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Amazon Archive

Archives for February 2020

Technology
Amazon’s bestselling products read like a coronavirus prep guideAmazon’s bestselling products read like a coronavirus prep guide
Technology

As shoppers stock up, Amazon is scrambling to block scammers and schemes.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
What the Ring hacks tell us about tech’s backward approach to securityWhat the Ring hacks tell us about tech’s backward approach to security
Technology

It’s not your fault if you get hacked. Blame tech companies for not forcing you to be more secure.

By Rani Molla
Technology
Walmart is quietly working on an Amazon Prime competitor called Walmart+Walmart is quietly working on an Amazon Prime competitor called Walmart+
Technology

Amazon Prime has devastated traditional retail. Walmart is about to fight back.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Apple, Facebook, and Google stocks are falling after surge in coronavirus casesApple, Facebook, and Google stocks are falling after surge in coronavirus cases
Technology

The world’s biggest tech companies are coming to terms with how their businesses are being impacted by the global outbreak.

By Shirin Ghaffary and Rani Molla
Technology
Amazon is opening a supermarket with no cashiers. Is Whole Foods next?Amazon is opening a supermarket with no cashiers. Is Whole Foods next?
Technology

The new Amazon Go store concept debuts on Tuesday in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Amazon tells Sanders and Warren that warehouse workers can pee whenever they wantAmazon tells Sanders and Warren that warehouse workers can pee whenever they want
Technology

In a response to 15 US senators, Amazon defended its warehouse working conditions.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Alexa records you more often than you thinkAlexa records you more often than you think
Technology

You’re not imagining it. Smart speakers inadvertently listen to you all the time.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Apple and Google are reportedly mulling big changes amid antitrust scrutiny. Is Amazon next?Apple and Google are reportedly mulling big changes amid antitrust scrutiny. Is Amazon next?
Technology

Apple is considering letting iPhone users change the default browser and email apps on their phones.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
What Jeff Bezos isn’t telling us about his $10 billion climate pledgeWhat Jeff Bezos isn’t telling us about his $10 billion climate pledge
Technology

The Amazon CEO is being vague about some very big questions.

By Theodore Schleifer
Future Perfect
Donating $10 billion isn’t the best way for Jeff Bezos to fight climate changeDonating $10 billion isn’t the best way for Jeff Bezos to fight climate change
Future Perfect

Amazon is a mega-polluter. Cleaning house at the company should be the CEO’s top priority.

By Sigal Samuel
Technology
Ring is finally requiring a basic security feature to help prevent hacksRing is finally requiring a basic security feature to help prevent hacks
Technology

Mandatory two-factor authentication is coming soon to your home surveillance system.

By Sara Morrison
Technology
Walmart paid Wall Street investors $12 billion last year to keep them happy. Amazon paid $0.Walmart paid Wall Street investors $12 billion last year to keep them happy. Amazon paid $0.
Technology

One of Amazon’s biggest advantages over Walmart is Walmart’s own success.

By Jason Del Rey
Amazon can’t end fake reviews, but its new system might drown them out
Technology

The company’s new one-tap star rating feature seeks to get more customer feedback ... from actual customers.

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Jeff Bezos’s first employee: Amazon “scares me”Jeff Bezos’s first employee: Amazon “scares me”
Technology

“On one hand I’m proud of what it became,” Shel Kaphan says. “But it also scares me.”

By Jason Del Rey
Technology
Antitrust officials ordered Facebook, Amazon, and others to disclose 10 years of merger docsAntitrust officials ordered Facebook, Amazon, and others to disclose 10 years of merger docs
Technology

Unwinding past deals, while seemingly unlikely, is on the table.

By Jason Del Rey