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Shares of British web supermarket rise on Amazon takeover rumors

Posted on January 19, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Ocado is a 15-year-old online-only grocery delivery service in the UK.

Amazon is again rumored to be considering a takeover of British-based Web supermarket Ocado, and this time the chatter has led to an 18-percent spike of Ocado’s stock price, according to published reports. The Daily Mail, a...

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Amazon Prime Air’s drone plan still leaves key questions unanswered

Posted on January 19, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

How much will it cost to get a 30-minute drone delivery from Amazon Prime Air? A newly published interview with Amazon executive Paul Misener suggests that the pricing question and other key issues have yet to be figured out. In the...

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Amazon hiring 1,200 people at new fulfillment center in Seattle region

Posted on January 18, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Amazon has started hiring to fill more than 1,200 new jobs at an upcoming fulfillment center in Kent., Wash., south of Seattle. It’s one of the company’s eighth-generation fulfillment centers, with advanced automation technologies, so it’s evidence that robots haven’t replaced humans yet. It’s the third robotics fulfillment center in western Washington, joining...

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Amazon Prime Air: Drones to carry 5lb packages over 10 miles in 30 minutes

Posted on January 18, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

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In an interview with Yahoo News, Amazon has revealed a little more about its forthcoming drone-based delivery system. Paul Misener, Amazon’s vice president for global public policy, said that the company has very specific targets for "Prime Air."

"So Prime Air is a future delivery service that will get packages to customers within 30 minutes of...

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Dealmaster: Get one year of Amazon Prime for only $73

Posted on January 17, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Greetings, Arsians! Courtesy of our partners at TechBargains, we have a great deal on Amazon Prime to share. In honor of Amazon's series Mozart in the Jungle winning a Golden Globe, the company has discounted its one-year Prime memberships by 26 percent for new users. That means anyone signing up for Amazon Prime for the first time can do so for just $ 73,...

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GeekWire Radio: Toyota satellite antennas, Snoop Dogg vs. Bill Gates, and an Amazon Echo the size of a beer can

Posted on January 16, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

This week on the GeekWire radio show and podcast: Satellite antenna startup Kymeta strikes a deal with Toyota, Snoop Dogg has some strong words for Bill Gates, the city of Seattle has some new rules for Amazon, and one state legislator is calling for an investigation into...

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Amazon temporarily drops Prime membership to $73 after Golden Globe wins

Posted on January 14, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Amazon is celebrating its most recent Golden Globe awards by cutting the price of a Prime membership and streaming free content. Normally priced at $ 99 for an annual membership, Amazon will reduce that cost to $ 73 after its show, Mozart...

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Seattle requires Amazon to allow free speech in future courtyard, amid larger debate over company’s impact

Posted on January 13, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

Amazon will be required to allow 24-hour public access and put up signs making it clear that free speech activities are permitted in a future courtyard that’s planned as part of the company’s building boom in Seattle’s Denny Triangle neighborhood. The Seattle City Council imposed those additional conditions...

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GeekWire Picks: Amazon now giving Prime members 20% off video game pre-orders

Posted on January 13, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

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An Amazon Prime membership already has a huge number of benefits—probably more than any one person could actually use. But gamers just got a new reason to pay the $ 99/year on a Prime membership: 20 percent off...

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Amazon fined after failing to report work-related injuries at New Jersey warehouse

Posted on January 13, 2016 by verx in Science & patent news

The U.S. Department of Labor fined Amazon $ 7,000 and asked the company to change its practices after it failed to report at least 26 work-related illnesses and injuries at a New Jersey warehouse last year. Bloomberg reported today that after an inspection this...

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