There are all kinds of numbers to focus on coming out of Amazon’s annual investor meeting — our favorite of which is 1.7 million. That is the number of free bananas Amazon has handed out at its “Community Banana Stand” in Seattle. That is up 460...
Amazon is preparing to bring its checkout-free grocery store Amazon Go to Europe in an attempt to crack the $800 billion global market. Last week, the U.K. Intellectual Property Office approved the company’s application to trademark the slogans “No Lines. No Checkout. (No, Seriously.)” and “No Queue....
It looks like Alexa has developed a new skill — as of today, Amazon will announce that its virtual personal assistant will be able to deliver notifications. “Soon customers will be able to enable notifications for select skills and Amazon.com shopping updates on most devices...
Amazon has maintained its growth streak through the second full week of May, hitting all-time highs above $960 on Friday afternoon. Though the opening bell this week saw gains dampened slightly, the online retail giant’s shares are still on a hot streak. At the time...
When Walmart tried to check the tech it uses to monitor prices on Amazon earlier this year, its engineers found something curious — the tech wasn’t working anymore. Amazon’s blocking secret? Bots. Walmart — which needs that sensitive pricing data to stay competitive with Amazon...
It’s been another strong few weeks for Amazon (AMZN) as shares hit an all-time high at the end of April amid a major Q1 beat. For the quarter, Amazon reported revenue of $35.7 billion, up 23 percent year on year and beating analyst estimates of...
Amazon and its voice-activated assistant, Alexa, is dominating the burgeoning digital personal assistant market, with research firm eMarketer predicting it will command 70.6 percent of the market share this year. In the research report, eMarketer said in 2017 35.6 million consumers in the U.S. will...
The rumor mill has been turning for months now about the prospects of Amazon‘s break-out smart speaker device Amazon Echo gaining a touchscreen in its next iteration. Now, we might have some proof. Well, ‘proof’ may be a strong assertion. Let’s go with ‘potential evidence.’...
To celebrate the arrival of its Academy Award winning film, Manchester by the Sea, on Prime Video, Amazon is sending a gift box to every residents’ home in Manchester-by-the Sea, MA this week. According to a press release, the box will include a code to claim...
