Amazon Prime Day: October’s ‘Big Deal Days’ kicks off for next 48 hours
Amazon Prime’s “Big Deal Days” has kicked off, marking the tech giant’s second Prime sale this year ahead of the holiday season.
Amazon Prime Video will have ads in 2024, or users can pay $2.99 monthly to avoid them
Amazon’s Prime Video will begin showing adds during shows and movies early next year, joining other streaming services that have added different tiers of subscriptions.
Amazon boosting pay for contracted delivery drivers, company says
Amazon says it’s increasing pay for contracted drivers who deliver millions of packages to customers every day.
Amazon raising free-shipping minimums for some customers without Prime memberships
The move comes as the online retail giant works to cut costs across different areas of its business.
Amazon launching generative AI feature that summarizes product reviews
Amazon says the feature is now available for some mobile shoppers in the U.S., and the company may expand it to more consumers based on customer feedback.
Amazon holding second Prime sale ahead of holiday season
Amazon's Prime Day event in July was its biggest two-day event in history.
Pay with your palm: Amazon One technology coming to all Whole Foods
This means Whole Foods Market customers who choose to use Amazon One will no longer need their wallet or even a phone to pay – they can simply hover their palm over an Amazon One device.
Go behind the scenes of Amazon Prime Day at Temple Terrace warehouse
Amazon Prime Day officially kicked off Tuesday, July 11, which means millions of deals are available over the next two days.
Amazon Prime Day kicks off Tuesday, experts warn consumers to beware of scams
With a rise in online shopping during the two-day event, experts warn that scammers try to trick unsuspecting shoppers into revealing their personal information or making fraudulent purchases.
Amazon accused of enrolling consumers into Prime without consent and making it hard to cancel
The Federal Trade Commission is suing Amazon for what it calls a years-long effort to enroll consumers without consent into its Prime program and making it difficult for them to cancel their subscriptions.
Amazon's cloud service back to normal after outage that caused some websites to go dark
The company said on its website that the root cause of the issue was tied to a function called AWS Lambda, which lets customers run code for different types of applications.
Amazon hit with $25M fine for violating child privacy with Alexa voice assistant
The FTC commissioner said in a statement that “when parents asked Amazon to delete their kids’ Alexa voice data, the company did not delete all of it."
Amazon reportedly considering purchase of AMC Entertainment
Amazon's reported interest in AMC is preliminary, and no offers have been made to acquire the distressed movie theater chain.
Panera Bread will use Amazon One’s palm-scanning technology for loyalty members
Much like your iPhone may scan and recognize your face, Amazon One captures the minute characteristics of your palm and creates a “palm signature.”
Dozens of Bay Area charities to be impacted by end of AmazonSmile donation program
A global charity effort will soon come to end. Amazon is officially ending its charity donation program, AmazonSmile on February 20.
Amazon begins cutting 18,000 workers in its biggest layoffs ever
Amazon's layoffs are just a fraction of its 1.5M global workforce.
Amazon extends its $5 'thank my driver' program after 'extraordinary' participation
The “thank my driver” program allows customers to use Alexa-enabled devices and Amazon’s mobile app to tip their most recent delivery driver.
Amazon Fulfillment Center in Ruskin kicks into high gear for orders during the holiday season
It's the busiest time of year for Amazon, and employees are hard at work, processing orders and trying to make sure they reach your doorstep before Christmas.
‘Alexa, thank my driver’: how to give an Amazon driver $5 for each delivery
To thank drivers this holiday season, just say 'Alexa, thank my driver’ to give your Prime driver a $5 gift - and it won't come out of your account.
Amazon sued for allegedly stealing more than $1M in tips from delivery workers
Amazon says tips were already paid to drivers as part of a settlement last year. Amazon was accused of stealing tips from delivery drivers to subsidize its own labor expenses between 2016 and 2019, according to a lawsuit.