Category: Amazon News
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Amazon & iRobot Alter Takeover Deal as EU Review Puts Merger in Limbo
Amazon changed the terms of its deal to buy iRobot after the robot vacuum maker took on debt to continue operating as the two companies await the results of an EU antitrust investigation into the combination. Amazon said that it would now pay $51.75 a share, below the original $61-per-share price, to account for $200…
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Amazon Freevee Will Add 20 New Free Channels & Hundreds of New Movies & TV Episodes in August 2023
Today Amazon Freevee announced 20 new channels and dozen of movies in August 2023. Amazon Freevee is available on Fire TV, Fire Tablets, and as a free Channel within Prime Video. Freevee is also available as an app on Roku, Samsung smart TVs (2017-2021 models), Comcast’s Xfinity Flex, Xfinity X1, Chromecast with Google TV, NVIDIA…
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Amazon Will Now Let You Pay With Your Palm At Whole Foods
Yesterday, Amazon announced a convenient way to pay for people who oft forget their wallets. Amazon One lets you pay with a wave of your hand using palm recognition technology. By scanning your calm at the cash register, Amazon One provides another contactless payment option that’s free to use. The palm scanner is slowly rolling…
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FTC & Justice Department Look to Block Big Tech Mergers by Proposing New Guidelines
The Federal Trade Commission and Justice Department have outlined new rules surrounding anti-competitive mergers. The proposed merger guidelines are intended to cast a wider net to identify potential risks and crack down on possible illegal mergers between already massive companies. “We are updating our enforcement manual to reflect the realities of how firms do business…
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Amazon Fire TV Upgrades Voice Search Controls
Amazon upgraded its Fire TV voice search feature, recently adding phonetically blended results (PBR). Since AI voice recognition isn’t perfect and doesn’t account for accents as well as unintentionally pick up other sounds in the room, PBR helps eliminate repeated attempts to voice search for specific programs by offering up a list of related search…
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Amazon’s Audible Names A New Chief Content Officer As It Looks to Expand
Amazon is shuffling operations at Audible by announcing Rachel Ghiazza as the new chief content officer. She will be working on Amazon’s new main objective for Audibles and managing the creation of new Audible originals. Ghiazza’s new role also includes overseeing all stages of audiobooks and podcast content from pitch to delivery as well as…
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The Top 10 Free Apps Every Amazon Fire TV & Fire TV Stick Owner Should Have In July 2023
Do you own a Fire TV or Fire TV Stick from Amazon? They are great streaming players that let you access a ton of paid content like Paramount+, Hulu, Apple TV+, and more. But the Fire TV also has a ton of 100% free streaming services that every cord cutter should try. Now you likely…
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Amazon’s Fire TV Stick Was The Best Selling Device on Prime Day 2023 As Prime Members Saved Over $2.5 Billion
Amazon’s Prime Day 2023 is now officially over, even though a few deals are still going on right now. Now Amazon has announced that the Fire TV Stick was the best-selling device during Prime Day around the world. “The first day of Prime Day was the largest sales day in Amazon’s history, and Prime members…
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Amazon is Cracking Down on The Sale of Stolen Goods
Dozens of sellers have had their accounts suspended or banned on Amazon. The company claims these accounts were selling stolen merchandise, however, several sellers have stated they did not know the products were stolen. Amazon has very strict policies regarding selling items through its website and has a no-tolerance policy in place for stolen goods.…
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Grubhub+ is Offering $15 Off $25 Orders Exclusively for Amazon Prime Members – Here is What You Need to Know
Amazon Prime Day is nearly upon us and members are already getting some exclusive deals leading up to next Tuesday along with some sneak peeks for the big day(s). One such deal is a discount on a Grubhub+ subscription. Amazon Prime members can use the code GRUBPRIME to get $15 off any GrubHub orders over…