Amazon.com made history on Tuesday as it becomes the second publicly traded US company to reach the historic threshold after Apple.
Amazon leads global public cloud race: Gartner
The worldwide infrastructure as a service (IaaS) market grew 29.5 percent in 2017 to total $23.5 billion, up from $18.2 billion in 2016, according to Gartner, Inc.
Amazon’s smart home security firm signs retail deal in UAE
Smart home security firm Ring has announced that it is collaborating with Hitches and Glitches (H&G), a Dubai-based, technology-led home maintenance company, which is part of the Farnek Group.
Google, Facebook, Amazon offer assistance to victims of Kerala floods
India’s southern state Kerala is in the midst of one of the worst floods in 100 years. According to media …
Amazon Web Services to deliver digital transformation for Fortune 1000 clients
DXC Technology and Amazon Web Services, an Amazon.com company has announced a multi-year, global agreement.
Amazon.com’s Bezos becomes the richest man in modern history
The Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ net worth broke $150 billion on Monday morning, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, making him the “richest man in modern history.”
Dubai’s Noon to take on Amazon, mulls online grocery business
UAE-based online shopping platform Noon aims to enter the online groceries business in the next six months, said the company’s founder Mohamed Alabbar said in a recent interview with CNN.
Amazon to acquire $1 billion online pharmacy PillPack
Amazon is buying its way into the heart of U.S. healthcare, shaking up a prescription-drug industry already in the midst …
Microsoft plans to challenge Amazon with cashierless tech
Microsoft is reportedly working on technology that could be used to power check-out free retail stores.
Amazon purges smart toys from online shelves amid privacy concerns
Amazon and eBay are among retailers pulling a brand of cuddly smart toys from sale after warnings they pose a cyber-security threat.
UAE carrier mulls roll-out of Amazon-like robots
Dubai’s Emirates Airlines aims to have robots, similar to the ones Amazon uses in its warehouses, to handle airport baggage …
How Amazon’s Alexa has shocked users
Amazon has said a that series of miscues picked up by one of its voice-activated Echo speakers during a couple’s …
Amazon to double credit line as cloud revenue jumps 49%
Amazon.com is more than doubling its line of credit to $7 billion as it takes steps to fuel revenue growth, including …
Why UAE startup Pawame can be Africa’s “Amazon” of micro-finance
In a region so rich with energy, full of cities with bright lights and air conditioning that helps residents to …
Apple hires ex-Amazon exec for software role
Apple said it has hired technology executive Jon McCormack as a vice president working on software, according to Bloomberg.
Amazon begins hiring push in Riyadh following Saudi prince visit
Amazon.com is looking to expand its reach in Saudi Arabia by adding several jobs to its Riyadh operations, according to a Bloomberg report.
Trump criticises Amazon for exploiting US postal system
US president Donald Trump accused Amazon.com on Thursday of not paying sufficient tax, exploiting the US postal system and putting …
“Our autonomous Database dwarfs Amazon”: Larry Ellison
Oracle has launched what it claims to be the world’s first self-managing, self-securing, self-repairing database cloud service, with executive chairman …
Amazon bumps Google as Wall Street’s second most valuable firm
Amazon.com has reportedly became the second most valuable publicly listed US company on Tuesday, surpassing Google parent Alphabet for the first time, according to Reuters.
“Amazon not a threat to UAE retail,” Dubai Chamber chairman
The chairman of Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry has said that the imminent rise of Amazon in the Middle …