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Amazon’s controversial 1-Click patent opens with a summary that’s decidedly dry. It reads: “A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet.” Despite its stiff language, that US patent, which was granted in 1999, helped open the internet to droves of shoppers by allowing customers on Amazon.com to buy …

Two years ago, an undrafted free agent named Jarryd Hayne unexpectedly made the cut and joined the San Francisco 49ers’ lineup as a running back. Plenty of players barely survive preseason and then slide into irrelevance, but that’s not what happened with Hayne. The former rugby star for the Parramatta Eels in Australia quickly found a fan base in both …

Google and Walmart both just got a valuable partner in their fight against Amazon: each other. The companies said Wednesday that Walmart in late September will start selling hundreds of thousands of items on the Google Express app and website, as well as the Google Home through voice shopping. Additionally, Google Express is killing off its annual $95 membership fee, …

It’s kind of like a store, if the store was a self-service locker and you needed to use an app to buy something. Amazon on Tuesday launched Instant Pickup, a new program for its Prime members that lets people order from hundreds of items including snacks, cold drinks, personal care items and (obviously) Amazon devices — and then pick them up …

History has repeated itself for Amazon. Following a series of strong quarterly results, the company has yet again shrugged off Wall Street’s expectations and posted an unexpectedly low profit. The clear culprit was — yet again — Amazon’s penchant for shoveling billions more dollars into its businesses to amp up their growth. In its earnings report Thursday, the company said …

Soon, eBay will let you shop on its app by snapping pictures. The e-commerce company on Wednesday said it’s developing two new image recognition tools for its mobile app. They’ll only be available in the US and are set for release this fall, with a desktop version arriving later. The first feature, simply called Image Search, will let you take …

Now playing: Watch this: Amazon Prime Day on July 11: Before you shop, know this 1:15 In case you didn’t already buy too much stuff on Amazon, here’s another excuse. The e-commerce titan said Wednesday its third annual Prime Day will be July 11. The sales day will include hundreds of thousands of deals worldwide and run for 30 hours, …

eBay has been doling out guarantees this year, from vouching for the authenticity of Rolex watches to promising speedy delivery times. Now, it’s guaranteeing its prices, too. The e-commerce provider on Wednesday launched a new price-match guarantee on more than 50,000 items in its already discounted eBay Deals section in the US. “This is a way to up our game …

Payment services like Venmo and Square Cash have enjoyed lots of attention from the younger set. Now there’s a new option that’s making a pitch for everyone else. This new peer-to-peer service called Zelle officially launched Monday. Zelle will integrate directly into dozens of mobile banking apps, allowing people to send and request money using their checking accounts for free. …

Amazon is keeping up its effort to attract more low-income customers to its Prime membership program. The e-commerce giant said Tuesday it cut the price for a Prime subscription to $5.99 a month for people with an Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card. These cards are used to disburse funds for food assistance and other government-aid programs. At that rate, Prime would cost $71.88 …