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Woody Allen to create his first TV show for Amazon

It’s called Untitled Woody Allen Project. Yes, really.

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Jan 13th 2015, 2:57 PM

# Must reads

Here are some of the top business books to read in 2015

Pick up some inspiration from some of these…

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Jan 4th 2015, 11:30 AM

# little helpers

Amazon has an army of robots helping it send gifts on their way

The company has deployed more than 15,000 wheeled robots to travel around its biggest warehouses and help deliver goods to employees.

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Dec 1st 2014, 11:39 AM

# SME focus

SME focus: Everything you need to know about traditional stores and e-commerce

For November’s in-depth coverage of SMEs, we focused on the business of retail.

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Nov 30th 2014, 10:15 AM

# the everything store

SME book club: How one bull-headed businessman built the 'everything store'

Inside the Amazon story – and what other entrepreneurs can learn from the rapid rise of an e-commerce titan.

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Nov 28th 2014, 7:30 PM

# Jobswatch

300 jobs up for grabs in Amazon Dublin - so many it had to expand its offices

The sales giant has expanded its space to over 100,000 square feet to cater for the new employees.

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Nov 6th 2014, 11:34 AM

# The final frontier

Meet the tech giants hoping to launch you into space...

Richard Branson has said he will not “push on blindly” in the wake of Friday’s fatal crash. The Virgin founder isn’t the only businessman in the commercial space flight race…

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Nov 4th 2014, 7:45 AM

# bricks-and-mortar

Amazon plans to move from clicks to bricks by opening first physical store

The company’s first physical store is expected to be opened in New York by the end of the year.

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Oct 10th 2014, 9:27 AM

# favourable terms

It's not just Apple and Ireland. The EU is looking at Amazon's tax deals in Luxembourg

The European Commission claim that terms in a 2003 tax deal allowed Amazon to limit its overall bill to less than 1% of its European income.

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Oct 7th 2014, 4:55 PM

# Brazil

Irish man to run marathon in Amazon to raise money for teacher with cancer

The former teacher of his nephew has been diagnosed with mixed cell lymphoma, a very rare form of cancer, and he’s hoping to help cover the cost of her treatment.

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Sep 17th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Amazon

Four indigenous leaders killed while fighting Amazon deforestation

They were killed by suspected members of an illegal logging ring.

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Sep 9th 2014, 9:55 PM

# Show Me The Money

Explainer: Why did Amazon spend $970 million on a site that livestreams videogames?

Turns out watching people play videogames is more lucrative than you think.

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Aug 26th 2014, 11:12 AM

# spectator sport

Amazon bets big that there's a market for watching gamers play - buys Twitch for $970m

Google looked the favourites to land the deal but lost out.

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Aug 25th 2014, 10:30 PM

# evening fix

Here's What Happened Today: Friday

Everyone’s talking about US strikes on Iraq, a new weather warning, and an Irish woman charged over baby death.

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Aug 8th 2014, 11:20 PM

# choices

Amazon opens up 3D printing store for creating personalised items

The store will feature more than 200 products at launch, which users can customise in a number of ways.

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Jul 28th 2014, 5:08 PM

# book boom

New Amazon service offers unlimited e-book access

The Kindle Unlimited service will give US readers a Spotify-style service for their e-readers.

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Jul 21st 2014, 12:48 PM

# Drones

Amazon applies for US delivery drone testing

Company says permission to carry out drone tests would be “in the public interest”.

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Jul 11th 2014, 2:34 PM

# The Cloud

Amazon challenges Google with new document sharing service

Cloud-based service offers new platform for storing, sharing and building document feedback.

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Jul 10th 2014, 10:35 PM

# Under Threat

'Lost' Amazon Indians make first contact with outside world

“It is not normal for such a large group of uncontacted Indians to approach in this way,” said one expert.

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Jul 7th 2014, 8:30 PM

# bookworms

The 10 best books of the year (so far), according to Amazon

A ready-to-go shopping list.

