Amazon

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.

Amazon must redo Bessemer union election, orders labor board official

By Russell Brandom November 29

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Amazon and Target play ‘outsized’ role in port congestion and pollution, report finds

By Justine Calma November 29

The Verge’s Guide to Cyber Monday 2021

The best Cyber Monday deals at Staples

By Sheena Vasani November 29

The Verge’s Guide to Cyber Monday 2021

The best Cyber Monday deals on Amazon devices

By Sheena Vasani November 29

The Verge’s Guide to Cyber Monday 2021

The best Cyber Monday deals under $25

By Sheena Vasani November 29

The Verge’s Guide to Cyber Monday 2021

The Cyber Monday streaming deals for Hulu, YouTube TV, and more

By Sheena Vasani November 29

The Verge’s Guide to Cyber Monday 2021

The latest Kindle Paperwhite is 25 percent off ahead of Cyber Monday

By Monica Chin November 28

Apple gets hit by its second fine by Italian regulators in a week

By Jon Porter November 26

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The Verge’s Guide to Cyber Monday 2021

The best streaming device to buy right now

Getting something great costs less than $50

By Chris Welch November 25

Ring Alarm Pro review: all you need to start a smart home

By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy November 24

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Prime Gaming is giving away EA games over the next few months

By Mitchell Clark November 22

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New trailers: The Expanse, Ozark, Encounter, and more

By Kim Lyons November 21

Go read this look into how Amazon failed to secure customer personal data

By Jasmine Hicks November 19

Amazon Smart Thermostat review: a $60 stunner

By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy November 19

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New Starbucks Pickup store in NYC uses Amazon Go cashierless technology

By Kim Lyons November 18

Amazon Fire TV Omni review: useful Alexa features, underwhelming picture

By Chris Welch November 17

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Verizon charges $5 per month to make calls from Alexa using your mobile number

By Emma Roth November 17

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Amazon’s Echo Show 15 goes up for preorder, shipping December 9th

By Jon Porter November 17

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Amazon to ban Visa credit cards in the UK in battle over payment fees

By James Vincent November 17

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Surprise: Amazon has four new smart switches

By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy November 16

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Amazon’s Wheel of Time tries a little too hard to be Game of Thrones

By Chaim Gartenberg November 16

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Amazon Photos gets overhauled, at least on iOS

By Emma Roth November 16

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Amazon’s cashierless tech makes first appearance in a rival store outside the US

By James Vincent November 16

Amazon fined $500,000 for failing to notify California workers about COVID-19 cases

By Emma Roth November 15

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Now Alexa can tell Netflix to just ‘play something’

By Richard Lawler November 15

Amazon releases Prime Video app for Mac with downloads, AirPlay, and more

By Chris Welch November 15

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Go read this report about how Amazon tries to evade responsibility in delivery vehicle crashes

By Emma Roth November 14

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Some Echo speakers can now detect people

By Jennifer Pattison Tuohy November 12

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Here are the best Amazon Echo deals right now

By Taylor Lyles, Brandon Widder, and 1 more November 11

Amazon will let you easily share clips from its Prime Video content

By Mitchell Clark November 11

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Why charging phones is such a complex business, with Anker CEO Steven Yang

Better, faster, smaller chargers

By Nilay Patel November 9

You’ll be able to pay for Amazon purchases with Venmo starting in 2022

By Sean Hollister November 8