Amazon and MGM have signed an agreement for Amazon to acquire MGM

Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s vast library has over 4,000 beloved film titles, including 12 Angry Men, Basic Instinct, Creed, James Bond , Legally Blonde, Moonstruck, Poltergeist, Raging Bull, Robocop, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs, Stargate, Thelma & Louise, Tomb Raider, The Magnificent S … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 2 years ago

AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Location Service

New service makes it easier for customers to add location functionality to their applications without compromising on privacy or security at as low as 1/10 th the cost of the most common location-based service (LBS) provider Azit, Command Alkon , CoolStays, and PostNL among the c … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 2 years ago

Metro Goldwyn Mayer’s vast library has over 4,000 beloved film titles, including 12 Angry Men, Basic Instinct, Creed, James Bond , Legally Blonde, Moonstruck, Poltergeist, Raging Bull, Robocop, Rocky, Silence of the Lambs, Stargate, Thelma & Louise, Tomb Raider, The Magnificent S … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 2 years ago

Amazon to hire 75,000 workers and pay $100 bonus if they get Covid vaccine

New hires who show proof of their COVID-19 vaccination receive an additional $100 SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 13, 2021-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced that it is hiring 75,000 people in its fulfillment and logistics network across the U.S. and Canada as it continues to … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 2 years ago

Dish and AWS Form Strategic Collaboration to Reinvent 5G Connectivity

In a telecom industry first, DISH will leverage AWS infrastructure and services to build a cloud-based, 5G Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) that delivers consistent, cost-effective performance from core to the edge DISH announces Las Vegas will be first live city in nationwide n … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 3 years ago

Transition

Founder and CEO Jeff Bezos will transition to role of Executive Chair in Q3, Andy Jassy to become Chief Executive Officer of Amazon at that time SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 2, 2021-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its fourth quarter ende … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 3 years ago

IPR Center, Amazon Launch ‘Operation Fulfilled Action’ to Stop Counterfeits

WASHINGTON --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 24, 2020-- The U.S. government’s National Intellectual Property Rights Coordination Center (IPR Center) and Amazon today announced the launch of a joint operation to prevent counterfeit goods from entering the U.S. and help protect American cons … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 3 years ago

Amazon Q3 2020

SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2020-- Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced financial results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2020 . Operating cash flow increased 56% to $55.3 billion for the trailing twelve months, compared with $35.3 billion for the tra … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 3 years ago

Amazon Music Launches Podcasts Across the U.S., U.K., Germany and Japan

Podcasts are now available on all tiers of Amazon Music, at no additional cost New and original podcasts rooted in music and entertainment will soon become available, including shows from DJ Khaled, Becky G, Will Smith , Dan Patrick , and more The number one music podcast, Disgra … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 3 years ago

Amazon launches Halo: tracks activity, body fat, emotions

Amazon Halo combines a suite of AI-powered health tools with an innovative and stylish wrist band Body feature uses new computer vision technology to give an accurate body fat percentage measurement from the comfort and privacy of home—as accurately as methods a doctor would use … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 3 years ago

Amazon Announces $2B Fund to Invest in Climate Tech Companies

SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 23, 2020-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) today announced The Climate Pledge Fund to support the development of sustainable technologies and services that will enable Amazon and other companies to meet The Climate Pledge—a commitment to be net zero carbon by … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 3 years ago

AWS Announces GA of the 6th Gen of Amazon EC2 Instances Powered by AWS Graviton2

Next generation of general purpose, compute optimized, and memory optimized Amazon EC2 instances deliver up to 40% better price/performance over comparable current generation x86-based instances CrowdStrike, Datadog, LexisNexis, Netflix, and Nielsen among customers using and part … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 3 years ago

AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Kendra

Amazon Kendra reinvents enterprise search across all of an organization’s data silos by using machine learning to provide high-quality results to natural language queries instead of a random list of links in response to keyword searches 3M, PwC, and Allen Institute among customer … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 3 years ago

Amazon and Leading Tech Companies Announce the Voice Interoperability Initiative

  Amazon , Baidu , BMW , Cerence , ecobee, Microsoft , Orange , Salesforce, SFR, Sonos , Spotify , Sound United, Tencent , Verizon and more to promote customer choice by supporting multiple, interoperable voice services on a single device     With multiple, simultaneous wake word … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 4 years ago

Shop on Amazon, Pay in Cash

Amazon PayCode Launches today in the U.S. giving customers who prefer to pay in cash another option to enjoy the convenience and benefits of shopping on Amazon Amazon PayCode joins Amazon Cash which expands today to more than 15,000 Western Union agent locations Amazon PayCode an … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 4 years ago

Amazon Music Introduces Highest Quality Audio for Streaming with Amazon Music HD

Amazon Music HD lets customers access and stream more than 50 million songs in High Definition (HD) audio and millions of songs in Ultra HD, the highest quality streaming audio available, giving listeners a new way to elevate their sound Subscriptions start at $12.99 /month for n … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 4 years ago

