The very first Houston-area Amazon fulfillment center opened on July 23, 2017 at Pinto Business Park on Beltway 8, using robotics, and eventually employing up to 2,500 people. In 2021, Amazon expanded its “last-mile” delivery network in the Houston market by opening four delivery stations, including in northwest Houston, Spring and Porter.

Early Black Friday deals are live, and Amazon has dropped its top-rated devices by up to 50% to kickstart celebrations. If you’ve been planning to upgrade your streaming setup, now’s the time to move. The newest Fire TV Stick 4K is currently down to $25, which is 50% off its regular price.

There's no clear bull case for Amazon and Microsoft, as there are key issues in the business model for firms pursuing Gen AI, one analyst says.

Two products sold by Amazon have been recalled nationwide over a risk of injury or death in children, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced. Baituo Innovation Technology Co. Ltd., doing business as Romorgniz, has recalled a select amount of its Fabric 12- and 13-Drawer Dressers due to a risk of tip-overs and entrapment.

A new generation of craft chocolatiers in Brazil is making bars with “identity.” They’re helping to sustain the forest, too.

Amazon Prime customers in Oregon and nationwide have started receiving payments of as much as $51 as part of a record $2.5 billion settlement that ended a lawsuit claiming the world’s largest online retailer used deceptive practices to enroll customers in the expedited shipping program and then made it difficult to cancel.