Amazon.com announced on Thursday a new artificial intelligence application that it says will help its independent sellers with sales metrics, inventory maintenance and product advertising, among other things.

Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon VP of Worldwide Selling Partner Services. (GeekWire File Photo /) Amazon is launching a new AI-powered selling

The e-commerce giant has launched Project Amelia, a chatbot giving sellers insight into their businesses, along with other gen AI tools.

The dates for this year's Amazon Prime Big Deal Days sale have been announced: October 8 and 9, 2024. The sale hasn't started yet, but there are already some great deals under $100 available at Amazon now.

Amazon just announced the dates for their Amazon Prime Big Deal Days. This October 8th and 9th, you'll be able to take advantage of some serious savings on everything from TVs to smart home gear to holiday gifts.

AM EDT This story has been updated with a details about Walmart's newly announced fall sale schedule, which includes a Holiday Deals event that runs during (and after) Prime Big Deal Days.Amazon's "October Prime Day" event is right around the corner.

Amazon is raising pay for its more than 800,000 US warehouse and transportation workers and giving them free Prime accounts for the first time.

Amazon also hiked wages for its contracted delivery drivers to roughly $22 an hour as part of a $2.1 billion investment this year.

The company will spend over $2.2 billion on the hikes that will take the base salaries of hourly workers to more than $22 an hour, and more than $29 an hour including benefits. Amazon's decision comes as one of the biggest employers in the U.