Amazon to close all physical bookstores and shops
Amazon announced that it will close 68 physical retail stores across the U.S. and U.K., including its Amazon Books bookstores, its pop-up shops in various markets and its 4-star stores.…
Amazon signs ‘Climate Pledge’; promises to tackle climate change
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos promised to tackle climate change as it became the first company to sign the “Climate Pledge” where the retail giant committed to meet the goals of…
Jeff Bezos to retain Amazon voting control after divorce
Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos have announced their agreement for a divorce, leaving Mr. Bezos with the voting control over all his ex-wife’s shares and keeping 75 percent of their co-owned…
Oxfam report indicates rich people are getting richer
The world’s 26 richest people now own the same wealth as the poorest half of humanity, with inequality spiralling out of control. International non-profit organization Oxfam released a report that…
Amazon places second most valuable U.S.-listed company
Amazon.com became the second most valuable publicly listed U.S. company surpassing Google parent Alphabet Inc. for the first time. Amazon shares finished up to 2.69 percent at $1,586.51 for a…
Is Amazon releasing its own messaging app called “Anytime”?
Amazon.com is reportedly working on having its own messaging app called Anytime. In a report published by AFTVnews, Amazon has begun surveying customers about a new messaging service to gauge…
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asks for ideas on how he should donate his money
Amazon CEO and Founder Jeff Bezos asked his followers on how he should donate his money. With an estimated net worth of US$84.1 billion as of June 2017, Bezos said…
Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook dominate LinkedIn’s 2017 Top Companies list
Technology companies like Alphabet, Amazon, Facebook, Salesforce and Uber dominated LinkedIn’s Top Companies list for 2017. These are the companies where the world wants to work now. The Top Companies…
Apple, Microsoft, Yahoo, Amazon & Cisco stand by Google in fight against FBI
Tech giants Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Cisco filed a legal brief in support of Google in relation to a Pennsylvania court asking for information about three Gmail accounts stored overseas.…
Amazon launches Music Unlimited, its new music streaming service
Amazon launched a new competitor to Spotify and Apple Music. It’s called Music Unlimited. The Seattle-based company describes Music Unlimited as a music streaming service that provides “tens of millions…