Getting a holiday on the calendar and in the public consciousness is not easy to do, especially in the modern world. Usually holidays exist to commemorate big things – love, thankfulness, labor, independence, peace on earth and good will towards men – and over mankind’s 10,000...
To date, the most successful implementations of artificial intelligence in the consumer-facing space have been from the biggest players on the market. Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Echo have become near-household products, but that doesn’t mean there’s no more room for smaller players to shake up...
Last year, no one really knew what to expect out of Prime Day. Amazon had always been one for good deals and great shipping services, but how the eCommerce giant would handle its own pseudo-holiday was a trickier thing to nail down. Get the Full...
In June 2015, Amazon took a big step forward in getting Alexa’s skills into other applications. It opened Alexa’s API to developers, making it free to build Alexa skills and integrate Alexa into their own products. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...
Amazon Payments will soon be an official payment option of the U.S. federal government. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
Amazon launched the Alexa Skills Kit, Alexa Voice Service and the Alexa Fund in June of last year, and as something of an anniversary celebration on Tuesday (June 28) the company unveiled new Alexa features and announced that they have added Lyft and Honeywell to the 1,400...
Apple and Amazon are so ubiquitous in just about every country in the Western world that it’s difficult to imagine an entire country resistant to the idea of one or both of these retailers setting up shop within their borders. After all, what shopper doesn’t like same-day...
Wall Street is predicting that Amazon will deliver a strong Q2 performance this year. 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 daily newsletter, PYMNTS...
Amazon has found itself in hot water with U.S. aviation regulators for reportedly shipping hazardous materials by plane. 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...
