Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US cities
Read full article: Amazon set to expand drone delivery of lightweight packages to 500 US citiesMillions more people may be able to get smaller, lightweight Amazon packages delivered by drones by the end of the year under a plan the company announced Wednesday to expand the airborne shipping to suburban areas in nearly 500 U.S. cities.
US retail sales slump unexpectedly and sharply after a summer tax-refund boost fades
Read full article: US retail sales slump unexpectedly and sharply after a summer tax-refund boost fadesAmericans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest drop since May 2025, raising doubts about the resiliency of consumers who have kept spending and powering the economy despite the rising costs of daily expenses.
Man steals womanās SUV while she was making an Amazon delivery on West Side, SAPD says
Read full article: Man steals womanās SUV while she was making an Amazon delivery on West Side, SAPD saysA man allegedly stole a womanās unlocked vehicle Thursday on the West Side while she was in the middle of making a Amazon delivery, according to San Antonio police on scene.
Broadband grants paused as critics allege favoritism toward Elon Muskās Starlink
Read full article: Broadband grants paused as critics allege favoritism toward Elon Muskās StarlinkThe Texas Broadband office made the announcement after facing scrutiny from lawmakers for changing the rules to seemingly favor companies such as Elon Muskās Starlink.
US stocks rise to finish a wild July as Amazon soars, Apple sinks and inflation worries worsen
Read full article: US stocks rise to finish a wild July as Amazon soars, Apple sinks and inflation worries worsenU.S. stocks rose to the finish of a wild July as Amazon leaped, Apple sank and rising oil prices worsened worries about inflation.
Amazon to boost spending on AI and other technology by $20 billion after strong Q2 results
Read full article: Amazon to boost spending on AI and other technology by $20 billion after strong Q2 resultsAmazon said it will be increasing this yearās capital spending on technology, mostly artificial intelligence, by an additional 10% after the tech and e-commerce giant delivered strong profits and net sales during for fiscal second quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.
Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be next
Read full article: Some robotaxis approved to operate without steering wheels and losing the brake pedal could be nextFederal regulators are clearing the way for robotaxis to operate without steering wheels or eventually even brake pedals.
Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is going
Read full article: Why lawmakers are concerned about where billions in broadband funding is goingTexas lawmakers accuse the state broadband office of favoritism and sweetheart deals after satellite internet providers received most of the funding.
A model Indigenous territory in Brazil's Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangs
Read full article: A model Indigenous territory in Brazil's Amazon seeks protection from criminal gangsThe Ashaninka Indigenous people, who reclaimed their territory on the Brazil-Peru border decades ago, now face threats from gangs and drug traffickers.
Some Amazon packages may be delayed after woman stole delivery truck in San Antonio, deputies say
Read full article: Some Amazon packages may be delayed after woman stole delivery truck in San Antonio, deputies sayA woman allegedly stole an Amazon delivery truck in Bexar County and drove it to Atascosa County before she was later taken into custody, the Atascosa County Sheriffās Office said on Sunday through a news release on social media.
Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in his homeland
Read full article: Amazon will launch its satellite internet in South Africa, seemingly beating Musk in his homelandAmazon says that the technology company will launch its new satellite internet service Amazon Leo in South Africa in 2027.
Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarm
Read full article: Trump administration lifts restrictions on Anthropic's Claude models after cybersecurity alarmThe Trump administration has lifted restrictions on artificial intelligence company Anthropicās latest versions of its Claude chatbot, ending a weekslong ban tied to cybersecurity concerns.
Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels
Read full article: Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuelsColombiaās presidential runoff between IvĆ”n Cepeda, an ally of President Gustavo Petro, and lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella, who has been endorsed by U.S. President Donald Trump, could have major implications for the Amazon rainforest, fossil fuel development and Indigenous communities.
Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.
Read full article: Eight data centers threaten to transform this small Texas county. Local officials say they have no power to stop them.At least 248 data centers are planned to be built in Texas. Of those, nearly half will be built in unincorporated areas, where county officials are limited in their ability to regulate development, according to a Texas Tribune analysis.
Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says
Read full article: Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN saysA new report from the United Nations weather agency gives a three-out-of-four chance that the next five years will average more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial temperatures.