Amazon introduces Prime Student Amazon Music Unlimited for just $0.99 a month

Starting today, new and current Prime Student members can subscribe to Amazon Music Unlimited to get more than 50 million songs plus thousands of curated playlists and stations at the new price of $0.99 /month College students can sign up for a six-month trial of Prime Student an … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 4 years ago

Amazon Launches Transparency – Prevents Counterfeit at Scale

Brands apply a unique Transparency code to every product unit they manufacture, enabling detection and preventing sales of inauthentic products – which better protects both brands and customers from counterfeit. This geographic expansion builds on the over 4000 brands that have e … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 4 years ago

AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Textract

Amazon Textract uses machine learning to automatically extract text and data, including from tables and forms, in virtually any document – with no machine learning experience required The Globe and Mail, MET Office, PwC, Healthfirst, UiPath, Teradact, Ripcord, Kablamo, Vidado, Bl … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 4 years ago

New Amazon Initiative Helps Employees Start Their Own Package Delivery

Amazon expands its Delivery Service Partner program in the US with a new incentive for current Amazon employees to start a small business owning and operating a package delivery company Amazon commits to funding startup costs, up to $10,000 , and the equivalent of the former empl … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 4 years ago

AWS Announces General Availability of Amazon Managed Blockchain

Amazon Managed Blockchain provides a fully managed service that makes it easy and cost-effective to create, manage, and scale blockchain networks AT&T , Nestl é , and Singapore Exchange Limited among companies using Amazon Managed Blockchain SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 4 years ago

YouTube App Coming to Fire TV; Prime Video App Coming to Chromecast, Android TV

The official YouTube apps will be available on Fire TV in the coming months, giving users seamless access to a world of entertainment – including music videos, their favorite creators, movies, shows, news, live sports and more Prime members streaming to Chromecast and on Android … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

Amazon Announces 3 New Renewable Energy Projects to Support AWS Infrastructure

Three new wind farms in Ireland , Sweden , and the United States will produce more than 670,000 MWh annually and support AWS’s goal to power 100% of its global infrastructure with renewable energy SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 8, 2019-- Today, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announce … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

Amazon to Acquire Eero

Amazon announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire eero, a company that offers products and services for high-performing, reliable, and simple home WiFi SEATTLE & SAN FRANCISCO --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and eero today announced that th … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

Amazon to Acquire eero to Help Customers Better Connect Smart Home Devices | Amazon.com, Inc. - Press Room

Amazon announced today that it has signed an agreement to acquire eero, a company that offers products and services for high-performing, reliable, and simple home WiFi SEATTLE & SAN FRANCISCO --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 11, 2019-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and eero today announced that th … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

Amazon to Fund Computer Science Courses in Over 130 New York City High Schools

High schools in underrepresented communities of all five boroughs to benefit from Amazon Future Engineer, including more than 30 in Queens, the company’s future headquarters location Students to have access to in-demand Introductory and AP Computer Science courses by this fall, h … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

Amazon Crows About Record-Breaking Holiday Season With Nothing but Bezos Numbers

Customers purchased millions more Amazon Devices this holiday season compared to last year – the best-selling Amazon Devices this holiday included all-new Echo Dot, Fire TV Stick 4K with all-new Alexa Voice Remote, and Echo This holiday season, millions of unique items in the U.S … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

Amazon.com Leases 10 More 767s

Amazon expands the long term partnership with ATSG – leases 10 additional 767-300 dedicated Amazon cargo aircraft, increasing the fleet to 50 aircraft The Amazon Air operation launched two years ago and in that time, 40 aircraft have joined the fleet operating out of 21 air gatew … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

Amazon Selects New York City and Northern Virginia for New Headquarters

Amazon to invest $5 billion and create more than 50,000 jobs across the two new headquarters Amazon announces Nashville as new Operations Center of Excellence with more than 5,000 jobs SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2018-- Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it has se … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

Amazon Expands Free Shipping to Everyone for the Holiday Season

For a limited time, all Amazon customers in the U.S. can enjoy free shipping with no minimum purchase amount Customers can shop the largest free shipping selection in the country – hundreds of millions of items on Amazon Tens of millions of Prime members in the U.S. | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

Amazon Announces $100M Donated to Charities Through AmazonSmile

To thank customers for supporting charities by shopping with AmazonSmile, the company is increasing the donation rate tenfold to 5% of the purchase price of eligible products from today through Friday, November 2nd SEATTLE --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 29, 2018-- Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) t … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago

New Kindle Paperwhite: Thinner, Lighter, 2x the Storage, and Waterproof

New flush-front design with our highest-resolution 300 ppi display and crisp, laser-quality text Waterproof so you can read by the pool, in the bath, or at the beach With six months of Kindle Unlimited for free, enjoy unlimited access to millions of titles, including Molly’s Game … | Continue reading


@press.aboutamazon.com | 5 years ago