Tricia Duryee
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Exclusive: Amazon brings e-commerce to Fire TV and prepares to launch its own shopping channel
Last night, with just a few clicks of an Amazon Fire TV Stick remote, I bought a Hershey’s Halloween Snack Size Assortment 50-Count Bag of candy via my TV → Read More
DocuSign’s Tom Gonser on his decision to be founder and chief strategist, but not CEO
When Tom Gonser founded DocuSign 12 years ago, he knew he wouldn't be CEO forever. "It's been an interesting experiment," said Gonser, who now holds the ti → Read More
Airbnb will start collecting taxes in Washington state on behalf of hosts
Airbnb will voluntarily begin collecting taxes on behalf of hosts in Washington state, who are renting out spare rooms, apartments or vacation homes to vis → Read More
QVC closes $2.4B Zulily acquisition
The $2.4 billion acquisition of Zulily by Liberty Interactive is a done deal. Englewood, Co.-based Liberty Interactive, which operates QVC, the home-shoppi → Read More
Amazon to halt sales of Apple TV and Google Chromecast, due to lack of compatibility with Prime Video
Amazon is pulling two of its bestselling electronics from their shelves because the Apple and Google video-streaming boxes are not compatible with the… → Read More
Amazon adds automatic ordering capabilities to washing machines, dog bowls, printers and more
The next time you begin to run out of detergent or your printer starts to run low of ink, Amazon might know it before you do. The Seattle e-commerce said t → Read More
Airbnb will start collecting taxes in Washington state on behalf of hosts
Airbnb will voluntarily begin collecting taxes on behalf of hosts in Washington state, who are renting out spare rooms, apartments or vacation homes to vis → Read More
Amazon to halt sales of Apple TV and Google Chromecast, due to lack of compatibility with Prime Video
Amazon is pulling two of its bestselling electronics from their shelves because the Apple and Google video-streaming boxes are not compatible with the Seat → Read More
Ex-Amazon exec looks to disrupt healthcare at Providence Ventures, taps former Swype CEO as entrepreneur-in-residence
Over the past year, Providence Health & Services, a 159-year old not-for-profit Catholic health care provider, has quietly built a sophisticated ventur → Read More
A new chapter for e-books?: Sales plunge 10% in the first five months of the year
Amazon's new Kindle line-up for 2015. Sales of e-books, which were expected to overtake print by 2015, have suddenly slowed sharply, leaving industry obser → Read More
Amazon slashes Prime price to $67 for new customers to celebrate Emmy wins
Amazon is cutting the price of Amazon Prime to $67 this Friday in celebration of its five Emmy wins for its original TV series Transparent at the 67th Prim → Read More
Seattle eSports wagering company Unikrn acquires DotaProHub
Unikrn, an eSports wagering company that has raised $7 million from celebrities, like Ashton Kutcher, Mark Cuban, has acquired an Indian-based company call → Read More
Amazon slashes Prime price to $67 for new customers to celebrate Emmy wins
Amazon is cutting the price of Amazon Prime to $67 this Friday in celebration of its five Emmy wins for its original TV series Transparent at the 67th Prim → Read More
Starbucks mobile ordering now blankets the U.S., with coverage in San Francisco, New York and more coming today
Starbucks new mobile ordering service, which allows customers to skip the line by ordering in advance from their phone, is launching nationwide today to br → Read More
India’s Flipkart recruits three high-level execs from Amazon, Microsoft and Google
Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce site founded by two former Amazonians, has hired three top executives, including one from Amazon, to continue building → Read More
India’s Flipkart recruits three high-level execs from Amazon, Microsoft and Google
Flipkart, India's largest e-commerce site founded by two former Amazonians, has hired three top executives, including one from Amazon, to continue building → Read More
HelloTech raises $12.5M to help you say goodbye to all your home tech problems
Los Angeles-based HelloTech, which wants to be the Uber of tech support, has raised $12.5 million in a first round of capital. The company, which was co-fo → Read More
U.S. investors most bullish about cloud computing and mobile sectors, survey finds
In an annual survey of global venture capitalists, investors disclosed what they are most excited about -- and what keeps them up at night. When it comes t → Read More
U.S. investors most bullish about cloud computing and mobile sectors, survey finds
In an annual survey of global venture capitalists, investors disclosed what they are most excited about -- and what keeps them up at night. When it comes t → Read More
Starbucks calls mobile ordering a ‘winner,’ will speed up national rollout and Android launch
Nine months after launching order ahead in just one market, Starbucks says they are accelerating the roll out of the mobile service after seeing significantly more transactions in stores where it is… → Read More