Amazon is gearing up to provide broadband access to the world by relying on satellites orbiting in space. According to a report in GeekWire citing three sets of filings made to the International Telecommunications Union in March, Amazon’s initiative – code-named Project Kuiper – will...
Pretty much anything Amazon does impacts so much else — and that truth, one of the longest-standing in the world of commerce and payments, seems ready to play out when it comes to fleets of retail delivery vehicles. Reports have emerged that “megafleets” of Amazon...
Amazon is trying to make Alexa, its voice-activated personal assistant, act as a doctor or nurse, detecting illness by a change in the user’s voice. The Next Web reported the company recently filed a patent in which Alexa can determine different things about a person...
To allow users to control their television using Alexa, Amazon is rolling out the Amazon Fire TV Cube. The device, which is available for preorder starting on Thursday (June 7), allows consumers to use voice to play, pause and resume video content using the company’s...
Amazon helped viewers of this weekend’s royal wedding identify celebrity guests using artificial intelligence (AI). According to The Motley Fool, those watching the wedding via U.K. broadcaster Sky News’ livestream were able to use a “Who’s Who Live” function, a collaboration between Sky News, Amazon...
Amazon is working on a secret project codenamed “Vesta” to build a domestic robot. The endeavor is led by Gregg Zehr, who heads up Amazon’s Lab126, Bloomberg reported. While the Vesta project started a few years ago, Amazon has recently focused on hiring efforts for...
Expanding upon the in-home delivery feature of Amazon Key, Amazon has rolled out smart entry upgrades to all customers nationwide, such as keyless entry, remote lock and unlock and guest access. The eCommerce retailer also has added exit and entry clips for guests, friends and...
Amazon, the leading eCommerce player, has made a push into the financial market in Mexico, rolling out a debit card this week for the first time ever. With Mexicans reluctant to shop online, Amazon is hoping to encourage more of it by providing a new way...
Amazon announced that Alexa’s calling functionality, which allows users to place voice and video calls from Alexa devices, is now available on tablets, including iPads, Android tablets and the company’s Fire tablets. Available in the latest version of the Alexa iOS and Android application, Alexa...
