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FTC Moves Forward With Amazon Web Services Investigation
FTC Moves Forward With Amazon Web Services Investigation
December 22, 2021  |  ANTITRUST

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is moving forward with an investigation into Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Amazon cloud computing business, over competition issues,...

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Amazon Outage Grounds Deliveries, Ticket Sales, Media Outlets, Streaming
Amazon Outage Grounds Deliveries, Ticket Sales, Media Outlets, Streaming
December 08, 2021  |  Amazon

People couldn’t change flights on Delta, order concert tickets from Ticketmaster, read several news outlets, and more when Amazon Web Services (AWS) went down on...

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Biopharma Firm Gilead Picks Amazon as Cloud Provider
Biopharma Firm Gilead Picks Amazon as Cloud Provider
November 29, 2021  |  Healthcare

Biopharmaceutical company Gilead Sciences has chosen Amazon Web Services as its cloud provider, AWS announced Monday (Nov. 29). “Innovating on AWS and with the help...

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Affirm President Says Consumers Turn to BNPL for More Flexibility and Transparency
Affirm President Says Consumers Turn to BNPL for More Flexibility and Transparency
November 02, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Over half of the U.S. population reported they live paycheck to paycheck, according to PYMNTS data, including 25% of consumers who have used buy now,...

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Factory Project Explores the Potential of 5G and Mobile Edge Computing
Factory Project Explores the Potential of 5G and Mobile Edge Computing
October 19, 2021  |  Technology

A company that manufactures the fiber-optic cable used to support telecommunications networks is the first enterprise to implement a newly available network that provides highly...

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The Next BNPL Horizon Will Expand Access to 83% Who Want to Make Big Ticket Purchases
The Next BNPL Horizon Will Expand Access to 83% Who Want to Make Big Ticket...
September 27, 2021  |  Buy Now Pay Later

Buy now, pay later (BNPL) is redefining the way consumers shop. Twenty-nine million adult U.S. consumers have purchased at least one item via BNPL in...

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AWS Widens Availability Of Amazon HealthLake
AWS Widens Availability Of Amazon HealthLake
July 15, 2021  |  Healthcare

Amazon Web Services (AWS) has revealed the “general availability” of Amazon HealthLake, a HIPAA-eligible offering that helps healthcare and life sciences entities take in, keep,...

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Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Buys Icefire; Bringg Wraps Up $100 Million Series E
Today In Payments Around The World: Checkout.com Buys Icefire; Bringg Wraps Up $100 Million Series...
June 16, 2021  |  International

In today’s top payments news worldwide, Checkout.com has acquired Icefire, while Bringg has raised $100 million in an Insight Partners-led funding round. Plus, Vodafone and...

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Vodafone, Amazon To Bring Speedy 5G ‘Edge Computing’ Services To UK Businesses
Vodafone, Amazon To Bring Speedy 5G ‘Edge Computing’ Services To UK Businesses
June 16, 2021  |  Amazon Innovations

Vodafone and Amazon Web Services are partnering to bring so-called “edge computing” to business customers in the U.K. Edge computing quickly analyzes bulk data —...

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