Category: Amazon News
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Amazon is Offering Buy Now, Pay Later Options to Help Small Business Owners
Today, Amazon partnered with financial company Affirm to offer more manageable, bite-sized payments for business owners making large purchases. Amazon Business is for owners looking to digitize and automate their operations through management controls and analytic tools similar to the regular retail platform available to consumers. By opting to pay with Affirm, businesses can “buy…
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*Prime Video Drops Coach Prime Season Two Teaser Trailer
Prime Video released a teaser trailer today for the second season of Coach Prime, a docuseries about Deion Sanders’ role as head coach of the University of Colorado Boulders’ college football team, the Buffaloes. The second season debuts with the first two episodes on Prime Video on December 7. The six-episode docuseries brings fans inside…
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FTC Claims Amazon Destroyed Two Years of Communication Related to Investigation
The Federal Trade Commission accused Amazon executives of destroying two years of communications in an effort to impede the agency’s investigation into its monopolistic powers, according to details in the complaint that were made public on Thursday. While the FTC and 17 state attorneys general sued the online retail giant in September, the original complaint…
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Amazon’s Alexa is Adding Audible Notifications For Breaking News – Here is How to Turn Them Off
Do you own an Amazon Alexa device like an Echo Show? You may find yourself hearing a notification sound more often. This week, Cord Cutters News has confirmed that Echo Shows have started sending audible notifications for breaking news even when you are playing music. Unlike the cards that show on the screen with breaking…
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Amazon Will Now Tell You if a Product is Something Buyers Typically Keep or Something They Often Return
Back in March, Amazon began displaying a warning message about frequently returned items as it looked to warn consumers and head off exchanges. Now, the retail giant is adding a badge that tells you if an item is something people typically keep helping you decide if this something you want to keep or something you…
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Amazon Freevee is Adding Five Live Channels and a Ton of On-Demand Content in November 2023
Amazon’s free streaming service Freevee first launched as IMDb Freedrive back in 2019. Now, it has become one of the largest sources for free movies and TV shows since it was renamed to Freevee in early 2022. The company is adding a number of new channels and on-demand content this month. Amazon offers over 400…
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Amazon is Adding New Advertising to The Fire TV Home Screen & Search
Today, Amazon announced they will be adding new ads to the Fire TV screen and expanding others. With new ads on search, the home screen and more. These include expanded AI-powered search ads. These new search ads will show sponsored content next to the content you search for on the Fire TV. On the home…
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Sports Blackouts Are Bothering One Lawmaker Enough to Call For an Investigation
U.S. Representative Pat Ryan, a Democrat from New York’s 18th District, is bothered by the increasing number of sports blackouts, and is taking action to end what he called a “double whammy ripping off sports fans across the country.” Ryan said on Tuesday that he had written to the U.S. Comptroller General and the commissioners…
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Amazon’s Judge Judy Show is Returning to Broadcast Television Next Fall
Amazon Freevee’s original series Judy Justice landed a syndication launch date for the fall of 2024 as Judge Judy Sheindlin looks to move her series back to broadcast, according to Deadline. The court show hosted by the famed judge is the first Freevee series to move from streaming to a broadcast network, and the first…
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Amazon Begins Testing New Humanoid Robot in Fulfillment Centers That Can Replace Humans
Amazon is taking automation to a new level with the help of Agility Robotics humanoids designed by Carnegie Mellon University’s alums. These robots, named Digits, can pick up and carry packages around the warehouse on two legs. The humanoids stand 5 feet and 9 inches tall and are designed to adhere to Occupational Safety and…