Amazon’s University Village bookstore in Seattle won’t be a one-off after all. After opening the location back in November of last year, Amazon now plans to open hundreds of additional bookstores across the United States. As reported by CNBC, the news comes from a mall CEO who revealed to Dow Jones that the stores will … Read more
Amazon has spent the last year expanding its challenge to the existence of college bookstores, opening pickup locations on campuses scattered across the country. There, students can pick up things that they ordered on Amazon, and… that’s about it. A new pickup point at the University of Pennsylvania will also offer study and collaboration space for … Read more
Inexplicable presidential candidate Donald Trump has spoken loudly about his distaste for immigration, as well as the mass-deportation he would institute if elected. That puts him squarely at odds with much of the tech industry, which is pushing for immigration reform and a pathway for undocumented immigrants to gain citizenship. Now, lobby group FWD.us has released … Read more
Online retail giant Amazon has caught the travel bug, and last night rolled out a new site called Amazon Destinations which offers the unique service of helping customers find “getaway destinations” within driving distance of their homes. Because more than 40% of all U.S. domestic leisure trips are short-term getaways of less than three nights, … Read more
Star Wars certainly didn’t need any kind of revitalization, but that’s exactly what Disney’s purchase of the LucasFilm-owned brand has done. And as the media conglomerate gears up for a December release of an all new film in the franchise, fans can now own the entire original collection in digital format. For the first time ever, … Read more
With Amazon seemingly equipped to ship everything ranging from a paperback book to jungle gyms, the company has become reliant on some high-tech robots as added and necessary hands when satiating the public’s demand for faster and better when it comes to holiday shopping. In an exclusive video for TIME, photographer and videographer Stephen Wilkes … Read more