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Amazon surpasses Walmart in revenue for the first time
Walmart reported $180.5 billion in sales during the most recent quarter while Amazon reeled in $187.8 billion.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
How Walmart won over wealthy shoppers
The discounter has gained traction with upper-income shoppers with a larger online assortment and faster online options, like home deliveries.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
Stocks tumble as Walmart sales growth forecast disappoints
Stocks tumbled from all-time highs Thursday in the wake of Walmart projecting a lower-than-expected sales outlook.NBC News - Feb. 20 -
Walmart Launched a Video Game. Are Shoppers Sold on It?
With Walmart Unlimited, the retail giant is going all in on gamified shopping.Inc. - 2d -
Walmart’s Gloomy Sales Forecast Shows Customers Are Still Feeling the Inflation Squeeze
The company’s earnings forecast for the fiscal year fell below analysts’ expectations.Inc. - Feb. 20 -
Walmart Racks Up Sales Record but Sees Slower Growth Ahead
The retail giant continues to attract shoppers from across the income spectrum, but faces headwinds from stubborn inflation and the risk of tariffs.The New York Times - Feb. 20 -
Walmart shares drop as retailer says profit growth will slow
Walmart has factors that could work in its favor, including a growing online business and market share gains from higher-income shoppers.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
Walmart’s stock continues to drop despite ‘near-term buying opportunity’
Walmart Inc.’s stock deepened its losses on Friday after a brutal selloff in the previous session, as investors brushed aside positive comments from analysts.MarketWatch - Feb. 21 -
Metroid Prime Remastered For Switch Gets Rare Discount At Walmart
Metroid Prime Remastered $30 (was ...GameSpot - 6d -
Amazon is taking control of the James Bond movie franchise
Amazon MGM Studios, the tech giant's film unit, plans to take "creative control" of the James Bond series under a new deal with the franchise's longtime producers.NBC News - Feb. 20 -
Neighbours cancelled for second time as Amazon backs out
Long-running Australian soap will be ‘resting’ from December, after streaming giant withdraws from production. Neighbours: the 10 best memories, from Scott and Charlene to Madge’s ghost The ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Amazon's Souped-Up Alexa+ Arrives Next Month
Alexa+ will cost $20 a month but will be free for Amazon Prime members. It'll eventually arrive on nearly every Alexa device the company has shipped.Wired - Feb. 26 -
Amazon Unveils Alexa+, Powered by Generative A.I.
Amazon is aiming to catch up in generative artificial intelligence and to reboot its virtual assistant, which has been leapfrogged by powerful chatbots.The New York Times - Feb. 26 -
Minecraft Exploding RC Creeper In Stock And Discounted At Amazon
The Minecraft Exploding RC Creeper launched last April, and it’s been a hot commodity ever since. Retailers can’t seem to keep this humorous remote control "car" in stock; it sold for high prices ...GameSpot - 5d -
Mattel's Official Minecraft Movie Toys Are Available At Amazon
Mattel has revealed a new lineup of Minecraft merchandise to coincide with the upcoming launch of A Minecraft Movie. While the movie hits theaters on April 4, some of Mattel's Minecraft Movie toys ...GameSpot - 2d -
Amazon's cloud unit forms agentic AI group
Swami Sivasubramanian, who has run Amazon Web Services' database business, will lead a new group focused on agentic AI.CNBC - 15h -
Why Walmart’s warning may have more to do with weight-loss drugs than tariffs
Walmart’s stock fell Thursday as quarterly earnings were expected to decline for the first time in three years, with strength in groceries and GLP-1 drug sales continuing to pressure margins.MarketWatch - Feb. 21 -
Walmart’s Latest Employee Video Looked Familiar. So I Went Back to the Archives
If you see a big company doing the same thing over and over again, maybe it’s time to consider copying it in your business.Inc. - Feb. 21 -
Warning of economic uncertainty as Walmart stocks tumble after retailer lowers sales outlook
CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady joins "CBS Mornings" to analyze a possible sign that the economy could slip back this year due to lower consumer spending. Walmart's yearly sales ...CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Walmart’s earnings failed to please investors. Can Costco and these other retailers do better?
