Amazon reports another record-breaking holiday shopping weekend for its Alexa devices Update: Jeff Wilke, CEO of Amazon Worldwide Consumer, said that Cyber Monday was the biggest day ever for small businesses on… Read More
Turner tunes into Amazon Web Services, plans to migrate older apps and videos to the cloud LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services is getting the first big customer announcement of re:Invent 2017 out of the way… Read More
VMware, Amazon Web Services expand hybrid cloud partnership with new app migration services LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services and VMware surprised a few folks last year when they agreed to a sweeping… Read More
Amazon Web Services acquired technology behind new ‘Sumerian’ AR/VR tool from a bankrupt startup LAS VEGAS — Amazon Web Services appears to have acquired technology for its new AWS “Sumerian” 3D modeling tool from… Read More
Amazon Web Services releases five new Elemental cloud tools for video publishers For those pivoting to video, or others who are just getting started, Amazon Web Services released five new video tools… Read More
Amazon moves into AR and VR with ‘Sumerian’ service to create 3D scenes for Oculus, Vive, iOS, Android Amazon Web Services made the first major announcement of its re:Invent cloud conference in Las Vegas overnight: a new service… Read More
Blast from the past: Watch Jeff Bezos describe Amazon’s business in 1999 https://youtu.be/6cTjhzSgdwE Amazon’s rise to the top of the tech world is remarkable. A company that started out selling books online… Read More
The $100 billion man: Jeff Bezos’ net worth hits milestone as Amazon soars on Black Friday Jeff Bezos’ net worth soared above $100 billion on Friday — meaning the Amazon founder is now richer than the… Read More
Startup Spotlight: GrailAI hopes to use AI to detect cancer’s most subtle red flags Anand Prakash is taking an unexpected path toward building GrailAI, a startup that he recently launched to fight cancer. He’s… Read More
Amazon warehouse workers in Germany and Italy reportedly on strike as peak holiday season begins Some workers at Amazon fulfillment centers in both Italy and Germany have gone on strike, according to a new report,… Read More
A tale of two Amazons: Why Seattle’s boogeyman has the opposite reputation outside its hometown Seattle is experiencing some serious growing pains, and many longtime residents blame Amazon for forcing their town to grow up… Read More
Smartphone shopping: Amazon says Thanksgiving mobile orders spiked 50% from last year New data from Amazon shows how consumers are becoming more and more comfortable purchasing items with their smartphone. Amazon released… Read More
Amazon poised to spend a record $7B on shipping this holiday quarter To fully appreciate the way online shopping is transforming the economy, look at how much Amazon spends to put packages on… Read More
Amazon Web Services re-invents the holiday news dump with Symantec win As a steady stream of last-minute Thanksgiving shoppers poured into Whole Foods stores around the country Wednesday afternoon, Amazon Web… Read More
Report: Amazon Web Services to launch big health care push next week with Cerner Amazon Web Services likes to use its annual re:Invent conference to show off new ways cloud computing is growing in… Read More
YouTube returns to the Echo Show as Amazon and Google patch up their differences YouTube is back on Amazon’s Echo Show device, two months after Google pulled the video service over a violation of… Read More
Amazon horticulturalist on the impact of the Spheres: ‘Lose yourself in a little piece of nature’ Go ahead and smile at that little plant you’ve been tending on your desk. It feels nice, doesn’t it? Now… Read More
Amazon sets premiere date for new sci-fi series ‘Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams’ Mark your calendars, sci-fi fans. Amazon today announced that its new anthology series “Philip K. Dick’s Electric Dreams” will premiere on Jan. 12,… Read More
Report: Star of Amazon’s ‘Transparent,’ Jeffrey Tambor, quits amid sexual misconduct claims Jeffrey Tambor will not be returning to Amazon original series “Transparent,” according to a report from Deadline. The actor is leaving… Read More
Amazon marks 10th anniversary of original Kindle, the ’18-month project’ that took 3 1/2 years Amazon launched the original Kindle a decade ago today — a move that not only got the company into e-readers… Read More
Podcast After researchers foil Amazon Cloud Cam, just how secure are our ‘smart’ homes? Amazon’s Key service left some people unsettled when it was first announced, letting the company open a user’s front door… Read More
Amazon launches Relay app to help truckers get into and out of its warehouses faster Amazon is looking to speed up the process for trucks to get in and out of its massive warehouses with… Read More
Amazon Web Services backs deep-learning format introduced by Microsoft and Facebook The Open Neural Network Exchange (ONNX) deep-learning format, introduced in September by Microsoft and Facebook, has a new backer following… Read More
Amazon rivals Walmart, Best Buy and Target boost spending on e-commerce and shipping to challenge Seattle tech giant As Amazon continues to loom over the retail industry, some of the biggest stores in the world are pouring money… Read More
Researchers discover Amazon Key security flaw that could let drivers re-enter houses, company downplays issue but promises update Security researchers say they have uncovered a flaw that could let couriers re-enter a home after making a delivery by… Read More
Allrecipes adds AmazonFresh integration to let cooks get ingredients delivered Allrecipes is teaming up with Amazon to help cooks get their groceries delivered. The online recipe giant today announced a… Read More
From biscuits to ‘Buff Bezos’: Amazon CEO on shedding his poor eating habits and awful breakfast routine Jeff Bezos didn’t always look so damn buff. The Amazon CEO took over the internet this past summer after a… Read More
Seattle mayor’s advice for the city that lands Amazon HQ2 Seattle Mayor Tim Burgess believes being home to Amazon HQ1 has been “a huge benefit to the community” but has… Read More
Alexa, eh? Amazon’s digital brain, Echo devices and Prime Music come to Canada Amazon is taking Alexa north of the border. The retail giant said today that Amazon’s digital brain, as well as… Read More
Amazon slashes Whole Foods prices on holiday items, with deeper discounts for Prime members Amazon and Whole Foods Market are dropping prices on holiday favorites and other popular items and offering even greater discounts for… Read More
