Tag: Amazon
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The Recap: Huge Cable TV Losses, Prime Video’s Ad-Free Tier Gets Priced, and More
It was another busy week of earnings, which meant a load of revelations from the various companies. It was a bloodbath for the cable companies, while the wireless companies once again saw strong growth in 5G home internet. Amazon also finally shared how much you’ll have to pay to get rid of ads in its…
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Amazon is Using AI to Generate Ads That You’re More Likely to Click on
Creating a successful ad campaign is a challenging task. Amazon is cutting through some of the difficulties by launching a generative artificial intelligence system to help advertisers create images that resonate better with consumers. Amazon created the generative AI tool to overcome the obstacles advertisers run into during the creation process. The tech helps generate…
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Deal Alert! Amazon’s Fire TV Cube Is At Its Lowest Price Ever Just $109.99 For An Early Black Friday Deal
Have you been thinking about getting that new Fire TV Cube? Good news right now the Fire TV Cube is on sale at the lowest price ever of $109.99! This comes as Amazon has started an early Black Friday deal for the Fire TV. Right now, the Fire TV Cube is down to just $109.99,…
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Amazon Will Charge $2.99 a Month For Ad-Free Prime Video Service
Amazon CEO Andy Jassey unveiled how much Prime subscribers will have to pay to eliminate the commercials that are expected to arrive early next year. By default, all Prime customers will see ads starting in 2024. Customers who want to eliminate those ads can pay $2.99 a month. Jassey noted that Prime Video aims to…
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Amazon Alexa Is Killing IFTTT Support on October 31
Amazon will discontinue Alexa support for its IFTTT (If This, Then That) service as of October 31. Starting November 1, users will no longer be able to use Alexa commands to trigger applets with specific phrases or questions, according to the IFTTT team. In addition, applets that use other Alexa phrases, asks, or queries will…
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Amazon’s Profit More Than Tripled to $9.9 Billion As Online Sales Rebounded Sharply
Amazon posted a third-quarter profit of nearly $10 billion as it was able to wring more earnings out of its online store business in North America. The online retail giant posted a profit of $9.9 billion, or 94 cents a share, in the period, compared with year-ago earnings of $2.9 billion, or 28 cents a…
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Alexa’s Latest AI Trick: Having a Conversation With Your Kid That You Don’t Have to Worry About
Kids ask a lot of questions. Like, a lot of questions. Amazon’s launched a new Alexa tool that might be able to step in when parents are burned out. Amazon Echo devices will now let kids have interactive chats with Alexa through a new artificial intelligence feature. “Explore with Alexa,” which was unveiled at its…
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Amazon Will Give You 6% Back If You Are Willing To Wait For Your Delivery & Use An Amazon Credit Card
The busy holiday shopping season is here and that means great strain for Amazon and its shipping system. Now, to help ease that, Amazon is offering Amazon Prime Credit Card customers 6% back on select purchases if they agree to use Prime Day Shipping. This shipping is often in lower demand and slower than the…
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Amazon’s Thursday Night Football Accounts For 25% of All Internet Traffic on Comcast’s Internet Network
Today, Comcast announced during its 3rd quarter 2023 earnings call that Thursday night is now its peak internet traffic thanks to NFL streaming Thursday Night Football, with 25% of all internet traffic on Comcast’s network coming from Amazon’s Thursday Night Football stream. This comes as Amazon says Thursday Night NFL Football now averages 12.91 million…
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Amazon Can Now Treat Your Cough, Cold, Or Flu, Replacing The Need to See Your Doctor
Amazon will let people too busy to make a doctor appointment consult with a clinician on a quick video chat or through direct messages through its Amazon Virtual Clinic and get prescriptions to help address colds, coughs, or the flu. With Amazon Clinic, you can now complete a short form with your current symptoms and…