Amazon (AMZN) News – Page 40 of 236

Landmark product liability ruling puts Amazon’s third-party marketplace in a new legal pinch

[Update, Aug. 14, 2:30 p.m.: Amazon says it plans to appeal the ruling. See the company’s statement below.] An appeals… Read More

Amazon removes non-disparagement clause from podcast agreement after backlash

Amazon has removed a clause prohibiting disparaging comments about the company from its podcast content license agreement on Amazon Music… Read More

Esports star Shroud returns to Amazon’s Twitch with exclusive deal following Mixer shutdown

Twitch inked an exclusive deal with esports star Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek as he returns to the Amazon-owned streaming platform. Shroud… Read More

Amazon expands ‘Project Zero’ anti-counterfeit program that Bezos cited in antitrust hearing

Amazon is taking its “Project Zero” anti-counterfeit program to seven additional countries, expanding a program designed to help brands fight… Read More

Amazon reveals ‘confidential’ podcast plan in mass email; shows must agree not to disparage Amazon

Amazon Music and the tech giant’s Audible subsidiary plan to offer podcasts from third-party content providers directly on their platforms,… Read More

DoD requests one month extension on JEDI reevaluation decision

[Update, Tuesday Aug. 11: U.S. Federal Claims Court Judge Patricia Campbell-Smith granted the one-month extension in an order today.] The… Read More

Amazon rebrands Twitch Prime to Prime Gaming as part of video game perk for Prime members

Amazon rebranded a video game-related benefit for Prime members on Monday, renaming Twitch Prime to Prime Gaming. Prime Gaming will… Read More

Amazon reportedly wants to use Sears and J.C. Penney stores as fulfillment centers

Amazon is in talks with mall operator giant Simon Property Group to convert Sears and J.C. Penney department stores into… Read More

Amazon Delivery Service Partner program creates nearly 85K jobs, 1,300 small businesses in 2 years

Amazon revealed growth data around its Delivery Service Partner program that launched two years ago to bolster the company’s logistics… Read More

Jeff Bezos forms LLC that may signal progress on mysterious $10 billion climate change initiative

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has remained tight-lipped about his $10 billion climate change initiative since announcing it six months ago.… Read More

TikTok rolls out first app for television with Amazon Fire TV

Microsoft might be TikTok’s most likely buyer but Amazon will host the popular mobile app’s TV debut. Starting Thursday, TikTok… Read More

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sells around $3 billion in Amazon stock

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos sold approximately $3 billion in stock in transactions starting on Monday, according to regulatory filings made… Read More

Newly-named Ford CEO worries about Amazon and other tech giants

Ford Motor Company is getting a new CEO. And rather than GM, he’s got tech giant in his sights. “We… Read More

Alexa helps players navigate sci-fi world in first 3 episodes of Amazon audio adventure ‘Starfinder’

Alexa is in the game. Amazon’s voice assistant joins a high-profile voice cast in the release today of the first… Read More

New York and California are reportedly joining FTC antitrust probe of Amazon

New York and California’s attorneys general are joining forces with the Federal Trade Commission in its antitrust investigation of Amazon,… Read More

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Big Tech’s big week: Historic antitrust hearing and record profits put industry giants in spotlight

Big Tech spent back-to-back days in the national spotlight this week between a long-anticipated Congressional hearing and second-quarter earnings reports.… Read More

Amazon tops 1 million employees and seasonal workers for first time as demand and profits surge

Amazon crossed a key milestone over the last quarter, growing to more than 1 million employees and seasonal workers around… Read More

Amazon’s online grocery sales triple in Q2 as more people get food delivered amid pandemic

Amazon saw online grocery sales triple year-over-year during the second quarter as more customers get their groceries delivered versus going… Read More

Amazon vows to invest $10B in Kuiper satellites after getting FCC’s go-ahead

The Federal Communications Commission has authorized Amazon’s plans for a Project Kuiper constellation of 3,236 satellites that would provide broadband… Read More

Amazon doubles quarterly profits to $5.2B, crushes expectations in ‘highly unusual quarter’

Amazon posted $5.2 billion in profits in the second quarter, doubling its bottom line from the same quarter a year… Read More

Documents unearthed by Congress offer new window into Amazon’s war against one-time rival

Amazon’s aggressive strategy to beat out a competitor a decade ago came back to haunt the company Wednesday in a… Read More

Jeff Bezos calls social media a ‘nuance destruction machine’ during antitrust hearing, with Mark Zuckerberg on the call

Don’t expect Amazon to roll out a social media platform anytime soon. Speaking at an antitrust hearing that often waded… Read More

What we learned about the antitrust case against Amazon from Jeff Bezos’ time in the Congressional hot seat

A wide-ranging antitrust hearing Wednesday with top tech CEOs skewed more toward grandstanding than substance, but there were a few… Read More

Amazon moves annual AWS re:Invent conference online as part of a free 3-week event

Amazon’s annual cloud conference is going fully digital this year as the global pandemic forces companies to move events online.… Read More

Watch: Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google CEOs testify before Congress in historic antitrust hearing

The top executives at four of the world’s largest and most powerful technology companies are testifying Wednesday before Congress in… Read More

Amazon releases CEO Jeff Bezos’ opening statement ahead of landmark antitrust hearing

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos will point to the “strikingly large and extraordinarily competitive” global retail market in his opening statement… Read More

Early member of Amazon Kindle team shares lessons learned from working with Jeff Bezos

Learn and adapt. Cannibalize yourself. Just because something ain’t broke, doesn’t mean you can’t make it better. These are some… Read More

What to expect from blockbuster antitrust hearing with CEOs of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook

For the first two decades of Amazon’s life, its founding CEO, Jeff Bezos, did his best to stay out of… Read More

Protective face shields made with help of Prime Air drone engineers now for sale at cost on Amazon

A protective face shield made by 3D printing enthusiasts in Washington state, with the help of Amazon Prime Air drone… Read More

Amazon rolls out new Alexa development features to expand capabilities of voice tech interactions

Amazon announced 31 new features for its Alexa voice platform, aiming to help developers increase usage and engagement of their… Read More