Every app developer and their mother thinks that they can dominate the mobile music market with a sleek new interface and some exclusive artists. Spotify has proven that the task is far from that simple, but the feat apparently hasn’t managed to scare off Amazon just...
Given its status as one of the fastest, if not the fastest, digital commerce hubs on the planet, it is not too entirely surprising that Amazon is serious about getting a foot in the door in India. Jeff Bezos has announced that Amazon will plow...
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It was only a few decades ago that video game culture was still a subculture so underground that high school cool kids and major retailers alike wanted nothing to do with it. Now that the industry generates billions of dollars and brings millions of enthusiasts...
The world lost “The Greatest of All Time,” boxer Muhammad Ali, over the weekend due to complications associated with his 32-year battle with Parkinson’s disease. Ali lived up to his famous self-appointed moniker in many ways – for his civil rights advocacy, his worldwide charitable and...
Half of the products that show up on the TV show “Shark Tank” are as useless as they are entertaining to watch crash and burn, but as for the other half, Amazon and Mark Cuban are doing what they can to get them out of...
Amazon just took a major step toward improving the accessibility of Alexa, the voice-based assistant found in Echo, by integrating its AI capabilities in the browser. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...
A brick-and-mortar bookstore run by Amazon was a longstanding punchline as recently as last year, but then the eCommerce giant actually did it. Rather than resting on its laurels, though, Amazon and Jeff Bezos seem eager to push forward with the company’s B&M footprint. Get...
Amazon released its one-click, one-purchase Dash Buttons and its voice-activated Echo just months apart in 2015, but the latter has emerged as not only the media darling of the two but the vastly more versatile form of in-home commerce for the online giant. In addition...
