thejapantimes, 11 days ago to business

Amazon is the second-largest private-sector employer in the U.S. behind Walmart. As such, the company plays a leading role in setting pay and working conditions for a sector transformed by e-commerce. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/amazon-workers-struggle-food-rent/ #business #companies #amazoncom #ecommerce

thejapantimes, 26 days ago to business

E-commerce titan Amazon on Tuesday said profit in the first three months of 2024 tripled as its cloud, ads, and retail businesses thrived. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/01/companies/amazon-triples-profit-cloud/ #business #companies #amazoncom #aws #ecommerce

thejapantimes, 1 month ago to business

Amazon plans to spend almost $150 billion in the coming 15 years on data centers to equip itself with the firepower to handle an expected surge in demand for artificial intelligence applications and other digital services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/03/29/tech/amazondata-centers-ai-boom/ #business #tech #amazoncom #ai

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Jeff Bezos, Nvidia and other big technology names are investing in a business that’s developing human-like robots, according to people with knowledge of the situation, part of a scramble to find new applications for artificial intelligence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/24/tech/bezos-nvidia-openai/ #business #tech #openai #ai #jeffbezos #amazoncom #computers #nvidia #investments #robots

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Nvidia is close to overtaking Alphabet as Wall Street's third-most-valuable company after the chipmaker ended Tuesday with a market capitalization above Amazon's for the first time in 20 years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/14/companies/nvidia-market-cap-alphabet-amazon/ #business #companies #nvidia #alphabet #amazoncom #google #tech #semiconductors #wallstreet #ai

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Weeks after disclosing a plan to dispose of as many as 50 million shares in the company he founded, Jeff Bezos has offloaded 24 million of them worth more than $4 billion over just four trading days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/14/companies/bezos-4-billion-amazon-stock/ #business #companies #amazoncom #jeffbezos

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

NVIDIA's market value momentarily surpassed Amazon's on Monday amid a remarkable rally driven by soaring global demand for AI chips. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/13/tech/nvidia-amazon-market-value/ #business #tech #nvidia #amazoncom #ecommerce #semiconductors

thejapantimes, 3 months ago to business

Amazon has begun rolling out a new artificial intelligence assistant that is meant to address shoppers product questions, but the feature raises as many questions as it answers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/02/06/companies/amazon-ai-tool-shoppers-queries/?utm_content=bufferc773d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #amazoncom #ai #ecommerce

thejapantimes, 5 months ago to business

TikTok has emerged as an incubator for consumer trends, with millions of people trying on clothes and reviewing products, and had already opened online marketplaces in Southeast Asia and the U.K. before opening a U.S. version in September. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/12/13/companies/tiktok-shop-beat-amazon/?utm_content=bufferb2bd2&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #tiktok #amazoncom #ecommerce #socialmedia

thejapantimes, 6 months ago to soccer

A French gay rights group has launched legal action against Amazon Prime for offering on streaming replay a football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille in which homophobic chants were audible. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2023/11/09/soccer/amazon-psg-game-homophobic/?utm_content=buffereea8c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #soccer #parissaintgermain #ligue1 #lgbtq #france #discrimination #amazoncom

thejapantimes, 7 months ago to business

Amazon's next big thing might be lurking in the expensive supply chain apparatus that’s helped transform its e-commerce business into a juggernaut — logistics services. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2023/10/13/companies/amazon-strategy-billions-revenue/?utm_content=bufferc5e6a&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn #business #companies #amazoncom #trade