Canadian regulator triples US streamers' financial contributions to Canadian content
Read full article: Canadian regulator triples US streamers' financial contributions to Canadian contentCanada's federal broadcast regulator is requiring large online streaming services to contribute 15% of their Canadian revenues to Canadian content.
Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan Cohen
Read full article: Shares of eBay take off on a $56 billion buyout bid from GameStop's Ryan CohenShares of eBay are soaring before the opening bell after Ryan Cohen's GameStop announced an attempt to take over the company for about $56 billion, seeing it as a vehicle to compete with online retail giant Amazon.
Amazon reports increased 1Q profits and net sales fueled by cloud computing demand
Read full article: Amazon reports increased 1Q profits and net sales fueled by cloud computing demandAmazon is reporting increased profits and net sales during its fiscal first quarter, helped by surging growth in its prominent cloud computing unit.
Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonization
Read full article: Archaeological digs in Amazon provide clues about Indigenous inhabitants before colonizationPaving roads in the Amazon rainforest often causes deforestation that threatens the people who live there.
Stocks slip and oil prices rise on uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talks
Read full article: Stocks slip and oil prices rise on uncertainty about US-Iran ceasefire talksU.S. stocks and oil prices flip-flopped as uncertainty rose about what will happen following a two-week ceasefire in the war with Iran, which had been set to expire Wednesday.
Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker's hardware leader
Read full article: Tim Cook will step down as Apple CEO and hand reins over to the iPhone maker's hardware leaderApple CEO Tim Cook is stepping down from the job that he inherited from the late Steve Jobs, ending a 15-year reign that saw the companyās market value soar by more than $3.6 trillion during an iPhone-fueled era of prosperity.
Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robot
Read full article: Amazon buys Fauna Robotics, maker of the Sprout humanoid robotAmazon has acquired Fauna Robotics, just under two months after the startup introduced a humanoid robot called Sprout designed for social spaces like homes and schools.
Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlights industry's vulnerability to physical disasters
Read full article: Iranian strikes on Amazon data centers highlights industry's vulnerability to physical disastersIranian drone strikes damaged three Amazon Web Services sites in the Middle East, exposing how vulnerable cloud data centers are in conflict.
OpenAI gets $110 billion in funding from a trio of tech powerhouses, led by Amazon
Read full article: OpenAI gets $110 billion in funding from a trio of tech powerhouses, led by AmazonChatGPT maker OpenAI has received $110 billion in investments from Amazon, SoftBank and Nvidia, putting the technology companyās pre-money valuation at $730 billion.
Walmart delivers another quarter of impressive sales but offers a muted outlook
Read full article: Walmart delivers another quarter of impressive sales but offers a muted outlookWalmart delivered another impressive quarter as the promise of lower prices and speedy deliveries attracted a broader spectrum of Americans from cash-strapped to wealthier households during the critical holiday shopping period.
Champions League: Vinicius Junior says he was racially insulted in Real Madrid win, Doue rescues PSG
Read full article: Champions League: Vinicius Junior says he was racially insulted in Real Madrid win, Doue rescues PSGThe Champions League playoffs were overshadowed by claims of racism towards Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior in angry scenes after the Brazilian scored a brilliant winning goal against Benfica.
Amazon scraps partnership with surveillance company after Super Bowl ad backlash
Read full article: Amazon scraps partnership with surveillance company after Super Bowl ad backlashRing is ending its planned tie-up with police surveillance company Flock Safety after critics raise fresh worries about neighborhood camera networks.
Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing out year on a lackluster tone
Read full article: Retail sales unchanged in December from November, closing out year on a lackluster toneShoppers unexpectedly paused their spending in December from November, closing out the holiday shopping season and the year on a lackluster tone.
Retail operator of outdoor sportswear pioneer Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcy
Read full article: Retail operator of outdoor sportswear pioneer Eddie Bauer files for bankruptcyThe operator of roughly 180 Eddie Bauer stores across the U.S. and Canada has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, blaming declining sales and a litany of other industry headwinds.
Millions of Amazon Prime customers may be eligible for refunds after FTC settlement
Read full article: Millions of Amazon Prime customers may be eligible for refunds after FTC settlementMillions of Amazon customers across the U.S. may be getting money back after the Federal Trade Commission accused the company of enrolling users in Prime subscriptions without their consent.
Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicated
Read full article: Some companies tie AI to layoffs, but the reality is more complicatedWhen Amazon announced it was cutting 16,000 corporate jobs, many assumed it was the latest phase of CEO Andy Jassyās push to reduce the corporate workforce as AI brings more efficiency gains.
āMelania,ā panned by some film critics, opens with strong ticket sales for a documentary
Read full article: āMelania,ā panned by some film critics, opens with strong ticket sales for a documentaryPromoted by President Donald Trump as āa must watch,ā the Melania Trump documentary āMelaniaā debuted with a better-than-expected $7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Saks to close most OFF 5th and Last Call locations, including stores in San Antonio and San Marcos
Read full article: Saks to close most OFF 5th and Last Call locations, including stores in San Antonio and San MarcosSaks OFF 5th at San Antonioās The Rim will close Saturday following a bankruptcy filing from its parent company, Saks Global, earlier this month.
UPS looks to cut up to 30,000 jobs this year
Read full article: UPS looks to cut up to 30,000 jobs this yearUPS is planning to cut up to 30,000 operational jobs this year as the package delivery company continues with its turnaround efforts and reducing the number of Amazon shipments that it handles.
Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AI
Read full article: Pinterest will lay off 15% of its workforce as the platform pivots resources to AIPinterest plans to lay off under 15% of its workforce, as part of broader restructuring that arrives as the image-sharing platform pivots more of its money to artificial intelligence.
'Mercy' unseats 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters
Read full article: 'Mercy' unseats 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theatersWith a winter storm blanketing a large swath of the country, Hollywood had its quietest weekend of the year at the box office.
Emotional plea for justice as family of Amazon worker fatally shot seeks answers
Read full article: Emotional plea for justice as family of Amazon worker fatally shot seeks answersThe brother of an Amazon worker fatally shot last weekend was emotional in a news conference on Friday as a Gamez Law Firm spokesperson stressed workplace safety.
Family of Amazon worker fatally shot outside Bexar County warehouse retains high-profile law firm
Read full article: Family of Amazon worker fatally shot outside Bexar County warehouse retains high-profile law firmThe family of an Amazon worker killed in a shooting outside an Amazon warehouse in far west Bexar County has retained an attorney.
Affidavit: 2 accused of murder in connection with shooting outside far west Bexar County Amazon warehouse
Read full article: Affidavit: 2 accused of murder in connection with shooting outside far west Bexar County Amazon warehouseTwo men have been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting outside a far west Bexar County Amazon warehouse, according to arrest affidavits obtained by KSAT.
BCSO: 1 dead after shooting in parking lot of far west Bexar County Amazon warehouse
Read full article: BCSO: 1 dead after shooting in parking lot of far west Bexar County Amazon warehouseA person is dead, and another is injured after a shooting in the parking lot of a far west Bexar County Amazon warehouse, according to the Bexar County Sheriffās Office.
Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy protection; will be taken private under restructuring
Read full article: Roomba maker iRobot files for bankruptcy protection; will be taken private under restructuringRoomba maker iRobot has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but says that it doesnāt expect any disruptions to devices as the more than 30-year-old company is taken private under a restructuring process.
Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mail
Read full article: Doping at your doorstep: The next Olympic drug crisis could be coming through the mailA new wave of peptides, often banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, is easily available online, raising concerns about potential Olympic doping scandals.
LIST: Thanksgiving meal deals at major retailers
Read full article: LIST: Thanksgiving meal deals at major retailersThis year,Ā Walmart, Target, Amazon, Samās Club, and CostcoĀ are each offering complete turkey dinners at low prices. Hereās a breakdown of what shoppers can expect and where to order.
Amazon's Zoox robotaxis service to give free rides in San Francisco as its expansion accelerates
Read full article: Amazon's Zoox robotaxis service to give free rides in San Francisco as its expansion acceleratesAmazonās Zoox will start giving free robotaxi rides through parts of San Francisco as it accelerates its attempt to challenge Waymoās early lead in the race to transport passengers cities in self-driving vehicles.
These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroom
Read full article: These are the 37 donors helping pay for Trump's $300 million White House ballroomThe White House's list of 37 donors to President Donald Trump's $300 million ballroom project includes crypto billionaires, powerful financiers, tobacco companies, tech giants, media companies, longtime Republican donors and several of the presidentās neighbors in Florida.
