Amazon brings back the Echo Spot
New look for the intelligent alarm clock
Amazon is bringing back the Echo Spot, a compact, Alexa-enabled smart alarm clock with a colourful display.
Microsoft’s management musical chairs
When the music stops the Voles will all sit down
Software king of the world Microsoft is playing musical chairs with its top brass after Panos Panay's shock jump to Amazon.
Amazon's latest worker perk: Imagination
Oh, the places you can go
In a move that's sure to have employees jumping for joy (in their heads, at least), Amazon has introduced a revolutionary new workplace initiative: daydreaming.
Amazon loses trademark fight
UK Supreme court backs Beverly Hills Polo Club
Amazon has been dealt a blow by the UK Supreme Court, which has backed a ruling that the e-commerce giant ripped off UK trademarks by targeting British shoppers on its US website.
Intel wants to make AMD chips at IFS
For Nvidia, Qualcomm, and Google as well
During the IFS Direct Connect 2024 event, Intel's CEO, Pat Gelsinger, answered a couple of questions from the members of the press, including a rather peculiar one from Tom's Hardware hack, Paul Alcorn, where Intel CEO expressed hope that customers for Intel Foundry Services will include Nvidia, Qualcomm, Google, and even AMD.
Amazon to charge extra for ad-free streaming
That’s a nice movie you are watching, you wouldn’t want an advert popping up every five minutes would you?
Amazon has sparked fury among its Prime Video customers by telling them they must cough up more cash if they don't want to watch ads with their shows and movies.
Amazon bragged “cultivating” Southern California city mayor
So it allows it to build large warehouses in residential areas
Amazon bragged it has "cultivated" a Southern California city mayor by donating PPE to the city and taking him and his team on tours in a leaked confidential company document.
Brits make Amazon and Facebook sign data pledge
Can’t sell it to give them an unfair advantage
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has made Facebook and Amazon promise not to sell third-party seller data that gives it an unfair commercial advantage.
Amazon has 181 million European users
First transparency report
In its first store transparency report, Amazon said it has more than 181 million users in the European Union and employs more than 150,000 people directly.
FTC takes on Amazon
A major anti-trust battle
The Federal Trade Commission is preparing to file a major antitrust lawsuit accusing Amazon of "using its power to reward online merchants that use its logistics services and punish those who don't."