Enlarge / The Amazon Fire HD 8 tablet, which runs Amazon’s Fire OS. (credit: Amazon) Apparently following Apple and Google’s lead, Amazon has announced that it will take a smaller revenue cut from apps developed by teams that earn less than $1 million annually from their apps on the Amazon Appstore. The same applies to […]
Enlarge / Five-star review. (credit: Getty Images | Khwanchai Phanthong | EyeEm) Amazon today said it can’t stop fake product reviews without help from social media companies, and it blamed those companies for not doing more to prevent solicitation of fake reviews. In a blog post, Amazon said its own “continued improvements in detection of […]
Enlarge / Thanks for the suggestion, Alexa—it just might be time to revist Ferris and friends this weekend. Oh, yeah! (credit: Jim Salter) Amazon’s newly redesigned Echo Show 8 offers a form factor with a ton of potential. The relatively small smart speaker/display combo is roughly the size and shape of a small Kindle Fire […]
U.S. futures are in the green, following Europe higher. Read More
Enlarge / Boxes move along a conveyor belt at the Amazon.com Inc. fulfillment center in Robbinsville, New Jersey. (credit: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) Amazon and a who’s who of online-only retailers are trying to kill proposed federal and state legislation that would make the companies disclose contact information for third-party sellers. The bills would force Amazon and […]
Amazon flaunted its new partnership with the National Safety Council, even though it hasn’t yet fixed the safety issues at its own company. Read More
U.S. stocks were all in the green, shrugging off a hot inflation number. Read More
U.S. stocks closed lower overall, as the S&P 500 extended a long streak of indecisiveness. Read More
[Warning: Potentially Triggering Content] Whoa… When a man living in London thought he was opening his front door to receive an Amazon package, he ended up being on the other end of a gun! But he bravely fought back, disarming the assailant in shocking footage just released by the Metropolitan Police. The incident actually occurred […]
Enlarge (credit: Getty | George Frey) Amazon and Walmart are ramping up their efforts to grab market share in the $360 billion prescription drug market in the US. Today, Amazon announced that Prime members can receive a six-month supply of several widely prescribed drugs, starting at $6. Many drugs are pricier but are still discounted […]