Amazon Alexa down across the UK, thousands of Brits unable to access smart speaker and other devices January 21, 2022 Amazon’s Alexa virtual assistant is down in the UK, leaving users unable to access smart speakers and other devices. According to service status website DownDector, UK users began reporting problems with Alexa at around 7am on Friday, with more than 8,000 reports since recorded. Many users are reporting being unable to wake their voice-activated Amazon [...]
Amazon to open first US clothes store with a ‘tech twist’ January 20, 2022 Amazon is making another push to grow its fashion business, announcing today that it will open its first-ever clothes store store this year, with a tech twist.
U-turn: Amazon says it will NOT block UK Visa credit cards from Wednesday in last minute deal January 17, 2022 Amazon just said it will no longer block UK Visa Credit cards from Wednesday, as the e-com giant initially planned to do. Under a last minute deal, UK-issued cards will still be allowed to carry payments, the company said. Amazon said it is “in talks” with Visa to reach an agreement. ‘Applying pressure’ Responding to [...]
Amazon’s ban on Visa circumvented as users still be able to pay with credit cards on e-com’s platform January 14, 2022 From Wednesday, Amazon will no longer accept Visa credit cards issued in the UK. However, one company told CityAM this afternoon it has found a way to which allows users to pay by Visa Credit on Amazon, so customers can continue using their Visa Credit cards on Amazon. Curve claims to be “the only [...]
Leaked documents: Amazon denies claims Alexa’s novelty has worn off December 22, 2021 Amazon has denied claims consumers are losing interest in Alexa after media obtained internal documents predicting a slump in sales growth.
Apple struggles to keep pace with Google and Amazon according to new study on future readiness December 15, 2021 Tesla, Lululemon, Mastercard, and Google topped the global rankings in their respective industries in the Future Readiness Indicator released today, and a number of global companies fared much worse than expected, including Apple, IBM, Twitter, Spotify, HSBC, Audi, and Sony.
Amazon to sell PCR Covid-19 tests for Brits travelling December 13, 2021 Amazon will sell Covid PCR test kits to travellers as the giant online retailer moves in on the Covid-19 market. The online retailer will sell government-approved tests for £34.99 each and offer discounts for those bought in bulk, the Guardian reported today. Travellers coming into the UK will be able to use the tests sold [...]
Amazon’s ruthless move to block Visa credit cards forces anxious businesses to make stark choices December 9, 2021 Amazon’s recent decision to block Visa credit cards in the UK caught millions of businesses and consumers in between. As a result, many firms have some serious and fairly urgent choices to make, as industry insiders explained to CityAM today. Amazon announced in November that it will no longer accept payments made with UK-issued [...]
US tech firms dominate web searches reaching more than 40m monthly hits each December 7, 2021 Alphabet's Google, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft are the only website publishers to reach more than 40m people in the UK each month, according to Ipsos Iris data.
$61bn push for supply chain control: Amazon builds 10,000 containers as it charters long-haul planes and private cargo ships December 6, 2021 E-commerce Amazon remains largely unaffected by the global supply chain crisis as it is increasingly taking control of the entire supply chain. The company is building its own containers, and has “quietly” been hiring long-haul planes as well as private cargo ships, according to a CNBC report this weekend. Its 53-foot containers are manufactured in [...]