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Echo customers will get a free preview of Alexa's new AI conversational capabilities on devices they already own...

Earlier today, a Wall Street analyst said Air Transport Services Group (NASDAQ: ATSG) was "misunderstood," and declared that the cargo operator is a good backdoor way to invest in e-commerce. Investors are taking notice, sending Air Transport shares up as much as 5%. Its largest customer is Amazon, operating part of the e-commerce giant's air cargo fleet...

The Federal Trade Commission disclosed new details in its lawsuit against Amazon.com involving an alleged scheme to enroll customers unwittingly in the company’s Prime program...

SEATTLE, September 20, 2023--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Today, Amazon announced a range of updates to its popular Fire TV family, introducing enhanced conversational voice search with generative AI, upgrades to the Fire TV Ambient Experience, and the most powerful Fire TV Sticks yet—the all-new Fire TV Stick 4K Max, now with the Fire TV Ambient Experience, and Fire TV Stick 4K. In addition, Amazon announced the all-new Fire TV Soundbar, enabling customers to enjoy their favorite TV shows, movies, and games...

SEATTLE, September 20, 2023--Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced eero Max 7, its first Wi-Fi 7 mesh system and the fastest, most powerful eero yet. eero Max 7 combines the company’s patented TrueMesh networking technology with the latest Wi-Fi 7 standard to dramatically increase speeds, avoid interference from neighboring networks, and improve mesh latency–and with 10 Gigabit Ethernet, it’s now possible to download a 4K movie in 10 seconds or a 50 gigabyte video game in less than a minute...

SEATTLE, September 20, 2023--(NASDAQ: AMZN)—Amazon today introduced a range of new Echo devices designed for even more personalized, proactive, and intuitive Alexa experiences at home and on-the-go—the next-generation Echo Show 8, all-new Echo Hub, and new Echo Frames. In addition, Amazon collaborated with Safilo, one of the world’s leading eyewear manufacturers, to blend the power of Alexa with iconic Carrera designs...

At its annual devices event, Amazon updated its Fire TV lineup with new devices, including the Fire TV Stick 4K and Fire TV Stick 4K Max, as well as a new Fire TV-branded soundbar -- following its rival Roku into expansions into other home entertainment products. But beyond the hardware news alone, the company also introduced generative AI updates for its Fire TV voice search, which promises to bring more conversational ways to interact with Alexa and discover new content. The company says Fire...

Amazon today unveiled a new generation of Echo Frames, its lineup of Alexa-powered glasses, with enhanced speech processing, better noise isolation and a $269.99 price tag. The new Echo Frames are 15% thinner and last for six hours on a charge (with continuous media playback or talk time), an improvement over the previous gen. And they support "multipoint" pairing, allowing a wearer to pair the frames to multiple audio devices at once without taking out their phone. Amazon says that it also "com...

Companies that can offer consumers value and convenience will likely come out ahead during the holidays. Online retailers such as Amazon are well-positioned to do so...