'Huge victory' - Amazon drops ALEC, will spend millions on AC
"Today we saw a huge victory..."Michelle Wilson, a Senior Vice President at Amazon, told shareholders at the company’s annual meeting today in Seattle that Amazon would drop its support for the...
View ArticleMicrosoft promises a 'major' announcement; What will it be?
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View ArticleWhy Amazon supports an online sales-tax bill
If you:1. Live in a state that charges sales taxand2. Buy something from an online store that does not charge you sales tax,then you are supposed to:3. Calculate the sales tax yourself and add it onto...
View ArticleAmazon adds Dora the Explorer, other kids' shows with Viacom deal
Amazon has signed a deal with Viacom for online rights to hundreds of TV shows. But the most important shows are ones geared toward kids.
View ArticleAmazon Unveils Kindle Fire HDX with 24/7 Live Help
Amazon is refreshing its lineup of tablet computers with new devices called Kindle Fire HDX, which are significantly faster and lighter than the previous generation.The 7-inch and 8.9-inch versions...
View ArticleAmazon to Hire 70,000 Seasonal Workers
Amazon.com says it is hiring 70,000 full-time seasonal workers around the U.S. to fill orders during the holiday season.The world's largest online retailer says the hires are an increase of 40 percent...
View ArticleAmazon Narrows 3Q Loss as Sales Jump 24 Pct
Amazon.com says that its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed as revenue grew 24 percent to more than $17 billion.The Seattle-based online retailer also said Thursday that it expects growth in its...
View ArticleNew Amazon Shopping Site Supports Charity
Amazon has launched a new website for its online store that will donate a fraction of shoppers' purchase amounts to charity.Amazon.com Inc. launched the site, smile.amazon.com, on Wednesday. The...
View ArticleAmazon, U.S. Postal Service Will Deliver on Sundays
Amazon says it is teaming up with the U.S. Postal Service to deliver packages on Sundays.The Seattle company says Sunday delivery will be available to customers in the New York and Los Angeles...
View ArticlePads Trump Smartphones This Holiday Season
The holiday season will be great for pads and tablets, but not so great for smartphones, says Strategic News Service publisher Mark Anderson.
View ArticleSeattle Planners OK 3 Globes at Amazon.com HQ
City planners have approved the plans for three large globes that will be part of the new headquarters for Amazon.com in downtown Seattle.The Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce reports the connected...
View ArticleFirst Union Vote At An Amazon Warehouse In The U.S. Fails
Employees at an Amazon.com facility have decided against forming a labor union. The vote last night was the first of its kind in Amazon's history.The Seattle-based online retailer employs more than...
View ArticleTurboTax Offers Taxpayers Option Of Getting Refund In Amazon Gift Card
From car dealers to appliance stores, businesses know tax refund season is an important time of year. The average tax refund so far this year is $3,200 and more than three-quarters of taxpayers get a...
View ArticleSecurity Guard Asks Amazon's Bezos: What Can Your Code Of Conduct Do For Me?
Amazon's latest innovations weren't the draw for security guards who attended the company's annual shareholders' meeting Wednesday to address CEO Jeff Bezos directly about workers' rights. Among those...
View ArticleIn a season of protests, Amazon prepares for annual meeting
With the Occupy Seattle protests having morphed into a movement targeting banks and companies that protesters believe do not live up to progressive ideals, the local protest movement self-dubbed...
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