Just in time for the holiday season, Amazon is adding a bunch of new features to its voice-activated digital assistant Alexa, including the ability to hear emails and set location-based reminders, among other things. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
Amazon is cracking down on seller scams and has fired employees in the U.S. and India as a result. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, Amazon has been in the process of investigating data leaks and...
Amazon will start charging third-party sellers penalty fees for packages that don’t comply with its safety requirements. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
Amazon is exploring the idea of rolling out cashierless stores in airports as it continues to expand into a host of new markets. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
Amazon has launched an invite-only program that asks customers to submit answers to Alexa’s more difficult questions. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our...
In a poll of New Yorkers on whether they support or oppose Amazon’s plans to build a new headquarters in the Long Island City area of Queens, the majority said they support Amazon, according to a report by Reuters. Get the Full Story Complete the...
While most of the financial world has been focused on Microsoft surpassing Apple as the world’s most valuable company, Amazon quietly stole the top spot for a brief moment on Monday (December 3), according to the Financial Times. Apple was just toppled last week as...
Amazon’s delivery efforts provided minor Facebook entertainment over this past weekend for more than a few people in New Orleans (home of the PYMNTS warm winter and Mardi Gras bureau). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Amazon is testing the idea of expanding its cashierless checkout technology to a larger store format, experimenting with it in Seattle in a space that is formatted to be like a big store, reported the Wall Street Journal. Get the Full Story Complete the form...