Earnings Watch: Costco, Target, Macy’s, Gap and other retailers report this week, as consumer confidence sinks and boycott pressure intensifiesMarketWatch - 3d -
Walmart's worst week since 2022: Retailer's former U.S. CEO Bill Simon thinks Wall Street is getting earnings, tariff risks wrong
Walmart is coming off a tough week after delivering a slowing profit growth forecast.CNBC - Feb. 22 -
Amazon to gain creative control of James Bond franchise from Broccoli family
Amazon reached a deal with the Broccoli family, the James Bond franchise's longstanding producers, to form a new joint venture.CNBC - Feb. 20 -
Amazon MGM to take creative control of James Bond franchise
Amazon MGM announced it is taking over the creative reins of the James Bond franchise. The Broccolis, who controlled the Bond franchise for decades, will still share intellectual property rights.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Amazon MGM gets creative control of James Bond franchise in new deal
Amazon MGM Studios and longtime Bond custodians Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli formed a new joint venture in which they will co-own James Bond intellectual property rights.CBS News - Feb. 21 -
Amazon paid more than $1bn to take creative control of James Bond
007 stars offer mixed reactions to deal with the British-American heirs to the film producer Albert ‘Cubby’ Broccoli. Business live – latest updates Amazon has paid more than $1bn for ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Amazon Gains Creative Control Over the James Bond Franchise
The family that has for decades held complete control over everything involving the globe-trotting superspy is relinquishing it to Amazon.The New York Times - Feb. 21 -
Victrix Modular Xbox, PlayStation, And PC Controllers Get Nice Discounts At Amazon
Victrix Pro BFG Wireless Controllers $139 (was $180) for Xbox & PC --- $159 (was $180) for PS5 & ...GameSpot - Feb. 21 -
Brazilian city in Amazon declares emergency after huge sinkholes appear
In Buriticupu, about 1,200 people risk losing their homes, and residents have seen the problem escalate in 30 years. Authorities in a city in the Brazilian Amazon have declared a state of ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Who will be the next James Bond? Speculation mounts after Amazon buys 007
Daniel Craig's replacement will be Amazon's biggest decision after gaining control of the franchise.BBC News - Feb. 22 -
Apple AirTag 4-Pack Discounted Below Amazon's Black Friday Price
Apple AirTags 4-Pack for $68 (was $100) | Singles for $23 (was ...GameSpot - Feb. 24 -
Halo: Flashpoint Board Game Gets 25% Discount At Amazon
Halo: Flashpoint Spartan Edition $118 (was $125) | Wave 2 Releases February ...GameSpot - Feb. 25 -
Amazon Debuts New Alexa Voice Assistant With AI Overhaul
It’s called Alexa+, and the idea behind it is that generative AI can take the voice assistant to the next level.Inc. - Feb. 26 -
Here’s how the new Alexa+ could change the price of Amazon Prime
Amazon revealed its $19.99 Alexa+ service, which will tap generative AI to perform more advanced tasks. Prime members won’t have to pay extra for it — for now.MarketWatch - Feb. 26 -
Sky calls on Amazon to crack down on illegal streaming of football
Broadcaster accuses company of failing to do enough to tackle piracy, often involving its Fire Stick TV devicesFinancial Times - Feb. 26 -
With Its AI-Powered Alexa+, Amazon Just Put Apple on Notice
Amazon just showed off the AI future everyone is promising—including Apple.Inc. - Feb. 26 -
Amazon Web Services unveils Ocelot quantum computing chip
Amazon Web Services has unveiled its Ocelot chip based on a hardware-efficient quantum computing architecture.VentureBeat - Feb. 27 -
PSA: The Last of Us: Escape The Dark Board Game Is Available At Amazon
The second season of The Last of Us hits HBO on April 13, continuing Joel and Ellie's journey through the bleak, fungal-infected post-apocalypse. If you need something to bide your time until it ...GameSpot - Feb. 27 -
Amazon unveils Ocelot, its first quantum computing chip
Amazon Web Services enters emerging race against tech giants days after Microsoft revealed its quantum chip. Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Thursday announced Ocelot, its first-generation quantum ...The Guardian - 6d -
Get Bloodborne Complete Edition Guide For Up To 20% Off At Amazon
Bloodborne Complete Edition Guide (Hardcover) $54 (was $60) | $48.59 if eligible for ...GameSpot - 6d -
Amazon Restricted Vaginal Health Products for Being ‘Potentially Embarrassing’
Big Tech’s restrictions on adult content are crippling businesses and organizations focused on sexual health, according to a new report shared exclusively with WIRED.Wired - 6d