Topic > Amazon
Opinion
ProBeat: Shame on tech companies that don’t give employees time off to vote
U.S. senators ask Amazon about employee tracking and union-blocking allegations
Access Now resigns from Partnership on AI due to lack of change among tech companies
Analysis
The DeanBeat: What’s at stake in Apple’s potentially apocalyptic IDFA changes
U.S. Congress calls for antitrust reforms to limit powers of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Antitrust chair says Congress will need the people’s help to rein in powerful Big Tech companies
Amazon launches Alexa smartphone app features for car commuters
Amazon One verifies consumers and office workers by scanning the palm of their hand
AI Weekly: Amazon went wide with Alexa; now it’s going deep
Amazon is embracing surveillance-as-a-service
Amazon launches Care Hub for family to monitor senior citizens
Amazon Luna cloud gaming service launches with support for iOS
Voice assistants are doing a poor job of conveying information about voting
Facebook and Dolby join Amazon’s Voice Interoperability Initiative
Storelift launches autonomous convenience stores using AI and computer vision
Alexa users can now buy gas with a voice command at some stations
Opinion
ProBeat: Amazon Halo is surveillance capitalism in a $100 fitness wearable
Preview
Amazon’s New World preview — Taking down a fort with siege guns and magic
News publishers seek the same App Store terms Apple gives Amazon
Zoom is coming to Amazon, Google, and Facebook smart displays
U.S. Justice Department going ‘full tilt’ on tech antitrust probe
Amazon launches Braket quantum computing service in general availability
Sponsored
AI startup steps in to unlock the puzzle of infertility with machine learning
Amazon rebrands Twitch Prime as Prime Gaming to broaden audience
Starfinder is an interactive Alexa voice game starring Laura Bailey
Antitrust experts weigh in on breaking up Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google
Opinion
ProBeat: Slowing AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud revenue growth is a good thing
Amazon reports $88.9 billion in Q2 2020 revenue: AWS up 29%, subscriptions up 29%, and ‘other’ up 41%
Antitrust hearing: Amazon, Facebook, and Google were questioned 2x more than Apple
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos ‘can’t guarantee’ policy against using seller specific data hasn’t been violated
Opinion
Tech CEOs will survive antitrust hearings but can’t stop investigations
Amazon launches Fraud Detector in general availability
Amazon launches Alexa Conversations in beta, lets developers deep-link skills to mobile apps
Amazon: AI can’t solve every conversational problem
Amazon delays New World MMO until spring 2021
Amazon sweetens $1.3 billion Zoox acquisition with $100 million in stock to keep workers
Amazon launches monitoring service AWS IoT SiteWise in general availability
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google CEOs to testify before antitrust panel on July 27
