No conspiracy here: Amazon’s Visa card now works with Apple Pay Amazon said this morning that its Amazon Rewards Visa card — you know, the one the company tries to get you… Read More
Postal Service wins approval for 2-year grocery delivery test in S.F., expanding Amazon pilot The federal Postal Regulatory Commission today approved a request by the U.S. Postal Service to conduct a two-year test of early… Read More
Ouch: Amazon takes $170M write-down on Fire Phone Amazon’s first smartphone wasn’t exactly a hit, and now the company is paying for it. During the company’s earnings conference call this… Read More
Holy, crap: Amazon added 40,000 employees in the past year, nearing 150,000 staffers worldwide Amazon.com is showing no signs of slowing down, despite increasing losses. The Seattle-based company — which is expanding its footprint… Read More
Amazon posts $437 million loss, worse than Wall Street feared Amazon posted a $437 million net loss for the third quarter, or a loss of 95 cents a share,… Read More
Amazon outbids Google for .spot domain, shells out $2.2M Will the .spot domain ever catch on? Amazon is betting on it. The Seattle online giant outbid Google on Wednesday… Read More
Amazon Web Services expands in Europe with new data centers in Germany Amazon Web Services this morning expanded its presence in the European Union, activating new data centers in Frankfurt, Germany, in an… Read More
Target takes aim at Amazon for holidays, offering free shipping on all orders Target has pulled out the big guns in its race to beat Amazon this holiday season. The Minneapolis-based retailer said today… Read More
Amazon’s Visa card will work with Apple Pay, just not right away Amazon has confirmed it will support Apple Pay, putting to rest rumors it was rebuffing Apple’s entrance into the mobile payments… Read More
Amazon Q3 earnings likely to reflect recent spending spree Amazon has been on a spending spree. Over the past few months, it has expanded its grocery service in New… Read More
Up close with Amazon’s high-end Kindle Voyage e-reader Amazon’s new Kindle Voyage e-reader offers the ability to turn the page by pressing on the bezel. The sensor-based technology is new,… Read More
Amazon quickly reaches book contract with Simon & Schuster Amazon has reached a deal with Simon & Schuster, one of the five major publishers it has been negotiating with,… Read More
Microsoft hires longtime Amazon VP Suresh Kumar to run cloud infrastructure Microsoft has quietly hired a veteran of Amazon’s retail business, Suresh Kumar, as its new corporate vice president in charge of… Read More
NYT columnist Paul Krugman says Amazon is hurting America, compares it to Standard Oil Paul Krugman is an Amazon customer. But that’s not stopping the well known columnist for The New York Times from… Read More
Kindle Voyage review: Amazon’s best e-reader yet, but it comes at a price In the world of tablets and smartphones, with notifications and apps competing for your attention at every turn, there’s something… Read More
In first East Coast expansion, Amazon will start delivering groceries to Brooklyn Brooklynites will soon have a new option for grocery delivery, thanks to Amazon. The company will start delivery to Brooklyn’s Park… Read More
CSI marathon, anyone? CBS jumps into the cord-cutting fray with $5.99 a month streaming service Not content to sit back and let online video titans like Netflix, Hulu and Amazon slug it out alone, CBS… Read More
Amazon to hire 80K seasonal workers this holiday season, up 14% from last year Amazon.com is going on another hiring spree for the holiday season, as the Seattle retailer announced late Wednesday that it… Read More
HBO ready to sell a standalone streaming service next year Next year will mark the first time you will be able to watch Game of Thrones without a cable subscription.… Read More
Walmart opens two massive warehouses, enabling faster and cheaper online shopping Walmart announced today at a meeting with analysts that it is opening two new fulfillment centers in the U.S. as it… Read More
Google undercuts Amazon Prime fees by charging $95 a year for same-day delivery Google said today it is launching its same-day delivery service in three new markets and unveiled a new pricing scheme that offers… Read More
AWS migration service 2nd Watch lands $10 million, names new CEO 2nd Watch, which helps companies move applications onto Amazon Web Services, has raised $10 million in fresh funding from Top… Read More
Amazon slated to open pop-up retail store in upscale San Francisco mall Amazon is set to open a retail store in San Francisco as early as next week, according to a source… Read More
Google’s Eric Schmidt: Our biggest search competitor is Amazon — not Microsoft or Yahoo When it comes to competition for search engine traffic, Google isn’t most worried about Microsoft Bing or Yahoo as a threat… Read More
What’s next for T-Mobile? The list of potential acquirers may surprise you French Telecom provider Iliad said today it was pulling the plug on its plans to acquire T-Mobile. So, if not… Read More
Amazon gives Prime members early access to some of retailer’s lowest prices Amazon’s Prime subscription service has long been associated with fast delivery and other perks, like free streaming video. But now,… Read More
In swipe at Apple, Amazon may support Ultraviolet movie locker technology Amazon may become one of the players in the Ultraviolet movie and TV locker consortium, the Wall Street Journal reported… Read More
Amazon planning brick-and-mortar store in midtown Manhattan As e-commerce has gathered speed, brick-and-mortar retailers have started offering customers in-store pickup for things they order on the Web. Now,… Read More
News Brief Amazon’s binge-watching experiment pays off with ‘Transparent’ “Transparent,” Amazon’s new dark comedy starring Jeffrey Tambor, has been picked up for a second season less than a month after… Read More
Supreme Court to hear Amazon warehouse worker case over security line issue The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case on Wednesday involving former Amazon warehouse workers fighting over unpaid security searches… Read More
