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Mobile Minutes: Amazon hiring surge; Apple’s antitrust lawsuit; Food stamps at Amazon; Connected kitchens
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Jan. 13, 2017
The boost in hiring over the next 18 months will increase the e-commerce giant’s US workforce to 280,000 positions.
Read more at CNET
Sorry, Wal-Mart. Amazon wants your food stamp customers as well
For years, Amazon.com Inc. has targeted shoppers who can afford a $99 Prime subscription. The announcement last week that the company will deliver groceries to food-stamp recipients shows Amazon also wants to appeal to lower-income shoppers, traditionally Wal-Mart’s bailiwick.
Read more at Bloomberg
All the ways to connect your kitchen and laundry room to Alexa
More appliance manufacturers than ever before are advertising “smart” connectivity, promising convenience features like remote control, automatic supply replenishment, or intelligent energy consumption. Each company also has its own word-soup of apps, standards, modules, hubs, and brands that might make the appliance smarter, but can certainly make a layman feel dumb. We’re here to demystify all that.
Read more at USA Today
