Alexandra Garfinkle

Senior Reporter

Alexandra Garfinkle is a Senior Tech Reporter for Yahoo Finance. Previously, she worked at Financial Times Specialist, The Deal, and Forbes. She's a graduate of The University of Chicago and New York University, and is based in Los Angeles.

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How Meta, TikTok, and the social media industry are changing to survive
Social media companies can no longer depend on pure advertising, as privacy and safety concerns get louder.
9 months ago
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2024 predictions: How AI will impact everything in healthcare
Watch out for development in health insurance, pharma giants, hospital chains, software makers, and more.
9 months ago
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Google Cloud exec: Enterprise AI is game-changing, but companies need to prepare their data
Enterprise AI is entering a multimodal world, says Google Cloud's global GM of AI go to market.
9 months ago
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Microsoft’s near-term fate is in OpenAI’s hands — for better or worse
Microsoft's future success depends on its unconventional arrangement with OpenAI.
9 months ago
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Fate of pandemic darling stocks: DoorDash is taking off while Zoom remains in limbo
While some companies have translated their pandemic-era growth into long-term success, others face a murky future.
9 months ago
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Hasbro is falling while Amazon, Walmart boast booming online toy sales
Hasbro is laying off another 1,100 employees while online toy sales are booming.
9 months ago
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Novo Nordisk's unique structure gives it an extra edge — and risk
Novo Nordisk's corporate structure has a few quirks that investors need to know about.
9 months ago
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Amazon looks to AI, third-party marketplace to grow its cloud business
The performance of Amazon Web Services will be key to the tech giant's growth in 2024.
9 months ago
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How?AWS clients HP and BMW are implementing AI in their products today
HP and BMW are implementing AI in their products to improve usability and efficiency.
10 months ago
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Amazon Web Services CEO: AI will take a giant leap forward in 2024
AWS is all-in on AI, and they're playing the long game.
10 months ago
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AWS reveals AI chatbot, chips, Nvidia partnership — with a Jensen Huang cameo and OpenAI dig
Amazon Web Services made a slew of announcements related to AI.
10 months ago
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Amazon's new robot will package your item to perfection
Amazon's new packaging robot will improve its warehouses' efficiency while contributing to its sustainability effort.
10 months ago
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Edward Norton on future of streaming: Ads will 'double' Netflix's market cap
The actor and entrepreneur has found himself in the middle of a changing media landscape.
10 months ago
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Edward Norton's startup Zeck is out to fix your nightmare board meetings
Board meetings can bore anyone to tears. Edward Norton's startup is trying to improve the tedious experience.
10 months ago
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The robot that will change Amazon’s packaging process: The CW 1000
Have you ever received a package with an order that is tiny compared to its shipping box? Amazon (AMZN) designed the CartonWrap 1000, or the CW 1000, to tackle this problem. Yahoo Finance’s Allie Garfinkle got a first-hand look at the Amazon fulfillment center housing the machine in Matteson, Illinois.The CW 1000 uses AI to cut cardboard boxes that fit the dimensions of various items. Capable of building a custom box every 3.5 seconds, the CW 1000 may be the next automatic system to reduce waste in e-commerce packaging. The NEXT Big Thing is the social companion to our big bold series NEXT. To see the full NEXT episode: Inside Amazon's robot empire, click here. To read Alexandra Garfinkle's article: Amazon built the retail of today — its robots are building the Amazon of tomorrow, click here.
10 months ago
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How Amazon, other companies are investing in robots
Amazon (AMZN) has made a big bet on robotics, particularly in its warehouses. However, with it's agreement to purchase Roomba-maker iRobot (IRBT), their robots could be coming to your home too. Jason Del Rey, Tech Business Journalist and Author of Winner Sells All: Amazon, Walmart and the Battle For Our Wallets, says the acquisition "has a lot to do with Amazon's intent and play to own as much gadgetry and robotics around the home," highlighting it's Alexa products and Ring acquisition. When it comes to how to play the robotics space R "Ray" Wang, Constellation Research Principal Analyst and Founder recommends stocks like ABB (ABBNY), Fanuc (FANUY), and SMC Corporation (SMCAY), saying all three are leaders in the space that are publicly traded.  For more from this episode of NEXT: To see the full NEXT episode:  Inside Amazon's robot empire, click here.  To read Alexandra Garfinkle's article: Amazon built the retail of today — its robots are building the Amazon of tomorrow, click here.
10 months ago
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China, robots, and automation: Geopolitics' role in robotics
The merging of robotics and AI in automation present a wave of opportunities for investors, but the next wildcard can be overseas. R "Ray" Wang, Principal Analyst & Founder of Constellation Research, joins Yahoo Finance Live to discuss how geopolitical competition is going to play a hand in the robotics industry.“Think about China. Their population dynamics are shrinking over time,” Wang said. “They need robots to keep up.” It all comes down to who can take advantage of automation most effectively and quickly, Wang said.For more from this episode of NEXT:To see the full NEXT episode: Inside Amazon's robot empire, click here.To read Alexandra Garfinkle's article: Amazon built the retail of today — its robots are building the Amazon of tomorrow, click here.
10 months ago
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Peek inside the secretive facility where Amazon makes all its robots
Amazon's army of robots are all built and deployed inside one facility in Boston.
10 months ago
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Amazon built the retail of today — its robots are building the Amazon of tomorrow
Advanced warehouse robots will be key to Amazon's dominance as the world's preeminent e-retailer.
10 months ago
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Inside look at Amazon’s robot assembly line
Amazon (AMZN) is set to increase efficiency, safety, and speed delivery times through its growing robotics operation that now includes over 750,000 robots. Amazon’s fulfillment centers have diversified their robotic applications, from designing mechanical arms that sort packages to the company’s first fully autonomous mobile robot. The process behind creating these robots involves a 10-station assembly line where each technician has seven minutes to finish their job in the robot manufacturing process. Yahoo Finance’s Senior Tech Reporter Alexandra Garfinkle gets an inside look at Amazon's Robotics facility where the next wave of robots are being built.
10 months ago