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New World, the upcoming action MMO from Amazon Game Studios, has been delayed yet again. The developers have announced that the flagship Amazon title will now be launching on August 31st 2021, as oppo

One of the core communications practices at Amazon has been the banning of PowerPoint in favor of six-page narrative memos. Whatever one thinks about the role this has played in the company’s achievements, it has definitely made “Working Backwards” a better book. The chapter on how Amazon decided to go into the hardware business with the Kindle, in particular, is a model of clarity and thoughtfulness in chronicling the complex strategic planning and execution involved. This is how they fr...

Chartable released its latest podcast report which details 2020 measurements and makes a few general predictions for 2021. Overall, the data and tone of the report are bullish. Click through for details, graphics, and a (free) link to the report. Continue Reading →

Amazon’s founder and CEO Jeff Bezos announced today that he will transition to Executive Chair in the 3rd quarter of 2021, with Andy Jassy to replace him as CEO at that time. In a statement about the progression, Bezos said, “Amazon is what it is because of invention. We do crazy things together and then make them normal. We pioneered customer reviews, 1-Click, personalized recommendations, Prime’s insanely-fast shipping, Just Walk Out shopping, the Climate Pledge, Kindle, Alexa, marke...

December 21, 2020 | The Lockdown Garth Turner A best-selling Canadian author of 14 books on economic trends, real estate, the financial crisis, personal finance strategies, taxation and politics. Nationally-known speaker and lecturer on macroeconomics, the housing market and investment techniques. He is a licensed Investment Advisor with a fee-based, no-commission Toronto-based practice serving clients across Canada. No vax talk today. Promise. (But I will be checking your shoulders for wee pr...

by Jasmyne Keimig • Dec 9, 2020 at 6:00 pm Slap a top hat and monocle on this dude cuz hes a straight-up monopolist. Getty Pool President-elect Joe Biden announced retired Army General Lloyd Austin as his pick for Secretary of Defense: If confirmed, Austin would be the first Black defense secretary. Austin faces an uphill battle as his confirmation would entail waiving a requirement for that position to be filled by someone who has been out of active ...

Catching up to amazon. they have figured out that they need to have a click and brick strategy. so its for people like us. i like going to the store as well. we also like buying stuff online. theres been heavy investments made by some of the big boyce like wal-mart, in upping their online game. wal-mart has seen a 40% increase in online revenues. they are the 21st most trafficked website in the world. amazon is number four, but theyre catching up. >> do you know why? i can tell you this but an i...

If you look at the demographics of this country, its going to become politically an imperative. >> we heard the same thing from a very senior administration official who said he was optimistic immigration reform will get done. is it a negotiating tactic? i dont see any reason to believe it will get done. >> they are talking about the silicon valley ceos and what they want to see. when you have this crisis on the border, thats a different issue with immigration reform talking amnesty or the appea...

The boston marathon. he pled not guilty to 30 counts. prosecutors will seek the death penalty. texas ordered up a surge on border security. they arrested 160,000 people since the beginning of october. rick perry authorized money. the new plan is expected to continue through the end of the year. british school children can no longer be taught creationism. schools that receive federal funds are prohibited from teaching creationism and required to teach them about evolution. they can learn abou...

no, just kidding. he was tired yesterday. we start with this. he was bent on jihad and he is no dummy. thats what the feds are saying after they arrested a man in an alleged plot to dive bomb the pentagon with remote controlled planes like these. the planes would be packed with explosi explosives. the suspect is an american muslim with a physics degree. brian todd with more on how his plot was foiled. >> federal authorities arrest ad 26-year-old man from ashland, massachusetts. in an a...