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FTC May Take Months To Rule On Amazon, MGM Deal
July 11, 2021

Amazon‘s $8.5 billion deal to buy MGM might not be decided for several months with the Federal Trade Commission, Reuters writes. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

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Amazon Adds Two Leadership Principles Before Jeff Bezos Steps Down
July 01, 2021

Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos will step down as head of the tech giant as of July 5. But before he does, the company has added two new principles to its leadership principles that concern workplace and global responsibilities, according to a company blog...

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Amazon Pay Later Hits 2M Users In India
July 01, 2021

Amazon Pay Later in India has 2 million customers since the service launched last year, with over 10 million transactions that have a near 100 percent payment success rate. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Amazon Sees Suppliers As Prime Targets For Ownership Stakes
June 29, 2021

Amazon is demanding that some suppliers grant the online retail giant the right to buy shares of their stock at, potentially, bargain prices. What the suppliers get in return are contracts with the eCommerce king. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this...

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Amazon Hopes Dash Shelves Can Go The Distance Where Dash Buttons Didn’t
June 28, 2021

Amazon’s ongoing effort to automate consumer shopping has taken its latest step forward with the release of its newest gadget, the Dash Shelf. In testing for most of 2020, the newest Dash gadget is now available to the general public to make their re-ordering lives simpler. Get...

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Amazon Website Back Online Following Brief Outage
June 24, 2021

Amazon is back online after a short website outage late Wednesday (June 23) that affected over 6,200 shoppers, 1,700 Prime Video customers and more than 400 Alexa users, Reuters reported, citing the outage monitoring website Downdetector. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock...

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Jury Rules In Favor Of Amazon On Ordering Groceries Through Alexa
June 23, 2021

According to a recent court ruling, Amazon did not infringe on patents from an Israeli company, Ikani Holdings’ Freshub, over smart kitchen voice controls, Bloomberg writes, citing a decision by a Waco, Texas judge. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...

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Amazon Rolls Out Dubai-Based FinTech Lab
June 22, 2021

Amazon Payment Services, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region-based payment processing service, has launched a new FinTech lab, according to a report from Arab News. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all...

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Amazon Eyes Investing In Autonomous Truck Firm Plus
June 21, 2021

Amazon has put in an order for 1,000 autonomous driving systems from Plus, a self-driving tech startup, Bloomberg reported. 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...