Tag: Amazon
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How Amazon is helping Ukrainian students get back to school
Amazon Blog – 9.2.22 Amazon has worked in countries across Europe to donate school supplies to help young Ukrainian refugees prepare for the new school year. Volunteers have also helped set up multimedia centers, complete with Amazon devices, to ensure the children have access language and learning support. Source: How Amazon is helping Ukrainian students…
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Amazon teams up with WWE to fight counterfeiters
Amazon Blog – 8.30.22 Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit and World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. (WWE) have filed joint lawsuits against 13 defendants who attempted to market and sell inauthentic replicas of WWE’s title belts in Amazon’s store. The belts included commemorative WWE World Heavyweight, Universal, Intercontinental, United States, and NXT Championship title belt designs. Source: Amazon…
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Take a look inside the lab where AWS makes custom chips
Amazon Blog – 8.11.22 It’s not every day you get to see what the forefront of an industry looks like. And to a passerby, the office block on the outskirts of Austin, Texas, that houses Annapurna Labs—a specialist microelectronics company Amazon Web Services (AWS) acquired in 2015—looks much like any other in the area. Whatever…
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Amazon and iRobot sign an agreement for Amazon to acquire iRobot
Amazon Blog – 8.6.22 (8.5.22) Amazon and iRobot announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which Amazon will acquire iRobot. iRobot has a history of making customers’ lives easier with innovative cleaning products for the home. iRobot has continued to innovate with every product generation, solving hard problems to help give…
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Amazon introduces the first Black Founders Build with Alexa cohort
Amazon Blog – 7.11.22 Alexa Startups has announced the first cohort for its Black Founders Build with Alexa Program. Seven North American startups founded by Black entrepreneurs were selected based on their ability to innovate with Alexa and build the next generation of voice, artificial intelligence (AI), and ambient experiences. Source: Amazon introduces the first Black…
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How to Set-up Devices with Alexa | Amazon Echo
Amazon YouTube Channel – 7.3.22 (7.2.22) Learn how to discover & set-up smart plugs and other smart devices with Amazon Alexa. To learn more about this Alexa topic, visit the following page: Discover More Alexa Smart Home: https://a.co/d/18Of8ku Source: How to Set-up Devices with Alexa | Amazon Echo
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Amazon CEO of Worldwide Consumer, Dave Clark, resigns after 23 years
Amazon Blog – 6.3.22 After 23 years with Amazon, Dave Clark has decided to leave the company to pursue other opportunities. His last day in the office will be July 1. Source: Amazon CEO of Worldwide Consumer, Dave Clark, resigns after 23 years
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Amazon customers are building smart homes with Alexa
Amazon Blog – 5.26.22 Most of us spend a lot of time in our homes, connecting with loved ones through shared meals or phone calls, relaxing and watching TV, or getting things done around the house. Alexa can make all of those activities simpler and more fun. Source: Amazon customers are building smart homes with Alexa
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Meet the team behind Amazon’s first-ever clothing store
Amazon Blog – 5.25.22 Amazon is thrilled to welcome Los Angeles-area customers to shop at Amazon Style, our first-ever physical clothing store, and to introduce the local community to a few of the employees making it all happen. Source: Meet the team behind Amazon’s first-ever clothing store
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2022 Thursday Night Football schedule on Prime Video announced
Amazon Blog – 5.13.22 Prime Video has unveiled the official 2022 NFL season schedule powered by AWS. Streaming exclusively on Prime Video, the action-packed Thursday Night Football (TNF) schedule begins with a powerhouse AFC West matchup, as Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs host rivals Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers on September 15. Source:…