An Amazon-linked healthcare app is raising some privacy concerns. According to the Wall Street Journal, doctors can direct their patients to buy blood-pressure cuffs, slings and other supplies using the app that is embedded in the patient’s private medical record. The app, developed by Xealth Inc., allows...
The Federal Cartel Office, Germany’s antitrust authority, has rolled out an inquiry into Amazon and whether or not it is using its dominance in the market to harm third-party retailers that sell products through its website as a marketplace member. According to a report in...
Amazon has opened its first pop-up store in Spain, selling everything from electronic goods to video games to clothing. According to Reuters, the location is in an old building in one of Madrid’s prime shopping districts. Similar stores will open in Italy, Germany and Britain,...
When Amazon announced Alexa’s first big global push last year, some were left scratching their heads about the rollout, and how well suited Amazon’s voice-activated speaker was for a global audience. The device launched in 80 countries, but somewhat differently than it had rolled out...
News of Amazon‘s acquisition of online pharmacy startup PillPack have had analysts assuming the eCommerce conglomerate is ready to introduce an online pharmacy to its suite of services. However, new reports from CNBC on Wednesday (Nov. 21) said Amazon may first be gearing up to introduce the...
Amazon is preparing to enter the mobile payments market, reportedly working to get retailers to accept Amazon Pay as a payment method. The Wall Street Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported Amazon wants the service to be expanded beyond making payments online. The...
Amazon, the eCommerce giant, is reportedly making a bid for all of the 22 regional sports networks that Disney purchased as part of its Twenty-First Century Fox deal. CNBC, citing sources familiar with the matter, reported Amazon is teaming up with an unknown sovereign wealth...
The Travelers Companies announced 11 new states where eligible customers can receive a smart home kit discount via the insurance firm’s first digital Amazon storefront. The discounts — along with a free Amazon Echo Dot — were first available to Travelers home insurance customers in California, as well as...
Amazon has announced the developer preview of Alexa-hosted skills for Amazon Web Services. In a blog post on Thursday (November 15), Amazon said the new offering will automatically provision and manage a set of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud resources for developers skill’s back-end service. With an...
