Amazon recently launched a new feature that allows Alexa to offer suggestions of third-party skills in response to questions she cannot answer. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Calls to mergers and acquisitions bankers have seen a significant boost this summer, with retailers requesting that they put out feelers to Amazon in the hopes that they might be the next acquisition for the online retail giant. Get the Full Story Complete the form to...
The A$3.5 billion ($2.5 billion) sale of a 10-mall package in Australia by private equity group Blackstone has been called off. Fear of Amazon.com and its own brand of brick-and-mortar stores is at least one cited reason for killing the deal. Blackstone officially walked on...
Amazon is meeting its customers where they are. In the U.K., the eCommerce giant is letting shoppers load up their accounts using cash, and in the U.S., it’s leveraging that new partnership with Whole Foods to make picking up or returning Amazon goods even easier...
Amazon wants everyone to use Alexa, including children and it has launched new skills in the U.S. targeted at America’s youngest consumers. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...
Amazon’s Alexa and Microsoft’s Cortana are now on voice command speaking terms. The companies announced news on Wednesday (Aug. 30) that owners of either company’s smart home speaker will soon be able to leverage the capabilities of the other just by asking. Get the Full...
The original Amazon Echo is currently out of stock on the online retail giant’s website — a possible sign that the arrival of a new voice-activated smart speaker is imminent. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
Michael Kors, Calvin Klein, Vera Wang and … Amazon? That could be the list of hot designers creating the latest fashions someday — if Amazon is able to perfect the artificial intelligence (AI) technology on which it’s currently working, that is. Most people are aware Amazon has...
Amazon didn’t take long before getting its popular Echo speaker in front of Whole Foods Market (WFM) customers, already rolling it out in some stores around the country. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to...
