This year’s Prime Day saw a 50 percent increase in orders in the U.S. and 60 percent rise globally as compared with last year’s edition, Amazon announced Wednesday. The retailer’s Prime VP Greg Greeley said that the company would “definitely” have another Prime Day next year. The e-commerce giant described its second Prime Day event as the “biggest day ever.” This summer’s event lured in so many … [Read more...]
Amazon’s Alexa Will Say ‘Sorry’ When You’re in a Bad Mood
Virtual assistants are the future, right? Commended as the next big thing, next to augmented and virtual reality, these digital personal assistants are getting fancier – and scarier, if we’re being honest – with rumored features like integrated Google services and facial recognition. And then we have Alexa, which has yet to learn how to perform a Google search and actually get it right. But as … [Read more...]
Supreme Court Decision: Amazon Didn’t Steal Workers’ Time
On Tuesday, the US Supreme Court ruled that workers at Amazon warehouses do not have a federal right to be compensated for the time lost during post-shift security checks. Amazon is now sheltered from lawsuits claiming over $100 million in compensation. The Supreme Court unanimously ruled against Amazon.com Inc’ former workers’ claims against the retailer’s main staffing company, Integrity … [Read more...]
Amazon Reveals New AWS Lambda Web Service
The Amazon Web Services re:Invent conference this week ended the introduction of the Amazon AWS Lambda, a new web service in the public cloud. Amazon has tried for a very long time to compete with giants such as Apple, Microsoft or Oracle, manufacturing smartphones and releasing new services and providing tech solutions for business customers. The showing of the new service for developers … [Read more...]
Amazon Adding 80,000 Temporary Jobs for Holiday Shopping Craze
The Christmas Holidays grow closer, and as we now, so do all our shopping sprees. In an attempt to meet the higher demand that comes around Christmastime, Amazon has decided to add 80,000 temporary jobs in the United States alone. Workers will be hired across 15 sorting centers and 50 warehouses, as the holiday rush is bound to cause a massive increase in orders. This year’s number is 14 percent … [Read more...]
Amazon to Open Physical Store in New York
Amazon, one of the oldest online stores, plans on opening a physical store in New York, according to the Wall Street Journal. Amazon began as an online bookstore almost 20 years ago. Jeff Bezos set up the online store particularly because he wanted to take advantage of the new business opportunities offered by the Internet. But now competition is tighter than ever. EBay has long been the main … [Read more...]
HP Buys Eucalyptus Systems, Boosts its Cloud Computing Business
HP buys Eucalyptus Systems in an attempt to compete with Amazon in the cloud-computing segment. The acquisition signifies that HP is recovering from a lengthy period marked by debt and low revenue. Eucalyptus is a company that produces software for ‘private’ cloud computing. In fact, the company provides hybrid cloud computing services, similar to those of Amazon. What it means is that clients … [Read more...]
Amazon Deal for Twitch Almost Closed
On Monday, Amazon announced that a deal had been reached that would ensure their purchase of Twitch, the Internet streaming platform that has grown extremely fast and currently has countless followers. Twitch had also negotiated with Google’s YouTube. However, it seems that Amazon’s offer beat the initial proposition. Google had offered more than $1 billion to buy Twitch, but while the streaming … [Read more...]
Spending Spree has Amazon Investors Worried
Amazon, the world’s largest online retailer has announced a second-quarter loss of $126 million (this comes up to more than double the predicted amount) despite ever climbing sales. Apparently, expenses also jumped to $19.4 billion. One of the most highly valued companies in the United States is losing significant amounts of its profits due to investments that its co-founder and chief-executive … [Read more...]
Amazon To Enter The 3D Smartphone World on June 18 [Video]
As a latest advancement in the smartphone world, the world’s largest online retailer-cum-electronics company, Amazon is expected to introduce its first smartphone on Wednesday at an event in Seattle. The launch event will be hosted by the chief executive of Amazon, Jeff Bezos. Amazon tweeted a link to a semi-open invitation to the public to an event on June 18. The new 3D smartphone will … [Read more...]
