Amazon is reportedly set to introduce a new, generative artificial intelligence (AI)-powered version of its Alexa voice assistant. The company sent out invitations to a Feb. 26 event featuring the head of its devices and services team, Panos Panay, and the event is expected to preview...
Amazon’s efforts to restructure its workforce have reportedly left staffers with fewer opportunities to move up the corporate ladder. These concerns result from Amazon CEO Andy Jassy’s plan to reduce the company’s middle management ranks and free up funds for its investments in data centers...
Amazon says it achieved its fastest delivery speeds ever for its Prime members last year. The eCommerce giant announced Tuesday (Feb. 4) that it delivered more than 9 billion items via same-day or next-day delivery in 2024. “And it’s not just time that customers are saving, Prime members...
Amazon’s communications department is reportedly the latest segment of the company’s corporate workforce to see layoffs. The company is laying off dozens of people in the department, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Jan. 29). “Following a recent review, we’re making some changes to the Communications & Corporate Responsibility...
Amazon reportedly faces a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the company tracked consumers’ movements through their cellphones and sold the data it collected. The complaint alleges that an Amazon Ads SDK embedded in apps by tens of thousands of app developers enabled Amazon to...
Amazon will shut down its “Prime Try Before You Buy” service on Jan. 31, according to a notice on the company’s website. The Information reported the ending of the service Friday (Jan. 10), saying Amazon launched the service in 2017, allowing Prime members to order clothing, try it...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) plans to invest at least $11 billion in Georgia to expand infrastructure to support cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The investment is expected to create at least 550 new skilled jobs and bolster the state’s position as technology hub,...
Amazon is partnering with automotive dealers and brands to bring the Amazon experience to the car-buying process. As of Tuesday (Dec. 10), with this Amazon Autos offering, shoppers in 48 U.S. cities can buy new Hyundai vehicles from local participating dealers on Amazon, the company...
Amazon saw record sales and a record number of items sold during its Black Friday Week and Cyber Monday holiday shopping event. The company’s event ran from Nov. 21 through Monday (Dec. 2) and was bigger than any previous 12-day period ending on Cyber Monday,...
