The Wall Street Journal: To keep customers happy, which Mr. Bezos has long said is Amazon’s fixation and growth strategy, executives behind the scenes have methodically waged targeted campaigns against rivals and partners alike — an approach that has changed little through the years, from diapers to footwear. No competitor is too small to draw Amazon’s sights. It cloned a line…
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Some States Have Embraced Online Voting. It’s a Huge Risk.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Politico: On Sunday, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the University of Michigan revealed numerous security flaws in the product that West Virginia and Delaware are using, saying it “represents a severe risk to election security and could allow attackers to alter election results without detection.” In fact, it may be a…
FedEx, Microsoft Are Teaming Up To Deliver Packages, Widening Gap with Amazon
Microsoft and FedEx announced a joint, multi-year partnership on Monday that the pair believe could help “transform commerce” through FedEx’s logistics network and Microsoft’s cloud. From a report: The two said their first service, called FedEx Surround, will give real-time analytics into supply chain and delivery, so companies could potentially better ship goods. The companies did not disclose the full nature…
Amazon Lifts FedEx Ground-Delivery Ban For Sellers
Amazon is telling sellers they can begin using FedEx’s ground delivery after the company temporarily halted access to the service during the holiday shopping season. From a report: The company will resume FedEx’s Ground and Home services on Tuesday at 5 p.m. ET, according to an email Amazon sent Tuesday to merchants that was viewed by CNBC. An Amazon spokesperson confirmed…
Bill Gates Gives Reddit User An 81-Pound ‘Secret Santa’ Gift
“A Michigan woman got the Secret Santa gift of a lifetime this Christmas — an 81-pound package from Bill Gates,” reports CNN: The gifts included an original manuscript of “The Great Gatsby,” signed by Gates; books; toys for her cat and Harry Potter and “Twin Peaks” memorabilia, according to her post on RedditGifts.com. It arrived in a box lit up inside…
Amazon Blocks Sellers From Using FedEx Ground For Prime Shipments
schwit1 shares a report from The Wall Street Journal: Amazon.com is blocking its third-party sellers from using FedEx’s ground delivery network for Prime shipments, citing a decline in performance heading into the final stretch of the holiday shopping season. The ban on using FedEx’s Ground and Home services starts this week and will last “until the delivery performance of these ship…
FedEx Warned Not To ‘Invade’ New York City With Sidewalk Robots
“FedEx delivery robots invade New York City streets,” read one newspaper’s headline, describing the six-wheeled “SameDay” bots that the company is testing in four cities. But this week New York City told them they’re not welcome, CNN reports:
The delivery robot, called Roxo, is not actually being tested in New York, but was visiting the city for a special event, a FedEx…
Alphabet’s ‘Wing’ Finally Launches America’s First Drone Delivery Service, Beating Amazon
An anonymous reader quotes Newsweek: Wing, an offshoot of Google parent company Alphabet, officially launched its drone delivery service Friday, delivering a FedEx package — a birthday gift for Susie Sensmeier from her husband, Paul — through the air from a distribution center to the couple’s home in Christiansburg, Virginia, according to the company’s blog. the first company to receive Federal…
Alphabet Partners With FedEx, Walgreens To Bring Drone Delivery To the US
Google’s Wing drone-delivery company announced today that it would be partnering with FedEx and Walgreens to bring autonomous drone deliveries to the U.S. in October. “The pilot program will be launched in Christiansburg, Virginia, one of the two areas in the state that Wing has been testing its drone technology for years,” reports Quartz. From the report: People expecting packages from…