Qualcomm Technologies announced that it is planning to provide Amazon Music, Prime Video, Fire TV and Audible services in next generation vehicles. “The vision behind Qualcomm Technologies’ automotive solutions is to continuously improve and expand the realm of possibilities for in-car experiences while delivering unparalleled safety-conscious...
Two politicians traveled to New York to warn the city about the troubles Amazon’s headquarters brought to Seattle, according to a report in Bloomberg. Lisa Herbold and Teresa Mosqueda, members of the Seattle City Council, want to warn New York’s elected officials about the housing...
There’s a new king of the mountain in the seemingly endless tussle between the world’s four largest companies – Amazon, Microsoft, Alphabet and Apple. On Monday (Jan. 7), Amazon passed Microsoft as the largest company by market value, according to reports. Amazon was worth about...
Amazon is hoping to increase purchases of furniture online, rolling out a new feature dubbed Amazon Showroom that takes advantage of virtual reality tools. According to a report in Chain Store Age, the new feature lets online shoppers place 3D images of furniture into a...
Everyone’s talking about football these days as teams make their playoff runs — even Alexa and Google Assistant, now that the National Football League has launched its first standalone voice assistant app. Called “The Rookie’s Guide to the NFL,” the Alexa skill is designed to...
Amazon is setting its sights on India’s rural consumers, building from the ground up a logistics network so that it can serve the 800 million people, many of whom don’t have much in terms of access to retailers. According to a report in The Wall Street...
Judging by its holiday performance and PYMNTS research, Amazon is well on its way to commanding more of consumers’ paychecks in 2019. The 2018 holiday shopping season is also providing encouraging news for the ongoing development of the Internet of Things — and Amazon’s role...
Amazon has reportedly refused to disclose information about Prime memberships to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) after it was asked to do so. Earlier this year, the online giant said memberships in Prime, the company’s flagship subscription program, had reached more than 100...
Amazon announced on Thursday (Dec. 20) that it’s planning to lower some of the fees it charges to third-party sellers, according to a report from Reuters. The marketplace unit allows third-party sellers, which make up more than 50 percent of all the units Amazon sells,...
