Amazon founder Jeff Bezos created what is today known as Amazon in 1994. After about a year of preparation, Bezos launched the Amazon.com website, selling books and handling deliveries across the U.S.

In mid‑2025, the company secured a King County Superior Court order transferring control of more than 75 domains used to market fake five‑star reviews and fraudulent seller accounts, its largest ...

Amazon is making its AI-upgraded Alexa+ assistant available to everyone in the U.S. Alexa+ launched last year in an "early access" preview, meaning consumers had to join a waitlist or buy a new device ...

Amazon is laying off 16,000 employees, the company’s second round of large-scale job reductions in three months as it fights to improve its standing in the battle for AI supremacy. In a blog post ...

NEW YORK -- Amazon said it's closing all of its Amazon Go and Amazon Fresh locations, as the online behemoth focuses on its grocery delivery, Whole Foods Market and a new "supersized" store concept.

Wells Fargo (WFC) has appointed Faraz Shafiq as head of AI Products and Solutions, starting Feb. 9, amid the bank's efforts to leverage AI for financial services and help streamline its operations, it ...

The trend of turning dystopian drama series into reality competition continues. Amazon has handed a greenlight to Fallout Shelter, a series based on its Ella Purnell-fronted drama. The project comes ...

Alexa+, Amazon’s AI-powered digital assistant, is coming to a browser near you. The internet’s largest retailer announced Monday that it has launched Alexa.com, a website that lets Alexa+ users access ...

Alexa+ is Amazon's generative AI upgrade to its Alexa virtual assistant. After months in an early access program, Amazon is debuting the Alexa.com website. Users can chat with Alexa+ on the site, just ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. After introducing Alexa Plus (Alexa+) last February, Amazon is now ready to make the AI assistant available on the web to Early Access users.

eSpeaks’ Corey Noles talks with Rob Israch, President of Tipalti, about what it means to lead with Global-First Finance and how companies can build scalable, compliant operations in an increasingly ...

Amazon is rolling out a new Fire TV homescreen redesign that, well, looks a whole lot like Google TV. Announced at CES 2026, Amazon says that it is redesigning Fire TV “to be cleaner, faster, and ...