Tag: Amazon
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Amazon’s New Home Internet Service Will Launch Its First Satellites Tomorrow
After multiple delays, Amazon tomorrow will finally launch the first of what is expected to be thousands of satellites that will power a new internet service. Amazon has been working on this project, code-named Kuiper, since 2019. This is not just some side project; according to Amazon CEO Andy Jassey, it is now one of…
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Amazon Fresh Cuts Minimum Grocery Order For Free Delivery to $100
Amazon on Thursday cut the minimum amount Prime subscribers need to spend on groceries to qualify for free shipping from Amazon Fresh. Prime members will need to spend at least $100 for free delivery. Back in February, Amazon raised the threshold to $150. The minimum cut is welcome news at a time when pricing for…
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Amazon Will Reportedly Launch a ChatGPT-Style Search Bar To Improve the Shopping Experience
Amazon is reportedly giving its search bar an artificial intelligence-powered makeover. “Project Nile” is set to debut in January and offer shoppers a smarter way to find products, according to Insider Today via Business Insider (a paywalled publication). Amazon has made its new search bar a top priority, according to the report. Like many companies,…
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Amazon Reportedly Used Secret Code To Manipulate Prices
Amazon previously used an algorithm called “Project Nessie” to move prices up or down on its products to see how competitors would react, and in some cases led the market to raise prices and forced consumers to spend more, according to the Wall Street Journal. Project Nessie is one of the more explosive elements to…
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How Amazon May Start Charging You to Use Alexa
Amazon has been dropping hints that it may eventually start charging a fee to use Alexa – or at least some form of the digital assistant. It’s a radical idea considering Alexa has been free since the first Echo speaker debuted in 2004. Since then, Amazon has firmly entrenched itself in the smart speaker market…
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Amazon Customers Are Reportedly Getting Fake Email Confirmations for Gift Cards They Didn’t Purchase
Multiple Amazon customers on Reddit and Twitter have said that they received a suspicious email from the e-commerce giant that confirmed a gift card purchase that they didn’t buy. The news was reported earlier by CNBC. “My wife received three emails from amazon regarding recently purchased Amazon gift cards,” a Reddit user posted. “All three…
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The Top 10 Free Apps Every Fire TV & Fire TV Stick Owner Should Have In October 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 New Home Internet Service Will Launch Its First Satellites This Week After Delays
Since 2019, Amazon has been talking about launching a home internet service. This new home internet service from Amazon is currently code-named Project Kuiper. This is not just some side project; according to Amazon’s CEO, it is now one of the main focuses of the company. Finally, weather permitting, Amazon will launch the first two…
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Amazon Prime’s Sports Talk is Reportedly Getting Canceled
Less than one year after Sports Talk debuted on Amazon Prime Video, the streaming giant is pulling the plug on the daily 12-hour lineup of shows covering all things sports-related. News of the cancellation was first posted on X (formerly Twitter) by The Athletic’s Richard Deitsch confirming the block will conclude its programming at the…
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Would You Pay For Alexa? Amazon Hints That a Smarter Assistant May Cost You
Amazon plans to add loads of generative artificial intelligence capabilities into Alexa, but will a smarter, more human-sounding assistant be worth paying for? Dave Limp, the outgoing head of devices and services for Amazon, suggests a subscription will accompany the enhanced service, although offered little details. When asked by Bloomberg about a potential user fee…