Tag: Amazon
FTC Sues Amazon Over ‘Deceptive’ Signup Efforts
The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit against Amazon on Wednesday, claiming that the company misled millions of customers into subscribing for its Prime...
UK Watchdog OKs Amazon’s $1.7B Buy Of Roomba-Maker iRobot
On Friday, the competition regulator of Britain approved Amazon.com Inc's acquisition of iRobot for $1.7 billion, which is the manufacturer of the Roomba vacuum...
Apple & Amazon Must Face US Antitrust Lawsuit Over Pricing
A consumer antitrust lawsuit against Apple and Amazon has been ruled to proceed in US court by a federal judge in Seattle. The lawsuit...
Telecoms And Amazon Dismiss Notion Of Joint Wireless Effort
America’s telecom giants say they have no plans to work with Amazon to offer low-cost wireless to Prime members.
A report Friday (June 2) by Bloomberg News...
Amazon’s Ring & FTC Settle Charges Of Data Violations
Amazon’s Ring business unit has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding its privacy and security practices.
The proposed order, which must be approved by a...
Dish & Amazon Team Up To Sell Wireless Plans
Dish Network is reportedly in discussions to offer wireless plans via Amazon.
The arrangement could give Dish’s fledgling mobile phone network a crucial lifeline for its 5G rollout,...
Amazon’s Pricing Paradox
By Rory Van Loo, Nikita Aggarwal, Yale University & UCLA School of Law
Amidst contentious debates about whether Amazon wields excess market power to harm...
Amazon & Embracer Unite In Lord Of The Rings Video Game...
Amazon.com and Embracer Group, a Swedish game developer, have announced their partnership to create and release a massively multiplayer online game centered on the...
Amazon May Buy Divested Kroger, Albertsons Stores
Amazon has the resources, and potential drive to buy hundreds of grocery stores that Kroger and Albertsons are slated to divest, according to analysts at...
Amazon Wins Dismissal Of Consumer Antitrust Suit
In the Seattle federal court, Amazon won a private consumer antitrust lawsuit. The lawsuit claimed that Amazon was artificially increasing the prices of goods...