Apr 12 Feds OK Amazon’s delivery drone tests (for real, this time) By Rebecca Lee Amazon has won the Federal Aviation Administration's approval to test delivery drones in the United States, as long as the drones fly no higher than 400 feet and no faster than 100 miles per hour. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 7:49 Why companies are racing for almost-instantaneous delivery By PBS News Hour From the Pony Express to Federal Express, the delivery business keeps getting faster and faster. Now there's an explosion of same-day or sooner services, including the promise of home delivery by drone. But there's debate about how many customers are… Continue watching
Mar 17 GOP accused White House of pressuring regulators over net neutrality By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Lawmakers are getting their chance this week to weigh in on the "net neutrality" debate that has pitted Internet activists against big cable companies and prompted a record number of public comments filed to U.S. regulators. Continue reading
Feb 19 How closely should you eye your online shopping cart? By Anna Sillers Although online prices are "stickier" than economists might guess, the proliferation of dynamic pricing means online prices might soon start swinging more often. Continue reading
Feb 03 Amazon, (maybe) coming to a RadioShack near you By Anna Sillers Amazon has entered into talks with the struggling RadioShack Corporation concerning the purchase of several of the electronic retailer's store locations, pending the company's expected bankruptcy filing. Continue reading
Dec 23 iPhone cases featuring stolen, grisly war photos appear for sale on Amazon By Joshua Barajas "Who wants to buy a picture with a dead child on it," said Tomas van Houtryve, a National Geographic photographer, who recently surfaced several unauthorized Amazon phone case sales in a series of posts on Instagram. Continue reading
Dec 09 SCOTUS: Amazon doesn’t have to pay workers during warehouse security checks By Sam Hananel, Associated Press The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that warehouse workers who fill orders for retail giant Amazon don't have to be paid for time spent waiting to pass through security checks at the end of their shifts. Continue reading
Nov 13 Watch Closing the book on the Amazon and Hachette feud By PBS News Hour The seven-month stand-off between Amazon and Hachette over the pricing and profits of ebooks has ended with a new agreement beginning in early 2015. Jeffrey Brown speaks with Jeffrey Trachtenberg of The Wall Street Journal about how the disagreement hurt… Continue watching
Nov 13 Hachette and Amazon end publishing dispute By Ashira Morris Hachette Book Group and Amazon today announced their multiyear agreement to solidify the terms for print and e-book sales, ending months of public publishing dispute. Continue reading
Nov 10 President Obama urges FCC to ban paid internet ‘fast lanes’ By Anne Flaherty, Associated Press In a statement released by the White House Monday, the president called for an "explicit ban" on such deals. Obama also said that federal regulators should reclassify the Internet as a public utility under Title II of the 1934 Communications… Continue reading