At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warming
Read full article: At UN climate summit, world leaders say time is running short to stop the worst effects of warmingWorld leaders gathering the in Brazil's Amazon rainforest for the U.N.ās annual climate summit warned Thursday that time is running short for urgent and decisive action to prevent the worst effects of climate change.
Amazon reports higher sales and earnings for 3Q, helped by its accelerating computing arm business
Read full article: Amazon reports higher sales and earnings for 3Q, helped by its accelerating computing arm businessAmazon posted higher fiscal third quarter profit and sales compared with a year ago, as the online giant kept attracting shoppers looking for good prices while inflation resurges.
Amazon expands San Antonio footprint with purchase of East Side warehouse
Read full article: Amazon expands San Antonio footprint with purchase of East Side warehouseAmazon is expanding in the Alamo City with the purchase of a warehouse located on the East Side, a company spokesperson confirmed to KSAT.
Amazon cloud computing outage knocks out Zoom, Roblox and many other online services
Read full article: Amazon cloud computing outage knocks out Zoom, Roblox and many other online servicesAn Amazon Web Services outage is causing major disruptions around the world. The service provides remote computing services to many governments, universities and companies, including The Associated Press.
As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughts
Read full article: As Amazon's 'flying rivers' weaken with tree loss, scientists warn of worsening droughtsScientists warn that āflying riversā ā invisible streams of moisture that carry rain from the Atlantic Ocean westward across the Amazon ā are weakening as deforestation and climate change advance.
Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in Prime
Read full article: Amazon to pay $2.5 billion to settle FTC allegations it duped customers into enrolling in PrimeAmazon has reached a historic $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission which said the online giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime memberships, and made it difficult to cancel after they did so.
A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime -- and made it hard to leave
Read full article: A jury will look at whether Amazon tricked customers into joining Prime -- and made it hard to leaveA federal trial beginning in Amazonās hometown this week is set to examine whether the online retailing giant tricked customers into signing up for its Prime service and made it difficult to cancel after they did so.
Amazon spends $1 billion to increase pay and lower health care costs for US workers
Read full article: Amazon spends $1 billion to increase pay and lower health care costs for US workersAmazon says itās investing $1 billion to raise wages and lower the cost of health care plans for its U.S. fulfillment and transportation workers.
Couldn't make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He's livestreaming his last concert
Read full article: Couldn't make it to see Bad Bunny in Puerto Rico? He's livestreaming his last concertBad Bunnyās residency in Puerto Rico has boosted the islandās economy and stoked conversations about its identity and struggles.
Amazon's Zoox launches its robotaxi service in Las Vegas
Read full article: Amazon's Zoox launches its robotaxi service in Las VegasAmazonās Zoox on Wednesday launched its robotaxi service in Las Vegas, offering free rides through parts of the entertainment mecca for anyone willing to gamble on the safety of a driverless vehicle.
Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progress
Read full article: Bolivia will choose a new president but environmental activists see little hope of progressBolivia heads into an Oct. 19 runoff between centrist Rodrigo Paz Pereira and right-wing ex-president Jorge āTutoā Quiroga after nearly 20 years of socialist rule.
US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distances
Read full article: US government proposes easing some restrictions on drones traveling long distancesA new federal rule would make it easier for companies to use drones over longer distances out of sight of the operator without having to go through a cumbersome waiver process.
Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the US
Read full article: Trump's AI plan calls for massive data centers. Here's how it may affect energy in the USPresident Donald Trumpās plan to boost artificial intelligence and build data centers across the U.S. could speed up a building boom that was already expected to strain the nationās ability to power it.
The Weeknd and Shakira will headline Global Citizen Festival supporting energy access and the Amazon
Read full article: The Weeknd and Shakira will headline Global Citizen Festival supporting energy access and the AmazonTwo of the biggest touring artists right now are headlining this fall's Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park.
Brazil strikes deal with Musk's Starlink to curb criminal use in the Amazon rainforest
Read full article: Brazil strikes deal with Musk's Starlink to curb criminal use in the Amazon rainforestBrazilās Federal Prosecutorās Office has signed a landmark agreement with Elon Muskās Starlink to limit the use of its satellite internet service in illegal mining and other criminal operations in the Amazon.