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Amazon Sets Sights on U.K. Grocery With Checkout-Free Trademark
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc. is laying the groundwork to bring its checkout-free grocery store Amazon Go to Europe, as the U.S. giant steps up its efforts to crack the $800 billion global…
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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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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…
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Amazon sweeps U.S. market for voice-controlled speakers: study
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc is dominating the nascent market for voice-controlled speakers, research firm eMarketer said on Monday.
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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…
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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…
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Amazon Buys Souq.com as Middle East Online Market Takes Off
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc. has agreed to buy Dubai-based online retailer Souq.com, betting that e-commerce in the Middle East is poised to take off.
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Emaar Malls Said to Bid for Dubai's Souq.com to Challenge Amazon
EghtesadOnline: Emaar Malls PJSC, the shopping-center unit of Dubai’s biggest publicly traded property developer, made a bid for online retailer Souq.com, seeking to challenge an existing offer…
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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…
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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…
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Expedia and Amazon Double Down on Britain
EghtesadOnline: As politicians and businesses wrestle with potential changes to U.K. border controls, one of the world’s largest online travel booking companies has decided to add hundreds of…
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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…
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Amazon Discloses Iranian Business Ties, Warns of Penalties
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc. on Friday disclosed Iranian business ties that may have violated U.S. sanctions, warning that it may be penalized after a regulatory review of the activities.
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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…
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Amazon Projects Spending That Concerns Those Watching Profit
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc. will spend big in the coming months on warehouses, movies, gadgets and growth into India, renewing investor concerns that Chief Executive Officer Jeff Bezos cares…
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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…
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Amazon's Dash button goes online
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc has put its popular Dash button on its website and mobile app, making it easier for shoppers to buy their favorite items such as peanut butter, detergent and paper…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Amazon Shipments for Independent Merchants Doubled in 2016
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc. said the number of items sold for independent merchants that use its logistics service more than doubled to 2 billion last year, evidence the online retailer’s…
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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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Amazon Reports Best Holiday Yet With Record Orders for Echo
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc. said it had its best holiday season yet, having shipped more than 1 billion items through its Prime and Fulfillment services, and receiving a record number of…
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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…
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Why Google, Microsoft and Amazon Love the Sound of Your Voice
EghtesadOnline: Speech recognition must get much better if we are to speak naturally to our gadgets. So the tech industry is vacuuming up all the conversations it can.
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Amazon opens line-free grocery store in challenge to supermarkets
EghtesadOnline: Amazon.com Inc said on Monday it has opened a brick-and-mortar grocery store in Seattle without lines or checkout counters, kicking off new competition with supermarket chains.
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Amazon looking to convert Italy power stations into data centers
EghtesadOnline: Amazon is in talks with utility Enel over the conversion of old power stations in north and central Italy into data centers as it seeks to expand its lucrative cloud services…
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Amazon Air Contractor Aims to Force Striking Pilots Back to Work
EghtesadOnlin: ABX Air, which flies packages for Amazon.com Inc. and DHL Worldwide Express, plans to ask a judge to force striking pilots back to work and thwart a threat to disrupt deliveries…
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Fiat Chrysler teams up with Amazon to sell cars online
EghtesadOnline: Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said it has teamed up with U.S. internet giant Amazon to start selling cars online offering an additional discount.
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Trump Tech Meltdown Hits Fourth Day With Amazon Cut by $35 Billion
EghtesadOnline: The stock market’s post-election bifurcation sharpened Monday as technology shares extended their worst performance since the start of the bull market on speculation Donald Trump’s…