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| 18.05.2021 | Amazon com : Electric aircraft maker Beta raises $368 mln in funding backed by Fidelity, Amazon | May 18 (Reuters) - Electric aircraft company Beta Technologies said on Tuesday it had raised $368 million in a private funding round, led by Fidelity Management and backed by Amazon's climate-focused venture capital fund.
The Vermont-based ... |
| 16.03.2021 | Amazon com : New Ipsos Study Finds 8 in 10 Americans Think the Federal Minimum Wage is Too Low and Two-Thirds Support Increasing Minimum Wage to $15 Per Hour | Today, global market research firm Ipsos released a new, comprehensive federal minimum wage study, which polled more than 6,000 Americans on their knowledge of and opinions on the current federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour. The study con... |
| 28.09.2020 | Amazon launches a $4.99-per-month ‘personal shopper’ service for men’s fashion | Amazon is introducing a personal shopping service for men’s fashion. The service, now available to Prime members, is an expansion of the existing Personal Shopper by Prime Wardrobe, a $4.99 per month Stitch Fix rival, originally aimed at wo... |
| 29.06.2020 | Amazon Launches US$2 Billion Climate Pledge Fund Amid Reputation Crisis | 20 1
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| 23.06.2020 | Amazon Launches $2 Billion Climate Pledge Fund | Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) has launched The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of sustainable technologies and services that will enable Amazon and other companies to meet The Climate Pledge—a commitment to be net zero carbon by 2040.... |
| 13.11.2018 | Amazon Alexa Fund-backed ParkWhiz raises an additional $5 million | ParkWhiz, a Chicago parking logistics startup founded by Aashish Dalal and Jon Thornton, is on a roll. A little over two months after completing a $20 million series D funding round led by NewSpring Capital, it today revealed a $5 million e... |
| 17.01.2018 | Amazon takes on Wish with an “Under $10” selection of products that ship for free | Amazon has quietly launched a new feature that’s seemingly aimed at helping the retailer better compete with discount shopping apps such as Wish and others. In the Amazon mobile app and on the web, Amazon recently added a new section offeri... |
| 07.11.2017 | Amazon launches $50 Fire TV Stick Basic Edition in more than 100 markets | Amazon has unveiled a new Fire TV Stick Basic Edition that will be available to buy in more than 100 markets around the world.
The launch comes almost a year after Amazon opened its Prime Video streaming service to more than 200 countries, ... |
| 11.10.2017 | Amazon launches 7″ waterproof Kindle Oasis with Audible integration, starting at $250 | Kindle fans, rejoice. Amazon has listened and is finally bringing a waterproof ereader to market — almost 10 years after the internet giant debuted the first Kindle device.
The all-new Kindle Oasis comes 18 months after its same-named sibli... |
| 27.09.2017 | Amazon takes on the smart alarm clock with the $130 Echo Spot | Many have tried and failed to bring the world a smart alarm clock (remember Chumby?), but no one has been better positioned than Amazon to deliver on the promise. In essence, the product is a tiny Echo Show. Echo Show crossed with Echo Dot ... |
| 28.09.2016 | Amazon launches ‘up to 30% faster’ Fire TV Stick with Alexa remote, still $40 | Amazon is overhauling its Fire TV Stick with two noteworthy changes: It’s “up to 30 percent faster,” according to Amazon, and its now comes bundled with the Alexa voice remote. You can preorder it today for $40, but it won’t ship until Octo... |
| 22.02.2016 | Amazon Raises Its Free Shipping Minimum To $49 For Non-Prime Members | Even without a Prime membership, Amazon always offered free (and slow) shipping for orders over a certain minimum. For the longest time, that minimum was $25, but in 2013, the company raised it to $35. In its latest move to push its $99/yea... |
| 07.12.2015 | Amazon launches the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition: A $250 tablet bundled with Kindle Unlimited | Amazon has launched a new “Reader’s Edition” of its Fire HD 8 device, a 4th generation tablet it first introduced back in September.
As its name suggests, the Fire HD 8 Reader’s Edition is pitched at those who like to, well, read. The $250 ... |
| 25.06.2015 | Amazon Launches $100M Fund Focused on Voice Technology | Amazon today (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced a $100m fund dedicated to voice technology.
The Alexa Fund focuses on supporting developers, manufacturers, and startups of all sizes who create new experiences designed around the human voice.
The Alex... |
| 28.05.2015 | Amazon Expands Same-Day Delivery To New Markets, Drops Price To Free For Orders Over $35 | Amazon says today it will expand its same-day delivery service covering around 1 million items to two new markets, San Diego and Tampa Bay, while also reducing the price to free for orders over $35. The company already offers same-day deliv... |
| 26.11.2014 | Amazon Fire Phone Gets Another Fire Sale: $199 Unlocked | Amazon has already admitted that it priced its Fire Phone much higher than consumers anticipated, and now it’s making a significant adjustment to the device’s price tag: A fully unlocked Fire Phone now retails for $199.00, instead of $449.0... |
| 27.10.2014 | Amazon launches $39 'Fire TV Stick' to challenge Google's Chromecast | Today Amazon announced the “Fire TV Stick,” a $39 streaming device designed to compete with devices like the Chromecast. The Fire TV Stick starts shipping November 19 but is available for preorder now.
Amazon claims its stick is the “most p... |
| 13.03.2014 | Amazon Prime gets a price bump to $99 a year | Nine years after it launched, Amazon Prime is getting an inevitable price increase.
Amazon announced today that Prime will now cost $99 per year in the U.S., a slight bump from the previous $79 a year price.
Prime gives Amazon customers fre... |
| 08.12.2011 | Amazon Launches $6M ‘Fund’ To Boost Kindle Direct Publishing, Lending Library | Amazon this morning announced that it has set up a $6 million annual fund dedicated to independent authors and publishers. Dubbed KDP Select, the fund aims to let indie authors and publishers “make money in a whole new way”.
Here’s how it w... |
| 11.04.2011 | Amazon launches a new ad-supported $114 Kindle | Amazon is effectively lowering the price of its low-end Kindle eBook reader today by introducing a new ad-supported $114 model with special offers.
The deals show that Amazon is serious about making the Kindle into a mainstream replacement ... |
| 02.11.2009 | Amazon Closes Zappos Deal, Ends Up Paying $1.2 Billion | Amazon earlier this morning announced the official closing of the acquisition of Zappos, a deal which we broke the news about back in July. Turns out the valuation of the online footwear and clothing retailer went up from the reported $928 ... |
| 18.09.2007 | Nirvanix, competitor to Amazon’s storage delivery service, raises $12M, as expected | Nirvanix, a San Diego, Calif. company that is competing wth Amazon’s’s S3 by offering a storage delivery service for media applications, has raised $12 million in a funding round, as expected (see earlier coverage; scroll down).
It was led ... |
| - | Amazon com : raises $1 billion sustainable bond for climate, social causes | NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc issued its first sustainability bond on Monday, raising $1 billion to invest in renewable energy, clean transport, greener buildings and affordable housing.
The world's biggest company joins a grow... |
| - | Amazon com : raises $1 billion sustainable bond for climate, social causes | * Money to be spent on existing commitments, new projects
* Will cover renewable energy, clean transport
* To fund buying electric vehicles
NEW YORK/LONDON, May 10 (Reuters) - Amazon.com Inc issued its first sustainability bond on Monday, r... |
