Two dozen artificial intelligence (AI) researchers working in tech and academia have sent a letter to Amazon Web Services (AWS), asking for it to stop selling its facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies. Those who want the tech giant to stop selling Rekognition to law enforcement...
Amazon has removed some very prominent ads for some of its private label products amid increased regulatory scrutiny from politicians, according to reports. Amazon’s private label products are the eCommerce giant’s own in-house products, sold only on the website and often less expensive than brand...
Amazon plans to slash prices on hundreds of items at Whole Foods stores in an attempt to attract customers and change the brand’s image as a high-priced grocery store, The Wall Street Journal reported. The lower prices will affect 500 plus products and will mostly...
Amazon will now accept cash payments at Mexico’s most popular chain corner store, Oxxo, the companies announced on Monday (April 1). Reuters reported the partnership will allow Amazon to reach the millions of unbanked customers in the country (estimated to be at 60 percent) who...
The European Commission is nearing a decision on its investigation into Amazon, with the European Union competition chief saying over the weekend that the commission has gathered a lot of information on the eCommerce company. According to a report in Seeking Alpha, EU Competition Chief...
Amazon announced on Thursday (March 28) that it is expanding its Austin Tech Hub, and will be creating 800 new tech jobs. In a press release, Amazon said the jobs will be in the areas of software and hardware engineering, research science and cloud computing....
Amazon has opened a curated store for the 2019 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, the company said in a press release. The store, available online at amazon.com/Coachella, will feature what Amazon calls “festival essentials,” items like sunscreen, cameras, earrings and Pedialyte. The goods will be...
Amazon is gearing up to roll out kiosks in India that will enable consumers to purchase its hardware including its Kindle eBook reader, Echo, its smart speaker, and the Fire TV stick. According to a report in The Economic Times citing two people familiar with the eCommerce...
Amazon, in an attempt to capture a piece of the $129 billion digital advertising space, will sell video ad spots on its mobile app, according to a report from Bloomberg. The initiative has been in the beta stage for a few months on Apple’s iOS...
