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Amazon looks to expand delivery beyond home, office
Nancy Marshall-Genzer Jul 31, 2012
The online retailer hopes 'locker' program will broaden its customer base.
Amazon’s Bezos donates $2.5 million to support same-sex marriage
John Moe Jul 30, 2012
Why support for gay rights is also a shrewd tactical move in the tech community.
Why companies take political, social stands
Jeff Horwich Jul 28, 2012
There's a lot of buzz this morning about Amazon.com CEO Jeff Bezos's decision to give $2.5 million to support a referendum that would legalize same-sex marriage. Meanwhile, Southern politicians have declared next Wednesday "Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day" after the fast-food chain's president emphatically declared his opposition to gay marriage.
Why is Amazon becoming a hardware company?
John Moe Jul 24, 2012
Don’t be fooled: All the new tablets Amazon has on the horizon are just shopping carts in disguise.
Support grows for online sales tax
Queena Kim Jul 17, 2012
Republican governors and giant e-commerce retailer Amazon now back Congressional legislation to tax online transactions.
Competition heads for the cloud
Queena Kim Jul 2, 2012
After a vicious storm knocks out some cloud computing services, competitors look to profit.
Storms hit Amazon data center, Netflix and Instagram
Mitchell Hartman Jul 2, 2012
Amazon's servers were hit by a storm in Virginia. Those data centers are also home to storage for other major websites like Netflix, Pinterest and Instagram.
Facebook is spending $60 million to recognize your face
John Moe Jun 20, 2012
The social giant bets big on facial recognition software, but what is it using that information for?
Greenpeace says Apple and Amazon have dirty clouds
John Moe Apr 19, 2012
Greenpeace says some companies running cloud services are doing better than others from an environmental stewardship point of view. It gives Amazon and Apple Fs. Plus, "The Legend of Grimrock" shows you the fun to be had while trapped in a dungeon.
Amazon acquires rights to James Bond novels
Stephen Beard Apr 18, 2012
Amazon is stepping up its publishing push, with help from none other than Agent 007. The online bookseller has just acquired the rights to the James Bond novels behind the movies.
