading some holiday cheer the past week delivering them… Read More