Ecobee, the maker of a smart thermostat, has completed a $35 million round of funding, which included an investment from Amazon’s Alexa Fund. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no...
In the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote, there was widespread concern that big multinationals, like Amazon.com, were going to suddenly find England to be a much less compelling place to do business. Particularly prevalent were concerns that a planned distribution center would have to...
Amazon has teamed up with a San Francisco-based startup, Product Hunt, to allow customers to shop for items featured on Product Hunt as part of the Amazon Launchpad section of its online store, according to TechCrunch. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...
Sure, there are a variety of things Alexa can do — such as order groceries, make playlists and tell jokes — but the usefulness of those things is rather subjective. Lost phone on the other hand? That’s something that affects approximately 99 percent of humans...
So confident is Amazon that it will soon have a drone delivery system that its website features Amazon Prime Air, which is guaranteeing package delivery in “30 minutes or less.” The crowded airspace over the U.K. is about to become more so following Amazon’s agreement...
OK, so no show or movie on Amazon Prime is going to be able to let you do this, but Amazon is releasing a series of shows about Japanese food that will allow viewers to buy featured food products with a single click while they...
According to Alibaba CTO Jeff Zhang, the company does not view Amazon as a competitor, or at least declines to describe them as such when asked directly, instead noting that Alibaba is more of a middle man between sellers and buyers, whereas Amazon is …...
The world got its initial peek at the first Prime Air-branded cargo aircraft today in Seattle as the airplane enjoyed its maiden flight at the annual Seafair Air Show. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
Amazon has picked up another high-level executive at the expense of Salesforce. 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 Today. By...