Sometimes a small issue can have big, big ripples — a fact that the web-using population of the Eastern United States learned yesterday when a technical failure at Amazon Web Services managed to ding hundreds of thousands of websites. Get the Full Story Complete the...
Time sure does fly. Last June, consumers’ minds were blown when Alexa reached 1,000 unique skills. If they could see us now… because just the other day, Amazon’s voice-activated AI assistant hit a new skill milestone: 10,000. That’s right: Alexa’s got 10,000 skills. Get the...
After managing to break out of the post-earnings hole mid-last week, AMZN kept on climbing to hit record high values above $850 during trading on Tuesday and Wednesday. By late afternoon, the price had dipped down somewhat, though still rode high overall. At the time...
Every now and then retailers give what Southerners call a lagniappe (an extra bonus or gift) to its customers. 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...
Shortly after a similar move retailer Walmart made a few weeks ago, eCommerce giant Amazon announced it is also lowering the threshold for free shipping to $35. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...
Amazon stock (AMZN) spent the past two weeks recovering from an over $30 slip in value following the retail giant’s Q4 earnings announcement on Feb. 2. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
Corporate filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission can reveal a wealth of data, some of it quantitative, some of it qualitative. In some cases, information can be a mixture of both and must be guesstimated rather than solely calculated. Get the Full Story Complete...
With the launch of Chime, a calling and video messaging software available as a web application, Amazon is now in direct competition with Microsoft’s Skype for Business and Cisco’s WebEx. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Amazon’s Amazon Business unit has inked a multi-year public sector contract to provide public agencies with a slew of different products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...
