Tag: Amazon.com Inc

What Critics Are Saying About ‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’

Practically since it was announced several years ago, Amazon’s expensive “Lord of the Rings” prequel series, “The Rings…

Amazon to Buy Maker of the Roomba for $1.7 Billion

Hey, Alexa, tell Roomba to vacuum the bedroom.Amazon announced on Friday that it had reached an agreement to…

In ‘A League of Their Own,’ Abbi Jacobson Makes the Team

Abbi Jacobson really can play baseball, she insisted. Just not when the cameras are rolling. “I fully get…

Why the Penguin Random House Merger Is Also About Amazon

Amazon isn’t on trial in a big books lawsuit. But its power is.The U.S. government is suing to…

Why Rotterdam Wouldn’t Allow a Bridge to Be Dismantled for Bezos’ Yacht

“When I was about 11 years old, we had an American boy stay with us for a week,…

Does Twitch Fame Have to Come With a Stalker?

Twitch is not unaware of the threats. A Twitch spokeswoman said the company planned in the coming months…

The Word of the Year Is ‘Uncertainty’

More than two years into Pandemic Times, technology is more popular, stronger and richer than it was before.…

Big Tech Is Proving Resilient as the Economy Cools

No boom can last forever, even for the technology industry’s most affluent companies. Investors punished the biggest tech…

The Default Tech Settings You Should Turn Off Right Away

There’s a catchy saying going around with a valuable lesson about our personal technology: The devil is in…

Why Big Tech Is Making a Big Play for Live Sports

LOS ANGELES — More than a decade after Apple disrupted the music industry and Amazon upended retail, the…

Jay Carney, Amazon’s Top Policy Executive, Will Join Airbnb

SEATTLE — Jay Carney, who was press secretary for President Barack Obama, is leaving the top policy and…

Amazon to Acquire One Medical Clinics in $39 Billion Deal

While individual patient records are generally protected under federal health privacy laws, the big data expertise that has…