- Mon Apr 10 2006 Amazon prepares for online taxes
Online retail giant is ready for day when Internet retailers will be responsible for collecting sales tax.
- Mon Sep 17 2001 Amazon fixes daylong hardware glitch
Various departments on its site are functional again after a "hardware failure" made certain areas including Auctions and the Honor System inaccessible.
- Mon Jul 18 2005 Amazon countersues Cendant
E-commerce giant invokes four patents against Orbitz owner and says the move is purely defensive.
- Thu Oct 14 2004 Netflix sees Amazon entering DVD rentals
The company said it will cut prices for movie rentals to compete with competitors such as Blockbuster, Wal-Mart Stores and now Amazon.
- Wed Nov 14 2001 Toysrus.com glitch panics Xbox fans
People who preordered Microsoft's eagerly awaited gaming console are given a scare with a notice about shipping delays. The good news: It was a goof.
- Tue Nov 13 2001 Amazon settles case with former executive
The Web retailer, which sued to prevent a former executive from jumping to eBay, struck a deal that allows him to work for the auction house, but under several restrictions.
- Mon Nov 5 2001 eBay, Amazon offer safety tips to customers
The auction leader and the e-tail heavyweight are tipping customers on ways to ship items in an effort to prevent anthrax worries.
- Fri Apr 27 2001 Amazon yanks "Gates," "Torvalds" reviews
Reviews of Linux bearing the names "William Gates" and "Linus Torvalds" were removed from the online company's U.K. site after what appeared to be a humorous case of identity theft.
- Fri Nov 8 2002 Amazon hires algorithm guru
The online retailer lures a former chief scientist at Yahoo to become its chief algorithms officer, just as the holiday-shopping season is beginning.
- Fri Jan 10 2003 Glitch bungles Amazon orders
The online retailer cancels thousands of orders for a high-end cell phone that because of a technical goof had appeared to be free.
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