All the headlines from our Amazon Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 7 2019 // The Boston-based health care organization founded by giant employers Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase announced its name – Haven – and launched a new website at www.havenhealthcare.com.Haven will serve the...
Mar 6 2019 // Recorded conversations by pilots on a cargo jet carrying packages for Amazon.com Inc. that crashed last month near Houston reveal they began losing control of the aircraft about 18 seconds before it slammed into a shallow...
Feb 26 2019 // Passenger airlines in the U.S. have recorded a remarkable period of safety over the past 10 years.Not so the nation’s cargo planes. Five domestically registered aircraft have crashed since 2009 — killing 16...
Feb 24 2019 // A widebody cargo plane hauling packages for Amazon abruptly plunged out of the sky and slammed into a bay on Saturday as it was preparing to land in Houston. All three people on board were killed.The Boeing Co. 767-300,...
Feb 12 2019 // As Amazon.com Inc. and Google work to place their smart speakers at the center of the internet-connected home, both technology giants are expanding the amount of data they gather about customers who use their voice...
Feb 8 2019 // Two months after calling for laws to regulate facial-recognition software, Microsoft Corp. is lobbying on behalf of a first-of-its-kind bill in its home state of Washington. The question is whether cross-town rival...
Jan 7 2019 // It’s Time to Get Out in Front and Not FightGone are the days of carriers leading the entire purchasing cycle of insurance products and financial services. In an environment of unprecedented change in our industry,...
Jan 3 2019 // Last year, Microsoft Corp.’s Azure security team detected suspicious activity in the cloud computing usage of a large retailer: One of the company’s administrators, who usually logs on from New York, was trying...
Jan 2 2019 // The almost weekly headlines about insurers and venture capitalists investing in insurtechs and tech-savvy insurance startups sometimes blocked the view of what established big technology firms were doing in...
Dec 19 2018 // Williams-Sonoma Inc. sued Amazon.com Inc. in a case that challenges the online retailer’s private label push that started with batteries, baby wipes and phone chargers and has expanded to include clothing, toys and...
Dec 11 2018 // Federal officials will review an accident in which an automated machine punctured a can of bear repellent at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey, releasing fumes that sickened workers and sent two dozen to hospitals.The...
Dec 7 2018 // An automated machine punctured a can of bear repellent at an Amazon warehouse in New Jersey on Wednesday, releasing fumes that sickened workers and sent two dozen to hospitals, officials said.An Amazon representative said...
Dec 3 2018 // Insurance presents some big barriers to entry especially for newcomers who often lack the experience and knowledge in areas such as regulation, risk and distribution. Meanwhile, the industry’s legislative and...
Nov 6 2018 // The fire department says one person is dead and another was unaccounted for after a weather-related building collapse at an Amazon distribution warehouse on Baltimore’s southeast side, the Baltimore Sun...
Oct 16 2018 // The Travelers Companies Inc. is teaming up with Amazon to offer smart home kits, insurance quotes and risk management information through a digital storefront: Amazon.com/Travelers.Customers will be able to obtain smart...
Oct 12 2018 // As the market for smart speakers like Amazon’s Alexa continues to expand, there is a potential for these devices to help enhance the health of users. But, while the app stores of these devices are full of apps in the...
Sep 17 2018 // Apple Inc.’s new watch is the latest proof: Big Tech is trying to remake health care in its own image.The device, introduced at a splashy launch event this week, can call for help after a fall. It can monitor...
Sep 7 2018 // The newly formed healthcare venture of Amazon.com Inc, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. on Tuesday hired Jack Stoddard as chief operating officer.Stoddard was previously general manager for digital...
Aug 28 2018 // One-in-five consumers say they would use Amazon or Google for their home insurance, a J.D. Power survey released today shows.And most of those who took the survey (80 percent) already have insurance with a large national...
Aug 16 2018 // Whenever Amazon.com Inc. eyes expansion into a new industry, the stalwarts of that space shudder.A Reuters report on Thursday that the e-commerce giant has been talking to insurers about introducing a price comparison...