Apple TV and Chromecast enthusiasts need not apply. That was the message out of Amazon this week – when the eCommerce (and delivery, and video streaming, and Web services, and grocery, and on-demand, and IoT) company announced that going forward it will no longer be...
The days of human intervention in the restocking of the fridge may be coming to an end. Yesterday (Oct. 1), Amazon announced 11 new device makers working in collaboration with its Dash Replenishment Service (DRS) program — meaning the eCommerce provider will work in tandem...
If a device does not “interact well” with Prime Video, it is no longer welcome in Amazon’s marketplace. At least that’s what the online retailer said in an email alerting its sellers that Apple TV and Google Chromecast device inventories would be removed on Oct....
Amazon announced today (Oct. 1) that it has a new set of brands joining the Amazon Dash Replenishment Service (DRS) program. The new brands to join the program include General Electric, Samsung, August, Gmate, Oster, Obe, Petnet, CleverPet, Sutro, Thync and Sealed Air. These companies join in...
Even some of the largest enterprises struggle with cash flow management, and new reports from BloombergView say those hurdles are preventing corporations from paying their small suppliers on time. Reports Wednesday (Sept. 30) said that new data from online retail behemoth Amazon reveals just how...
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, there aren’t a lot of companies like Amazon. Actually, let’s step back. There is no other company like Amazon. Like most companies, the eCommerce giant takes a lot of flack over lots of things — some justified, some just because...
Amazon Prime members who’ve been waiting to push Amazon’s Dash buttons don’t have to wait any longer. The eCommerce giant has expanded its Dash buttons to all Prime members, which means that those eager to test out the connected commerce feature don’t have to wait...
A little over a year after Amazon released the Fire Phone and saw its fortunes fall as consumers just couldn’t be made to take an interest, Amazon is rethinking its personal electronics division entirely. Which means layoffs, lots of layoffs. As part of the great...
In July, Alibaba announced it was investing $1 billion in its cloud-computing business, Aliyun. Now, it’s clear why. Aliyun announced yesterday (Aug. 25) that it was launching an artificial intelligence platform that’s being coined as “China’s first” in the industry to do so. This new platform...
