Would you pay a subscription to use Amazon’s voice assistant Alexa? Inside the company, that’s apparently the subject of some debate. A recent Business Insider report — citing internal documents and sources familiar with the matter — says that Amazon is reconfiguring Alexa as it...
Amazon has made layoffs in its Buy with Prime unit, as part of its ongoing restructuring efforts. The company has laid off around 30 employees, which accounts for less than 5% of its staff in the Buy with Prime unit, TechCrunch reported Friday (Jan. 19)....
Amazon is laying off hundreds of employees across its Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios organization. The cuts follow the organization’s year-long review of every aspect of its business, Mike Hopkins, senior vice president of Prime Video and Amazon MGM Studios, said in a note...
Success in one area doesn’t necessarily translate into success within another. Even basketball legend Michael Jordan put up average-at-best numbers when he gave baseball a shot – and that was in the minor leagues. The Chicago Bulls superstar never made it to the major leagues. ...
Amazon has apparently set a date for adding ads to its Prime Video content. The company will begin introducing commercials to movies and TV shows for viewers in the U.S. beginning Jan. 29, Deadline reported, citing a letter to subscribers. The change will come to customers in the...
Amazon veteran Dave Limp is going from Alexa to outer space. Limp, who led the company’s devices unit, was chosen by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos to be CEO of his aerospace firm, Blue Origin, Reuters reported Thursday (Dec. 21). Limp’s priorities include boosting the development...
In a potential move that would further solidify its presence in the sports content industry, Amazon is reportedly in talks to invest in Diamond Sports Group, the largest regional-sports programmer in the country. Diamond Sports Group, which carries the games of over 40 major sports teams, filed for...
Amazon’s latest offering harkens back to its roots as a bookseller. The company’s Your Books feature, announced Wednesday (Dec. 13), lets users explore all their books in one place, while offering personalized features to find the next thing to read. The feature, Amazon said in...
Amazon’s drone delivery program has reportedly lost Sean Cassidy, its head of safety, flight operations and regulatory affairs. Cassidy played a crucial role in obtaining regulatory approvals for the expansion of the program and was Amazon’s primary liaison with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), CNBC reported Monday...
