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Senator Elizabeth Warren said that if she is elected president in 2020, her administration will break up the giants of the tech industry. This was announced at SXSW in Austin, and in a detailed post on Medium. In that post, Senator Warren mentioned Amazon, Google, and Facebook. Senator Warren's plan would classify any company that runs a marketplace and makes
How many items did you purchase from Amazon as gifts for friends and family this holiday season? All those purchases add up. Amazon announced a record-breaking holiday season thanks to its customers all around the world, with more items ordered worldwide than ever before. In a press release, Amazon revealed some interesting data about what people bought. It also included
Amazon sent a cryptic and somewhat confusing email to some users about a “technical error”. CNBC posted some tweets that included screenshots of the email. (This odd situation was first reported by Beta News.) According to the tweets, the email from Amazon had the subject line: “Important information about your Amazon.com Account”. The email said: “We're contacting you to let
I love when big companies do something that truly benefits their workers. Amazon announced that they are increasing the minimum wage to $15 for all full-time, part-time, temporary (including those hired by agencies) and seasonal employees across the United States. This raise will be effective on November 1, 2018. Recode reported that Amazon said that workers who are already making
Would you like to shop in a store where there aren't any cashiers? You might have the opportunity to do so in the next few years. Bloomberg reports that Amazon is considering a plan to open as many as 3,000 new AmazonGo cahsierless stores in the next few years. The Bloomberg article says this information is “according to people familiar
When it comes to longevity, electronic gadgets aren't known for their long lifespan. Manufacturer support, battery life, features and fashion all conspire to consign tech to an early grave. Bucking that trend and heading for a ten year lifespan are e-readers, proving that technology isn't out of date as soon as the box is opened. The original Amazon Kindle came
The Plex Skill for Alexa has been updated to improve the way you listen to your music library by including support for Artist, Time Travel, and Library radio stations, recently introduced in Plexamp. You can now make your very own radio stations out of your own music collection. Library radio plays popular songs from artists throughout your entire music library.