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First look at Google Home, the search giant’s Amazon Echo challenger

Google unveiled its Amazon Echo competitor, the Google Home, at Google I/O today. Just like the Echo, the smart speaker connects with… Read More

Report: Amazon working on Alexa-powered tablet, bringing voice navigation to touchscreens

Amazon may be putting Alexa, its AI assistant, into an upcoming tablet-style device, according to a report in the Wall… Read More

SAP teams up with Microsoft to integrate software, house databases in Azure

SAP is bringing its business database solution to Microsoft’s Azure cloud services, the company announced today. SAP is pushing its own… Read More

Amazon’s secrets of invention: Jeff Bezos explains how to build an innovative team

Jeff Bezos likes to talk about his company’s focus on invention and Amazon’s willingness to embrace failure on the path to… Read More

Amazon adds new Alexa voice controls to Fire TV with latest update

Alexa, the AI assistant found on a range of Amazon devices, is getting some much-needed improvements on the Fire TV, adding more… Read More

Jeff Bezos: Amazon’s goal is to make it ‘irresponsible’ to not be a Prime member

[Correction: Jeff Bezos’ quote about Prime membership has been corrected since this post was published. Bezos said it is the company’s goal… Read More

Donald Trump critics fly plane in protest over Amazon meeting

Amazon’s annual shareholders meeting in Seattle has become a magnet for activists and critics, but one protest this year went to new… Read More

Amazon signs up 350+ NYC restaurants for one-hour delivery launch in Manhattan

Amazon this morning launched its restaurant delivery service in Manhattan, announcing that more than 350 restaurants have signed up for the debut of… Read More

From clicks to bricks: Why online retailers are setting up shop

If last week’s reporting of the demise of traditional retail sounded familiar, you’ve been paying attention. In the past 20… Read More

Amazon goes open source with machine-learning tech, competing with Google’s TensorFlow

Amazon is making a bigger leap into open-source technology with the unveiling of its machine-learning software DSSTNE. The newly released program is competing… Read More

Amazon’s move into private-label foods will be exclusive to Prime members

Amazon will soon expand its lineup of private-label goods to include perishable food items — offering nuts, spices, vitamins, tea, coffee, baby… Read More

Amazon introduces $20 Dash-like button for the Internet of Things, sells out in a day

Amazon’s Dash Buttons are there to make shopping easier. Instead of pulling out your phone or heading to the computer when… Read More

Trump: Amazon ‘getting away with murder tax-wise,’ and Bezos ‘has a huge antitrust problem’

Get ready for Donald Trump vs. Jeff Bezos, Round 2. The presumptive Republican presidential nominee attacked the Amazon CEO during an appearance… Read More

Startup Spotlight: Kepler is building communications infrastructure for the ‘new space economy’

If humans will one day live and work in outer space, there needs to be a better centralized telecommunications infrastructure — and… Read More

Google working on its own rival to Amazon’s Echo smart speaker

Amazon has seen growing success with its AI assistant Alexa and the Echo smart speaker she powers, and now other… Read More

Amazon adds package tracking to Alexa’s abilities as third-party integrations grow

We’ve seen plenty of third-party Alexa integrations in the past few months, from credit card payments to plumber calls, but Amazon… Read More

Amazon stock reaches all-time high, tops $700 as shares spike 46% in 3 months

Amazon reached a new milestone on Tuesday as the company’s shares hit an all-time high, trading at just over $704 before… Read More

Amazon debuts accessory to help visually impaired users read on the Kindle

Amazon is making it easier for visually impaired users to benefit from the improvements of digital books by bringing VoiceView… Read More

Amazon challenges YouTube with self-serve ‘Video Direct’ service, offering Prime Video distribution

Amazon’s Prime Video has emerged as a challenger to Netflix, but a new initiative puts YouTube squarely in the company’s… Read More

Review: Amazon’s Kindle Oasis may be the best e-reader ever — but here’s how it could have been better

Amazon’s Kindle Oasis is a premium device. Its screen is stunning, the construction is solid, and it may be the most… Read More

Amazon Tap review: Say hello to my little friend — and new travel buddy

“Oh my God. It’s another one.” That was my wife’s reaction when she saw that a third Amazon Alexa device… Read More

Jeff Bezos sells $671M worth of Amazon shares in his largest stock sale ever

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold more than 1 million shares of company stock in the past three days, worth a total… Read More

Tech Moves: Stack Overflow hires former Microsoft GM as CMO; Amazon hires Xerox PARC vet for Alexa R&D; and more

— Stack Overflow, the popular online community and Q&A site for programmers, has hired Adrianna Burrows, a former Microsoft general manager, as… Read More

Video: Jeff Bezos at the White House promotes plan to hire 25,000 veterans and military spouses at Amazon

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWRT8exFdmU&feature=youtu.be&t=45m37s Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos made a special appearance at the White House on Thursday to announce his company’s pledge… Read More

Amazon continues air freight expansion, inks deal with Atlas Air to drive ‘fast deliveries’ to customers

Amazon.com’s worldwide delivery operations got a boost today when a deal was announced between the Seattle online retailer and Atlas… Read More

With greenhouse space to spare, Amazon makes room for rare UW plants

Amazon has made a habit out of letting outsiders leverage infrastructure originally built for its own use. After all, that’s the… Read More

Amazon reviews don’t mean as much as you think, study finds

It’s easy to fall under the spell of Amazon. The all-powerful e-commerce behemoth provides an unparalleled customer experience and has… Read More

Amazon hires digital video vet for ‘Head of Sports’ position

Amazon’s video arm continues to make moves into the digital sports world. Re/code reported Tuesday that Amazon has hired James… Read More

Jeff Bezos to personally match up to $1M in donations to Mary’s Place homeless nonprofit

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will personally match up to $1 million in donations on Tuesday, May 3, to the Mary’s Place… Read More

Amazon’s Prime Now comes to the web, expanding beyond mobile app

Amazon today launched a website for its Prime Now one- and two-hour delivery service, offering a new option for Amazon Prime… Read More