Tag: Amazon
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Six months after Apple-Amazon deal, small sellers have all but disappeared from Amazon Marketplace
For US retailers big and small, Amazon has become the preeminent place to sell products…
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Apple, Amazon, Google, and others sued for selling thousands of pirated recordings
It’s possible to see some of the unauthorized versions cited in the lawsuit in online stores…
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‘Over the Rainbow’ composer’s estate sues Apple and others over ‘pirated’ music sales
Apple and a large number of tech companies have become the subject of a new music lawsuit…
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63% of people find smart home devices ‘creepy’
Smart home devices are ‘creepy’ according to the majority of people who own them…
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Spotify reaches 100 million subscribers worldwide, still losing money
Spotify now has 100 million paying users around the world, the company said…
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Amazon preps hi-def music streaming service for $15 per month
It’s a better bit rate, better than CD quality…
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Microsoft joins $1 trillion market cap club
In the process it’s nabbed the crown for most-valuable company…
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Apple spends more than $30 million on Amazon Web Services every month
As Apple and Amazon compete for a greater share of consumer dollars and attention…
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Sonos speakers enable Apple Music voice control via Amazon’s Alexa
Owners of Sonos speakers in the U.S. and U.K. can now use Alexa voice controls for Apple Music…
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Mallpocalypse: Even Apple Stores can’t save dying shopping malls
Foot traffic at some of the best shopping centers across the country peaked around August 2018…
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Amazon confirms it is listening to Alexa recordings captured in Echo owners’ homes and offices
Some people are reluctant to invite the devices and their powerful microphones into their homes out of concern that someone might be listening…
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Apple is the real winner in Spotify’s battle against paying songwriters more
Streaming giant Spotify, after years of attempting to woo the songwriting community, is now at the front of an effort to pay it less…
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Amazon preps rival to Apple’s AirPods as its first Alexa wearable
Amazon.com Inc. is trying a new way to take its Alexa digital assistant mobile…
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Amazon’s ‘Project Kuiper’ to offer broadband access from orbit via 3,236 satellites
Amazon is joining the race to provide broadband internet access around the globe via thousands of satellites…
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Apple Music comes to Amazon Alexa in the UK with new skill update
Amazon has brought Apple Music to Alexa smart speakers for the first time in the UK…
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U.S. federal prosecutors conducting criminal investigation into Facebook data deals
Federal prosecutors are conducting a criminal investigation into data deals Facebook struck…
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Senator Elizabeth Warren’s simple solutions, like breaking up Apple, won’t work
Only when pushed to say it, Warren gives up the App Store…
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Senator Elizabeth Warren wants to break up Apple, too
Warren said Apple uses its market dominance to squash competition…
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On tech bubble anniversary, be wary of new corporate giants
One difference between the tech giants of the dot-com era and tech giants now?
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Senator Elizabeth Warren pushes to break up big tech companies Google, Facebook, and Amazon; affect Apple’s App Store
Sen. Elizabeth Warren unveiled a plan Friday to break up massive technology companies…
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Apple will not appeal songwriter royalty increase, digital music competitors Spotify, Google, Pandora, and Amazon
Spotify, Google, Pandora and Amazon have teamed up to appeal a controversial ruling by the U.S. Copyright Royalty Board…
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Survey: Consumers trust Amazon with their data by a wide margin; Apple and Google nearly tied for distant 3rd place
Amazon has earned the most trust from today’s consumers by a landslide…
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Subscription gaming wars loom: Apple, other tech giants, working on ‘Netflix for games’ services
Google, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon are each reportedly working on their own versions…
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U.S. FTC’s Bureau of Competition launches task force to monitor technology markets
The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition announced the creation of a task force…
