Tag: amazon
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E-commerce will be able to do deliveries using drones
New Delhi : E-commerce players like Amazon and Flipkart will be able to make airborne delivery of products to customers in India using drones enabled by technology being developed by the country’s aviation sector, a minister announced on Thursday. “E-commerce deliveries using drones are certainly going to be possible in India. Companies like Amamzon and…
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Amazon gets 238 proposals for second headquarters
San Francisco : Commerce and Cloud computing giant Amazon has said it has received 238 proposals from cities and regions vying to host its second headquarters. According to a CNNMoney report, the tech giant said on Monday that the proposals span across 54 states, provinces, districts and territories across North America. Amazon announced plans for…
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Amazon, Microsoft launch deep learning platform
San Francisco : Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft have teamed up to launch an open-source and deep learning interface ‘Gluon’ that will help developers to deploy machine learning models across several platforms. According to a report in ZDNet, the interface would give developers a place where they can prototype, build, train and deploy machine…
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Amazon launches waterproof ‘Kindle Oasis’ for Rs 21,999
Bengaluru : Amazon on Thursday launched its most advanced e-book reader ‘Kindle Oasis’ that features company’s highest-resolution ‘Paperwhite Display’ and is the first waterproof (IPX8) device. The all-new Kindle Oasis is available for pre-order for Rs 21,999 for the 8GB model and Rs 28,999 for the 32GB model (WiFi + free 3G). The device will…
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Dabur India launches 30 products on Amazon’s global platform
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New Delhi : In a bid to reach out to customers globally, fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) major Dabur India on Tuesday said it has tied up with global e-commerce giant Amazon to launch around 30 products on the platform. The company said under this collaboration, Amazon will help to take around 30 products from…
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Microsoft, Amazon collaborate to integrate Cortana, Alexa capabilities
San Francisco : In a rare collaboration, Microsoft and Amazon have come to an agreement wherein Cortana users will have access to Alexa and vice-versa. According to a report in the New York Times, the two rival tech firms have been coordinating behind the scenes for the past year to make artificial intelligent assistants Alexa…
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Coolpad Cool Play 6 smartphone to be available online from Sep 4
Dubai : The 6GB RAM Coolpad Cool Play 6 smartphone launched for the Indian market at Rs 14,999 will be available exclusively on Amazon from September 4, the company has said. The phone unveiled here on Sunday at an event comes in a metal body and sports a bezel display. It has a 5.5-inch Full…
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Amazon to be No. 2 in Indian e-commerce market by 2019
New Delhi, (IANS) : Amazon is improving its foothold in India and the American e-commerce giant could be the second biggest player after Flipkart in the online retail market by 2019, says a new Bank of America Merrill Lynch report. India could also become Amazon’s second largest market (after the US) as it plans to…
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Amazon boss Jeff Bezos buys Washington Post for $250m
The boss of Amazon, Jeff Bezos, has agreed to purchase the Washington Post newspaper for $250m (£163m). Mr Bezos is buying the paper and its other print properties in a personal capacity. The Post has been owned by the Graham family for 80 years. “Years of familiar newspaper-industry challenges made us wonder if there might…