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A report from Synergy Research Group said Amazon has trumped other cloud players like Microsoft, IBM and Google when it comes to generating money from cloud computing.

Wal-Mart's online business had reduced the minimum amount of shopping orders online for Cyber Monday from USD50 to USD35, which is just about the same figure of minimum number of shopping orders at Amazon.

Amazon will be releasing "Betas," a tech comedy show about app entrepreneurs in the Bay Area as it ramps up its original online programming to compete with Netflix and Hulu.

E-commerce company Linio's USD50 million new investment would go towards company expansion.

Amazon introduced its latest addition to the Kindle line, the Kindle Fire HDX.

Joy Covey, Amazon's former CFO, has passed away.

Venture capitalists mourned the death of colleague Joy Covey, first CFO of Amazon.

Amazon clarified a blog report that the ecommerce firm was preparing its own phone.

European retailers had been looking to get more profit through online food businesses as the grocery segment make up around 40% of retail sales.

In a town hall meeting, Jeff Bezos reassured the editorial staff of his recently purchased Washington Post of optimism in the digital age and continued independent journalism.

Japanese E-commerce giant Rakuten acquired video streaming site Viki for a reported USD200 million.

It has been a week after Amazon founder Jeff Bezos announced acquisition of Washington Post, a deal said to be the convergence of old and new media.

The Washington Post announced that Jeff Bezos had acquired the newspaper for US$250 million in cash.

Amazon Kindle Fire HD will be launching this coming fall.

Amazon's hiring spree aimed to fill up more than 5,000 full-time jobs before Obama's visit on Tuesday.