Prime came to life in late 2004, the result of a years-long search at Amazon for the right loyalty program. An Amazon software engineer named Charlie Ward first suggested the idea of a free shipping service via a suggestion box feature on Amazon’s internal Web site, according to Ward’s colleagues at the time. Bing Gordon, an Amazon board member and venture capitalist, says he came up with the “Prime” name, while other executives, including Chief Executive Jeffrey P. Bezos himself, devised the free two-day shipping offer, which exploited Amazon’s ability to accelerate the handling of individual items in its distribution centers.
Problems with the unique anti-stall system in Boeing's newest plane have been linked to two deadly crashes of 737 MAX jets, which killed a total of 346 people. International civil aviation authorities are set to meet on 29 April to discuss the issue involving the aircraft, which have been grounded since the Ethiopian Airlines jet tragedy.
Private investors should also be encouraged to take part in infrastructure development in Africa through models such as public-private partnerships, she said.
Produced and directed by Yu Tianqi along with her father Yu Haibo, the film gives a glimpse into Zhao’s life as a skilled painter of replicas, his obsession with Van Gogh and planning his dream trip to see the real paintings at the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam – which is home to one of Zhao’s best clients.
Profits at 80 percent of the industrial firms showed improvements, with more than half of them reporting profit growth last month, according to the NBS.
Prior to the news of increased scrutiny on Amazon, Bloomberg wrote that “an investigation will no doubt be broad, lengthy, messy, and impossible for Google and its investors to predict. That should terrify Google and every other big technology company — because there’s no guarantee that the antitrust Klieg light will turn on one company alone.”
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Previously: A GreenPeace report on how the big tech companies stack up with the environmental-friendliness of their data centers.
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Producer prices accelerated upward, a significant positive sign for China's economy, which will help drive profits higher and enable companies to process their debt burden a little more easily, Bloomberg chief Asia economist Tom Orlik said.
Prestigious Hong Kong director Wong Kar-wai will preside over the Tiantan Award jury panel, which will pick the winners of 10 awards, including best picture and top visual effects.