Amazon has discontinued a program that would send users free samples based on the products they previously purchased, according to a report by CNBC. Amazon began the program earlier in the year, and it included products like mascara, perfume and food items. However, the program...
Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced on Monday (Nov. 25) the launch of Amazon Rekognition Custom Labels, a new feature allowing customers to train their custom model to identify database and inventory items. In a blog post, Anushri Mainthia, senior product manager on the Amazon Rekognition...
A source told Reuters on Sunday (Nov. 24) that Amazon is opening a store on the Chinese eCommerce site Pinduoduo. Amazon closed its marketplace in China in July after realizing it could not compete with rivals like Alibaba’s Tmall marketplace and JD.com. Although Alibaba and...
Amazon users in Japan are now able to use Paidy, an instant credit provider, as a payment option, according to a release. The company provides instant payment accounts consolidated monthly. “We are deeply honored to be working with Amazon to offer a new and unique...
Five senators wrote a letter to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, asking him to explain how security surveillance company Ring uses peoples’ data and video, according to a report by CNBC. Sens. Ron Wyden of Oregon, Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, Ed Markey of Massachusetts, Chris...
Amazon is planning to open cashierless Amazon Go supermarkets and pop-up stores, possibly as soon as the first quarter of 2020, Bloomberg reported Wednesday (Nov. 20). Amazon Go technology is being tested in a 10,400-square-foot space in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood, a source told Bloomberg....
Amazon, in a newly released document by the U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, said it uses “aggregated data” from sellers who use its platform in order to improve its own business, according to a report by Reuters. The committee is conducting a congressional antitrust...
Amazon has launched a free version of its music streaming service supported by ads, according to Reuters. The company has set its sights on competing with rival Spotify, which has about 140 million listeners for its free version. Amazon shares rose about half a percent...
The knives are out for Amazon this week thanks to a major sneaker brand. But at this point, it seems unlikely that major changes are in store for the eCommerce operator. Here’s the scoop, in case you missed it: Nike announced that it is parting ways...
