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Amazon teams with Epix to expand on-demand video library

Sep 4, 2012
Shares of Netflix fell Tuesday on news that Amazon has inked a deal with a rival provider of on-demand movies and TV shows.

How long can the TV streaming honeymoon last?

Aug 6, 2012
Networks and cable companies might not like the content boom but it may be too late to stop.

Amazon looks to expand delivery beyond home, office

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

Jul 27, 2012
Why support for gay rights is also a shrewd tactical move in the tech community.

Why companies take political, social stands

Jul 27, 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?

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

Jul 17, 2012
Republican governors and giant e-commerce retailer Amazon now back Congressional legislation to tax online transactions.

For public good, not for profit.

Competition heads for the cloud

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

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

Jun 20, 2012
The social giant bets big on facial recognition software, but what is it using that information for?