Comcast, AT&T and Verizon moved to reassure their customers Friday that they have not and will not collect and sell their personal data. All three companies made such statements a few days after the House of Representatives passed a resolution that would prevent tougher Federal Communications Commission rules on data collection from taking effect. The …

Following months of rumors, the Samsung Galaxy S8 has finally arrived. For this episode, we talk to Shara Tibken, CNET’s Samsung reporter, about the most interesting aspects of the new device, as well as her visit to South Korea, where Samsung showed off their battery testing operations and new voice assistant, called Bixby. The 3:59 gives you bite-size news and …

Amazon may be the king of e-commerce, but that doesn’t mean everything it does is successful. The company confirmed Wednesday it plans to shut down its Quidsi business, after Amazon struggled to make it profitable over the past seven years. Bloomberg first reported the change. Amazon bought Quidsi in 2011 for $545 million. The business runs six specialty retail sites: …

AmazonFresh Pickup has arrived. Amazon on Tuesday showed off a quick video and landing page for its newest store concept: grocery pickup locations. The stores are still in beta, with only Amazon employees able to use them. The company didn’t say when the two stores in Seattle will open to the public, but the locations will only be available for …

Amazon said Tuesday it agreed to purchase Souq.com, the biggest e-commerce players in the Arab world. Souq, which means marketplace in Arabic, started in 2005 and now sells over 400,000 products including electronics, clothes and household goods. It claims to have millions of customer visits every day. The deal had been rumored to reach $650 million, which would make the …

Now playing: Watch this: Amazon delivery drone makes US debut 1:00 Amazon Prime Air said Thursday it shipped its first package out in public in the US this week, marking another small step toward its goal of filling the skies with delivery drones. The e-commerce giant’s drone delivery arm has been testing flights for years, though due to federal regulations …

Take a handful of budget phones. Cut their price even more. Voila — you’ve got another hit on Amazon. The online retailer said Thursday that it’s building on the popularity of its discounted phones program, called Prime Exclusive Phones, by adding two more devices to the lineup. Prime customers in the US can now preorder the Motorola Moto G5 Plus …

Google provided some details on its latest mobile operating software, currently dubbed Android O. The software, coming out later this year, will include picture-in-picture, so a user can watch a video on one app while bouncing around to other apps, as well as improved battery life. For now, we still have to guess what the O will stand for. That …

Amazon may be nearing one of its biggest acquisitions in years, this time with its eyes on growing in Middle East e-commerce. Reuters reported Wednesday that Amazon agreed in principle to buy Dubai-based Souq.com, one of the biggest e-retailers in the Arab world. The site, started in 2005, sells over 400,000 products including electronics, clothes and household goods. Wednesday’s story …

Samsung is trying again with its own digital voice assistant. Will it be a breakout hit or a me-too product? After the tech titan introduced the S Voice assistant in 2012, it’s now getting ready to launch a new and improved digital butler called Bixby in its upcoming Galaxy S8 next week. But, with the voice assistant market already crowded …