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Amazon Begins Layoffs in Devices & Services Organization 
Amazon Begins Layoffs in Devices & Services Organization 
November 16, 2022  |  Amazon

Amazon has notified employees of layoffs after deciding to consolidate some teams and programs within its Devices & Services organization.  The firm did not specify...

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Amazon’s Latest Devices Zero In On The Power Of The Connected Home
Amazon’s Latest Devices Zero In On The Power Of The Connected Home
September 24, 2020  |  Amazon

There were the things everyone expected to see at Amazon’s hardware event on Thursday (Sept. 24), like new Echo devices and Fire TV upgrades. And...

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Amazon Unseats Google In Fast-Growing EU Smart Home Market
Amazon Unseats Google In Fast-Growing EU Smart Home Market
January 21, 2020  |  Internet of Things

Europe’s smart home market growth increased in the last year, growing by 18.1 percent over the same quarter from 2018. “Amazon had a stellar quarter...

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YouTube Coming To Amazon Fire TV Devices
YouTube Coming To Amazon Fire TV Devices
April 18, 2019  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Amazon and Google announced Thursday (April 18) that the two are gearing up to launch an official YouTube app on Amazon Fire TV devices and...

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Amazon To Roll Out Kiosks To Hawk Its Products In India
Amazon To Roll Out Kiosks To Hawk Its Products In India
March 26, 2019  |  Amazon

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...

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Best Buy And Amazon’s Surprise Smart TV Team-Up
Best Buy And Amazon’s Surprise Smart TV Team-Up
April 18, 2018  |  Partnerships / Acquisitions

Retail makes for strange bedfellows at times — and in this week’s odd annals is the pair-up of putative rivals Best Buy and Amazon. The...

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Alexa’s Thankful For Strong Holiday Echo Sales
Alexa’s Thankful For Strong Holiday Echo Sales
November 29, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Amazon.com said on Tuesday (Nov. 28) that the holiday shopping weekend kick-off was the best ever for its devices, with millions sold from Thanksgiving through...

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Amazon’s Latest Bid To Control The Home: In-Door Delivery
Amazon’s Latest Bid To Control The Home: In-Door Delivery
October 26, 2017  |  Amazon Technology

Today in a press release, Amazon announced the November 8 launch of Amazon Key, a service for Amazon Prime subscribers that facilitates unattended in-home deliveries....

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Amazon Goes Brick And Mortar At Kohl’s
Amazon Goes Brick And Mortar At Kohl’s
September 07, 2017  |  Amazon

Kohl’s is the latest brick-and-mortar retailer partnering with Amazon, with shoppers at designated locations soon being able to purchase some of the online retail giant’s...

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