Category: Amazon News
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Amazon Announces Date for This Year’s New Fire TVs & Services Event
Today, Amazon announced it will be setting September 20th to announce new developments the company has been designing since last year. Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Devices and Services, David Limp posted this save the date announcement: “The Devices & Services team has already had a very busy year, and now that Amazon’s HQ2 is…
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Former Amazon Employees Found Guilty of Stealing $9.4 Million From Amazon
Former Amazon operations manager Kayricka Wortham, along with six other individuals, has been charged with stealing over $9.4 million from the company. During her time at Amazon, she filed over $10 million in faux invoices for vendors that don’t exist, duping the company into paying her and her co-conspirators $9.4 million. “The defendant abused her…
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Amazon’s CEO is Cracking Down on Expensive Prime Video Projects
Amazon Prime Video has been spending loads of money creating series that just simply aren’t panning out as hoped. Amazon’s CEO Andy Jassy is taking a hard look at the numbers to see why multimillion-dollar shows aren’t resonating with audiences. As reported by Bloomberg, last year alone Amazon Prime spent around $7 billion on original…
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Amazon Luna is Offering Members an Exclusive Fortnite Reward Starting Today on Fire TV & More
Starting today, Fortnite fans will get a special reward for Amazon Luna brought to you by Epic Games. If you’re an Amazon Luna member, log in to Fortune via the platform between July 3rd at 12:00 p.m. ET through July 17th at 11:59 p.m. ET to receive a free Velocity Edge Pickaxe. Any Amazon Luna…
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Want to Get a Free $15 Amazon Credit in Time For Prime Day? Here’s How
Everyone loves Prime Day and now Amazon is offering a way to earn an extra $15 for your spending spree. Simply install the Amazon Photos app, upload a picture, and your account will be credited $15 within four days. The Amazon Photo App lets you back up and organize photos from your computer or Android…
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Amazon Wants to Speed up Deliveries by Partnering With Local Businesses
Are you interested in adding some extra income to your business? Amazon is adding small business owners to its delivery model. With Amazon Hub, local businesses can sign up to become Hub Partners and help out with deliveries. Amazon is looking for established businesses to receive daily bulk deliveries at their location. Between 20 to…
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Amazon Wants to Give You a $5 Gift Card Just For Signing Up With Amazon News
Amazon is offering a chance to win a $5 Amazon gift card if you sign up by July 31st, 11:59 p.m. PDT. The Amazon News newsletter offers top stories, breaking news, and special deals. Get the latest Amazon News delivered straight to your inbox, including exclusive interviews with Prime Video stars, behind-the-scenes access to events,…
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Amazon Gets One Step Closer to Buying iRobot
Amazon proposed buying iRobot in a billion-dollar acquisition deal last August, and it looks like U.K.’s antitrust regulators are on board with the idea. The proposal has been accepted in the UK by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) as of today, but will still need to undergo regulatory review. “It’s important to ensure tech…
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Amazon Freevee to Release Two New Free Judge Judy Spinoff Series
Back in May, Amazon Freevee renewed Judy Justice for an additional two seasons. The sharp-witted, no sass tolerating Judge jumped from daytime television to join Amazon’s free streaming service Freevee and the series has seen much success since the series premiere. Judy Justice gained a lot of attention, tallying up 150 million hours watched and…
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Amazon’s Prime Video Viewership Numbers Show Strong Yearly Growth
Amazon Prime Video recently announced the company will be adding an ad-supported tier. Insider Intelligence has released some statistics on Amazon Prime Video viewership and compared that with time spent watching content. “Amazon introducing ads into Prime Video is just the latest step in their increasing embrace of streaming advertising. The Fire TV interface makes…