Tag: E-commerce

Duke Energy Enters Into Amazon Cloud Deal

Duke Energy Enters Into Amazon Cloud Deal

[ad_1] Duke Energy Corp. said it has signed a three-year deal with Amazon. com Inc.’s cloud-computing unit as the electric power and natural gas holding company aims to advance its power grid improvements and clean energy goals. Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke will use Amazon Web Services to run applications that predict electricity needs on its power […]

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Amazon Looks to Sparrow to Carry Its Robotics Ambitions

Amazon Looks to Sparrow to Carry Its Robotics Ambitions

[ad_1] WESTBOROUGH, MASS. —  In a brightly lighted warehouse tucked along an industrial road about 45 minutes west of Boston, a yellow-plated, gooseneck-like mechanical arm stretched one recent morning and plucked a plastic jar holding a powdered drink mix out of a yellow box. The device rose up, spun around with a loud whirring sound […]

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Walmart Is Flexing Its Muscle Again

Walmart Is Flexing Its Muscle Again

[ad_1] America’s biggest retailer has a new message for its suppliers: We’re not going to pay higher prices anymore. Walmart Inc. Chief Executive Doug McMillon delivered the warning in person last month in an appearance before companies that produce products sold by the company’s Sam’s Club chain. Inside a hotel auditorium, he said Walmart would […]

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