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Once a modest online seller of books, Amazon is now one of the largest companies in the world, and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, is the world’s most wealthy person. We track developments, both of Bezos and Amazon, its growth as a video producer, the popular Prime service, as well as its own hardware, which includes the Amazon Kindle e-reader, Amazon Kindle Fire tablets, and Amazon Fire TV streaming boxes.

Tech giants are getting creative to manage the COVID-19 crisis

Amazon is prioritizing stocking medical supplies and household staples at its warehouses

Amazon wants to hire 100,000 new workers to meet coronavirus demand

Some Amazon Prime deliveries are delayed and it’s running out of staples due to coronavirus

Amazon Music’s new app tells artists how fans request their songs via Alexa

Google can reportedly revoke Android licenses if TV makers also partner with Amazon

Amazon restricts sales of face masks and hand sanitizer due to coronavirus price gouging

Amazon is giving paid sick leave to all employees diagnosed with coronavirus

Amazon’s Ring announces the Ring Video Doorbell 3 and Video Doorbell 3 Plus

Amazon tells NY and NJ employees to work from home to prevent coronavirus spread

Amazon will start selling cashierless Go system to other retailers

Ring’s leaked Video Doorbell 3 has a few small upgrades

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Amazon, Google, Facebook, and Microsoft are asking Seattle-based staff to work from home because of coronavirus

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Tech giants will keep paying hourly staff even if they are asked to stay home due to coronavirus

Alexa adds severe weather alerts and new features for commuters

Amazon confirms Seattle employee is in quarantine with coronavirus

Amazon Prime members will get access to 21 free Yankee games, but only in four states

Amazon speeds up same-day shipping

The Verge tech survey 2020

We polled Americans about which big tech companies they trust with their personal information

Google and Amazon limit employees’ travel because of coronavirus fears

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Amazon has barred a million products for making false coronavirus claims

Unions are pushing the FTC to investigate Amazon for anti-competitive practices

Amazon’s Eero routers get updated with Apple’s HomeKit support

Firefox is showing the way back to a world that’s private by default

Amazon warns sellers against price gouging face masks amid coronavirus concerns

Amazon is expanding its cashierless Go model into a full-blown grocery store

The Wyze Band is part fitness tracker, part Alexa smart home controller

How climate scientists, activists, and NGOs want to spend Jeff Bezos’ money

The best smart display to buy right now

Smart displays for your kitchen, bedroom, or living room

Ring enables mandatory two-factor authentication and new privacy controls in response to scandals

Ring cameras can help you spy on your neighbors, but they haven’t really helped police

Jeff Bezos commits $10 billion to fight climate change