The hottest new thing e-retailers are now selling isn’t some foldable phone or fancy service — it’s ads. It may seem a little counterintuitive, but most retailers have largely avoided putting ads on their sites and mobile apps for fear of annoying their customers or distracting them away from actually buying stuff. That’s now starting …
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Two-day unlimited shipping is likely Amazon’s most popular perk for its Prime members, and it’s about to get even better. Amazon finance chief Brian Olsavsky said on an earnings call Thursday that the company is working to change the two-day shipping program to just one-day shipping. He said Amazon is already spending heavily to update its infrastructure to make the …
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When Amazon introduced Prime in 2005, it was an innovative concept. Give the company $79 a year and in exchange, you can get unlimited two-day shipping. That idea sparked a race to drastically speed up delivery times for online purchases. Fourteen years later, two-day deliveries are now much more common. Looking to stay one step ahead of the competition, Amazon …
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Many consumers may be cheering Amazon’s plans to turn its Prime two-day shipping perk into one-day deliveries. But not everyone is thrilled by the news. The Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, which has long complained about the working conditions at Amazon warehouses, said Friday it’s worried faster shipping could be harmful to warehouse workers. “With two-day Prime shipping, Amazon …
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Amazon’s isn’t growing as fast is it used to, but it’s profiting a lot more than before. For its first quarter, Amazon reported on Thursday a fourth straight record profit, reaching $3.6 billion, or $7.09 a share, and trouncing analysts’ estimates of $4.72 a share while soaring past its year-earlier income of $1.6 billion, or $3.27 a share. Revenue rose …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Google and Amazon finally make nice, agreeing to new integrations for Prime Video and YouTube. Samsung Galaxy Fold phones used by tech reviewers are already failing. CNET looks inside Apple’s recycling lab. Mueller’s report goes out to the public, with redactions. Now playing: Watch this: Google and Amazon settle their long-standing beef (The… 4:19 …
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On this podcast, we talk about: CNET’s first tests of the Samsung Galaxy Fold foldable phone. The best laptops for battery life. A defense of Apple’s MacBook butterfly keyboard. Now playing: Watch this: What it’s like trying out the new Samsung Galaxy Fold… 6:23 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, brought to …
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This year hasn’t been easy for the world’s richest person. Of course, you wouldn’t know that from reading his annual shareholder letter, which came out Thursday morning. Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos uses these letters to talk broadly about Amazon’s efforts to innovate and to invent things, while also pointing to his long-term plans for the business. This year …
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On this podcast, we talk about: Apple’s biggest flops, including AirPower, Bendgate and Apple Maps. Here comes Burger King’s Impossible Whopper. A look at last week’s Apple TV Plus event. Now playing: Watch this: AirPower is just one of Apple’s many blunders (The 3:59,… 5:18 The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and analysis about the top stories of the day, …
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Amazon is reportedly working on a new app for its Fire TV devices that’s all about news. The company has reached out in recent weeks to several news organizations to help it create a free, ad-supported video news app, according to a report Friday from The Information, which cited three unnamed sources in its story. It’s not clear if any …
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