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The rise, future and legacy of Bezos and Amazon

Business

What accounts for the extraordinary rise of Amazon, and what does that rise tell us about ourselves?

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Could an Amazon pharmacy be a prescription for industry change?

Business
The Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in New York Harbor.

A fascist America, as revealed by an Amazon series

Arts
The Encounter

Listen to the audio sorcery used in the Broadway show ‘The Encounter’

Arts
A house in Berkeley, Calif. decorated with old TV sets.

Technology is creating many ways to binge on TV’s current golden age

Media
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Amazon's drone delivery program, known as Amazon Prime Air, will be doing its testing in Canada because of tight FAA airspace rules.

Blocked in the US, Amazon drones go north of the border

Technology

The true north strong and free (delivery)? Thanks to tight airspace restrictions in the US, Amazon has taken its research into super-speedy drone delivery across the border to a secret facility in Canada.

The marquee of United Artists Theater during Amazon's premiere screening of the TV series "Transparent" in Los Angeles, California on September 15, 2014.

Amazon’s new show might mark a new era in how you watch TV

Technology

Amazon’s highly regarded new show, “Transparent,” follows in the footsteps of binge-friendly releases from Netflix. But the giant company is releasing it alongside a new offer that packages broadband Internet with access to streaming services — and it might be a look into TV’s post-cable future.

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