Amazon is planning live TV recorder, challenging TiVo
The DVR device, dubbed “Frank” inside Amazon, will allow users to record live TV and stream the video to a smartphone so it can be...
Amazon reportedly in the running to acquire Landmark movie chain
The company is vying with other suitors to acquire the Landmark Theaters business, according to people familiar with the situation. Some see it as a...
CEO Satya Nadella sells $35.9 million of Microsoft stock
The sale, for financial planning reasons, is the beginning of a regularly scheduled trading plan for some of the equity awards he received.
Microsoft threatens to pull Gab services over anti-Semitic posts
The action shows how the tech industry’s efforts to tackle hate speech online are extending beyond big social-media services to cloud-computing companies that provide web-hosting...
Amazon Prime Day shopping topped $4 billion, analyst estimates
Shoppers spent $4.2 billion during Amazon.com's Prime Day sale, up 33 percent from a year ago, according to estimates from Wedbush Securities analyst Michael Pachter....
Amazon job posting hints at its global aspirations for medical-supplies marketplace
The world’s biggest online retailer is looking to hire someone to lead outreach to medical-products manufacturers and service providers, who will focus on building the...
Amazon pushes Prime deals to lure Whole Foods shoppers
The e-commerce giant is pushing Whole Foods and groceries in the sales event to lure shoppers into the stores and to get them try grocery...
Amazon’s new target for Echo sales: bored children
Amazon will launch new kid-focused skills for its Alexa digital assistant — including knock-knock jokes — along with an Echo Dot voice-controlled speaker designed for...