Amazon
Amazon ($AMZN) is an online retailer and technology company based near Seattle, Washington. The company operates the popular Amazon.com online warehouse, which offers discounted prices and shipping with the purchase of a monthly or annual subscription called Amazon Prime. The company also operates the Amazon Prime Video streaming service, Amazon Web Services cloud computing solution, Amazon Music streaming service and Audible audiobook streaming service, and manufactures a line of tablets and smart TV devices under the Fire and Fire TV brands.
Amazon Prime logs more than 200 million members
Amazon has managed to attract more than 200 million customers to its Amazon Prime membership program.
Amazon drops price of Fire TV Stick Lite to $20
Amazon has discounted the cheapest version of its popular Fire TV streaming device for members of its Amazon Prime service.
Amazon reportedly crippling internals of some Fire TV devices on purpose
Amazon is blowing fuses in its Fire TV devices on purpose in order to prevent users from rolling back to a prior operating system, according to a report.
Amazon to release new voice remote with Fire TV devices in April
Amazon confirmed this week that it will soon release updated versions of its Fire TV devices to include a new Alexa-enabled voice remote.
Amazon wants to land Thursday night football games
Technology giant Amazon wants to continue its deal with the NFL after streaming a handful of Thursday night games in recent years.
Parler quietly drops lawsuit against Amazon
Parler has quietly dropped its lawsuit against technology giant Amazon, largely resolving a two month-long legal battle between the two companies.
Parler, Gab outages cause law enforcement headaches
Social media posts help build cases and prevent crimes, but a blackout on mainstream and fringe platforms since the Capitol attack has caused serious headaches for police and prosecutors.
Parler sues Amazon, can’t keep story straight on future of company
In public statements and court documents, Parler's CEO offers contradictory statements on the company's future.
Amazon leveraged cloud business for HBO Max deal
A new report says AT&T WarnerMedia's use of Amazon Web Services helped push through a deal for HBO Max on Amazon Fire TV devices.
Amazon acquires podcast producer Wondery
Amazon will purchase Wondery for $300 million while still offering the podcast company's shows on other platforms.
Senator urges streaming services to make content free
Angus King is urging Netflix, Amazon, Apple, Hulu, Disney Plus and HBO Max to make their content free over the Christmas holiday.
Reuters moves servers to Amazon’s cloud
Thomson Reuters has moved its servers and cloud storage to Amazon Web Services, which will help power digital Reuters news properties.