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Amazon is set to launch its Prime Big Deal Days, a two-day shopping event exclusively for Prime members, starting on October 10 at 3 a.m. EDT and concluding on October 11. The event will feature deep discounts on a variety of brands including Barbie, SharkNinja, Philips, Cuisinart, and more. "We're giving our Prime members yet...

Amazon has introduced new generative AI models aimed at improving the quality, performance, and efficiency of product information on its platform. The announcement was made at Accelerate 2023, Amazon's annual seller conference. "With our new generative AI models, we can infer, improve, and enrich product knowledge at an unprecedented scale and with dramatic improvement in...

The University of Toronto's law school is returning a $450,000 USD ($608,000 CAD) donation from Amazon and revising its disclosure guidelines. The move comes after the school faced criticism for not being transparent about the donation, which was used to fund an anti-trust-related webinar series, reports The Globe and Mail. "We acknowledge the important questions...

Andy Jassy has issued a strong message to employees, indicating that the ongoing dispute regarding Amazon's RTO mandate has reached a crucial point.

Amazon has unveiled its latest innovation: AI-generated customer review highlights. This feature aims to simplify the shopping experience by providing a brief overview of product reviews. Last year, the e-commerce giant saw 125 million customers leaving nearly 1.5 billion reviews and ratings, or about 45 reviews every second. With the growth of generative AI, Amazon...

Amazon Canada has kicked off some daily deals ahead of the back-to-school season, offering savings on a variety of electronics and household items. For students, Amazon recommends its Echo, Echo Show, Kindle Scribe and Fire TV Sticks as the best tech to get for this school year. Check out the following deals on Amazon.ca right...

Here we go again, folks. Amazon has just announced a new Prime Day event coming in October, called ‘Prime Big Deal Days’. "This October, we’re bringing an exclusive shopping event to Prime members—Prime Big Deal Days! I’m really excited for Prime members to discover some of Amazon’s best deals of the season across 19 countries,”...

Amazon Canada has announced this week the upcoming opening of a state-of-the-art 2 million square foot robotics fulfilment centre (YXU1) in Southwold Township, Ontario, set to debut on October 1, 2023. The new facility, equipped with the latest advanced Amazon Robotics technology, is expected to create more than 1,000 regular full-time jobs at launch. YXU1...

Amazon is making changes to its ad revenue and impressions share policy for developers who offer ad-supported streaming video services on Fire TV.

Amazon Canada today unveiled two exciting additions to their Echo product line – the all-new Echo Show 5 and the Echo Show 5 Kids. “Customers around the world love Alexa as their trusted, personal AI—they’ve now purchased well over half a billion Alexa-enabled devices, and use of Alexa increased 35 percent last year. These new...

New labels proposed by the U.S. government could help consumers identify smart appliances and fitness trackers considered secure from cyberattacks.

Amazon announced today that the first day of Prime Day 2023, which happened on July 11, was the best sales day the company has ever seen. Prime members all over the world bought over 375 million items during the two-day shopping event, saving more than $2.5 billion from many deals in the Amazon store. This...