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Jun 29th 2014, 9:30 AM

# use your head

Amazon enters the mobile market by launching head-tracking smartphone

The 4.7-inch smartphone has four cameras located on each corner of the screen which tracks how the user is looking at the phone.

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Jun 18th 2014, 9:06 PM

# Price Fixing

Apple has dodged a massive $840 million price-fixing court case

The company agreed an out-of-court settlement with the parties involved, effectively avoiding a court case which was due to take place next month.

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Jun 17th 2014, 10:18 AM

# in the cloud

Here's the major section of Amazon you mightn't know about

While online retail is the main focus of Amazon’s success, its cloud enterprise services (AWS) is playing a increasingly important role in the company’s development and expansion.

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Jun 14th 2014, 6:25 PM

# pr power

UPDATE: Paddy Power did not cut down a single Amazonian tree

But it wasn’t Photoshopped either…

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Jun 8th 2014, 12:30 PM

# did they?

UPDATE: Paddy Power confirm rainforest stunt was computer wizardry

No trees were harmed in the making of this particular PR stunt.

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Jun 8th 2014, 12:27 PM

# naval gazing

Watch Amazon customers discover genitals for the first time

Just go with it.

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Jun 5th 2014, 7:34 AM

# Week in Web

Weird Wide Web: Gaming prejudice, interior design and a drinkable book

All of your essential tech and social media news for the week in one byte-sized portion.

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May 11th 2014, 11:00 AM

# Shop Till You Drop

Amazon lets users fill up their shopping carts via Twitter hashtags

By using the hashtag #AmazonCart, Twitter users can add items they wish to purchase later to their Amazon shopping cart.

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May 6th 2014, 11:13 AM

# Innovation

Amazon moves into wearable tech by launching dedicated store

The store also has a “learning center” which aims to educate those who aren’t familiar with smartwatches and activity trackers.

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Apr 29th 2014, 5:18 PM

# droning on

Yep, Amazon is still working on unmanned flying drones

In its annual letter to shareholders, Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos also announced a new scheme which would pay unhappy employees $2,000 to leave the company in their first year.

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Apr 11th 2014, 9:40 AM

# TV streaming

Now Microsoft and Yahoo are creating their original TV shows

The two companies are planning on releasing their own original TV shows which would compete against the likes of Netflix and Amazon.

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Apr 7th 2014, 4:54 PM

# all-in-one

Amazon announces Fire TV, its set-top streaming box and gaming device

Amazon Fire TV will allow users to watch shows on Instant Video and Netflix and will include games like Minecraft, The Walking Dead and NBA2K14.

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Apr 2nd 2014, 5:24 PM

# limiters

Amazon to place listening limits on its radio streaming service

The company plans to limit how users stream certain tracks to help encourage them to buy songs and albums in their music store.

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Mar 12th 2014, 1:33 PM

# Negotiations

Amazon could be planning to launch its own music streaming service

The eCommerce giant is said to be in talks with record labels about launching a music streaming service on its site.

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Feb 28th 2014, 9:19 AM

# Crime and Punishment

Resurrected Ripper St to bring Victorian crime back to Ireland*

*Don’t worry, it’s all for TV.

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Feb 26th 2014, 6:13 PM

# droning on

Netflix deliver epic takedown of Amazon's drone plans in parody video

FIIIIIIIIIGHT.

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Feb 26th 2014, 5:38 PM

# web streaming

Amazon preparing to launch its own TV box service for March

It’s rumoured that the company will roll out the Android-powered device in March.

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Feb 21st 2014, 3:35 PM

# dead on

'Coffin bed' has hilariously mixed Amazon reviews

Customers just can’t agree on it for some reason.

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Jan 21st 2014, 8:30 PM

# clairvoyance

Amazon gain patent allowing it to ship goods before you order them

The patent would allow Amazon to deliver goods it believes you will order based on your shopping and search history.

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Jan 20th 2014, 9:53 AM

# pin sharp

Your next TV: Will it be Ultra HD?

As video-streaming grows in popularity and in quality, the next generation of TVs will focus on bringing Ultra HD quality streaming to your living room.

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Jan 8th 2014, 5:48 PM