1+ week, 6+ day ago   (259+ words) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Amazon today, alleging that the shopping giant deceptively inflated prices for advertisers, resulting in higher costs that were then "largely passed on to" consumers. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (593+ words) The drone-delivery race is taking off, setting up a real-world test of which flying machines people will tolerate buzzing around their neighborhoods. Why it matters: Amazon, Wing and Zipline are taking dramatically different engineering approaches to drone delivery — differences that…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (578+ words) The answer is more complicated than many people realize. Experts say drone delivery may reduce some risks associated with traditional delivery methods while introducing new concerns involving package theft, delivery security, cybersecurity and operational reliability. Security specialists generally view that…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1263+ words) Amazon is finally giving Jeff Bezos' 13-year-old drone-delivery dream a massive push, announcing plans to expand Prime Air to nearly 500 U.S. cities and towns by the end of 2026. The expansion would increase Amazon's current drone-delivery footprint roughly sixfold and bring the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (473+ words) An Amazon drone dropped a Texas woman's package into her backyard pool. Lindsey Austen told BI she didn't think she selected Amazon's Prime Air drone delivery option. Austen said the 20-minute delivery was fast, but the drone was too loud…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (738+ words) Yahoo Tech When Jamie Siminoff created the Ring doorbell in 2014, many thought the market had changed for the better — forever. The idea first came to him because he was missing package deliveries. While home security systems had been a thing…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (256+ words) Anyone who has not logged in for two years risks having their account deleted, Google says. Before that happens, users should have received several email warnings from Google. Google says forgotten accounts are far more likely to be hacked, since…...