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In The Age Of Amazon And Uber, More Companies Jump On Bandwagon
Posted on · In a time where brick-and-mortar stores are losing customers, what does it mean for the future of the shopping economy?
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Amazon Echo Recorded And Sent Couple’s Conversation — All Without Their Knowledge
Posted on · In what it called an "unlikely" string of events, Amazon says Alexa heard background conversation and misconstrued it as very specific directives.
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Kids, Meet Alexa, Your Artificial Intelligence Mary Poppins
Posted on · Amazon has announced new kid-friendly features and parental controls for the Echo home assistant. What do experts think about encouraging kids to spend more time with Alexa?
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Amazon Raising Price Of Annual Prime Membership To $119
Posted on · Amazon executives said Thursday that the 20 percent hike is due to higher costs to maintain the program, such as shipping fees
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Houston Is One Of The Cities Where Amazon Is Offering Deliveries To Cars
Posted on · The company’s new service works with vehicles equipped with OnStar or Volvo On Call
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Dallas Is “All In” On Amazon HQ2. Austin? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Posted on · In his pitch to attract Amazon's second headquarters, Austin Mayor Steve Adler has asked the tech giant to see Austin's "challenges as an opportunity." Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings has emphasized that his city is already "easy."
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Alexa, Please Stop Laughing: Amazon Says It’s Fixing Device’s Unprompted Cackles
Posted on · After social media lit up with tales of creepy laughter, we now know why: The Echo's virtual assistant has been spontaneously laughing at its users. Now, the company says it is working on the issue
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Amazon Planning To Cut Hundreds Of Jobs
Posted on · The layoffs come while Amazon is also seeking to build a second major headquarters in the United States
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Amazon To Roll Out Delivery At Whole Foods But Not Yet In Houston
Posted on · Amazon.com Inc. said deliveries started Thursday in Austin, Texas
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No Headquarters But Amazon Remains Active In Houston
Posted on · The online retailer has been opening new physical locations in the Bayou City
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Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway And JPMorgan Chase Launch New Health Care Company
Posted on · The new company will be "free from profit-making incentives and constraints" as it tries to find ways to cut costs and improve health care plan satisfaction for employees
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How Might Texas Win Amazon’s Second Headquarters? Not Because Of Flashy Financial Incentives
Posted on · Some cities fighting to house Amazon's coveted second headquarters have offered up billion-dollar financial incentives. If a Texas city lands the headquarters, experts don't expect incentives to be the main reason
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Amazon’s Cashier-Less Seattle Grocery Opens To The Public
Posted on · The store, which has been open only to Amazon employees for the past year, uses a smartphone app and a network of cameras to track a customer's purchases
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Why Houston Lost Its Bid For Amazon’s Second Headquarters
Posted on · City business leaders say the failure to make the cut of 20 finalists should be a wake-up call about the need to diversify the local economy
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Why Didn’t Houston Make The Cut For Amazon’s New HQ?
Posted on · Dallas and Austin made the list of finalists. Ed Egan from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy gives us his take on why Houston did not.