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Google Cloud AI is powering The Warehouse's app and refining procurement
The Warehouse mobile app has a new feature, powered by Google Cloud's neural artificial intelligence service.
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Amazon earnings skyrocket on cloud computing, advertising
Amazon.com has forecast strong fall sales and posted a strong profit thanks to the retailer's younger, higher-earning businesses, including cloud.
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Microsoft takes aim at Amazon’s retail checkout tech
Not content with taking on Amazon in the cloud computing stakes, sources indicate Microsoft is working on technology that could challenge Amazon's retail efforts.
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Skyzer partners with ePayments to deliver integrated QR payments in Q3
Skyzer Payments and ePayments have inked a partnership that will roll out new point of sale terminals capable of processing quick response (QR) code-based payments.
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Kiwi retail sales chug along slowly as economy bites
New Zealand retail sales volumes rose in the first quarter at the slowest rate for more than five years, pointing to slower economic growth ahead.
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Amazon's expected smartphone already faces skeptics
If Amazon announces a smartphone on Wednesday, as is widely expected, it will face an avalanche of skeptics.
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Here's why Amazon drones may never land at your door
Amazon's ambitious plan to use flying drones to deliver packages is far-fetched, but not just because of technology limitations or air traffic regulations. Amazon's fulfillment center network, as it stands now, is too limited to serve even a tiny fraction of the U.S. in the method described by CEO Jeff Bezos.
