Fitbits Are up to 50% Off During Amazon’s Early Black Friday Sale Many Fitbits have hit all-time lowest prices during this Black Friday sale.

Amazon’s CEO defends return-to-office policy Illustration by Laura Normand / The VergeAmazon CEO Andy Jassy is pushing back on claims that his return-to-office mandate was a “backdoor layoff.” In a transcript of an all-hands staff meeting seen by Reuters and CNBC, Jassy said the move “is very much about our culture and strengthening our culture.” In September, Amazon announced that it woul…

Alexa at 10: Amazon’s assistant is a winner and a failure Image: Alex Parkin / The VergeAlexa didn’t get a big splashy launch event, or come with a bunch of grand proclamations about being the future of anything. Instead, like a phone charger with a made-up name or a knockoff version of your favorite blush, it just kind of appeared on Amazon one day. Ten years ago this week, on November 6th, 2014, Ama…

Amazon’s First Color Kindle Is Having a Rocky Launch Poor reviews and faulty devices are plaguing Amazon’s first color e-reader.

Is Amazon’s robotaxi company trying to sidestep federal safety laws? Image: ZooxThis week, Zoox cofounder and CTO Jesse Levinson announced at TechCrunch Disrupt 2024 that it would start rolling out its purpose-built autonomous vehicles in San Francisco and Las Vegas in the coming weeks. But little was said about the ongoing investigation into the Amazon-owned company’s claims that its vehicles — which are shaped…

Amazon’s cloud unit records highest profit margin in at least a decade Amazon Web Services delivered an operating margin of over 38%, the highest since at least 2014.

Amazon’s new Alexa has reportedly slipped to 2025 Illustration by Alex Castro / The VergeIn the week’s least surprising news, Amazon’s reinvention of its Alexa voice assistant has reportedly fallen even further behind. According to Bloomberg, the launch of a new Alexa — billed as a smarter, more capable AI-powered voice assistant — has been pushed back. Again. “A person familiar with the matter…

Amazon’s advertising business grew 19% in the third quarter Amazon’s online advertising business jumped 19% year over year to $14.3 billion in the third quarter.

Behind the scenes with the team of ex-prosecutors fighting Amazon’s counterfeit problem Counterfeits on Amazon skyrocketed after sales from Chinese-based sellers more than doubled in 2015. Here’s how Amazon is trying to stop the problem.

Amazon’s Like a Dragon works better as a mob drama than a Yakuza adaptation Image: Amazon MGM StudiosLike a Dragon proves that a quality adaptation doesn’t always have to be a faithful one. Continue reading…

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It’s not just you: Amazon’s shopping app is trying a different look AmazonNot long after injecting more artificial intelligence into its shopping experience, Amazon is now testing a new homepage for its shopping app on Android and iOS. Millions of users in the US will see changes starting today, with more slated to see them over the coming months. Fundamentally, the redesign seems to serve the same purpose as …