Amazon Prime Video to Add Ads in 2025, Users Can Pay to Remove Them
Amazon Prime Video to Add Ads in 2025, Users Can Pay to Remove ThemKelly Day, Vice President of International for Amazon Prime Video, recently revealed in an interview that Amazon will be offering more ad inventory to advertisers on its platform starting next year, meaning the amount of ads on Prime Video will increase in 2025. This decision comes after Amazon began placing ads in select movies and TV shows on January 29th, 2024...
Amazon Raises Warehouse Workers' Pay to $22/Hour, Adds Free Prime Membership
Amazon Raises Warehouse Workers' Pay to $22/Hour, Adds Free Prime Membership...
Amazon in China: Reflections on the Fall of a Giant
Amazon in China: Reflections on the Fall of a GiantAmazon, the once-dominant force in global e-commerce, suffered a crushing defeat in its foray into the Chinese market, ultimately exiting with a staggering $6 trillion in assets. This begs the question: What led to Amazon's downfall in China?Global e-commerce giant, ambitious foray into the Chinese marketFounded in 1994, Amazon began as a modest online bookstore, but within a few short years, it evolved into the world's largest e-commerce platform...
Amazon's Q2 Profit Surges, But Q3 Guidance Falls Short of Expectations
Amazon's Q2 Profit Surges, But Q3 Guidance Falls Short of ExpectationsAmazon recently released its second-quarter earnings report for fiscal year 2024, revealing strong performance with significant growth in net sales and net income. However, despite the impressive Q2 results, Amazon's revenue outlook for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024 fell short of market expectations, raising concerns among investors...
Amazon Prime Day Breaks Records Again, Third-Party Sellers Sell Over 200 Million Items
Amazon Prime Day Breaks Records Again, Third-Party Sellers Sell Over 200 Million ItemsThe just-concluded 48-hour Amazon Prime Day event once again set new sales records. While Amazon did not disclose specific sales figures or growth rates, it stated that Prime members purchased millions of items across over 35 categories, setting a new high for all Prime Day events...
Amazon Global Store Partners with SF Express International, Ushering in a New Era of Cross-border Direct Shipping
Amazon Global Store Partners with SF Express International, Ushering in a New Era of Cross-border Direct ShippingOn July 16th, Amazon Global Store announced the official launch of SF Express International direct shipping service, providing Chinese consumers with a more convenient and faster cross-border shopping experience. This partnership marks a significant breakthrough in logistics for Amazon Global Store and will open wider global shopping doors for Chinese consumers...
Amazon Unveils Rufus, an AI Shopping Assistant Ushering in a New Era of Smart Shopping
Amazon Unveils Rufus, an AI Shopping Assistant Ushering in a New Era of Smart ShoppingE-commerce giant Amazon recently launched its Rufus AI shopping assistant in the United States, marking another significant breakthrough in the application of AI technology in the shopping sphere. Rufus, an AI-powered shopping tool built on generative AI technology, aims to help consumers complete their online shopping journey more conveniently and efficiently through intelligent interactions...
Amazon Graviton4: A Price-Performance Revolution in Cloud Computing
Amazon Graviton4: A Price-Performance Revolution in Cloud ComputingThe rapid growth of artificial intelligence is driving an insatiable demand for chips, ushering in a golden age for the semiconductor industry. Faced with a $544 billion market, tech giants are vying to develop custom chips to meet specific needs, reduce costs, and offer more compelling user experiences...
Amazon will officially close the e-book application Comixology on December 4th
On November 16th, Amazon's e-book app Comixology announced that it will officially close the app on December 4th and require users to migrate to the Amazon Kindle platform.According to the announcement, after December 4th, all comics, comics, and graphic novels purchased or borrowed by users on Comixology will exclusively exist on the Kindle platform...
Message: Amazon may establish an AI model training team
On November 9th, according to foreign media reports, an insider revealed that Amazon will invest millions of dollars to establish an AI model training team to train Large Language Models (LLMs), hoping to compete with OpenAI and AlphabetAI models.According to insiders, the model, codenamed "Olympus," has 2 trillion parameters and may become one of the largest models currently being trained...
Amazon is testing and launching artificial intelligence image generation tools
On October 26th, Amazon announced that it is testing and launching an artificial intelligence image generation tool aimed at eliminating creative barriers and enabling brands to create lifestyle images that help improve advertising effectiveness.The image generation function is easy to use and does not require any technical expertise...
Foreign media: Amazon will test the Digit bipedal robot in the warehouse
Global Network Technology Comprehensive ReportOn October 19th, according to foreign media reports, Amazon recently announced that it will begin testing the AgilityDigit robot in its warehouse.It is reported that Digit is a bipedal robot under robot manufacturer AgilityRobotics, with the potential to engage in a range of tasks in warehouses, including handling and recycling...