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Amazon to sell smart locks so it can slip packages into your home

Don’twantAmazonboxessittingontheporch?Thecompanyhopesyou’llletastrangerinsidetodropthemoff.AmazonsaidWednesdayitwilllaunchaservicecalledAmazonKeynextmonththatwi

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Jeff Bezos is having a moment, and he's not afraid to let you know it

Oneyearago,JeffBezos'sfutureseemeduncertain.Asacandidate,DonaldTrumprepeatedlyattackedtheAmazon(AMZN,Tech30)CEOandthreatenedtocreate"suchproblems"forhiscompanyi

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Bidding war heats up for $6 billion second Amazon HQ

It'stheprizeofalifetime-a5-billion-dollarinvestmentcreating50,000well-paidjobsthateveryonewants,butonlyoneUScitywillget.FromEasttoWest,fromNorthtoSouth,metropol

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Harvey Weinstein: US actress Rose McGowan makes rape allegation

ThescandaldelugingHollywoodproducerHarveyWeinsteinhasdeepenedafterUSactressRoseMcGowanpubliclyaccusedhimofrapingher.Inaseriesoftweets,McGowanalsoaccusedAmazonSt

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Conservation cutbacks put Brazil's Amazon animals at risk

BeneditodeSouzascoopsbacksandhidinganestofbabygiantAmazonRiverturtlesthathehadcoveredoverweeksagotohidefrompredators.Suddenlyexposed,dozensofthetinyreptilesmake

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Microsoft and Amazon Take On Google in the AI Cloud

TheSeattleduotodaylaunchedsoftwaretomakeartificialintelligencemoreaccessibletoeveryone.CalledGluon,theopen-sourcedeep-learninglibraryisdesignedtomakeiteasyforre

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Amazon is thinking of selling medicine online

TheremightcomeatimewhenyoucanorderprescriptionmedswithhouseholditemsandgroceriesfromAmazon.AccordingtoCNBC,thee-retailgiantisthinkingofbreakingintothepharmacybu

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Amazon: Google has pulled YouTube from Echo Show device in tech face-off

Inararepublicfeudbetweenlargetechnologycompanies,Amazon.comIncsaidonTuesdayitsEchoShowdevicescouldnolongerplayvideosfromYouTubebecausethesite’sparent,Google,sto

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Can Alibaba become the world's biggest Internet mega cap?

AtthecloseofthestockexchangelastFriday,Amazon’sstockwasvaluedat456.5billionUSdollars,whileAlibaba’swas450.7billionUSdollars,bothracingtothe500billionUSdollarsma

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Is it safe to visit the Amazon?

ThemurderofBritishkayakerEmmaKeltyonaremotestretchoftheSolimões–thenamebywhichthemightyAmazonisknownupriverofManaus–willunderstandablygivepausetoanyoneplanninga

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Amazon affiliate to buy $27.6 m stake in Indian retailer Shoppers Stop

AnaffiliateofAmazon.comInchasagreedtobuya1.79billion-rupee($27.6million)stakeinIndianretailerShoppersStopLtd,theIndiancompanysaidinafiling.Amazon.comNVInvestmen

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Facebook and Amazon might bid on English Premier League rights

It'snosecretthatonlinetitansarejockeyingwitheachotherforsportsstreamingrights.Mostofthenewshasrevealeddomesticsquabbling,likewhenAmazonwrestedtherightstobroadca

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Amazon reportedly working on Alexa-enabled 'smart glasses'

AmazonwantstomakeAlexaamoreformidablecompetitortoGoogleAssistantandSiribylettingyouputitonyourfaceandtakeitanywhere,accordingtoaFinancialTimesreport(paywall).Th

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Selling with the enemy? Kohl’s to open in-store Amazon shops

Amazonhaslongbeenblamedforthefallingfortunesofdepartmentstores.Now,someofthemareteamingupwiththee-commercegiant.Kohl’ssaidWednesdaythatitwillopenAmazonshopsin10

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Business giants contribute to Seattle’s growth surge

AftersittingquietlyintheshadowofcitieslikeSanFranciscoandLosAngelesfordecades,SeattlebecamethefastestgrowingcityintheUS,thankstothepresenceofgiantslikeMicrosoft

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AI assistant battle: Alexa allies with Cortana to take on Google, Apple

Amazon.comIncandMicrosoftCorphaveteameduptoallowtheirrespectivevirtualassistantstoworkintandem,andbringconsumersseamlessaccesstotheirhomes,workandonlineshopping

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Amazon Cash comes to the UK, but under a different name

Amazon’snewestin-storeprogram,TopUp,looksalotlikeanexistingone,andforgoodreason.ThecompanyrecentlylaunchedTopUp,aservicethatletsyoudepositcashintoyourAmazonacco