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Major U.S. tech firms press Congress for internet surveillance reforms

EghtesadOnline: Facebook, Amazon and more than two dozen other U.S. technology companies pressed Congress on Friday to make changes to a broad internet surveillance law, saying they were necessary to improve privacy protections and increase government transparency.
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Publish Date:28/May/2017 | 05:19
What does it mean to be a washing machine? Google helps software creators answer.

Google Calls on Search Smarts to Catch Amazon ’s Voice Assistant

EghtesadOnline: Here is Google's vision for the future of computing: As you drive home from work, you tell your car, "Ok, Google," triggering the company's Assistant. You order food, the digital helper handles the transaction and makes sure it's ready when you arrive.
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Publish Date:21/May/2017 | 05:46
Will the new Echo Show cement Amazon's first-mover advantage over Google and Apple?

Amazon 's New Echo Adds Touch Screen and Video-Conferencing

EghtesadOnline: Amazon Inc.'s voice-activated Echo speakers already tell you things. Now, they can show you stuff, too.
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Publish Date:10/May/2017 | 04:49

Amazon Undercuts Wal-Mart With $25 Free Shipping

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc. lowered its free shipping threshold to $25 from $35, undercutting Wal-Mart Stores Inc. by $10 and escalating a battle between the world’s e-commerce leader and the world’s biggest retailer.
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Publish Date:10/May/2017 | 04:44

Amazon 's Twitch Wants More Game-Streamers to Make Money on Site

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc.’s video streaming site Twitch Interactive is making it easier for aspiring stars to make money, seeking to woo participants soon after Google’s YouTube made it harder for users to generate revenue in the wake of an advertising boycott.
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Publish Date:22/April/2017 | 05:35
A slew of new automation specialists appear on the warehouse battlefield.

Amazon ’s Robot War Is Spreading

EghtesadOnline: It was Amazon that drove America’s warehouse operators into the robot business. Quiet Logistics, which ships apparel out of its Devens, Mass., warehouse, had been using robots made by a company called Kiva Systems. When Amazon bought Kiva in 2012, Quiet hired scientists. In 2015 it spun out a new company called Locus Robotics, which raised $8 million in venture capital. Last year, Locus unveiled its own warehouse robotics solution called the LocusBot—first using it for its own business, then selling them to companies that ship everything from housewares to auto parts.
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Publish Date:06/April/2017 | 19:59

Amazon Web Services Errors Disrupt Big Part of the Internet

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc.’s cloud-computing service was beset by errors on Tuesday, disrupting thousands of online services from project-management and expense-reporting tools to commuter alerts.
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Publish Date:01/March/2017 | 05:28

Amazon to create over 5,000 jobs in Britain in 2017

EghtesadOnline: Online retailer Amazon is set to create more than 5,000 jobs in Britain this year, the company said on Monday, boosting its investment in the country once more even as it prepares to leave the European Union.
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Publish Date:20/February/2017 | 05:41

Amazon warns that trade protectionism could hurt business

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc warned on Friday that government actions to bolster domestic companies against foreign competition could hurt its business, in a possible reference to U.S. President Donald Trump's "America First" agenda.
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Publish Date:12/February/2017 | 05:40

Apple Hires Amazon ’s Fire TV Head to Run Apple TV Business

EghtesadOnline: Apple Inc. has hired Timothy D. Twerdahl, the former head of Amazon .com Inc.’s Fire TV unit, as a vice president in charge of Apple TV product marketing and shifted the executive who previously held the job to a spot negotiating media content deals.
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Publish Date:08/February/2017 | 09:57

Apple strategy in 'smart home' race threatened by Amazon

EghtesadOnline: In less than a year, Amazon 's combination of the Echo speaker system and the Alexa voice-controlled digital assistant has come close to delivering on the elusive promise of easy-to-use technology that can control gadgets in the home with a few spoken words.
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Publish Date:27/January/2017 | 19:23

Wal-Mart to Shake Up Online Team, Cut Prices in Amazon Fight

EghtesadOnline: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is overhauling its e-commerce team and elevating executives from its recently acquired Jet.com business, aiming to better challenge Amazon .com Inc. with more selection and lower prices.
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Publish Date:14/January/2017 | 14:39

Amazon 's Alexa moves in on Google's Android system

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc’s digital assistant appeared almost everywhere at the CES technology show this week in Las Vegas, even making an unexpected appearance on rival Google’s Android system.
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Publish Date:07/January/2017 | 05:51

Ford expands Alexa use, heating up auto personal assistant battle

EghtesadOnline: Ford Motor Co is expanding the use of Amazon .com Inc's Alexa personal assistant in its vehicles to allow drivers to talk to their cars - demanding anything from a nearby cheeseburger to a weather forecast - marking a leap by the Detroit automaker to incorporate a technology initially targeted for home use.
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Publish Date:05/January/2017 | 05:25

Amazon looks to the sky to store products

EghtesadOnline: Amazon .com Inc has filed for a patent to use airships to store products and serve as a base for delivery-drones.
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Publish Date:30/December/2016 | 06:01

Amazon starts flexing muscle in new space: air cargo

EghtesadOnline: A cargo plane emblazoned with "Prime Air" descended from an empty sky at Lehigh Valley International Airport on Tuesday, ninety minutes from the bustle of New York City, loaded with crates of goods during the peak holiday shopping season.
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Publish Date:24/December/2016 | 07:13