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2018 digital commerce trends: Mobile payments, burst bubbles and social commerce
Jason Mander, Chief Research Officer at GlobalWebIndex, looks at the race between Amazon, Alibaba and Apple.
Amazon Alexa AI goes rogue, wakes up neighbourhood with 2am rave and police raid
Unprompted, Alexa blasted music so loud that it woke the neighbours at 2am. The owner posted a lengthy tongue-in-cheek complaint to Amazon Germany.
Is Amazon preparing for its own cryptocurrency? Company registers 3 new crypto-related domain names
Amazon has registered three different domain names, all of them related to blockchain and cryptocurrency.
Amazon purchases can now appear in your house before you even buy them
Amazon will use Augmented Reality to show shoppers what new purchasers will look like in their homes.
The Pirate Bay is 'hidden' from UK residents
Google has seemingly tucked the The Pirate Bay more than five pages deep in UK results pages. However, the search company claims it's just how it's algorithm works.
Florida couple receive 65 pounds of marijuana along with plastic bins they ordered from Amazon
A police investigation revealed that the package had been shipped by Amazon's Warehouse Deals via UPS from a facility in Massachusetts.
Amazon wants to recharge electric cars with robot drones
Amazon has filed a patent that describes a future tech that can help extend the range of EVs by a few miles as an option.
Watch Jeff Bezos christen Amazon's huge wind farm by smashing a champagne bottle on top of a turbine
Each turbine stands over 300 feet tall with a rotor diameter more than double the wingspan of a Boeing 787.
Amazon pulls tasteless Oscar Pistorius 'blade gunner' Halloween costume
The costume was described as an outfit that is "guaranteed to cause controversy" at Halloween events.
The end of Kodi boxes? Amazon, Netflix and Hollywood unleash devastating anti-piracy lawsuit
Hollywood studios join forces with international sporting associations, major TV broadcast companies and streaming giants to take on illegal streaming devices.
Amazon Studios chief Roy Price resigns over Harvey Weinstein claims
The head of Amazon Studios Roy Price has quit his post after claims he dismissed allegations by Rose McGowan against Harvey Weinstein.
Lidl follows Amazon in announcing massive UK expansion
Discount retailer to open its 'largest-ever' distribution centre resulting in the creation of several hundred jobs.
Amazon continues relentless UK expansion with creation of another 1,200 jobs
Online retailer to create more permanent Jobs with the opening of a new fulfilment centre in Bolton.
Rose McGowan to Jeff Bezos: 'I told your studio head HW raped me. He said it hadn't been proven'
McGowan has said that when she informed the studio head about the rape, he responded by killing the project she was developing for the streaming giant.
Opportunity for digital disruption in the B2B world is growing exponentially
Every sector is digitising and every company becoming a digital business giving them newer avenues to grow.
Amazon testing 'smart doorbell' to let delivery drivers inside your home
The doorbell may accompany plans to introduce smart license plates that would let Amazon drop off parcels directly into recipients vehicles.
US couple used hundreds of fake personas to steal $1.2m-worth of electronics from Amazon
The Finans allegedly stole consumer electronics including GoPro digital cameras, Microsoft Xboxes, Samsung smartwatches, and Microsoft Surface tablets from Amazon.
EU slaps down 'illegal' tax deal that Luxembourg struck with Amazon when Juncker was PM
European Commission says online retailer must pay back €250m in back taxes as it got "illegal state aid" from Luxembourg in 2003 when Jean-Claude Juncker was the country's Prime Minister.
Whole Foods hacked: Customer payment card details stolen from in-store restaurants and taprooms
Whole Foods is the latest in a series of major US chains to have suffered a data breach.
Ayahuasca, a powerful Amazon psychedelic brew, could help treat eating disorders
Researchers rave about the potential of ayahuasca for treating a variety of mental health disorders.
Amazon 'likely' to bid for Premier League TV rights
The US giant could compete with Sky and BT for 2019-22 broadcast deal, reports say.
Amazon accidentally sends baby registry emails to customers who aren't pregnant
'Did IVF w/ had two miscarriages. This is salt on the wound,' one person tweeted.
British woman Emma Kelty 'murdered' on solo kayaking Amazon trip
She had been posting updates on social media of her epic journey.
Brit woman missing in Amazon after sending Facebook post about running into '50 guys with arrows'
Brazilian navy searching for 43-year-old Brit attempting a 4,000-mile solo journey from Peru to Brazil.
Amazon's 'frequently bought together' section suggests materials to build a bomb
Investigation claims online retail's algorithm groups together items that could be used in explosive devices.
Amazon 'deletes 900 fake reviews' of Hillary Clinton's book in first 24 hours
The publisher Simon and Shuster said some reviewers had not read the book.
Kodi is fighting a secret war with trademark trolls to remain free
Team Kodi attacks trolls selling free media player and 'Kodi boxes' for profit.
Amazon and Apple eager to win James Bond movie rights, bringing 007 to streaming services
MGM and EON have been courting potential new distributors since 2015's Spectre.
Hurricane Irma: Amazon retailers branded as 'scum' for massive hike in drinking water prices
Online sellers accused of price gouging during emergency as water sells for 20 times its usual price.
Amazon sued for selling defective eclipse glasses that caused 'distorted vision'
Amazon had issued a recall notice for potentially counterfeit glasses before the Solar Eclipse on August 21.