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Amazon debuts medical care program via Alexa
March 7, 2022
In a move to deepen its footprint within the health care industry Amazon has launched a Alexa-based physician service.
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Amazon doubling base tech, corporate pay cap to $350K
February 8, 2022
Amazon is more than doubling salary caps for U.S. tech and corporate employees.
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Best Buy taps Amazon Web Services as cloud provider
February 4, 2022
Electronics retailer Best Buy is using Amazon Web Services as its cloud provider for cloud infrastructure services and as a partner for developing cloud…
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Amazon launching brick-and-mortar clothing store
January 26, 2022
Amazon will open its first ever physical clothing store, called Amazon Style, sometime in 2022.
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Amazon Austin tech hub expanding employee roster
January 5, 2022
Amazon is planning to create 2,000 more jobs at its Austin Tech Hub over the next few years, according to a press release.
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Amazon has big expansion ahead in Texas
December 30, 2021
Amazon will create more than 2,000 jobs in Austin, Texas in the next few years as part of a major expansion in the city.
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Chase offers cashback on Amazon purchases
December 8, 2021
Chase has announced it will offer 3% cashback on Amazon.co.uk purchases until the end of 2021. The rewards will be applicable up to $6,708.25 (5,000 pounds…
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Amazon outage impacts delivery, warehouse operations
December 7, 2021
An Amazon Web Services outage incident today is impacting the retailer's delivery and warehouse operations as well as customer websites.
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Amazon Fresh boasts ‘Just Walk Out’ tech in California
November 22, 2021
This Thursday, Amazon will introduce its "Just Walk Out" technology at the Amazon Fresh store at 11340 South St. in Cerritos, California, allowing shoppers to…
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Starbucks and Amazon open combined ‘Just Walk Out’ store in NYC
November 19, 2021
Starbucks and Amazon have introduced the companies' first joint store, Starbucks Pickup with Amazon Go, located in New York City at 59th Street between Park…
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Amazon checkout will offer Venmo option next year
November 11, 2021
Come 2022 Amazon customers will have the option to check out using Venmo, according to a PayPal press release.
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Amazon, Starbucks mulling cashierless store?
November 9, 2021
Amazon and Starbucks have reportedly discussed a co-branded, cashierless coffee shop, expanding on Amazon Go's "just walk out" technology, according to an…
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Fight for the Future takes aim at Amazon palm scan tech
October 29, 2021
Fight for the Future, an organization dedicated to defending what it considers basic human rights in the digital age, has urged Red Rocks Amphitheater, its…
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Amazon hiring on 150K, offering sign-on bonus, extra hourly pay
October 27, 2021
In order to handle the holiday shopping rush, Amazon plans to hire on 150,000 associates for seasonal jobs and is offering starting pay of $18 per hour on…
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Bigger holiday spend this year, claims survey
October 20, 2021
Holiday shoppers will spend 25% more this holiday — an average of $870 — compared to last, as consumers will be "revenge shopping," according to a JLL annual…
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Amazon delivery station boasts unique mural
October 7, 2021
Amazon's latest delivery station in Las Vegas, its third in the valley, boasts a 5,000-square-foot mural created on an exterior wall by local artist Jerry…
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Amazon delivery drivers doing more than delivery these days
September 30, 2021
Amazon's delivery drivers are getting lots of press lately and it's not because of late or lost packages.
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Amazon workers get big payout for COVID-19 shot
September 29, 2021
Getting the COVID-19 vaccine has paid off for eight Amazon workers as the retail powerhouse has gifted cars and $100,000 bonus checks.
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Is Amazon planning to disrupt cryptocurrency?
by Yoni Mazor
Yoni Mazor, CGO of Getida, explains why the use of cryptocurrency for one of the world’s biggest online marketplaces is seen as a win-win for consumers and…
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Amazon boosting starting hourly wage to $18
September 14, 2021
Amazon plans to boost its U.S. hourly starting wage to $18 an hour and aims to hire on 125,000 employees for warehouse and transportation units, according to a…
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